TB6 (Zhīgōu, “Zhīgōu”) is the Jing-River point of the Triple Burner Meridian. It is located on the dorsal aspect of the forearm, 3 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease, in the depression between the radius and the ulna. It clears heat from the three jiaos, moves the qi and unblocks the bowels, resolves stagnation in the channel, benefits the chest and hypochondrium, opens the orifices and benefits the voice.
On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, 3 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease, in the depression between the radius and the ulna.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.2 cun. Can be needled obliquely towards the Pericardium channel for constipation.
Clears heat from the three jiaos, moves the qi and unblocks the bowels, resolves stagnation in the channel, benefits the chest and hypochondrium, opens the orifices and benefits the voice..
Vomiting, cholera, sudden turmoil disorder, sudden cardiac pain, chest and hypochondriac pain, scrofula, axillary swelling, horse-knife sores, neck leakage, arm pain, inability to raise the four limbs, lockjaw, sudden inability to speak, constipation, febrile disease without sweating, vexation and fullness, heart vexation, postpartum fainting, retained lochia, scabies, psoriasis, ghost strike, typhoid fever with chest bind, women's blocked menses..
Zhīgōu is a crucial point on the San Jiao channel, classified as the Jing-River and Fire point. Its classical indications highlight a strong ability to clear heat and move stagnation throughout the three jiaos. It is particularly noted for treating acute conditions like choleraic vomiting and sudden cardiac pain, as well as resolving constipation by moving qi in the lower jiao. Its action on the channel makes it effective for scrofula, axillary swelling, and pain or paralysis of the arm.
TB6 is one of 23 points on the Triple Burner Meridian. Nearby points:
TB6 (Zhīgōu) is located on the dorsal aspect of the forearm, 3 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease, in the depression between the radius and the ulna.
TB6 clears heat from the three jiaos, moves the qi and unblocks the bowels, resolves stagnation in the channel, benefits the chest and hypochondrium, opens the orifices and benefits the voice. Common clinical indications include vomiting, cholera, sudden turmoil disorder, sudden cardiac pain, chest and hypochondriac pain, scrofula, axillary swelling, horse-knife sores, neck leakage, arm pain, inability to raise the four limbs, lockjaw, sudden inability to speak, constipation, febrile disease without sweating, vexation and fullness, heart vexation, postpartum fainting, retained lochia, scabies, psoriasis, ghost strike, typhoid fever with chest bind, women's blocked menses.
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1.2 cun. Can be needled obliquely towards the Pericardium channel for constipation.
TB6 is a point on the Triple Burner Meridian (Sān Jiāo).