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Located in the depression below the heel (original note: also known as Anxie), take the point by arching the foot. Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones. Indications: Pain in the center of the heel and behind the ankle; foot weakness (Zu Wei); inability to retrieve shoes that have fallen off; epilepsy (Dian Ji); equine epilepsy (Ma Xian); protrusion of the tongue with flapping of the cheeks; delirious speech and seeing ghosts; mental confusion; corpse-like faintness (Shi Jue); vexatious pain; muscle cramps and convulsions; cholera-like disorder (Huo Luan); pediatric equine epilepsy, characterized by opening the mouth, shaking the head, opisthotonos (body bent backward), and neighing sounds.

Located posterior to the lateral malleolus, in the depression above the calcaneus, where the fine pulse beats palpably. Moxibustion: 10 moxa cones. Indications: Vertigo and blurred vision; sensation of eyes popping out; dim and unclear vision; aversion to wind and cold; acute eye pain, redness, and swelling; heat in the head; rhinorrhea or epistaxis (Biu Nu); abdominal fullness; sudden asthma; abdominal distension with dyspnea; constipation; watery diarrhea; body pain; cholera-like disorder (Huo Luan); swelling of the sacrum and lumbar region; swelling of the heel; stiffness of the feet as if bound; cracking pain in the ankles; inability to walk on the ground; manic transformation (Kuang Yi); severe wind disease; epilepsy with closed mouth unable to open; malaria with excessive sweating; malaria with chills; pediatric scrotal swelling; vertigo and headache; foot weakness; muscle cramps, convulsions, and corpse-like faintness; poisoning by evil qi with vomiting and regurgitation; cough, asthma, and sudden severe pain.

Located in the depression between the separated muscles below the gastrocnemius (original note: also known as Yufu, Changshan, Rouzhu). Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. Indications: Heat in the head; epistaxis; difficult defecation; foot cramping; soreness and acid feeling in the lower legs; acute foot and heel pain; trembling pain in the foot tendons; heat in the soles of the feet; inability to stand for long periods; alternating chills and fever; epilepsy; soreness and acid feeling in the feet; heaviness in the knees and waist; difficulty rising and sitting; hernia in the lower abdomen; wandering pathogenic qi through the five zang organs; cutting pain in the abdomen; muscle cramps, convulsions, and cholera-like disorder (Huo Luan); chronic hemorrhoids with swelling and pain.

Located seven cun above the lateral malleolus (original note: also known as Jueyang). Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Indications: Neck and nape pain; generalized joint wind (Lijie Feng); inability to flex and extend the toes; sweating; low back pain as if broken; pain in the popliteal fossa; cold malaria; epilepsy; protrusion of the tongue; alternating cold and heat in the lower body with no sweating; heavy body; manic malaria; vertigo and pain in the head and eyes; spasm and opisthotonos; painful injuries to the anus and hemorrhoids; "wild chicken" hemorrhoids; counterflow qi with heat in the head; rhinorrhea or epistaxis (Biu Nu); foot weakness (Zu Wei) and inability to retrieve shoes that have fallen off.

Located in the central depression posterior to the tibia, seven cun above the heel (original note: also known as Chuanchang, Zhichang). (Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones) Indications: Headache; alternating chills and fever with no sweating; aversion to cold; limb swelling; difficult defecation; foot cramping and soreness; calf soreness; acute foot and heel pain; trembling pain in the foot tendons; heat in the soles of the feet; inability to stand for long periods; numbness and anesthesia in the calves due to bi syndrome; muscle cramps, convulsions, and cholera-like disorder (Huo Luan); convulsions; foot weakness (Zu Wei); low back pain as if broken; soreness and heaviness in the feet radiating to the lower abdomen; low back and spine pain; aversion to cold; hemorrhoidal pain; swelling below the fingers; rhinorrhea or epistaxis (Biu Nu).