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Triple Burner Channel (Hand-Shaoyang)
Course:
The surface pathway of the Triple Burner Channel starts at the ulnar corner of the nail of the ring finger. It passes
along the ulnar side of the ring finger and between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones to traverse the dorsum of the
hand. It ascends to the wrist and continues to ascend the forearm between the ulna and the radius, up to the elbow. It
crosses the olecranon and ascends on the lateral, posterior aspect of the upper arm and over the deltoideus muscle up
to the shoulder. The Triple Burner Channel crosses the acromion and reaches TB 15 at the upper margin of the
trapezius muscle.
From TB 15, a branch passes the supraclavicular fossa and traverses ST 12. At ST 12 it enters the interior of the
thorax and connects with the pericardium. The internal branch descends through the aortic hiatus down to the
abdomen and then into the small pelvis.
The surface branch ascends from TB 15 along the sternocleidomastoideus muscle to the mastoid process and along the
rear of the ear to TB 20. From TB 20, it traverses GB 04 and GB 05 and ends at SI 18. At TB 17, an internal branch
enters the ear and re-emerges to the surface at SI 19, the Channel terminates at TB 23.
Point Qualifications:
TB 01
Guanchong
Jing-Well Point, Metal Point
TB 02
Yemen
Ying-Spring Point, Water Point
TB 03
Zhongzhu
Shu-Stream Point, Wood Point
TB 04
Yangchi
Yuan-Source Point
TB 05
Waiguan
Confluent Point of the Yang Wei Mai; Luo-Connecting Point
TB 06
Zhigou
Jing-River Point, Fire Point
TB 07
Huizong
Xi-Cleft Point
TB 10
Tianjing
He-Sea Point, Earth Point
BL 22
Sanjiaoshu
Back-Shu Point of the Triple Burner
CV 05
Shimen
Front-Mu Alarm Point of the Lower Burner
CV 12
Zhongwan
Front-Mu Alarm Point of the Middle Burner
CV 17
Tanzhong
Front-Mu Alarm Point of the Upper Burner