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point
St-9: XI-9: ren ying
acupuncture

definition

ren ying = man's prognosis; man's welcome; welcome to adulthood
Great Window of the Sky point; Exit point of the Sea of Qi; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Yang Ming (Stomach) and Foot Xiao Yang (Gall Bladder) channels
location: Level with the tip of the laryngeal prominence, on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
diagnostic uses: pulse at St-9 registers state of the Yang in the Upper Warmer; reflex for thyroid hormone imbalance (Matsumoto); tenderness or pain upon palpation indicates lack of adequate oxygenation (Matsumoto)
actions: regulates Qi and Xue (Blood); clears Heat and calms dyspnea; effects the carotid body to reduce blood pressure; clears, cools and benefits the throat; influences the thyroid (Worsley, 1975, p. B-20; McWilliams, et al, Lesson 31, p. 258); transforms Phlegm and disperses masses (goiter); moves the Xue (Blood) and reconstitutes the pulse; frees the channels and invigorates the collateral vessels
indications: hypertension; hypotension; dizziness; tinnitus; headache; red facial complexion; sore and inflamed throat; difficulty speaking; thyroid imbalance; goiter; cough; pain or fullness in the chest; asthma; dyspnea; dysphagia; regurgitation; lumbar pain
needle technique: contraindicated for needling in The Illustrated Classic on Acupuncture Points as Found on the Bronze Figure; however, if you choose to proceed, first move the common carotid artery toward the sternocleidomastoid muscle with the thumb and index finger of your passive hand; perpendicular insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 cun, producing local soreness and a sensation of distension spreading laterally to the shoulder
moxa: contraindicated
combinations:
» joined to SI-17, and with LI-4, St-36, ze qian, PC-6, Sp-6 and Kd-3 for goiter (Shanghai, p. 165);
» with LI-11 and St-36 for hypertension (Shanghai, p. 165);
» with GV-26, GV-25, PC-6 and Lv-3 for low blood pressure (Shanghai, p. 165);
» with PC-6 and Lu-7 treats disappearing pulse (Finkelstein, p. 13).


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