ST10 Shuitu (Liquid Passage)

Location

At the midpoint of the line joining ST09 and ST11 on the anterior border of the scm muscle.

Indications

Conditions for which ST10 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using ST10

• Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae, Depression Moderate-severe – LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL15, KD03, PC06, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 ↗)
• Neck Pain, Voice Hoarseness, Dysphonia, Voice Fatigue, Throat Discomfort, Throat Foreign-body-sensation – LI04, ST09, ST10, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2023/2418719 ↗)
• Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic – ST10, GB20, GV14 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 ↗)
• Hyperthyroidism – LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, PC06, LV03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.06.028 ↗)
• Thyroid Disease – ST06, ST10, ST32, ST36 (doi:10.13481/j.1671-587x.1962.01.012 ↗)
• Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Neck Discomfort – LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST09, ST10, ST36, CV12 (doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.15.008 ↗)
• Hyperthyroidism – LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, PC06 (doi:10.16368/j.issn.1674-8999.2016.12.560 ↗)
• Qi Rebellious Stomach, Qi Rebellious Stomach – LI11, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST34, ST44, SP14, BL14, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)

Most often selected alongside ST10

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with ST10. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
• LV03Great Surge3 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate3 protocols
• SP06Three Yin Intersection3 protocols
• ST09Man's Prognosis3 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
• BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
• BL15Heart Shu Point1 protocols
• BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
• BL17Diaphragm Shu Point1 protocols
• BL19Gallbladder Shu Point1 protocols

Other points on the Stomach Meridian