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San Jiao

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San Jiao meridian

San Jiao 1

Pain

  • Pain of the elbow and shoulder
  • Pain of the shoulder and back with inability to turn and look backwards
  • Earache
  • Pain at the root of the tongue
  • Pain of the submandibular region
  • Headache
  • Wind dizziness and headache

Affecting movement

  • Pain of the shoulder and back with inability to turn and look backwards

Affecting temperature

  • Febrile disease
  • Heat in the body like fire
  • Fever
  • Fever with agitation

Color and swelling

  • Redness of the eyes

Eyes

  • Redness of the eyes
  • Superficial visual obstruction

Ear

  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Earache

Psycho-emotional

  • Fever with agitation

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Stiff tongue
  • Curled tongue
  • Pain at the root of the tongue
  • Cracked tongue
  • Dryness of the mouth
  • Dry lips
  • Bitter taste in the mouth

Throat

  • Throat painful obstruction
  • Pain of the submandibular region

Vomiting

  • Vomiting of sour fluid

Dizziness

  • Wind dizziness and headache

Other symptoms

  • No pleasure in eating

San Jiao 2

Pain

  • Neck pain
  • Earache
  • Headache
  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Toothache
  • Pain of the gums
  • Pain of the arm

Affecting movement

  • Inability to raise the arm due to pain
  • Contraction of the five fingers
  • Weakness of the wrist

Neurological

  • Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

  • Fever with absence of sweating

Color and swelling

  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Red eyes
  • Red face with lacrimation
  • Redness and swelling of the back of the hand

Pathology

  • Malaria

Lung and airway related problems

  • Shortness of breath

Psycho-emotional

  • Fright palpitations
  • Raving
  • Mania
  • Propensity to fright

Eyes

  • Red eyes
  • Dry eyes

Ear

  • Deafness
  • Sudden deafness
  • Tinnitus
  • Earache

Face

  • Red face with lacrimation

Throat

  • Swelling and pain of the throat

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache
  • Bleeding gums
  • Pain of the gums

San Jiao 3

Pain

  • Earache
  • One-sided headache
  • Pain of the temple
  • Redness and pain of the eyes
  • Febrile disease with headache
  • Redness swelling and pain of the elbow and upper arm extending into the shoulder
  • Pain of the spine at the level of the heart

Affecting movement

  • Inability to flex and extend the fingers

Neurological

  • Itching of the body and face
  • Numbness of the four limbs

Affecting temperature

  • Red face with absence of sweating
  • Febrile diseases
  • Febrile diseases with headache
  • Chills and fever
  • Aversion to wind and cold

Color and swelling

  • Redness, swelling and pain of the elbow and upper arm extending into the shoulder
  • Red face
  • Redness and pain of the eyes

Pathology

  • Chornic malaria

Psycho-emotional

  • Mania

Eyes

  • Redness and pain of the eyes
  • Superficial visual obstruction

Ear

  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Earache

Face

  • Red face

Throat

  • Throat painful obstruction

Dizziness

  • Dizziness

San Jiao 4

Pain

  • Swelling and pain of the neck
  • Pain of the shoulder and arm
  • Weakness and pain of the wrist

Affecting movement

  • Weakness and pain of the wrist

Affecting temperature

  • Febrile disease with absence of sweating

Color and swelling

  • Redness and swelling of the wrist

Obstruction

  • Throat painful obstruction

Pathology

  • Malaria
  • Wasting and thirsting disorder

Gastrointestinal

  • Wasting and thirsting disorder

Ear

  • Deafness

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Dry mouth with agitation and oppression

Throat

  • Throat painful obstruction

San Jiao 5

Pain

  • Headache
  • One-sided headache
  • Pain of the vertex
  • Frontal headache
  • Pain of the nape
  • Pain of the ear
  • Redness, pain and swelling at the root of the ear
  • Redness, pain and swelling of the eyes
  • Cold and pain of the eyes
  • Swelling and pain of the cheek
  • Toothache
  • Abdominal pain
  • Pain of the lateral costal region
  • Pain of the shoulder and the back
  • Pain of the ribs and lateral costal region
  • Numbness and pain of the elbow and arm
  • Severe pain of the fingers with inability to grasp objects
  • Coldness, numbness and pain of the hands and feet
  • Redness, swelling and pain of the ankle
  • Pain of the toes

Affecting movement

  • Stiff neck
  • Contraction of the elbow
  • Flaccidity of the elbow
  • Soreness and heaviness of the elbow and wrist
  • Paralysis and numbness of the arm
  • Hemiplegia
  • Severe pain of the fingers with inability to grasp objects
  • Tremor of the hand

Neurological

  • Numbness and pain of the elbow and arm
  • Paralysis and numbness of the arm
  • Hemiplegia
  • Coldness, numbness and pain of the hands and feet
  • Tremor of the hand
  • Flaccidity of the elbow

Affecting temperature

  • Cold and pain of the eyes
  • Chills and fever
  • Febrile disease
  • Coldness, numbness and pain of the hands and feet

Color and swelling

  • Redness, pain and swelling of the eyes
  • Redness, pain and swelling at the root of the ear
  • Swelling and pain of the cheek
  • Swelling and redness of the arm
  • Redness, swelling and pain of the ankle
  • Scrofula

Pathology

  • Scrofula
  • Mumps

Heart

  • Hypertension

Lung and airway related problems

  • Oppression and tightness of the chest

Gastrointestinal

  • Constipation
  • Abdominal pain

Eyes

  • Redness, pain and swelling of the eyes
  • Cold and pain of the eyes
  • Superficial visual obstruction
  • Lacrimation on exposure to wind

Ear

  • Deafness
  • Impaired hearing
  • Tinnitus
  • Pain of the ear
  • Itching of the ear
  • Redness, pain and swelling at the root of the ear

Nose

  • Nosebleed

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Stiffness of the tongue with difficulty in speaking
  • Toothache
  • Ulceration of the mouth
  • Cracked lips

Speech

  • Stiffness of the tongue with difficulty in speaking

Vomiting

  • Vomiting blood

Dizziness

  • Dizziness

San Jiao 6

Pain

  • Pain of the lateral costal region
  • Abdominal pain
  • Pain of the eyes
  • Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes
  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Pain of the axilla
  • Pain of the shoulder, arm and back

Affecting movement

  • Lockjaw
  • Tremor of the hand
  • Hemiplegia

Neurological

  • Tremor of the hand
  • Hemiplegia
  • Numbness of the hand

Affecting temperature

  • Febrile disease with absence of sweating
  • Cough with redness and heat of the face

Color and swelling

  • Cough with redness and heat of the face
  • Scrofula

Obstruction

  • Painful obstruction of the elbow

Pathology

  • Scrofula

Lung and airway related problems

  • Cough with redness and heat of the face

Gastrointestinal

  • Abdominal pain
  • Constipation

Eyes

  • Pain of the eyes
  • Redness, swelling and pain of the eyes

Ear

  • Tinnitus

Throat

  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Sudden loss of voice

Speech

  • Sudden loss of voice

Maternal

  • Post-partum dizziness

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

Dizziness

  • Post-partum dizziness

San Jiao 7

Pain

  • Pain of the skin and flesh

Neurological

  • Epilepsy

Skin

  • Pain of the skin and flesh

Ear

  • Deafness
  • Tinnitus

San Jiao 8

Pain

  • Toothache
  • Lumbar pain due to traumatic injury
  • Pain of the arm

Affecting movement

  • No desire to move the limbs
  • Inability to move the arm

Affecting temperature

  • Fever

Energy and sleep

  • Somnolence
  • No desire to move the limbs

Ear

  • Sudden deafness

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache

Speech

  • Sudden loss of voice

San Jiao 9

Pain

  • Sore throat
  • Toothache of the lower jaw
  • Pain of the forearm

Obstruction

  • Obstruction of the throat

Lung and airway related problems

  • Shortness of breath

Ear

  • Sudden deafness
  • Sudden tinnitus

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache of lower jaw

Throat

  • Obstruction of the throat
  • Sore throat

Speech

  • Sudden loss of voice

San Jiao 10

Pain

  • Pain of the neck and upper back
  • Pain of the scapula
  • Pain of the shoulder and arm
  • Pain of the elbow radiating to the shoulder
  • Pain of the elbow
  • Pain of the lumbar region due to traumatic injury
  • Pain of the lateral costal region
  • Distention and pain of the lower abdomen
  • One-sided headache
  • Swelling and pain of the cheek
  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Eye pain

Affecting movement

  • Atrophy disorder and numbness of the arm
  • Clonic spasm

Neurological

  • Atrophy disorder and numbness of the arm
  • Clonic spasm
  • Numbness of the shoulder
  • Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

  • Throat painful obstruction with sweating
  • Alternating chills and fever

Color and swelling

  • Swelling and pain of the cheek
  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Scrofula

Obstruction

  • Painful obstruction of the arm
  • Throat painful obstruction with sweating

Skin

  • Hives

Pathology

  • Scrofula
  • Malaria

Lung and airway related problems

  • Coughing phlegm
  • Coughing and vomiting pus and blood
  • Cough with fullness of the abdomen and no pleasure in eating or drinking

Gastrointestinal

  • Distention and pain of the lower abdomen
  • Cough with fullness of the abdomen and no pleasure in eating or drinking
  • Hemorrhoids

Psycho-emotional

  • Madness
  • Sadness
  • Propensity to fright
  • Fright palpitations

Energy and sleep

  • Sleepiness

Eyes

  • Eye pain

Ear

  • Deafness

Face

  • Swelling and pain of the cheek

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Tongue thrusting

Throat

  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Throat painful obstruction with sweating

Vomiting

  • Coughing and vomiting pus and blood

Other symptoms

  • Cough with fullness of the abdomen and no pleasure in eating or drinking

San Jiao 11

Pain

  • Headache
  • Heaviness of the head with pain of the submandibular region
  • Pain of the eyes
  • Yellow eyes with pain of the lateral costal region

Affecting movement

  • Heaviness of the head with pain of the submandibular region
  • Difficulty in raising the shoulder and arm and putting on clothes

Obstruction

  • Painful obstruction of the shoulder and arm

Skin

  • Jaundice

Eyes

  • Yellow eyes with pain of the lateral costal region

San Jiao 12

Pain

  • Stiffness and pain of the back of the neck, and back with inability to turn the head
  • Pain of the shoulder and arm
  • Headache
  • Toothache

Affecting movement

  • Stiffness and pain of the back of the neck, and back with inability to turn the head

Affecting temperature

  • Chills and fever

Psycho-emotional

  • Madness

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache

Dizziness

  • Dizziness

San Jiao 13

Pain

  • Weakness and pain of the shoulder and arm
  • Swelling of the shoulder that leads to pain in the scapula

Affecting movement

  • Weakness and pain of the shoulder and arm
  • Inability to raise the arm

Neurological

  • Epilepsy

Affecting temperature

  • Chills and fever

Color and swelling

  • Swelling of the shoulder that leads to pain the scapula
  • Goitre
  • Scrofula

Pathology

  • Eye diseases
  • Scrofula

Psycho-emotional

  • Madness

Eyes

  • Eye diseases

San Jiao 14

Pain

  • Shoulder pain

Affecting movement

  • Heaviness of the shoulder with inability to raise the arm

Neurological

  • Numbness, paralysis and pain of the arm

San Jiao 15

Pain

  • Pain of the shoulder and arm
  • Stiffness and pain of the neck
  • Pain in the supraclavicular fossa

Affecting movement

  • Stiffness and pain of the neck
  • Tension of the back of the neck

Affecting temperature

  • Heat and fullness of the chest
  • Heat in the body with absence of sweating
  • Chills and fever
  • Febrile disease

San Jiao 16

Pain

  • Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn the head
  • Pain of the eyes with inability to see
  • Headache
  • Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn the head

Affecting movement

  • Stiffness and pain of the neck with inability to turn the head

Color and swelling

  • Swollen face
  • Swelling of the submandibular region
  • Swelling of the breast
  • Swelling of the supraclavicular fossa
  • Scrofula

Obstruction

  • Throat painful obstruction

Pathology

  • Scrofula
  • Malaria

Energy and sleep

  • Confused dreaming

Eyes

  • Dimness of vision
  • Pain of the eyes with inability to see
  • Inability to open the eyes
  • Lacrimation

Ear

  • Sudden deafness
  • Impaired hearing

Face

  • Swollen face

Nose

  • Rhinitis with nosebleed
  • Loss of sense of smell
  • Stuffy nose

Throat

  • Swelling of the submandibular region
  • Throat painful obstruction

San Jiao 17

Pain

  • Redness, pain and swelling of the ear
  • Pain and swelling of the cheek
  • Toothache of the lower jaw
  • Pain of the teeth and gums

Affecting movement

  • Deviation of mouth and eye
  • Intermittent muscular spasms with inability to speak
  • Lockjaw
  • Alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession

Neurological

  • alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession

Color and swelling

  • Pain and swelling of the cheek

Pathology

  • Mumps
  • Scrofula

Psycho-emotional

  • Mania disorder

Eyes

  • Deviation of mouth and eye
  • Superficial visual obstruction with dimness of vision

Ear

  • Deafness
  • Tinnitus
  • Discharge from the ear
  • Damp itching inside of the ear
  • Redness, pain and swelling of the ear
  • Earache

Face

  • Pain and swelling of the cheek

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Deviation of mouth and eye
  • Intermittent muscular spasms with inability to speak
  • Toothache of the lower jaw
  • Pain of the teeth and gums

Speech

  • Loss of speech

San Jiao 18

Pain

  • Pain behind the ear
  • Headache

Affecting movement

  • Alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession

Neurological

  • Alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession
  • Infantile fright epilepsy

Gastrointestinal

  • Diarrhea

Childhood and adolescence

  • Infantile fright epilepsy

Psycho-emotional

  • Infantile fright epilepsy
  • Fright and fear

Eye

  • Discharge from the eye
  • Dimness of vision

Ear

  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Pain behind the ear

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Seminal emission

Vomiting

  • Vomiting

 

San Jiao 19

Pain

  • Headache
  • One-sided headache
  • Heat in the body with headache and inability to sleep
  • Pain of the chest and lateral costal region

Affecting movement

  • Heavy head
  • Intermittent muscular spasms

Neurological

  • Childhood epilepsy
  • Intermittent muscular spasms

Affecting temperature

  • Heat in the body with headache and inability to sleep

Color and swelling

  • Redness and swelling of the corner of the forehead

Lung and airway related problems

  • Dyspnea

Childhood and adolescence

  • Childhood epilepsy
  • Childhood vomiting of foamy saliva

Psycho-emotional

  • Fright and fear

Ear

  • Deafness
  • Tinnitus
  • Ear pain
  • Discharge of pus from the ear

Face

  • Itching of the face
  • Redness and swelling of the corner of the forehead

Genital, urinary tract, uterus

  • Seminal emission

Vomiting

  • Childhood vomiting of foamy saliva
  • Vomiting and drooling

Dizziness

  • Dizziness

San Jiao 20

Pain

  • Toothache
  • Swelling and pain of the gums with inability to masticate

Affecting movement

  • Stiffness of the back of the neck with inability to turn the head
  • Swelling and pain of the gums with inability to masticate

Color and swelling

  • Swelling and pain of the gums with inability to masticate
  • Redness and swelling of the back of the ear
  • Redness and swelling of the ear

Eyes

  • Superficial visual obstruction

Ear

  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Discharge of pus from the ear
  • Redness and swelling of the back of the ear

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache
  • Tooth decay
  • Swelling and pain of the gums with inability to masticate
  • Stiffness of the lips
  • Dryness of the lips

San Jiao 21

Pain

  • Neck pain
  • Headache
  • Swelling and pain of the submandibular region
  • Toothache

Affecting movement

  • Lockjaw

Color and swelling

  • Swelling and pain of the submandibular region

Ear

  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Impaired hearing
  • Earache
  • Discharge of pus from the ear
  • Swelling of the ear
  • Ear sores

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache
  • Tooth decay
  • Stiffness of the lips

San Jiao 22

Pain

  • Pain and heaviness of the head
  • Headache
  • Swelling and pain of the tip of the nose

Affecting movement

  • Pain and heaviness of the head
  • Lockjaw
  • Alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession

Neurological

  • Alternating involuntary muscular contraction and relaxation in quick succession

Color and swelling

  • Swelling and pain of the tip of the nose
  • Swelling of the submandibular region and neck

Ear

  • Tinnitus

Nose

  • Swelling and pain of the tip of the nose
  • Nasal discharge

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Deviation of the mouth

Throat

  • Swelling of the submandibular region and neck

San Jiao 23

Pain

  • Headache
  • One-sided headache
  • Toothache

Affecting movement

  • Intermittent muscular spasms

Neurological

  • Epilepsy with foaming at the mouth
  • Intermittent muscular spasms

Affecting temperature

  • Aversion to wind and cold

Color and swelling

  • Pain and redness of the eyes

Psycho-emotional

  • Periodic mania with foaming at the mouth

Eyes

  • Upward staring eyes
  • Deviation of the face and eye
  • Blurred vision
  • Pain and redness of the eyes
  • Twitching of the eyelids and eyebrows
  • Ingrown eyelash
  • Visual dizziness

Face

  • Devation of the face and eye

Mouth, teeth and lips

  • Toothache

Dizziness

  • Dizziness
  • Visual dizziness