(TH) Triple Heater (San Jiao) Meridian - Hand Shao Yang - General Information

The TH Meridian

• Internal/External Pathways
  Originates on the tip of the finger
  Travels up the arm
  Passes and goes across the Gall Bladder Meridian in the shoulder region
  A branch goes to the chest and connects with the Percardium Meridian
  Then it travels down to the abdomen
  A branch originates from the chest
  Goes up the neck around the ear to the outside of the eye
  Another branch enters the ear and continues to the outer canthus and links up with the Gall Bladder Meridian
• Measurements Needed
  Cubital Crease -to- Wrist Crease = 12 cun
  Thumb width = 1 cun
  Four fingers = 3 cun
• Precautions - [all]
  TH 19 - AA NB (don't bleed)
  TH 22 - AA
  TH 23 - No Moxa
• Point Relationships
  Wrist - SI 5 - TH 4 - LI 5 || LU 9 - PC 7 - HT 7
  Elbow Points - SI 8 - TH 10 - LI 11 || LU 5 - PC 3 - HT 3
• Additional Helpful Information
• TH 15 - midway between GB 21 and SI 13
• GB 21 - find CV 14 and the end of the acromion process, divide this in half, grasp the muscle and divide in half, point is on the top of the shoulder between these two muscles
• SI 13 - medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa midway between SI 10 and the spinous process of T2
• Cun Measurement Reminders:
  (Cun measurements points along the meridian)
  
  Yin Meridians || Upper Arm || Forearm
  LU  6, 5 || 7, 1.5, 1
  PC  7 || 5, 3, 2
  HT  3 || 1.5, 1, .5
  
  Yang Meridians || Forearm || Upper Arm
  LI  3, 5, 8, 9, 10 || *1, 3, 7
  TH  2, 3, 5, 7 || *1, 1, mid 11-13, -3 below TH 14
  SI  5 ||