Acupoints

Targeting An Acupoint on Your Neck Could Address High Blood Pressure and Asthma

Easy to find and stimulate, the Ren Ying acupoint unlocks profound healing potential.
Targeting An Acupoint on Your Neck Could Address High Blood Pressure and Asthma
ST 9 Man's Welcome (Ren Ying) The Epoch Times
Moreen Liao
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
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Modern health challenges can be hard to navigate—and they’re often considered an inevitable part of life. We endure them for years, learn to live with them, and rely on quick fixes that rarely address the root of the problem. Enter traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which takes a radically different approach.

Instead of masking symptoms, TCM dives deep to uncover the underlying causes of our ailments, using targeted points on the body to restore harmony. One such point is Man’s Welcome (Ren Ying, ST9), located on the neck. Placed in two special categories in TCM theory, it’s no wonder this acupoint unlocks profound healing potential.

Ren Ying’s Classification in Ancient Texts

First documented in the “Ling Shu” (“Spiritual Pivot”)—one of the foundational texts of Chinese medicine—Ren Ying is often used in clinical practice due to its two designations. First, it’s one of the Four Seas points, specifically governing qi—your body’s vital energy. It has the power to influence the movement, quality, and strength of qi.
Moreen Liao
Moreen Liao
R.Ph. of TCM (Taiwan)
Moreen was born into a family with a lineage of four generations of traditional Chinese medicine doctors and professors. She was Dean of the Natural Therapies Institute in Sydney, Australia. Drawing on her family heritage, she created a certified organic wellness brand, and co-founded the largest Chinese medical image encyclopedia online.