Name
支溝
- Zhi Gou
- Branched Ditch
- Regulate the Flow of Water
Location
3 CUN above the wrist, between radius and ulna, opposite to PC-5.
Nature
Functions
- Regulates the Qi of the Three Burners
- Upper Burner: disperses Fire from the upper area. Fever, red eyes, otitis, absence of sweating.
- Middle Burner: Eliminates Liver-Qi stagnation, especially if associated with GB-34: intercostal nerve pain, hypochondrium or pain below the axilla
- Lower Burner: constipation, moistens the large intestine
- Pain along the pathway of the Triple Burner channel: shoulder pain, arm pain, epicondyle pain, wrist pain
Treatment
- Needling: 0.3 CUN