Location
In the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
Cautions
Risk of pneumothorax; caution with subclavian vessels.
Indications
Conditions for which ST12 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit Descend Qi LungChillsCoughCoughing BloodCoughing BloodDescend Qi LungShortness of BreathFeverChest FullnessChest FullnessHeatHeat ChestHeat ChestUnable to Raise ArmTurning StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility TurningArm NumbnessArm NumbnessEdemaPainLower Back PainLower Back PainNeck PainNeck PainShoulder PainShoulder PainSupraclavicular Fossa PainSupraclavicular Fossa PainPharyngitisScrofulaChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSweatingSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous SweatingBi Arthralgia Arm SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Arm Syndrome
Protocols using ST12
- Coughing Blood – LU01, LU03, LU05, LU06, LU09, LU10, ST12, ST14, ST15, SI02, BL12, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL43, KD01, KD02, KD03, KD04, KD21, KD26, PC03, PC04, LV02, CV04, CV15, CV19, CV22 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Chills – LU01, LU07, LU10, LI03, LI04, ST05, ST08, ST12, ST16, ST36, ST42, SP05, SI01, SI03, SI04, SI05, SI09, SI10, SI14, SI15, SI17, BL09, BL13, BL20, BL58, BL59, BL62, BL64, BL65, TB01, TB03, TB05, TB12, TB13, TB15, GB03, GB10, GB14, GB16, GB20, GB22, GB25, GB34, GB38, GB40, GB41, CV22, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV17, GV24, GV26 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Supraclavicular Fossa Pain – LU09, LI01, ST12, SI09, TB15, GB15, GB38 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Neck Pain – LU11, LI02, ST05, ST06, ST12, SI02, SI03, SI07, SI14, SI16, SI17, BL09, BL18, BL44, BL58, BL59, BL66, BL67, PC06, TB02, TB04, TB15, TB16, TB21, GB04, GB10, GB11, GB12, GB13, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB39, GB40, LV03, LV14, GV16, GV17, GV19, XH06, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Channel Stagnation – LU05, LU07, LU09, LI04, LI09, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI14, LI16, ST04, ST06, ST07, ST12, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST35, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST41, ST42, SP06, HT01, HT02, HT03, HT05, HT08, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI14, SI15, SI16, BL10, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL40, BL41, BL42, BL44, BL53, BL54, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL59, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD10, PC03, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB05, TB06, TB08, TB10, TB11, TB12, TB13, TB15, TB17, GB02, GB03, GB04, GB05, GB06, GB10, GB11, GB20, GB21, GB26, GB29, GB30, GB31, GB32, GB34, GB35, GB36, GB37, GB38, GB39, GB40, GV01, XB08, XH05 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Spontaneous Sweating – LU06, LU08, LU10, LI01, LI04, LI05, LI06, ST12, ST36, ST39, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, ST45, SP01, SP02, HT05, SI01, SI02, SI03, SI04, SI05, BL04, BL06, BL09, BL11, BL13, BL17, BL19, BL29, BL30, BL40, BL45, BL58, BL67, PC01, PC06, PC07, PC09, TB01, TB02, TB03, TB04, TB06, TB15, GB05, GB06, GB11, GB16, GB20, GB37, GB43, GB44, CV13, GV02, GV04, GV05, GV13, GV14, GV15, GV23 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Chest Fullness – LU01, LU05, LI01, LI03, ST09, ST12, ST13, ST14, ST16, ST36, ST37, ST43, ST45, SP01, SP17, SP18, SP19, SP20, HT03, HT05, HT06, SI02, SI03, SI11, SI17, BL11, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL30, BL39, BL44, BL46, BL47, BL60, BL62, BL66, KD06, KD07, KD20, KD22, KD23, KD25, KD26, PC01, PC02, PC07, TB04, TB15, GB10, GB22, GB23, GB39, GB42, GB43, LV13, LV14, CV14, CV15, CV16, CV17, CV18, CV20, CV21, CV22, GV09, GV14, GV20, XC22, XU03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Sweating – LU01, LU07, LU11, ST12, BL15, BL17, BL43, BL62, BL66, KD02, TB05, TB10, GB04, GB38, GB41, LV03, CV24, GV12, GV16, GV17, GV19, XC14A, XC14B, XH15 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Arm Numbness – LI09, LI10, LI15, ST12, HT01, SI01, TB10 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Hiccups – ST12, ST13, ST36, BL17, PC06, GB24, LV14 (PGA)
- Lower Back Pain – LU01, LI10, ST09, ST12, ST30, ST31, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST39, SP02, SP03, SP08, SP09, SI03, SI04, SI06, SI07, BL11, BL12, BL13, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL35, BL36, BL39, BL41, BL42, BL43, BL44, BL45, BL46, BL47, BL52, BL54, BL55, BL58, BL59, BL60, BL61, BL62, BL63, BL64, BL65, KD01, KD03, KD04, KD08, KD13, GB21, GB25, GB27, GB29, GB30, GB42, LV02, LV03, LV04, LV05, LV13, CV03, CV04, CV05, GV01, GV02, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV06, GV07, GV08, GV09, GV10, GV11, GV12, XB04, XB07, XB08, XH06, XU07A, XU07B, XU15A, XU15B, XU15C (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Scrofula – LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, LI16, LI17, LI18, ST05, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, HT01, HT02, HT03, SI10, TB05, TB06, TB10, TB13, TB16, TB17, GB21, GB23, GB38, GB41, LV03, XH15, XU01 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)