Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Benefits the throat and neckDescends Lung Qi
Sore throat, asthma, cough.
Where is ST-10 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 138): On the neck, at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, midway between Renying ST-9 and Qishe ST-11.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 148): At the midpoint of the line joining Renying (ST-9) and Qishe (ST-11), on the anterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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