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For diseases of the head and face, needle Zhiyin (BL67). For diseases of the legs and feet, seek Fengfu (DU16).
For diseases of the heart and chest, drain Shaofu (HT8). For diseases of the umbilicus and abdomen, needle Ququan (LR8).
For various disorders of the shoulder and back, needle Zhongzhu (SJ3). For stiffness and pain of the waist and knees, rely on Jiaoxin (KI8).
For pain in the hypochondriac region and groin, Houxi (SI3) is excellent. For swelling of the thigh and knee, drain Taichong (LR3).
When a yin (genital) swelling appears as large as a *sheng* (ancient measuring vessel), the marvelous point Baihui (DU20) is truly astonishing (in its effect).
For vertex headache with inability to open the eyes, needling Yongquan (KI1) will certainly bring peace and comfort.
For crane's knee swelling and fatigue with difficulty moving, Chize (LU5) can relieve pain in the sinews and bones.
There is another marvelous point, Quchi (LI11). By tracing the root and source (of the disease), it can regulate and treat.
If the patient wishes for a swift and peaceful recovery, adding needling at Fengfu (DU16) can be used.
Furthermore, for spasticity and urgency of the arm, deep needling at Chize (LU5) removes numbness and insensitivity.
If the waist and back suffer from spastic wind (wind-induced spasm), attack Quchi (LI11) to a depth of one and a half *cun*.
The cause of the five types of hemorrhoids is blood heat. One must needle Chengshan (BL57) for the disease to vanish without a trace.
When asthma attacks and one cannot lie down to sleep, needle Fenglong (ST40) to a depth of three *cun*.
For raving, night sweating, and seeing ghosts, clearly needle Jianshi (PC5).
For bone-cold, marrow-chill, yet a sensation of fire burning inside, clearly remember the marvelous point Lingdao (HT4).
The chills and fever of malaria are truly fearsome. One must know how to differentiate deficiency and excess to apply the mind (in treatment).
For Jianshi (PC5), it is suitable to penetrate through to Zhigou (SJ6). For severe mania, seven moxa cones constitute a sage treatment.
For malaria that occurs frequently and incessantly for consecutive days, needle Jinmen (BL63) to a depth of seven *fen*.
For malaria that occurs every other day, with chills first then fever, there is nothing else to say.
For cases with more chills and less fever, take Fuliu (KI7). For cases with more fever and less chills, use Jianshi (PC5).
Some suffer from cold damage (Shanghan) with unceasing fever, locked jaw, and wind congestion, making medication difficult to administer.
For stiff neck, opisthotonos, and staring straight ahead, use the mind to seek treatment by needling Lieque (LU7).
For cold damage with reversal cold of the four limbs, observe the pulse and qi carefully at all times.
There are truly two miraculous points: needle Fuliu (KI7) half a *cun*, following the direction of the bone.
When the four limbs return to warmth and the pulse qi becomes floating, one must understand to seek treatment from the perspective of yin-yang reversal.
For cold patterns, one must supplement Juegu (GB39). For heat patterns, drain Juegu (GB39) without worry.
If the pulse is floating and surging, one should drain to resolve. When it is deep and thin, supplementation will lead to recovery.
Baihe disease (Lily disease, a disorder with mental confusion after febrile disease) and cold damage are the most difficult to treat. Push the mind to apply marvelous methods and divine needling.
For locked jaw, closed eyes, and inability to take medicine, one needle at Hegu (LI4) is remarkably effective.
For Hulhuo disease (a disorder resembling Behçet's disease) and cold damage causing sores all over the mouth, one must use Huanglian Xijiao Tang (Coptis and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction).
When worms are in the viscera and bowels eating the muscles, one requires divine needling at Dicang (ST4).
For cold damage with abdominal pain as worms seek food, vomiting roundworms, Wumei Wan (Mume Pill) may be difficult to overcome.
If not cured, death is certain within nine or ten days. Needling Zhongwan (RN12) restores and frees the stomach qi.
For cold damage with pǐ-qi (stagnant qi) binding in the chest, with dim yellowing of both eyes and obstructed sweating,
the marvelous point Yongquan (KI1), needled about three *fen*, quickly induces sweating throughout the body.
For cold damage with pǐ-binding and hypochondriac accumulation pain, it is suitable to use Qimen (LR14) to see its profound effect.
For failure to sweat when sweating is indicated, drain Hegu (LI4). For spontaneous sweating and jaundice, rely on Fuliu (KI7).
The point Feihu (i.e., Zhigou, SJ6) unblocks pǐ-qi, dispels wind, and guides qi to bring peace and quiet.
The two types of convulsive disease, rigid and soft, are most perverse and intractable, with locked jaw, closed eyes, and a red face.
When hot blood flows into the heart and lung residences, one must needle Shaoshang (LU11) with a gold needle.
How can one remove the root of abdominal fullness? Needling Yinbao (LR9) is as effective as divine.
Regardless of age, use according to the method. One must enable the patient to easily lift their body.
For injuries from falls and trauma leading to tetanus, first attack with needling at the painful area.
Afterwards, needling Chengshan (BL57) immediately produces an effect. Zhen Quan (Tang dynasty physician) left behind this method with infinite meaning.
For waist and leg pain lasting ten springs (years), if needling is ineffective, one should be clear-headed (and reflect).
Mostly, one must guide qi and probe the root. Taking medicine and searching for formulas vainly wastes gold.
For foot and knee pain unceasing for years, seek with intent around the inner and outer ankles.
The points are named Kunlun (BL60) and Lüxi (Taixi, KI3). Respond timely to changes, and recovery will be immediate.
How to treat wind impediment, wilting, and reversal? Dazhu (BL11) and Ququan (LR8) are truly marvelous.
For fullness of both feet and both hypochondriac regions making extension difficult, apply divine moxibustion at Feihu (Zhigou, SJ6) to a depth of seven *fen*.
How can one remove the root of limp waist? The divine Weizhong (BL40) immediately shows effect.