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Fenglong (ST40): Located 8 cun above the lateral malleolus, in the depression on the lateral side of the tibia, two finger-widths from the anterior crest. It is the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, diverging to connect with the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. The *Tongren* text records needle insertion at 3 fen and moxibustion of 3 cones. The *Mingtang* text records moxibustion of 7 cones.

Indications: Limb coldness (Jue-ni), difficulty in urination and defecation, lassitude, soreness and weakness of the legs and knees, difficulty in flexion and extension, chest pain like stabbing, abdominal pain as if cut by a knife, headache due to wind-phlegm, swelling of the four limbs due to wind-reversal, cyanosis of the feet and body cold-dampness, bi-syndrome of the throat leading to aphonia, singing while climbing high, running naked, seeing ghosts and laughing. If Qi rebels, it causes sudden aphonia due to throat bi; excess patterns manifest as mania or epilepsy, treated with draining method; deficiency patterns manifest as flaccidity of the feet and wasting of the shin muscles, treated with tonifying method.

Jiexi (ST41): Located 1.5 cun posterior to Chongyang (ST42), in the depression above the ankle joint, specifically in the hollow where the foot extends straight up from the big toe and second toe on the dorsum. This is the Jing-River point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, corresponding to Fire. For stomach deficiency, apply tonification. The *Tongren* text records moxibustion of 3 cones, needle insertion of 5 fen, retaining the needle for three breaths.

Indications: Wind-induced facial edema, dark complexion, rebellious Qi rushing upward, abdominal distension, sensation of heaviness in defecation, convulsions and fright, swelling of the knee and thigh, muscle cramps, vertigo, headache, epilepsy, vexation and sorrowful weeping, cholera, headache with red face and eyes, unbearable pain in the glabella.

Chongyang (ST42): Located 5 cun on the dorsum of the foot, 2 cun away from Xangu (ST43), over the arterial pulse between the bones. This is the Yuan-Source point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Both excess and deficiency of the stomach can be treated here by needling. The *Suwen Zhu* notes needle insertion of 3 fen, retaining for ten breaths. The *Suwen* warns that puncturing the arterial pulse on the dorsum of the foot with unceasing bleeding leads to death. The *Tongren* text records indications: hemiplegic facial paralysis, dorsal foot swelling, toothache, aversion to cold and fever, hard and distended abdomen, loss of appetite, shivering and yawning in cold damage disease, chronic mania, singing while climbing high, running naked, foot flaccidity unable to hold shoes, pain in the front of the body.

Xangu (ST43): Located in the depression lateral to the space between the big toe and the second toe, behind the metatarsophalangeal joint, 2 cun away from Neiting (ST44). This is the Shu-Stream point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, corresponding to Wood. The *Tongren* text records needle insertion of 3 fen. The *Suwen Zhu* records needle insertion of 5 fen, retaining for seven breaths, and moxibustion of 3 cones.

Indications: Edema of the face and eyes, water retention diseases, frequent belching, borborygmus and abdominal pain, heat disease with profuse diarrhea, absence of sweating, chills and malaria.

Li Dongyuan stated: When Qi stagnates in the arm, points on the foot should be selected. First remove blood stasis, then deeply needle the Ying-Spring and Shu-Stream points of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian: Neiting (ST44) and Xangu (ST43).

Neiting (ST44): Located in the depression lateral to the space between the big toe and the second toe. This is the Ying-Spring point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, corresponding to Water. The *Tongren* text records moxibustion of 3 cones, needle insertion of 3 fen, retaining for ten breaths.

Indications: Coldness of the four limbs, abdominal fullness, frequent yawning, aversion to human voices, chills, pulling pain in the throat, deviation of the mouth, upper toothache, malaria with loss of appetite, pain in the scalp skin, unceasing epistaxis, cold damage with cold extremities, absence of sweating, dysentery with red and white discharge.

Lidui (ST45): Located at the tip of the second toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. This is the Jing-Well point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, corresponding to Metal. For stomach excess, apply draining method. The *Tongren* text records needle insertion of 1 fen and moxibustion of 1 cone.

Indications: Corpse-like fainting (Shi-jue), locked jaw and cessation of breathing, symptoms resembling evil possession, heart and abdominal fullness, edema, heat disease with no sweat, cold malaria with loss of appetite, facial swelling, cold feet, throat bi, upper toothache, aversion to cold and nasal obstruction, frequent fright and desire to lie down, mania with desire to climb high and sing, running naked, jaundice, rhinorrhea and epistaxis, herpes on the lips, neck swelling, swelling and pain of the knee patella, pain along the chest, breast, Qiyng, Futu, lateral calf, and dorsum of the foot, excessive hunger and digestion.