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Heart
S. Intestine
QISHE
ST-11

Cough with rebellious qi, dyspnoea, vomiting of

foam and clenched teeth: Qishe ST-11, Pohu BL-42,
Futu L.I.-18, Tianrong SI-17, Lianquan REN-23 and
Yixi BL-45 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).

Bladder
Abode
of Qi
Kidney
LOCATION
Pericardium

At theSanjiao
root of the neck, superior to the medial
end of the clavicle, directly below Renying
Gall Bladder
ST-9 in the depression between the sternal
Liver
and clavicular
heads of the sternocleidomasConception
toid muscle.

Governing
Extra Points

Renying ST-9
Shuitu ST-10

clavicular head

sternal head

Qishe ST-11

LOCATION NOTE

Palpation of the sternal and clavicular heads is made

easier if the patient turns their head away from the side to
be needled, whilst you apply resistance at the chin.
NEEDLING

Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.

Caution: deep insertion may puncture the lung.
ACTIONS

Benefits the throat and neck and descends qi

INDICATIONS

Swelling and pain of the throat, scrofula, goitre, stiffness of the neck with inability to turn the head.
Dyspnoea, difficult ingestion, hiccup.
COMBINATIONS

Goitre, tumours of the neck and swollen throat:

Qishe ST-11, Tianfu LU-3 and Naohui SJ-13 (Supplementing Life).
Rebellious qi coughing: Qishe ST-11 and Pohu BL-42
(Systematic Classic).