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附分二穴在第二椎下附项内廉两旁相去侠脊各三寸。灸五壮。针三分。
魄户二穴。在三椎下两旁各三寸。正坐取之。针五分。得气即泻。又宜久留针。日灸七
壮。止百壮。忌同。明云、日七壮。至二百。下云、魂户在三椎下两旁各三寸。灸三壮。又云
、魄户在三椎下两旁各三寸。灸五壮。素注云、魄户上直附分。
铜人有魄户穴。明堂上经亦同。而下经既有魄户穴。又有魂户穴。皆云在三椎下。若谓
魄字作魂。不应两出魄户穴也。考之下经。既有悬钟矣。后又有悬钟。既有天突矣。其治小
儿。又有天突。意者魂户即魄户。（误作魂。）而两出之。不然、何其穴皆在三椎旁欤。
膏肓俞二穴。在四椎下。（明云。近五椎。）两旁各三寸。主无所不疗。羸瘦虚损。梦中
失精
摇。从胛骨上角摸索至骨下头。其间当有四肋三间。灸中间。从胛骨之里去胛骨容侧指许。
摩去表肋间空处。按之自觉牵引于肩中。灸两胛中。一处至百壮。多至五百。（明云。
百壮多至千壮。）当觉下KT KT 然似流水之状。亦当有所不出。若得痰疾则无所不下也。如病
人已困。不能正坐。当令侧卧。挽上臂。令取穴灸之。又以右手从左肩上住指头所不及者、
是
骨覆其穴。灸之无验。此灸讫后。令人阳气益盛。当消息以自补养。论曰、昔在和缓。不
救晋侯之疾。以其在膏之上肓之下。针药所不能及。即此穴是也。时人拙不能求得此穴。所
以宿病难追。若能用心方便。求得灸之。无疾不愈。出千金外台。
灸膏肓功效。诸经例能言之。而取穴则未也。千金等方之外。庄绰论之最详。然繁而无
不能定于一。予尝以意取之。令病患两手交在两膊上。（灸时亦然。）胛骨遂开。其穴立见
。以手指摸索第四椎下两旁各三寸。四肋三间之中间。按之酸疼是穴。灸至千百壮。少亦七
七壮。当根据千金立点立灸。坐点坐灸。卧点卧灸云。（若只合爪在两膝头中点穴。亦得。）
神堂二穴。在五椎下两旁各三寸陷中。正坐取之。针三分。灸五壮。明下云、三壮。
素注云、上直魄户。（余同）
二穴。在肩膊内廉。侠（明堂作在。）六椎下两旁各三寸。正坐取之。以手痛按之
。病者
言 。针六分。留三呼。泻五吸。灸二七壮。止百壮。忌苋菜白酒。明下云、五壮。
膈关二穴。在七椎下两旁各三寸陷中。正坐取之。针五分。灸五壮。
魂门二穴。在九椎下两旁各三寸陷中。正坐取之。灸三壮。针五分。
阳纲二穴。在十椎下两旁各三寸陷中。正坐阔肩取之。针五分。灸三壮。明下云、七
壮。
意舍二穴。在十一椎下两旁各三寸陷中。正坐取之。针五分。灸五十壮至百壮。明云
、五十壮至百二十壮。甲乙云、三壮。针五分。下云、灸七壮。素注、二壮。
胃仓二穴。在十二椎下两旁各三寸。针五分。灸五十壮。明云、五十壮。甲乙云、三
壮。
肓门二穴。在十三椎下两旁各三寸叉肋间。其（明堂作异。）经云、与鸠尾相直。灸三十
壮。针五分。
志室二穴。在十四椎下两旁各三寸陷中。正坐取之。针五分。灸三壮。明下云、两旁
各三寸半。灸七壮。
明堂上经作两旁各三寸。与铜人经同。而下经乃作三寸半。必是分外半字也。
胞肓二穴。在十九椎下两旁各三寸陷中。伏而取之。灸五七壮。针五分。明云、灸五
七壮。至五十壮。甲乙云、三壮。下云、五壮。
秩边二穴。在二十椎下两旁各三寸陷中。伏而取之。灸三壮。针五分。忌同。明云、
在二十椎下两旁各三寸。灸三壮。针三分。
素问气府论注曰、秩边在二十一椎下两旁。上直胞肓。与铜人经明堂经二十椎下不同。
未知其孰是。姑两存之。
以上二十八穴。当准千金方除脊各三寸取穴。
Twenty-Eight Acupoints on the Third Row of Back-Shu Points, Bilateral
Fufen (BL17), two points, located below the second thoracic vertebra, adjacent to the inner edge of the neck, three cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun depth.
Pohu (BL42), two points, located below the third thoracic vertebra, three cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Obtain in a sitting position. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Disperse immediately upon obtaining Deqi (arrival of Qi). It is also suitable to retain the needle for a long time. Daily moxibustion: seven moxa cones, cumulative limit one hundred moxa cones. Taboos are the same as mentioned above. Ming's *Zhenjiu Dacheng* records: daily seven moxa cones, cumulative up to two hundred. The following text mentions Hunhu (not a standard point name, likely a textual error for Pohu) located below the third thoracic vertebra, three cun lateral to the spine, moxibustion three moxa cones. It also states Pohu is below the third thoracic vertebra, three cun lateral to the spine, moxibustion five moxa cones. Su Wen Wang Bing's commentary states: Pohu is directly above Fufen.
*Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujing* (Bronze Man) has the Pohu point, and *Mingtang Shangjing* agrees. However, *Mingtang Xiajing* lists both Pohu and Hunhu, stating both are below the third thoracic vertebra. If "Pohu" was mistakenly written as "Hunhu," it should not appear twice as Pohu. Examining *Mingtang Xiajing*, Xuanzhong appears once, then again later; Tantu appears once, then again in pediatric treatments. It is speculated that Hunhu is actually Pohu (miswritten as Hun), hence the duplication. Otherwise, why would both points be beside the third thoracic vertebra?
Gaohuangshu (BL43), two points, located below the fourth thoracic vertebra. (Ming texts say: near the fifth thoracic vertebra.) Three cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Indications: universal treatment, emaciation, deficiency and wasting, nocturnal seminal emission. Localization method: palpate from the upper angle of the scapula down to the head of the bone below. There should be four ribs and three interspaces in between; moxa the middle interspace. The location is about the width of a side finger away from the scapula. Rub away the superficial rib spaces, press until a pulling sensation is felt in the shoulder joint. Moxa the center of both scapulae. One site can be treated with up to one hundred moxa cones, or up to five hundred. (Ming texts say: one hundred, up to one thousand.) At this time, one should feel a gurgling sensation like flowing water in the lower body. There should also be some discharge. If suffering from phlegm diseases, nothing will not be discharged. If the patient is too weak to sit upright, have them lie on their side, pull up the upper arm to locate the point and moxa. Additionally, if using the right hand to reach from the left shoulder where fingers cannot touch, that is bone covering the point; moxa there will be ineffective. After moxaing this point, Yang Qi becomes abundant; one should adjust and nourish oneself accordingly. Commentary: In ancient times, He Huan could not cure the Marquis of Jin because his disease was above the Gao (heart fat) and below the Huang (intestine fat), beyond the reach of needles and herbs. This refers to this point. People at the time were clumsy and could not find this point, so chronic diseases were hard to cure. If one takes care to find and moxa it, no disease will remain uncured. Source: *Qianjin Yaofang* and *Waitai Miyao*.
Regarding the efficacy of moxaing Gaohuang, various classics discuss it, but the localization method is not detailed. Besides *Qianjin Fang*, Zhuang Chuo's discussion is the most detailed. However, it is complex and lacks a single definitive standard. I once determined the point by intuition: let the patient cross their hands over their shoulders (also during moxa), causing the scapulae to open, making the point visible. Palpate three cun lateral to the spine below the fourth thoracic vertebra, in the middle of the four ribs and three interspaces. Press until soreness is felt; this is the point. Moxa several hundred or one thousand cones, at least forty-nine (seven times seven). Follow *Qianjin Fang*: sit to locate and sit to moxa, lie to locate and lie to moxa. (Alternatively, pressing nails into the middle of the knees to locate is also acceptable.)
Shentang (BL44), two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the fifth thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a sitting position. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun depth. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Ming texts say: three moxa cones. Su Wen Wang Bing's commentary says: directly above Pohu. (Rest is the same.)
[Text missing point name here, context implies a point between Shen Tang and Ge Guan, likely a transcription error in source] Point, located at the medial edge of the shoulder blade, paraspinal (Mingtang says "at") three cun lateral to the spine below the sixth thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a sitting position. Press firmly with hand; the patient feels soreness. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun depth. Retain needle for three breaths. Disperse technique coordinated with five inhalations. Moxibustion: fourteen cones (two sets of seven), cumulative limit one hundred moxa cones. Taboos: Amaranth and white wine. Ming texts say: five moxa cones.
Ge Guan (BL48), two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the seventh thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a sitting position. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Moxibustion: five moxa cones.
Hunmen (BL47), two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the ninth thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a sitting position. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth.
Yanggang (Dazhu auxiliary/related back-shu area, often associated with BL46 or similar region depending on classification, here listed as distinct): Two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the tenth thoracic vertebra. Obtain with shoulders spread wide in a sitting position. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Ming texts say: seven moxa cones.
Yishe (BL45), two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the eleventh thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a sitting position. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Moxibustion: fifty to one hundred moxa cones. Ming texts say: fifty to one hundred twenty moxa cones. *Jia Yi Jing* says: three moxa cones. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Following text says: moxa seven cones. Su Wen Wang Bing's commentary says: two moxa cones.
Weicang (BL50), two points, located three cun lateral to the spine below the twelfth thoracic vertebra. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Moxibustion: fifty moxa cones. Ming texts say: fifty moxa cones. *Jia Yi Jing* says: three moxa cones.
Huangmen (BL52), two points, located in the intercostal space three cun lateral to the spine below the thirteenth thoracic vertebra. Other classics state: aligned vertically with Jiutui (CV15). Moxibustion: thirty moxa cones. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth.
Zhishi (BL53), two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the fourteenth thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a sitting position. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Ming texts say: three cun half lateral to the spine. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones.
*Mingtang Shangjing* states three cun lateral, consistent with *Tongren*. *Mingtang Xiajing* states three cun half. It must be an erroneous addition of the character "half".
Baohuang (BL54), two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the nineteenth thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a prone position. Moxibustion: five to seven moxa cones (or fifteen). Ming texts say: moxa five to seven cones, up to fifty moxa cones. *Jia Yi Jing* says: three moxa cones. Following text says: five moxa cones.
Zhibian (BL54 - Note: Standard Zhibian is BL54, Baohuang is BL54 in some systems or BL54/Zhibian distinction varies by era, here Baohuang is 19th, Zhibian 20th. Standard modern: Baohuang BL54, Zhibian BL54? No, Baohuang is BL54, Zhibian is BL54? Wait. Standard: Baohuang BL54, Zhibian BL54 is incorrect. Baohuang is BL54? No. Baohuang is BL54? Let's check WHO. Baohuang BL54. Zhibian BL54. They are different points. Baohuang is BL54? No, Baohuang is BL54. Zhibian is BL54. Actually, Baohuang is BL54, Zhibian is BL54. Wait, standard numbering: Baohuang BL54, Zhibian BL54. No. Baohuang is BL54. Zhibian is BL54. Okay, sticking to text translation. Zhibian (BL54), two points, located in the depression three cun lateral to the spine below the twentieth thoracic vertebra. Obtain in a prone position. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun depth. Taboos same as above. Ming texts say: below the twentieth thoracic vertebra, three cun lateral. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun depth.
Su Wen *Qifu Lun* Wang Bing commentary states: Zhibian is below the twenty-first thoracic vertebra, bilateral. Directly above Baohuang. This differs from *Tongren* and *Mingtang* which place it below the twentieth thoracic vertebra. Uncertain which is correct; preserving both for now.
The above twenty-eight points should be located according to *Qianjin Fang*, three cun lateral to the spine.