ST 9 ST9 Man's Prognosis Renying 人迎 stomach 9 Stomach 9 st9
Back to meridian Jump to point Jump to point… ST 1 — Tear Container ST 2 — Four Whites ST 3 — Great Bone-Hole ST 4 — Earth Granary ST 5 — Great Reception ST 6 — Jawbone ST 7 — Below the Joint ST 8 — Head Corner ST 9 — Man's Prognosis ST 10 — Water Prominence ST 11 — Qi Abode ST 12 — Empty Basin ST 13 — Qi Door ST 14 — Storeroom ST 15 — Roof ST 16 — Breast Window ST 17 — Breast Center ST 18 — Breast Root ST 19 — Not Contained ST 20 — Assuming Fullness ST 21 — Beam Gate ST 22 — Pass Gate ST 23 — Supreme Unity ST 24 — Slippery Flesh Gate ST 25 — Celestial Pivot ST 26 — Outer Mound ST 27 — Great Gigantic ST 28 — Waterway ST 29 — Return ST 30 — Surging Qi ST 31 — Thigh Joint ST 32 — Crouching Rabbit ST 33 — Yin Market ST 34 — Beam Hill ST 35 — Calf's Nose ST 36 — Leg Three Li ST 37 — Upper Great Hollow ST 38 — Ribbon Opening ST 39 — Lower Great Hollow ST 40 — Beautiful Bulge ST 41 — Ravine Divide ST 42 — Surging Yang ST 43 — Sunken Valley ST 44 — Inner Court ST 45 — Severe Mouth
ST 9 ST9
ST 9 ST9
ST 9 - Man's Prognosis Location Level with the tip of the Adam's Apple on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoideus muscle (where the pulse of the common cartoid artery is felt).
Actions In ancient times the ST Qi was assessed by palpating the pulse here and at ST 42 .
Regulation of Blood Pressure - lowering high blood pressure.
Headache, dizziness.
Sore throat, counterflow qi (vomiting), coughing, hiccups.
Acute lumbar sprain, lower back pain.
Window of the Sky Point - restores Qi flow between the body and the head - useful with headache, chest tightness, asthma.Tong Ren/Tam Healing System : Used to effect the common carotid artery. With acupuncture and tuina we often use LI 18 instead as it is safer, for Tong Ren and light tuina, however, it is fine to use. Falls into the category of Window of the Sky points within the Tam Healing system.
ST 9 Cautions Precautions: Avoid Artery (AA): Avoid Artery. No Moxa (MX): Cautions with moxa. No Deep Needle (NDN): No Deep Needling.
For a more comprehensive list of all cautions, see our precautions and contraindications page.
Back to meridian Jump to point Jump to point… ST 1 — Tear Container ST 2 — Four Whites ST 3 — Great Bone-Hole ST 4 — Earth Granary ST 5 — Great Reception ST 6 — Jawbone ST 7 — Below the Joint ST 8 — Head Corner ST 9 — Man's Prognosis ST 10 — Water Prominence ST 11 — Qi Abode ST 12 — Empty Basin ST 13 — Qi Door ST 14 — Storeroom ST 15 — Roof ST 16 — Breast Window ST 17 — Breast Center ST 18 — Breast Root ST 19 — Not Contained ST 20 — Assuming Fullness ST 21 — Beam Gate ST 22 — Pass Gate ST 23 — Supreme Unity ST 24 — Slippery Flesh Gate ST 25 — Celestial Pivot ST 26 — Outer Mound ST 27 — Great Gigantic ST 28 — Waterway ST 29 — Return ST 30 — Surging Qi ST 31 — Thigh Joint ST 32 — Crouching Rabbit ST 33 — Yin Market ST 34 — Beam Hill ST 35 — Calf's Nose ST 36 — Leg Three Li ST 37 — Upper Great Hollow ST 38 — Ribbon Opening ST 39 — Lower Great Hollow ST 40 — Beautiful Bulge ST 41 — Ravine Divide ST 42 — Surging Yang ST 43 — Sunken Valley ST 44 — Inner Court ST 45 — Severe Mouth
