# TB08 Sanyangluo (Three Yang Connection) – Triple Burner Meridian

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.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/tb08

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Sanjiao, Benefit Sanjiao, Pain, Channel Stagnation, Channel Stagnation

## Most often selected alongside TB08

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- GB33 (Yang Knee Gate) – 3 protocols
- GB42 (Earth Fivefold Convergence) – 2 protocols
- TB05 (Outer Gate) – 2 protocols
- LI10 (Arm Three Miles) – 1 protocols
- LI11 (Pond At The Bend) – 1 protocols
- LV13 (Bright Gate) – 1 protocols
- PC06 (Inner Gate) – 1 protocols
- SP03 (Great White) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using TB08

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rib Pain | TB05, TB08, LV13 | – | doi:10.1155/2012/268237 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Head Pain, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral | TB08, TB19, GB33 | 1 days | doi:10.1186/s12967-014-0351-6 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Headache Migraine, Migraine Without Aura | TB08, GB33, GB42 | 28 days | doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Gastric Emptying Delayed, Feeding Intolerance Enteral, Gastric Residual Volume High | ST36, ST37, ST39, SP03, PC06, TB08 | 6 days | doi:10.1155/2017/1892161 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Migraine Without Aura | TB08, GB33, GB42 | 28 days | doi:10.1177/0333102416641665 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| Neck Chronic Pain | LI10, LI11, TB05, TB08 | – | YANG Xu-guang, LI Ying, TIAN Xiao-ping & LIANG Fan-rong. Comments on Selection of Non-acupoints beyond Meridians in Studies of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010; 30(4): 309-313 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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