PC03 Quze (Marsh At The Bend)

Location

On the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of the biceps brachii.

Indications

Conditions for which PC03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using PC03

• Dry Mouth – PC03, LV13 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
• Belching, Epigastric Pain, Abdominal Bloating, Functional Dyspepsia, Postprandial Distress – LI04, ST34, ST36, SP04, PC03, LV03, CV12 (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1296-2 ↗)
• Coronary Heart Disease, Chest Pain, Angina Stable – HT03, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC06, CV17 (doi:10.1155/2021/7228033 ↗)
• Cancer Breast, Postoperative Pain, Cancer Pain – LU05, LI01, PC03, PC06, GB21 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033939 ↗)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Wrist Pain, Hand Weakness, Hand Numbness – LU05, LI05, LI10, HT03, SI04, PC03, PC07, TB05 (doi:10.2147/JPR.S551446 ↗)
• Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Ischemia Acute – PC02, PC03, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2021.13.2003 ↗)
• Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia Chronic – HT03, HT07, PC03, PC07 (doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2023.000646 ↗)
• Hives – LI04, LI11, LI15, PC03, GB30 (doi:10.16295/j.cnki.0257-358x.2017.05.005 ↗)
• Angina Pectoris, Chest Pain – ST36, HT05, HT07, BL15, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL23, PC03, PC04, PC05, PC06, PC07, CV06, CV17 (doi:10.3727/036012913x13831831849457 ↗)
• Chest Pain, Postoperative Pain – HT03, HT04, HT05, HT06, HT07, PC03, PC05, PC06, PC07 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.4.133 ↗)
• Cancer Head And Neck, Quality Of Life Reduced – LU05, LU09, LI04, LI11, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST36, SI19, KD03, KD05, PC03, TB21, GB02, GV20, XH03 (doi:10.3390/cancers18132132 ↗)
• Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance Disturbance – LU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (REN Xiao-ming. Fifty Cases of Parkinson's Disease Treated by Acupuncture Combined with Madopar. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 255-257)
• Muscle Soreness – LU05, LI04, LI11, PC03 (Does Placebo Information Affect the Trial Outcomes and Participant Blinding?. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04182295)
• Post-stroke Depression – LU04, LI04, LI06, LI07, LI10, LI11, LI12, LI13, LI15, ST02, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP10, SP11, HT05, BL15, BL20, BL23, BL61, BL64, KD02, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC06, TB03, TB06, TB07, TB09, TB12, TB14, GB20, GB31, GB33, GB43, LV02, LV03, LV05, LV14, GV20, GV23, GV26 (Acupuncture for Ischemic Post-stroke Depression. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02472613)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – HT03, HT04, PC03, PC05 (Local Effects of Acupuncture and Nerve Conduction Studies. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03036657)
• Upper Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Numbness, Peripheral Nerve Injury Upper Limb – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI03, SI04, SI07, SI08, PC03, PC06, TB05 (章明星王蕊刘阳阳刘建卫郭义. 基于现代文献总结针灸治疗周围神经损伤选穴规律. 北京中医药大学学报 ., 2015 [CNKI])
• Muscle Hypertonia Post-hemorrhagic Stroke – LU05, LI04, SP05, SP06, SP09, HT01, SI03, KD01, KD10, PC03, PC06, PC07, TB05, GB33, GB34, GB39, GB40, LV03, GV20, XH05 (Liu Xiafei, Bao Chunling, Dong Guirong. Using acupoint-to-acupoint penetrative needling to treat poststroke spastic paralysis: a clinical progress review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2014 October 15; 34(5): 609-615.)
• Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LI04, LI11, SP10, BL40, PC03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Constipation, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LI04, LI11, SP10, BL40, PC03, TB06 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Heat, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Damp, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP09, SP10, BL40, PC03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Fever, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LI04, LI11, SP10, BL40, PC03, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Pathogens, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LU11, LI01, LI04, LI11, SP10, HT09, SI01, BL40, PC03, PC09, TB01 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Heat, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Wind, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LI04, LI11, SP10, BL40, PC03, GB20 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
• Sunstroke Severe, Thermoplegia, Thermospasm, Heliosis, Sunstroke Severe – BL40, PC03, GV20, GV26, XU11A, XU11B, XU11C, XU11D, XU11E, XU11F, XU11G, XU11H, XU11I, XU11J (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside PC03

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with PC03. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI04Junction Valley13 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend12 protocols
• BL40Middle Of The Crease8 protocols
• PC06Inner Gate8 protocols
• PC07Great Mound7 protocols
• SP10Sea Of Blood7 protocols
• HT03Lesser Sea6 protocols
• LU05Cubit Marsh6 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols
• GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
• HT07Spirit Gate4 protocols
• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle4 protocols

Other points on the Pericardium Meridian