fire · yang
San Jiao SJ
手少阳三焦经
Shou Shaoyang Sanjiao Jing
Triple Burner
From the ring finger it runs up the back of the forearm, the shoulder, the neck, and around the ear to the outer eyebrow.
Yang fire channel. Also called Triple Burner or Triple Heater. It is not a single anatomical organ.
- A functional idea of upper, middle, and lower burners
- The side of the arm and the ear
- Waterways, in classical metaphor
- Opening the Yang Wei vessel
- Organ system
- San Jiao
- Teaching clock
- 9–11 p.m.
Paired with Pericardium.
Points in this atlas
6 of 23 classical numbers. Add the missing ones in order beside their neighbors.
Middle Islet
Back-of-hand hollow for the ear and the side of the head.
Outer Pass
Outer forearm point opposite PC6, for the side of the head.
Branch Ditch
Forearm point classically paired with stuck stools and rib-side tightness.
Shoulder Crevice
Back shoulder hollow, the San Jiao partner of LI15.
Wind Screen
The hollow behind the earlobe.
Use caution
Silken Bamboo Hollow
Outer eyebrow hollow for temple-side headaches.
Use caution