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腰俞主治腰脊痛,冷痹强急动作难,腰下至足不仁冷,妇人经病溺赤痊。
注:[1]腰俞穴,主治腰脊重痛,举动不动,俯仰艰难,
腰以下至足冷痹不仁,及妇人经闭,溺血等证。
[2]刺二分,留七呼,灸五壮。
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至阳专灸黄疸病,兼灸痞满喘促声,命门老虚腰痛证,更治脱肛痔肠风。
注:[1]至阳穴,主治身面俱黄,胸胁支满,喘促不宁。针五分,灸三壮。
[2]命门穴,主治老人肾虚腰疼,及久痔脱肛,肠风下血等证。针五分,
灸三壮。若年二十以上者不宜灸,灸恐绝子。
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膏肓一穴灸劳伤,百损诸虚无不良,此穴禁针惟宜艾,千金百壮效非常。
注:[1]膏肓穴,主治诸虚百损,五劳七伤,身形羸瘦,梦遗失精,
上气咳逆,痰火发狂,健忘,怔仲,胎前、产后劳瘵、传尸等证。
[2]灸七七壮至百壮。
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大杼主刺身发热,兼刺疟疾咳嗽痰,神道惟灸背上病,怯怯短气艾火添。
注:[1]大杼穴,主治遍身发热,疟疾,咳嗽多痰。针五分,禁灸。
[2]神道穴,主治背上冷痛,怯怯短气。灸七壮,禁针。
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风门主治易感风,风寒痰吐血红,兼治一切鼻中痛,艾火多加嗅自通。
注:[1]风门穴,主治腠理不密,易感风寒,咳嗽吐痰,咯血鼻衄,
及一切鼻中诸病。
[2]针三分,灸五壮。
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Yaoshu (BL52) treats lower back and spinal pain, cold-bi syndrome with stiffness and difficulty in movement, numbness and coldness from the lower back to the feet, as well as menstrual disorders and dark red urine in women.
Note: [1] Yaoshu (BL52) treats heaviness and pain in the lower back and spine, limited mobility, difficulty in bending forward and backward,
cold-bi and numbness from the waist down to the feet, and conditions such as amenorrhea and hematuria in women.
[2] Puncture 0.2 cun, retain for seven breaths, moxa 5 cones.
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Zhiyang (GV9) is specifically used for moxibustion to treat jaundice, and also treats epigastric fullness, panting, and abnormal voice; Mingmen (GV4) treats lumbar pain due to kidney deficiency in the elderly, and further treats prolapse of the rectum, hemorrhoids, and intestinal wind bleeding.
Note: [1] Zhiyang (GV9) treats yellowing of the body and face, distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, restlessness due to panting. Puncture 0.5 cun, moxa 3 cones.
[2] Mingmen (GV4) treats lumbar pain due to kidney deficiency in the elderly, and conditions such as chronic hemorrhoidal prolapse and intestinal wind bleeding. Puncture 0.5 cun,
moxa 3 cones. For those over twenty years old, moxibustion is not suitable, as it may cause sterility.
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Gao Huang (BL43) treated by moxibustion addresses consumptive disease and injury, with no adverse effects for various deficiencies and weaknesses. This point is contraindicated for acupuncture and suitable only for moxibustion; treating with 100 cones, as recorded in Qianjin Fang, yields extraordinary efficacy.
Note: [1] Gao Huang (BL43) treats various deficiencies and hundred injuries, five excesses and seven injuries, emaciation, nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea,
upward rushing of qi with cough and counterflow, mania caused by phlegm-fire, forgetfulness, palpitations, and consumptive diseases such as pre- and postpartum lao zhai and infectious wasting diseases.
[2] Moxa 49 cones up to 100 cones.
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Dazhu (BL11) primarily via acupuncture treats generalized fever, and additionally treats malaria, cough, and profuse sputum; Shendao (GV11) is indicated only for moxibustion in treating back diseases, and for weakness and shortness of breath, increase moxa fire.
Note: [1] Dazhu (BL11) treats generalized fever, malaria, cough with profuse sputum. Puncture 0.5 cun, moxibustion is contraindicated.
[2] Shendao (GV11) treats cold pain in the back, weakness, and shortness of breath. Moxa 7 cones, acupuncture is contraindicated.
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Fengmen (BL12) treats susceptibility to wind pathogens, cough and expectoration due to wind-cold, hemoptysis, and additionally treats all types of nasal pain; applying more moxa fire allows the nose to clear naturally.
Note: [1] Fengmen (BL12) treats loose interstices prone to wind-cold invasion, cough with expectoration, hemoptysis, and epistaxis,
as well as all nasal disorders.
[2] Puncture 0.3 cun, moxa 5 cones.
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