Zang Fu Chapter 12 Xin Bao (Pericardium : 心包) and San Jiao (Triple Burner:三焦)

Zang Fu Chapter 12

Xin Bao (Pericardium : 心包) and San Jiao (Triple Burner:三焦)

Xin Bao (心包)

Functions

Patterns of Disharmony

San Jiao (三焦)

The four main conception of San Jiao

1. San Jiao as the Three Divisions of the body

• San Jiao as part of the Six Stages
• San Jiao Classification of Warm Diseases
• San Jiao as Three Divisions

2. San Jiao as the Fu system

• Transformation and Movement of Fluids
• Transformation and Movement of Qi
• Misinterpretation and Misunderstanding

3. San Jiao as the Jing Luo

Distribution

Signs

4. San JIao as the San Jiao points

• Relieving pain and inflammation along the course of the superficial channel
• Dispersing External Disease Factors
• Invigorating Qi circulation in the Jing Luo, to remove obstruction

Treatment of San Jiao Disharmonies

Summary