LI11
曲池 · Quchi
Pool at the Crook
Outer elbow point taught for heat, skin patterns, and local pain.
He-sea · Earth point of Large Intestine
System
- Channel
- Large Intestine (LI)
- Element
- Metal
- Yin or yang
- yang
- Organ system
- Large Intestine
- Region
- Shoulder and arm
- Limb rule
- Hand Yangming
Where it is
At the outer end of the elbow crease. Bend the arm: it is midway between the biceps tendon and the bony point of the elbow, in the hollow.
Nearby: The lateral epicondyle is the outer bony landmark. Stay in the hollow just in front of it.
Traditionally said to
He-sea and earth point of Large Intestine. A very common point in teaching for clearing heat, skin patterns, and elbow pain. Not a treatment for fever or rash by itself.
What people look up
Acupressure
With the elbow bent, press the hollow for 45–90 seconds.
When not to press: Skip a hot, swollen joint. That needs clinical care.
About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.
Licensed practice only
Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture
Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.
Depth
Common textbook range: about 1–1.5 cun perpendicular.
Angle
Perpendicular, toward the hollow.
Electroacupuncture
Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.
Nearby on this channel
Herbs often paired for a similar pattern
A study link, not a formula and not a dose.
Honeysuckle flower
A sweet cold flower for heat in the upper body.
Forsythia fruit
Clears heat-toxin and is usually written with honeysuckle.
Scutellaria root
Clears heat and dries damp, especially in the upper burner and the gut.
Saposhnikovia root
A milder wind herb, used when the surface is not extremely closed.
Tags
quchi · elbow · heat · skin