Acupoint+TW-6+(Zhi+Gou)

     **Zhi Gou** **• **    **Triple Burner** **6** **• **  **10.6.234** //Branch Ditch, Branching Canals, Supporting Ditch// Jing River Point. Fire Point on Fire Meridian. = = =Location= 3 cun above TW-4, between the radius and the ulna, on the radial side of muscle extensor digitorum.

=Point Summary= //Regulates Lower Burner Qi Unbinds the Chest Moves the Stool Benefits the Voice Activates the Channel Alleviates Pain Benefits the Lateral Costal Region Clears Heat in the Three Burners// dry constipation; intercostal neuralgia and herpes zoster

=Needling=

Depth:
0.8 - 1.2 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
opens the intestines

Indications
intercostal neuralgia; constipation; shingles (herpes zoster); skin disorders

Special Notes
with GB-34 (with dampness) for intercostal neuralgia; GB-41 when a pathway problem; with KD-6 for dry constipation (float the boat) and SP-6 to help moisten; with GB-34 for shingles as well as the mu points LV-14 and GB-24

=Diagnostic Indications:= Arm Pain ** • ** Axillary Pain ** • ** Back Heaviness ** • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Back Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cardiac Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chest Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Constipation **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Deafness **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fever **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fever Without Sweating **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hypochondriac Region Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Intercostal Neuralgia **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lateral Costal Region Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Loss Of Voice Sudden **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shoulder Heaviness **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shoulder Pain **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Throat Constriction **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tinnitus **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vomiting **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> • **

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the triple warmer and all the Yang meridians, posterior frontal lobes, mid-brain, cerebellum, spinal cord, thumb and index finger and palmar side of the fingers same side; opposite knee, lower leg and anterior foot, opposite ear and eye. Disperses the liver. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Yang energy of activity. All nervous trembling: tics, chorea, agitation of the fingers same side and of the opposite feet; useful in Parkinson's Disease (disperse), or multiple sclerosis (tonify). Opposite eye: tics, movements (rectus lateralis). Opposite ear: great buzzing? deafness? Liver. Skin: pruritis. Lateral elbow and radial side of forearm, thumb and index finger, continual agitation. Palmar side of fingers: agitation, involuntary movements of the upper limb same side. Knee, anterior lower leg, dorsum of opposite foot: agitation, involuntary movements.
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components=

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