Triple Warmer Meridian

Question 0

Channel Section, Section Pair and Section Locations

Answer 0

Triple Warmer - Shǒu Shāo Yáng (hand/arm lesser Yáng)
Gall Bladder - Jiǎo Shāo Yáng (foot/leg lesser Yáng)
Location: Middle/Lateral

Question 1

Triple Warmer in Chinese

Answer 1

Sān Jiāo

Question 2

TW 1

Answer 2

Guān: Passage, Gate, Door
Chōng: Hub, Thoroughfare; surge flush
Passage Hub
Surge Gate
Metal Pt.
Jǐng/Tsing - Well
Name: Guān refers to the role of the Triple Warmer as a conduit for passage qi from the upper to the lower body. Chōng refers to how this point is a thoroughfare from 
Pericardium to Triple Warmer.
Location: On the ulnar side of the annulus, 0.1 cun proximal to the corner of the nail.
Guān Chōng
Areas: Mind. Ears. Sanjiao channel.
Functions: Clears heat. Benefits the ears. Resuscitates consciousness.

Question 3

TW 2

Answer 3

Yè: Humor, Water, Fluid
Mén: Gate, Door
Fluid Gate
Water Pt.
Yíng - Spring
Name: refers to how this Water Point is important for the triple warmer, which as a channel, has a purpose to distribute fluids to the three burners.
Location: 0.5 cun proximal to the margin of the web between the fourth and fifth fingers, distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint.
Yè Mén
Areas: Mind. Ears. Sanjiao channel.
Functions: Clears heat. Benefits the ears. Resuscitates consciousness.

Question 4

TW 3

Answer 4

Zhōng: Central, Center
Zhǔ: an Islet
Center Islet
Lower Metropolis
Wood Pt.
Tonification Pt.
Xu/Shū - Stream
Name: Just as an islet can control the flow of water ways around it, Triple Warmer controls the source qi. As a wood point, water is controlled around it just like a small islet into two small streams referring to this Xu/Shū - Stream pt. .
Location: On the dorsum of the hand, in the depression proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joins between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones.
Zhōng Zhǔ
Areas: Metacarpophalangeal joints. Sanjiao channel. Ears.
Functions: Clears heat. Benefits the ears. Regulates Qi and Blood. Alleviates Pain.

Question 5

TW 4

Answer 5

Yáng: component of Yīn
Chí: Pool, Pond
Yáng Pool
Divergent Yáng
Yuán - Source Pt.
Name: Located on Yáng aspect of the wrist in a Pool like depression where Qi can collect like a pool.
Location: On the dorsum of the wrist, in a pool like depression, between the ulna and carpal bones, between the tendons of extensor digitorum communis and extensor digiti minimi.
Yáng Chí
Areas: Wrist. Sanjiao channel. Ears
Functions: Tonifies Yuàn Qi. Regulates the Sanjiao.

Question 6

TW 5

Answer 6

Wài: Outer, Outside, External
Gūan: Pass, Gate
Outer Pass
Outer Gate
Luò - Network Pt. connecting to P-7
Dà Líng - Great Mound
Opening Master Point of the Yang Wei Mai (confluence Jiao Hui)
Name: Located on Outer surface of the arm, gate or pass to the Pericardium channel.
Location: Between the radius and ulna, 2 cun above TW-4, on the radial edge of the extensor digitorum communis tendon, close to the radial border. Situated in the extensor pollicis brevis muscle.
Wài Gūan
Areas: Lungs. Liver. Ears. Head. Eyes. Forearm and Wrist. Sanjiao channel.
Functions: Releases the exterior and dispels wind. Dispels stasis and smooths the Liver. Clears interior and exterior heat. Descends excessive Yáng. Alleviates pain.

Question 7

TW 6

Answer 7

Zhī: Branch, Limb, Descendents
Gōu: Ditch, Water Gully
Branch Ditch
Flying Tiger
Fire Pt.
Horary Pt.
Jīng - River
Name: The upper arm is like a branch, the point is in a ditch like depression. Just as a water ditch helps to irrigate fields, the triple warmer helps to irrigate the body with Qi.
Location: In the depression 3 cun proximal to the SJ-4 between the radial side of the extensor digitorum communis muscle and the radius. Situated in the abductor pollicus longus muscle.
Zhī Gōu
Areas: Chest. Sides. Abdomen. Large Intestine. Ears. Throat.
Functions: Clears heat. Dispels Stasis. Releases the exterior.

Question 8

TW 7

Answer 8

Huì: Convergence, Gathering, to meet
Zōng: clan, ancestor, a meeting of officials, a suzerain
Convergence and Gathering
Xī/Hsi - Cleft Pt.
Name: As a Xī/Hsi - Cleft Pt. , Qi converges and gathers here. Like a suzerain that rules from a distance, the point is slightly of the line of the TW channel but still plays an important role.
Location: 3 cun proximal to TW-4, about one finger’s breadth to TW-6, on the radial side of the ulna. In the depression between the extensor digitorum communis muscle and the ulna.
Huì Zōng
Areas: Upper Limb. Ears.
Functions. Dispels Stasis and Alleviates Pain. Clears Heat.

Question 9

TW 10

Answer 9

Tiān: Celestial, of the Heavens, sky: Nature, Heavens
Jǐng: Water Well
Celestial Well
Heavenly Well
Earth Pt.
Sedation Pt.
Hé/Sea - Uniting
Name: Jǐng refers to how the TW channel governs water ways combined with the location in a depression like a well. The name refers to a well surrounded by high cliffs as the elbow is like a high cliff and the point is in the higher, “celestial,” part of the body.
Location: On the elbow, in the depression of the olecranon fossa, approximately 1 cun proximal to the tip of the olecranon process when the elbow is flexed.
Tiān Jǐng
Areas: Elbow. Arm Sanjiao channel.
Functions: Regulates Qi and Blood. Alleviates Pain and Swelling.