颊车穴。在耳下八分。属足阳阴胃经。
少商穴。第一手指内甲角。属手太阴肺经。
商阳穴。第二手指外甲角。属手阳有大肠经。
中冲穴。第三手指中甲角。属手厥阳心包络经。
关冲穴。第四手指内甲角。属手少阳三焦经。
少冲穴。第五手指内甲角。属手少阴心经。
凡此六穴。应病行针。穴处俱离指甲一韭菜叶宽。如病者畏针穴之多。只针少商一穴。亦立起沉 。
宜针出恶血为妙。无血者不治。再用生姜擦针口。布条包裹。以避风袭入针口。
三方 银针式
太阴肺经在大指内侧。去甲角一韭叶。
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在中指端去甲角一韭叶。系厥阴心包经。
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在小指甲内侧去甲角一韭叶。系少阴心经。
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在二指内侧。去甲角一韭叶。系阳明胃经。
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在四指外侧去甲角一韭叶。系少阳三焦经。
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人有大小长短不同。以同身寸尺取之。人长则寸长。人短则寸短。老幼男妇皆然。取法男左
女右。屈中指以草量中节屈纹为准。
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颊车在耳下。同身寸八分。曲颊端近前陷中。开口有空。即是穴。系阳明胃经。
Jiache (ST6). Located 8 fen below the ear. It belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian.
Shaoshang (LU11). Located at the radial corner of the nail of the thumb. It belongs to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian.
Shangyang (LI1). Located at the ulnar corner of the nail of the index finger. It belongs to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian.
Zhongchong (PC9). Located at the center of the nail of the middle finger. It belongs to the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian.
Guanchong (TE1). Located at the radial corner of the nail of the ring finger. It belongs to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian.
Shaochong (HT9). Located at the radial corner of the nail of the little finger. It belongs to the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian.
For these six acupoints, needles should be applied according to the disease. The needling site should be approximately one leek-leaf width away from the nail edge. If the patient fears multiple needle insertions, needling only Shaoshang (LU11) can also immediately cure severe conditions.
It is advisable to prick to release evil blood; if no blood flows, treatment is difficult. Subsequently, wipe the needle site with fresh ginger and wrap it with a cloth strip to prevent wind pathogens from entering the needle opening.
Three Prescriptions: Silver Needle Method (Diagrammatic Explanation)
The Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian is on the medial side of the thumb, one leek-leaf width away from the nail corner.
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At the tip of the middle finger, one leek-leaf width away from the nail corner, lies the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian.
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On the medial side of the little fingernail, one leek-leaf width away from the nail corner, lies the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian.
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On the medial side of the index finger, one leek-leaf width away from the nail corner, lies the Hand-Yangming Stomach Meridian.
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On the lateral side of the ring finger, one leek-leaf width away from the nail corner, lies the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian.
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People have different finger sizes and lengths; therefore, the "body-inch" (Tongshen Cun) method should be used for measurement. A taller person has longer inches, and a shorter person has shorter inches; this applies to the elderly, children, men, and women alike. The method for men is to use the left hand, and for women, the right hand. The standard is obtained by flexing the middle finger and measuring the transverse crease of the middle phalanx with a piece of grass.
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Jiache (ST6) is located 8 fen (using Tongshen Cun) below the ear, in the depression near the anterior end of the angle of the mandible. When the mouth is opened, a gap appears; this is the acupoint. It belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian.