Atlas of Acupuncture

4.10 The Triple Burner Channel System – Hand shaoyang(shou shao yang jing luo)

Location

On the lateral aspect of the upper arm, with the elbow flexed

1 cun proximal to ➞T.B.-10or 2 cun proximal to the olecranon,

on the triceps brachii muscle.

How to find

This point is best located with the patient’s elbow flexed to 90°,

using ➞T.B.-10as a reference point. This is located in an easily

palpable depression 1 cun superior to the olecranon. From

➞T.B.-10, palpate approximately 1 cun in a proximal direction

and locate T.B.-11in a depression on the triceps brachii muscle.

Needling

Vertically up to 1 cun

Actions/Indications

● Dispels Wind-Damp

● Opens the channel and the luo-connecting vessels

● Clears Damp-Heat

Clear Cold Abyss QINGLENGYUAN T.B.-11

2 cun

T.B.-11

Olecranon

T.B.-10 (in the

depression

approximately

1 cun superior

to the olecranon)

T.B.-10

Olecranon

S.I.-8

Lateral

epicondyle of

the humerus

Medial

epicondyle of

the humerus

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