Sanjiao Channel

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Yangchi SJ-4
Zhigou SJ-6
Sanyangluo SJ-8
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.
LOCATION NOTE
Divide the distance between Yangchi SJ-4 and the lateral
epicondyle into three equal parts. Sanyangluo SJ-8 is
located at the junction of the distal third and middle third.
NEEDLING
Slightly oblique insertion towards the ulnar side or ob-
lique proximal or distal insertion towards the elbow or
wrist respectively, 0.5 to 1.5 cun. Note: according to the
Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion and the
Illustrated Classic of Acupuncture Points on the Bronze Man
this point is contraindicated to needling.
ACTIONS
Clears the Sanjiao channel
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
INDICATIONS
Sudden deafness, sudden loss of voice, toothache,
somnolence, fever, no desire to move the limbs.
Inability to move the arm, pain of the arm, lumbar
pain due to traumatic injury.
COMMENTARY
The name Sanyangluo (Three Yang Luo) implies that this
point is a meeting point of the three arm yang channels,
in this respect mirroring Sanyinjiao SP-6 on the leg. From
an examination of its indications, however, there seems
little evidence to justify such a grand name. Sanyangluo
SJ-8 does appear in various classical combinations for
either sudden deafness or sudden loss of voice.
COMBINATIONS
Sudden loss of voice: Sanyangluo SJ-8 and Yamen
DU-15 (Supplementing Life).
Sudden loss of voice: Sanyangluo SJ-8, Zhigou SJ-6
and Tonggu BL-66 (Supplementing Life).
Sudden deafness: Sanyangluo SJ-8 and Yemen SJ-2
(Supplementing Life).
Somnolence with no desire to move the four limbs:
Sanyangluo SJ-8, Tianjing SJ-10, Zuwuli LIV-10,
Lidui ST-45 and Sanjian L.I.-3 (Thousand Ducat For-
mulas).
Pain of the chest and lateral costal region: San-
yangluo SJ-8, Dabao SP-21, Ximen P-4, Yangfu
GB-38 and Zulinqi GB-41.
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CONTENTS
Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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