(总计六百五十四穴。单四十八穴,双三百零八穴。)
黄帝问曰∶气穴三百六十五以应一岁,愿闻孙络溪谷亦各有应乎?岐伯对曰∶孙络
溪谷,三百六十五穴会,以应一岁,以洒(《素问》作溢)奇邪,以通荣卫。肉之大会为谷,
肉之小会为溪,肉分之间,溪谷之会,以行荣卫,以舍(《素问》作会)大气也。
神庭,在发际直鼻,督脉、足太阳、阳明之会,禁不可刺,令人癫疾,目失精,灸三
壮。
曲差,一名鼻冲,侠神庭两傍各一寸五分,在发际,足太阳脉气所发,正头取之,刺入
三分,灸五壮。
本神,在曲差两傍各一寸五分,在发际(一曰直耳上入发际四分)足少阳、阳维之会
,刺入三分,灸三壮。
头维,在额角发际侠本神两傍各一寸五分,足少阳、阳维之会,刺入五分,禁不可灸
。
上星一穴,在颅上直鼻中央,入发际一寸陷者中,可容豆,督脉气所发,刺入三分,
留六呼,灸三壮。
囟会,在上星后一寸,骨间陷者中,督脉气所发,刺入四分,灸五壮。
前顶,在囟会后一寸五分,骨间陷者中,督脉气所发,刺入四分,灸五壮。
百会,一名三阳五会,在前顶后一寸五分,顶中央旋毛中,陷可容指,督脉、足太阳之
会,刺入三分,灸三壮。
后顶,一名交冲,在百会后一寸五分,枕骨上,督脉气所发,刺入四分,灸五壮。
强间,一名大羽,在后顶后一寸五分,督脉气所发,刺入三分,灸五壮。
脑户,一名匝风,一名会额,在枕骨上强间后一寸五分,督脉、足太阳之会,此别脑之
会,不可灸,令人喑。(《素问》刺禁论云∶刺头中脑户,入脑立死。王冰注云∶灸五壮
。又骨空论云∶不可妄灸。《铜人》经云∶禁不可灸,灸之令人 。)
风府,一名舌本,在顶上,入发际一寸,大筋内宛宛中,疾言其肉立起,言休其肉立下
,督脉、阳维之会,禁不可灸,灸之令人喑,刺入四分,留三呼。
(Totaling 654 acupoints. There are 48 unilateral points and 308 bilateral points.)
The Yellow Emperor asked, "There are 365 Qi points (acupoints where Qi gathers) corresponding to the days of a year. I wish to know if the Sunluo (collateral vessels) and Xigu (valleys between muscles) also have their corresponding correspondences?" Qibo replied, "The convergence of Sunluo and Xigu amounts to 365 point intersections, corresponding to the days of a year, used to drain (in *Suwen* written as 'overflow') strange pathogens and to unblock Ying (Nutritive Qi) and Wei (Defensive Qi). The large convergence of muscle is called Gu (Valley), and the small convergence of muscle is called Xi (Stream). Between the muscle fibers, at the intersection of Xi and Gu, Ying and Wei Qi circulate, and here resides the Great Qi."
Shenting (DU22) is located directly above the nose root at the hairline. It is the intersection of the Du Mai (Conception Vessel of the Back), Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, and Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Needling is prohibited; doing so may cause epilepsy and loss of visual clarity. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Qucha (BL1) is also known as Bichong. It is located 1.5 cun lateral to Shenting on both sides, at the hairline. It is a site where the Qi of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian emerges. With the head held upright, needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Benshen (GB13) is located 1.5 cun lateral to Qucha on both sides, at the hairline (another description states it is 4 cun above the hairline, directly above the ear apex). It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and the Yangwei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel). Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Touwei (ST8) is located at the corner of the forehead at the hairline, 1.5 cun lateral to Benshen on both sides. It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and the Yangwei Mai. Needle 0.5 cun; moxibustion is prohibited.
Shangxing (DU23) is one point, located on the cranium, directly in the center of the nose, 1 cun inside the hairline, in a depression that can accommodate a bean. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai emerges. Needle 0.3 cun; retain the needle for six breaths; moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Xinhui (DU22 is actually DU22 Shenting, but text says Xinhui is behind Shangxing. Note: Standard numbering often places Xinhui DU22? No, Xinhui is DU22 in some texts? Wait, standard is Shenting DU22, Xinhui DU22? No. Let's stick to translation. Text says Xinhui is 1 cun behind Shangxing). Xinhui is located 1 cun posterior to Shangxing, in the depression between the bones. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai emerges. Needle 0.4 cun; moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Qian Ding (DU21) is located 1.5 cun posterior to Xinhui, in the depression between the bones. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai emerges. Needle 0.4 cun; moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Baihui (DU20), also known as Sanyang Wuhui (Five Meetings of Three Yangs), is located 1.5 cun posterior to Qian Ding, in the center of the vertex within the whorl of hair, in a depression that can accommodate a finger. It is the intersection of the Du Mai and the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
Houding (DU19), also known as Jiaochong, is located 1.5 cun posterior to Baihui, on the occipital bone. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai emerges. Needle 0.4 cun; moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Qiangjian (DU18), also known as Dayu, is located 1.5 cun posterior to Houding. It is a site where the Qi of the Du Mai emerges. Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Naohu (DU17), also known as Zafeng or Huie, is located on the occipital bone, 1.5 cun posterior to Qiangjian. It is the intersection of the Du Mai and the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian. This is a special meeting point of the brain. Moxibustion is prohibited; doing so may cause aphonia. (*Suwen: Treatise on Acupuncture Prohibitions* states: "Needling Naohu in the head, if entering the brain, leads to immediate death." Wang Bing's annotation says: "Moxibustion 5 cones." Also, *Gu Kong Lun* states: "Do not recklessly apply moxibustion." *Tongren Jing* states: "Prohibited from moxibustion; applying it causes...")
Fengfu (DU16), also known as Sheben, is located at the top of the head, 1 cun inside the hairline, within the depression inside the great tendons. When speaking quickly, the muscle rises immediately; when speech ceases, the muscle settles immediately. It is the intersection of the Du Mai and the Yangwei Mai. Moxibustion is prohibited; applying it causes aphonia. Needle 0.4 cun; retain the needle for three breaths.