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Alternate names: 水门 shuǐ mén, Water Gate; 水天 shuǐ tiān, Water Heaven

Channel: ST, foot yáng brightness (yáng míng) stomach channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the anterior aspect of the neck, at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid (scm) muscle, midway between ST-9 (rén yíng) and ST-11 (qì shè).

Classical location: In front of the major sinew of the neck, directly below Man’s Prognosis (ST-9) and above Qì Abode (ST-11). From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The common carotid artery. Superficially, the cutaneous cervical nerve; deeper, the superior cardiac nerve that issues from the sympathetic nerve and the sympathetic trunk.

Action: Rectifies lung qì and disinhibits the throat.

Modern indications: Painful swollen throat; cough; panting.

Classical indications: Cough and counterflow qì ascent; shortness of breath.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. See ST-9 (rén yíng) for precautions for avoiding the artery. Moxa: 3 cones; pole 5‒15 min.

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