TE1 (Guānchōng, “Rushing the Pass”) is the Jing-Well Point point of the Triple Burner Meridian. It is located on the ring finger, ulnar to the distal phalanx, 0.1 cun proximal to the ulnar corner of the fingernail, at the intersection of the vertical line of the ulnar side of the nail and the horizontal line of the base of the fingernail. It clears upper jiao heat, opens the portals, revives consciousness, benefits the throat and tongue, activates the channel and alleviates pain.
On the ring finger, ulnar to the distal phalanx, 0.1 cun proximal to the ulnar corner of the fingernail, at the intersection of the vertical line of the ulnar side of the nail and the horizontal line of the base of the fingernail.
Shallow, perpendicular insertion 0.1 cun, or prick to bleed.
Clears upper jiao heat, opens the portals, revives consciousness, benefits the throat and tongue, activates the channel and alleviates pain.
Throat obstruction, throat blockage, rolled-up tongue, dry mouth, headache, sudden turmoil (cholera), a sensation of blockage in the chest, loss of appetite, arm and elbow pain making it impossible to raise the arm, infantile convulsions, fright epilepsy, dizziness.
As the Jing-Well point of the San Jiao channel, Guanchong is a primary point for clearing acute heat from the upper part of the body. It is classically indicated for severe throat conditions, loss of consciousness, and high fever. Its ability to treat pain along the channel, particularly in the arm and elbow, is also noted.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之六·兼羅集 · 三焦熱壅三十八 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
關衝，穴在小指次指之端，去爪甲角如韭葉。 針入一分，沿皮向後三分。 禁灸。 治三焦邪熱，單瀉According to this text, TE1 lies at the tip of the fourth finger, a leek leaf's breadth from the corner of the nail; it is needled 0.1 cun and then 0.3 cun backward along the skin, moxibustion is forbidden, and it was used, with draining only, for pathogenic heat of the san jiao.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
關沖者，金也。 在手小指次指之端，去爪甲角如韭葉，手少陽脈之所出也，為井。 刺入一分，留三呼，灸三壯According to this text, TE1 is the metal point at the tip of the fourth finger, a leek leaf's breadth from the corner of the nail, where the hand shaoyang vessel emerges as its jing-well point; it is needled 0.1 cun, retained for 3 breaths, with 3 moxa cones.
TE1 is one of 23 points on the Triple Burner Meridian. Nearby points:
TE1 (Guānchōng) is located on the ring finger, ulnar to the distal phalanx, 0.1 cun proximal to the ulnar corner of the fingernail, at the intersection of the vertical line of the ulnar side of the nail and the horizontal line of the base of the fingernail.
TE1 clears upper jiao heat, opens the portals, revives consciousness, benefits the throat and tongue, activates the channel and alleviates pain. Common clinical indications include throat obstruction, throat blockage, rolled-up tongue, dry mouth, headache, sudden turmoil (cholera), a sensation of blockage in the chest, loss of appetite, arm and elbow pain making it impossible to raise the arm, infantile convulsions, fright epilepsy, dizziness.
Shallow, perpendicular insertion 0.1 cun, or prick to bleed.
TE1 is a point on the Triple Burner Meridian (Sān Jiāo).