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Since these acupoints are not included in the Bronze Man (Bronze Acupuncture Figure) but are scattered across various medical texts, they are referred to as "Bie Xue" (Extraordinary Acupoints) (Rumen).

Shencong Four Points: Located on the left, right, anterior, and posterior sides of Baihui GV20, each one cun away. They treat Head Wind (Tou Feng), vertigo, wind epilepsy, and mania. Needle depth is three fen.

Xiyan Four Points: Located in the depressions on both sides below the patella. They treat knee pain and soreness. Needle depth is five fen; retain the needle for three breaths. Moxibustion is contraindicated.

Pangting Two Points: Located in the fourth intercostal space under the axilla, at a height level with the nipple, in the depression two cun behind the nipple. Commonly known as Zhubu. The arm should be raised to locate them. They treat sudden onset of evil qi, Feishi Dunzhu (parasitic diseases), chest and hypochondriac fullness. Needle depth is five fen; moxibustion fifty zhuang.

Changgu Two Points: Located beside the ribs and umbilicus, five cun apart from each other. Also named Xunyuan. They treat dysentery and anorexia. Moxibustion thirty zhuang.

Xiyao One Point: Located on the spinous process of the eighth thoracic vertebra. Named Sanzong Bone. It treats dysentery and purulent bloody stool. Moxibustion fifty zhuang.

Changrao Two Points: Located two cun lateral to Yuquan. They treat constipation. The number of moxa cones varies according to the patient's age.

Huangang Two Points: Located between transverse creases two cun below Xiaochangshu BL27. They treat urinary and fecal retention. Moxibustion seven zhuang.

Baguan Eight Points: Located at the tips of the ten fingers of both hands. They treat high fever, eye pain, and sensation of eyes protruding. Pricking to bleed results in immediate cure.

Lanmen Two Points: Located two cun lateral to the penis (Yujing). They treat hernia with Qi rushing to the heart causing severe pain. Needle depth is two cun and half; moxibustion fourteen zhuang (two sevens).

Duyin Two Points: Located at the transverse crease below the second phalanx of the second toe; another source states it is at the center of the transverse crease of the middle phalanx between the first and second toes. They treat abdominal pain and hernia pain approaching death. Moxibustion five zhuang at the center point. For males, use the left side; for females, the right side. This method is highly effective.

Baomen and Zihu: Each is one point. Baomen is located two cun lateral to the left of Guanyuan CV4; Zihu is located two cun lateral to the right of Guanyuan CV4. Both treat female infertility. Moxibustion fifty zhuang for each.

Jinjin and Yuye Two Points: Located on the veins on both sides under the tongue. They treat swollen tongue and throat obstruction (Houbi). Pricking with a triangular needle to bleed results in immediate cure.

Dagu Two Points: Located at the tip of the second phalanx of the thumb. Moxibustion nine zhuang. Method as follows:

Xiao Gu Point: Located at the tip of the second phalanx of the little finger. It treats eye diseases and Lianxian Feng (ulceration of eyelid margins). Moxibustion nine zhuang; extinguish the flame by blowing.

Taiyang Two Points: Located on the purple veins behind the eyebrows at the temporal angles. They treat Head Wind and migraines. Prick to bleed. Another view holds that this refers to Tongziliao GB1.

Mingtang Two Points: Located one cun above the hairline, directly above the nose. They treat Head Wind, nasal congestion, and excessive rhinorrhea. Needle depth is two fen. Another view holds that this refers to Shangxing GV23.

Meichong Two Points: Also named Xiaozhu. Located directly above the inner ends of the eyebrows, entering the hairline. They treat the five epilepsies, headache, and nasal congestion. Needle depth is two fen; moxibustion is contraindicated.

Rongchi Two Points: Located in the pool-like veins anterior and posterior to the medial malleolus. Also named Yin Yang Point. They treat leukorrhea (red and white discharge). Needle depth is three fen; moxibustion thirty zhuang.

Louyin Two Points: Located five fen below the medial malleolus, where a slight arterial pulse can be felt. They treat leukorrhea. Needle depth is one fen; moxibustion thirty zhuang.

Zhongkui Two Points: Located at the tip of the second phalanx of the middle finger. They treat the five types of dysphagia (Wuye), acid regurgitation, and vomiting. Moxibustion five zhuang; extinguish the flame by blowing.

Xue Hai (Text says "Xue [space] Two Points", described as "Ji Baichongke"): Located in the depression three cun above the medial condyle of the tibia. It treats renal wind sores. Needle depth is two cun and half; moxibustion fourteen zhuang (two sevens).

Yaoyan Two Points: Have the patient remove upper clothing. The slight depressions on both sides of the waist are the Yaoyan points. Mark the points with a pen while the patient stands upright, then have them lie supine on the bed. Apply seven small moxa cones to each side. If parasites (Zha Chong) are vomited or excreted, the condition stabilizes. This method is called Yuxian Jiu (Immortal Encounter Moxibustion), a rapid treatment for tuberculosis (Zhai Ji) (Danxin). Alternatively, mark the Yaoyan points the day before. At midnight during the Gui-Hai hour, apply seven zhuang. Applying nine to eleven zhuang is even better (Yijian).

Tongguan Two Points: Located five fen lateral to Zhongwan CV12 on both sides. They treat the five types of dysphagia. Needle depth is eight fen. Twisting to the left promotes food intake; twisting to the right harmonizes the spleen and stomach. This single needle insertion has four effects: After a long time, one feels the spleen grinding food and the needle moving (first effect); next, feeling the disease root broken and sounds in the abdomen (second effect); next, feeling Qi flowing into the bladder (third effect); finally, feeling Qi circulating through the scapular seam.

Jiafeng Two Points: Located below the end of the spine, directly opposite the tip of the axillary fold and arm. They treat shoulder and back pain radiating to the scapula. Needle depth is three fen; reduce method for six inhalations/exhalations.

Erbai Two Points: Located four cun above the palmar crease on the meridian of the Pericardium. Two points run parallel: one between the two tendons, one outside the large tendon. They treat hemorrhoids with bleeding.

Huiqi One Point: Located above the coccyx (Jiqiong Gu). It treats the five types of hemorrhoids, hematochezia, and fecal incontinence. Moxibustion one hundred zhuang.

Qiduan Ten Points: Located at the tips of the ten toes. They treat Hongxiangjiao (Beriberi/Foot Qi). Daily moxibustion of three zhuang is miraculous.

He Ding Two Points: Located at the apex of the patella. They treat paralysis and weakness in both legs. Moxibustion seven zhuang.

Longxuan Two Points: Located in the blue vein above Lieque LU7. They treat lower toothache. Moxibustion seven zhuang.

Yindu Eight Points: Located between the four toes. They treat irregular menstruation in women; need to wait for the menstrual period to determine the extent. Needle three fen; moxibustion three zhuang.

Tongli Two Points: Located two cun above the little toe. They treat metrorrhagia and menorrhagia in women. Needle depth is two fen; moxibustion fourteen zhuang (two sevens).

Qimen Two Points: Located three cun lateral to Guanyuan CV4. They treat uterine bleeding (Banglou) in women. Needle depth is five fen.

Yinyang Two Points: Located under the big toe in the flexor aspect, at the junction of the hairy and hairless skin. They treat red and white leukorrhea in women. Moxibustion twenty-one zhuang (three sevens).

Louyin Two Points: Located five fen below the medial malleolus, where a slight arterial pulse can be felt. They treat leukorrhea. Needle depth is one fen; moxibustion thirty zhuang.

Jinggong Two Points: Located three cun lateral to the lower border of the fourteenth thoracic vertebra on both sides. Specifically treats nocturnal emissions. Moxibustion seven zhuang is miraculous.

Zhigu Two Points: Located below the breast, approximately one finger-width away. Observe the depressed area directly opposite the nipple without deviation; this is the point. For women, press the breast and look vertically down; the point reached by the line of sight is the correct point. It treats chronic cough. Use moxa cones the size of a small bean, moxibustion three zhuang. For males, use the left side; for females, the right side. Do not err; the cough will heal. If it does not heal, it is incurable.

Jiaoyi Two Points: Located five cun above the medial malleolus. They treat leukorrhea (red and white discharge) in women. Moxibustion thirty zhuang.

Dangyang Two Points: Located one cun above the hairline, directly above the pupil. They treat wind vertigo, sudden loss of consciousness, and nasal congestion. Needle depth is three fen.

Yuyang Two Points: Also named Yintang. Located between the two eyebrows. They treat eye diseases. Needle depth is two fen.

Duoming Two Points: Located above Quze PC3. They treat blurred vision and dizziness. Needle depth is three fen. Moxibustion is contraindicated. (The above points are scattered among various prescriptions.)