# ST10 Shuitu (Liquid Passage) – Stomach Meridian

水突 · shuǐ tū

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.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/st10

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Descend Qi Lung, Benefit Neck, Benefit Neck, Benefit Throat, Benefit Throat, Cough, Cough Whooping, Cough Whooping, Descend Qi Lung, Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems, Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems, Shortness of Breath, Goiter, Itchiness Throat, Itchiness Throat, Myalgia Neck Muscles, Myalgia Neck Muscles, Facial Pain, Facial Pain, Head Pain, Head Pain, Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Pain, Sore Throat, Sore Throat, Phlegm Throat, Phlegm Throat, Scrofula, Swelling, Thyroiditis, Tonsillitis, Torticollis

## Most often selected alongside ST10

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- LI04 (Junction Valley) – 5 protocols
- ST36 (Leg Three Miles) – 5 protocols
- LV03 (Great Surge) – 3 protocols
- PC06 (Inner Gate) – 3 protocols
- SP06 (Three Yin Intersection) – 3 protocols
- ST09 (Man's Prognosis) – 3 protocols
- LI11 (Pond At The Bend) – 2 protocols
- BL14 (Absolute Yin Shu Point) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using ST10

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae, Depression Moderate-severe | LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, HT07, BL15, KD03, PC06, LV03, GV20 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Neck Pain, Voice Hoarseness, Dysphonia, Voice Fatigue, Throat Discomfort, Throat Foreign-body-sensation | LI04, ST09, ST10, LV03 | 30 days | doi:10.1155/2023/2418719 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Vertigo Cervical, Dizziness Cervicogenic | ST10, GB20, GV14 | – | doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.027 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Hyperthyroidism | LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, PC06, LV03 | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.06.028 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Thyroid Disease | ST06, ST10, ST32, ST36 | – | doi:10.13481/j.1671-587x.1962.01.012 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Neck Discomfort | LI04, LI11, LI14, LI15, ST09, ST10, ST36, CV12 | 84 days | doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.15.008 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Hyperthyroidism | LI04, ST10, ST36, SP06, PC06 | – | doi:10.16368/j.issn.1674-8999.2016.12.560 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

---

AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms