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The *Zisheng Jing* (Classic of Nourishing Life) records: For chronic consumption disease (Lao Bing), the symptoms include heat in the palms and soles, frequent night sweats, mental fatigue, pain in bone joints with aversion to cold, initial coughing, and gradually expectorating pus and blood. Cut a stalk of grass at the level of the skin texture. Use this grass to measure from the tip of the nose, starting from the center of the head parting the hair and lying flat against the skin, down to the spine. Mark the end of the grass with ink. Take another stalk of grass, have the patient close their mouth naturally, and use it to measure the width of the mouth, cutting it to size. Then, fold this grass in half at the previous ink mark and use the ends to measure the acupoint. During moxibustion, add one moxa cone per year of age; for example, if thirty years old, apply thirty-one cones. This has proven effective repeatedly. Based on this measurement, the point corresponds to three cun lateral to the fifth thoracic vertebra, which are the Xinshu (Heart Shu, BL15) points. Is it because the Heart governs blood that moxibustion is applied here?

The commentary in *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) states: To locate Shenshu (Kidney Shu, BL23), have the person stand upright on a flat surface. Measure with a stick approximately to the level of the umbilicus. Then, use this same stick to measure along the dorsal spinal column to identify the level corresponding to the umbilicus. From there, measure one and a half cun laterally on each side to locate the point, which is Shenshu.
According to this method, using the umbilicus as a reference for Shenshu seems reasonable. However, in obese individuals, the abdomen hangs, lowering the umbilicus; in thin individuals, the abdomen is flat, keeping the umbilicus level. Now, regardless of body type, measuring with a stick lacks precision.

(Some say this was transmitted by hermits of Mount Shaoshi. Liu stated: The Eight Confluent Points are used for auxiliary treatment and should not be rigidly adhered to as fixed methods.)

Gongsun (SP4): Belongs to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, connects with the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel), converges at the heart and chest, and treats twenty-seven syndromes.
Nine types of heartache, disharmony between Heart and Stomach, phlegm obstruction causing chest fullness and salivary distension, discomfort in the chest and heart, abdominal pain and distension around the navel, disharmony of Sanjiao and Stomach, pain in the hypochondrium, disharmony between Heart and Spleen, postpartum blood confusing the Heart Master, pathologies involving Small Intestine and Heart meridians, water retention with alcohol-phlegm, disharmony between Liver and Stomach, general fullness with discomfort, regurgitation and vomiting, Stomach pathology, distending pain in abdomen and hypochondrium, disharmony between Spleen and Stomach, wind-intestinal bleeding, pathology of Large Intestine and Pericardium, prolapse of rectum (adults and children), pathology of Large Intestine and Lung, Qi obstruction, disharmony between Heart and Lungs, food obstruction preventing swallowing, disharmony between Stomach and Spleen, food stagnation pain, disharmony between Stomach and Spleen, mass qi (Pi Qi), pediatric food stagnation Pi Qi, pathology involving Small Intestine and Heart Master, "Erzhen" pain (blood masses in women), pathology involving Small Intestine and Sanjiao, alcohol-related Pi Qi, pathology involving Stomach and Sanjiao, abdominal borborygmus, pathology involving Small Intestine and Stomach, stabbing blood pain, disharmony between Liver and Spleen, pediatric Spleen diarrhea, disharmony between Spleen and Kidney, diarrhea with abdominal pain, pathology involving Large Intestine and Stomach, stabbing pain in the chest, Heart meridian pathology, malaria with heartache, Pericardium pathology.
For the above syndromes, Gongsun treats all. First needle Gongsun, then Neiguan.

Neiguan (PC6): Belongs to the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, connects with the Yin Wei Mai, and treats twenty-five syndromes.
General fullness with discomfort, disharmony between Heart and Stomach, Shanghan (Cold Damage), Heart Master pathology, chest and heart痞满 (fullness/stuffiness), disharmony between Liver and Stomach, irregular retching, disharmony between Spleen and Stomach, chest fullness with phlegm obstruction, pathology involving Lung and Heart, abdominal pain, Lung pathology, nine types of heartache, pathology involving Heart Master and Stomach, pain in hypochondrium, pathology involving Liver and Gallbladder, stabbing blood pain in women, pathology involving Heart and Liver, borborygmus, Large Intestine pathology, pain from accumulations, Liver pathology, alcohol Pi Qi in men, pathology involving Spleen and Lung, double obstruction with epigastric fullness and pain, pathology involving Heart, Spleen, and Stomach, Qi obstruction preventing food intake, pathology involving Stomach, Heart, and Lungs, distending pain in abdomen and hypochondrium, pathology involving Spleen, Stomach, and Heart Master, wind-intestinal bleeding, Large Intestine pathology, Shanghan Jie Xiong (chest binding), Stomach pathology, tenesmus, Small Intestine pathology, food obstruction preventing intake, pathology involving Heart Master and Stomach.
Malaria with chills and fever (newly added, verified efficacy).
For the above syndromes, Neiguan treats all.

Linqi (Zulinqi GB41): Here refers to Zulinqi. Belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, connects with the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel), converges at the eyes, ascends behind the ear to the cheek, neck, Jianjing (Qudao), chest, and diaphragm, and treats twenty-five syndromes.
Swelling and pain on the dorsum of the foot, Stomach pathology, numbness in hands and feet, pathology involving Small Intestine and Sanjiao, trembling fingers, pathology involving Liver and Heart Master, red eyes with cold tears, Bladder pathology, swelling and pain in throat, Sanjiao pathology, pain in legs and hips, Gallbladder pathology, swelling and pain in feet and knees, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, paralysis of four limbs, Gallbladder pathology, headache with swelling, Bladder pathology, swelling at vertex, Bladder pathology, floating wind itching, Lung pathology, generalized edema, pathology involving Kidney and Stomach, body numbness, pathology involving Liver and Spleen, dizziness of head and eyes, Bladder pathology, tendon spasms and bone pain, pathology involving Liver and Stomach, pain in cheeks and jaws, Large Intestine pathology, Lei Tou Feng (thunder-head wind), Gallbladder pathology, swelling and pain in eyes, pathology involving Liver and Heart, stroke with inability to raise hands and feet, Kidney pathology, deafness, pathology involving Kidney and Gallbladder.
For the listed syndromes, Linqi treats all. First needle Linqi, then Waiguan.

Waiguan (TE5): Belongs to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, connects with the Yang Wei Mai, and treats twenty-seven syndromes.
Swelling and pain in joints, Kidney pathology, cold pain in kidney region and shoulder, Sanjiao pathology, epistaxis, Lung pathology, heat in hands and feet, Sanjiao pathology, pain in finger joints with inability to flex or extend, Sanjiao pathology, pathology involving Sui, Gallbladder, and Stomach, pain in sinews and bones, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, tearing in wind, Liver pathology, painful red eyes, pathology involving Liver and Heart, swelling and pain in back and waist, Kidney pathology, numbness and pain in hands and feet with weakness, Stomach pathology, eye swelling, Heart pathology, headache with dizziness and pain, Bladder pathology, exterior heat from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, traumatic tetanus, pathology involving Liver and Stomach, arm pain, pathology involving Large Intestine and Sanjiao, pain in head and neck, Small Intestine pathology, night sweats, Heart Master pathology, corneal opacity or gritty sensation, Liver pathology, postpartum generalized edema, pathology involving Stomach and Kidney, pain in waist and hips, Kidney pathology, Lei Tou Feng, Gallbladder pathology.
For the above syndromes, Waiguan treats all.

Houxi (SI3): Belongs to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, connects with the Du Mai, converges at Neiting, travels to the head, neck, ears, shoulders, Small Intestine, and Bladder, and treats twenty-four syndromes.
Spasms and cramps in hands and feet, Liver pathology, trembling in hands and feet, pathology involving Liver and Sanjiao, headache due to wind, pathology involving Sanjiao and Bladder, unresolved Shanghan, Bladder pathology, incessant night sweats, pathology involving Lung and Heart, throat obstruction, pathology involving Kidney, Lung, and Stomach, swelling and pain in cheeks and jaws, pathology involving Stomach and Small Intestine, neck stiffness or pain from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, swelling and pain in knees and shins, Kidney pathology, numbness in hands and feet, Stomach pathology, red and swollen eyes, pathology involving Liver and Heart, headache from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, failure to sweat from exterior, pathology involving Lung and Stomach, tearing in wind, pathology involving Liver and Gallbladder, convulsions from traumatic tetanus, Liver pathology, postpartum sweating with aversion to wind, Lung pathology, throat bi, pathology involving Lung and Liver, pain in feet, knees, and legs, Stomach pathology, hand paralysis, Large Intestine pathology.
For the above syndromes, Houxi treats all. First needle Houxi, then Shenmai.

Shenmai (BL62): Belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, connects with the Yang Qiao Mai, and treats twenty-five syndromes.
Stiffness and pain in back and waist, Bladder pathology, vexing pain in joints, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, paralysis of hands and feet, pathology involving Stomach and Lung, headache from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, generalized edema and fullness, Stomach pathology, spontaneous sweating on face, Stomach pathology, epilepsy, Liver pathology, red, swollen, and painful eyes, Bladder pathology, spontaneous sweating from wind-cold, Stomach pathology, itchy and painful headache, Gallbladder pathology, pain in eyebrow ridge, Bladder pathology, Lei Tou Feng, Gallbladder pathology, arm pain, Large Intestine pathology, coldness in arms, Sanjiao pathology, spontaneous sweating postpartum, Kidney pathology, epistaxis, Lung pathology, traumatic tetanus, Liver pathology, swelling and pain in joints, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, swelling and pain in legs and knees, Stomach pathology, deafness, Kidney pathology, numbness in hands and feet, Gallbladder pathology, mastitis ("Blowing Milk"), Stomach pathology, headache from washing hair, Bladder pathology, spasms in hands and feet, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, aversion to wind postpartum, Kidney pathology.
For the above syndromes, Shenmai treats all. First needle Shenmai, then Houxi.

Lieque (LU7): Belongs to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, connects with the Ren Mai, converges at the Lung, throat, and chest/diaphragm, and treats thirty-one syndromes.
Pain from cold with diarrhea, Spleen pathology, abdominal pain from blood accumulation or retained blood in women, Liver pathology, swelling and pain in throat, Stomach pathology, retained dead fetus or placenta not expelled, Liver pathology, tooth swelling, food obstruction preventing swallowing, Stomach pathology, pinching pain in navel and abdomen, Spleen pathology, heart and abdominal pain, Spleen pathology, borborygmus with dysentery, Large Intestine pathology, hemorrhoid itching, pain, leakage, and bleeding, Large Intestine pathology, heartache with warm dysentery, Spleen pathology, lower back pain postpartum, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, postpartum mania, Heart pathology, postpartum aphasia, Pericardium pathology, undigested rice and grain, Spleen pathology, alcohol Pi Qi in men, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, swelling and pain of breast abscess, Stomach pathology, blood masses in women, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, persistent warm disease, Gallbladder pathology, incessant retching, pathology involving Spleen and Stomach, blood in urine, Small Intestine pathology, difficulty urinating, Bladder pathology, fecal impaction, Large Intestine pathology, blood in stool, Large Intestine pathology, gastrointestinal pain diseases, pathology involving Heart and Stomach, various accumulations, pathology involving Heart and Stomach.
For the above syndromes, Lieque treats all. First needle Lieque, then Zhaohai.

Zhaohai (KI6): Belongs to the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, connects with the Yin Qiao Mai, and treats twenty-seven syndromes.
Throat obstruction, Stomach pathology, cold pain in urination, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, dysuria with scanty flow, Bladder pathology, fainting from blood loss in women, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, Qi pain in bladder, Bladder pathology, placenta not expelled, Liver pathology, abdominal pain at navel, Spleen pathology, lower abdominal fullness, Small Intestine pathology, blood in stool, Large Intestine pathology, inability to ingest food with regurgitation, Stomach pathology, male Pi Qi and alcohol accumulation, pathology involving Lung and Liver, borborygmus, dysentery, and abdominal pain, Large Intestine pathology, general fullness with discomfort, Stomach pathology, indigestion, Stomach pathology, blood accumulation in women, Kidney pathology, Heart and "Erzhen" pain, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, dystocia, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, diarrhea, Spleen pathology, vomiting, Stomach pathology, alcohol accumulation, Spleen pathology, Qi stagnation, Stomach pathology, Qi mass, pathology involving Spleen and Liver, Kidney and alcohol Bi, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, Qi obstruction, Heart Master pathology, constipation, Large Intestine pathology, jaundice from diet and labor, pathology involving Spleen and Stomach, hot reversal in feet, Heart Master pathology.
For the above syndromes, Zhaohai treats all. First needle Zhaohai, then Lieque.

The above methods state: First needle the points for the main syndrome, selecting locations based on the left/right and upper/lower distribution of the disease. Still, follow the meridian pathways, palpate, guide, and remove according to method. If the disease persists, seek the He-Sea points; if still unresolved, continue seeking. One must pause needling to await the arrival of Qi, ensuring connection between upper and lower, until the patient feels relief from their suffering, before withdrawing the needle.
Regarding these eight points, the therapeutic methods are extensive, akin to what Scholar Xu described as "spreading nets over a wide wilderness, hoping to catch one escapee."