ST-9 Renying - People Welcome
More Spirit Names: Person's Welcome, Man's Prognosis, Fivefold Confluence, Celestial Fivefold Confluence
| English: | Man's Welcome |
| Also Known As: | Person's Welcome |
Location
- Level with the laryngeal prominence, this point is located on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle where the pulse of the common carotid artery can be felt.
- 1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence.
- Level with the tip of and 1,5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence, in the depression between the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage.
- Note: the carotid artery lies just beneath and can be readily palpitatedat the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. This point lies between the carotid artery lateral border of the thyroid cartilage.
- Note: Ask the patient to lie flat and remove any pillow. Palpate the laryngeal prominence and the, laterally, the the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage. A little more laterally than this, the carotid artery may be felt. Use the index finger of one hand to define and enlarge the space between the lateral border of the thyroid cartilage and the artery and needle into this space with the other hand.
- Note: in females the laryngeal prominence is not as pronounced as in males. If it is indistinct, palpate the depression formed by the lower border of the hyoid bone and the upper border of the thyroid cartilage at the midline. The laryngeal prominence lies just below this.
- Level with the tip of the Adam's apple where the pulsation of the common carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the m. sternocleidomastoideus.
Needling
- Straight or slanted insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, extending toward the shoulder.
- Caution: avoid penetrating the artery.
- Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Caution: Care should be taken to avoid penetrating the artery which must be palpated and then held laterally during needling, by using the index finger and thumb of one hand above and below the point.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Avoid puncturing the common carotid artery.
Command Functions
- Se of Qi point
- Meeting point of the Gall Bladder channel
- Window of Heaven point
Actions
- Regulates Qi and Blood
- Benefits the throat and neck
- Lowers Rebellion
- Alleviates pain
- Removes masses
- Relieves swelling
Indications
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Combinations
| Joined to SI-17 | Or | |
Goiter | Hypertension | Low Blood pressure |
LI-13 | ||
Chest pain and dyspneic rales, Headache, Sudden turmoil disorder | Scrofula (moxa 30 times) | Tinnitus with lumbar pain (first needle ST-9) |
Contraindications
- Moxibustion is contraindicated.
- If you needle too deeply, you can kill the patient.
Notes
- For acute lumbar sprain, needle this point bilaterally or on the affected side.
- It is said that this point should be needled to revive a patient who is about to die.
- It is used in Excess patterns characterized by Excess Qi at the top part of the body (Excess above and Deficiency below).
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | People Welcome is a very strong point, with spiritual as well as mental connotations. 'Welcome' means being present, offering what you have, and receiving. As the Stomach's Window of the Sky point, it helps a person receive and welcome others, life and love, refreshing the senses and letting new experiences in. It is great when someone has grown paranoid that people do not love them, when they are out of touch with life's reality, or when the focus has turned inward and nothing is coming in. A more 'human' window, since its name does not contain Heaven, it lets a person take in the nourishment and warmth that only other people can give. It lets the light in and clears the darkness out, releasing negativity so the person can see the sharing and compassion around them and come together with the harvest and with others. It speaks to deep aspects of spirit as they emerge through the Earth element. |
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| Worsley |
Location: On the front of the neck, over the carotid artery, at the front edge of sternocleidomastoid level with the laryngeal prominence, and level with LI-18 and SI-16. |
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From Class
- ST-9 Renying: Palpate the stomach channel for deficient points; ST-9 named among points responsible for reception of qi that help increase gastric acid. (Yuen)
- ST-9 Renying: At the throat chakra — integrity of communication and expression; linked to empathy vs poor boundaries in split ego states.
- ST-30 Qichong: Harmonizes qi and blood; used with ST-9 and ST-36 to increase gastric acid / stomach fire. (Yuen)
- ST-36 Zusanli: Needled/moxa'd to raise stomach fire so iron is absorbed in anemia; home moxa for anemic patients eating much cold raw food (Ling Shu ch.1). (Yuen)
- Thyroid with Ren/Qiao: Ren-21, Ren-22, ST-9: Ren-21 benefits the throat; Ren-22 treats goiter; ST-9 Renying is key — benefits/disinhibits throat and neck. (Rabinowitz)
- Qiao vessels (Nan Jing 28; Li Shizhen): Yang Qiao rises from mid-heel to GB-20; Yin Qiao rises from the heel to the throat, joining the Chong; key throat point ST-9 for thyroid. (Rabinowitz)