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[Upper Compilation: External Treatment Methods - Lingshu Jing Bone Measurements]

[1] From below the laryngeal prominence (Jiehou) to the middle of the Clavicular Fossa (Quepen), the length is four cun. (This measurement is based on the depression above the Supraclavicular bone [Gugu], which is the location of the Tiantu [CV22] acupoint.)
[2] From the Clavicular Fossa (Quepen) downwards to the middle of the xiphoid process area, the length is nine cun.
[3] The circumference of the chest is four chi and five cun.
[4] The width between the two nipples is nine cun and half. (It should be折算 [converted/measured] as eight cun for accuracy.)
[5] From the lower part of the heart/stomach region to the Tianshu [ST25] acupoint, the length is eight cun. (Tianshu is the name of a Foot-Yangming Stomach meridian acupoint, located beside the umbilicus; here it refers to the level of the umbilicus.)
[6] From the Tianshu [ST25] acupoint downwards to the Henggu [pubic bone], the length is six cun and half; the transverse length of the Henggu is also six cun and half. (The bone below the pubic hair is called Henggu.)

Note: [1] These are ancient measurements. Comparing them with current methods of locating upper and lower acupoints, there are many discrepancies. It is appropriate to follow the subsequent chest and abdomen folding method for accuracy.
[2] The width between the two hips is six cun and half. This is located in the middle of the two thighs, at the ends of the Henggu (pubic bones), commonly known as the thigh seam (Bifeng).
[3] Chest and Abdomen Folding Method:
<1> For longitudinal cun, use the midline. Starting from the Tiantu [CV22] acupoint at the Clavicular Fossa, ending at the Zhongting [CV12] acupoint at the junction of the sternum and xiphoid process, this is measured as eight cun and four fen.
<2> From the upper junction of the xiphoid process downwards to the center of the umbilicus, this is measured as eight cun.
<3> From the center of the umbilicus downwards to the Qugu [CV2] acupoint at the pubic symphysis, this is measured as five cun.
<4> For transverse cun, use the distance between the two nipples, measured as eight cun.
<5> The transverse and longitudinal cun methods for the chest and abdomen are all based on these standards.

[Upper Compilation: External Treatment Methods - Limbs Region]

[1] The hip bone (Kuagu) is the coxal bone, also known as the condylar bone.
[2] If one has previously been affected by wind-cold-dampness, and subsequently suffers trauma from falls or blows, leading to blood stasis congealing, resulting in swelling, hardness, and tendon displacement, causing the leg to be unable to walk straight:
<1> If the tendons are shortened, the toes touch the ground.
<2> If the bones are dislocated, the buttocks protrude, and walking is slanted.
[3] Manual pushing and pressing techniques should be used to reduce the hip bone back into place, bringing the displaced tendons forward to their proper position, thereby eliminating the ailment.
It is suitable to take Jiawei Jianbu Huqian Wan (Modified Tiger-Hiding Pill for Strengthened Steps), fumigate and wash with Haitongpi Tang (Phellodendron Bark Decoction), and apply moxibustion and heat packs with Dingtong San (Pain-Relieving Powder).

Note: Formulas: [1] Jiawei Jianbu Huqian Wan (Modified Tiger-Hiding Pill for Strengthened Steps)
Specially treats traumatic injuries, deficiency and decline of Qi and Blood, pain in the lower body (waist, hips, knees, legs), soreness, weakness, and difficulty in walking. Taking this medicine for one hundred days will relax tendons, relieve pain, invigorate blood, tonify Qi, and strengthen spirit.
Ingredients: Guijiao (Tortoise Shell Glue, fried with clam powder into beads), Lu Jiaojiao (Deer Antler Glue, fried with clam powder into beads), Hu Jinggu (Tiger Tibia Bone, roasted with butter), Heshouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix, steamed and sun-dried nine times after mixing with black soybeans), Chuan Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, washed in wine and sun-dried), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, stir-fried with ginger juice until fibers break), Suoyang (Cynomorii Herba), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, washed in wine and stir-fried dry), each two liang; Weilingxian (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma? Note: Usually refers to Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma in this context, but WHO term is often associated with Salvia or Clematis depending on source. Here strictly translating ingredient name), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, washed in wine, sun-dried, stir-fried with a little salt wine), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, removed rhizome), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Baishao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, slightly stir-fried), Yun Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, earth-stir-fried), each one liang; Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) three liang; Da Chuan Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, boiled for a full day with one bowl of infant urine, one bowl of salt water, and two liang of sliced fresh ginger until very soft; if water dries, add more; after boiling in salt water, remove, peel, slice thinly, then boil again in clean water with five qian of Chuan Huanglian [Coptidis Rhizoma] and five qian of Gancao [Glycyrrhizae Radix] until three incense sticks have burned; remove, sun-dry until bright amber-colored), one liang and five qian.
Grind all into fine powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take three qian per dose, administered on an empty stomach with light salt water. In winter, administer with light yellow wine.
[2] Haitongpi Tang (Phellodendron Bark Decoction): See section on Zygomatic Bone Injury.
[3] Dingtong San (Pain-Relieving Powder): See section on Fontanelle Injury.