SJ-1

SJ-1

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After 6th monthAcupuncture
Element
English
Rushing Pass
Name
關衝
Transliteration
Guanchong
Special Point
Jing WellMetal Point
Description
Jing-Well and Metal point Used for clearing heat, either exterior due to wind or interior heat - usually Liver heat. Tongue correlations are due to the sinew channel pathway
Indications
upper jiao (top third of body) heat ears and tongue SJ channel and pain
Kinesiology
Hydration – absorption of water headaches hearing
Channel Psychology
SJ: External boundaries, I do not know who I am. I am other people. I do not let people close. Intimacy. Balancing inner and outer world.
Key Spirit Point Themes
Physical intimacy boundaries
Physical Conditions
Symptoms
Tinnitus, deafness, earache, stiff tongue, curled tongue, pain at the root of the tongue, cracked tongue, dryness of the mouth, dry lips, bitter taste in the mouth, headache, dizziness and headache, redness of the eyes, superficial visual obstruction, throat painful obstruction, pain below mandible, congested heat of the SJ, congested heat of the upper jiao, heat in the body like fire, fever, fever with absence of sweating, chills and fever, fever with agitation, oppression of the heart with absence of sweating, heart pain, sudden turmoil disorder, no pleasure in eating, pain of the elbow and shoulder, pain of the shoulder and back with inability to turn and look backwards
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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.