Triple Heater Shu
Sanjiaoshu · 三焦俞 · ซานเจียวซู
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Location
1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline at the level of the first lumbar vertebra.
Landmark: L1 level over the epaxial muscles.
Actions and Indications
Regulates water metabolism.
Needling
Perpendicular-oblique toward the midline, 1-2 cm.
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Conditions That Use This Point
Often Used Together With
Leg Three Li 足三里
The strongest qi and blood tonic; regulates stomach and intestines and supports immunity.
Kidney Shu 腎俞
Tonifies the kidney and strengthens the bones and lower back — the principal point of the geriatric patient.
Life Gate 命門
Tonifies kidney yang — the warming point for the geriatric patient.
Inner Pass 內關
Regulates qi in the chest, stops nausea and vomiting, calms the spirit.
Supreme Stream 太溪
Tonifies both kidney yin and yang — the principal geriatric point.
Three Yin Intersection 三陰交
Nourishes blood and yin, regulates the urogenital tract, calms the spirit.