10 TE05 Waiguan Outer Pass 外關
TE05 Waiguan
Outer Pass

外關穴

LOCATION

On the dorsal aspect of the forearm, 2 cun above the transverse crease of the the dorsum of the wrist, on the connecting Yangchi(TE4) and the tip of the elbow between the ulna and radius.

Features

Luo/Connecting Point. One of the Eight Confluent Points associating with the Yangwei Vessel.

Body Inches (cun)

Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.

Nerves, vascular

The dorsal cutaneous nerve of the forearm, the radial nerve, the interosseous interosseous nerve of the radial nerve, the interosseous volar nerve of the median nerve, the dorsal interosseous artery of the forearm and the main trunk of the interosseous volar artery of the forearm.

Indication

Eye rednesss and sore throat,tinnitusdeafness,nosebleed,toothache;upper extremity arthritis,radial nerve palsy,acute lumbar sprain,temporomandibular joint dysfunction,stiff neck (caused by cold or an awkward sleeping posture);abdominal painconstipation,appendicitischolera;fever,cold,hypertension,migraine,insomnia,cerebrovascular sequelae,enuresis. Beginning exterior conditions, tonify for wind-cold, cold-damp & sedate for wind-heat, fever. Headache from exterior wind as well as migraines and headaches in any area especially with stiffness or pain in the posterior and lateral aspects of the neck. Upper limb disorders including the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. Shaoyang stage diseases – alternating fever and chills, etc. Luo connecting point of the TH connects to the PC, TH 5 & PC 6 as master points of the Yang Wei and Yin Wei respectively can effect the balance of yin and yang in the body. If right pulse is stronger than the left (more Qi than Blood) disperse TH 5 & tonify PC 6 and vice versa.

Combinations

Headache ,eyes pain:TE 05 & SI 03.
Migraine:TE 05 & EX-HN5 & GB 08.
Cold:GV 20 & TE 05 & LI 04 & LU 07.
Eyes and ears, neck and shoulder syndromes:TE 05 & GB 41.
Stiff neck (caused by cold or an awkward sleeping posture):TE 05 & SI 03.
Finger pain, wrist pain:TE 05 & TE 04 & SI 03.
Numbness of the fingers:LI 11 & TE 05.

穴位

在前臂背側,當陽池與肘尖的連線上,腕背橫紋上2寸,尺骨與橈骨之間。

特點

絡穴;八脈交會穴之一,通陽維脈。

同身寸

針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。

是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸,

作为量取穴位的長度單位。

穴區神經血管

前臂背側皮神經,深層有橈神經之前臂骨間背側神經,正中神經之骨間掌側神經,前臂骨間背側動脈和前臂骨間掌側動脈本幹。

適應症

目赤腫痛,耳鳴耳聾,鼻出血,牙痛;上肢關節炎,橈神經麻痺,急性腰扭傷,顳頜關節功能紊亂,落枕;腹痛便秘,腸癰霍亂;熱病,感冒,高血壓,偏頭痛,失眠,腦血管後遺症,遺尿等。

穴位配伍療法

頭目痛:1.外關 2.後溪
偏頭痛:1.外關 2.太陽 3.率谷
感冒:1.百會 2.外關 3.合谷 4.列缺
耳目、頸項及肩部病證:1.外關 2.足臨泣
落枕:1.外關 2.後溪
手指疼痛,腕關節疼痛:1.外關 2.陽池 3.中渚
手指麻木:1.曲池 2.外關