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Discussion states: The *Neijing* (Inner Canon) mentions that when the body is at ease but the mind is distressed, diseases arise in the blood vessels, and the treatment is suitable for moxibustion and acupuncture. This text provides only a general overview of these methods. However, the Nine Needles (nine types of ancient needles with different shapes and uses) originally came from the South, and moxibustion originally came from the North. By "South" and "North," it refers to regions of intense heat and cold, respectively. Human qi and blood become stagnant and sluggish in the pulse when cold, and flow smoothly and lubricated when hot; both conditions constitute diseases of the blood vessels. Therefore, treatment with moxibustion and acupuncture is appropriate. The principles of using needles have been detailed previously; the principle of using moxibustion is simply to warm the body. If a disease is caused by cold, or if it is a Yin syndrome characterized by cold, or if it involves Bi syndrome due to wind-cold-dampness, beriberi, or jue-ni (reversal) disorders due to excess above and deficiency below, as well as labor injuries, carbuncles and sores, women's qi and blood disorders, and infantile malnutrition diseases, moxibustion can be used. There are also cases where moxibustion is contraindicated: acupoints near the spinal cord and Yang syndromes should not be treated with moxibustion. Moxibustion has tonifying and reducing methods. For tonification with fire, do not blow on the fire; allow it to extinguish naturally. For reduction with fire, blow quickly to make it extinguish rapidly. This constitutes the tonifying and reducing techniques of moxibustion, which should be applied according to one's judgment of the condition.

Lung Wind-stroke: The patient lies supine with chest fullness and shortness of breath, dizziness, stifling sensation, and sweating. Observing the area from below the eyes to both sides of the nose, extending down to the mouth, if the color is white, it is still treatable. Urgently moxa Feishu (BL13, Lung Shu) for 100 moxa-cones.

Liver Wind-stroke: The patient can only squat-sit and cannot bow the head. The area around both eyes extending to the forehead is slightly bluish, and the lips are blue with a yellowish complexion. It is still treatable. Urgently moxa Ganshu (BL18, Liver Shu) for 100 moxa-cones.

Heart Wind-stroke: The patient can only lie supine and cannot turn sideways. There is stifling confusion, syncope, and cold sweat. If the lips are bright red, it is still treatable. Urgently moxa Xinshu (BL15, Heart Shu) for 100 moxa-cones.

Spleen Wind-stroke: The patient can only squat-sit with abdominal fullness, generalized jaundice, and vomiting of salty fluid. It is still treatable. Urgently moxa Pishu (BL20, Spleen Shu) for 100 moxa-cones.

Kidney Wind-stroke: The patient squats-sits with lower back pain. Observing the left and right hypochondriac regions, if there is no yellow discoloration like a cake, it is still treatable. Urgently moxa Shenshu (BL23, Kidney Shu) for 100 moxa-cones.

Large Intestine Wind-stroke: The patient lies down with continuous borborygmus. Moxa Dachangshu (BL25, Large Intestine Shu) for 100 moxa-cones.

Sudden onset of malignant wind: Chest stifling, toxicity, distress, and feeling of impending death. Urgently moxa the transverse crease under the big toe of the foot, dosage based on age (one cone per year). For tendon spasm preventing walking: if the medial ankle tendons are spasmodic, moxa 40 cones above the medial malleolus; if the lateral ankle tendons are spasmodic, moxa 30 cones above the lateral malleolus.

For upward deviation of the eyeballs (staring upwards): Moxa two points behind the eyes for 14 cones (2 x 7).

For inability to speak: Moxa above the third vertebral prominence for 100 cones.

For failure to recognize people: Moxa the tip of the costal margin for 7 cones.

For retroversion of the eyes, trismus (lockjaw), and severe abdominal pain: Moxa the first transverse crease below the scrotum for 14 cones.

When various wind pathogens attack, often unnoticed by the patient, presenting with cardiac/abdominal distension, hemiplegia, trismus with inability to speak, spontaneous salivation, closed eyes with deafness, whole-body cold rigidity, mental agitation/confusion, erratic emotions, blue lips with white mouth corners, upward eye deviation, and opisthotonos: Upon initial detection of an attack, immediately moxa Shenting (GV24) once for 7 cones. This point is located directly above the nose at the hairline.

Next, moxa Qucha (EX-HN4) twice, 1 cone each. This point is located 1.5 cun lateral to Shenting on both sides.

Next, moxa Shangguan (ST3) twice, 7 cones each. Also known as Keyuren (ST7), this point is located in the depression above the upper border of the zygomatic arch anterior to the ear.

Next, moxa Xiaguan (ST7) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression anterior to the ear, below the zygomatic arch, where the temporal artery pulses.

Next, moxa Jiache (ST6) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression at the angle of the mandible.

Next, moxa Xinhui (GV22) once for 7 cones. This point is located 2 cun superior to Shenting.

Next, moxa Baihui (GV20) once for 7 cones. This point is located at the apex of the head, in the midline.

Next, moxa Benshen (GB13) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 2 cun (or 4 cun) superior to the hairline, directly above the ear.

Next, moxa Tianzhu (BL10) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression posterior to the neck, lateral to the two major tendons, within the hairline.

Next, moxa Taodao (GV10) once for 7 cones. This point is located in the interspace below the spinous process of D7 (Da Zhui).

Next, moxa Fengmen (BL12) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of T2.

Next, moxa Xinshu (BL15) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of T5.

Next, moxa Ganshu (BL18) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of T9.

Next, moxa Shenshu (BL23) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of L2 (T14).

Next, moxa Pangguangshu (BL28) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of S2 (T19).

Next, moxa Quchi (LI11) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease when the elbow is flexed.

Next, moxa Jianyu (LI15) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression between the acromion and the humerus at the shoulder apex.

Next, moxa Zhigou (TE6) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 3 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease, between the radius and ulna on the dorsal aspect of the forearm.

Next, moxa Hegu (LI4) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression between the first and second metacarpal bones at the thenar eminence (tiger's mouth).

Next, moxa Jianshi (PC5) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located 3 cun proximal to the palmar wrist crease, between the two tendons.

Next, moxa Yanglingquan (GB34) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression anterior to the head of the fibula, below the knee.

Next, moxa Yangfu (GB38) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression at the distal end of the fibula, above the lateral malleolus.

Next, moxa Kunlun (BL60) twice, 7 cones each. This point is located in the depression between the lateral malleolus and the calcaneal tendon.

Next, moxa Shangxing (GV23) for 200 cones.

Next, moxa Qian Ding (GV21) for 240 cones.

Next, moxa Naohu (GV17) for 300 cones.

Next, moxa Fengfu (GV16) for 300 cones.

For wind-induced tinnitus and various wind disorders: Locate a point approximately 0.85 cun posterior to the ear; moxa here. Additionally, moxa the areas anterior and posterior to Ermen (TE21) bilaterally for 100 cones each.

For sudden illness with aversion to wind, feeling of impending death, inability to speak, and meat-Bi (numbness/loss of sensation) leading to unresponsiveness: Moxa the fifth thoracic vertebra, named Zangshu, for 150 cones.

For Heart Wind causing abdominal distension, indigestion, hematemesis, emaciation, loss of appetite, epistaxis, blurred vision, pain in the shoulders and hypochondrium, lower abdominal urgency: Moxa Xinshu (BL15) for 200 cones. Located at the 5th thoracic vertebra level (some say 7th), opposite the heart, 3 cun lateral.

For wind causing borborygmus, intestinal diarrhea, indigestion, lower abdominal pain, stiff back pain, difficulty urinating/defecating, inability to eat: Moxa Dachangshu (BL25) for 100 cones. Located at the 16th thoracic vertebra level, 1.5 cun lateral. Repeat every three days. For all wind disorders, moxa Yimen (EX-UE1), located 1 cun within the axillary hair. Also known as Yijian. Moxa 50 cones.

For wind causing heavy body, mental restlessness, and leg/calf pain: Moxa Juegu (GB39) for 100 cones. Located 3 cun above the lateral malleolus.

For Liver Wind causing aphasia: Moxa Renzhong (GV26) below the nose, then Dazhui (GV14), dosage based on age. Then moxa Ganshu (BL18) for 50 cones. For dim vision, moxibustion restores clarity.

For Spleen Wind causing voicelessness: Moxa the tips of the ten fingers. Then moxa Renzhong (GV26), then Dazhui (GV14), then the pulse points anterior to both ears, 1 cun above and below Ermen (TE21). Then moxa the upper and lower aspects of the big toe joints, 7 cones each.

For Hemiplegic Wind (Pian Feng): Acupuncture at seven points below the neck is indicated; moxibustion is also effective.
Points: Fengchi (GB20), Jianyu (LI15), Quchi (LI11), Zhigou (TE6), Wushu (GB27), Yanglingquan (GB34), Jiuxia Lian (ST39).

For wind causing paralysis of waist and legs, inability to kneel or rise: Needle Shangliao (BL31), Huantiao (GB30), Yanglingquan (GB34), Jiuxia Lian (ST39).

For hemiplegic wind causing inability to draw a bow: Needle Jianyu (LI15).

For wind causing Wei Tui (limb atrophy/flaccidity) and hemiplegia with aphasia: Moxa Baihui (GV20), dosage based on age. For sudden stroke with trismus: Moxa Jiguan (two points, known as Jiache ST6 in *Qianjin Yi*).

For stroke with aphasia and flaccid paralysis: Moxa Tianchuang (SI16) for 50 cones. Wind entering the zang organs causes aphonia. Sudden pulling of the mouth and eyes, tight jaw, tongue stiffness, and deviation: Moxa the junction of the red and white skin at the corner of the mouth, moving laterally, dosage based on age. If not improved after three days, repeat.

For sudden stroke with facial deviation: Take a reed tube 5 cun long. Insert one end into the affected ear canal. Seal the edges with dough to prevent air leakage. Place a soybean and moxa cone at the other end and ignite. After 7 cones, the condition resolves. Treat the opposite side for left/right lesions. This method also applies to ear diseases.

For wind-dizziness causing mental instability: Measure the width of the mouth horizontally from corner to corner. Use this string to measure the distance between the nostrils. Fold this measurement in half, then fold again to get a quarter length. Find the whorl of hair on the vertex. Moxa at the whorl. Measure from this point to the four directions (left, right, front, back) using the string and moxa at the ends. Face forward. Dosage depends on age. Perform three times a year, waiting for the moxa blister to heal before repeating. If multiple whorls exist, moxa the one closest to the nose or forehead.

For stroke with upward eye deviation and aphasia: Moxa above the 2nd and 5th thoracic vertebrae, 14 cones (2 x 7) each. For sudden stroke, moxa the transverse crease under the big toes, 5 cones.

For Heat Wind: Moxa both nipples, 14 cones (1 x 7) each. Also moxa 1 cun posterior to the lateral malleolus, 3 cones each. For unaffected scalp whorls, moxa 14 cones (1 x 7).

For Head Wind: Moxa Hou Ding (GV19), located 1.5 cun posterior to Baihui (GV20) and 1.5 cun anterior to Jiangjian (GV18). Moxa 5 cones. Also treats epilepsy, head shaking, and facial deviation.

For wind-induced urticaria: Moxa Quchi (LI11) twice, 3 cones each. *Jia Yi Jing* states: Located at the lateral elbow, in the depression when flexing the elbow, entry point of the Hand-Yangming Meridian.

For wind-induced urticaria with generalized itching like insect bites and ulceration upon scratching: Moxa Quchi (LI11) twice, dosage based on age.

For wind-induced Wei Tui with leg paralysis: Moxa Juling Shanglian (EX-LE1), located 3 cun below Zusanli (ST36). Two points, 3 cones each. *Jia Yi Jing* states: Foot-Yangming and Large Intestine meridians converge 3 cun below Zusanli.

For wind-induced facial deviation: Moxa Lieque (LU7) twice, 3 cones each. *Jia Yi Jing* states: Luo-connecting point of Hand-Taiyin, 1.5 cun above the wrist crease, diverging to Yangming. Treat opposite side for left/right lesions.

For severe wind/disease: Moxa both tiger's mouths (Hegu LI4), 3 cones each. Another method: Moxa Ge Shu (BL17) twice, 1.5 cun lateral to the 7th thoracic vertebra, 5 cones each. Mainly treats systemic Bi syndrome and severe wind.

For wind-induced aphasia: Moxa Hegu (LI4), also known as Tiger's Mouth, between the 1st and 2nd metacarpals. *Jia Yi Jing* states: Passing point of Hand-Yangming. Moxa 3 cones each.

For wind-induced spasm of the ten fingers preventing flexion/extension: Moxa above both ankle bones, 14 cones (1 x 7) each.

For wind-induced epilepsy: Moxa both nipples, 3 cones each. Then moxa the hair tuft behind the nail of the big toe, 7 cones each.

For stroke with manic running, desire to stab others, suicide attempts, and incessant cursing: Moxa the fleshy red margins of the mouth corners, 1 cone each. Also moxa the center of both elbow folds, 5 cones. Also moxa the middle of the scapulae, 3 cones. Repeat every three days, 3 cones each. Alternatively, moxa the seam below the scrotum, 30 cones.

For stroke with facial deviation: Moxa the horizontal crease of the mouth. Remove moxa when heat is felt to cure. Do not burn the entire cone, as excessive heat is harmful. If deviated to the left, moxa the right corner; if to the right, moxa the left corner. Also moxa one cone on the middle finger joint.

For stroke with ptosis/upward eye deviation: Moxa behind both eyes, 3 cones.

For stroke with failure to recognize people: Moxa the tip of the costal margin, 7 cones each.

For stroke with retroverted eyes, trismus, and severe abdominal pain: Moxa the first transverse crease below the scrotum, 14 cones.

For sudden acute wind with stifling confusion and impending death: Moxa the transverse crease under the big toes, dosage based on age.

For acute wind preventing walking: For medial tendon spasm, moxa the medial malleolus; for lateral tendon spasm, moxa the lateral malleolus, 20 cones each.

For wind-toxicity causing weak legs, bi-sensation, fullness, and rebellious qi: First moxa Dazhui (GV14), located at the prominent spinous process of C7. Moxa the upper surface point. For rebellious qi, first moxa Baihui (GV20) for 50 cones, located in the depression at the vertex.

Next, moxa Jianjing (GB21) 100 cones each. Located in the depression near the head on the shoulders. Pinch to locate accurately.

Next, moxa Danzhong (CV17) for 50 cones. Located between the breasts, opposite the nipple, in the depression of the sternum. Press to feel qi movement. Some say it is the single central point of the chest. Next, moxa Juque (CV14), 1 cun below the xiphoid process. Moxing these five points helps regulate qi. Moxa Baihui, Fengfu, stomach region, and Five Shu points of the Zang organs for better effect.

Next, moxa Fengshi (GB31) for 100 cones. Located on the lateral thigh. Stand leaning, arm hanging straight, covering the thigh; the point is on the large tendon where the middle finger tip lands. Pinch to confirm.

Next, moxa Zusanli (ST36) for 200 cones. Use the patient's hand placed horizontally across the knee, spanning four fingers (Yifu measurement). The point is at the midpoint of the middle finger segment, reaching the tibial crest.

Next, moxa Shanglin (EX-LE2) for 100 cones. Located 1 Yifu below Zusanli.

Next, moxa Xialin (EX-LE3) for 100 cones. Located 1 Yifu below Shanglin.

Next, moxa Juegu (GB39) for 200 cones. Approximately 3 cun above the lateral malleolus. Locate the upper border of the fibula and the small depression anteriorly.

For vitiligo: Moxa the middle joints of both hands, in the depression lateral to the extensor tendon, 3 cones each. Repeat if not healed.