Quze (PC3)
Quze (PC3), “Marsh at the Bend”, is a point on the Pericardium meridian. It is point 3 of the 9 on the channel. He-Sea of the Pericardium: clears Heat, cools Blood and harmonizes the Stomach.
Location
On the elbow crease, on the ulnar side of the biceps brachii tendon.
Functions according to tradition
He-Sea of the Pericardium: clears Heat, cools Blood and harmonizes the Stomach.
Traditional indications
- Palpitations
- Cardiac pain
- High fever
- Vomiting
- Elbow pain
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
What its classification means
Last of the transport points, near the elbow or knee: the Qi “goes deep” and joins the organ. It has been used for disorders of the fu organs and the Stomach.
Precautions
The brachial artery and median nerve lie medial to the biceps tendon: do not puncture the artery.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- BL14 Jueyinshu (Bladder): Cardiac pain, Palpitations, Vomiting
- CV15 Jiuwei (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Cardiac pain, Palpitations
- HT9 Shaochong (Heart): Cardiac pain, Palpitations
- CV13 Shangwan (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Palpitations, Vomiting
- KI20 Futonggu (Kidney): Palpitations, Vomiting
- BL15 Xinshu (Bladder): Palpitations
Point profile
- Code
- PC3
- Pinyin name
- Qū Zé
- Characters
- 曲泽
- Translation
- Marsh at the Bend
- Meridian
- Pericardium
- Element
- Fire
- Classification
- He-Sea
- Topics
- Heart, Heat
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