Location
On the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of the biceps brachii.
Cautions
Caution with median nerve and brachial artery.
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.
AgitationBenefit Regulate IntestinesBenefit Regulate StomachContraction ArmContraction ArmContraction ElbowContraction ElbowCoughCoughing BloodCoughing BloodCounterflow QiCounterflow QiDiarrheaDisease FebrileDisease FebrileTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderDry MouthDry MouthDysenteryShortness of BreathFrightHeat QiHeat QiArm StiffnessImmobility ArmPainRib PainRib PainHeart PainHeart PainPalpitationsRegulate IntestinesRegulate StomachRestlessnessPounding Below Heart SensationPounding Below Heart SensationChannel StagnationChannel StagnationSummer Heat Stroke SyndromeSummer-heat Stroke SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveThirsting ExcessiveTongue DryTongue DryTremor ArmTremor ArmTremor HandTremor HandTremor HeadTremor HeadVomitingVomiting BloodVomiting BloodWind RashWind Rash
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 ↗)
- 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 ↗)