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TE 5 · Waiguan

Triple Warmer meridian · Fire (Minister) · Yang · peak 9–11 PM

Plate shown for male body
Hand acupoints

Location

Forearm, 2 cun above wrist, between radius/ulna

Needling Depth

0.5–1 cun

Moderate depth — mind underlying structures.

Always palpate landmarks and angle away from vital structures. Chest/neck: oblique, shallow only.

Point Category

Luo-ConnectingConfluent: Yang Wei

Appears in Formulas

Migraine (Shaoyang / Liver-Fire) — Distal — Yang linkage
Tennis elbow (Local stagnation) — Distal
Common cold (wind-heat) (Wind-Heat) — Release exterior

Triple Warmer Meridian Flow

Fire (Minister) · Yang · peak 9–11 PM

Qi flowing along the Triple Warmer — direction of animation reflects channel flow.

My notes on TE 5