消濼 (Xiāoluò) — Dispersing Riverbed
Triple Energiser channel · point 12
Traditionally used for
- Headaches
- Teeth & mouth
- Pain & joints
Location
On the posterior aspect of the upper arm, on the line from the prominence of the olecranon to the acromial angle, 5 cun above the olecranon.
How to locate: Abduct the arm to find the acromial angle behind the shoulder; on the line from the olecranon to the acromial angle, measure 5 cun above the prominence of the olecranon, roughly midway between TE11 and TE13.
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
Techniques — the source gives these as alternatives:
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 1–2 cunskindeeper
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Oblique insertionDepth 1–2 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
- Activates the channel and relieves pain
- Clears heat
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, TE12 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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