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Bronze Man Ming Tang (Acupuncture Bronze Statue and Meridian Acupoint Diagram) was left by the Yellow Emperor, Qibo, and Gui Yuzhou to save the people of the world for generations. Since the miraculous ability to see through walls and skin was lost, people believed that acupuncture would damage tendons and vessels. Consequently, they feared needles at first sight, willingly submitted to quack doctors when ill, tried all kinds of medicines, and did not know that for diseases located at the vertex, one must moxa Fengchi (Wind Pool) and Fengfu (Wind Mansion), which cannot be treated by formulas like Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction); for diseases located in the chest, one must moxa or needle Hunmen (Soul Gate), which cannot be resolved downward even by herbs like Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange). Thus, they were eventually at a loss, which is indeed lamentable. In recent times, Zhu Gong and Pang Anchang both mastered acupuncture methods; Xu Zhike also stated that diseases should be cured by needling. Zou Wohu from Sanqu compiled treatment methods into songs and poems, allowing the intent of ancient sages to save lives to be transmitted again. Now, Wang Shuquan from Dongjia has selected 360 acupoints, categorized them by back, front, and vertex, matched acupoints to diseases, and listed below all theories from various schools that are reasonable, as well as his own insights. Books on acupuncture and moxibustion have thus become roughly complete. The intent of ancient sages to save lives has thus no regrets. It is said that a son must study medicine. My father is eighty years old and vigorous; without relying on this book, how could he be so? Therefore, I had the physician Wei Shijie collate eighteen previously unseen items, had them woodblock printed at the Transport Commission, to supplement the deficiencies of the Huimin Pharmacy. The time is the first day of early summer in the Gengchen year of Jiading (1200 AD), Preface by Xu Zhengqing, Chengyi Lang and Director of the Changping Tea and Salt Administration of the Eastern Route of Huainan.

Ten Acupoints along the Midline of the Head in the Prone Position

Shenting (Spirit Court): One acupoint, located five fen directly above the nose entering the hairline. Moxa seven zhuang, up to seventy-seven zhuang. Qibo said: Whenever treating wind disorders, do not moxa excessively. Because moxa fire is light and ascending, excessive use causes injury. It is suitable only to moxa seven zhuang, up to thirty-seven zhuang. Needling is forbidden; needling induces madness. Avoid cold/raw foods, chicken, pork, mutton, alcohol, and wheat products that stir wind. *Ming Tang* records: When lighting moxa, avoid hot food and hot clothing.

Shangxing (Upper Star): (The following acupoints do not repeat "one acupoint"). Located one cun directly above the nose entering the hairline in a depression. (*Ming Tang* says: space sufficient to hold a bean.) Needle with a fine three-edged needle. *Jia Yi Jing* and *Re Xue Lun Zhu* both state to needle three fen.

Xinhui (Fontanel Meeting): Located one cun behind Shangxing in a depression. (*Ming Tang* says: above Shangxing.) Moxa twenty-eight zhuang to seventy-seven zhuang. Initially, moxa does not hurt; after the disease is gone, it hurts. If it hurts, stop moxa. Needle two fen. (Remove the character "enter" here.) Retain for three breaths; apply reducing method upon arrival of Qi. For children under eight years old, do not needle, because the fontanelle is not closed; pricking it unfortunately leads to premature death. Taboos are the same as above. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Prick... (text missing here). In my youth, I studied hard; as I grew older, my head felt cold. Or if I drank too much alcohol, my head would ache as if breaking. Later, after moxa this acupoint, not only did my head cease to feel cold, but even when drunk later, my head did not ache. Anyone with a cold head should moxa this acupoint.

Qian Ding (Front Vertex): Located one and a half cun behind Xinhui in a bony depression. Zhen Quan said it is one cun; now based on *Su Wen*, fix it at one and a half cun. Needle one fen, moxa three zhuang, up to seventy-seven. Taboos are the same. *Su Wen Zhu* states: Prick four fen. (Remove the character "Wen" here).

Baihui (Hundred Convergences), also known as San Yang Wu Hui (Three Yang Five Converge): Located one and a half cun behind Qian Ding, in the central whorl of hair on the vertex, space sufficient to hold a bean. Moxa seven zhuang, up to seventy-seven. Whenever moxa the top of the head, do not exceed seven zhuang, because the skin on the vertex is thin, and moxa should not be excessive. Needle two fen; apply reducing method upon arrival of Qi. In the Tang Dynasty, Qin Minghe needled until slight bleeding occurred, and headache was immediately cured. Old tradition says Qin Minghe needled Emperor Gaozong's head wind disorder. Empress Wu said, "How can there be bleeding on the head of the Supreme Ruler?" Nevertheless, they needled, slight bleeding occurred, and the headache stopped immediately. The emperor hastily bestowed gold and silk upon him. This shows this acupoint can treat head wind. *Ming Tang Jing* treats stroke with slurred speech and hemiplegia; when moxa seven locations, one must start with Baihui. People in the North moxa this acupoint when a child is born, presumably to prevent future infantile convulsions. I formerly suffered from Heart Qi disorder. Accidentally seeing a Yin-Yang book, it said: "There are four most urgent acupoints on the human body that can treat all four hundred and four diseases." Baihui is one of them. So I moxa this acupoint and the Heart Qi disorder healed. Later reading *Jiu Jing* (Book of Moxibustion), this acupoint indeed governs mental restlessness, palpitations due to fright, amnesia, and lack of vitality. Since then, I occasionally moxa it, and it governs hundred diseases, not just treating these few ailments. (Also known as Tian Man) Shencong Four Acupoints: Located four cun around Baihui, each one cun apart. Treat head wind, vertigo, mania, and wind epilepsy. Left governs like flowers, right governs like fruit. Needle three fen. *Ming Tang* has these four acupoints, but *Tong Ren* (Bronze Man) does not. These acupoints treating head wind, vertigo, mania, and wind epilepsy are indispensable, so they are appended here. Ming Tang One Acupoint: Located one cun directly above the nose entering the hairline. Treat head wind with excessive nasal discharge and nasal congestion. Moxa once every three days. Needle two fen.

According to *Tong Ren Ming Tang* and various acupuncture classics, one cun directly above the nose entering the hairline is all referred to as Shangxing. *Ming Tang Jing* here again mentions Ming Tang acupoint, not knowing what the basis is. Temporarily append here, saying "transmit doubt as doubt." (Now verified by comparing various classics, it is Shangxing acupoint.)

Hou Ding (Rear Vertex), also known as Jiao Chong: Located one and a half cun behind Baihui on the occipital bone. Moxa five zhuang, needle two fen. *Ming Tang* says four fen. (Whenever it says "Ming Yun" afterwards, it refers to *Ming Tang Jing*).

Qiang Jian (Strong Intervertebral), also known as Da Yu: Located one and a half cun behind Hou Ding. Needle two fen, moxa seven zhuang. *Ming Tang* says five zhuang.

Naohu (Brain Door), also known as He Lu: Located on the occipital bone, one and a half cun behind Qiang Jian. Forbidden to needle; needling causes aphonia. Can moxa seven zhuang, but do not moxa recklessly, or it causes premature death. *Ming Tang* says: Moxa causes loss of voice. Needle three fen. *Su Wen Zhu* says four fen. *Jia Yi* says forbidden to moxa.

*Tong Ren* says forbidden to needle, but *Su Wen* and *Ming Tang* say needle three to four fen, which is also suspicious. Better not to needle for stability. *Su Wen* probably states prick Naohu...

Fengfu (Wind Mansion), also known as She Ben (Root of Tongue): Located one cun above the posterior hairline at the vertex, within the great tendon in a depression. Upon rapid speech, the muscle rises immediately; upon stopping speech, the muscle settles immediately. Forbidden to moxa; causes aphonia. Needle three fen. *Ming Tang* says four fen. Retain for three breaths. Also says tongue flaccidity, needle Fengfu. (See below).

Qibo answered the Yellow Emperor's question about Cold Damage (Shanghan): Ju Yang (Great Solar/Taiyang) is the affiliation of all Yang meridians. Its vessel connects to Fengfu, thus it is the master qi of all Yang. Therefore, Fengfu is indeed where Cold Damage originates. People in the North wrap their heads with fur; weak people in the South protect their necks with cloth, commonly called a triangular scarf. In my youth, I was timid and weak; in spring and winter, I often yawned and caught wind. By using items to protect myself, I had no such trouble thereafter. Anyone who is timid and weak must protect the back of the neck. (Now women use cloth to cover the neck, named Hu Xiang (Protect Neck), claiming it covers dirt and grease; although the name exists, the original meaning is lost.)

Yamen (Silent Gate), also written as Yin, also known as She Heng (Horizontal Tongue) and She Yan (Tongue Aversion): Located in the center of the nape, five fen entering the hairline in a depression. It is the meeting point of the Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and Yang Wei Mai (Yang Linking Vessel). Enters to tie the root of the tongue. Take the point with the head raised. Forbidden to moxa; causes aphonia. Needle three fen. *Su Wen Zhu* says: In the depression at the posterior hairline of the neck, one cun away from Fengfu. *Ming Tang* says... Tongue stiff and unable to speak, how to treat? Answer: Tongue stiff needle Yamen; tongue flaccid needle Fengfu. Apply reducing method upon arrival of Qi. Can needle obliquely inward eight fen, retain for three breaths, reduce for five inhalations. After reducing is exhausted, retain the needle further to obtain Qi, then apply reducing method.