Sanjiao Channel

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YEMEN SJ-2
Fluid Gate
Ying-Spring and Water point of the Sanjiao
channel
LOCATION
Between the ring and little fingers, 0.5 cun proximal to the
margin of the web.
LOCATION NOTE
This point is usually located and needled with the hand
resting in a loose fist; the point may then be located at the
proximal end of the visible crease formed by the web
space.
NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
ACTIONS
Disperses upper jiao heat and benefits the ears
Calms the spirit
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
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INDICATIONS
Deafness, sudden deafness, tinnitus, earache, head-
ache, red eyes, red face with lacrimation, dry eyes,
swelling and pain of the throat, toothache, bleeding
gums, pain of the gums.
Fright palpitations, raving, mania, propensity to
fright, epilepsy, shortness of breath.
Malaria, fever with absence of sweating.
Pain of the arm, inability to raise the arm due to pain,
redness and swelling of the back of the hand, contrac-
tion of the five fingers, weakness of the wrist, neck pain.
COMMENTARY
According to the Classic of Difficulties
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ying-spring points
are indicated for heat in the body. The Sanjiao primary
channel ascends: i. both posterior and anterior to the ear
as well as entering the ear, ii. to the inferior aspect of the
eye and the outer canthus, and iii. through the cheek.
Yemen SJ-2, the ying-spring and water point of the Sanjiao
channel, is therefore able to clear heat from the upper
reaches of the channel in the ears (deafness, tinnitus,
earache), eyes (redness, dryness, lacrimation) and gums
and teeth (pain and bleeding).
The Sanjiao is interiorly-exteriorly related to the Peri-
cardium, the outer wrapping of the Heart, and Yemen
SJ-2 is able to clear heat from the Heart and spirit manifest-
ing as palpitations, fright, mania, raving and epilepsy.
In comparison with Guanchong SJ-1, it is less effective
in the treatment of febrile diseases and distal channel
disorders affecting the shoulder and elbow, but more
effective in calming the spirit and treating local channel
disorders affecting the wrist, hand and fingers.
COMBINATIONS
Ear pain, deafness and tinnitus: Yemen SJ-2, Tian-
chuang SI-16, Yangxi L.I.-5, Guanchong SJ-1 and
Zhongzhu SJ-3 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Tinnitus and deafness: Yemen SJ-2, Guanchong SJ-1,
Yangxi L.I.-5, Xiaguan ST-7 and Yanggu SI-5 (System-
atic Classic).
Sudden deafness: Yemen SJ-2 and Sanyangluo SJ-8
(Supplementing Life).
Throat pain: Yemen SJ-2 and Yuji LU-10 (One Hun-
dred Symptoms).
Toothache of the lower jaw: Yemen SJ-2, Yanggu SI-5,
Shangyang L.I.-1, Erjian L.I.-2 and Sidu SJ-9 (Thou-
sand Ducat Formulas).
Fright palpitations: Yemen SJ-2, Tianjing SJ-10, Baihui
DU-20 and Shendao DU-11 (Supplementing Life).
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CONTENTS
Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
Extra Points
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