Acupuncture Points On The Triple Heater Meridian Acupuncture Points Database

Acupuncture Points On The Triple Heater Meridian

Click to view detailed clinical information for any of the points along the triple heater meridian. You will find location information, relationships, clinical applications, precautions and more.

If you are a student, or if you simply want to see all of the point locations and functions in one place, view our tripleheater meridian acupuncture point "flash" cards - study tool section.

TH 1 TH 2 TH 3 TH 4 TH 5 TH 6 TH 7 TH 8 TH 9 TH 10 TH 11 TH 12 TH 13 TH 14 TH 15 TH 16 TH 17 TH 18 TH 19 TH 20 TH 21 TH 22 TH 23

TH Point of the Day

Outer Pass (TH5)

Beginning exterior conditions, tonify for wind-cold, cold-damp & sedate for wind-heat, fever.
Headache from exterior wind as well as migraines and headaches in any area especially with stiffness or pain in the posterior and lateral aspects of the neck.
Upper limb disorders including the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand.
Shaoyang stage diseases - alternating fever and chills, etc.
Luo connecting point of the TH connects to the PC, TH 5 & PC 6 as master points of the Yang Wei and Yin Wei respectively can effect the balance of yin and yang in the body. If right pulse is stronger than the left (more Qi than Blood) disperse TH 5 & tonify PC 6 and vice versa

TH 1 TH 2 TH 3 TH 4 TH 5 TH 6 TH 7 TH 8 TH 9 TH 10 TH 11 TH 12 TH 13 TH 14 TH 15 TH 16 TH 17 TH 18 TH 19 TH 20 TH 21 TH 22 TH 23

TH Meridian Student/Usage Information

Internal/External Pathways
Originates on the tip of the finger
Travels up the arm
Passes and goes across the Gall Bladder Meridian in the shoulder region
A branch goes to the chest and connects with the Percardium Meridian
Then it travels down to the abdomen
A branch originates from the chest
Goes up the neck around the ear to the outside of the eye
Another branch enters the ear and continues to the outer canthus and links up with the Gall Bladder Meridian
Measurements Needed
Cubital Crease -to- Wrist Crease = 12 cun
Thumb width = 1 cun
Four fingers = 3 cun
Precautions - [all]
TH 19 - AA NB (no bloodletting)
TH 22 - AA
TH 23 - No Moxa
Point Relationships
Wrist - SI 5 - TH 4 - LI 5 || LU 9 - PC 7 - HT 7
Elbow Points - SI 8 - TH 10 - LI 11 || LU 5 - PC 3 - HT 3
Additional Helpful Information
TH 15 - midway between GB 21 and SI 13
GB 21 - find CV 14 and the end of the acromion process, divide this in half, grasp the muscle and divide in half, point is on the top of the shoulder between these two muscles
SI 13 - medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa midway between SI 10 and the spinous process of T2
Cun Measurement Reminders:
(Cun measurements points along the meridian)

Yin Meridians || Upper Arm || Forearm
LU 6, 5 || 7, 1.5, 1
PC 7 || 5, 3, 2
HT 3 || 1.5, 1, .5

Yang Meridians || Forearm || Upper Arm
LI 3, 5, 8, 9, 10 || *1, 3, 7
TH 2, 3, 5, 7 || *1, 1, mid 11-13, -3 below TH 14
SI 5 ||

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