水突 (Shuǐtū) — Water Prominence
Stomach channel · point 10
Traditionally used for
- Nose & throat
- Cough & breathing
Cautions & contraindications
- No deep needling
- Avoid blood vessels
Location
On the anterior aspect of the neck, level with the cricoid cartilage, just anterior to the border of sternocleidomastoid.
How to locate: Turn the head to the opposite side so sternocleidomastoid stands out. With one finger on ST9 at the level of the Adam's apple and the thumb on ST11 just above the sternal end of the clavicle, the point is midway between them on the anterior border of the muscle, level with the cricoid cartilage.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
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Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular-oblique insertion — directed medially to avoid the carotid arteryDepth 0.5–1 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 138 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
- No deep needling
- Avoid blood vessels
Functions
- Benefits the throat
- Regulates Lung qi and descends rebellious qi
Indications
Similar Points
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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