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San Jiao ("triple burner", or "triple energizer", or "triple heater") is a concept in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and acupuncture. It is the sixth organ of Fu, which is the hollow space inside the trunk of the body. In TCM, there are five solid organs and each solid organ has its counterpart in a hollow organ.
(3) Heart Protector, (4) Triple Heater are organs that secondary (ministerial) fire controls. (1) The Heart, a Yin organ, regulates the pulse, manifests in the face and tongue, and bridges the connection between the human and the celestial. Dysfunction of the Heart leads to insomnia, disturbance of the spirit, and an irregular pulse.
The only [verification needed] ambiguity with this unique systemized method is on the urinary bladder meridian, where the outer line of 14 points found on the back near the spine are inserted in one of two ways; following the last point of the inner line along the spine (會陽) and resuming with the point found in the crease of the buttocks ...
The 12 standard meridians, also called Principal Meridians, are divided into Yin and Yang groups. The Yin meridians of the arm are the Lung, Heart, and Pericardium. The Yang meridians of the arm are the Large Intestine, Small Intestine, and Triple Burner. The Yin Meridians of the leg are the Spleen, Kidney, and Liver.
The zangfu are also connected to the twelve standard meridians – each yang meridian is attached to a fu organ and each yin meridian is attached to a zang. They are five systems of Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, Kidney. [1] [2] [3] To highlight the fact that the zangfu are not equivalent to the anatomical organs, their names are often capitalized.
The Pericardium network includes the pericardial sac, the Pericardium meridian, the small intestine and some parts of the brain. [1] The Pericardium is also called the "heart protector", [1] and, for clinical purposes, is considered a yin organ [2] paired with the yang organ San Jiao. In general theory, the Pericardium is not distinguished from ...
The practitioner may brush, knead, roll, press, and rub the areas between each of the joints, known as the eight gates, to attempt to open the body's defensive qi (wei qi) and get the energy moving in the meridians and the muscles. [3] Techniques may be gentle or quite firm.
Fire needle acupuncture also known as fire needling is an acupuncture technique that involves quickly inserting a red hot needle into acupuncture points on the body. [1] Deep insertions result in greater pain and other side effects. [2] Fire needling combines conventional acupuncture and cauterization with heated needles. [3]