清冷淵 (Qīnglěngyuān) — Clear Cold Abyss
Triple Energiser channel · point 11
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Pain & joints
Location
On the posterior aspect of the upper arm, on the line from the prominence of the olecranon to the acromial angle, 2 cun above the olecranon (1 cun above TE10), with the elbow extended.
How to locate: With the elbow extended, measure 2 cun above the prominence of the olecranon (1 cun above TE10) on the line towards the acromial angle; the point is in a slight depression in the triceps.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 0.5–1 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 404 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Expels wind-damp
- Clears damp-heat
- Activates the channel and relieves pain of the arm and shoulder
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, TE11 at the upper arm balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameGallbladder channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Kidney channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Kidney channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairPericardium channelUpper arm · Same segment, opposite sideLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Pericardium channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeSpleen channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Spleen channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourGallbladder channelThigh · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Lower leg, Calf · Reversed mirrorLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
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6. Same channelTriple Energiser channelUpper arm · Same segment, opposite sideLower abdomen, Sacrum · Image, head at the hand/footSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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