He-sea (water) point.

bubble_chart Etymology

"Qu" (曲), bend or curve; "ze" (澤), marsh. The point is located in the depression of elbow bend, where meridian qi becomes shallower and broader compared to the "pool" (chi, 池).

bubble_chart Location

Quze acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Lingshu‧Benshu: "In the depression on inner side of elbow, obtained by bending arm";
• Shenying Jing: "In the transverse crease on inner side of the large tendon, where the artery is located";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Adjacent to Chize (LU5), approximately 1 cun apart";
• Donggong Anmo Mijue: "In the exact center of inner side of elbow".

bubble_chart Anatomy

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

bubble_chart Manipulation

Avoid the artery and insert perpendicularly 0.5~1 cun. For summerheat, shallowly puncture the vein to release blood. Direct moxibustion is prohibited; moxibustion with moxa sticks lasts for 10 to 15 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Tranquilize mind, discharge heat, descend counterflow, calm fright.

• Classical: cold-damage and febrile diseases, summerheat, dry mouth, heart pain, palpitation, counterflow of qi, vomiting, convulsions, fever, irritability, frequent head shaking, coughing and wheezing, "Sha" disease, involuntary shaking of arm, elbow, or wrist, erysipelas, malignant boil and sore, boil.
• Modern: rheumatic heart disease, myocarditis, acute gastroenteritis, heatstroke, thrombovasculitis obliterans, elbow bursitis.

bubble_chart Combinations

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