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(From *Yang's Acupuncture*)

**Neiyingxiang (Inner Yingxiang)**: Two points. Located inside the nostrils. Treats sudden severe pain and heat in the eyes. The most effective method is to insert a reed tube into the nasal cavity and extract blood.

**Bizhun (Nasal Tip)**: Two points, located on the tip of the nose. Specifically treats rosacea (jiuzui feng) on the nose. It is advisable to use a three-edged needle to bleed.

**Ejian (Ear Tip)**: Two points, located at the apex of the ear. Roll up the ear to find the apex as the point. Treats pterygium or corneal opacity in the eyes. Moxibustion with five small moxa cones (zhuang).

**Juquan (Gathering Spring)**: One point. Located on the tongue, directly in the center. Expose the tongue; the point is in the midline groove. Treats asthma, cough, and chronic cough. If moxibustion is applied, do not exceed seven zhuang. For the moxibustion method, slice fresh ginger as thick as a coin, place it over the point on the tongue, and then apply moxa. For hot-type cough, mix a small amount of realgar powder into the moxa cone; for cold-type cough, mix dried flower buds of *Tussilago farfara* (Kuandonghua) into the moxa cone. After moxibustion, chew the ginger finely with tea liquor and swallow. It also treats abnormal tongue coating and tongue stiffness. Use a small needle to bleed.

**Jinjin (Left) & Yuye (Right)**: Two points. Located on both sides under the tongue, above the purple veins. Curl the tongue to locate them. Treats swollen and painful double tongue (chongshe) and throat closure (houbi). Boil a three-edged needle in plain water, then prick to bleed.

**Haiquan (Sea Spring)**: One point. Located above the central vein under the tongue. Treats xiaoke (wasting-thirst syndrome). Use a three-edged needle to bleed.

**Yuyao (Fish Eyebrow)**: Two points. Located in the middle of the eyebrows. Treats ptosis with corneal opacity. Insert the needle 1 cun horizontally along the skin towards both sides.

**Taiyang (Sun)**: Two points. Located in the depression behind the eyebrow, above the purple vein at the Taiyang area. Treats redness and swelling of the eyes and headache. Use a three-edged needle to bleed. Method: Wrap a strip of cloth tightly around the neck so that the purple veins become visible, then prick to bleed for immediate relief. Alternative method: Tighten the collar with your hand to make the purple veins visible, then prick to bleed. This is extremely effective.

**Dagukong (Large Bone Empty)**: Two points. On the middle phalanx of the thumb. When the finger is flexed, the point is in the depression at the bone apex. Treats chronic eye pain and internal corneal opacity.

**Zhongkui (Middle Peak)**: Two points. At the bone apex of the second joint of the middle finger. Flex the finger to locate. Treats wuye (five types of dysphagia), regurgitation, and vomiting. Moxibustion of seven zhuang is suitable, preferably using the reducing method. Note: Yangxi (LI5) is also named Zhongkui.

**Baxie (Eight Evils)**: Eight points. Located between the metacarpal bones of the five fingers. Four points on each hand.
1. **Dadu**: Two points, located in the web space between the thumb and index finger, between the joints. Clench the fist to locate. Treats redness and swelling of the arm. Needle 1 fen, moxibustion 5 zhuang.
2. *(Note: Text skips "Two" and lists "Three")* **Zhongdu**: Two points, located between the proximal interphalangeal joints of the middle and ring fingers. Also known as Ye Men (SJ6). Treats redness and swelling of the arm. Needle 1 fen, moxibustion 5 zhuang.
3. **Xiadu**: Two points, located between the proximal interphalangeal joints of the ring and little fingers. Also known as Zhongzhu (SJ3). Zhongzhu is located 5 fen below Ye Men. Treats redness and swelling of the arm. Needle 1 fen, moxibustion 5 zhuang.
Total eight points on both hands, hence called Baxie.

**Bafeng (Eight Winds)**: Eight points. Located between the metatarsal bones of the five toes. Eight points on both feet, hence called Bafeng. Treats redness and swelling of the dorsum of the foot. Needle 1 fen.

**Shixuan (Ten Prominences)**: Ten points. Located at the tips of the ten fingers, 1 fen from the nail. One point per finger, ten points total on both hands. Treats tonsillitis (ru'e). Use a three-edged needle to bleed for great effect. Alternatively, tie the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the finger with soft silk. Locate the midpoint on the palmar side, shaped like an eye. Apply moxa to both sides for five zhuang. Needling is even more excellent.

**Wuhu (Five Tigers)**: Four points. At the bone apex of the second joint of the index and ring fingers. Locate by clenching the fist. Treats spasms/contracture of the five fingers. Moxibustion 5 zhuang. Four points total on both hands.

**Zhoujian (Elbow Tip)**: Two points. On the olecranon process. Locate by flexing the elbow. Treats scrofula (luoli). Moxibustion 49 (7x7) zhuang.

**Jianzhugu (Shoulder Pillar Bone)**: Two points. At the bony prominence where the shoulder begins. Treats scrofula and inability to move the arm. Moxibustion 7 zhuang.

**Erbai (Two Whites)**: Four points, also known as Guimen. Located 4 cun straight up from the wrist crease. Two points per hand. One point is between the tendons (inside), 1 cun posterior to Jianshi (PC5). The other point is outside the tendon, parallel to the inner point. Treats hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse.

**Duyin (Single Yin)**: Two points. Under the second toe, in the transverse crease. Treats inguinal hernia (xiaochang shanqi), retained placenta, and dead fetus. Moxibustion 5 zhuang. Also treats dry heaving, hematemesis, and irregular menstruation in women.

**Neihuaijian (Inner Malleolus Tip)**: Two points. At the apex of the medial malleolus. Moxibustion 7 zhuang. Treats lower toothache and calf cramps (zhuanjin) on the medial side.

**Waihuaijian (Outer Malleolus Tip)**: Two points. At the apex of the lateral malleolus. Moxibustion 7 zhuang. Treats calf cramps on the lateral side and cold-heat type gout/jamjiao. Use a three-edged needle to bleed.

**Nangdi (Bottom of Scrotum)**: One point. In the cross-shaped wrinkle of the scrotum. Treats renal wind sores, inguinal hernia, and all symptoms related to the kidney. Moxibustion 7 zhuang, with moxa cones the size of a mouse feces.

**Guiyan (Ghost Eye)**: Four points. On the thumb, 1 fen from the corner of the nail (width of a leek leaf). Bind the thumb and index finger together with cloth; the point is in the gap between the fingers. Two additional points are on the big toe, located similarly. Treats epilepsy (wuxian). Moxibustion is very effective when administered during an attack.

**Guangu (Hip Bone)**: Four points. 1.5 cun lateral to Liangqiu (ST34) on both legs. Four points total. Treats leg pain. Moxibustion 7 zhuang.

**Zhongquan (Middle Spring)**: Two points. In the center of the dorsal wrist, in the depression between Yangxi (LI5) and Yangchi (TE4). Moxibustion 14 zhuang. Treats heart pain and unbearable abdominal qi pain.

**Siguan (Four Gates)**: Four points. Refers to the bilateral Hegu (LI4) and Taichong (LR3) points.

**Xiaogukong (Small Bone Empty)**: Two points. At the tip of the second joint of the little finger. Moxibustion 7 zhuang. Treats finger joint pain and eye pain.

**Yintang (Between the Eyebrows)**: One point. In the depression between the eyebrows. Needle 1 fen, moxibustion 5 zhuang. Treats pediatric convulsions (jingfeng).

**Zigong (Uterus)**: Two points. 3 cun lateral to Zhongji (CV3). Needle 2 cun, moxibustion 14 zhuang. Treats female infertility.

**Longxuan (Dragon Mystery)**: Two points. On the purple veins at the radial/ulnar side of the wrists. Moxibustion 7 zhuang. Contraindicated for needling. Treats hand pain.

**Sifeng (Four Seams)**: Four points. On the palmar aspect of the middle phalanx of the four fingers. Bleed with a three-edged needle. Treats pediatric malnutrition (husun lao) and related syndromes.

**Gaogu (High Bone)**: Two points. 5 fen anterior to the wrist crease in the Cun position. Needle 1.5 cun, moxibustion 7 zhuang. Treats hand diseases.

**Lanmen (Orchid Gate)**: Two points. 3 cun lateral to Ququan (LR8) in the pulse channel. Treats seven types of bladder hernia and ben tun (rushing gas syndrome).

**Baichongke (Hundred Worm Nest)**: Two points, also known as Xuehai (SP10). 3 cun superior to the medial epicondyle of the femur. Moxibustion 14 zhuang, needle 5 fen. Treats sores in the lower body.

**Jingzhong (Pupil Center)**: Two points. In the exact center of the iris/pupil.
Acquisition method: Cover the eye externally with cloth and splash with cold water for 15 minutes. Then, using a three-edged needle, pierce slightly (half fen deep) at the outer canthus, about 1 fen from the black pupil. Switch to a gold needle and insert deeper (several fen), moving from the side, turning upward then gently downward towards the pupil. Fix obliquely at the canthus. Vision will be restored. Remove the needle after one meal time. Support the patient gently in a supine position. Keep the eye covered with green cloth and splash with cold water for three days and nights.
For initial needling, sit cross-legged, hold a piece of tendon/muscle firmly, grasp both hands in front of the chest, calm the mind, and gaze straight ahead to locate the point easily.
Treats all types of internal cataracts causing long-term blindness. Vision returns instantly. It is a mysterious point.
Physicians learning to treat human eye diseases should first practice on sheep eyes with cataracts. Only if they can restore vision in sheep eyes should they proceed to treat humans. Do not act rashly.