Meridian · Hand Yang
San Jiao Meridian
San Jiao Meridian (手少阳三焦经) is a Hand Yang channel of the Fuego element. Its peak activity, according to the organ clock, is from 9-11 PM.
Pathway
Begins at ring finger, up outer arm, shoulder, neck, around ear, ends at eyebrow.
Functions of the organ and channel
- Regulates fluid passage
- Distributes original Qi
- Connects the three cavities
Signs of imbalance
From excess
- Edema
- Difficult urination
- Abdominal distension
From deficiency
- Mild edema
- Weak water function
Symptoms along the pathway
- Shoulder pain
- Outer arm pain
- Ear pain and deafness
Most used points
The 23 points of the channel
TE1 · GuanchongPassage HubTE2 · YemenHumour GateTE3 · ZhongzhuCentral IsletTE4 · YangchiYang PoolTE5 · WaiguanOuter GateTE6 · ZhigouBranch DitchTE7 · HuizongConvergence and GatheringTE8 · SanyangluoThree Yang ConnectionTE9 · SiduFour RiversTE10 · TianjingCelestial WellTE11 · QinglengyuanClear Cold AbyssTE12 · XiaoluoDispersing RiverbedTE13 · NaohuiUpper Arm ConvergenceTE14 · JianliaoShoulder CreviceTE15 · TianliaoCelestial Bone-HoleTE16 · TianyouCelestial CasementTE17 · YifengWind ScreenTE18 · ChimaiSpasm VesselTE19 · LuxiSkull RestTE20 · JiaosunAngle VertexTE21 · ErmenEar GateTE22 · ErheliaoHarmony Bone-HoleTE23 · SizhukongSilk Bamboo Hollow
Profile
- Chinese name
- 手少阳三焦经
- Type
- Hand Yang
- Element
- Fuego
- Time of peak activity
- 9-11 PM
- Code
- TE
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