DETAIL of Qucha (Kyoku-sa)

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Acupoint's Category:
Acupoints of the 14 Meridians - The 12 Regular Meridians - The Bladder
Meridian of Foot Taiyang
Chinese Name:
Qucha
Japanese Name:
Kyoku-sa
WHO No:
BL 4
WHO No (Old):
Source:
A-B Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Name Explanation:
Qu, crooked or curved; Chai, unevenness. This meridian curves laterally from
Meichong (BL 3) and then runs posteriorly from this point.
Classification:
Specific Points:
Location:
On the head, 0.5 cun directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5
cun lateral to the midline, at the junction of the medial third and middle third of
the line connecting Shenting (GV 24) and Touwei (ST 8).
Location (previously defined):
Localization:
Sit with the head resting on, locate the point at the intersection of the middle onethird and interior one-third distance of the arc line joining Shenting (GV 24) and
Touwei (ST 8).
Indications:
Diseases of Head and Sense Organs: Headache, dizziness, blurred vision,

ophthalmalgia, stuffy nose, epistaxis.

Mechanism of Action:
See also Meichong (BL 3).
Method:
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 cun.
Acupoint Prescriptions:
1) Nasal diseases: Quchai (BL 4), Shangxing (GV 13), Yingxiang (LI 20),
Suliao (GV 25), Shuigou (GV 26), Yinjiao (CV 7), Tongtian (BL 7), Heliao (LI
19), Fengfu (GV 16). (Thousand Golden Prescriptions ) 2) Rhinorrhea with
turbid discharge, runny nose with offensive odor: Quchai (BL 4), Shangxing
(GV 23). (Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion )
Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-frontal belly of occipitofrontal muscle. In the
superficial layer, there are the supratrochlear nerve and the supratrochlear artery
and vein. In the deep layer, there are the subaponeurotic loose connective tissue
and the pericranium.
Remark: