Function: Quchi point is used to treat shoulder and elbow pain, upper limb paralysis, hypertension, urticaria, influenza, tonsillitis, goiter and acute gastroenteritis.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and relieving exterior syndrome, expelling wind and relieving itching, relieving swelling and pain, harmonizing qi and blood, and dredging meridians? This point is the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming, which is opposite to the lung meridian, and the lung governs fur.
Extended data:
Acupuncture at Quchi point can adjust blood oxygen saturation: Animal experiments show that the blood oxygen saturation of acupuncture group is 6.5438 0% higher than that of control group (no acupuncture). During thoracotomy, although there was open pneumothorax and lung atrophy, the arterial oxygen partial pressure still increased and there was no hypoxia.
Acupuncture at Quchi and Yanglingquan to observe hemorheology and rheoencephalogram in patients with acute stroke can increase cerebral blood flow and reduce cerebrovascular resistance. Acupuncture can increase cerebral blood flow after 35 minutes, but the cerebrovascular resistance is not significantly reduced. Acupuncture has little effect on cerebral hemodynamics in normal cats, which also shows that it is a kind of regulation.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Quchi