The following chart outlines traditional Chinese medicine based acupuncture and acupressure points along the Triple Energizer meridian.

 

TE1 point, Guan chong (Passage Hub)

Location: On the ulnar side of the distal phalanx of the ring finger, .1 cun distance from the nail.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, red eyes, deafness, pain and swelling of the throat

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Clears Heat, dispels Wind, benefits the throat, eyes and ears, resuscitates.

TE2 point, Ye men (Humor Gate)

Location: On the dorsum of the hand, proximal to the margin of the web between the 4th and 5th fingers, at the junction of the red and white skin.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, red eyes, deafness, pain and swelling of the throat

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts:  Clears Heat, dispels Wind, benefits the ears, activates the meridian.

TE3 point, Zhong zu (Central Islet)

Location: On the dorsum of the hand, in the depression between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones, proximal to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, red eyes, tinnitus, deafness, pain and swelling of the throat

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Clears Heat, dispels Wind, benefits the ears, eyes and head, activates the meridian, alleviates pain.

TE4 point, Yang chi (Yang Pool)

Location:   On the transverse crease of the dorsum of the wrist, in the depression on the ulnar side of the tendon of m. extensor digitorum communis.

Health Issues Supported: Wrist pain, red eyes, deafness, pain and swelling of the throat

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Clears Heat, activates the meridian, relaxes the sinews, alleviates pain.

TE5 point, Wai guan (Outer Pass)

Location: On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the elbow, 2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist between the ulna and radius.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, red swollen painful eyes, tinnitus, deafness, rib pain, bi and pain of the upper limbs.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Dispels Wind-Heat, releases the exterior, benefits the ears, activates the meridian, alleviates pain.

TE6 point, Zhi gou (Branch Ditch)

Location: On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the elbow, 3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist between the ulna and radius.

Health Issues Supported: Sudden loss of voice, rib pain, constipation.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Regulates Qi, moves the bowels, clears Heat, activates the meridian.

TE7 point, Hui zong (Convergence and Gathering)

Location: On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the elbow, 3 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist between the ulna and radius.

Health Issues Supported: Deafness, epilepsy.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Activates the meridian, removes obstructions, benefits the ears.

TE8 point, San yang luo (Three Yang Connection)

Location: On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the elbow, 4 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist between the ulna and radius.

Health Issues Supported: Deafness, sudden loss of voice, and pain of the upper limbs.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts:  Activates the meridian, removes obstructions, alleviates pain.

TE9 point, Si du (Four Rivers)

Location:   On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting SJ 4 and the tip of the elbow, 5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist between the ulna and radius.

Health Issues Supported: Deafness, toothache, sudden loss of voice, and pain of the upper limbs

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Activates the meridian, benefits the ears and throat, alleviates pain.

TE10 point, Tian jung (Celestial Well)

Location:   WithOn the lateral aspect of the arm, when the elbow is flexed, the point is in the depression 1 cun directly above the tip of the elbow.

Health Issues Supported: Hemilateral headache scrofula, epilepsy.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts:  Resolves Dampness and Phlegm, dispels nodules, activates the meridian, alleviates pain.

TE11 point, Qing leng yuan (Clear Cold Abyss)

Location:   On the lateral aspect of the arm, when the elbow is flexed, the point is 2 cun directly above the tip of the elbow, 1 cun above SJ 10.

Health Issues Supported: Bi and pain of the upper limbs.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Activates the meridian, resolves Damp-Heat, dispels Wind-Damp.

TE12 point, Xiao luo (Dispersing Riverbed)

Location: On the lateral aspect of the arm, at the midpoint of the line connecting SJ 11 and SJ 13.

Health Issues Supported: Stiffness and rigidity of the neck.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Activates the meridian, alleviates pain.

TE13 point, Nao hui (Upper Arm Convergence)

Location: On the lateral aspect of the arm, on the line connecting the olecranon and SJ 14, 3 cun below SJ 14, on the posterior and inferior border of m. deltoideus.

Health Issues Supported: Bi and pain of the upper limbs.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Activates the meridian, alleviates pain, transforms phlegm.

TE14 point, Xian liao (Shoulder Bone Hole)

Location: On the region of the shoulder, when the arm is abducted, the point is posterior to LI 15, in the depression posterior and inferior to the acromion.

Health Issues Supported: Hypertonicity, pain, and paralysis of the should and upper arm.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Activates the meridian, alleviates pain, benefits the shoulder, dispels Wind-Damp.

TE15 point, Tian liao (Celestial Bone Hole)

Location: On the region of the scapula, midway between GB 21 and SI 13, on the superior angle of the scapula.

Health Issues Supported: Pain in the shoulder and upper arm, rigidity of the neck.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Activates the meridian, alleviates pain, dispels Wind-Damp.

TE16 point, Tian you (Celestial Oriole)

Location: On the side of the neck, directly inferior to the posterior aspect of the mastoid process, at the level of the angle of the mandible, on the posterior border of m. sternocleidomastoideus.

Health Issues Supported: Deafness, scrofula, stiff neck.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Clears Heat, clears the sensory organs, benefits the head, alleviates pain.

TE17 point, Yi feng (Wind Screen)

Location: Posterior to the lobule of the ear, in the depression between the angle of the mandible and the mastoid process.

Health Issues Supported: Tinnitus, deafness, wry mouth and eyes, swelling of the cheeks.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Dispels Wind, benefits the head/face and ears, clears Heat, activates the meridian, alleviates pain.

TE18 point, Chi mai (Spasm Vessel)

Location: On the head, posterior to the ear in the center of the mastoid process, at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve connecting SJ 20 and SJ 17 posterior to the helix.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, tinnitus, deafness.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts:  Benefits the ears, dispels Wind, alleviates pain.

TE19 point, Lu xi (Skull Rest)

Location:   On the head, at the junction of the upper and middle third of the curve connecting SJ 20 and SJ 17 posterior to the helix.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, tinnitus.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Benefits the ears, dispels Wind, alleviates pain.

TE20 point, Jiao sun (Angle Vertex)

Location:   Directly above the ear apex, within the hair line.

Health Issues Supported: Toothache, eye screen.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Benefits the ears and head, clears Heat, alleviates pain.

TE21 point, Er men (Ear Gate)

Location: On the face, in the depression anterior to the supra-tragus notch and on the posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible.

Health Issues Supported: Deafness, tinnitus, toothache.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts:  Benefits the ears, clears Heat, alleviates pain.

TE22 point, He liao (Harmony Bone Hole)

Location:   On the side of the head, on the posterior border of the hairline of the temple, at the level with the root of the auricle, posterior to the superficial temporal artery.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, tinnitus, clenched jaws.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Dispels Wind, alleviates pain.

TE23 point, Si zhu kong (Silk Bamboo Hole)

Location:   On the face, in the depression at the lateral end of the eyebrow.

Health Issues Supported: Headache, eye pain.

Acupuncture and Acupressure Impacts: Dispels Wind, benefits the eyes, alleviates pain.