TB01 Guanchong (Surge Gate)
關衝guān chōngGuanchong
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
On the lateral side of the ring finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.
Categories
- Jing-Well point of the Triple Burner meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
Cautions
Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.
Indications
Conditions for which TB01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AgitationLoss of AppetiteChillsComplexion DarkDeafnessDisease FebrileTurmoil DisorderDizzinessDryness LipsDry MouthEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverHeatHeat FireHeat Jiao SuperiorHeat SanjiaoUnable to Turn NeckImmobility Neck TurningOppression HeartPainBack PainEar Earache PainElbow PainHeadacheHeart PainShoulder PainSubmandibular PainTongue Root PainPharyngitisRed EyesChannel StagnationSpontaneous SweatingTaste BitternessTinnitusTongue Body CurledTongue Body StiffTongue Surface CrackedVomiting Fluid SourWind
TCM actions
What classical sources say TB01 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit EarsBenefit Tongue
Protocols using TB01
- Paralysis Facial, Wind-heat Syndrome – LI04, LI20, ST02, ST04, ST06, SI18, BL02, TB01, TB23, GB14 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(10)60026-x ↗)
- Cerebral Infarction Acute, Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficit – LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC08, PC09, TB01, GB20, GB44, LV01, LV03, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2013-5 ↗)
- Coma, Consciousness Disorder Traumatic Brain Injury – LU11, LI01, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01 (doi:10.27368/d.cnki.gtzyy.2025.000570 ↗)
- Mouth Pain, Tongue Pain, Burning Mouth Syndrome – LI04, ST05, ST06, SI01, TB01, TB21, CV24 (doi:10.22514/jofph.2025.044 ↗)
- Urinary Retention Post-stroke – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.004 ↗)
- Coma – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Hysteria – LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC06, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Wind Interior, Wind Interior – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL18, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB20, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV16, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Consciousness Loss, Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Depression Post-stroke, Neurological Deficit, Stroke Sequelae – LU11, LI01, HT09, PC09, TB01 (WANG Ning et al.. Clinical Effects of Acupuncture at Jing-Well Acupoints Combined with Scalp Acupuncture and Conventional Acupuncture on Patients with Post-Stroke Depression. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, 2026)
- Depression Post-stroke, Neurological Deficit Stroke – LU11, LI01, HT09, PC09, TB01 (王宁周海纯 刘景隆. 针刺井穴联合头针与常规针刺对脑卒中后抑郁患者的影响. 康复学报 ., 2026 [CNKI])
- Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
- Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Pathogens, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LU11, LI01, LI04, LI11, SP10, HT09, SI01, BL40, PC03, PC09, TB01 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Pathogens, Convulsions (infant), Convulsions (infant) – LU11, LI01, LI11, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01, LV03, GV14, GV26, XH03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Pathogens, Fever High, Mumps, Parotitis Acute, Fever High, Parotitis Acute – LU11, LI01, LI04, LI11, ST06, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01, TB05, TB17, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Stroke, Attack Zang Fu Organs, Bi Closed, Attack Zang Fu Organs, Bi Closed – LU11, LI01, ST40, HT09, SI01, KD01, PC09, TB01, LV03, GV20, GV26 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Delirium, Malaria, Fever High, Psychological Confusion Disorder – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC05, PC09, TB01, TB02, GB41, GB44, LV01, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside TB01
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with TB01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- HT09Lesser Surge15 protocols
- LI01Metal Yang15 protocols
- LU11Lesser Metal15 protocols
- PC09Central Surge15 protocols
- SI01Lesser Marsh14 protocols
- KD01Bubbling Spring9 protocols
- BL67Reaching Yin8 protocols
- GB44Foot Opening To Yin8 protocols
- LV01Big Mound8 protocols
- SP01Hidden White8 protocols
- ST45Running Point8 protocols
- GV26Philtrum7 protocols