He (water) point.

[Origin]

Qu, bend; Ze, swamp. The cave is located in the depression of the elbow. The meridian qi is shallower and wider than the "pool".

[Location]

Quze acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Lingshu‧Benshu: "One of the people who has a weak elbow, you can get it by bending";
• Shenying Jing: "Big muscle" The medial transverse striated artery is";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Merge with Chize (LU5), about an inch removed";
• Donggong Anmo Mijue: "In the middle of the elbow."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: On the radial side are the biceps tendon and brachialis muscle.
• Nerve: medial and lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm, main trunk of median nerve.
• Vessels: brachial artery, vein.

[Manipulation]

Avoid arterial perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 inch; for heat syndrome, shallow vein bleeding can be done. Direct moxibustion is prohibited; warm moxibustion with moxa sticks lasts for 10 to 15 minutes.

[Efficacy]

It calms the mind, relieves heat, reduces adverse effects, and calms fright.

• Classical: disease caused by cold febrile disease, summer heat, dry mouth, heart pain, palpitation, adverse qi, vomiting, convulsions, body heat, irritability, tendency to shake the head, coughing, asthma, infirmity of the elbows and wrists When shaken, erysipelas, boil and sore, boil.
• Modern: wind-dampness heart disease, myocarditis, acute gastroenteritis, summerheat stroke, thrombovasculitis obliterans, antecubital fossa cyst.

[Recipe]

• heart pain: Dushu (BL16), Geshu (BL17), Quze (PC3).
• Good arm movement: Ganshu (BL18), Quze (PC3), Shenmen (HT7), Taichong (LR3) .
• blood deficiency and thirst: Shaoshang (LU11), Quze (PC3).
• vomiting: Zhongwan (CV12), Quze (PC3), Zusanli (ST36).
• summerheat stroke, Sha syndrome: Quze (PC3), Weizhong (BL40) (both bloodletting).