ST 10 ST10 Water Prominence Shuitu 水突 stomach 10 Stomach 10 st10
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ST 10 ST10
ST 10 ST10

ST 10 Water Prominence - Shuitu - 水突

ST 10 Point Location

Location

Midway between ST 9 and ST 11 at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus muscle.

Actions

  • Local point - swollen/sore throat, shortness of breath, goitre, scrofula.
  • Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to effect the circulation within the common carotid artery and the vagus nerve.  Useful for issues such as high cholesterol, constipation, cancer of the larynx, etc. 
  • Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.
Relationships
Nearby Points (2)
Related TCM Patterns (1)
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