胃经穴歌
四十五穴足阳明，承泣、四白、巨 经。地仓、大迎登颊车，下关、头维对人迎。水突、
气舍连缺盆，气户、库房、屋翳屯。膺窗、乳中下乳根，不容、承满出梁门。关门、太乙、滑肉
起，天枢、外陵、大巨里。水道、归来达气冲，髀关、伏兔走阴市。梁丘、犊鼻、足三里，上巨
虚连条口底。下巨虚下有丰隆，解溪、冲阳、陷谷同。内庭、厉兑阳明穴，大指次指之端终。
承泣（一名面 ，一名鼷穴） 在目下七分，上直瞳子陷中。阳跷任脉足阳明三脉之会。刺三
分，禁灸。一曰禁不宜针。
主治冷泪出，瞳子痒，远视KT KT ，昏夜无见，口眼 斜。
四白 在目下一寸，直瞳子，向 骨颧空，正视取之。刺三分，禁灸。甲乙经曰∶灸七
壮。一曰下针宜慎，若深，即令人目乌色。
主治头痛目眩，目赤生翳， 动流泪，眼弦痒，口眼 僻不能言。
巨 挟鼻孔旁八分，直瞳子。阳跷足阳明之会。由此入上齿中，复出循地仓。刺三分，灸七壮。
主治螈 ，唇颊肿痛，口 目 ，青盲无见，远视KT KT ，面风鼻 肿，香港脚膝胫肿痛。
百证赋云∶兼肾俞，治胸膈停留瘀血。
地仓（一名会维） 夹口吻旁四分，外如近下，微有动脉；若久患风，其脉亦有不动者。手足
阳明任脉阳跷之会。刺三分，留五呼，灸七壮，或二七壮，重者七七壮。病左治右，病右治
左。艾炷宜小如粗钗脚，若过大，口反 ，却灸承浆即愈。
主治偏风口眼歪斜，牙关不开，齿痛颊肿，目不得闭，失音不语，饮食不收，水浆漏落，
眼动，远视KT KT ，昏夜无见。
灵光赋云∶地仓能止口流涎。
玉龙赋云∶兼颊车，疗口 。
大迎（一名髓孔） 在曲颔（颔，腮下也。）前一寸三分，骨陷中动脉。本经自大迎循颊车，上耳前
下关、头维；其支者，从大迎前下人迎。寒热病篇曰∶臂阳明有入鸠遍齿者，名曰大迎。则
此为手足阳明之会。刺三分，留七呼，灸三壮。
主治风痉口喑，口噤不开，唇吻 动，颊肿牙痛，舌强不能言，目痛不得闭，口 数欠，
风壅面肿，寒热瘰 。
百证赋云∶兼颧 ，治目眩。
颊车（一名机关，一名曲牙） 在耳下曲颊端近前陷中，侧卧开口取之。刺三分，灸三壮。一曰
灸七壮，至七七壮。炷如小麦。
主治中风牙关不开，失音不语，口眼歪斜，颊肿牙痛，不可嚼物，颈强不得回顾。凡口
眼斜者， 则左泻右补，斜则左补右泻。
灵光赋云∶针齿痛。
玉龙赋云∶兼地仓，疗口 。
下关 在客主人下，耳前动脉下廉，合口有空，开口则闭，侧卧闭口取之。足阳明少阳
之会。刺三分，留七呼，灸三壮。本输篇曰刺之则欠不能 者，此也。耳中有干 ，禁不可
灸。一曰不可久留针。（ 一作HT ，音摘。）
主治偏风口眼 斜，耳鸣耳聋，痛痒出脓，失欠牙关脱臼。
头维 在额角入发际，挟本神旁一寸五分，神庭旁四寸五分。足少阳阳明之会。刺三
分，没皮向下，禁灸。
主治头风疼痛如破，目痛如脱，泪出不明。
玉龙赋云∶兼攒竹，能治目疼头痛。
百证赋云∶兼临泣，可治泪出。
人迎（一名天五会） 在颈下挟结喉旁一寸五分，大动脉应手，仰而取之。足阳明少阳之会。
甲乙经曰∶挟结喉以候五脏气。禁灸。气府论注曰∶刺可入四分，过深杀人。
主治吐逆霍乱，胸满喘呼不得息，项气闷肿，食不下，针入四分。
天星秘诀云∶耳鸣腰痛先此，后耳门及三里。
水突（一名水门） 在颈大筋前，直人迎下，挟气舍上，内贴气喉。刺三分，灸三壮。
主治咳逆上气，咽喉痈肿，短气喘息不得卧。
气舍 在颈大筋前，直人迎下，挟天突边陷中，贴骨尖上有缺。刺三分，灸五壮。
主治咳逆上气，肩肿项强不能回顾，喉痹哽咽，食饮不下，瘿瘤。
缺盆（一名天盖） 在肩上横骨陷者中。为五脏六腑之道。刺三分，留七呼，灸三壮。刺太
深令人逆息。孕妇禁针。
主治喘急息贲，咳嗽，胸满水肿，瘰 寒热，缺盆中肿外溃，伤寒胸中热不已，喉痹汗
出。
一曰主泻胸中之热，治与大杼、中府、风府同。
气户 在巨骨下，挟俞府两旁各二寸，去中行四寸陷中，仰而取之。刺三分，灸三壮、五壮。
主治咳逆上气，胸背痛，支满喘急不得息，不知味。
席弘赋云∶此穴攻噎，若不愈，兼灸气海。
百证赋云∶兼华盖穴，除胁肋痛有验。
库房 在气户下一寸六分，去中行四寸陷中，仰而取之。刺三分，灸三壮、五壮。
主治胸胁满，咳逆上气，呼吸不利，唾脓血浊沫。
屋翳 在库房下一寸六分，去中行四寸陷中，仰而取之。刺三分，灸五壮。
主治咳逆上气，唾脓血浊痰，身肿，皮肤痛不可近衣，淫泺，螈 不仁。
百证赋云∶兼至阴穴，治遍身风痒之疼多。
膺窗 在屋翳下一寸六分，巨骨下四寸八分，去中行四寸陷中，仰而取之。刺四分，灸五壮。
主治胸满短气不得卧，肠鸣注泄，乳痈寒热。
乳中 当乳之中。微刺，禁灸。甲乙经曰。禁不可刺。气府论注曰∶刺灸之生蚀疮，疮
中有清汁脓血者可治，疮中有 肉若蚀疮者死。
一传胎衣不下，以乳头向下尽处，俱灸之即下。
乳根 在乳中下一寸六分，去中行四寸陷中，仰而取之。刺三分，灸三壮、五壮。
主治胸下满痛，臂痛乳痛，凄凄寒热，霍乱转筋四厥。
神农经云∶治胸下满痛，上气喘急，可灸七壮。
玉龙赋云∶兼俞府，治气嗽痰哮。
快捷方式云∶治忧噎。
华佗明堂云∶主膈气不下，食噎病。
千金云∶治反胃吐食上气，灸两乳下各一寸，以瘥为度。
居家必用云∶灸咳逆。凡久病得咳逆，最为恶候。其法于乳下一指许，正与乳相直间陷中，女人即屈
乳头度之，乳头齐处是穴，艾炷如小豆许，灸三壮，男左女右，火到肌即瘥，不瘥则不可治。
不容 在第四肋端，幽门旁一寸五分，去中行二寸，对巨阙。甲乙经曰∶去任脉二寸，
至两肘端相去四寸。按甲乙经曰∶腹自不容以下至气冲二十四穴，挟幽门两旁各一寸五
分。诸书皆同。及考幽门则止去中行五分，是不容以下诸穴当去中行二寸，而诸云三寸者
非，今悉改为二寸。刺五分，灸五壮。
主治腹满 癖，胸背肩胁引痛，心痛唾血，喘嗽呕吐痰癖，腹虚鸣不嗜食，疝瘕。
承满 在不容下一寸，去中行二寸，对上脘。刺三分，灸五壮。甲乙经云∶刺八分。
主治腹胀肠鸣，胁下坚痛，上气喘急，食饮不下，肩息隔气唾血。
千金云∶夹巨阙相去五寸名承满，主肠中雷鸣相逐痢下，灸五十壮。
梁门 在承满下一寸，去中行二寸，对中脘。刺三分，灸五壮。甲乙经作刺八分。孕妇禁灸。
主治胸胁积气，饮食不思，气块疼痛，大肠滑泄，完谷不化，可灸七壮至二十一壮。
关门 在梁门下一寸，去中行二寸，对建里。刺八分，灸五壮。一云五分、三壮。
主治积气胀满，肠鸣切痛，泄痢不食，走气挟脐急痛， 疟振寒，遗溺。
太乙 在关门下一寸，去中行二寸，对下脘。刺八分，灸五壮。一云五分、三壮。
主治心烦癫狂吐舌。
滑肉门 在太乙下一寸，天枢上一寸，去中行二寸，对水分。刺八分，灸五壮。一云五分、三壮。
主治癫狂呕逆吐血，重舌舌强。
天枢（一名长溪，一名谷门） 挟脐旁二寸，去肓俞一寸五分陷中。大肠募也。刺五分，留七
呼，灸五壮。拔萃云∶百壮。千金云∶魂魄之舍不可针，孕妇不可灸。
主治奔豚泄泻，赤白痢水痢不止，食不化，水肿腹胀肠鸣，上气冲胸不能久立，久积冷
气绕脐切痛，时上冲心，烦满呕吐霍乱，寒疟，不嗜食，身黄瘦，女人 瘕血结成块，漏下月水不调，淋浊带下。
千金云∶久冷及妇人 癖，小便不通，肠鸣泻痢，绕脐绞痛，灸百壮，三报之。又云∶吐
血腹痛雷鸣，灸百壮。又云∶狂言恍惚，灸百壮。又云∶霍乱先下痢，灸二七壮，不瘥更二七壮，男左女右。
标幽赋云∶治虚损。
百证赋云∶兼水泉，治月潮违限。
一传治挟膝疼痛，腹中气块，久泻不止，虚损劳弱。可灸二十一壮。
外陵 在天枢下一寸，去中行二寸，对阴交。刺三分，灸五壮。甲乙经作刺八分。
主治腹痛，心下如悬，下引脐痛。
大巨（一名腋门） 在天枢下二寸，去中行二寸，对石门。刺五分，灸五壮。甲乙经刺八分。
主治小腹胀满，烦渴，小便难， 疝，四肢不收，惊悸不眠。
水道 在大巨下三寸，去中行二寸。刺一寸五分，灸五壮。一曰刺八分半。
主治肩背强急酸痛，三焦膀胱肾气热结，大小便不利，疝气偏坠；妇人小腹胀痛引阴
中，月经至则腰腹胀痛，胞中瘕，子门寒。
千金云∶主三焦膀胱肾中热气，灸随年壮。
百证赋云∶兼筋缩，专治脊强。
归来（一名溪穴） 在水道下二寸，去中行二寸。刺八分，灸五壮。一曰刺二分半。
主治奔豚九疝，阴丸上缩，入腹引痛，妇人血藏积冷。
气冲（一名气街） 在归来下，鼠溪上一寸，动脉应手宛宛中，去中行二寸。骨空论王氏注
曰∶在毛际两旁，鼠鼷上一寸脉动处也。刺禁论王氏注曰∶气街之中，胆胃脉也。胆之脉循
胁里，出气街，绕毛际；胃之脉挟脐，入气街中。冲脉所起。刺三分，留七呼，灸七壮。甲乙
经曰∶灸之不幸，使人不得息。一云禁不可针。艾炷如大麦。
主治逆气上攻，心腹胀满不得正卧，奔豚 疝，淫泺，大肠中热，身热腹痛，阴肿茎痛；
妇人月水不利，小腹痛无子，妊娠子上冲心，产难胞衣不下。一云此穴主泻胃中之热，与三里、巨虚上下廉同。
千金云∶治石水，灸然谷、气冲、四满、章门。
百证赋云∶兼冲门，治带下产崩。
东垣曰∶主血多诸证，以三棱针刺此穴出血立愈。
髀关 在膝上，伏兔后交文中。一云在膝上一尺二寸。刺六分，灸三壮。一云刺三分，禁灸。
主治腰痛膝寒，足麻木不仁，黄胆，痿痹，股内筋络急，小腹引喉痛。
伏兔 在膝上六寸，起肉间，正跪坐而取之。一云在膝盖上七寸，左右各三指按捺，上
有肉起如兔状，因以此名。刺五分，禁灸。千金云∶狂邪鬼语，灸百壮，亦可五十壮。
主治香港脚膝冷不得温，风痹，妇人八部诸疾。
阴市（一名阴鼎） 在膝上三寸，伏兔下陷中，拜而取之。一云在膝内辅骨后，大筋下，小筋
上，屈膝得之。刺三分，留七呼，禁灸。刺腰痛论注曰∶伏兔下陷者中，灸三壮。即此。
主治腰膝寒如注水，痿痹不仁，不得屈伸，寒疝小腹痛满，少气。
千金云∶水肿大腹，灸随年壮。
玉龙赋云∶兼风市，能驱腿足之乏力。
通玄赋云∶膝 痛阴市能医。
灵光赋云∶专治两足拘挛。
席弘赋云∶心疼手颤少海间，若要除根觅阴市。
梁丘 在膝上二寸两筋间。足阳明 。刺三分，灸三壮。
主治脚膝痛，冷痹不仁，不可屈伸，足寒，大惊，乳肿痛。
神农经云∶治膝痛屈伸不得，可灸三壮、七壮。
犊鼻 在膝髌下， 骨上，骨解大筋陷中，形如牛鼻，故名。一曰在膝头下，近外窟解
中。刺六分，灸三壮。一曰刺三分。刺禁论曰∶刺膝髌出液为跛。故刺此者不可轻也。
主治膝痛不仁，难跪起，香港脚。若膝髌痈肿，溃者不可治，不溃者可疗。若犊鼻坚硬，
勿便攻之，先用洗熨而后微刺之愈。
灵光赋云∶善治风邪湿。
三里（即下陵，出本输篇） 在膝眼下三寸， 骨外廉，大筋内宛宛中，坐而竖膝低跗取之，极
重按之，则跗上动脉止矣。足阳明所入为合。刺五分，留七呼，灸三壮。千金云∶灸二百壮
至五百壮。一云小儿忌灸三里，三十外方可灸，不尔反生疾。秋月不宜出血，恐土虚也。
主治胃中寒，心腹胀痛，逆气上攻，脏气虚惫，胃气不足，恶闻食臭，腹痛肠鸣，食不化，
大便不通，腰痛膝弱不得俯仰，小肠气。此穴主泻胃中之热，与气冲、巨虚上下廉同。
秦承祖曰∶诸病皆治，食气水气，蛊毒 癖，四肢肿满，膝 酸痛，目不明。
华佗云∶疗五劳七伤，羸瘦虚乏，瘀血乳痈。
外台明堂云∶人年三十以外，若不灸三里，令气上冲目，使眼无光，盖以三里能下气也。
一传心疼者，灸此穴及承山，立愈。以其中有瘀血，故泻此则愈。
千金云∶三里内庭，治肚腹病妙。又身重肿，坐不欲起，风劳脚疼，灸五十壮，刺五分补
之。又邪病大呼骂走，三里主之，名鬼邪。
神农经云∶治心腹胀满，胃气不足，饮食不化， 癖气块吐血，腹内诸疾，五劳七伤，灸七壮。
太乙歌云∶兼束骨，刺治项强肿痛，体重腰瘫。
玉龙赋云∶兼绝骨、三阴交，能治连延香港脚。又治心悸虚烦。又兼水分、阴交，蛊胀宜
刺。又合太冲、中封，治行步艰楚。
百证赋云∶兼阴交，治中邪霍乱。
灵光赋云∶治气上壅。又兼阳陵、阴陵、申脉、照海，治香港脚及在腰之疾。
Song of Acupoints on the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian
There are forty-five acupoints belonging to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian: Chengqi (Chengqi, ST1), Sibai (Sibai, ST2), Juliao (Juliao, ST3). Dicang (Dicang, ST4), Daying (Daying, ST5), and Jiache (Jiache, ST6) are arranged on the face; Xiaguan (Xiaguan, ST7), Touwei (Touwei, ST8), and Renying (Renying, ST9) are located on the side; Shuitu (Shuitu, ST10) and Qishe (Qishe, ST11) connect to Quepen (Quepen, ST12); Qihu (Qihu, ST13), Kufang (Kufang, ST14), and Wuyi (Wuyi, ST15) gather in the chest; Yingchuang (Yingchuang, ST16), Ruzhong (Ruzhong, ST17), and Rugen (Rugen, ST18) are distributed downwards; Burong (Burong, ST19), Chengman (Chengman, ST20), and Liangmen (Liangmen, ST21) extend; Guanmen (Guanmen, ST22), Taiyi (Taiyi, ST23), and Huaroumen (Huaroumen, ST24) start here; Tianshu (Tianshu, ST25), Wailing (Wailing, ST26), and Daju (Daju, ST27) are located deep in the abdomen; Shuidao (Shuidao, ST28) and Guilai (Guilai, ST29) reach Qichong (Qichong, ST30); Biguan (Biguan, ST31), Futu (Futu, ST32), and Yinshi (Yinshi, ST33) descend; Liangqiu (Liangqiu, ST34), Dubi (Dubi, ST35), and Zusanli (Zusanli, ST36) are connected; Shangjuxu (Shangjuxu, ST37) connects to Tiaokou (Tiaokou, ST38) at the bottom; Xiajuxu (Xiajuxu, ST39) has Fenglong (Fenglong, ST40) below it; Jiexi (Jiexi, ST41), Chongyang (Chongyang, ST42), and Xangu (Xangu, ST43) are listed together; Neiting (Neiting, ST44) and Lidui (Lidui, ST45) are acupoints of the Yangming Meridian, ending at the tip of the second toe.
Chengqi (ST1)
Also known as Mianxi (Facial Mouse Point). Located 0.7 cun below the pupil, in the depression directly beneath the pupil. This point is the intersection of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Heel Vessel), Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion is contraindicated. Another view states that needling is also contraindicated.
Indications: Cold tears flowing constantly, itching of the pupil, blurred vision, inability to see at night, facial paralysis (deviation of mouth and eye).
Sibai (ST2)
Located 1 cun below the pupil, directly beneath it, facing the empty space under the zygomatic bone. Take the point while looking straight ahead. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion is contraindicated. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Moxa seven moxa cones. Another view says: Be cautious when inserting the needle; if inserted too deeply, it may cause darkening around the eyes.
Indications: Headache and dizziness, red eyes with nebula, eyelid twitching and tearing, itching of the eyelids, facial paralysis unable to speak.
Juliao (ST3)
Located 0.8 cun beside the nostril, directly beneath the pupil. This point is the intersection of the Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Heel Vessel) and the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. The meridian enters the upper teeth from here and emerges to follow the path of Dicang. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
Indications: Convulsions, swelling and pain of lips and cheeks, facial paralysis, amaurosis (blindness), blurred vision, facial wind causing nasal swelling, gouty arthritis causing swelling and pain in knees and shins.
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Shenshu (BL23), it treats blood stasis retained in the chest and diaphragm.
Dicang (ST4)
Also known as Huiwei. Located 0.4 cun beside the corner of the mouth, slightly lower externally, where a slight arterial pulse can be felt; in cases of long-term wind stroke, the pulse may not be palpable. This point is the intersection of the Hand and Foot Yangming Meridians, Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), and Yang Qiao Mai (Yang Heel Vessel). Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for five breaths. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones, or fourteen moxa cones; for severe cases, forty-nine moxa cones. Treat the left side if the disease is on the right, and treat the right side if the disease is on the left. The moxa cone should be small, like the foot of a coarse hairpin; if too large, it may worsen facial deviation. In such cases, moxibustion on Chengjiang (CV24) will cure it.
Indications: Facial paralysis with deviation of mouth and eye, trismus (lockjaw), toothache and cheek swelling, inability to close eyes, aphonia, inability to control food and drink, drooling, eye movement, blurred vision, inability to see at night.
The *Ling Guang Fu* (*Ode of Spiritual Light*) states: Dicang can stop salivation from the mouth.
The *Yu Long Fu* (*Ode of the Jade Dragon*) states: Combined with Jiache (ST6), it treats facial paralysis.
Daying (ST5)
Also known as Suikong. Located 1.3 cun anterior to the angle of the mandible (cheekbone), in the depression of the bone where the artery beats. The meridian travels from Daying through Jiache, up to the front of the ear, Xiaguan, and Touwei; its branch descends from before Daying to Renying. The *Han Re Bing Pian* (*Chapter on Cold and Heat Diseases*) states: There is a vessel entering the teeth all over on the Arm-Yangming Meridian, named Daying. Thus, this is the intersection of the Hand and Foot Yangming Meridians. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for seven breaths. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Indications: Wind-induced spasms and aphonia, trismus, lip twitching, cheek swelling and toothache, stiff tongue unable to speak, eye pain unable to close, frequent yawning, wind obstruction causing facial swelling, scrofula with alternating cold and fever.
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Quanliao (SI18), it treats dizziness.
Jiache (ST6)
Also known as Jiguan (Joint Mechanism) and Quya. Located in the depression near the anterior end of the angle of the mandible below the ear. Take the point lying on the side with the mouth open. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Another view says: Moxa seven moxa cones, up to forty-nine moxa cones. Moxa cone size: like a wheat grain.
Indications: Trismus due to wind-stroke, aphonia, facial paralysis, cheek swelling and toothache, inability to chew, neck stiffness unable to look back. For facial paralysis, if the mouth deviates to the left, reduce the right and tonify the left; if it deviates to the right, tonify the left and reduce the right.
The *Ling Guang Fu* (*Ode of Spiritual Light*) states: Needling treats toothache.
The *Yu Long Fu* (*Ode of the Jade Dragon*) states: Combined with Dicang (ST4), it treats facial paralysis.
Xiaguan (ST7)
Located below Kemuzhuren (ST7 is actually Xiaguan, Kemuzhuren is an old name or related point, text says "below Kemuzhuren" likely referring to local anatomy or older nomenclature, but standard location is below the zygomatic arch), below the anterior border of the temporal process of the zygomatic bone, in the depression when the mouth is closed, which closes when the mouth is opened. Take the point lying on the side with the mouth closed. This point is the intersection of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for seven breaths. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. The *Ben Shu Pian* (*Chapter on Primary Points*) states: Needling here causes inability to open or close the mouth properly. Ear dry cerumen is a contraindication for moxibustion. Another view says: Do not retain the needle for a long time. ("Qian" is written as "Zhai", sound zhāi.)
Indications: Facial paralysis, tinnitus and deafness, ear pain, itching, and suppuration, jaw dislocation upon yawning.
Touwei (ST8)
Located at the lateral corner of the forehead, 1.5 cun inside the hairline, beside Boshen (EX-HN5) and 4.5 cun beside Shenting (GV24). This point is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Needle depth: 0.3 cun, subcutaneous insertion downwards. Moxibustion is contraindicated.
Indications: Severe headache like breaking, eye pain like protruding, tearing and blurred vision.
The *Yu Long Fu* (*Ode of the Jade Dragon*) states: Combined with Zanzhu (BL2), it can treat eye pain and headache.
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Zulinqi (GB37), it can treat tearing.
Renying (ST9)
Also known as Tianwu Hui. Located 1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence, where the large artery beats. Take the point with the head extended. This point is the intersection of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Beside the larynx to observe the qi of the five zang organs. Moxibustion is contraindicated. The note in *Qi Fu Lun* (*Discussion on Qi Passages*) states: Needle depth can be 0.4 cun; if deeper, it can be fatal.
Indications: Vomiting and regurgitation, cholera-like syndrome, chest fullness, wheezing and dyspnea, neck qi stagnation and swelling, difficulty swallowing. Needle depth: 0.4 cun.
The *Tian Xing Mi Jue* (*Secrets of Heavenly Stars*) states: For tinnitus and lower back pain, needle this point first, then Ermen (TE21) and Zusanli (ST36).
Shuitu (ST10)
Also known as Shuimen. Located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, directly below Renying (ST9), beside Qishe (ST11), adjacent to the trachea. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Indications: Cough and rebellious qi, pharyngeal abscess, shortness of breath and wheezing unable to lie down.
Qishe (ST11)
Located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, directly below Renying (ST9), beside the depression of Tiantu (CV22), adjacent to the bone tip with a gap. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Indications: Cough and rebellious qi, shoulder swelling and neck stiffness unable to look back, pharyngeal obstruction and choking, inability to eat or drink, goiter.
Quepen (ST12)
Also known as Tiangai. Located in the depression of the clavicular fossa. This is the pathway for the meridians of the five zang and six fu organs. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for seven breaths. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Inserting too deeply causes rebellious qi. Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Indications: Dyspnea and xibei (lung abscess), cough, chest fullness and edema, scrofula with cold and fever, swelling and external ulceration of the supraclavicular fossa, persistent heat in the chest due to cold damage, pharyngitis with sweating.
Another view states: It treats clearing heat from the chest. Treatment is similar to Dazhu (BL11), Zhongfu (LU1), and Fengfu (GV16).
Qihu (ST13)
Located below Jugugu (SI13), two cun lateral to Shufu (BL18) on both sides, four cun from the midline, in the depression. Take the point with the head extended. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: three or five moxa cones.
Indications: Cough and rebellious qi, chest and back pain, distension and wheezing unable to breathe, loss of taste.
The *Xi Hong Fu* (*Ode of Xi Hong*) states: This point attacks dysphagia. If ineffective, combine with moxibustion on Qihai (CV6).
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Huagai (RN21), it effectively eliminates hypochondriac pain.
Kufang (ST14)
Located 1.6 cun below Qihu (ST13), four cun from the midline, in the depression. Take the point with the head extended. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: three or five moxa cones.
Indications: Chest and hypochondriac fullness, cough and rebellious qi, difficult breathing, expectoration of pus, blood, and turbid foam.
Wuyi (ST15)
Located 1.6 cun below Kufang (ST14), four cun from the midline, in the depression. Take the point with the head extended. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Indications: Cough and rebellious qi, expectoration of pus, blood, and turbid phlegm, body swelling, skin pain intolerant to clothing, general weakness, convulsions and numbness.
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Zhiyin (BL67), it treats widespread wind-itching pain.
Yingchuang (ST16)
Located 1.6 cun below Wuyi (ST15), 4.8 cun below Jugugu (SI13), four cun from the midline, in the depression. Take the point with the head extended. Needle depth: 0.4 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Indications: Chest fullness and shortness of breath unable to lie down, borborygmus and diarrhea, mastitis with cold and fever.
Ruzhong (ST17)
Located at the center of the nipple. Mild needling. Moxibustion is contraindicated. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Needling is contraindicated. The note in *Qi Fu Lun* (*Discussion on Qi Passages*) states: Needling or moxibustion produces corrosive ulcers. If clear fluid and pus appear in the ulcer, it is treatable; if polyps appear resembling corrosive ulcers, it is fatal.
Another transmission states: To treat retained placenta, moxa the end of the nipple downwards until it drops.
Rugen (ST18)
Located 1.6 cun below Ruzhong (ST17), four cun from the midline, in the depression. Take the point with the head extended. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: three or five moxa cones.
Indications: Fullness and pain in the lower chest, arm and breast pain, chills and fever, cholera with tetany and cold limbs.
The *Shen Nong Jing* (*Divine Farmer's Materia Medica*) states: Treats lower chest fullness and pain, upper asthma and rapid breathing. Moxa seven moxa cones.
The *Yu Long Fu* (*Ode of the Jade Dragon*) states: Combined with Shufu (BL18), it treats asthmatic cough with phlegm.
The *Kuai Jie Fang Shi* (*Quick Reference Manual*) states: Treats melancholic dysphagia.
The *Hua Tuo Ming Tang* (*Hua Tuo's Clear Hall*) states: Mainly treats diaphragmatic qi stagnation and food dysphagia.
The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: Treats retrograde vomiting and upward qi. Moxa one cun below each nipple, until cured.
The *Ju Bi Yong* (*Must-Use for Home Use*) states: Moxa for cough and rebellious qi. For chronic cough and rebellious qi, which is a dire sign, the method is: one finger breadth below the nipple, directly aligned with the nipple. For women, bend the nipple to measure; the level of the nipple tip is the point. Moxa cone size like a small bean, three moxa cones. Men: left side; Women: right side. When the fire reaches the muscle, it cures; if not, it is untreatable.
Burong (ST19)
Located at the end of the fourth rib, 1.5 cun lateral to Youmen (KI21), two cun from the midline, opposite Juque (CV14). The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Two cun from the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), four cun apart at the ends of the elbows. According to the *Jia Yi Jing*: From Burong downwards to Qichong (ST30), there are twenty-four points, 1.5 cun lateral to Youmen on both sides. All books agree. However, examining Youmen, it is only 0.5 cun from the midline. Therefore, the points from Burong downwards should be two cun from the midline, and the claim of three cun in other books is incorrect. Now all are corrected to two cun. Needle depth: 0.5 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Indications: Abdominal fullness and accumulation masses, radiating pain from chest, back, shoulders, and hypochondrium, heart pain and hematemesis, coughing and vomiting with phlegm masses, abdominal deficiency with borborygmus and anorexia, hernia and masses.
Chengman (ST20)
Located one cun below Burong (ST19), two cun from the midline, opposite Shangwan (CV13). Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Needle 0.8 cun.
Indications: Abdominal distension and borborygmus, hardness and pain in the hypochondrium, upper asthma and rapid breathing, inability to eat or drink, shoulder breathing, diaphragmatic qi and hematemesis.
The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: Five cun lateral to Juque (CV14) is named Chengman. It treats intestinal borborygmus and successive dysentery. Moxa fifty moxa cones.
Liangmen (ST21)
Located one cun below Chengman (ST20), two cun from the midline, opposite Zhongwan (CV12). Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Needle 0.8 cun. Contraindicated in pregnancy.
Indications: Accumulated qi in chest and hypochondrium, lack of appetite, painful qi masses, intestinal slippage and diarrhea with undigested food. Moxa seven to twenty-one moxa cones.
Guanmen (ST22)
Located one cun below Liangmen (ST21), two cun from the midline, opposite Jianli (CV11). Needle depth: 0.8 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Another view: 0.5 cun, three moxa cones.
Indications: Accumulated qi and distension, cutting intestinal pain, diarrhea and dysentery with anorexia, wandering qi with urgent periumbilical pain, malaria with chills, enuresis.
Taiyi (ST23)
Located one cun below Guanmen (ST22), two cun from the midline, opposite Xiawan (CV10). Needle depth: 0.8 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Another view: 0.5 cun, three moxa cones.
Indications: Restlessness, mania, and tongue protrusion.
Huaroumen (ST24)
Located one cun below Taiyi (ST23), one cun above Tianshu (ST25), two cun from the midline, opposite Shuifen (CV9). Needle depth: 0.8 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Another view: 0.5 cun, three moxa cones.
Indications: Mania, vomiting, hematemesis, double tongue, and stiff tongue.
Tianshu (ST25)
Also known as Changxi and Gumen. Located two cun lateral to the umbilicus, 1.5 cun from Huangshu (SP15), in the depression. It is the Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine. Needle depth: 0.5 cun. Retain needle for seven breaths. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. The *Ba Cui Fang* (*Extracts from the Herbaceous Collection*) states: One hundred moxa cones. The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: The residence of the soul and spirit cannot be needled; moxibustion is contraindicated in pregnancy.
Indications: Ben tun (running piglet) and diarrhea, bloody and white dysentery and watery diarrhea unceasing, indigestion, edema, abdominal distension, and borborygmus, upward qi rushing to the chest unable to stand for long, chronic cold qi wrapping around the umbilicus with cutting pain, occasionally rushing to the heart, restlessness, fullness, vomiting, cholera, cold malaria, anorexia, yellow emaciation, women's masses and blood clots, metrorrhagia, irregular menstruation, stranguria, turbidity, and leukorrhea.
The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: For chronic cold and women's masses, urinary retention, intestinal borborygmus, diarrhea and dysentery, periumbilical colic, moxa one hundred moxa cones, repeated three times. Also states: For hematemesis, abdominal pain, and intestinal borborygmus, moxa one hundred moxa cones. Also states: For delirium and confusion, moxa one hundred moxa cones. Also states: For cholera starting with diarrhea, moxa fourteen moxa cones; if not cured, moxa another fourteen moxa cones. Men: left side; Women: right side.
The *Biao You Fu* (*Ode of Surface Elegance*) states: Treats deficiency.
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Shuiquan (KI5), it treats menstrual cycle irregularities.
Another transmission treats knee pain with binding, abdominal qi masses, chronic diarrhea, and deficiency fatigue. Moxa twenty-one moxa cones.
Wailing (ST26)
Located one cun below Tianshu (ST25), two cun from the midline, opposite Yinjiao (CV7). Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Needle 0.8 cun.
Indications: Abdominal pain, sensation of hanging in the epigastrium, pain radiating downward to the umbilicus.
Daju (ST27)
Also known as Yimen. Located two cun below Tianshu (ST25), two cun from the midline, opposite Shimen (CV5). Needle depth: 0.5 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Needle 0.8 cun.
Indications: Lower abdominal fullness, thirst, difficult urination, hernia, flaccidity of limbs, palpitations, and insomnia.
Shuidao (ST28)
Located three cun below Daju (ST27), two cun from the midline. Needle depth: 1.5 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Another view: Needle 0.85 cun.
Indications: Stiffness, soreness, and pain in shoulders and back, heat accumulation in Sanjiao, Bladder, and Kidney, difficulty in urination and defecation, hernia with descent; in women, lower abdominal pain radiating to the vagina, waist and abdominal pain during menstruation, uterine masses, cold of the cervical os.
The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: Treats heat qi in Sanjiao, Bladder, and Kidney. Moxa according to age (years of life).
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Jinsuo (DU9), it specifically treats spinal stiffness.
Guilai (ST29)
Also known as Xixue. Located two cun below Shuidao (ST28), two cun from the midline. Needle depth: 0.8 cun. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Another view: Needle 0.25 cun.
Indications: Ben tun (running piglet) and nine types of hernia, retraction of testicles into the abdomen with radiating pain, cold accumulation in the uterus of women.
Qichong (ST30)
Also known as Qiejie. Located below Guilai (ST29), one cun above the inguinal ligament (rat groin), where the artery beats in the depression, two cun from the midline. The note by Wang in *Gu Kong Lun* (*Discussion on Bone Emptiness*) states: On both sides of the pubic hair line, one cun above the inguinal region where the pulse moves. The note by Wang in *Ci Jin Lun* (*Discussion on Needling Contraindications*) states: In Qiejie, the Gallbladder and Stomach meridians are located. The Gallbladder meridian follows the ribs, exits Qiejie, and wraps around the pubic hair line; the Stomach meridian follows the umbilicus and enters Qiejie. It is the origin of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel). Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for seven breaths. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones. The *Jia Yi Jing* (*Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion*) states: Moxibustion here unfortunately causes suffocation. Another view: Contraindicated for needling. Moxa cone size like a barley grain.
Indications: Rebellious qi attacking upward, abdominal fullness unable to lie flat, Ben tun (running piglet) and hernia, general weakness, heat in the Large Intestine, body heat and abdominal pain, genital swelling and penile pain; in women, irregular menstruation, lower abdominal pain and infertility, fetal qi rushing to the heart during pregnancy, dystocia and retained placenta. Another view: This point treats clearing heat from the Stomach, same as Zusanli (ST36), Shangjuxu (ST37), and Xiajuxu (ST39).
The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: Treats Stone Water (edema). Moxa Ran Gu (KI2), Qichong (ST30), Siman (SP14), and Zhangmen (LR13).
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Chongmen (SP11), it treats leukorrhea and postpartum hemorrhage.
Li Dongyuan states: It treats various conditions of excessive blood. Puncture this point with a three-edged needle to bleed for immediate cure.
Biguan (ST31)
Located above the knee, behind Futu (ST32), in the crossing mark. Another view: One chi two cun above the knee. Needle depth: 0.6 cun. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Another view: Needle 0.3 cun, moxibustion contraindicated.
Indications: Lower back pain and cold knees, numbness and insensitivity of the foot, jaundice, flaccidity and bi-syndrome, tightness of tendons in the inner thigh, lower abdominal pain radiating to the throat.
Futu (ST32)
Located six cun above the knee, between the rising muscles. Take the point while kneeling upright. Another view: Seven cun above the kneecap. Press with three fingers on both sides; the muscle rises like a rabbit, hence the name. Needle depth: 0.5 cun. Moxibustion is contraindicated. The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: For madness and ghost speech, moxa one hundred moxa cones, or fifty moxa cones.
Indications: Gouty arthritis with cold knees unable to warm, wind-bi syndrome, various diseases of the eight sectors in women.
Yinshi (ST33)
Also known as Yinding. Located three cun above the knee, in the depression below Futu (ST32). Take the point in a bowing posture. Another view: Behind the medial condyle of the knee, below the large tendon, above the small tendon, obtained by flexing the knee. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Retain needle for seven breaths. Moxibustion is contraindicated. The note in *Ci Yao Tong Lun* (*Discussion on Needling Lower Back Pain*) states: In the depression below Futu, moxa three moxa cones. This is it.
Indications: Cold in waist and knees like pouring water, flaccidity and numbness, inability to flex and extend, cold hernia with lower abdominal fullness, shortness of breath.
The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: For edema and large abdomen, moxa according to age (years of life).
The *Yu Long Fu* (*Ode of the Jade Dragon*) states: Combined with Fengshi (GB31), it drives away weakness in legs and feet.
The *Tong Xuan Fu* (*Ode of Connecting Mystery*) states: Yinshi can treat knee pain.
The *Ling Guang Fu* (*Ode of Spiritual Light*) states: Specifically treats bilateral foot contracture.
The *Xi Hong Fu* (*Ode of Xi Hong*) states: Heart pain and hand tremors at Shaohai (HT3); to eradicate the root, seek Yinshi (ST33).
Liangqiu (ST34)
Located two cun above the knee, between the two tendons. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Needle depth: 0.3 cun. Moxibustion: three moxa cones.
Indications: Foot and knee pain, cold bi-syndrome with numbness, inability to flex and extend, cold feet, great fright, breast swelling and pain.
The *Shen Nong Jing* (*Divine Farmer's Materia Medica*) states: Treats knee pain with inability to flex and extend. Moxa three or seven moxa cones.
Dubi (ST35)
Located below the patella, above the tibial tuberosity, in the depression of the bone separation and large tendon, shaped like a cow's nose, hence the name. Another view: Below the knee joint, near the outer cavity separation. Needle depth: 0.6 cun. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Another view: Needle 0.3 cun. The *Ci Jin Lun* (*Discussion on Needling Contraindications*) states: Needling the patella causing effusion leads to limping. Therefore, needling this point must not be done lightly.
Indications: Knee pain and numbness, difficulty kneeling and rising, gouty arthritis. If the patella has an abscess, if ulcerated it is untreatable; if not ulcerated, it can be treated. If Dubi is hard, do not attack it immediately; first use washing and warming, then mild needling to cure.
The *Ling Guang Fu* (*Ode of Spiritual Light*) states: Good at treating wind evil and dampness.
Zusanli (ST36)
Also known as Xialing, from the *Ben Shu Pian* (*Chapter on Primary Points*). Located three cun below the knee eye, on the lateral border of the tibia, in the depression within the large tendon. Take the point sitting with the knee vertical and foot lowered. Press heavily; the arterial pulse on the dorsum of the foot stops. It is the He-Sea point where the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian enters. Needle depth: 0.5 cun. Retain needle for seven breaths. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: Moxa two hundred to five hundred moxa cones. Another view: Children should avoid moxibustion on Zusanli; it can be done after age thirty, otherwise it may cause disease. In autumn, bleeding is not suitable, fearing earth deficiency.
Indications: Cold in the stomach, abdominal distension and pain, rebellious qi attacking upward, deficiency of zang qi, insufficiency of stomach qi, aversion to food odor, abdominal pain and borborygmus, indigestion, constipation, lower back pain and weak knees unable to bend and stretch, Small Intestine Qi. This point treats clearing heat from the Stomach, same as Qichong (ST30), Shangjuxu (ST37), and Xiajuxu (ST39).
Qin Chengzu states: It treats all diseases, food qi, water qi, gu poison and masses, limb fullness and swelling, knee soreness and pain, unclear vision.
Hua Tuo states: It treats five labors and seven injuries, emaciation and deficiency, blood stasis and mastitis.
The *Wai Tai Ming Tang* (*External Cabinet Clear Hall*) states: For people over thirty, if Zusanli is not moxaed, qi rushes upward to the eyes, making them lose luster, because Zusanli can direct qi downward.
Another transmission states: For heart pain, moxa this point and Chengshan (BL57) for immediate cure. Because there is blood stasis there, reducing this point cures it.
The *Qian Jin Fang* (*Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold*) states: Zusanli and Neiting are excellent for abdominal diseases. Also for heavy body and edema, unwillingness to sit and rise, wind-labor leg pain, moxa fifty moxa cones, needle 0.5 cun tonifying. Also for evil disease with loud shouting, cursing, and running, Zusanli treats it, named Ghost Evil.
The *Shen Nong Jing* (*Divine Farmer's Materia Medica*) states: Treats heart and abdominal fullness, stomach qi insufficiency, indigestion, mass qi and hematemesis, various internal diseases, five labors and seven injuries. Moxa seven moxa cones.
The *Tai Yi Ge* (*Song of Tai Yi*) states: Combined with Shugu (BL65), needling treats neck stiffness and swelling, heavy body and limp waist.
The *Yu Long Fu* (*Ode of the Jade Dragon*) states: Combined with Juegu (GB39) and Sanyinjiao (SP6), it treats continuous gouty arthritis. Also treats palpitations and deficiency vexation. Also combined with Shuifen (CV9) and Yinjiao (CV7), gu distension should be needled. Also combined with Taichong (LR3) and Zhongfeng (LR4), it treats difficult and painful walking.
The *Bai Zheng Fu* (*Ode for Hundred Symptoms*) states: Combined with Yinjiao (CV7), it treats evil cholera.
The *Ling Guang Fu* (*Ode of Spiritual Light*) states: Treats qi congestion upward. Also combined with Yanglingquan (GB34), Yinlingquan (SP9), Shenmai (BL62), and Zhaohai (KI6), it treats gouty arthritis and waist diseases.