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TE1 · 手少阳三焦经

Guanchong guān chōng · 关冲

Location. On the ring finger, on the ulnar side of the distal phalanx, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.

Category. Jing-well 井穴

The jing-well point of the channel, where the channel is described as beginning. Classical texts associate it with the throat and the tongue.

定位。在手指,第4指末节尺侧,指甲根角旁开0.1寸(指寸)。

特定穴。Jing-well 井穴

本经井穴,为经气所出之处。文献记载与咽喉、舌相关。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
The point sits beside the nail bed at the fingertip. Needling here is shallow and briskly painful, and the area is easily infected; avoid the point when the local skin is broken or infected.

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