Location
3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting tb4 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
Cautions
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which TB06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit ChestBenefit ChestBenefit Costal LateralBenefit Costal LateralBenefit Regulate QiBenefit VoiceBenefit VoiceConstipationCoughDeafnessDisease FebrileDisease FebrileTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderDizziness Post PartumDizziness Post-partumHeat FaceHeat FaceHeat SanjiaoHeat SanjiaoHemiplegiaHand NumbnessHand NumbnessObstruction Ren Mai FemaleObstruction Ren Mai FemaleOppression ChestOppression ChestPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainArm PainArm PainArmpit PainArmpit PainBack PainBack PainRib PainRib PainEye PainEye PainHeart PainHeart PainShoulder PainShoulder PainSore ThroatSore Throat RednessFacial RednessFacial RednessRegulate QiScrofulaChannel StagnationChannel StagnationStool StagnationStool StagnationSpontaneous SweatingSpontaneous Sweating SwellingBi Arthralgia Elbow SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Elbow SyndromeCold Wind SyndromeCold-wind SyndromeTetanusTinnitusTinnitus Heat WindTinnitus Heat-windTremor HandTremor HandVoice LossVoice LossVomiting
Protocols using TB06
- Constipation Functional – ST25, ST36, ST37, BL25, TB06 (Zhang C, Guo L, Guo X, Li G, Guo X. Short and long-term efficacy of combining Fuzhengliqi mixture with acupuncture in treatment of functional constipation. J Tradit Chin Med 2013; 33(1): 51-59)
- Obesity, Iron Deficiency, Anemia Iron Deficiency – ST27, ST40, SP03, SP14, SI03, KD02, TB06, GB41, CV04, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.200549)
- Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic, Skin Dryness, Skin Erythema – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1907578)
- Insomnia, Eczema, Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-021-03306-1)
- Anxiety, Insomnia, Neuropathic Pain, Herpes Zoster Acute, Blisters Clustered, Rash – SP09, SP10, TB06, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00403-024-03628-3)
- Constipation, Constipation Post-myocardial-infarction – LI04, ST25, SP06, TB06 (https://doi.org/10.34172/mejdd.2022.303)
- Herpes Zoster, Nerve Pain, Neuralgia Postherpetic – TB06, GB34 (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.1443)
- Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2367610)
- Herpes Zoster, Acute Pain, Skin Blisters – SI03, TB06, GB34, LV03 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034920)
- Obesity, Overweight, Waist Circumference Elevated – LI11, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST40, BL20, BL21, TB06, CV09, CV12 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4780019)
- Herpes Zoster, Nerve Pain – SI03, TB06 (LI Xue-wei, YANG Yun-kuan, XIE Xi-mei, BAI Lin-na, ZHANG Xiao-shu. Economic Evaluation of Treating Herpes Zoster with Various Methods of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. J Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2012, 32(1): 125-128)
- Herpes Zoster, Acute Pain, Skin Blisters – SI03, TB06 (https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034920)