Guanchong TE1 : Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication
Nomenclature:
Guan: beng Chong:Gushing
The ring finger canot be stretched out alone. Guan here refers to the ring finger. Guanchong is at the tip of the ring finger and is the Jing-well point of the Sanjiao meridian, where the Qi of the meridian originates and gushes upwards along the meridian.
Point: TE1
Chinese Name: 关冲
Name: Guanchong
English Name/Meaning: Rushing Pass
Pinyin: guān chōng
Han Geul 한글: gwan chung 관충
Romaji: kan shō
Vietnamese: Quan xung
Location:
On the ulnar side of the ring finger, approximately 0.1 cun from to the corner of the nail.
Functions:
- Dispels mind, dissipates pathogens.
- Resolves Sanjiao pathogenic heat.
- Restores consciousness.
Indication:
- Guanchong treats the uppermost reaches of the channels: tinnitus, deafness, earache, stiff mouth, dry lips, bitter taste in the mouth, headache, redness of the eyes, throat painful obstruction and pain of the submandibular region.
- Guanchong also treats fullness below the Heart: congested heat of the upper jiao, oppression of the Heart with absence of sweating and Heart pain.
- Also clear heat:
i. clearing heat from the channel.
ii. treating febrile diseases: Febrile disease, syncope. - Useful for Local disorders: finger, hand, arm problems: stiffness, numbness, painful of arms ( esp. along triple energizer channel ).
Method:
Puncture shallowly 0.1 cun.
Prick with a three-edged needle to induce bleeding.
Remarks:
Jing-Well Point