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(There are thirty-six acupoints in total on both feet.)

1. Zhiyin (BL67, "Extreme Yin"): Two points, belonging to Metal. Located on the lateral side of the fifth toe, at a distance from the corner of the nail blade equivalent to the width of a leek leaf. It is the point where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian qi emerges, classified as a Jing-Well point. Indications include leukoma (opacity of the cornea), nasal congestion, heavy head, wind-cold originating from the fifth toe, Mai-bi (meridian obstruction) with pain radiating up and down to the chest and hypochondrium varying in location, muscle cramps, cold malaria, anhidrosis, vexation, heat in the soles of the feet, difficult urination, and spermatorrhea. Needle insertion depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

2. Tonggu (BL65, "Passing Valley"): Two points, belonging to Water. Located in the depression anterior to the proximal interphalangeal joint on the lateral side of the fifth toe. It is the point where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian qi flows, classified as a Ying-Spring point. Indications include heavy head and vertigo, susceptibility to fright, rhinorrhea and epistaxis, neck and nape pain, and blurred vision. Zhen Quan stated: It treats accumulations and retained fluids, chest fullness, and indigestion. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle insertion depth: 2 fen.

3. Shugu (BL64, "Bundled Bone"): Two points, belonging to Wood. Located in the depression posterior to the proximal interphalangeal joint on the fifth toe. It is the point where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian qi pours into, classified as a Shu-Stream point. Indications include low back pain as if broken, stiffness as if bound, deafness, aversion to wind and cold, vertigo, stiff neck unable to look back, and redness and ulceration of the inner canthus. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle insertion depth: 3 fen.

4. Jinggu (BL64, "Capital Bone"): Two points. Located in the depression between the red and white flesh under the large bone on the lateral side of the foot. It is the point where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian qi passes through, classified as the Yuan-Source point. Indications include knee pain with inability to flex or extend, redness and ulceration of the inner canthus, malarial attacks, alternating chills and fever, susceptibility to fright, anorexia, tendon spasms, soreness and weakness of the foot, hip joint pain, stiff neck, inability to bend or extend the waist and back, persistent rhinorrhea and epistaxis, and vertigo. Needle insertion depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.

5. Shenmai (BL62, "Shen Vessel"): Two points. The exit point of the Yang Qiao vessel. Located in the depression below the lateral malleolus, accommodating the nail, at the junction of the white flesh. Indications include low back pain preventing rising, coldness of the feet, inability to stand or sit for long periods, and exacerbation of pain when traveling by boat or carriage. Needle insertion depth: 3 fen.

6. Jinmen (BL63, "Metal Gate"): Two points, also known as Liangguan. Located below the lateral malleolus. It belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian and is also where the Yang Wei vessel branches off. Indications include cholera-like syndrome with vomiting and diarrhea, muscle cramps, soreness and weakness of the knees, body tremors preventing prolonged standing, epilepsy, corpse-like fainting, acute hernia, infantile epilepsy with mouth opening, head shaking, and opisthotonos. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones (size of wheat grains); Needle insertion depth: 1 fen.

7. Pucan (BL60, "Servant's Heel"): Two points, also known as Anxie. Located in the depression below the calcaneus, found by arching the foot. Indications include heel pain preventing walking, foot atrophy, muscle cramps, corpse-like fainting resembling evil possession, cholera-like syndrome with vomiting and regurgitation, epilepsy, delirium, and hallucinations. Needle insertion depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.

8. Kunlun (BL60, "Kunlun Mountain"): Two points, belonging to Fire. Located in the depression posterior to the lateral malleolus, above the calcaneus. It is the point where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian qi travels, classified as a Jing-River point. Indications include pain in the lower back and sacrum, swelling of the foot tips preventing walking, rhinorrhea and epistaxis, feet feeling bound, ankles feeling like they are splitting, headache, stiffness and tension of the shoulders and back, cough and asthma, sudden abdominal fullness, swelling and pain of the genitals, and infantile epilepsy with convulsions. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones (size of wheat grains); Needle insertion depth: 3 fen.

9. Fuyang (BL59, "Attached Yang"): Two points. Located three cun above the lateral malleolus, anterior to the Taiyang meridian and posterior to the Shaoyang meridian, between the tendons and bones. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Yang Qiao vessel. Indications include flaccidity syndromes, cold limbs, wind-bi, heavy head and headache, pain in the hip joint and thigh, convulsions, wind-bi with numbness, occasional chills, and inability to lift the four limbs. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle insertion depth: 5 fen; Retain needle for seven breaths.

10. Feiyang (BL58, "Flying Yang"): Two points, also known as Jueyin. It is the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian, branching to connect with the Shaoyin Kidney meridian. Located seven cun above the lateral malleolus. Indications hemorrhoids, generalized joint bi-syndrome, inability to flex and extend the toes, vertigo, rebellious qi, rhinorrhea and epistaxis, epilepsy, and cold malaria. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle insertion depth: 3 fen.

11. Chengshan (BL57, "Receiving Mountain"): Two points, also known as Yufu or Ruzhu. Located in the depression between the muscle bellies below the gastrocnemius. Indications include low back and leg pain, heaviness of the feet, trembling inability to stand, podagra (gouty arthritis), swelling below the knees, cholera-like syndrome with muscle cramps, difficulty defecating, and chronic painful hemorrhoids. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones; Needle insertion depth: 7 fen.

12. Chengjin (BL56, "Receiving Sinew"): Two points, also known as Chuanchang or Zhichang. Located in the center of the depression of the gastrocnemius belly. Indications includes cold-bi with muscle cramps, limb swelling, difficulty defecating, soreness and heaviness of the feet radiating to lower abdominal pain, rhinorrhea and epistaxis, stiffness and tension of the waist and back, and cholera-like syndrome. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needling is contraindicated.

13. Heyang (BL55, "Harmonizing Yang"): Two points. Located two cun below the center of the popliteal crease. Indications include stiffness of the lumbar spine radiating to abdominal pain, heat in the medial thigh, soreness and heaviness of the knees making walking difficult, cold hernia, widespread genital pain, and metrorrhagia in women. Needle insertion depth: 6 fen; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.

14. Weizhong (BL40, "Middle of the Crease"): Two points, belonging to Earth. Located in the depression of the popliteal artery at the center of the popliteal crease. It is the point where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian qi enters, classified as a He-Sea point. Indications include heavy sensation along the spine in the waist, urinary incontinence, heavy waist preventing rising, wind-bi, and hip joint pain. Bloodletting may be applied; stubborn skin eruptions will heal. Note: Weizhong is the Xue-Xi (Blood Collection) point. For febrile diseases with anhidrosis, heat in the feet, jue-ni with fullness, and inability to flex/extend the knees, taking blood from this meridian leads to immediate recovery.

15. Weiyang (BL39, "Outer Crease"): Two points. It is the lower auxiliary point of the Sanjiao (Triple Burner). Located posterior to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian, emerging between the two tendons on the outer aspect of the popliteal fossa; take the point during flexion and extension. It is six cun below Chengfu (BL36) and belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian. Indications include swelling and pain in the axilla, distending chest fullness, tendon spasm with fever, feishi dunzhu (ancient term for sudden migratory pain or strange disease), flaccidity and numbness of limbs, and dribbling dysuria. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle insertion depth: 7 fen.

16. Fuxi (BL38, "Floating Crease"): Two points. Located one cun above Weiyang, found by extending the knee. Indications include heat of the Small Intestine, constipation of the Large Intestine, spasm of the tendons on the lateral thigh, and numbness of the hip joint. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle insertion depth: 5 fen.

17. Yinmen (BL37, "Deep Door"): Two points. Located six cun below the gluteal fold. Indications include inability to bend, extend, or lift heavy objects due to lumbar spine stiffness, injection of foul blood, and swelling of the lateral thigh. Needle insertion depth: 7 fen.

18. Chengfu (BL36, "Receiving Support"): Two points, also known as Rouyu, Yinguang, or Pibu. Located below the buttocks, in the middle of the transverse crease ascending from the medial thigh. Indications include low back and spine pulling apart as if dislocating, chronic hemorrhoids, swelling of the sacrum, difficulty defecating, cold in the uterus/bladder, and difficult urination. Needle insertion depth: 7 fen.