ST-11, Qì Shě, 气舍, Qi Adobe
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| Categories |
| Location |
| At the root of the neck, superior to the medial end of the clavicle, directly below ST9 in the depression between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.[36] |
| Needling |
| Type: Perpendicular Depth: 0.5 to 1 cun |
| Description: Perpendicular 0.2 to 0.3 cun. Needle may then be directed inferiorly along the posterior border of the clavicle, up to 0.5 cun.[36] |
| Caution: This second method should not be attempted by those who have not had appropriate clinical supervision; deep insertion may penetrate the subclavian vessels or lung.[36] |
| Notes |
| Energetics 1 |
| Benefits the throat and neck and descends qi. Swelling and pain of the throat, scrofula, goitre, stiffness of the neck with inability to turn the head. Dyspnoea, difficult ingestion, hiccup. [36] |
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