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Zhongfu (also known as Ying Shu): Located one cun and six fen below Yunmen, in the intercostal space of the third rib above the nipple, where the arterial pulse is palpable within a depression. It is six cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest. It is the Front-Mu point of the Lung (Front-Mu points are areas where organ qi gathers) and an intersection of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Needle 3 fen, retain for five breaths. Indications: Abdominal distension, edema of the four limbs, inability to eat, asthma with chest fullness, shoulder and back pain, vomiting, cough with rebellious Qi rising, tension of the lung system, cold-heat disorders of the lung, palpitations, rebellious vomiting due to Gallbladder heat, coughing up turbid nasal discharge, sweating due to wind pathogen, skin pain and facial swelling, shortness of breath preventing lying down, chest heat due to Cold Damage Febrile Disease, Feishi Dunzhu (ancient term for sudden, wandering pain or mental abnormalities).

Yunmen: Located below Jugu, two cun lateral to Xiahu, in a depression where the arterial pulse is palpable; take the point with the arm raised. It is six cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest. *Suwen Zhu* suggests needle insertion of 7 fen; *Tongren* suggests 3 fen; moxa 5 zhuang. Indications: Persistent heat in the four limbs due to Cold Damage Febrile Disease, cough and rebellious Qi, asthma with difficulty breathing, shortness of breath in the chest and hypochondrium, Qi rushing upward to the heart, irritability and fullness in the chest, hypochondriac pain radiating to the back, Bi syndrome of the throat, shoulder pain with inability to raise the arm, Yingqi (goiter).

Tianfu: Located three cun below the axilla, five cun above the elbow-wrist junction, in the artery. Mark the location by touching ink with the tip of the nose; the mark indicates the point. Moxibustion is contraindicated. Indications: Sudden Bi syndrome, epistaxis, wind-stroke pathogen, tearing, forgetfulness, Feishi Eezhu (malignant wandering disease), delirium, asthma, cold-heat malaria, vertigo, blurred vision, Yingqi.

Xiabai: Located below Tianfu, five cun from the elbow, in the artery. Needle 3 fen, moxa 5 zhuang. Indications: Heart pain, shortness of breath, dry retching and rebellious Qi, irritability and fullness.

Chize: Located on the transverse crease of the elbow, in the artery, within the depression between the tendon and bone when the elbow is flexed. It is the He-Sea Water point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian; tonify deficiency and sedate excess here. For Lung Excess, sedate this point. Needle 3 fen, retain for three breaths, moxa 5 zhuang. Indications: Shoulder and arm pain, sweating with wind-stroke, frequent urination, frequent sneezing, sadness and crying, cold-heat wind-Bi, elbow contracture, inability to raise the arm, Bi syndrome of the throat, rebellious Qi with vomiting, dry mouth, cough with turbid sputum, malaria, sudden edema of the four limbs, heart pain with cold arms, shortness of breath, pulmonary emphysema, irritability, shortness of breath, labor fever, asthma and fullness, stiffness and pain of the waist and spine, slow convulsions in children.

Kongzui: Located seven cun above the wrist, taken laterally. Moxa 5 zhuang, needle 3 fen. Indications: Heat disease with no sweat, cough and rebellious Qi, cold and painful obstruction of the elbow and arm making flexion and extension difficult, inability to raise the hand above the head, inability to grip with fingers, hematemesis, aphonia, sore throat and headache.

Lieque: The Luo-Connecting point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, connecting to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian. Located one cun and five fen above the wrist crease on the radial side. Cross hands, place the index finger at the end; the point is in the depression between the two tendons and bones. Needle 2 fen, retain for five breaths, sedation technique coordinated with five inhalations, moxa 7 zhuang. Indications: Hemiplegia with facial paralysis, wrist weakness, hemiplegia, heat in the palm, trismus, cold-heat malaria, vomiting foam, cough, excessive laughing, flaccid lips and mouth, forgetfulness, hematuria and seminal emission, penile pain, hot urination, epilepsy with惊悸 and hallucinations, swelling of the face, eyes, and four limbs, shoulder Bi, chills in the chest and back, shortness of breath insufficient for respiration, corpse-jue with cold-heat, dizziness with crossed hands covering the face. Excess patterns manifest as heat in the chest and back, sweating, sudden edema of the four limbs; Deficiency patterns manifest as chills in the chest and back, shortness of breath insufficient for respiration.

*Suwen* states: In excess patterns, there is heat in the thenar eminence and palm; sedate this point. In deficiency patterns, there is yawning and frequent urination/incontinence; tonify this point. Straight-running vessels are called Jing (Meridians); branching ones are called Luo (Collaterals). The branch of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian goes straight from behind the wrist to the medial side of the index finger's tip; thus, Lieque is the collateral connecting Taiyin to Yangming. Some individuals have invisible pulses at the Cun, Guan, and Chi positions, but the pulse is visible from Lieque to Yangxi, commonly known as the "Reverse Guan Pulse." This indicates weak Jing meridians and full Luo collaterals. *Qianjin Yi Fang* states that reversed Yang pulses can be three times larger than the Cun Kou pulse. Unfortunately, Wang Shuhe did not mention this, let alone Gao Yangsheng.

Jingqu: Located in the depression of the Cun Kou artery. It is the Jing-River Metal point of the Lung Meridian. Insert needle 2 fen, retain for three breaths. Moxibustion is contraindicated; moxibustion damages Shen (Spirit). Indications: Malaria with cold-heat, stiffness of the chest and back, chest fullness and distension, Bi syndrome of the throat, heat in the palm, cough and rebellious Qi, Cold Damage Febrile Disease, heat disease with no sweat, sudden Bi syndrome with rapid breathing, heart pain and vomiting.

Taiyuan (also known as Taiquan, renamed to avoid the taboo of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan): Located at the head of the transverse crease on the medial side of the wrist, in the artery. It is the Shu-Stream Earth point of the Lung Meridian; tonify this point for Lung Deficiency. *Nanjing* states: "The Hui-Meeting point of the Vessels is Taiyuan." Commentary says: Treat vessel diseases here. At dawn during the Yin hour, Qi and Blood begin to circulate from here; thus, it is called Cun Kou, the major meeting point of vessels, and the arterial pulse of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Moxa 3 zhuang, needle 2 fen, retain for three breaths. Indications: Chest Bi with rebellious Qi, frequent hiccups, vomiting food and drink, cough, irritability and insomnia, pulmonary distension, pain along the medial aspect of the arm, leukoma, eye pain and redness, alternating chills and fever, pulling pain in the Supraclavicular Fossa, heat in the palm, frequent yawning, shoulder and back pain with cold, asthma with difficulty breathing, belching with rebellious Qi, heart pain, choppy pulse, hemoptysis and hematemesis, shivering, dry throat, delirium, trismus, change in urine color, sudden fecal incontinence.

Yuji: Located posterior to the base of the thumb, in the depression at the junction of the white flesh on the medial side. Also described as being among the scattered vessels. It is the Ying-Spring Fire point of the Lung Meridian. Needle 2 fen, retain for two breaths. Moxibustion is contraindicated. Indications: Alcoholism, aversion to wind and cold, deficient heat, yellow tongue coating, fever and headache, cough and hiccups, Cold Damage with no sweat, migrating Bi syndrome causing chest and back pain with dyspnea, Bi syndrome with fear and terror, mastitis. Dongyuan stated: When Stomach Qi flows downward, the Qi of the Five Zang organs becomes chaotic; for diseases located in the Lung, select Yuji of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and the Shu point of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian.

Shaoshang: Located on the medial side of the thumb, one grain-width (like a leek leaf) from the corner of the nail. It is the Jing-Well Wood point of the Lung Meridian. It is suitable to prick with a three-edged needle to induce slight bleeding to drain heat from all Zang organs. Moxibustion is inappropriate near this area. Indications: Swelling of the jaw and throat closure, irritability and frequent hiccups, fullness below the heart, sweating with chills, cough and rebellious Qi, malaria with chills, abdominal fullness, salivation, dry lips with desire to drink, inability to eat, abdominal distension, hand contracture and finger pain, heat in the palm, chills with jaw trembling, humming in the throat, pediatric tonsillitis.

Cheng Junchuo, a Prefect of the Tang Dynasty, suddenly experienced jaw swelling as large as a measuring cup, with throat blockage, unable to swallow water or grains for three days. Zhen Quan pricked the area with a three-edged needle, inducing slight bleeding, resulting in immediate recovery, thereby draining the heat from the Zang organs. *Suwen Zhu* suggests retaining for one breath. *Mingtang Jing* suggests moxa 3 zhuang. *Jiayi Jing* suggests moxa 1 zhuang.