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Treats rigidity and tension of the shoulder and back. Wind-cold pathogen lodges in the Couli (interstices between skin and muscle). Stiffness and pain in the neck and nape. Inability to look back or turn the head. (From *Zisheng Jing*). Acupoint: Fufen (BL17).

Treats cold and shivering in the back Couli. Wearing heavy clothes does not bring warmth. Acupoint: Yangbai (GB14).

Treats pain within the Couli. Acupoint: Ganshu (BL18).

Treats coldness in the back Couli. Acupoint: Cili (BL32).

Treats numbness and insensitivity from the lower waist down to the feet. Coldness in the back Couli. Red, dribbling urine. Hardness and distension below the heart. Acupoint: Cili (BL32).

Sima Qian recorded Bian Que's words in the *Records of the Grand Historian*: When disease resides in the Couli, it is within the reach of herbal decoctions and hot compresses; when in the blood vessels, it is within the reach of needles and stones; when in the stomach and intestines, it is within the reach of medicinal wines; if it enters the bone marrow, even the gods of life cannot help it. Disease in the bone marrow likely begins with lodging in the Couli. If treated while in the Couli, although it is not as ideal as a sage treating disease before it arises, it is akin to an wise person treating impending illness. Duke Huan of Qi regarded physicians as seeking profit, wishing to treat those without illness to claim credit, and ultimately reached an incurable state. It is not only Duke Huan who acts this way; people generally do so. Therefore, I record Bian Que's words regarding the Couli as a warning, urging physicians to treat patients when disease is merely impending.

Treats Chang Yong (intestinal abscess) (From *Zisheng Jing*). Acupoint: Taibai (SP3).

Treats Chang Yong. Acupoint: Xianggu (ST43).

Treats cutting pain in the intestines. Acupoint: Shangqu (ST19).

Treats pain in the intestines. Vomiting and rebellious Qi ascending. Heart pain and bodily edema. Acupoint: Jianli (CV11).

Treats excessive heat in the intestines. Acupoint: Qichong (ST30).

Chang Yong presents in many forms. If pain is severe, it is Chang Yong, and one should immediately administer medicines such as Shiquan Dabu San (Ten-Ingredient Great Tonifying Powder). For other cases, moxibustion should be applied according to the syndrome. An old woman often felt tenesmus in her large intestine, suffering greatly. She said, "I will never recover." This was a rare disease. Pressing Dachangshu (BL25) caused severe pain. She was instructed to moxa at home and recovered.

Treats illness caused by Chang Yong: heaviness in the small intestine, frequent urination resembling strangury, sores around the umbilicus, pus discharging from the umbilicus, or pus and blood discharging from the stool. Acupoints: At the midpoint of both elbows, moxa each sharp bone at the elbow head for 100 moxa cones. Pus and blood will discharge immediately, and recovery will follow.

Treats sudden fullness due to cough and asthma (From *Zisheng Jing*). Acupoint: Kunlun (BL60).

Treats asthma. Acupoint: Sanjian (LI3).

Treats rebellious asthma. Acupoint: Shenmen (HT7).

Treats asthmatic cough. Acupoint: Burong (ST16).

Treats cough and asthma with swelling of limbs. Fullness of Qi in the chest and diaphragm. Asthma. Acupoint: Shangyang (LI1).

Treats chest distension and asthma. Acupoint: Dazhong (KI4).

Treats severe asthma preventing lying down. Acupoint: Qimen (LR14).

Treats rebellious cough and ascending Qi. Vomiting. Chest fullness. Inability to eat. Acupoint: Shufu (RN23).

Treats rebellious cough and asthma preventing eating. Acupoint: Zhongwan (CV12).

Treats rebellious cough and asthma with difficulty breathing. Acupoint: Tianfu (LU3).

Treats rebellious cough and asthma with difficulty breathing. Acupoints: Yunmen (LU2), Renying (ST9), Shencang (BL17).

Treats rebellious asthma and ascending Qi. Acupoint: Qihu (ST15).

Treats asthma preventing raising the arms. Acupoint: Bulang (BL18).

Treats asthma. Acupoint: Zulinqi (GB41).

Treats chaotic breathing (asthma chasing itself). Acupoints: Pohu (BL42), Zhongfu (LU1).

Treats sudden asthma. Acupoints: Huagai (RN22), Tiantu (CV22).

Treats asthma preventing breathing. Acupoints: Shufu (RN23), Shencang (BL17).

Treats asthmatic panting with vomiting of foam. Acupoint: Tianrong (SI17).

Treats cough and asthma. Acupoint: Quze (PC3).

Treats rebellious cough and asthma. Acupoint: Pohu (BL42).

Treats asthma preventing breathing. Acupoint: Fu Bai (GB8).

Treats generation of heat in the palms. Cough with rebellious Qi ascending. Frequent asthma and yawning. Heat disease with no sweat. Sudden jaundice with rebellious asthma. Heart pain with desire to vomit. Acupoint: Jingqu (LU8).

Treats rebellious asthma. Acupoints: Zhongfu (LU1), Pohu (BL42), Xietaang (Extra).

Treats rebellious cough and asthma with throat wheezing. Acupoint: Xuanji (RN21).

Treats rebellious asthma with restlessness in bed. Cough. Accumulation and masses under the hypochondrium. Acupoint: Qimen (LR14).

Treats rebellious cough and asthma. Acupoint: Tiantu (CV22).

Treats lung asthma. Acupoint: Feishu (BL13).

Treats urgent asthma. Acupoint: Jiexi (ST41).

Treats respiratory asthma. Acupoint: Zhongwan (CV12).

Treats rebellious Qi with asthma wheezing. Acupoint: Tianrong (SI17).

Treats asthma preventing walking. Acupoint: Shanglian (ST37).

Treats asthma. Acupoint: Jingqu (LU8).

Treats asthma. Acupoint: Daling (PC7).

Treats asthma preventing breathing. Acupoint: Tianfu (LU3).

Treats asthma. Acupoint: Lianquan (CV23).

Treats asthma. Acupoint: Yuji (LU10).

Master Wang said: A nobleman suffered from chronic asthma for a long time, unable to lie down at night and having to walk. Even in summer, he wore a padded vest. I knew this was Bing Guohuang (disease of the Gaohuang acupoints) and instructed him to moxa Gaohuang (BL43), after which he recovered. There were also cases of sudden asthma, which I knew were caused by phlegm. I had someone finely chop Nongpo (Magnolia Bark), weighing about 7-8 qian, with 7 slices of ginger, boiled in one bowl of water until reduced to 70%. The patient drank the liquid, then the dregs were boiled again and drunk. After a few doses, he recovered. If asthma is not caused by phlegm, one should moxa Feishu (BL13). In all cases of asthma and wheezing, pressing Feishu invariably causes soreness and pain. All are treated by Miao Ci (counter-point needling) of Feishu followed by moxibustion for recovery. Some recover with only Miao Ci without moxibustion, indicating differences in disease depth. My younger brother was caught in the rain while climbing a mountain, became short of breath overnight, nearly died, wept upon seeing his brothers, showing signs of parting sorrow. I suspected heart grief and needled Baihui (GV20) without effect. Pressing his Feishu revealed pain like needle pricking. Using fire needle for slight puncture resulted in immediate recovery. Therefore, when treating asthma in others, I only use Miao Ci on Feishu, not other points. Only when pressing Feishu does not cause soreness do I select other points.

Treats heat in the large intestine. Borborygmus and abdominal fullness. Pain flanking the umbilicus. Indigestion. Asthma preventing standing for long periods. Moxa Juxu Shanglian (ST37).

Treats rebellious asthma and ascending Qi. Shoulder breathing (accessory muscle use). Loss of taste. Acupoints: Qihu (ST15), Yunmen (LU2), Tianfu (LU3), Shenmen (HT7).

Treats abdominal pain with sudden asthma and fullness. Acupoint: Kunlun (BL60).

Treats rebellious cough. Acupoint: Yuji (LU10).

Treats cough and ascending asthma. Acupoint: Danzhong (CV17).

Treats inability to breathe due to asthma. Acupoint: Shuitu (ST9).

Treats asthma sounding like a chicken crowing. Acupoint: Futu (LI18).

Treats rebellious asthma with vexation and fullness. Vomiting foam and sweating. Acupoint: Touwei (ST8).

Treats cough, asthma, shortness of Qi, and hundred diseases. Acupoints: Feishu (BL13), Shenshu (BL23), Shufu (RN23).

Treats cough and asthma. Acupoint: Quze (PC3). Bleeding stops it immediately.

Treats wheezing and asthma in the throat. Acupoint: Futu (LI18).

Treats rebellious cough and ascending Qi. Asthma. Heat in palms. Acupoint: Jingqu (LU8).

Treats rebellious cough and asthma. Acupoints: Shaoshang (LU11), Daling (PC7).

Treats rebellious cough with chest fullness. Asthma preventing breathing. Acupoint: Daling (PC7).