UB 4 - Acupuncture Point - Qu Cha

UB 4 Names

• English Name: Deviating Turn
• Pinyin Name: Qu Cha
• Chinese Character: 曲差

Location

• 1.5 cun lateral to GV 24, or .5 cun inside the AHL at the junction of the medial 1/3 and lateral 2/3's distance between GV 24 & ST 8.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

UB 4 Clinical Uses

• Local point for headache and/or nasal issues.
• Headaches, particularly frontal/sinus, eye pain, vision issues (dimness, blurry).
• Nasal polyps, nosebleeds, allergies, rhinitis.

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UB 4 Point Associations

None listed.

UB 4 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat
• Liver Wind

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

UB 4 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Headache
• Nasal Polyps
• Nosebleed (Epistaxis)
• Allergies
• Eye Problems
• Vision Problems
• Rhinitis

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".