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Qi masses, cold qi, and all types of qi stagnation can be cured by moxibustion or acupuncture at Qihai (CV6). For heart qi stagnation extending to the hypochondrium, take Daling (PC7); additionally take Zhigou (TE6), Shangwan (CV13), and Baihui (GV20). For qi knot causing upper asthma and Fuliang disease (abdominal mass), Qihai (CV6) must be moxa-ed for one hundred Zhu (units of moxa cone size/burns) without reduction. The usage of Jueque (CV14) and five other points is discussed in the preceding text. For rebellious qi, take Shangqiu (SP5) and Chize (LU5); additionally take Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Taibai (SP3). For asthmatic rebellion, take Shenmen (HT7) and Zulinqi (GB41); Yinlingquan (SP9) and Kunlun (BL60) must not be omitted. The combination of Taichong (LR3) and Shenmen (HT7) can attack diseases of belching with downward-reversing qi. Zhigou (TE6) and Qiangu (SI8) attack coughing and rebellion; Dalin (PC7), Ququan (LR8), and Zusanli (ST36) are used together. Xangu (ST43), Qiangu (SI8), and Xingjian (LR2), along with Linqi (GB41) and Feishu (BL13), ten points in total, share the same principle. When a patient suffers from incessant coughing and rebellion with no outlet, Zusanli (ST36) is taken as the first choice; subsequently, Taibai (SP3) and Taiyuan (LU9) are taken. Yuji (LU10) and Taiyuan (LU9) must not be omitted. Xiaoyin (GB24) and Ganshu (BL18), combined with the seven points mentioned before, complete this set. For coughing and rebellion accompanied by shivering cold, treat with Shaoshang (LU11); additionally, moxa Tianchu (CV22) for three Zhu. For chronic cough, take Shaoshang (LU11); moxa Tianzhu (BL10) for three Zhu, and the illness will recover. For jue qi rushing into the abdomen and Jiexi (ST41), Tianchu (CV22) combined with the previous two points is suitable. For shortness of breath, take Daling (PC7) and Chize (LU5); for deficiency of qi, take Jianshi (PC5) and Shenmen (HT7). Daling (PC7), Shaochong (HT9), and Zusanli (ST36); Xialian (ST34), Xingjian (LR2), and Feishu (BL13); RanGu (KI2), Zhiyin (BL67), and Qihai (CV6), eleven points in total, naturally eliminate diseases. For frequent yawning (qi sighing), take Tongli (HT5) and Neiting (ST44); for various accumulations, taking Zusanli (ST36) brings peace. Yingu (KI10), Jiexi (ST41), and Tonggu (GB43); Shangwan (CV13), Feishu (BL13), and Geshu (BL17) should be selected according to symptoms; Pishu (BL20) and Sanjiaoshu (BL22) are treated on the upper part; nine points used together ensure life is not endangered. For abdominal qi masses, needle the head point to a depth of two cun and half, burn twenty-one Zhu (two sevens). For the center point of the mass, use an iron needle three cun long, moxa twenty-one Zhu, and the mass may still remain. For the tail point of the mass, needle three cun, moxa until seven Zhu, and the mass will gradually divide. For chest distension with asthma, Hegu (LI4), Qimen (LR14), and Rugen (ST18) are beneficial.

If a physician wishes to moxa asthma in humans, take Tianchu (CV22) or the high tip of the coccyx. Another method involves a point on the back; measure the point using a thread. Wrap around the neck hanging down to Jiwei (CV15), cut at the tip and pull along the spine; the end of the thread is the point location. Moxa seven Zhu, which is truly precious.

For abdominal pain, take Zusanli (ST36) and Neiguan (PC6); Yinlingquan (SP9), Fuliou (KI7), and Taixi (KI3) connect; Kunlun (BL60), Yingu (KI10), and Xangu (ST43); Taibai (SP3), Zhongwan (CV12), and Xingjian (LR2); Qihai (CV6), Geshu (BL17), and Pishu (BL20). For hernia qi, heart pain, and various qi pains, below the big toe and second toe of the foot, at the transverse crease of the middle phalanx, moxa five Zhu, male left female right without falsehood. If both feet are moxa-ed simultaneously, there is no distinction. Careful analysis of nerves also suggests this is feasible. For lower abdominal distension and pain, moxa Qihai (CV6). For periumbilical pain, treat Shuifen (CV9). For lower abdominal pain, treat Yinshi (ST33); Chengshan (BL57), Xialian (ST34), and Zhongfeng (LR4); Fuliou (KI7), Xiaohai (SI8), and Guanyuan (CV4); Jianyu (SI13) according to age for large Zhu, moxa Dadun (LR1). For paraumbilical pain, treat Shanglian (ST34). For umbilical pain, take Zhongfeng (LR4) and Ququan (LR8); additionally combine Shuifen (CV9) for three points; Taichong (LR3) and Taibai (SP3) guide waist recovery. Shaoshang (LU11) and Yinshi (ST33 dispel abdominal fullness); Zusanli (ST36), Ququan (LR8), and Kunlun (BL60); Yinbai (SP1), Dadu (SP2), and Xangu (ST43); Shangqiu (SP5), Tonggu (GB43), and Taibai (SP3); Xingjian (LR2) one point must not be omitted. Twelve points treat better than taking medicine. For abdominal and hypochondriac fullness, treat Yanglingquan (GB34); Zusanli (ST36) and Shanglian (ST34) three points are exquisite. For heart and abdominal distension, take Jinggu (GB39) above; additionally one point is Neiting (ST44). For lower abdominal distension and pain, take Zhongfeng (LR4); RanGu (KI2), Neiting (ST44), and Dadun (LR1). For abdominal distension, take Yinshi (ST33) and Chize (LU5); Zusanli (ST36), Ququan (LR8), and Yingu (KI10); Yinlingquan (SP9), Shangqiu (SP5), and Gongsun (SP4); Neiting (ST44), Taixi (KI3), and Taibai (SP3); Lidui (ST45), Geshu (BL17), and Shenshu (BL23); Zhongwan (CV12), Dachangshu (BL25), and Taibai (SP3). For distension with stomach fullness, treat Geshu (BL17). For hard and large abdomen, treat Qiuxu (GB40); Zusanli (ST36), Yinlingquan (SP9), and Jiexi (ST41) above; Chongyang (ST42), Qimen (LR14), and Shuifen (CV9) are suitable. This disease is treated through nine points, plus Shenque (CV8) and Bladdershu (BL28). For cold-heat hard and large conditions, moxa Chongyang (ST42). For drum distension, take Fuliou (KI7) and Gongsun (SP4); Zhongfeng (LR4), Taibai (SP3), and Sanyinjiao (SP6); additionally one point is Shuifen (CV9). For cold abdomen and inability to eat, burn Yinlingquan (SP9); for phlegm癖 and cold abdomen, take Sanyinjiao (SP6); for abdominal borborygmus with cold-heat, take Fuliou (KI7); one point treats it, making life firm and secure. For chest and abdominal distension with rapid qi rumbling, Hegu (LI4), Zusanli (ST36), and Qimen (LR14) are high up.