Acupoint+TW-1+(Guan+Chong)

 **Guan Chong** **• ** **Triple Burner** **1** **• 10.1.229 **  //Rushing the Frontier Gate, Assault on the Barrier, Passage Hub// Jing Well Point. Metal Point on Fire Meridian. = = =Location= On the lateral side of the ring finger, about .1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.

=Point Summary= //Clears Upper Burner Heat Benefits the Ear and Tongue Activates the Channel// //Alleviates Pain//

=Needling=

Depth:
0.1 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
disperses fire; revives consciousness; fever

Indications
local

Special Notes
local

=Diagnostic Indications:= Elbow Problems • Eye Disorders • Fever • Headache • Irritable • Loss Of Voice • Mouth Dryness • Stiff Tongue • Throat Soreness •

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the opposite side of the body, triple warmer (upper third), temporal-parietal lobes, opposite veins, heart, mid0height of the spinal cord; around the ear ad the lateral part of the opposite neck, elbow, forearm and dorsal muscles of the hand; opposite knee, lower leg, front of opposite foot. Disperses the opposite side of the head, opposite eye and ear, throat, lungs, tongue same side, mouth. Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Responds with shanzhong (CV-17). Here, the energy coming from the heart governor point laogong (PC-8) follows a branch through the joint of the ring finger and enters the triple warmer. It is a passage point between the top (head, eye, ear, throat) and the mid-lower area (heart, veins, forearm and lower leg.) Opposite veins; heart: pain, agitation, numbness of the opposite upper limb. Sexual organs: urination disturbed by the position of the fetus. Excess energy in the upper warmer, counterflow of energy, cannot sleep, nervous fever, body burning, agitation. Malaise: tonify. Throat, larynx: nervous suffocation, pain, food not passing: tonify. Opposite tonsillitis: tonify; dry mouth, tongue heavy, does not obey, dry vomiting, lack of appetite. Opposite eye: acute pain, keratitis, cataract: tonify. Opposite ear: pain, deafness, buzzing: tonify. Opposite side of head: congestive pain, vertigo, fainting: tonify; around the ear and the lateral part of the opposite neck. Opposite spinal cord, mid-height. Elbow, forearm, wrist, dorsal muscles of opposite hand; or pain, weakness. Opposite knee, lower leg, anterior foot.
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components= The **triple burner is responsible for Qi and blood circulation, fluid control, transformation of substances, energies and hormones**. It regulates the wei level, the boundaries of the body; and the constitutional aspect of our mind. As the outermost aspect of the fire element, **the triple burner affects our social interactions, the roles we play, and integrates our personality**. It influences the way a person connects to the world outside, the way life impacts us on a relatively superficial level, with fire imbalance you have a lot of superficial warmth, with no lasting strength or center. The frontier pass is our way of doing business with the world and must remain open for energy to be exchanged physically, and emotionally. As a gate it is important that it moves freely. It is the metal point so it is **the essence of the official, it's quality** - use this point to enrich the quality of the fire. This point regulates heat, without the proper heat there will be trouble with articulations, numbness, loss of sensitivity, lack of energies or energies that are imbalanced, inappropriate, especially imbalances of excess. Warms the rigidity, coldness, numbness, lack of sensitivity which may be a metal problem with the fire. Disharmony here may manifest as a **rigid mental attitude with a certain sort of rigidity in speech, dogma. There may be an inability to coordinate thoughts and feelings on the mental level, the person may be unable to discriminate the relative quality of associations**. Used as a metal point when the mind is starved cold or frigid ,there may be an inability to receive or appreciate the quality of incoming ideas. [JRW]

This point is **ideal for the person who is always rushing into relationships and withdrawing upon feeling exposed.** The triple heater tends to generate a lot of fire in social relationships and activities, expressed as excessive talking and chatter in social situations. Conversely, this point may help a withdrawn individual expand their boundaries. Hence, this point **may either disperse the habituated energy of constantly pushing past one's boundaries, or assist a person who is withdrawn to expand their horizons**. This exemplifies the ability of acupuncture to harmonize various aspects of being on a continuum from excess to deficiency. Constantly rushing into the outer frontier, one may fall prey to external pathogenic factors, hence this points function of dispelling wind and heat. Comparing the function of this point with that of PC-9, it is apparent that **PC-9 governs the flow of energy toward the center, whereas TW-1 directs energy toward the outer frontier**. [LJ]

"Thirty spokes converge at the center; it is the hole on which the wheel turns. Clay be formed into a vessel; what is not there makes the vessel useful. We make doors and windows to suit the room; but the open space is where we live. We should understand that while the tangible world has it's advantages, it is the intangible that gives it meaning." Chapter 2 of the Dao De Jing

=David Ford Notes= TW 1: 'Rushing the Frontier Gate'; located on the lateral edge of the ring finger nail; is the mineral point of the TW, it acts like the great wall of China ,or the castle keep [walls] surrounding the "Queing". Being the Colon aspect of mineral. It anchors the TW to Earth's core, so that it can do it's mission of spinning through out the Universes' Black fields & star systems to commune with our 'others'.It is very effective for excess or deficient TW's to close or open their 'gates' to the Divine's Inspiration, & the community of beings with in our bodies, and the Earth's meriad~faces. It is particularly appropriate for governing the excess's or deficiencies of our 'Tribal Weaver ' natures.