喑门，一名舌横，一名舌厌，在后发际宛宛中，入系舌本，督脉、阳维之会，仰头取之
，刺入四分，不可灸，灸之令人喑。（气府论注云∶去风府一寸。）
天柱，在侠项后发际大筋外廉陷者中，足太阳脉气所发，刺入二分，留六呼，灸三壮
。
风池，在颞 后发际陷者中，足少阳、阳维之会，刺入三分，留三呼，灸三壮。
（气府论注云∶在耳后陷者中，按之引于耳中，手足少阳脉之会，刺入四分。）
（气府论注云∶第六椎下有灵台，十椎下有中枢，十六椎下有阳关）
大椎，在第一椎陷者中，三阳督脉之会，刺入五分，灸九壮。
陶道，在大椎节下间，督脉、足太阳之会，俯而取之，刺入五分，留五呼，灸五壮。
身柱，在第三椎节下间，督脉气所发，俯而取之，刺入五分，留五呼，灸三壮。（气
府论注云∶灸五壮。）
神道，在第五椎节下间，督脉气所发，俯而取之，刺入五分，留五呼，灸三壮。（气
府论注云∶灸五壮。）
至阳，在第七椎节下间，督脉气所发，俯而取之，刺入五分，灸三壮。
筋缩，在第九椎节下间，督脉气所发，俯而取之，刺入五分，灸三壮。（气府论注
云灸五壮。）
脊中，在第十一椎节下间，督脉气所发，俯而取之，刺入五分，不可灸，灸则令人痿。
悬枢，在第十三椎节下间，督脉气所发，伏而取之，刺入三分，灸三壮。
命门，一名属累，在十四椎节下间，督脉气所发，伏而取之，刺入五分，灸三壮。
腰俞，一名背解，一名髓空，一名腰户，在第二十一椎节下间，督脉气所发，刺入三
分，留七呼，灸五壮。（气府论注云∶刺入三分。热注、水穴注同。热穴注作二寸，缪刺论
同。）
长强，一名气之阴 ，在脊 端，督脉别络，少阴所结，刺入三分，留七呼，灸三壮。
（气府论注及水穴注云刺入二分。）
Yinmen (An Men), also known as Sheheng (Tong Transverse) and Sheyan (Tong Aversion), is located in the depression at the center of the posterior hairline. It connects internally to the root of the tongue and is the meeting point of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) and Yangwei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel). The acupoint should be accessed with the head raised. Needling depth is 4 fen; moxibustion is contraindicated, as it may cause aphonia. (Note from *Qifu Lun*: It is 1 cun distal to Fengfu.)
Tianzhu (Celestial Pillar) is located in the depression lateral to the large tendons (trapezius muscles) at the posterior hairline of the neck. It is a site where the Qi of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian emerges. Needling depth is 2 fen; retain the needle for six breaths; apply 3 moxa cones.
Fengchi (Wind Pool) is located in the depression behind the mastoid process and posterior hairline. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and Yangwei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel). Needling depth is 3 fen; retain the needle for three breaths; apply 3 moxa cones. (Note from *Qifu Lun*: It is in the depression behind the ear; pressing elicits sensation in the ear. It is the meeting point of the Hand and Foot Shaoyang meridians. Needling depth is 4 fen.)
(Note from *Qifu Lun*: Lingtai (Spirit Platform) is below the sixth vertebra; Zhongshu (Central Pivot) is below the tenth vertebra; Yangguan (Yang Gate) is below the sixteenth vertebra.)
Dazhui (Great Vertebra) is located in the depression below the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra. It is the meeting point of the Three Yang meridians of the Hand, Three Yang meridians of the Foot, and the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back). Needling depth is 5 fen; apply 9 moxa cones.
Taodao (Way of Heaven) is located in the interspace below the Dazhui vertebra. It is the meeting point of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) and Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. The patient should bend forward to access the point. Needling depth is 5 fen; retain the needle for five breaths; apply 5 moxa cones.
Shenzhu (Spirit Pillar) is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. The patient should bend forward to access the point. Needling depth is 5 fen; retain the needle for five breaths; apply 3 moxa cones. (Note from *Qifu Lun*: Apply 5 moxa cones.)
Shendao (Spirit Path) is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the fifth thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. The patient should bend forward to access the point. Needling depth is 5 fen; retain the needle for five breaths; apply 3 moxa cones. (Note from *Qifu Lun*: Apply 5 moxa cones.)
Zhiyang (Extreme Yang) is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. The patient should bend forward to access the point. Needling depth is 5 fen; apply 3 moxa cones.
Jinsuo (Tendon Contraction) is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. The patient should bend forward to access the point. Needling depth is 5 fen; apply 3 moxa cones. (Note from *Qifu Lun*: Apply 5 moxa cones.)
Jizhong (Spine Center) is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. The patient should bend forward to access the point. Needling depth is 5 fen; moxibustion is contraindicated, as it may lead to flaccidity syndrome.
Xuan shu (Hanging Pivot) is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the thirteenth thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. The patient should lie prone to access the point. Needling depth is 3 fen; apply 3 moxa cones.
Mingmen (Gate of Life), also known as Shulei (Belonging to Accumulation), is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the fourteenth thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. The patient should lie prone to access the point. Needling depth is 5 fen; apply 3 moxa cones.
Yaoshu (Waist Spirit), also known as Beijie (Back Solution), Suikong (Marrow Cavity), and Yaohu (Waist Door), is located in the interspace below the spinous process of the twenty-first thoracic vertebra. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) emerges. Needling depth is 3 fen; retain the needle for seven breaths; apply 5 moxa cones. (Note from *Qifu Lun*: Needling depth is 3 fen. Notes from *Re Zhu* and *Shui Xue* are identical. Note from *Re Xue* states 2 cun, consistent with *Miao Ci Lun*.)
Changqiang (Long Strength), also known as Qi Zhiyin (Qi's Yin), is located at the tip of the coccyx. It is the divergent collateral of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back) and the site where the Qi and Blood of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian knot. Needling depth is 3 fen; retain the needle for seven breaths; apply 3 moxa cones. (Notes from *Qifu Lun* and *Shui Xue* state needling depth is 2 fen.)