(左右凡二十六穴)
1.颔厌∶二穴在曲周下,颞 上廉,手足少阳、阳明之交
会。治头风眩,目无所见,偏头痛,引目 急,耳鸣多嚏,颈项痛。针入七分,留七呼,可灸三壮。忌如前法。
2.悬颅∶二穴在曲周上,颞 中,足少阳脉气所发。治热病烦满汗不出,头偏痛,引目外 赤,身热
齿痛,面肤赤痛。针入三分,留三呼,可灸三壮。忌如前。
3.悬厘∶二穴在曲周上,颞 下廉,手足少阳、阳明之交会。治热病汗不出,头偏痛,烦心不欲食,
目锐 赤痛。针入三分,可灸三壮。
4.天冲∶二穴在耳上如前三分。治头痛,癫疾风痉,牙龈肿,善惊恐。可灸七壮,针入三分。
5.率谷∶二穴在耳上,入发际一寸五分,足太阳、少阳之
会。治膈胃寒痰,伤酒,风发脑两角强痛,不能饮食,烦满呕吐不止。可灸三壮,针入三分。
6.曲鬓∶二穴在耳上发际曲陷中,鼓颔有空,足太阳、少阳之会。治颊颔肿,引牙车不得开,急
痛口噤不能言。灸亦良,可灸七壮,针入三分。
7.角孙∶二穴在耳廓中间上,开口有空,手足少阳之会。治
目生肤翳,齿龈肿。可灸三壮。明堂别无疗病法。
8.窍阴∶二穴在枕骨下,摇动有空,足太阳、少阳之会。治
劳疸发厉,项痛引头目痛。针入三分,可灸七壮。
9.浮白∶二穴在耳后,入发际一寸,足太阳、少阳之会。治发寒热,喉痹,咳逆痰沫,胸中满不得
喘息,耳鸣KT KT 无所闻,颈项痈肿及瘿气,肩背不举,悉皆治之。针入五分,可灸七壮。
10.颅息∶二穴在耳后间青络脉,足少阳脉气所发。治身热头重,胁痛不得转侧,风痉耳聋,
小儿发痫螈 ,呕吐涎沫,惊恐失精,瞻视不明。不宜针,即可灸七壮。
11. 脉∶二穴,一名资脉。在耳本后鸡足青络脉。刺出血如豆汁,不宜出血多。治头风耳鸣,小儿惊
痫,螈 ,呕吐,泄痢
无时,惊恐眵瞢,目睛不明。可灸三壮,针入一分。
12.完骨∶二穴在耳后。入发际四分。治头痛烦心,癫疾,头面虚肿,齿龋,偏风,口眼 斜,颈项痛不
得回顾,小便赤黄,喉痹颊肿。针入五分,可灸七壮。
13.翳风∶二穴,在耳后陷中,按之引耳中,手足少阳之会。
治耳聋,口眼 斜,失欠脱颔,口噤不开,吃不能言,颊肿,牙车急痛。针入七分,可灸七壮。
(There are twenty-six acupoints in total on the left and right sides.)
1. Hanyan (GB4): A pair of points located below Quzhou (EX-HN4), at the upper margin of the temporal region, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder and Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao meridians intersect with the Foot-Yangming Stomach and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine meridians. It treats wind-stroke dizziness, blindness, lateral headache radiating to the eyes causing stiffness, tinnitus, frequent sneezing, and neck pain. Needle insertion depth is 0.7 cun; retain the needle for seven breaths; moxibustion of three cones is applicable. Contraindications follow the previous method.
2. Xuanlu (GB5): A pair of points located above Quzhou (EX-HN4), in the middle of the temporal region, where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian emerges. It treats febrile diseases with irritability, fullness, and anhidrosis; lateral headache radiating to the outer canthus causing redness; fever; toothache; and erythema/pain of the facial skin. Needle insertion depth is 0.3 cun; retain the needle for three breaths; moxibustion of three cones is applicable. Contraindications follow the previous ones.
3. Xuanli (GB6): A pair of points located above Quzhou (EX-HN4), at the lower margin of the temporal region, where the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder and Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao meridians intersect with the Foot-Yangming Stomach and Hand-Yangming Large Intestine meridians. It treats febrile diseases with anhidrosis; lateral headache; irritability and anorexia; and redness/pain of the outer canthus. Needle insertion depth is 0.3 cun; moxibustion of three cones is applicable.
4. Tianchong (GB7): A pair of points located 0.3 cun anteriorly from the top of the ear. It treats headache, epilepsy and wind-spasm, gingival swelling, and susceptibility to fright. Moxibustion of seven cones is applicable; needle insertion depth is 0.3 cun.
5. Shuaigu (GB8): A pair of points located above the ear, entering the hairline by 1.5 cun, where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian intersects with the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It treats cold-phlegm in the diaphragm and stomach, alcohol injury, wind-pathogen inducing strong pain in both angles of the brain/temples, inability to eat, irritability, and incessant vomiting. Moxibustion of three cones is applicable; needle insertion depth is 0.3 cun.
6. Qubin (GB7): A pair of points located in the curved depression at the hairline above the ear, which becomes empty when clenching the teeth, where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian intersects with the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It treats swelling of the cheek and mandible, trismus preventing mouth opening, severe pain leading to lockjaw and inability to speak. Moxibustion is also effective; moxibustion of seven cones is applicable; needle insertion depth is 0.3 cun.
7. Jiaosun (TE14): A pair of points located above the middle of the auricle, which becomes empty when opening the mouth, where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder meridians intersect. It treats pterygium (nebula) of the eye and gingival swelling. Moxibustion of three cones is applicable. The *Mingtang* records no other methods for treating these conditions.
8. Qiaoyin (BL60): A pair of points located below the occipital bone, which becomes empty when shaking the head, where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian intersects with the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It treats labor jaundice with hoarseness, and neck pain radiating to the head and eyes. Needle insertion depth is 0.3 cun; moxibustion of seven cones is applicable.
9. Fu Bai (GB10): A pair of points located behind the ear, entering the hairline by 1 cun, where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian intersects with the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. It treats aversion to cold and fever, throat obstruction, cough with regurgitation of phlegm, chest fullness preventing breathing, complete deafness due to tinnitus, neck/occipital carbuncles and goiter, immobility of the shoulder and back. All these conditions are treated here. Needle insertion depth is 0.5 cun; moxibustion of seven cones is applicable.
10. Luxi (TE19): A pair of points located between the green collateral vessels behind the ear, where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian emerges. It treats fever and heavy head, hypochondriac pain preventing turning sideways, wind-spasm with deafness, infantile epilepsy with convulsions, vomiting of saliva and foam, fright and seminal emission, and blurred vision. Needling is not recommended; only moxibustion of seven cones is applicable.
11. Zi Mai (Unnamed in standard lists, referred to as "Zi Mai" or collateral near Wangu): A pair of points, also known as Zi Mai. Located at the green collateral vessels shaped like a chicken's foot behind the root of the ear. Puncture to bleed until the blood resembles bean curd juice; do not allow excessive bleeding. It treats wind-stroke with tinnitus, infantile convulsive epilepsy, convulsions, vomiting, intermittent diarrhea and dysentery, fright with lacrimation, and unclear vision. Moxibustion of three cones is applicable; needle insertion depth is 0.1 cun.
12. Wangu (GB12): A pair of points located behind the ear, entering the hairline by 0.4 cun. It treats headache with irritability, epilepsy, deficiency-type edema of the head and face, dental caries, hemiplegia, deviation of the mouth and eye, neck pain preventing looking back, dark yellow urine, throat obstruction, and cheek swelling. Needle insertion depth is 0.5 cun; moxibustion of seven cones is applicable.
13. Yifeng (TE17): A pair of points located in the depression behind the ear, where pressure induces sensation in the ear canal, where the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder meridians intersect. It treats deafness, deviation of the mouth and eye, jaw dislocation upon yawning, lockjaw preventing mouth opening, dysphagia and inability to speak, cheek swelling, and urgent pain of the mandible. Needle insertion depth is 0.7 cun; moxibustion of seven cones is applicable.