Triple Burner Meridian
Hand Shaoyang. Runs from TB01 at the ring finger up the back of the arm and around the ear to TB23 at the outer end of the eyebrow. TB here; TE in the WHO nomenclature. · Element: Fire
23 Acupuncture Points
Each point lists the symptoms it is indicated for. A symptom links to the sourced protocols for it.
TB02Fluid Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 液門 (yè mén)
🎯 Location: When fist is clenched point is located in the depression the proximal to the margin of the web between ringer and small fingers at the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Palpitations, Swelling, Pain
TB03Central Islet

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中渚 (zhōng zhǔ)
🎯 Location: When fist is clenched point is on the dorsum of the hand between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in the depression the proximal to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
TB04Yang Pool

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽池 (yáng chí)
🎯 Location: On the transverse crease of the dorsum of the wrist in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digitorum communis.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Chest Fullness, Swelling, Shoulder Pain, Pain
TB05Outer Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 外關 (wài guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Sweating, Kidney Deficiency, Dizziness, Tinnitus
TB06Branch Ditch

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 支溝 (zhī gōu)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Tinnitus, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain
TB07Convergence & Gathering

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 會宗 (huì zōng)
🎯 Location: At the level with TB06 on the ulnar side of the TB06 on the radial border of the ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Deafness, Epilepsy, Skin Pain, Benefit Ears
TB08Three Yang Connection

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 三陽絡 (sān yáng luò)
🎯 Location: 4 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist between radius and ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Pain, Channel Stagnation, Benefit Sanjiao, Channel Stagnation, Benefit Sanjiao
TB09Four Rivers

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四瀆 (sì dú)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the forearm 5 thumb widths below olecranon the between radius and ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Deafness, Arm Pain, Excessive Sleepiness, Voice Loss
TB10Heavenly Well

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天井 (tiān jǐng)
🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the about 1 thumb width superior to the olecranon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Phlegm, Sweating, Palpitations
TB11Clear Cold Abyss

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 清冷淵 (qīng lěng yuān)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width above the TB10 when elbow is flexed.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Jaundice, Pain, Channel Stagnation, Rib Pain, Headache
TB12Dispersing Riverbed

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 消濼 (xiāo luò)
🎯 Location: On the line joining olecranon the and TB14 midway between TB11 and TB13.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Dizziness, Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
TB13Upper Arm Convergence

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臑會 (bù huì)
🎯 Location: On the line joining olecranon the and TB14 on the posterior border of the deltoid muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Phlegm, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
TB14Shoulder Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩髎 (jiān hé)
🎯 Location: On the shoulder posterior to the LI15 in the depression the inferior and posterior to the acromion the when arm is abducted.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Numbness, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Arm Pain, Benefit Shoulders
TB15Heavenly Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天髎 (tiān hé)
🎯 Location: Midway between GB21 and SI13 on the superior angle of the scapula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Heat, Chest Fullness, Shoulder Pain, Pain
TB16Window Of Heaven

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天牖 (tiān yǒu)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the neck directly below posterior border of the mastoid process on the level of the mandibular angle and on the posterior border of the scm.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Deafness, Malaria, Breast Swelling
TB17Hurricane

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 翳風 (yì fēng)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Pain, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop
TB18Spasm Vessel

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 契脈 (qì mài)
🎯 Location: In the center of the mastoid process at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve formed by TB17 and TB20 posterior to the helix.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
TB19Skull Rest

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 顱息 (lú xī)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the ear at the junction of the upper and middle third of the curve formed by TB17 and TB20 behind helix.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Tinnitus
TB21Ear Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 耳門 (ěr mén)
🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior to the supratragic notch and behind posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible; point is located with mouth open.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with auricular cartilage.
TB22Harmony Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 耳和髎 (ěr hé hé)
🎯 Location: Anterior and superior to the TB21 at the level with root of the auricle on the posterior border of the hair line of the temple where superficial temporal artery passes.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Wind, Swelling, Pain, Facial Droop
TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 絲竹空 (sī zhú kōng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near eye.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Pain, Aversion Cold, Deviation Eye

