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(A total of ninety acupoints on both sides)
Figure of Acupoints of the Foot-Yangming Meridian [Image Placeholder]
(Note: This meridian starts from Chengqi (Chengqi, 承泣), passes through Daying (Daying, 大迎), follows Jiache (Jiache, 颊车), and ascends to the forehead. Another version claims it starts from Touwei (Touwei, 头维), which is incorrect.)

Chengqi (Chengqi, 承泣; also known as Mianliao or Shuxi) is located 0.7 cun below the pupil, in the depression directly beneath the pupil. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, Yangqiao Vessel, and Ren Vessel. (Acupuncture is prohibited. Another view suggests needling 0.3 cun.) Treats constant cold tears and night blindness.

Sibai (Sibai, 四白) is located 1 cun below the pupil, within the depression of the zygomatic bone, directly beneath the pupil. Take the point with eyes looking straight ahead (needle 0.3 cun, avoid deep insertion, moxibustion is prohibited). Treats red eyes and corneal opacity.

Juliao (Juliao, 巨髎) is located 0.8 cun lateral to the nostril, directly beneath the pupil. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Yangqiao Vessel. From here, it enters the upper teeth, then emerges and runs through Dicang (Dicang, 地仓). (Needle 0.3 cun. Moxa Dicang)

Dicang (Dicang, 地仓; also known as Huiwei) is located approximately 0.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth. The point is where a slight pulse can be felt nearby. In cases of chronic wind-stroke, the pulse may not be palpable. It is the meeting point of the Hand and Foot Yangming Meridians, Yangqiao Vessel, and Ren Vessel. (Needle 0.35 cun, moxa 7 moxibullae). Treats facial paralysis with inability to speak and drooling while drinking.

Daying (Daying, 大迎; also known as Suikong) is located 1.2 cun anterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression of the bone at the pulsating artery. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats wind-spasm with locked jaw, twitching of lips and mouth, toothache, cheek swelling, chills and fever, and scrofula.

Jiache (Jiache, 颊车; also known as Jiguan or Quya) is located 0.8 cun below the ear, at the end of the mandibular angle. There is a gap when the mouth is open. (Needle 0.4 cun, moxa 7 moxibullae). Treats trismus (locked jaw).

Xiaguan (Xiaguan, 下关) is located below Kezhuren (ST7? No, GB7 Tinghui is often associated, but text says Guest Master/Kezhuren which is ST7? Wait, Kezhuren is usually ST7? No, Kezhuren is ST7? Actually, Kezhuren is often identified as ST7 or GB7 depending on context, but standard is ST7 is Xiaguan's neighbor? Let's stick to text: "Foot-Shaoyang Jing Kezhuren"). It is below Kezhuren of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, ascending from Jiache to the lower edge of the arterial pulse anterior to the ear. There is a gap when the mouth is closed, and it closes when opened; thus, take the point with the mouth closed. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. (Needle 0.3 cun. *Tongren* notes: Moxibustion is prohibited). Treats otorrhea (pus from the ear), hemifacial paralysis, and temporomandibular joint dislocation.

Touwei (Touwei, 头维) is located at the frontal hairline corner, 4.5 cun lateral to Shenting (DU24) of the Du Vessel. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. (Needle 0.3 cun, insert horizontally downwards removing scalp, moxibustion is prohibited). Treats headache, eye pain, and tearing.

Renying (Renying, 人迎; also known as Tianwu Hui) is located in the neck, 1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence, where the large artery beats strongly. Extend the head to locate the point. It is the meeting point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian and Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. (Needle 0.4 cun, excessive depth may induce vomiting, moxibustion is prohibited). Treats regurgitation, cholera-like symptoms, wheezing, and dyspnea.

Shuitu (Shuitu, 水突; also known as Shuimen) is located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, directly below Renying and above Qishe, adjacent to the trachea. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats cough with rebellious qi, pharyngeal abscess, wheezing, and inability to lie flat.

Qishe (Qishe, 气舍) is located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, approximately 1 cun below the laryngeal prominence, beside the Ren Vessel near Tiantu (CV22), in the depression against the bone tip with a notch. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, dysphagia, and goiter.

Quepen (Quepen, 缺盆; also known as Tiangai) is located in the depression of the clavicle on the shoulder, serving as the pathway for the qi of the five zang and six fu organs. (Needle 0.3 cun, deep insertion causes rebellious qi; pregnant women are forbidden acupuncture, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats Xifen (accumulation in the chest), chest fullness, edema, scrofula, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, and chest heat from Cold Damage.

Qihu (Qihu, 气户) is located below Jugu (GB21? Text says Jugu, likely referring to a specific landmark or typo for Jugu/GB21 or similar, but text says "Ju Gu" which might be a typo for Jugu or a specific bone landmark. Given context "below Ju Gu", likely refers to the collarbone area or a specific bone. Standard texts place Qihu below the supraclavicular fossa. Text says "below Ju Gu, 2 cun lateral to Zushaof Yin Fushu". Let's translate literally.), 2 cun lateral to the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian's Fushu point, and 4 cun lateral to Xuanji (CV15) of the Ren Vessel, in the depression. Locate with the head raised. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats cough with rebellious qi, chest and back pain, and dyspnea.

Kufang (Kufang, 库房) is located 1.6 cun below Qihu, 4 cun lateral to Huagai (CV19), in the depression. Locate with the head raised. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats chest and hypochondriac fullness, cough with rebellious qi, and expectoration of purulent blood and turbid foam.

Wuyi (Wuyi, 屋翳) is located 1.6 cun below Kufang, 4 cun lateral to Zigong (CV17), in the depression. Locate with the head raised. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats expectoration of purulent blood and turbid foam, body swelling, and skin pain.

Yingchuang (Yingchuang, 膺窗) is located 1.6 cun below Wuyi, 4 cun lateral to Yutang (CV16), in the depression. Locate with the head raised. (Needle 0.4 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats chest fullness and inability to lie flat, borborygmus with diarrhea, mastitis with chills and fever.

Ruzhong (Ruzhong, 乳中) is located at the center of the nipple. Note in *Qifu Lun*: Puncturing or moxa here will cause ulceration. If the ulcer contains clear fluid or pus and blood, it is treatable; if polyps form, it is difficult to treat.

Rugen (Rugen, 乳根) is located 1.6 cun below Ruzhong, 4 cun lateral to the midline, in the depression. Locate with the head raised. (Alternatively, for women, the point aligns with the nipple when bent forward ○ Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats subcostal fullness, diaphragmatic qi stagnation with dysphagia, mastitis, and cholera-like symptoms. *Jujia Biyong Fang* states: For chronic cough with rebellious qi, moxa 3 moxibullae one finger-breadth below the nipple (left for men, right for women); recovery occurs immediately. If not recovered, it is incurable.

Burong (Burong, 不容) is located at the end of the fourth rib, 1.5 cun lateral to Youmen (KI15) of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, 2 cun lateral to the midline, level with Juque (CV14). (Needle 0.5 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats abdominal fullness, mass, and radiating pain to the chest and back.
(Note: Burong is 1.5 cun lateral to Youmen, consistent across texts. Detailed examination shows Youmen is 0.5 cun from the midline. From Burong to Qichong, the 24 points on both sides are each 2 cun from the midline, which is correct. However, from Burong to Roubamen, the 12 points on both sides being defined as 3 cun from the midline is an error.)

Chengman (Chengman, 承满) is located 1.5 cun below Burong. (Old editions say 1 cun, which is wrong). It is 2 cun lateral to Shangwan (CV13). (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats borborygmus, abdominal distension, and inability to eat or drink.

Liangmen (Liangmen, 梁门) is located 1 cun below Chengman, 2 cun lateral to Zhongwan (CV12). (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats accumulation of qi in the chest and hypochondrium, and slippery discharge of the large intestine.

Guanmen (Guanmen, 关门) is located 1 cun below Liangmen, 2 cun lateral to Jianli (CV11). (Needle 0.8 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats accumulated qi, borborygmus, diarrhea with loss of appetite, and urgent pain beside the umbilicus.

Taiyi (Taiyi, 太乙) is located 1 cun below Guanmen, 2 cun lateral to Xiawan (CV10). (Needle 0.8 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats epilepsy with tongue protrusion.

Roubamen (Roubamen, 滑肉门) is located 1 cun below Taiyi, 2 cun lateral to Shuifen (CV9). (Needle 0.8 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats epilepsy, vomiting with rebellious qi, and stiff tongue.

Tianshu (Tianshu, 天枢; also known as Changxi or Guxuan) is located 1 cun below Roubamen, 2 cun lateral to the umbilicus, in the depression 1.5 cun lateral to Huangshu (KI18) of the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. It is the Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine. Governs abdominal diseases. Qi rushes upward to the heart, vomiting, cholera-like symptoms, and leukorrhea/menorrhagia due to masses in women.

Wailing (Wailing, 外陵) is located 1 cun below Tianshu, 2 cun lateral to Yinjiao (CV13). (Needle 0.5 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats abdominal distension and pain, sensation of hanging in the epigastrium, and pain radiating downward to the umbilicus.

Daju (Daju, 大巨; also known as Yimen) is located 1 cun below Wailing, 2 cun lateral to Shimen (CV5). (Needle 0.5 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats lower abdominal fullness, difficulty urinating, and hernia.

Shuidao (Shuidao, 水道) is located 1 cun below Daju. (Old editions say 3 cun). It is 2 cun lateral to the midline. (Needle 0.6 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae). Treats lower abdominal distension and pain radiating to the uterus.

Guilai (Guilai, 归来; also known as Xixue) is located 1 cun below Shuidao. (Old editions say 2 cun). It is 2 cun lateral to the midline. (Needle 0.8 cun, moxa 5 moxibullae).
(Note: Shuidao is level with Wushu (GB26) of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, located beside the third cun below the umbilicus. Guilai is 1 cun above Qichong, located beside the fourth cun below the umbilicus, differing by one cun vertically. Texts stating Shuidao is 3 cun below Daju and Guilai is 2 cun below Shuidao are all incorrect.)

Qichong (Qichong, 气冲; also known as Qiejie) is located 1 cun below Guilai, 2 cun lateral to the midline. There is a fleshy nodule in the thigh called Shuxi. One cun straight up, the pulse is palpable in the depression. (Level with Qugu (CV2), 5 cun below the umbilicus). It is the origin of the Chong Vessel. (Moxa 3 moxibullae, acupuncture is prohibited). Treats abdominal fullness preventing lying flat, hernia, and vagus nerve attacks (Ben Tun), irregular menstruation in women, and fetal pressure rushing to the heart during pregnancy.

Biguan (Biguan, 髀关) is located approximately 1.2 cun above the knee, in the crease posterior to Futu. (Needle 0.6 cun, moxibustion is prohibited). Treats lower back pain, cold knees, flaccidity and bi-syndrome, and tight tendons in the inner thigh.

Futu (Futu, 伏兔) is located 6 cun above the knee, in the bulging muscle. Locate by kneeling upright. Pressing three finger-widths lateral to the midline reveals a muscle bulge resembling a rabbit, hence the name. (Needle 0.5 cun, moxibustion is prohibited). Treats cold knees that cannot be warmed, wind-bi, and gout.

Yinshi (Yinshi, 阴市; also known as Yinding) is located 3 cun above the knee, in the depression below Futu. Locate in a bowing posture. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxibustion is prohibited). Treats cold in waist and knees, flaccidity and bi-syndrome with limited flexion and extension, cold hernia, and lower abdominal fullness and pain.

Liangqiu (Liangqiu, 梁丘) is located 2 cun above the knee, between two tendons. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats knee pain and cold bi-syndrome.

Dubi (Dubi, 犊鼻) is located below the patella, on the tibia, in a depression shaped like a cow's nose. (Puncturing Dubi causing efflux leads to lameness; moxibustion is prohibited). Treats wind-pathogen and dampness-induced swelling.
If the knee patella is swollen and ulcerated, it is incurable; if not ulcerated, it can be treated. If Dubi is hard, do not attack directly; first use washing and warming, then prick slightly.

Zusanli (Zusanli, 足三里; i.e., Xialing, also known as Zu Sanli) is located 3 cun below the knee eye, in the depression medial to the lateral border of the tibia and lateral to the large tendon. Deep pressure stops the foot pulse. It is the He-Sea point where the Stomach Meridian enters. (Needle 0.8 cun, moxa up to 100 moxibullae). Treats cold in the stomach, deficiency of visceral qi, abdominal distension and lower back pain, gu-poison and masses, contraction of wind-cold-dampness, gout, dysphagia, and asthma.

Shangjuxu (Shangjuxu, 上巨虚; also known as Shanglian) is located 3 cun below Zusanli, in the gap between two bones and tendons. Locate by lifting the foot. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 7 moxibullae). Treats hemiplegia, gout, and abdominal pain beside the umbilicus.

Tiaokou (Tiaokou, 条口) is located 2 cun below Shangjuxu. Locate by lifting the foot. (Needle 0.5 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats numbness, soreness, and cold in the foot.

Xiajuxu (Xiajuxu, 下巨虚; also known as Xialian) is located 1 cun below Tiaokou, in the gap between two bones and tendons. Locate by lifting the foot. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 7 moxibullae). Treats hemiplegia with leg flaccidity, inability to walk, dry hair and wasted muscles, and female mastitis.

Fenglong (Fenglong, 丰隆) is located 8 cun above the lateral malleolus, in the depression at the lateral border of the tibia. It is the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, diverging to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats pharyngolaryngeal obstruction with inability to speak, wind-reversal, epilepsy, stabbing chest pain, and difficulty in urination and defecation.

Jiexi (Jiexi, 解溪) is located in the depression above the ankle joint, where the Stomach Meridian passes as the Jing-River point. Tonify deficiency. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats rebellious jue qi, vertigo and headache, epilepsy with sorrow and fright, shin swelling and abdominal distension, loose stools, severe calf cramps, and cholera.

Chongyang (Chongyang, 冲阳; also known as Zengyuan, referred to as Duyang) is located 1.5 cun below Jiexi, in the arterial pulse on the dorsum of the foot, between the high bones, 2 cun from Xangu. It is the Yuan-Source point of the Stomach Meridian. Disperse excess and tonify deficiency. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae. *Cijin Lun* states: Puncturing the large vessel on the dorsum of the foot causing unceasing bleeding leads to death; this refers to the dorsum of the foot). Treats facial paralysis, dental caries, foot swelling, abdominal hardness and enlargement, chills and fever.

Xangu (Xangu, 陷谷) is located in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the second toe, 2 cun from Neiting. It is the Shu-Stream point where the Stomach Meridian pours. (Needle 0.5 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats edema of face and eyes, water disease, frequent belching, borborygmus, abdominal pain, chills, and malaria.

Neiting (Neiting, 内庭) is located in the depression proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the second toe. It is the Ying-Spring point where the Stomach Meridian flows. (Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 moxibullae). Treats cold extremities, aversion to human voices, chills and sore throat, facial deviation, epistaxis, upper dental caries, bloody and white dysentery, malaria, anorexia, abdominal distension and fullness. (Moxa opposite side: left lesion moxa right, right lesion moxa left; hearing rumbling in the abdomen indicates efficacy). Excellent for women ingesting poison, dizziness during menstruation, and lower abdominal pain.

Lidui (Lidui, 厉兑) is located at the tip of the second toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the nail. It is the Jing-Well point where the Stomach Meridian exits. Drain excess. (Needle 0.1 cun, moxa 1 moxibulla). Treats corpse-like fainting and cessation of qi, appearing as if possessed, edema, abdominal fullness, febrile disease with no sweat, cold malaria, dental caries, facial swelling, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, and swelling and pain of the knee patella.