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Kunlun (BL60) is located posterior to the lateral malleolus of the foot; seek it in the depression above the calcaneus. It treats muscle spasms, pain in the lumbosacral region, heaviness of the arm extending to the anterior yin area, headache, and stiffness of the spine and back. It addresses sudden asthma with chest fullness pressing against the heart, inability to walk or lift the leg, and groaning upon moving the foot. To seek peace and comfort, one must needle this acupoint.

[Note] Kunlun (BL60) is located five fen posterior to the lateral malleolus, in the depression above the calcaneus. It indicates for lumbosacral pain, heavy arms unable to be lifted, swelling and pain of the anterior yin, unilateral or bilateral headache, stiffness of the spine and back, sudden cough and asthma, and foot swelling preventing standing on the ground. Needle 3 fen, retain for seven breaths, moxa 3 moxibustion cones.

Huantiao (GB30) is located at the pivot of the hip joint; take the point while lying on the side with the lower limb flexed. It can treat flaccid paralysis of the limbs, difficulty in bending the waist and turning the head back, cold wind and damp bi-syndrome, a sensation of the body being pulled like a rope, pain connecting the thigh and hip, and heavy sighing upon flexion and rotation. If acupuncture and moxibustion are applied, the illness will be cured almost instantly.

[Note] Huantiao (GB30) is located in the center of the hip joint pivot; take the point while lying on the side, extending the lower leg and flexing the upper leg. It indicates for hemiplegia, acute low back injury preventing looking back, cold wind-damp bi-syndrome, general body stiffness, and pain in the thighs, hips, and calves preventing movement and rotation. Needle 1 cun, retain for ten breaths, moxa 3 moxibustion cones.

Yanglingquan (GB34) resides below the knee, in the depression one cun from the outer margin. It treats knee swelling and numbness, cold bi-syndrome and hemiplegic wind syndrome, heaviness of the waist and back when rising and sitting, facial swelling and chest fullness, inability to lift the feet to stand, and a posture in sitting and lying down resembling that of an elderly decrepit man. Needle to a depth of 6 fen; its miraculous efficacy is unique.

[Note] Yanglingquan (GB34) is located one chi below the knee, in the depression at the outer margin, between the tendons and bones anterior to the fibular head. It indicates for swelling and pain of both knees, cold bi-syndrome with insensibility, hemiplegia, heavy and painful waist and back, difficulty in rising and sitting, edema of the face and eyes, chest fullness, severe pain in both feet making movement difficult, and inability to support oneself when rising or sitting. Needle 6 fen, retain for ten breaths, moxa 7 moxibustion cones.