ST09 Renying (Man's Prognosis)

Location

Level with tip of the adam's apple where pulsation of the common the carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the scm muscle.

Indications

Conditions for which ST09 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say ST09 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using ST09

The 50 best-sourced of 68, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

• Limbs Numbness, Limbs Pain, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Abnormal Sensation Limbs – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST09, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST43, ST44, SP03, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, BL13, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, GB34, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60003-9 ↗)
• Hypertension, Medication Side Effects Diarrhea, Medication Side Effects Fatigue, Medication Side Effects Flushing, Medication Side Effects Palpitations – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010407 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy, Facial Asymmetry, Facial Stiffness, Facial Muscle Weakness – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z ↗)
• Neck Pain, Voice Hoarseness, Dysphonia, Voice Fatigue, Throat Discomfort, Throat Foreign-body-sensation – LI04, ST09, ST10, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2023/2418719 ↗)
• Spasm Facial Hemifacial, Spasm Orbicularis Oculi, Spasm Facial Muscle Involuntary – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Hyperlipidemia, Cardiovascular Risk, Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09, PC06, GB34, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04601-3 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04657-1 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid, Arterial Stiffness Carotid – ST09, BL15, BL17, BL19, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230354 ↗)
• Dysphagia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Swallowing Dysfunction, Pharyngeal Sensory Impairment, Pharyngeal Motor Impairment – ST09, GB20, CV23, GV16 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250015 ↗)
• Vertigo, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency – ST09, GV20 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i19.3676 ↗)
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Neck Discomfort – LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST09, ST10, ST36, CV12 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.15.008 ↗)
• Stroke, Dysphagia Post-stroke – LI04, ST09, ST36, ST40, SP06, HT05, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV22, CV23, GV15, GV16, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.16808/j.cnki.issn1003-7705.2018.01.067 ↗)
• Carotid Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis Carotid – ST09, ST36, ST40, SP06, PC06, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.025074 ↗)
• Hypertension – LI11, ST09, ST36 (doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000179 ↗)
• Aging Facial, Wrinkles, Skin Laxity – LI20, ST02, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST09, SI18, GB14, XH03, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240611-0002 ↗)
• Hypertension, Ischemic Stroke – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB14 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251012-k0003 ↗)
• Migraine, Headache Migraine – ST02, ST09, TB16, GB20, XH04, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0008 ↗)
• Globus Sensation, Pharyngitis Chronic, Phlegm Throat, Globus Sensation (Plum-Pit Qi) – ST09, PC06, CV22 (doi:10.1186/s13063-022-06193-0 ↗)
• Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Essential, Hypertension Morning – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.001 ↗)
• Stroke, Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Morning – LU05, LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, BL40, PC06, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.04.002 ↗)
• Stroke, Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Cerebral Infarction, Hypertension Essential, Cerebral Infarction – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.001 ↗)
• Hypertension, High Blood Pressure – ST09 (doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.05.007 ↗)
• Stroke, Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Essential – ST09, SP06, PC06, GV26 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.006 ↗)
• Hypertension Essential – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.001 ↗)
• Hypertension Essential – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, GB20, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.001 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Hypertension Essential – ST09 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.006 ↗)
• Reflux, Reflux Laryngopharyngeal – ST09, PC06, CV22 (doi:10.1007/s00405-022-07698-9 ↗)
• Spasm Hemifacial, Spasm Facial, Hemifacial Spasm – ST04, ST05, ST07, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB01, GB02, GB14 (doi:10.7759/cureus.55219 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09, BL15, BL17, BL19, PC06, GB34, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20230354 ↗)
• Atherosclerosis Carotid – ST09 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04601-3 ↗)
• Hypertension, Ischemic Stroke – LU05, LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, SP06, HT01, BL40, PC06, LV03, GV26 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST02, ST04, ST06, ST09, SI18, TB17, GB14, XH29 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251012-k0003 ↗)
• Hypertension – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010407 ↗)
• Aging Facial, Wrinkles – ST05, ST06, ST07, ST09, XH05 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240824-0001 ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type – ST09 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.05.006 ↗)
• Stroke, Sleep Apnea Obstructive – ST09, SP06, PC06, TB17, GB12, GB20, GV20, GV26, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240603-k0005 ↗)
• Paralysis Facial, Sequelae Bell's Palsy – LI04, LI10, LI20, ST01, ST04, ST06, ST09, ST36, TB17, TB23, GB34, XH04 (doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sensorineural – ST09, SI19, KD03, KD16, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, CV04, CV06, GV19, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Hearing Loss Sensorineural – ST09, ST25, SI19, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV12, GV19, GV24 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Chronic Laryngitis – LI18, ST09, ST10, KD01 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – ST09, GV16, GV20 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Paralysis Facial Peripheral – ST09 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Hypertension Essential – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Hypertension Essential – ST09, GB20, GV20, CVC01, IAC03, TF10 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Autonomic Dysfunction – ST09 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Hypertension – LI04, LI11, ST09, ST36, LV03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Cervical Spondylosis Vertebral Artery Type – ST09 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Aorta-arteritis – LU09, ST09, BL13, BL15, BL17 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.180518 ↗)
• Hypertension – ST09, KD03, PC06, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s13020-020-00417-8 ↗)

Most often selected alongside ST09

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST09. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI04Junction Valley22 protocols
• LV03Great Surge21 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles20 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate17 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend16 protocols
• GB20Wind Pool14 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection11 protocols
• TB17Hurricane11 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences10 protocols
• CV23Clean Spring7 protocols
• GB34Yang Mound Spring7 protocols
• ST04Earth Granary7 protocols

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