SANJIAO CHANNEL
SIZHUKONG SJ-23
SIZHUKONG SJ-23 SILKEN BAMBOO HOLLOW Location: In the depression on the supraorbital margin, at the lateral end of the eyebrow. Needling: Transverse insertion, medially along the eyebrow or posteriorly, 0.5 to 1 cun. Warning: Based on many conventional books, it is contraindicated to moxibustion. Actions: Removes wind and eases pain. Helps the eyes. Signs and…
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ERHELIAO SJ-22 EAR HARMONY CREVICE Meeting point of the Sanjiao, Gallbladder and Small Intestine meridians Location: About 0.5 cun anterior to the upper border of the ear root, in a mild depression on the posterior border of the hairline of the temple. It lies just posterior to where the superficial temporal artery can be palpated.…
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ERMEN SJ-21 EAR GATE Location: In the depression anterior to the supratragic notch and somewhat superior to the condyloid process of the mandible. To find it, ask the patient to open the mouth so that the condyloid process of the mandible slides forwards to show the depression. It is needled with the mouth open. After…
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JIAOSUN SJ-20 MINUTE ANGLE Meeting point of the Sanjiao, Small Intestine and Gallbladder meridian Location: On the side of the head, directly level with the apex of the ear when the ear is folded forwards. Fold the ear so that the posterior part of the upper helix directly covers the anterior part of the upper…
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LUXI SJ-19 SKULL’S REST Location: Posterior to the ear, in a small depression two thirds of the distance along a curved line made from Yifeng SJ-17 to Jiaosun SJ-20 following the line of the rim of the ear. Needling: Subcutaneous insertion along the course of the meridian 0.3 to 0.5 cun or prick to bleed.…
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QIMAI SJ-18 SPASM VESSEL Location: Posterior to the ear, in a small depression on the mastoid bone, one third of the distance along a curved line made from Yifeng SJ-17 to Jiaosun SJ-20 following the line of the rim of the ear. Needling: Subcutaneous insertion along the course of the meridian 0.3 to 0.5 cun…
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YIFENG SJ-17 WIND SCREEN Meeting point of the Sanjiao and Gallbladder meridians Location: Behind the earlobe, between the ramus of the mandible and the mastoid process, in the depression just above the palpable transverse process of the first cervical vertebra. Fold the earlobe forwards to reveal this point. Needling: Perpendicular insertion, directed towards the opposite…
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TIANYOU SJ-16 WINDOW OF HEAVEN Point of the Window of Heaven Location: On the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, about 1 cun inferior to Wangu GB-12, on a line drawn between Tianzhu BL-10 and Tianrong SI-17. Needling: Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Actions: Assists the head and sense organs. Controls and descends qi.…
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TIANLIAO SJ-15 HEAVENLY CREVICE Meeting point of the Sanjiao and Gallbladder meridians and the Yang Linking vessel Location: In the suprascapular fossa, in the depression midway between Jianling GB-21 and Quyuan SI-13 (at the medial end of the suprascapular fossa). It is also found midway between the lateral extremity of the acromion and Dazhui DU-14,…
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JIANLIAO SJ-14 SHOULDER CREVICE Location: At the origin of the deltoid muscle, in the depression which lies posterior and inferior to the lateral extremity of the acromion. Find it with the arm abducted so as to increase the depression. Note that Jianyu LI-15 is found in the depression which lies anterior and inferior to the…
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NAOHUI SJ-13 UPPER ARM MEETING Meeting point of the Sanjiao meridian and the Yang Linking vessel Location: On the upper arm, where the line drawn between Tianjing SJ-10 and Jianliao SJ-14 meets the posterior border of the deltoid muscle, about two thirds of the distance between the two points. Find it in the depression within…
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XIAOLUO SJ-12 DISPERSING LUO RIVER Location: On the upper arm, on a line drawn between Tianjing SJ-10 and Jianliao SJ-14, 4 cun proximal to Tianjing SJ-10 and 6 cun distal to Jianliao SJ-14. Split the distance between Tianjing SJ-10 and Jianliao SJ-14 into half and find this point 1 cun distal to this midpoint. Find…
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QINGLENGYUAN SJ-11 CLEAR COLD ABYSS Location: With the elbow flexed, it is found 1 cun proximal to Tianjing SJ-10. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Actions: Stimulates the meridian and expels wind-damp. Removes damp-heat. Signs and symptoms: Headache, heaviness of the head with pain of the submandibular region, eyes pain, yellow eyes with pain…
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TIANJING SJ-10 HEAVENLY WELL He-Sea and Earth point of the Sanjiao meridian Location: With the elbow flexed, it is found in the depression 1 cun proximal to the olecranon. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Actions: Transforms phlegm and disperses nodules. Controls qi and lowers rebellion. Soothes the spirit. Expels heat from the Sanjiao…
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SIDU SJ-9 FOUR RIVERS Location: In the depression between the radius and the ulna, on a line drawn between Yangchi SJ-4 and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, 7 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ-4. Split the distance between Yangchi SJ-4 and the lateral epicondyle into half and then find Sidu SJ-9 1 cun proximal to…
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SANYANGLUO SJ-8 THREE YANG LUO Location: 4 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ-4, in the depression between the radius and the ulna, on the radial side of the extensor digitorum communis muscle. Split the distance between Yangchi SJ-4 and the lateral epicondyle into three equal parts, Sanyangluo SJ-8 is found at the junction of the distal…
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HUIZONG SJ-7 ANCESTRAL MEETING Xi-Cleft point of the Sanjiao meridian Location: 3 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ-4, on par with and on the ulnar side of Zhigou SJ-6, in the depression between the ulna and the extensor digitorum communis muscle. Split the distance between Yangchi SJ-4 and the lateral epicondyle into half and then divide…
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ZHIGOU SJ-6 BRANCH DITCH Jing-River and Fire point of the Sanjiao meridian Location: 3 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ-4, in the depression between the radius and ulna, on the radial side of the extensor digitorum communis muscle. Split the distance between Yangchi SJ-4 and the lateral epicondyle into half and then divide the distance between…
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WAIGUAN SJ-5 OUTER PASS Luo-Connecting point of the Sanjiao meridian Confluent point of the Yang Linking vessel Location: 2 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ-4, in the depression between the radius and the ulna, on the radial side of the extensor digitorum communis tendons. The point is found between the radius and the extensor digitorum communis…
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YANGCHI SJ-4 YANG POOL Yuan-Source point of the Sanjiao meridian Location: On the dorsum of the wrist, at the level of the wrist joint, in the depression between the tendons of extensor digitorum communis and extensor digiti minimi. Follow the interspace between the fourth and fifth metacarpals proximally from Zhongzhu SJ-3 into the depression at…
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ZHONGZHU SJ-3 CENTRAL ISLET Shu-Stream and Wood point of the Sanjiao meridian Location: On the dorsum of the hand, in the depression just proximal to the fourth and fifth metacarpo-phalangeal joints. Find and needle with the hand resting in a loose fist. It may be found at the apex of an equilateral triangle created by…
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