San Jiao 5
SJ 5 / Wai Guan / Outer Gate
POINT LOCATION
Between the radius and the ulna, 2 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the olecranon.
Associations
- Luo-Connecting Point of the San Jiao Channel
INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED
- Febrile disease
- Latent heat
- Chills and fever
- Headache
- Deafness
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness
- Red eyes
- Neck pain
- Hypochondriac pain
- Constipation
- Pain and motion restriction of shoulder, arm, elbow & hand
- Hand tremor
TCM ACTIONS
- Clears Heat
- Dispels Wind
- Releases exterior
- Clears head
- Subdues Yang
- Opens Channel
- Alleviates pain