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