肾俞、治肾虚水脏久冷。（铜见劳。明同。）中膂俞、治肾虚消渴。（见渴。）阳跷、
疗肾
气。（明）下廉、疗小肠气不足。面无颜色。灸小肠气 癖气。发时腹痛若刀刺不可忍者
。并妇女本藏气血癖。走疰刺痛。或坐卧不得。或大小便不通。可思饮食。于左右脚下下第
二指第一节曲纹中心各灸十壮。每壮如赤豆大。甚验。（集效。一云。治寒病肓肠气发
。牵连外肾大痛。肿硬如石。）
治小肠气方甚多。未必皆效。耆域方夺命散良方苍猝散皆已试之效者。有一兵患小肠气
。根据
此方灸足第二指下文五壮。略效而再发。恐壮数未多也。予以镇灵丹十粒与之。令早晚服五
粒而愈。灸固捷于药。若灸不得穴。又不如药相当者见效之速。且灸且药。方为当尔。
近传一立圣散。用全干蝎七枚、缩砂仁三七枚、炒茴香一钱为末。分三服。热酒调下和
滓空
心服。此疾是小肠受热。蕴积不散。久而成疾。服此立效。虽未试用。以其说有理。故附于
此。有士人年少。觅灸梦遗。为点肾俞酸痛其令灸而愈。则不拘老少。肾皆虚也。古人云、
百病皆生于心。又云、百病皆生于肾。心劳生百病。人皆知之。肾虚亦生百病。人未知也。
盖天一生水。地二生火。肾水不上升。则心火不下降。兹病所由生也。人不可不养心不爱护
肾乎。
Shenshu (BL23, Kidney Shu) treats chronic coldness of the Water Organ (Kidney) due to Kidney Deficiency. (*Tongren* records its use for exhaustion; *Mingtang* records the same.) Zhonglvyu (BL27, Middle Spine Shu) treats Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting Syndrome) caused by Kidney Deficiency. (See "Thirst" section.) Yangqiao (GB59, Yang Qiao Mai) treats insufficiency of Kidney Qi. (*Mingtang* records this.) Xialian (ST34, Lower Frontier Sea) treats insufficiency of Small Intestine Qi. The complexion lacks luster. Moxibustion treats Small Intestine Qi disorder and Pi Masses. Upon onset, abdominal pain is unbearable, like being stabbed with a knife. It also treats blood and Qi stagnation masses in the fundamental organs of women, characterized by wandering stabbing pain. Patients may be unable to sit or lie down comfortably, or experience obstruction of urination and defecation, along with an appetite but inability to eat. Apply ten moxa cones at the center of the first interphalangeal joint crease on both the left and right second toes. Each cone should be the size of a red bean. This is highly effective. (*Jixiao Fang* records this. Another version states: it treats cold-type Huangchang Qi attacks, causing severe pain radiating to the external genitals, with swelling and hardness like stone.)
There are many formulas for treating Small Intestine Qi disorders, but not all are effective. *Duoming San* by Qi Yu and *Liangfang Cangcu San* are both proven effective through trial. A soldier suffered from Small Intestine Qi disorder. Following this method, he received five moxa cones applied below the second toe. His symptoms alleviated slightly but recurred. I suspected the number of cones was insufficient. I administered ten pills of Zhenling Dan to him, instructing him to take five pills morning and evening, which led to his recovery. Although moxibustion acts faster than herbs, if acupoints are not accurately located, it is less effective than appropriate herbal prescriptions. Combining moxibustion with herbal medicine is the proper approach.
Recently, a formula called "Lisheng San" has circulated. It consists of seven whole dried Scorpions (*Scorpio*), thirty-seven Fructus Amomi Rotundus (*Suazhen Ren*), and one qian of stir-fried Fennel Fruit (*Huixiang*), ground into powder. Divide into three doses. Take with warm wine, including the dregs, on an empty stomach. This disease arises from heat accumulating in the Small Intestine, failing to disperse, and persisting over time to become pathology. Taking this formula yields immediate results. Although I have not personally tested it, its rationale is sound, so I record it here. A young scholar sought moxibustion treatment for nocturnal emissions. When I pressed the Shenshu point, he felt soreness and pain, so I instructed him to apply moxibustion there, resulting in his cure. This demonstrates that regardless of age, Kidney Qi can be deficient. The ancients said, "All diseases arise from the Heart." They also said, "All diseases arise from the Kidney." Everyone knows that mental labor generates various diseases, but few realize that Kidney deficiency also generates various diseases. Heaven generates Water as One, Earth generates Fire as Two. If Kidney Water fails to ascend, Heart Fire cannot descend. This is how such diseases originate. One must nourish the Heart and protect the Kidneys.