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The meridian of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao (Triple Burner) has twenty-three acupoints. Starting from Guanchong (LI16), Yemen (SJ2), Zhongzhu (SJ3), they connect through Yangchi (SJ4) and Waiguan (SJ5). Zhigou (SJ6), Huizong (SJ7), and Sanyangluo (SJ9) follow in sequence. Sidu (SJ10), Tianjing (SJ11), Qinglengyuan (SJ12), Xiaoluo (SJ13), Naohui (SJ14), and Jianliao (SJ15) are linked together. Tianliao (SJ16) is located below Tianyou (SJ17). Yifeng (SJ18) is behind the ear, with Han'an (likely referring to a pulse or vessel location relative to Yifeng) preceding it. After locating Luxin (likely a typo for a point near the vertex or related to hairline, contextually ambiguous but kept as is), Jiaosun (TE20) is near the ear. Sizhukong (TE23) connects with Hezhao (SI18). After Ermen (TE21), all meridian points are complete.

Guanchong (TE1) is at the lateral end of the ring finger. Yemen (TE2) is in the depression between the fourth and fifth fingers. Zhongzhu (TE3) is one cun below Yemen (TE2). Yangchi (TE4) is in the depression above the wrist. Waiguan (TE5) is two cun posterior to the wrist crease. Zhigou (TE6) is located three cun posterior to the wrist. Huizong (TE7) is three cun posterior to the wrist on the medial side. One must concentrate to locate this point. Sanyangluo (TE9) is four cun posterior to the wrist. Sidu (TE10) is fixed five cun anterior to the elbow. Tianjing (TE11) is behind the large bone on the lateral aspect of the elbow. It can be palpated one cun within the gap between the bones. Qinglengyuan (TE12) is two cun posterior to the elbow. Xiaoluo (TE13) is opposite the axilla, located on the lateral arm. Naohui (TE14) is measured three cun anterior to the shoulder. Jianliao (TE15) is in the central depression above. Tianliao (TE16) is above the depression of Quepen (Clavicular fossa). Tianyou (TE17) is lateral to Tianger (ST17). (Tianyou is lateral to the great tendon of the neck, above the clavicular fossa; Tianger is posterior, Tianzhu is anterior, Wangu is inferior, and it is above the hairline.) Yifeng (TE18) is in the depression at the posterior angle of the ear. (Pressing the depression at the posterior angle of the ear induces sensation in the ear canal.) Han'an Mai (likely referring to a visible vein or pulse) appears as a blue vein behind the ear. (Blue collateral vessels resembling a chicken's foot behind the ear root.) Luxin (contextually likely referring to a point on the collateral) is also on the blue collateral. Jiaosun (TE20) is above the middle of the auricle. Ermen (TE21) is in the flesh rising anterior to the ear. (The flesh rising anterior to the ear corresponds to the defect of the ear opening.) Hezhao (SI18) is where the artery pulses anterior to the ear. To know where Sizhukong (TE23) is, carefully measure the depression behind the eyebrow. (Totaling twenty-three points, forty-six points on both sides.)

The Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian originates at the outer canthus (Tongziliao GB1). It ascends to the head corner. It descends behind the ear. It follows the neck, running anterior to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian. Reaching the shoulder, it crosses posterior to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian. It enters the supraclavicular fossa (Quepen). Its branch enters the ear from behind the ear, emerges anterior to the ear, and reaches the posterior aspect of the outer canthus. Another branch diverges from the outer canthus, descends to Daying (ST5), converges with the Hand-Shaoyang meridian at the mandibular angle, passes Jiache (ST6), descends the neck, and converges with the supraclavicular fossa before descending into the chest. It penetrates the diaphragm, connects with the Liver, and belongs to the Gallbladder. It follows the interior of the hypochondrium, emerges at Qichong (ST30), surrounds the pubic region, and transversely enters the hip joint (Biyan). The straight course descends from the supraclavicular fossa under the axilla, follows the chest, passes the costal margin (Jixie), and converges with the hip joint. It then follows the lateral thigh, exits the lateral knee, descends anterior to the fibula, reaches the end of the Juegu (peroneal notch), emerges anterior to the lateral malleolus, follows the dorsum of the foot, and enters the space between the fourth and fifth toes. A branch diverges from the dorsum of the foot, enters the space between the big toe and second toe, follows the interosseous bone of the big toe, emerges at its tip, passes through the nail bed, and emerges at the trichomata (Sanmao). Pathological changes include bitter taste, frequent sighing, pain in the heart and hypochondrium, inability to turn the body. In severe cases, the face appears dusty, the body lacks luster, and the lateral foot feels hot. This is termed Yang-Jue (Yang Reversal). This meridian governs diseases arising from the bones: headache, submandibular pain, outer canthus pain, swelling and pain in the supraclavicular fossa, hypochondriac swelling, scrofula (Madao and Xiaying), sweating, chills, and malaria. Pain may occur along the chest, hypochondrium, ribs, thigh, knee, lateral leg, Juegu, lateral malleolus, and all joints. The fourth and fifth toes may be unusable. For these conditions, excess is treated by reducing, deficiency by tonifying, heat by rapid needling, cold by retaining the needle, sinking by moxibustion, and neither excess nor deficiency by treating the meridian itself. In excess, the Renying pulse is larger than the Cunkou pulse by one degree. In deficiency, the Renying pulse is smaller than the Cunkou pulse.

The area under the axilla is the hypochondrium (Xie), also known as Jixie. Outside the Qugu bone is the pubic region (Maoji). The pulsating artery on both sides of the pubic region is Qichong (ST30). Below Jiegu is Biyan, which is the Hip Pivot (Bishu). Below the rib cage is the costal margin (Jixie), belonging to the Liver meridian point Zhangmen (LR13). The fibula is the auxiliary bone. Above the lateral malleolus is Juegu. The dorsum of the foot is Fu. Behind the proximal phalanx of the big toe is the interosseous bone (Qigu). Behind the nail of the big toe is the trichomata (Sanmao). The Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian originates at Tongziliao (GB1) of the outer canthus. It passes through Tinghui (GB2) and Kegongzhuren (GB4). It ascends to the head corner, follows Hanyan (GB4), descends to Xuanlu (GB5) and Xuanli (GB6). From Xuanli, it ascends along the ear, reaches the hairline, and arrives at Qubin (GB7) and Lvgu (GB8). From Lvgu, it turns laterally, descends behind the ear, follows Tianchong (GB9), Fubai (GB10), Qiaoyin (GB11), and Wangu (GB12). From Wangu, it turns laterally, follows Benshen (GB13) over Qucha (GV6), descends to Yangbai (GB14), meets Jingming (BL1). Ascending again from Jingming, it follows Linqi (GB15), Mucuang (GB16), Zhengying (GB17), Chengling (GV19), Naokong (GB18), Fengchi (GB20) to the neck. Passing Tianyou (TE17), it runs anterior to the Hand-Shaoyang meridian. Descending to the shoulder, it follows Jianjing (GB21), crossing posterior to the Hand-Shaoyang meridian on both sides. It passes Dazhui (GV14), Dazhu (BL11), and Bingfeng (GB12 - *Note: Bingfeng is BL12, text says GB12/Qiaoyin earlier, likely referring to Bladder 12*). Anterior to Bingfeng, it enters the supraclavicular fossa. Its branch passes through the temporal region behind the ear, via Yifeng (TE18), enters the ear, passes Tinggong (SI19), and returns to the outer canthus Tongziliao (GB1). Another branch diverges from the outer canthus Tongziliao, descends to Daying (ST5), converges with the Hand-Shaoyang meridian at the mandibular angle (Xiaguan ST7 area), passes Jiache (ST6), descends the neck, running anterior to the main meridian, merging with the branch that entered the supraclavicular fossa. It descends to the chest outside Tianchi (PC1), penetrates the diaphragm, connects with the Liver at Qimen (LR14), and belongs to the Gallbladder at Riyue (GB24). From the Gallbladder connection, it follows the interior of the hypochondrium inside Zhangmen (LR13), reaches Qichong (ST30), surrounds the pubic region, and transversely enters the Huantiao (GB30) point in the hip joint. The straight course descends from the supraclavicular fossa under the axilla, following the chest through Yuanli (GB25), Zhejin (GB26), and Riyue (GB24). Passing the costal margin, it follows Jingmen (GB25), Daipmai (GB26), Wushu (GB27), Weidao (GB28), Juliao (GB29), entering Shangliao (BL31), Zhongliao (BL32), Xialiao (BL33), Changqiang (GV1), and descending, merging with the branch entering the hip joint. It then follows the lateral thigh between the Taiyang and Yangming meridians, passing Zhongdu (GB34) and Yangguan (GB33), exiting the lateral knee, reaching Yanglingquan (GB34). From Yanglingquan, it descends anterior to the fibula, passing Yangjiao (GB35), Waixiu (GB36), Guangming (GB37), reaching the end of Juegu. Following Yangfu (GB38) and Xuanzhong (GB39), it emerges anterior to the lateral malleolus. Reaching Qiuxu (GB40), it follows the dorsum of the foot through Linqi (GB15), Wuhui (GV35), Xiaxi (GB43), entering the space between the fourth and fifth toes, ending at Zulinqi (GB41). A branch diverges from Linqi (GB15) on the dorsum of the foot, enters the big toe, follows the interosseous bone, emerges at the tip of the big toe, passes through the nail bed, and emerges at the trichomata to connect with the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. Pathological changes include bitter taste, frequent sighing, heart and hypochondriac pain, inability to turn the body. This is due to the failure of Shaoyang Qi to ascend. Shaoyang governs the initial generation of Yang Qi, so Gallbladder Qi ascends, and the Qi of the eleven zang-fu organs ascends. The Classic states: "Clear vision and five colors are the brilliance of Qi." The Pingmai Chapter states: "When Yang Qi grows, the complexion is fresh, the face is radiant, the voice is metallic, and hair grows long." When Shaoyang dynamic Qi becomes diseased, it reverses and fails to ascend. Thus, in severe cases, the face appears dusty and the body lacks luster. Shaoyang Xianghuo (Ministerial Fire) governs Qi. Heat in the soles indicates fire reversing downward. This is caused by Yang Qi reversal. Shaoyang belongs to the Kidney, thus governing bone diseases: headache, submandibular pain, outer canthus pain, and pain in the supraclavicular fossa, axilla, chest, hypochondrium, thigh, knee, leg, and ankle. These are diseases of the parts traversed by the Foot-Shaoyang meridian. Blood stasis leads to scrofula (Madao and Xiaying). Yang adding to Yin causes sweating. Yang reversing downward causes chills. Since Shaoyang governs bones, all joints may hurt.