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Treating hernia and abdominal masses (abdominal lumps accompanied by pain). Difficulty in urination. Qi lin (dysuria caused by qi stagnation). Also primarily treating female hernia and abdominal masses. Upon palpation, the sensation is like hot water being poured from the inner thigh up to the waist. Stools containing undigested food. Pain in the genital region. Pain in the lower abdomen that is hard and tense. Dampness in the lower body. Loss of appetite. The acupoint Yinlingquan (SP9) is selected.

Treating fire-heat in the uterus (bao gong). Hernia and abdominal accumulations. Pain radiating to the yin region. The acupoint Taixi (KI3) is selected.

Treating hernia and abdominal masses, and yin hernia (hernia caused by cold pathogen affecting the genitals). The acupoint Chongmen (SP12) is selected.

Treating abdominal accumulation below the umbilicus. The acupoint Siman (ST25) is selected.

Treating abdominal fullness and abdominal accumulation. The acupoint Shimen (CV5) is selected.

Treating hernia and abdominal masses. The acupoints Siman (ST25) and Zhongji (CV3) are selected.

Treating hernia and abdominal masses. The acupoint Fushé (LR13) is selected.

Treating major hernia (severe hernia), with a hard abdomen. The acupoint Qiuxu (GB40) is selected.

Treating sudden hernia (acute onset hernia). Lower abdominal pain. Difficulty in urination resembling lin syndrome. The acupoint Taichong (LR3) is selected.

Treating hernia. Testicular pain radiating to the umbilicus. Inability to urinate. Impotence (one version states pain radiating into the penis shaft). The acupoint Ququan (LR8) is selected.

Treating hernia. The acupoints Zhongdu (LR6), Heyang (BL57), Guanyuan (CV4), Daju (ST26), Jiaoxin (KI8), Zhongfeng (LR4), Taichong (LR3), and Diji (SP8) are selected.

Treating hernia complicated by urinary retention (difficulty passing urine despite urgency), sudden pain, flaccidity and cold limbs (wei jue), and numbness of the body. The acupoint Zhongfeng (LR4) is selected.

Treating genital pain. Spontaneous erection and elongation of the penis. Alternating chills and fever. Sudden pain in the yin region. Enuresis. Deficiency patterns manifest as sudden itching. Rebellious qi. Sudden hernia. Difficulty in urination. The acupoint Shaofu (HT8) is selected.

Treating pain in the inner thigh and yin region, and qi abscess. Isolated hernia (unilateral testicular swelling) moving up and down, radiating to lower abdominal pain. Inability to bend or extend the trunk. The acupoint Shangqiu (SP5) is selected.

Treating fox hernia (hernia that moves up and down unpredictably, like a fox entering and exiting). The acupoint Juque (CV14) is selected.

Treating fox hernia accompanied by vomiting and syncope. The acupoint Taichong (LR3) is selected.

Treating unilateral hernia (swelling and drooping of one testicle). The area beside Jianjing (GB21), at the junction of the shoulder joint and arm, is selected.

Treating swelling and pain in the yin region. The acupoint Qichong (ST30) is selected.

Treating chong hernia (hernia qi rushing up to the chest and heart). Syncope and loss of consciousness. The acupoint Zhongwan (CV12) is selected.

Treating qi retention (urinary obstruction due to qi stagnation). Hernia. Tension in the yin region. Pain along the medial aspect of the thigh and arm. The acupoint Jiaoxin (KI8) is selected.

Treating lower abdominal hernia qi. Wandering among the five zang organs. Hernia encircling the umbilicus. Rushing up to the chest causing dyspnea. The acupoints Qihai (CV6), Shenque (CV8, Umbilicus), Shimen (CV5), and Tianshu (ST25) are selected.

Treating umbilical hernia. Pain encircling the umbilicus. Rushing up to the chest causing dyspnea. Moxibustion is applied to Shenque (CV8, Umbilicus).

Treating umbilical hernia. Pain encircling the umbilicus. The acupoint Shimen (CV5) is selected.

Treating umbilical hernia. Pain encircling the umbilicus, intermittent. Also treats qi hernia. Restlessness and vomiting. Facial edema. Ben tun (spasmodic upward rush of qi from the lower abdomen). The acupoint Tianshu (ST25) is selected.

Treating hernia. Swelling and pain in the yin region. Impotence. Pain in the penis shaft. Contraction and pain in both testicles. Inability to lie on the back. The acupoint Qichong (ST30) is selected.

Treating yin hernia. Both testicles retracting into the lower abdomen causing pain. The acupoint Wushu (GB27) is selected.

Treating contraction and pain in both testicles. The acupoints Yinjiao (CV7), Shimen (CV5), and Taichong (LR3) are selected.

Treating hernia. The acupoints Jiaoxin (KI8), Zhongdu (LR6), Daju (ST26), and Qugu (CV2) are selected.

Treating male hernia. Pain in the yin and thigh. Difficulty in urination. Fullness and distension in the abdomen and hypochondrium. Urinary retention. Shortness of breath. Diarrhea. Inability to move the four limbs. Excess patterns manifest as fever, dizziness, and eye pain. Anhidrosis. Blurred vision. Knee pain and tendon spasm. Inability to flex and extend. The acupoint Ququan (LR8) is selected.

Hernia is classified into four types. Chang hernia (intestinal hernia) and Luan hernia (testicular hernia) are difficult to cure. Qi hernia and Shui hernia (water hernia) are easily treated with acupuncture and moxibustion. If the testicle is enlarged and retracts into the abdomen, the acupoint Sanyinjiao (SP6) is selected. Moxibustion dosage follows the patient's age.

Treating hernia caused by enlarged testicles. The acupoint Guanyuan (CV4) is selected for moxibustion, 100 moxa cones. Dagu (LR1) is treated according to age. Henggu (KI12) on both sides (adjacent to the penis sheath) receives 14 moxa cones each.

Treating hernia. The acupoints Shimen (CV5) and Yinjiao (CV7) are selected.

Treating cold hernia (hernia caused by cold pathogen). Pain extending down to the waist and feet, feeling like cold water pouring. Water hernia and other various hernias. Palpation reveals hardness above the knee, shaped like a crouching rabbit. Cold pain below. Abdominal fullness and cold limbs. Shortness of breath. Sudden hernia with lower abdominal pain. Internal impotence and deficiency of qi. Waist feels like cold water. Lower abdominal distension. Cold sensation from the waist down to the upper part of the Futu area (ST32). The acupoints Yinshi (ST33) and Ganshu (BL18) are selected.

Treating cold hernia. Unilateral swelling and pain in the yin region. The acupoint Heyang (BL57) is selected.

Treating cold hernia. Lower abdominal distension. Qi rushing up to the chest and hypochondrium. The acupoint Ran gu (KI2) is selected.

Treating hernia qi sinking. Pain in the lumbar spine preventing turning or shaking. Severe traction on the genitalia, unbearable pain. Numbness from the waist down to the feet. Coldness in the dorsal intercostal spaces. Red, scanty, and painful urination. Hardness and distension in the epigastrium. The acupoint Cishi (BL32) is selected.

Treating cold hernia. The acupoints Taixi (KI3), Xingjian (LR2), Huangshu (BL23), and Ganshu (BL18) are selected.

Treating cold hernia. Radiating pain to the lower abdomen. Stiffness and spasm of the waist and knees. The acupoint Yinjiao (CV7) is selected.

Treating sudden hernia. Lower abdominal pain. The acupoint Xiangu (BL43) is selected.

Treating cold hernia. Radiating pain to the waist. Or slight fever in the body. The acupoint Zhongfeng (LR4) is selected.

Treating cold hernia. Protrusion of the penis. The acupoint Dagu (LR1) is selected.

Master Wang said: My younger brother suffered from unilateral testicular drooping after playing and lifting heavy objects in his youth. A guest practitioner moxibusted seven cones on the blue veins located three cun lateral to both sides of Guanyuan, resulting in immediate recovery. Wang Yanbin, suffering from small intestine qi hernia, was also cured by this method.

Treating sudden hernia pain. The acupoints Jinmen (BL63) and Qiuxu (GB40) are selected.

Treating sudden hernia. Frequent urination. Enuresis. Pain in the glans penis. Heart pain with sweating. Retraction of the yin into the abdomen. Unilateral enlargement of the yin. Pain in the abdominal umbilical region. Depressed mood. The acupoint Dagu (LR1) is selected. Treat the right side for left-sided disease, and the left side for right-sided disease.

Treating sudden hernia. Lower abdominal swelling. Sudden severe lower abdominal pain. Urinary difficulty resembling retention. Frequent belching, fear, and palpitations. Shortness of breath. Abdominal pain with depressed mood. Sensation of obstruction in the throat, as if a polyp were present. Back stiffness preventing bending or extending. The acupoint Ligou (LR5) is selected.

Treating sudden hernia. Lower abdominal pain. Transposition of the bladder (compressive urinary retention) preventing urination. The acupoint Guanyuan (CV4) is selected.

Treating sudden hernia. Lower abdominal pain. Vomiting. Loss of appetite. The acupoint Zhaohai (KI6) is selected. Treat the right side for left-sided disease, and the left side for right-sided disease. Immediate effect.

Treating sudden hernia causing coldness in the thighs and calves. Urinary difficulty. Accumulation of qi below the umbilicus feeling like a stone. Cold feet. Soreness in the calves. Difficulty in flexion and extension. The acupoint Ligou (LR5) is selected. Additionally puncture the two points of Zhaohai (KI6) on the Yin Qiao Mai. Treat the right side for left-sided disease, and the left side for right-sided disease. Immediate effect upon needling.

Treating small intestine qi hernia. Needle the two points of Xingjian (LR2) on the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian with a filiform needle. Then needle the two points of Zusanli (ST36) on the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian. Then needle the two points of Fuliu (KI7) on the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian (if the pulse is faint and thin, invisible, or absent, needle Fuliu; insert the needle downwards following the meridian flow, and withdraw only when the pulse returns).

Treating small intestine qi pain. Apply moxibustion to the central crease of the middle toe on the sole of the foot, seven cones. Immediate recovery.

Treating all types of hernia (The *Qianjin Fang* states: Male hernias include intestinal hernia, testicular hernia, water hernia, and qi hernia. Intestinal and testicular hernias are difficult to cure, while qi and water hernias are easily cured with acupuncture and moxibustion). The patient should straddle a mortar pestle axis, extending the penis straight onto the axis, aligning with the tip of the penis. Moxibustion is applied to the wood of the axis according to the patient's age.

Treating large scrotum and hernia. Moxibustion is applied to Dagu (LR1) according to the patient's age. Also moxibustion is applied to the medial side of the big toe, one cun from the tip, at the red-white flesh boundary. Dosage follows age. Bilateral application. Also moxibustion is applied to both sides of Henggu (KI12) [adjacent to the penis sheath], fourteen cones each. Also fifty cones on the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian, repeated three times. Also fifty cones on the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian.

Treating scrotal swelling. Bring the feet together and join the big toes. Use one moxa cone to moxibustion the square corners at the ends of the toenails. Each corner receives half a cone. Seven cones lead to recovery.

Treating testicular enlargement retracting into the abdomen. Moxibustion is applied to Sanyinjiao (SP6) according to the patient's age.

Treating testicular enlargement and hernia. Moxibustion is applied to Jianjing (GB21) according to the patient's age. Also seven cones on the tip of the little finger. Treat the opposite side for the affected side. Also moxibustion is applied to Guanyuan (CV4), 100 cones. Also moxibustion is applied to Yuquan (CV13), 100 cones, repeated three times. Also fifty cones on the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian, repeated three times. For males, seven cones on the tip of the little finger. Treat the same side for the affected side. Excellent efficacy.

Treating hernia with unilateral drooping (*Wei Shi Fang*). Take a clean blade of grass, wheat straw is best. Measure the distance between the corners of the patient's mouth as one unit. Cut it. Repeat this measurement three times. Fold it into a triangle, forming a "ren" (人) character shape. Place one corner at the center of the umbilicus, and the two other corners at the outermost points below the umbilicus on both sides; these are the acupoints. If the disease is on the left, treat the right; if on the right, treat the left. If bilateral, treat both. Moxa cones should be the size of wheat grains. Moxabustion of fourteen or twenty-one cones brings relief.

Treating hernia. Moxibustion is applied to the middle crease of the second segment of the second toe on both soles, seven cones each, up to twenty-one cones. The moxa cone should not be large; small, tight, wheat-grain-sized cones are best. Large cones may cause ulcers that take ten days to half a month to heal, during which walking should be limited. Self-administration of other medicines is permissible.

Treating kidney qi causing external genital swelling, small intestine qi pain, and abdominal borborygmus (*Wei Shi Fang*). Moxibustion is applied to Fengshi (GB31), five to seven cones. Also moxibustion is applied to Qihai (CV6), seven cones. Also moxibustion is applied to two points one and a half cun lateral to the umbilicus on both sides, seven cones each. Immediate effect (named Wailing, ST16).

Treating sudden hernia. Measure the width of the mouth horizontally with a piece of cattail reed. Double this width. Lay it across the central horizontal crease of the lower abdomen, aligned with the umbilicus. Do not let it deviate. Align the head and center. Moxibustion dosage follows age. Rest well. Avoid heavy lifting, loud talking, extreme anger, and excessive laughter. Also pull the glans penis directly upwards and moxibustion the furthest point reached. Pull downwards towards the anus and moxibustion the furthest point. Pull laterally towards the thighs and moxibustion the furthest point. Dosage follows age. Also moxibustion is applied to the Foot Jueyin Meridian. Treat the same side for the affected side, three cones.

Treating hernia. The acupoint Guanyuan (CV4) is selected.

Treating hernia. The acupoint Tianshu (ST25) is selected.

Treating sudden hernia pain. Select the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian.

Treating sudden hernia with acute pain, and swelling and pain in the yin region. The acupoint Dagu (LR1) is selected. Left side for males, right side for females. Three cones. Immediate effect.

Treating heart hernia. Moxibustion is applied to the junction of the nail and flesh on both big toes. Half a cone on the nail side, half on the flesh side. Dosage follows age. Good efficacy.

Treating heart hernia. During attacks of severe heart and abdominal pain nearing death. Moxibustion is applied to the sole of the foot. Also to the transverse crease behind the big toenail. Also to the black-white flesh junction at the bifurcation of the big toe. Stop at one hundred cones (Note: The "sole" refers to the area near the base of the big toe on the plantar surface, not the exact center of the sole).

Treating various qi-induced heart and abdominal pain, small intestine qi causing hanging pain of the external genitals, hernia, and unbearable acute lower abdominal pain (*Wei Shi Fang*). Moxibustion is applied to the center of the transverse crease of the middle segment of the big toe. Five cones. Left side for males, right side for females is excellent. Moxa cones the size of black beans. For unilateral drooping, treat the contralateral foot. Efficacy is miraculous.

Treating hernia method. On the vertical wrinkle at the edge of the hernia, alternate left and right moxibustion, seven cones.

Treating hernia. Only moxibustion is applied to the upper part, or on the penis. Also moxibustion is applied to the vessels in the lower abdomen. Also one cone is applied to the center of the big toe. Also moxibustion is applied to the tip of the little toe, depending on the side.

Treating sudden hernia. The acupoint Jiaoxin (KI8) is selected.

Hua Tuo treated sudden unilateral testicular enlargement by selecting the white flesh boundary on the medial side of the big toe, five fen from the nail. Three cones, sized like half a date pit. Treat the right side for left-sided disease, and the left side for right-sided disease.

Treating damp-cold in the four limbs, bodily heaviness, and sudden onset of hernia in the yin region. The acupoint Zhaohai (KI6) is selected.

Treating sudden hernia with acute pain. Jumping of the yin region ascending into the abdomen. Cold hernia. Prolapse of the yin. Unilateral enlargement and swelling reaching the umbilicus. Depressed mood in the abdomen. The acupoint Dagu (LR1) is selected. Acupuncture and moxibustion provide immediate relief. Treat the right side for left-sided disease, and the left side for right-sided disease.

Treating hernia with hemiplegia. The acupoint Daju (ST26) is selected.

Treating hernia with essence deficiency. The acupoints Taichong (LR3), Zhongfeng (LR4), and Diji (SP8) are selected.

Treating sudden hernia in men. Unbearable lower abdominal pain. Puncture the two points of Dagu (LR1) on the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian. Puncture the two points of Yinshi (ST33) on the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian.