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    Ex-CA6
    Sanjiaojiu
    sān jiǎo jiǔ ( 三角灸 )
    Triangle Moxa

Sanjiaojiu (Ex-CA6)

Location

Take the length of the patient's mouth, from corner to corner and make a unilateral triangle below the umbilicus using this length. The top corner of the triangle is the umbilicus and the bottom edges are the two points.

Indications
  • Hernia, abdominal pain
Applications
  • Relieves pain
Techniques

Moxa opposite of the affected side.

Remarks

This point is also known as Hernia 疝气，Side of Umbilicus 脐旁, or Qipang (臍旁, qí páng).