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Qianshencong (Front Divine Intelligence) is five fen away from Qianding. From Shenting to this acupoint, the distance is four cun.
Indications: Stroke (Zhongfeng), wind epilepsy (Fengxian). Moxibustion: three zhuang.

Houshencong (Rear Divine Intelligence) is one cun away from Baihui.
Indications: Stroke (Zhongfeng), wind epilepsy (Fengxian). Moxibustion: three zhuang.

The hairline level with the eyebrows, three cun above, is this acupoint.
Indications: Head wind (Toufeng), vertigo (Xuan Yun), pain. For chronic cases that do not heal, moxibustion: three zhuang.

Yangwei is located behind the ear. Pull the ear forward; the acupoint is on the chord-like tendon (arterial pulse behind the ear).
Indications: Wind deafness in the ear, tinnitus like thunder. Moxibustion: fifty zhuang (from *Qianjin Yifang*).

Dangyang is located directly above the pupil, one cun inside the hairline, and five fen away from Linqi.
Indications: Wind vertigo, loss of recognition, nasal congestion. Moxibustion: three zhuang; Acupuncture: insert three fen. ○ For "Toad Plague" (a type of acute infectious disease), needle Dangyang and Taiyang to release evil blood. Then tie a silk band below the shoulder. Immediately needle the large and small blood collaterals at bilateral Chize and the blood collateral at Weizhong, releasing blood resembling feces. Within one day, drinking water will yield miraculous effects.

Eershang (Ear Upper) acupoint.
Treatment for Yingqi (goiter/neck masses): Moxibustion Fengchi and Eershang hairline each for one hundred zhuang (from *Qianjin Yifang*; *Qianjin Fang* states both posterior hairlines behind the ears).

Shencong Four Acupoints are located around Baihui, on the left, right, front, and back, each one cun apart.
Indications: Head wind (Toufeng), vertigo (Muxuan), wind epilepsy (Fengxian), mania and confusion. Acupuncture: insert three fen.

Taiyang is located at the temporal angle behind the eyebrow, on the blue vessels. Needle to bleed.
Treatment: Hemicephalic wind (Piantoufeng). ○ Also treats wind eye and orbital ulceration. Needling and bleeding Taiyang, Dangyang, and Chize until blood resembles feces yields miraculous effects.

Mingtang is located one cun straight up from the nose into the hairline.
Indications: Head wind (Toufeng), nasal congestion, excessive discharge. This is Shangxing.

Meichong consists of two acupoints located one cun straight up from the nose into the hairline.
Indications: Head wind (Toufeng), nasal congestion, excessive discharge. Acupuncture: insert two fen. Some say it is Xing acupoint.

Yintang is located between the two eyebrows.
Treatment for infantile acute and chronic convulsive disorders (Ji Man Jingfeng): Moxibustion three zhuang, with moxa cone size like a wheat grain. ○ Excellent for treating convulsions and spasms (from *Yulong Ge*).

Haiquan is located on the central vein under the tongue.
Indications: Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome). Needle to bleed.

Jinjin (Left) and Yuye (Right) are located on the purple veins on both sides of the tongue.
Indications: Xiao Ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), mouth sores, tongue swelling, throat obstruction (Houbi). Use a three-edged needle to bleed.

Chunli is inside the lip, adjacent to Chengjiang, pressing against the gum. Acupuncture: three needles.
Indications: Ma Huang (acute yellow fever), Huang Dan (jaundice) (from *Qianjin Yifang*).

Jiachengjiang (located one cun on either side of Chengjiang).
Indications: Ma Huang (acute yellow fever), Ji Yi (acute epidemic) (from *Qianjin Yifang*).

Yankou is located at the corners of the mouth, at the junction of red and white flesh.
Indications: Manic madness, cursing, striking others, known as Re Yang Feng (Heat Yang Madness). Moxibustion one zhuang on each point (from *Qianjin Yifang*). ○ For manic delirium ("ghost speech"), moxibustion fifteen zhuang. ○ For infants with urinary and fecal retention, moxibustion one zhuang on each.

Bijiao Zhong.
Indications: Dian Feng (epileptic wind), opisthotonos, sheep-like bleating, Da Feng (great wind), Qing Feng, facial wind feeling like insects crawling, sudden wind, excessive sleepiness, forgetfulness, mental confusion, locked jaw, sudden collapse, loss of consciousness, jaundice, acute jaundice.
This single acupoint treats all these conditions. Acupuncture: insert six fen. Upon obtaining Deqi, reduce immediately. Retain for three breaths inhale and five breaths exhale. Tonification is not necessary, but moxibustion is also suitable, though acupuncture is superior. Avoid alcohol, noodles, cold/raw foods, vinegar, slippery foods, pork, fish, garlic, and buckwheat.

Yuyao, also known as Yintang, is located between the two eyebrows.
Indications: Eye diseases. Acupuncture: insert two fen.

Yutail is at the outer canthus of the eye.
Combined with Jingming and Taiyang to treat eye disorders (from *Yulong Ge*).

Nie is located in the middle of the tail of the eyebrow, where ascending and descending collaterals intersect, serving as an acupuncture and moxibustion site.

Bizhun is at the tip of the nasal bridge.
Indications: Rhinophyma (rosacea) on the nose. Needle to bleed.

Erjian is located at the tip of the ear, obtained by folding the ear.
Treatment for leukoma (white membrane on the eye). Moxibustion seven zhuang; do not over-moxibustate.

Juquan is on the tongue. Extend the tongue straight out of the mouth; the acupoint is in the midline depression.
Indications: Asthma and cough persisting for a long time. Place a thin slice of fresh ginger on the tongue and moxibustate seven times in the center; do not over-moxibustate. ○ For heat-type asthma, mix a small amount of realgar powder with moxa cones. ○ For cold-type asthma, mix a small amount of Kua Dong Hua (Flower of Kadsura Longipedunculata) powder with moxa. After moxibustation, sip warm ginger tea slowly. If there is tongue coating or tongue stiffness, prick to bleed slightly.

Jingzhong Two Acupoints.
Method for locating at the center of the black part of the eye: First, cover the outside of the eye with cloth and pour cold water for one quarter-hour. Then, use a three-edged needle at the outer canthus, about one fen away from the black part of the eye, to prick slightly half a fen deep. Subsequently, insert a gold needle approximately several fen deep, entering from the side, turning from the upper layer towards the pupil, gently inserting obliquely downwards into the corner of the eye. Vision may be restored immediately. Remove the needle after one meal's time. Gently support the patient in a supine position. Cover the outside of the eye with green cloth again and pour cold water for three days and nights. Initially, the patient should sit cross-legged facing the acupoint firmly. Hold a bundle of chopsticks tightly with both hands in front of the chest, calm the mind, and gaze steadily. The acupoint is easy to locate. Treats all types of internal cataracts causing blindness over many years, restoring vision instantly. A mysterious acupoint. ○ Those learning to needle eyes for internal cataracts should first practice on sheep eyes. Only when sheep eyes regain vision should one proceed to needle human eyes. Do not act hastily.