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Primary meridian 正经

Hand Shaoyang San Jiao Meridian shǒu shào yáng sān jiāo jīng · 手少阳三焦经

Course. Begins at the ring finger, runs up the outer arm to the shoulder and neck, around the ear to the outer eyebrow. 23 points on one side.

Paired with. San Jiao / Pericardium 三焦·心包

The San Jiao has no anatomical organ; the meridian is nonetheless used in the classical literature for the ear, the sides of the head and the neck.

起于无名指,沿上肢外侧中线上行至肩颈,绕耳至眉梢。单侧 23 穴。

San Jiao / Pericardium 三焦·心包

三焦无解剖器官对应;但传统文献将此经用于耳部、头侧与颈部。

Classical theory · descriptive only

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