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(Note: Qi acupoints refer to the 365 acupoints throughout the body, which are sites where Qi and blood vessels flow and circulate. Acupuncture or moxibustion can be applied at these points for treatment, hence they are called "Qi acupoints".)

The Yellow Emperor asked: I have heard that there are 365 Qi acupoints corresponding to the days of a year, but I do not know their specific locations. I wish to hear them explained in detail. ... Qibo bowed twice and rose, saying: Please allow me to explain. When pain is felt as if the back and heart are pulling each other, the treated acupoints are Tiantu (RN22), the point below the tenth thoracic vertebra, and Shangji (Zhongwan, RN12). (Tiantu is located four cun below the laryngeal prominence in the neck, in the depression; it is the meeting point of the Yin Linking Vessel and the Conception Vessel. Needling should be shallow; insertion depth is one cun, retention time is seven breaths, and moxibustion is three moxa cones. In the current editions of *Jia Yi Jing* and *Jing Mai Liu Zhu Kong Xue Tu Jing*, no acupoint is recorded below the tenth thoracic vertebra on the spine, suggesting it might be the seventh vertebra, which is governed by the Qi of the Governor Vessel.) Shangji refers to the epigastrium. (Specifically, Zhongwan [RN12]. Zhongwan is the Front-Mu point of the Stomach, located one cun below the upper epigastrium, midway between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus. It is where the Hand-Taiyang, Hand-Shaoyang, and Foot-Yangming meridians originate, and where the Qi of the Conception Vessel emerges. Insertion depth is one cun two fen; if moxibustion is applied, seven cones may be used. Note: *Jia Yi Jing* records it as the meeting point of the Conception Vessel.) Xiaji refers to Guanyuan (RN4). (Guanyuan is the Front-Mu point of the Small Intestine, located three cun below the umbilicus, and is the meeting point of the Three Foot-Yin meridians and the Conception Vessel. Insertion depth is two cun, retention time is seven breaths, and moxibustion is seven cones.) The way evil influences connect the back and chest, linking Yin and Yang on left and right, is as described above. The symptoms include pain and astringency in the front and back, pain in the chest and hypochondrium, dyspnea, inability to lie flat, rebellious Qi, shortness of breath, unilateral pain, full and rising pulse, oblique emergence from the Kaivessel, connection to the chest and hypochondrium, support for the Heart through the diaphragm, ascent to the shoulder adding to Tiantu, and oblique descent to the shoulder crossing below the tenth thoracic vertebra. (Note: Xin Zhengjiao states: "Carefully examining the text from 'back and heart pulling' to here, it is suspected to be from the *Gu Kong Lun* (Bone Empty Treatise), misplaced due to bamboo slip detachment." This is correct. However, since the count of 365 acupoints in this chapter is also missing, it is retained here to preserve both versions.)

There are fifty Shu points of the Zang organs. "Zang" refers to the Five Zang organs: Heart, Liver, Spleen, Lung, and Kidney, excluding the four Form Zang organs. "Shu" here refers to the Jing-River-Well-Stream-Sea (Jing, Ying, Shu, Jing, He) five transport points, not the Back-Shu points on the back. Regarding the Jing, Ying, Shu, Jing, and He points: The Well point of the Liver is Dadun (LR1); the Ying-Spring point is Xingjian (LR2); the Shu-Stream point is Taichong (LR3); the Jing-River point is Zhongfeng (LR4); and the He-Sea point is Ququan (LR8). Dadun is at the tip of the great toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, among the hair, where the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian originates. Insertion is three fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Xingjian is between the first and second toes, where the pulse beats palpably, in the depression, where the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian flows. (Xin Zhengjiao notes: According to *Jia Yi Jing*, 'flow' is written as 'retain'; elsewhere 'flow' is also written as 'retain'.) Insertion is six fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Taichong is two cun distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe, in the depression, where the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian pours. Insertion is three fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Zhongfeng is one and a half cun anterior to the medial malleolus (according to *Jia Yi Jing*, one cun), in the depression; take it with the foot extended straight. It is where the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian travels. Insertion is four fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Ququan is below the medial condyle of the knee, above the large tendon and below the small tendon, in the depression; take it with the knee flexed. It is where the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian enters. Insertion is six fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Well point of the Pericardium is Zhongchong (PC9); the Ying-Spring point is Laogong (PC8); the Shu-Stream point is Daling (PC7); the Jing-River point is Jianshi (PC5); and the He-Sea point is Quze (PC3). Zhongchong is at the tip of the middle finger, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, in the depression, where the Hand-Yinqiao (Pericardium) Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is one cone. Laogong is in the center of the palm at the arterial pulse, where the Hand-Yinqiao Meridian flows. Insertion is three fen, retention is six breaths, moxibustion is two cones. Daling is in the depression between the two tendons at the wrist crease, where the Hand-Yinqiao Meridian pours. Insertion is six fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Jianshi is three cun proximal to the wrist crease, between the two tendons in the depression, where the Hand-Yinqiao Meridian travels. Insertion is six fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is seven cones. Quze is in the depression at the medial end of the elbow; take it with the elbow flexed. It is where the Hand-Yinqiao Meridian enters. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Well point of the Spleen is Yinbai (SP1); the Ying-Spring point is Dadu (SP2); the Shu-Stream point is Taibai (SP3); the Jing-River point is Shangqiu (SP5); and the He-Sea point is Yinlingquan (SP9). Yinbai is on the medial side of the tip of the great toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, where the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Dadu is in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe, where the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian flows. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Taibai is in the depression under the medial eminence of the foot, where the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian pours. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Shangqiu is in the depression slightly anterior to the medial malleolus, where the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian travels. Insertion is four fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Yinlingquan is in the depression below the medial condyle of the tibia; take it with the leg extended. It is where the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian enters. Insertion is five fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Well point of the Lung is Shaoshang (LU11); the Ying-Spring point is Yuji (LU10); the Shu-Stream point is Taiyuan (LU9); the Jing-River point is Jingqu (LU8); and the He-Sea point is Chize (LU5). Shaoshang is on the medial side of the tip of the thumb, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, where the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is one breath, moxibustion is three cones. Yuji is in the scattered vessels on the medial side distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb, where the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian flows. Insertion is two fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Taiyuan is in the depression at the wrist crease, where the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian pours. Insertion is two fen, retention is two breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Jingqu is in the depression at the Cun Kou (radial pulse), where the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian travels. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths; moxibustion is contraindicated as it harms the Spirit. Chize is in the artery at the center of the elbow crease, where the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian enters. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Well point of the Kidney is Yongquan (KI1); the Ying-Spring point is Ran gu (KI2); the Shu-Stream point is Taixi (KI3); the Jing-River point is Fuli u (KI7) (according to *Jia Yi Jing*, 'liu' is written as 'liu/retain'); and the He-Sea point is Yingu (KI10). Yongquan is in the depression of the sole of the foot, in the hollow when the foot is flexed and toes curled, where the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian originates. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Rangu is in the depression below the prominent bone anterior to the medial malleolus, where the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian flows. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones; needling this point often causes bleeding, making one feel hungry and desire food immediately. Taixi is in the depression of the arterial pulse posterior to the medial malleolus and superior to the calcaneus, where the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian pours. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Fuli u is in the depression two cun superior to the medial malleolus (Xin Zhengjiao notes: According to the note in *Ci Yao Tong Lun*, it is five cun posterior-superior to the medial malleolus at the arterial pulse). It is where the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian travels. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is five cones. Yingu is posterior to the medial condyle of the knee, below the large tendon and above the small tendon; press to feel the pulse, take with knee flexed. It is where the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian enters. Insertion is four fen, moxibustion is three cones. Thus, the Shu points of the Five Zang organs: five points per organ, totaling twenty-five Shu points. Considering both left and right meridians, there are fifty points.

There are seventy-two Shu points of the Fu organs. "Fu" refers to the Six Fu organs, excluding the nine Form Fu organs. "Shu" also refers to Jing, Ying, Shu, Yuan, Jing, He, not Back-Shu points. The Fu organ associated with the Liver is the Gallbladder. The Well point of the Gallbladder is Qiaoyin (GB45); the Ying-Spring point is Xiaxi (GB43); the Shu-Stream point is Linqi (GB41); the Yuan-Source point is Qiuxu (GB40); the Jing-River point is Yangfu (GB38); and the He-Sea point is Yanglingquan (GB34). Qiaoyin is at the tip of the fourth toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is one breath, moxibustion is three cones. Xiaxi is in the depression proximal to the interphalangeal joint between the fourth and fifth toes, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian flows. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Linqi is in the depression distal to the interphalangeal joint between the fourth and fifth toes, one and a half cun from Xiaxi, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian pours. Insertion is three fen, retention is five breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Qiuxu is in the depression below the lateral malleolus, three cun from Linqi, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian passes. Insertion is five fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Yangfu is above the lateral malleolus (according to *Jia Yi Jing*, four cun above), anterior to the fibula, at the end of the Jiegu (peroneal notch), three fen as previously described, seven cun from Qiuxu, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian travels. Insertion is five fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Yanglingquan is one cun below the knee, in the depression on the lateral aspect, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian enters. Insertion is six fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Fu organ associated with the Spleen is the Stomach. The Well point of the Stomach is Lidui (ST45); the Ying-Spring point is Neiting (ST44); the Shu-Stream point is Xian gu (ST43); the Yuan-Source point is Chongyang (ST42); the Jing-River point is Jiexi (ST41); and the He-Sea point is Sanli (Zusanli, ST36). Lidui is at the tip of the second toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, where the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is one breath, moxibustion is one cone. Neiting is in the depression between the second and third toes, where the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian flows. Insertion is three fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Xian gu is in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint between the second and third toes, two cun from Neiting, where the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian pours. Insertion is five fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Chongyang is on the dorsal aspect of the foot, five cun up, on the arterial pulse between the bones, three cun from Xian gu, where the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian passes. Insertion is three fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Jiexi is two and a half cun posterior to Chongyang (according to *Jia Yi Jing*, one and a half cun), in the depression above the ankle, where the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian travels. Insertion is five fen, retention is five breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Sanli (Zusanli) is three cun below the knee, between the muscles on the lateral aspect of the tibia, where the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian enters. Insertion is one cun, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Fu organ associated with the Lung is the Large Intestine. The Well point of the Large Intestine is Shangyang (LI1); the Ying-Spring point is Erjian (LI2); the Shu-Stream point is Sanjian (LI3); the Yuan-Source point is Hegu (LI4); the Jing-River point is Yangxi (LI5); and the He-Sea point is Quchi (LI11). Shangyang is on the radial side of the index finger, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, where the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is one breath, moxibustion is three cones. Erjian is in the depression proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the radial side of the index finger, where the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian flows. Insertion is three fen, retention is six breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Sanjian is in the depression distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the radial side of the index finger, where the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian pours. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Hegu is in the webbing between the thumb and index finger, where the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian passes. Insertion is three fen, retention is six breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Yangxi is in the depression between the two tendons on the radial side of the wrist, where the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian travels. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Quchi is in the depression between the two bones when the elbow is flexed, at the lateral end of the arm, where the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian enters. Take with hand arched to chest. Insertion is five fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Fu organ associated with the Heart is the Small Intestine. The Well point of the Small Intestine is Shaoze (SI1); the Ying-Spring point is Qian gu (SI2); the Shu-Stream point is Houxi (SI3); the Yuan-Source point is Wangu (SI4); the Jing-River point is Yanggu (SI5); and the He-Sea point is Xiaohai (SI8). Shaoze is at the tip of the little finger, one fen from the nail corner in the depression, where the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is two breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Qian gu is in the depression proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the ulnar side of the little finger, where the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian flows. Insertion is one fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Houxi is in the depression distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the ulnar side of the little finger, where the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian pours. Insertion is two fen, retention is two breaths, moxibustion is one cone. Wangu is in the depression below the prominent bone anterior to the wrist on the ulnar side, where the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian passes. Insertion is two fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Yanggu is in the depression below the sharp bone in the wrist on the ulnar side, where the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian travels. Insertion is two fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Xiaohai is in the depression five fen from the elbow end, lateral to the medial epicondyle; take with elbow flexed. It is where the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian enters. Insertion is two fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is five cones. The Fu organ associated with the Pericardium is the Sanjiao (Triple Burner). The Well point of the Sanjiao is Guanchong (TE1); the Ying-Spring point is Yemen (TE2); the Shu-Stream point is Zhongzhu (TE3); the Yuan-Source point is Yangchi (TE4); the Jing-River point is Zhigou (TE6); and the He-Sea point is Tianjing (TE10). Guanchong is at the tip of the ring finger, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Yemen is in the depression between the ring and little fingers, where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian flows. Insertion is two fen, retention is two breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Zhongzhu is in the depression distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint between the ring and little fingers, where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian pours. Insertion is two fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Yangchi is in the depression on the dorsal aspect of the wrist, where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian passes. Insertion is two fen, retention is six breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Zhigou is in the depression between the two bones three cun posterior to the wrist, where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian travels. Insertion is two fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Tianjing is in the depression one cun posterior to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, between the two tendons; take with elbow flexed. It is where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian enters. Insertion is one cun, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. The Fu organ associated with the Kidney is the Bladder. The Well point of the Bladder is Zhiyin (BL67); the Ying-Spring point is Tonggu (BL65); the Shu-Stream point is Shugu (BL64); the Yuan-Source point is Jinggu (BL64); the Jing-River point is Kunlun (BL60); and the He-Sea point is Weizhong (BL40). Zhiyin is on the lateral side of the fifth toe, about the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner, where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian originates. Insertion is one fen, retention is five breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Tonggu is in the depression proximal to the interphalangeal joint on the lateral side of the fifth toe, where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian flows. Insertion is two fen, retention is five breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Shugu is in the depression at the junction of red and white flesh distal to the interphalangeal joint on the lateral side of the fifth toe, where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian pours. Insertion is three fen, retention is three breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Jinggu is in the depression at the junction of red and white flesh below the prominent bone on the lateral side of the foot; press to locate. It is where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian passes. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Kunlun is in the depression posterior to the lateral malleolus and superior to the calcaneus, where the fine pulse beats palpably. It is where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian travels. Insertion is five fen, retention is ten breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Weizhong is in the arterial pulse at the center of the popliteal crease (Note: This point is consistent with *Jia Yi Jing* and notes in *Ci Nue Pian* and *Bi Lun*. Also, *Gu Kong Lun* says: "Posterior to the knee resolution, in the middle of the flexed foot, taken from the back." And notes in *Re Xue Lun* and *Ci Re Pian* say: "In the posterior flexure of the knee." Although the texts differ, the meaning is the same.) It is where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian enters. Insertion is five fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Thus, the Shu points of the Six Fu organs: six points per organ, totaling thirty-six Shu points. Considering both left and right meridians, there are seventy-two points.

There are fifty-nine Heat Shu points. There are fifty-seven Water Shu points. (Both are recorded in the *Shui Re Lun*. Note: Xin Zhengjiao says: "Heat Shu also appears in the note of *Ci Re Pian".) On the head, five rows, five points each, total twenty-five points. (These are part of the fifty-nine Heat Shu points.) Five points on each side of the midline of the back, totaling ten points. (These refer to the Back-Shu points of the Five Zang organs. Feishu (BL13) is bilateral to the third thoracic vertebra; Xinshu (BL15) is bilateral to the fifth thoracic vertebra; Ganshu (BL18) is bilateral to the ninth thoracic vertebra; Pishu (BL20) is bilateral to the eleventh thoracic vertebra; Shenshu (BL23) is bilateral to the fourteenth thoracic vertebra. These five Zang organs are each one and a half cun lateral to the spine, and are meeting points of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Insertion is three fen; Ganshu retains for six breaths, others retain for seven breaths; moxibustion is three cones. Counting bilaterally along the spine yields ten points.) One point on each side above Dazhui (GV14), totaling two points. (Note: Xin Zhengjiao says: "There are no points above Dazhui; the points below Dazhui are named Dashu, which comes later, so Wang Shi says it is unclear." The character 'above' should be 'below', an error in transcription.) Tongzihu and Fubai, two points. (Tongziliao is at the outer canthus, five fen from the canthus, meeting point of Hand-Taiyang, Hand-Shaoyang, and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Insertion is three fen, moxibustion is three cones. Fubai is one cun into the hairline behind the ear, meeting point of Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Insertion is three fen, moxibustion is three cones. Left and right together make four.) Two points in the division of the two thighs. (Refers to Huantiao (GB30), located posterior to the hip joint, meeting point of Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Insertion is one cun, retention is twenty breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Note: *Jia Yi Jing* says in the hip joint; the note 'posterior' should be 'middle'. Moxibustion is three cones; *Jia Yi Jing* says five cones.) Dubi, two points. (Located below the patella, above the condyle, among the large tendons, where the Qi of the Foot-Yangming Meridian emerges. Insertion is six fen, moxibustion is three cones.) Duo Suowen, two points in the ear. (Tinggong (SI19), located in the ear like a bead the size of a red bean, meeting point of Hand-Shaoyang, Foot-Shaoyang, and Foot-Taiyang meridians. Insertion is three fen, retention is six breaths, moxibustion is three cones.) Ben of the eyebrows, two points. (Canzhu (BL2), located in the depression at the medial end of the eyebrow, where the Qi of the Foot-Taiyang Meridian emerges. Insertion is three fen, retention is six breaths, moxibustion is three cones.) Wangu, two points. (Located four fen into the hairline behind the ear, meeting point of Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Note: *Jia Yi Jing* says insertion two fen, moxibustion seven cones.) One point in the center of the nape. (Fengfu (GV16), located one cun into the hairline on the nape, within the large tendons in the hollow, meeting point of the Governor Vessel and Yang Linking Vessel. When speaking loudly, the muscle rises immediately; when silent, it falls immediately. Insertion is four fen, retention is three breaths. If moxibustion is mishandled, it may cause aphonia.) Two points in the occipital bone. (Qiaoyin, located above Wangu and below the occipital bone, pulsating upon movement, meeting point of Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Insertion is three fen, moxibustion is three cones.) Shangguan, two points. (As mentioned in *Zhen Jing*: needling it prevents opening the jaw. Located at the anterior superior margin of the zygomatic arch, with a gap when the mouth is open, meeting point of Hand-Shaoyang and Foot-Yangming meridians. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. Deep needling may cause deafness.) Daying, two points. (Located one cun three fen anterior to the angle of the mandible, in the bony depression at the arterial pulse, where the Qi of the Foot-Yangming Meridian emerges. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones.) Xiaguan, two points. (As mentioned in *Zhen Jing*: needling it prevents closing the jaw. Located below Shangguan, below the anterior temporal artery, with a gap when the mouth is closed, closing when opened, meeting point of Foot-Yangming and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Insertion is three fen, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones. If there is dry ringing in the ears, moxibustion is contraindicated.) Tianzhu, two points. (Located in the depression lateral to the large tendons at the posterior hairline of the neck, where the Qi of the Foot-Taiyang Meridian emerges. Insertion is two fen, retention is six breaths, moxibustion is three cones.) Sibian Xu and Xiabian Xu, four points. (Shangbianxu is where the Foot-Yangming merges with the Large Intestine, located six cun lateral to Dubi below the knee, where the Qi of the Foot-Yangming Meridian emerges. Insertion is eight fen, moxibustion is three cones. Xiabianxu is where the Foot-Yangming merges with the Small Intestine, located three cun below Shangbianxu, where the Qi of the Foot-Yangming Meridian emerges. Insertion is three fen, moxibustion is three cones.) Quya, two points. (Jiache (ST6), located in the depression at the end of the curved jaw below the ear, with a gap when the mouth is open, where the Qi of the Foot-Yangming Meridian emerges. Insertion is three fen, moxibustion is three cones.) Tiantu, one point. (See above.) Tianfu, two points. (Located three cun below the axilla, on the arterial pulse on the medial aspect of the arm, where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyin Meridian emerges. Moxibustion is strictly contraindicated. Insertion is four fen, retention is three breaths.) Tianyou, two points. (Located between the neck tendons, above the clavicle, posterior to Tiānróng, anterior to Tianzhu, below Wangu, above the hairline, where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyang Meridian emerges. Insertion is one cun, retention is seven breaths, moxibustion is three cones.) Futu, two points. (Located one cun below the angle of the jaw on the neck, posterior to Renying, where the Qi of the Hand-Yangming Meridian emerges. Take with head tilted back. Insertion is four fen, moxibustion is three cones.) Tianchuang, two points. (Located posterior to Futu below the jaw, in the depression where the arterial pulse is palpable, where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Meridian emerges. Insertion is six fen, moxibustion is three cones.) Jianjie, two points.