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Alternate names: 鬼臣 guǐ chén, Ghost Minister; 鬼腿 guǐ tuǐ, Ghost Leg; 阳泽 yáng zé, Yang Marsh

Channel: LI, hand yáng brightness (yáng míng) large intestine channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the elbow, in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease, just distal to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

Classical location: On the outer side of the assisting bone [i.e., the radius] at the elbow. When the hand is placed on the chest, the point is in the depression at the end of the elbow crease. From The Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (针灸大成 zhēn jiǔ dà chéng)

Local anatomy: The branches of the radial recurrent artery and vein. The posterior antebrachial cutaneous nerve; deeper, on the medial side, the radial nerve.

Action: Courses evil heat; disinhibits the joints; eliminates water-dampness; courses wind and resolves the exterior; harmonizes qì and blood.

Modern indications: Painful swollen throat; toothache; painful red eyes; scrofula; febrile disease; pain in the elbow and arm; paralysis of the upper limbs; abdominal pain; retching and vomiting; high blood pressure; mania and withdrawal.

Classical indications: Non-abatement of residual heat effusion in cold damage; painful red eyes; toothache and throat impediment (hóu bì); pain in the elbow with difficulty in bending and stretching; thin weak elbows; hemiplegia; amenorrhea; dormant papules; vexation and fullness in the chest; dry skin; slack sinews; swelling of the head; headache.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 1.0‒1.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒7 cones; pole 10‒30 min.

Needle sensation: Distension and numbness, sometimes extending to the wrist and hand, or to the shoulder.

Point groups: Uniting (hé) (earth) point; one of Mǎ Dān-Yáng’s twelve heavenly star points; one of the thirteen ghost points.

Point name meaning:

• 曲 qū: bent, crooked, curved
• 池 chí: pool, pond

LI-11 may be named after its location; it is found at the crook of the elbow in a depression that resembles a shallow pool. This point name could also be considered as a description of qì as it pours into the uniting (hé) point, which is like water pouring into a pool. This pool is located at the crook of the elbow, so it is the pool at the bend. For similar reasons, and because it is located on a yáng channel, an alternate name for this point is Yáng Marsh (see Cubit Marsh, LU-5).

Additionally, 曲池 (qū chí) was a place name in ancient China. See acupoint names: origins, meanings, and translations.

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