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Bone Bi (Bi syndrome affecting the bones) presents with joint immobility and pain, profuse sweating, and vexation. Treatment involves selecting the meridians of the Three Yin (Taiyin, Shaoyin, Jueyin) and applying tonification.

Wind Bi is characterized by rebellious Qi attacking the abdomen. Treatment involves selecting the collaterals of the Yang meridians, observing the primary pathological site, and applying dispersion to the Yang meridians and tonification to the Yin meridians.

For Bi syndrome, Huian (CV1), Taiyuan (LU9), Xiaoluo (GB34), and Zhaohai (KI6) are indicated.

For Bone Bi with vexation and fullness, Shangqiu (SP5) is indicated.

For heat in the soles, pain in the shins, inability to stand for long periods, and Damp-Bi causing immobility, Sanyinjiao (SP6) is indicated.

For trauma to the big toe (e.g., striking the ground when alighting from a carriage), or injury to the ends of the arms and fingers resulting in Sinew Bi, Jiexi (ST41) is indicated.

For Bi syndrome causing heaviness in the shins, flaccidity of the dorsum of the foot, and heel pain, Xialian (ST39) is indicated.

For pain in the shins, flaccidity of the feet making walking difficult, Damp-Bi with heat in the soles, and inability to stand for long periods, Tiaokou (ST38) is indicated.

For cold Bi with numbness at the knee, and Wei syndrome with inability to flex or extend, Biguan (ST31) is indicated.

For skin pain and Wei-Bi, Waiqiu (GB36) is indicated.

For pain at the lateral aspect of the knee, inability to flex or extend, and Bi with numbness in the shins, Yangguan (GB33) is indicated.

For Bi of the thigh radiating to pain at the lateral aspect of the knee and thigh, numbness, and sinew tension, Yanglingquan (GB34) is indicated.

For pain caused by Cold Qi between the muscle layers, and Bi with numbness above and below, Zhongdu (GB37) is indicated.

For drawing pain between the waist and hypochondrium, spasms of the thigh sinews, pain in the shins preventing flexion and extension, and Bi with numbness, Huantiao (GB30) is indicated.

For Wind Bi starting from the little toe, Mai Bi spreading up and down, and intermittent pain in the chest and hypochondrium, Zhiyin (BL67) is indicated.

The Yellow Emperor described fifty-nine acupoints for treating Heat: Five rows on the head, five points per row. These refer to the points along the Du Meridian: Shangxing (GV23), Xinhui (GV22), Qian Ding (GV21), Baihui (GV20), and Houding (GV19). This constitutes one row of five points. On each side, there is another row: Wuchu (GB8), Chengguang (GB7), Tongtian (GV7), Luoque (GV9), and Yuzhen (GV17), two on each side, totaling ten points. Further laterally, on each side, is another row: Linqi (GB15), Mucuang (GB16), Zhengying (GB17), Chengling (GV18), and Naokong (GB13), two on each side, totaling ten points. In total, twenty-five points are used to dissipate rebellious Heat from the Yang meridians.

Dazhu (BL11), Ying Shu (Zhongfu LU1), Quepen (LI12), and Bei Shu (Fengmen BL12) are these eight points used to drain Heat from the chest. Dazhu belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian; Ying Shu refers to Zhongfu (LU1), belonging to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian; Quepen is on the shoulder, belonging to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian; Bei Shu refers to Fengmen (BL12), also known as Re Fu, belonging to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Qijie (ST30), Zusanli (ST36), Shanglian (ST37), and Xialian (ST39) are these eight points used to drain Heat from the Stomach. All eight points belong to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian.

Yunmen (LU2), Bigu (Jianyu LI15), Weizhong (BL40), and Suikong (Yaoshu GV2) are these eight points used to drain Heat from the four limbs. Yunmen belongs to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian; Bigu refers to Jianyu (LI15), which is the intersection of the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and the Qiao Mai; Weizhong is in the center of the popliteal fossa, belonging to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian; Suikong refers to Yaoshu (GV2), belonging to the Du Meridian.

Wushu (Bladder Shu points) plus five adjacent points on each side, totaling ten points, are used to drain Heat from the Five Zang organs. These refer to Pohu (BL42), Shentang (BL44), Hunmen (BL47), Yishe (BL48), and Zhishi (BL52), two on each side, all belonging to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. The aforementioned fifty-nine points on the right side are all points for treating Heat; thus, they should be needled in Heat diseases. There are also specific methods for needling Heat: For Liver Heat, needle the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian; for Heart Heat, needle the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian and Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian; for Spleen Heat, needle the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian; for Lung Heat, needle the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian; for Kidney Heat, needle the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Generally, if Heat disease has not yet fully manifested but redness appears on the face, it indicates Heat diagnosis: Redness on the forehead indicates Heart Heat; on the chin, Kidney Heat; on the nose, Spleen Heat; on the left cheek, Liver Heat; on the right cheek, Lung Heat. Upon seeing redness, immediate needling is required. Carefully determine the Bu (tonify) and Xie (disperse) principles of the Jing-River-Shu-Yuan-He Five Shu Points. If the pathogen is in Yin, disperse Yin and tonify Yang; if in Yang, tonify Yin and disperse Yang. This is the general principle for treating Heat. Besides these Heat points, other residual methods are detailed in the following text.

For Heat disease with anhidrosis (absence of sweating), Shangxing (GV23) is indicated. First select Danzhong (CV17), then Tianyou (TE16) and Fengchi (GB20). For Heat disease with anhidrosis accompanied by painful vomiting and vexation, Chengguang (GB7) is indicated.

For Heat disease with anhidrosis, Tianzhu (BL10), Fengchi (GB20), Shangyang (LI1), Guanchong (TE1), and Yemen (SJ2) are indicated.

For Shanghan (Cold Damage) with intense Heat, vexation, and vomiting, Dazhui (GV14) is indicated.

For body Heat, headache, and alternating chills and fever, Shendao (GV11) is indicated.

For Heat disease with anhidrosis, Shangsui (DU22? Note: Text says Shang Sui, likely a variant or typo for a point on Du or local area, kept as Shang Sui) and Kongzui (LU6) are indicated. (*Qianjin Fang* states that for Arm Jue Heat disease with anhidrosis, moxibustion or needling this point can induce sweating.)

For Heat disease with headache radiating to the outer canthus with stiffness, vexation, fullness, anhidrosis, radiation to the mandible and teeth, facial redness, and skin pain, Xuanlu (GB5) is indicated.

For Heat disease with lateral headache radiating to the outer canthus, Xuanli (GB5) is indicated.

For Heat disease with palpitations, abdominal fullness and sudden pain, mental confusion/unconsciousness, cold hands and feet, lower abdominal fullness, spasms, epigastric oppression, and difficulty breathing, Juque (CV14) is indicated.

For Heat disease with vexation, chest tightness, anhidrosis, heat in the palms, heart pain, body Heat like immersion in fire, vexation, fullness, and root-of-tongue pain, Zhongchong (PC9) is indicated.

For Heat disease with fever, fullness, desire to vomit/hiccup, lasting more than three days without sweating, fearfulness, chest and hypochondriac pain, inability to turn sideways, cough, fullness, dark urine, bloody stool, persistent epistaxis, vomiting, rebellious Qi and Blood, persistent belching, throat pain, inability to eat, excessive thirst, oral ulcers, and heat in the palms, Laogong (PC8) is indicated.

For Heat disease with vexation and frequent hiccups, and palpitations in the chest, Jianshi (PC5) is indicated.

For Shanghan with chills and fever, headache, hiccups, epistaxis, and inability to raise the shoulder, Wenliu (LI7) is indicated.

For residual Heat after Shanghan, Quchi (LI11) is indicated.

For Heat disease with anhidrosis, hypochondriac pain, difficulty breathing, swelling of the neck and mandible, chills and fever, tinnitus, deafness, and hearing loss, Yanggu (SI5) is indicated.

For Heat disease with fullness, oppression, and inability to lie down, Taibai (SP3) is indicated. (*Qianjin Fang* states that for inability to lie down, heavy body, bone pain, internal Heat with shortness of breath, and Jue Cold, moxibustion removes the Heat.)

For Heat disease with anhidrosis, frequent belching, abdominal fullness, Stomach Heat with delirious speech, Jiexi (ST41) is indicated. At the onset of illness, symptoms may include headache, chills and fever, shivering with a desire for warmth, or stiff back and waist, with a flushed face resembling drunkenness. These are early signs of Shanghan (first one to two days). Only moxibustion on three points below the heart is needed: The first point, one cun below the heart, named Juque (CV14); the second point, two cun below the heart, named Shangwan (CV13); the third point, three cun below the heart, named Weiwuan (CV12). Moxa fifty cones (zhuang) at each point. However, since body sizes vary, the measurement of one cun may differ. Use a rope to measure for the best fit. Take a rope from the heart's xiphoid process (named Jiutui/CV15) to the navel, fold it in half. The end of the rope marks Weiwuan. Fold this half again into two parts. From Weiwuan, measure upward one part to mark Shangwan. Measure upward another part to mark Juque. Adults receive fifty cones; children receive three cones, adjusted by age. Adjust size and quantity according to judgment. If the patient has been ill for three to four days, first moxa twenty cones on the upper chest. Measure from the tip of the nose to the hairline, fold the rope in half, remove half, and insert the remaining length into the hairline to moxa the end of the rope. Also moxa both temples, both Fengchi (GB20), Gaishu (BL17) for one hundred cones, and other areas twenty cones each. Also moxa Taichong (LR3) for thirty cones.

All Warm Disease cases can be treated by needling the fifty-nine Heat points. Additionally, there are 365 acupoints on the body; among them, thirty-six are harmful if moxaed, and seventy-nine are disastrous if needled.