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(There are twenty-eight acupoints in total on both lower limbs and thighs.)

1. Qiaoyin (GB44, Nail Edge): Two points, Element Metal. Located at the distal end of the fourth toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner. It is the Jing-Well point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian emerges. Indications include hypochondriac pain, cough with inverted Qi and dyspnea, vexing heat in hands and feet without sweating, muscle spasms, carbuncles and sores, headache, restlessness, throat obstruction, tongue stiffness, dry mouth, inability to raise the elbow, sudden deafness. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.1 cun.

2. Xiaxi (GB43, Stream): Two points, Element Water. Located in the depression proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint, between the fourth and fifth toes. It is the Ying-Spring point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian flows. Indications include chest and hypochondriac fullness and distension, alternating chills and fever without sweating, redness of the outer canthus, vertigo, swelling of the cheek and mandible, deafness, chest pain preventing turning of the body, wandering pain. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.3 cun.

3. Diwuhui (GB42, Earth Five Meetings): Two points. Located in the depression posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fourth toe, 1 cun distal to Xiaxi (GB43). Indications include hemoptysis due to internal injury, lusterless skin on the lateral foot, breast swelling. Acupuncture: 0.2 cun. Moxibustion is contraindicated; if applied, it may lead to emaciation and death within three years.

4. Linqi (GB41, Flowing In): Two points, Element Wood. Located in the depression posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fourth toe, 1.5 cun distal to Xiaxi (GB43). It is the Shu-Stream point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian pours into. Indications include chest fullness, swelling in the supraclavicular fossa and axilla, scrofula (Mar Knife Ulcer), tendency to bite the cheek, swelling at Tianyou (SI16), body weakness and soreness, vertigo, pain at the occiput-skull junction, aversion to cold and shivering, irregular menstruation in women, fullness in the costal region, mastitis, chest pain, generalized bi-syndrome with wandering pain, reversal syndrome with asthma and inability to walk, daily malaria. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.2 cun.

5. Qiuxu (GB40, Ruins): Two points. Located below the lateral malleolus, in the depression as described previously, 3 cun distal to Linqi (GB41). It is the Yuan-Source point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian passes through. Indications include chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain with dyspnea, chronic malaria, chills, axillary swelling, flaccidity and reversal syndromes with inability to rise from sitting, pain in the hip joint, eye opacities, leg soreness, muscle spasms, acute hernia, hardness of the lower abdomen, alternating chills and fever, neck swelling. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.5 cun, retain for 7 breaths.

6. Xuanzhong (GB39, Hanging Bell): Two points. Located 3 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, in the arterial pulse, representing the Great Luo of the Three Yang Meridians. It should be selected when the Yangming pulse disappears upon pressure. Indications include abdominal distension and fullness, gastric heat with anorexia, knee pain, tendon contraction, foot drop/inability to wear shoes, difficulty rising from a seated position. Moxibustion: 5 cones; Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, retain for 7 breaths.

7. Yangfu (GB38, Yang Assistant): Two points, Element Fire. Located 4 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, anterior to the fibula at the end of the bone gap. Depth similar to previous points, 7 cun distal to Qiuxu (GB40). It is the Jing-River point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian travels. Indications back sensation like sitting in water, swelling of skin below the knee, tendon contraction, pain in all joints with wandering location, axillary swelling, scrofula and throat obstruction, knee soreness, wind-bi with numbness. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.5 cun, retain for 7 breaths.

8. Guangming (GB37, Bright Light): Two points. Located 5 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, connecting to the Jueyin Liver Meridian, marking the end of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Indications include body laxity and aversion to cold, body weakness and soreness, inability to stand for long periods (treatment method same as Yangfu); excess heat disease with no sweat, sudden mania; deficiency patterns manifest as flaccidity and bi-syndrome with inability to rise; excess patterns manifest as hot soles, knee bi-syndrome, body numbness, tendency to bite the cheek. Moxibustion: 5 cones; Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, retain for 7 breaths.

9. Waiqiu (GB36, Outer Mound): Two points. Located 7 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, where the Qi of Shaoyang generates. Indications include skin pain, flaccidity and bi-syndrome, chest and hypochondriac distension, neck and nape pain, aversion to wind and cold, epilepsy. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 cones. Additional indication: Dog bites with trapped toxin causing chills and fever; apply 3 cones of moxibustion immediately. Moxibustion on the bite site also leads to immediate recovery.

10. Yangjiao (GB35, Yang Intersection): Two points, also known as Bieyang, belonging to the Yang Wei Vessel. Located 7 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, obliquely entering the space between the muscles of the Three Yang Meridians. Indications include cold reversal, fright and mania, throat obstruction, chest fullness, facial swelling, cold-bi, knee weakness/collapse. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, retain for 7 breaths.

11. Yanglingquan (GB34, Yang Valley Spring): Two points, Element Earth. Located 1 cun below the knee, in the depression on the lateral margin. It is the He-Sea point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian enters. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, apply draining method upon obtaining Deqi. Moxibustion and needle retention are also recommended. Indications include inability to flex the knee while extending, cold-bi, foot numbness, hemiplegia, half-body paralysis, cold feet without blood color. For needling/moxibustion, the patient may squat or sit. Daily moxibustion: 7 to 17 cones.

12. Yangguan (EX-LE6, Yang Gate): Two points. Located 3 cun superior to Yanglingquan (GB34), in the depression lateral to Dubi (ST35). Indications include lateral knee pain preventing flexion and extension, wind-bi with numbness. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun. Moxibustion is contraindicated.

13. Zhongdu (GB32, Middle Dividing): Two points. Located 5 cun above the knee on the lateral aspect of the femur, in the depression between muscle bellies, serving as the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Indications include cold qi invading muscle layers, pain attacking up and down, tendon-bi with numbness. Moxibustion: 5 cones; Acupuncture: 0.5 cun, retain for 7 breaths.

14. Huantiao (GB30, Jump Ring): Two points. Located in the hip joint pivot. Positioning: Lateral decubitus, extend the lower leg, flex the upper leg. Indications include cold wind, warm-bi, wind-rash, hemiplegia, half-body paralysis, lumbar and hip pain preventing turning. Moxibustion: 50 cones; Acupuncture: 1 cun, retain for 10 breaths. Dietary taboos: Avoid hot noodles, pork, fish, and raw/cold foods.