三陽絡 (Sānyángluò) — Three Yang Connection
Triple Energiser channel · point 8
Traditionally used for
- Ears & hearing
- Teeth & mouth
Location
On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, 4 cun proximal to the wrist crease, between the radius and the ulna.
Focks' Atlas of Acupuncture places it on the radial side of the extensor digitorum tendon, between the radius and the ulna.
How to locate: With the forearm pronated, measure 4 cun above the dorsal wrist crease, one third of the way from the wrist to the elbow crease (1 cun above TE6); the point is in the depression midway between the radius and the ulna.
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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Slightly oblique insertion — towards the ulnar sideDepth 0.5–1.5 cunskindeeper
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Oblique insertion — proximal or distal, towards the elbow or wrist respectivelyDepth 0.5–1.5 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. 401 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Benefits the voice and the ears
- Activates the channel and luo-connecting vessels and relieves pain
- Activates the three arm yang channels
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, TE8 at the forearm balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameGallbladder channelLower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Thigh · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Kidney channelLower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Thigh · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Kidney channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairPericardium channelForearm · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Pericardium channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeSpleen channelLower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Thigh · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Spleen channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourGallbladder channelLower leg, Calf · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Thigh · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Gallbladder channel →
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6. Same channelTriple Energiser channelForearm · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
Similar Points
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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