条文:
神庭主灸羊□风,目眩头痛灸脑空,翳风专利耳聋病,兼刺瘰□项下生。
注:[1]神庭穴,主治风□,羊癫。灸三壮,禁针刺。
[2]脑空穴,主治偏正头疼,目眩。刺四分,灸五壮。
[3]翳风穴,主治耳聋及□。『针经』云:先将铜钱约二十文,
令患者咬之,寻取穴中。针三分,禁灸。
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上星通天主鼻渊,瘜肉痔塞灸能痊,兼治头风目诸疾,炷如小麦灼相安。
注:[1]上星、通天二穴,主治鼻渊,鼻塞,瘜肉,鼻痔。
[2]左鼻灸右,右鼻灸左,左右鼻俱病者,左右俱灸,
灸后鼻中当去一块,形如朽骨状,其病自愈,兼治头风目疾等证也。
[3]上星穴宜刺三分,留六呼,灸五壮。一云宜三棱针出血,
以泻诸阳之热气。
[4]通天穴宜刺三分,留七呼,灸三壮,其壮如小麦大始相宜也。
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条文:
□门风府只宜刺,中风舌缓不能言,颈项强急及瘛瘲,头风百病与伤寒。
注:[1]□门、风府二穴,主治中风舌缓,暴瘖不语,伤风伤寒,头痛项急不
得回顾及抽搐等病。
[2]□门穴针二分,不可深入,禁灸。
[3]风府穴针三分,留三呼,禁灸。
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条文:
头维主刺头风疼,目痛如脱泪不明,禁灸随皮三分刺,兼刺攒竹更有功。
注:[1]头维、攒竹二穴,主治头风疼痛如破,目痛如脱,泪出不明。
[2]头维穴随皮针三分,禁灸。
[3]攒竹穴刺一分,留六呼,禁灸。
[4]随皮者,针入即眠,针随皮刺去也。
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Article:
Shenting (GV24) is indicated for moxibustion in epilepsy; Brain Empty (GB12) is indicated for dizziness and headache. Yifeng (TE17) specializes in treating deafness, and needling it also treats scrofula occurring under the neck.
Note: [1] Shenting (GV24): Indicated for wind pathogens and epilepsy. Apply three moxa cones; needle insertion is prohibited.
[2] Brain Empty (GB12): Indicated for lateral or frontal headache and dizziness. Needle 0.4 cun, apply five moxa cones.
[3] Yifeng (TE17): Indicated for deafness and scrofula. The *Classic of Acupuncture* states: Have the patient bite approximately twenty copper coins to locate the acupoint. Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion is prohibited.
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Shangxing (GV23) and Tongtian (GV7) indicate treatment for rhinitis (nasal discharge); polyps or nasal hemorrhoids causing obstruction can be cured by moxibustion. They also treat cephalalgia due to wind and various eye diseases; burning moxa cones the size of wheat grains ensures safety and efficacy.
Note: [1] Shangxing (GV23) and Tongtian (GV7): Indicated for rhinitis, nasal congestion, polyps, and nasal hemorrhoids.
[2] For left-sided nasal disease, moxa the right side; for right-sided nasal disease, moxa the left side. If both sides are affected, moxa both. After moxibustion, a piece resembling rotten bone should be expelled from the nose, after which the disease heals spontaneously. These points also treat cephalalgia due to wind and eye diseases.
[3] Shangxing (GV23): Needle 0.3 cun, retain the needle for six breaths, apply five moxa cones. Alternatively, pricking with a three-edged needle to bleed is recommended to drain heat from the Yang meridians.
[4] Tongtian (GV7): Needle 0.3 cun, retain the needle for seven breaths, apply three moxa cones; the moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain.
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Ximen (CV22) and Fengfu (GV16) are only suitable for needle insertion. They treat stroke with flaccid tongue and inability to speak, neck stiffness and spasms, various types of cephalalgia due to wind, and cold damage.
Note: [1] Ximen (CV22) and Fengfu (GV16): Indicated for stroke with flaccid tongue, sudden aphonia, wind-cold and cold damage, headache with stiff neck unable to turn back, and convulsions.
[2] Ximen (CV22): Needle 0.2 cun; do not insert deeply. Moxibustion is prohibited.
[3] Fengfu (GV16): Needle 0.3 cun, retain the needle for three breaths. Moxibustion is prohibited.
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Touwei (ST8) is indicated for needle insertion in cephalalgia due to wind; it treats eye pain as if the eyeball were dislocated, tearing, and blurred vision. Moxibustion is prohibited; needle 0.3 cun subcutaneously. Needling Zanzhu (BL2) concurrently yields greater efficacy.
Note: [1] Touwei (ST8) and Zanzhu (BL2): Indicated for severe cephalalgia due to wind as if breaking, eye pain as if dislocated, tearing, and blurred vision.
[2] Touwei (ST8): Needle 0.3 cun subcutaneously. Moxibustion is prohibited.
[3] Zanzhu (BL2): Needle 0.1 cun, retain the needle for six breaths. Moxibustion is prohibited.
[4] "Subcutaneous" refers to inserting the needle shallowly along the skin layer.