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The mouth is associated with the Spleen, and the nose with the Lung. The upper teeth, upper gingiva, and lips are associated with the Stomach; the lower teeth, lower gingiva, and lips are associated with the Large Intestine. The Du Mai (Governing Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) govern the midline of the body; treatment should be based on the affected meridian to ensure success without error.

Stomach heat causes bad breath; Lung heat causes a pungent sensation in the throat; Spleen heat causes a sweet taste in the mouth; Gallbladder heat causes bitter taste, vomiting, and vexation; Heart heat causes bitter taste; Liver heat causes a sour taste; Kidney heat causes a salty taste; Stomach deficiency or cold causes a bland taste.

For sores in the mouth, select Chengjiang (CV24) and Laogong (PC8).
For swollen lips, select Neiguan (PC6), Shenmen (HT7), Hegu (LI4), Zusanli (ST36), Neiting (ST44), and Sanyinjiao (SP6).
For a sticky sensation in the mouth resembling glue, select Taixi (KI3).
For continuous bleeding from the mouth, moxa Shangxing (GV23) for 50 moxibustion units; needle Fengfu (GV16) to a depth of 0.3 cun. If both mouth and nose bleed, also moxa Shangxing (GV23).
For flaccid lips unable to close, select Hegu (LI4) and Zusanli (ST36).
For bitter taste, select Zusanli (ST36), Xuanzhong (GB39), RanGu (KI2), and Shenmen (HT7).
For double tongue (swelling under the tongue resembling a second tongue), fissured tongue, and stiff tongue: the tongue is the opening of the Heart. Select Shenmen (HT7), Yinbai (SP1), and Sanyinjiao (SP6).
For trismus (lockjaw) with inability to open the jaw, select Shangguan (ST7), Jiache (ST6), and Ashi points.

The nose is associated with the Lung and governs voice.
The five odors correspond to the Five Zang organs: Heart corresponds to scorched, Liver to dry, Spleen to fragrant, Lung to fishy, and Kidney to putrid.
For nasal polyps, moxa Shangxing (GV23) for 100 units; also select Yingxiang (LI20), Hegu (LI4), Shenmen (HT7), Feishu (BL13), Xinshu (BL15), Chize (LU5), and Xinhui (GV22).
For nasal congestion, select Baihui (GV20), Shangxing (GV23), Xinhui (GV22), Linqi (GB15), Hegu (LI4), and Lidui (ST45); all these points can be treated with moxibustion.
Clear discharge from the nose is called Qiu; blood discharge is called Nu. Select Fengfu (GV16), Yingxiang (LI20), Shangxing (GV23) [moxa 14 units], Taichong (LR3), Xuanzhong (GB39), Hegu (LI4), Daling (PC7), Chize (LU5), and Shenmen (HT7).
For anosmia (inability to smell), moxa Xinhui (GV22), Tianzhu (BL10), and Shuigou (GV26).
For continuous epistaxis accompanied by aphonia, select Ganshu (BL18), Hegu (LI4), Jianshi (PC5), Taixi (KI3), Lingdao (HT4), Fengfu (GV16), and Taichong (LR3).

Phlegm-wheezing caused by heat rising upward is due to the nature of fire flaming upwards.
For incessant cough and rebellious Qi, moxa from Dazhui (GV14) up to the segment above the fifth thoracic vertebra, one unit per year of age. Another prescription is to moxa Qimen (LR14) for 3 units, which stops immediately. Another prescription is located in the intercostal depression one finger-width below the nipple, directly vertical to it; moxa 3 units. For women, bend the nipple to locate the point; for men, use the left side; for women, use the right side. Moxa until the muscle layer is reached to stop the condition.
For loss of voice, select Yuji (LU10), Hegu (LI4), Jianshi (PC5), Shenmen (HT7), RanGu (KI2), Feishu (BL13), and Shenshu (BL23).
For salivation with wheezing, moxa Shangxing (GV23) for 7 units, Hegu (LI4) for 3 units; also select Taiyuan (LU9), Houxi (SI3), RanGu (KI2), and Tiantu (CV22) [moxa].
For vomiting with inability to eat, select Zhongwan (CV12) and RanGu (KI2); needle Xinshu (BL15) for 20 units.
For urgent wheezing, select Shangxing (GV23), Hegu (LI4), Taixi (KI3), Daling (PC7), Lieque (LU7), and Zusanli (ST36). Retain the needle for a long time to descend the rebellious Qi.
For asthma, moxa Tiantu (CV22) for 5 units. Additionally, use a thin cord to measure around the neck, identifying the tip of the Jiuwei bone (Xiphoid process). Rotate the cord posteriorly along the spine to the end of the cord and mark the spot; moxa this spot for 7 or 21 units.
For fan-wei (rebellious stomach causing immediate vomiting of food and drink), select Jianshi (PC5) [moxa 3 units] and Zhongwan (CV12) [needle]; this yields miraculous effects.
For phlegm-wheezing, moxa Gohuangshu (BL43), Feishu (BL13), and Shenshu (BL23); needle Hegu (LI4) and Taiyuan (LU9); moxa Tiantu (CV22) for 7 units, Shendao (GV11) for 21 units, and Danzhong (CV17) for 49 units.
For dry retching, moxa Qimen (LR14) for 3 units.
For lung abscess with cough and rebellious Qi, moxa Tiantu (CV22), Danzhong (CV17), Gohuangshu (BL43), and Feishu (BL13); also moxa Qizhuma (EX-B2) for 7 units. The efficacy of other points does not exceed that of this point.
For cough and wheezing with thirst, select Taiyuan (LU9), Shenmen (HT7), Zhigou (SJ6), Zhongzhu (SJ3), and Hegu (LI4).
For wheezing, vomiting, yawning, and stretching, select Taiyuan (LU9), Zhongwan (CV12), Zusanli (ST36), and Sanyinjiao (SP6); treat all with needle.
For expectoration of blood with internal injury, drain Yuji (LU10), tonify Chize (LU5); needle Jianshi (PC5), Shenmen (HT7), and Taichong (LR3); moxa Feishu (BL13) for 100 units, Ganshu (BL18) for 100 units, Pishu (BL20) for 3 units; needle Zusanli (ST36).
For excessive phlegm and saliva, moxa RanGu (KI2), Fuliou (KI7), and Shenshu (BL23).
For wheezing, distension, and inability to walk, moxa Qimen (LR14) for 5 units; needle Zhongwan (CV12) and Zusanli (ST36); moxa Hegu (LI4) and Shangxing (GV23).
For accumulated fluid retention, moxa Ge Shu (BL17) for 5 units, Zhaohai (KI6) for 3 units; needle Zhongwan (CV12) and retain the needle for ten breaths before withdrawing.