The mysterious and controversial San Jiao. The so called Triple Warmer, Burner, Heater, or even Energizer. It’s not an organ, it’s not a system, but in acupuncture, the San Jiao meridian rocks!

It has been compared to the Lymphatic system, and it’s often difficult to grasp its real function. Simply put, the San Jiao is:

– 1 of the 6 Yang Organs and has a function to transform & transport (especially fluids).

– A conductor for Yuan (Original) Qi spreading it throughout the body.

– Divided in 3 parts: the upper Jiao (a mist), the middle Jiao (a maceration chamber) and the lower Jiao (a draining ditch).

– Mostly affected by damp and heat

You’ll find great info below on this amazing meridian!
And keep rocking it using TCM,

Clara
TCM Geek

PS: And if you want more, check out  my All About Series on the other TCM Zang-Fu Organs in my Resources page

If you enjoy my graphics, check out my illustrated guide for acupuncture points here.

1- The most common San Jiao patterns in TCM:

2- The San Jiao Meridian and its most used points in clinical practice

SJ 5 is the Yang Wei Confluent point and is great to treat shoulder & neck pain, as well as temporal headache. And combined with GB 41, it can help external genitalia outbreaks, UTIs and damp-heat in the lower Jiao. #AcupunctureRocks