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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
At the midpoint of the line joining ST09 and ST11 on the anterior border of the scm muscle.
Cautions
Caution near major blood vessels in neck.
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.
CoughCough WhoopingBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsShortness of BreathGoiterItchiness ThroatMyalgia Neck MusclesFacial PainHead PainShoulder PainSore ThroatPhlegm ThroatScrofula SwellingThyroiditisTonsillitisTorticollis
TCM actions
What classical sources say ST10 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Qi LungBenefit NeckBenefit ThroatDescend Qi Lung
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 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke – LU05, LI18, ST10, CV17, CV22 (doi:10.5114/aoms/204368 ↗)
- Chronic Laryngitis – LI18, ST09, ST10, KD01 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Stress Response Surgical, Hypertension Extubation, Tachycardia Extubation – LU05, LU07, LI04, ST10, ST11, PC06 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Neck Chronic Pain – ST10, SI03, SI14, SI15, BL10, TB03, TB17, GB12, GB20, GB21, GV14, GV16 (doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1267952 ↗)
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes – ST09, ST10, ST21, ST25, ST29, ST36, ST40, ST44 (doi:10.1186/s13098-024-01489-4 ↗)
- 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)
- Goiter – LI18, ST09, ST10, ST11, PC06 (吴开肖 et al.. 运用“天牖五穴”治疗内分泌疾病3则. 世界针灸杂志：英文版, 2016)
- Hyperthyroidism, Palpitations, Goiter, Exophthalmos – LI04, LI11, ST10, ST36, ST40, SP06, BL02, BL10, KD03, KD06, KD07, PC05, PC06, GB01, LV03, CV22 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
- Hyperthyroidism, Goiter – ST10, HT07, KD03, KD07, PC05 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Hyperthyroidism, Goiter – ST10, SP06, KD03, KD07, PC05, PC06 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
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 Valley7 protocols
- PC06Inner Gate7 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
- ST09Man's Prognosis6 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection5 protocols
- KD03Great Stream4 protocols
- LV03Great Surge4 protocols
- KD07Returning Flow3 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend3 protocols
- LI18Beside The Prominence3 protocols
- PC05Intermediary Messenger3 protocols
- ST11Abode Of Qi3 protocols