（凡一十五穴）
1．鸠尾∶一穴，一名尾翳，一名 。在臆前蔽骨下五分。治心风惊痫发癫，不喜闻人语，心腹胀满，
胸中满，咳逆数噫，喘息，喉痹咽壅，水浆不下。不可灸，灸即令人毕世少心力。此穴大难针，大好手方可此
穴下针，不然取气多，不幸令人夭。针入三分，留三呼，泻五吸，肥人可倍之，忌如前法也。
2．巨阙∶一穴，心之募也。在鸠尾下一寸。鸠尾拒者少，令强一寸中人，有鸠尾拒之，任脉气所发。
治心中烦满，热病，胸中痰饮，腹胀暴痛，恍惚不知人，息贲，时唾血，蛔虫心痛，蛊毒，霍乱，发狂不识
人，惊悸少气。针入六分，留七呼，得气即泻。灸亦佳，可灸七壮，至七七壮止。忌猪、鱼、生冷、酒、热
面物等。
3．上脘∶一穴，在巨阙下一寸，当一寸五分，去蔽骨三寸，任
脉、足阳明、手太阳之会。治心中热烦，贲豚，气胀不能食，霍
乱吐利，身热汗不出，三焦多涎，心风惊悸，心痛不可忍，伏梁气状如覆杯。针入八分，先补后泻之神验。
如风痫热病，宜先泻后补，其疾立愈。灸亦良，日可灸二七壮至一百壮，未愈更倍之，忌如常法。
4．中脘∶一穴，一名大仓，胃之募也。在上脘下一寸，手太阳、少阳、足阳明所生，任脉之会。上纪
者，上脘也。治心下胀满，伤饱食不化，霍乱，出泄不自知，心痛，温疟，伤寒，饮水过多，腹胀气喘，因读
书得贲豚气上攻，伏梁心下状如覆杯，寒癖结气。针入八分，留七呼，泻五吸，疾出针。灸亦良，可灸二
七壮，至一百壮止。忌猪、鱼、生冷、酒、面等物。
5．建里∶一穴，在中脘下一寸。治心下痛不欲食，呕逆上气，腹胀身肿。针入五分，留十呼，可灸五壮止。
6.下脘∶一穴，在建里下一寸，足太阴、任脉之会。治腹痛，六腑之气寒，谷不转，不嗜食，小便赤，
腹坚硬，癖块，脐上厥气动，日渐羸瘦。针入八分，留三呼，泻五吸。灸亦良，可灸七七壮，至二百壮乃止。
7．水分∶一穴，在下脘下一寸，脐上一寸，任脉气之所发。治腹坚如鼓，水肿，肠鸣，胃虚胀，不嗜
食，绕脐痛，冲胸不得息。针入八分，留三呼，泻五吸。若水病灸之大良，可灸七
壮，至百壮止。禁不可针，针水尽即毙。
8．神阙∶一穴，一名气合，当脐中是也。治泄利不止，小儿奶利不绝，腹大，绕脐痛，水肿鼓胀，肠中
鸣，状如流水声，久冷伤惫。可灸百壮，禁不可针，慎如常法。
9．阴交∶一穴，一名横户。《素问》云∶在脐下一寸。任脉气所发。治脐下 痛，寒疝引少腹痛，腰
膝拘挛，腹满，女子月事不绝，带下，产后恶露不止，绕脐冷痛。针入八分，得气即
泻，可灸一百壮止。
10．气海∶一穴，一名脖 ，一名下肓。在脐下一寸五分，任脉气所发。治脐下冷气上冲，心下气结成
块，状如覆杯，小便赤涩，妇人月事不调，漏下崩中，因产恶露不止，绕脐 痛。针入八分，得气即泻，泻
后宜补之，可灸百壮。今附∶气海者，是男子生气之海也。治藏气虚惫，真气不足，一切气疾久不瘥，悉
皆灸之，慎如常法。
11．石门∶一穴，一名利机，一名精露。在脐下二寸，三焦之募，任脉气所发。治腹胀坚硬，支满，妇
人因产恶露不止，遂结成块，崩中漏下。灸亦良，可灸二七壮，至一百壮止。妇人不可针，针终身绝子。
12．关元∶一穴，在脐下三寸，小肠之募，足太阴、少阴、厥阴三阴、任脉之会。下纪者，关元也。
治脐下 痛，小便赤涩，不觉遗溺，小便处痛，状如散火，溺血，暴疝痛，脐下结血，状如
覆杯，转胞不得尿，妇人带下，瘕聚，因产恶露不止，月脉断
绝，下经冷。针入八分，留三呼，泻五吸。灸亦良，可灸百壮，至三百壮止，慎如常法。
13．中极∶一穴，一名玉泉，一名气原。在关元下一寸，膀胱之募，足三阴、任脉之会。治五淋，小便赤
涩，失精，脐下结如覆杯，阳气虚惫，疝瘕，水肿，贲豚抢心，甚则不得息，恍惚尸厥，妇人断绪，四度针，
针即有子，故却时任针也。因产恶露不止，月事不调，血结成块。针入八分，留十呼，得气即泻，可灸
百壮，至三百壮止。
14．曲骨∶一穴，在横骨之上毛际陷中，动脉应手，任脉、足厥阴之会。治少腹胀满，小便淋涩不通，
疝，少腹痛，妇人赤白带下，恶合。可灸七壮至七七壮，针入二分。
15．会阴∶一穴，一名屏翳。在两阴间，任脉别络，侠督脉、冲脉之会。治小便难，窍中热，皮疼痛，
谷道搔痒，久痔相通者死，阴中诸病，前后相引痛，不得大小便，女子经不通，男子阴端寒冲心 。可灸
三壮。
(There are fifteen acupoints in total.)
1. Jiawei (Jiuwei, CV15): One acupoint, also known as Wei Yi or Gu Hou. Located 5 cun below the xiphoid process. It treats Heart wind, fright epilepsy, and mania; aversion to hearing people speak; distension and fullness of the heart and abdomen; chest fullness; cough with counterflow qi and frequent belching; panting; throat bi with pharyngeal congestion; inability to swallow water or gruel. Moxibustion is contraindicated here; applying moxa will cause a lifelong deficiency of heart spirit and vitality. This acupoint is difficult to needle; only highly skilled practitioners should needle it. Otherwise, excessive draining of qi may occur, potentially leading to premature death. Insert the needle 3 fen deep, retain for three hu (breaths), perform reducing method for five xi (inhales). For obese individuals, these measurements can be doubled. Contraindications are the same as above.
2. Jueque (Jueque, CV14): One acupoint, the Front-Mu point of the Heart. Located 1 cun below Jiawei. If there is resistance at Jiawei, force entry at 1 cun; this is where the Qi of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) emerges. It treats mental restlessness and fullness, febrile diseases, phlegm-fluid retention in the chest, sudden abdominal pain and distension, confusion and loss of consciousness, Xifen (a type of accumulation disease), occasional hemoptysis, roundworm-related heart pain, gu poisoning, cholera, mania with loss of recognition, palpitations, and shortness of qi. Insert the needle 6 fen deep, retain for seven hu, and perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi. Moxibustion is also beneficial; apply 7 zhu, up to 49 zhu maximum. Avoid pork, fish, raw/cold foods, alcohol, and hot noodles.
3. Shangwan (Shangwan, CV13): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Jueque, precisely at 1.5 cun, 3 cun from the xiphoid process. It is the intersection of the Ren Mai, Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, and Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian. It treats heat and irritability in the heart, Ben Tun (fleeing tumor/qi rushing upward), qi distension preventing eating, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, fever without sweating, excessive saliva due to Sanjiao dysfunction, Heart wind with palpitations, unbearable heart pain, and Fuliang (abdominal mass) resembling an inverted cup. Insert the needle 8 fen deep; tonifying first then reducing is highly effective. For wind-epilepsy or febrile diseases, reduce first then tonify, and the illness will resolve immediately. Moxibustion is also good; daily application of 14 zhu up to 100 zhu is allowed. If not cured, double the dosage. Contraindications follow standard methods.
4. Zhongwan (Zhongwan, CV12): One acupoint, also known as Da Cang, the Front-Mu point of the Stomach. Located 1 cun below Shangwan. It is where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang, Hand-Shaoyang, and Foot-Yangming meridians generates, and intersects with the Ren Mai. "Shang Ji" refers to Shangwan. It treats subcostal distension, indigestion from overeating, cholera, involuntary defecation, heart pain, warm malaria, shanghan (cold damage), bloating and asthma from excessive water intake, Ben Tun qi attacking upward due to excessive mental exertion (e.g., reading), Fuliang in the epigastrium resembling an inverted cup, and cold-phlegm qi stagnation. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for seven hu, perform reducing method for five xi, and withdraw quickly. Moxibustion is also good; apply 14 zhu up to 100 zhu. Avoid pork, fish, raw/cold foods, alcohol, and wheat products.
5. Jianli (Jianli, CV11): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Zhongwan. It treats pain in the epigastrium with anorexia, retching and counterflow qi, abdominal distension, and generalized edema. Insert the needle 5 fen deep, retain for ten hu, and apply moxibustion up to 5 zhu.
6. Xiawan (Xiawan, CV10): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Jianli. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and the Ren Mai. It treats abdominal pain, cold qi in the six fu organs, failure of grain transformation, anorexia, dark urine, hard abdomen, pi masses (accumulations), rising jue qi above the umbilicus, and progressive emaciation. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for three hu, perform reducing method for five xi. Moxibustion is also good; apply 49 zhu up to 200 zhu.
7. Shuifen (Shuifen, CV9): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Xiawan, 1 cun above the umbilicus. It is where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats a hard, drum-like abdomen, edema, borborygmus, stomach-deficiency distension, anorexia, periumbilical pain, and qi rushing to the chest causing dyspnea. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for three hu, perform reducing method for five xi. For water diseases, moxibustion is excellent; apply 7 zhu up to 100 zhu. Needling is strictly prohibited; if all fluid is drained by needling, death will ensue.
8. Shenque (Shenque, CV8): One acupoint, also known as Qi He, located at the center of the umbilicus. It treats persistent diarrhea and dysentery, continuous milk-diarrhea in infants, abdominal enlargement, periumbilical pain, edema and tympanites, borborygmus sounding like flowing water, and exhaustion from chronic cold injury. Apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu. Needling is prohibited. Contraindications follow standard methods.
9. Yinjiao (Yinjiao, CV7): One acupoint, also known as Heng Hu. The *Suwen* states it is located 1 cun below the umbilicus. It is where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats pain below the umbilicus, cold hernia radiating to the lower abdomen, stiffness and spasms of the waist and knees, abdominal fullness, continuous menstruation in women, leukorrhea, postpartum lochia rubra persisting, and cold pain around the umbilicus. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi, and apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu.
10. Qihai (Qihai, CV6): One acupoint, also known as Bo Yang or Xia Huang. Located 1.5 cun below the umbilicus. It is where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats cold qi rushing upward from below the umbilicus, qi condensation forming masses in the epigastrium resembling an inverted cup, dark and scanty urination, irregular menstruation in women, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, postpartum lochia persisting, and periumbilical pain. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi, followed by tonification. Apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu. Note: Qihai is the sea of generating qi for men. It treats deficiency and exhaustion of zang organ qi, insufficiency of true qi, and all chronic qi disorders that have not healed. Moxibustion is indicated. Contraindications follow standard methods.
11. Shimai (Shimen, CV5): One acupoint, also known as Li Ji or Jing Lu. Located 2 cun below the umbilicus. It is the Front-Mu point of the Sanjiao (Triple Burner) and where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats abdominal distension and hardness, flank fullness, postpartum lochia persisting leading to mass formation, and metrorrhagia/menorrhagia. Moxibustion is also good; apply 14 zhu up to 100 zhu. Needling is contraindicated in women; needling causes permanent sterility.
12. Guanyuan (Guanyuan, CV4): One acupoint, located 3 cun below the umbilicus. It is the Front-Mu point of the Small Intestine and the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin, Foot-Shaoyin, Foot-Jueyin meridians, and the Ren Mai. "Xia Ji" refers to Guanyuan. It treats pain below the umbilicus, dark and scanty urination, involuntary enuresis, pain at the urethral meatus feeling like scattered fire, hematuria, acute hernia pain, blood stasis below the umbilicus resembling an inverted cup, urinary retention due to bladder displacement, leukorrhea in women, jia masses (abdominal masses), postpartum lochia persisting, amenorrhea, and cold in the lower jing meridians. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for three hu, perform reducing method for five xi. Moxibustion is also good; apply 100 zhu up to 300 zhu. Contraindications follow standard methods.
13. Zhongji (Zhongji, CV3): One acupoint, also known as Yu Quan or Qi Yuan. Located 1 cun below Guanyuan. It is the Front-Mu point of the Bladder and the intersection of the Foot-Sanyin meridians and the Ren Mai. It treats the five types of lin syndrome (dysuria), dark and scanty urination, spermatorrhea, subumbilical masses resembling an inverted cup, yang qi deficiency and exhaustion, hernia and jia masses, edema, Ben Tun qi assaulting the heart, severe dyspnea, confusion and corpse-like syncope, female infertility (four needleings lead to conception, hence used when timing is appropriate for pregnancy), postpartum lochia persisting, irregular menstruation, and blood stasis forming masses. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for ten hu, perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi. Apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu, max 300 zhu.
14. Qugu (Qugu, CV2): One acupoint, located in the depression above the horizontal bone at the pubic hairline, where arterial pulsation is felt. It is the intersection of the Ren Mai and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It treats lower abdominal distension, dysuria with obstruction, hernia, lower abdominal pain, red and white leukorrhea in women, and aversion to intercourse. Apply moxibustion 7 zhu up to 49 zhu. Insert the needle 2 fen.
15. Huiyin (Huiyin, CV1): One acupoint, also known as Ping Yi. Located between the two yins (genitals and anus). It is the collateral branch of the Ren Mai and intersects with the Du Mai and Chong Mai. It treats difficulty in urination, heat in the orifice, skin pain, anal pruritus, fatal condition when chronic hemorrhoids connect anteriorly and posteriorly, various genital diseases, mutual pulling pain between front and back, inability to pass stool or urine, menstrual obstruction in women, and cold sensation in the male glans with qi rushing to the heart. Apply moxibustion 3 zhu.