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Blood is scarce, Qi is abundant (Characteristics of the Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin)

Shaochong (Jing-Well point, Wood element), located at the ulnar side of the tip of the little finger, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Shaofu (Ying-Spring point, Fire element), located in the depression distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the ulnar side of the little finger, directly opposite Laogong (PC8). Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Shenmen (Shu-Stream point, Earth element), located in the depression at the end of the styloid process of the ulna (pisiform bone) on the posterior wrist. Indications: Five types of epilepsy. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 breaths; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones, size of a wheat grain.

Tongli (Luo-Connecting point), located in the depression 1 cun proximal to the wrist crease. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Lingdao (Jing-River point, Metal element), located 1.5 cun or 1 cun proximal to the palmar wrist crease. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Shaohai (He-Sea point, Water element), located in the depression proximal to the medial epicondyle of the humerus. To locate, flex the elbow towards the head. Contraindication: Do not moxa for headache. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Blood is abundant, Qi is scarce (Characteristics of the Small Intestine Meridian of Hand-Taiyang)

Shaoze (Jing-Well point, Metal element), located on the radial side of the tip of the little finger, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone.

QianGu (Ying-Spring point, Water element), located in the depression proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the radial side of the little finger. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone.

Houxi (Shu-Stream point, Wood element), located in the depression distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint on the radial side of the little finger. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone.

Wangu (Yuan-Source point), located in the depression below the prominent bone anterior to the wrist on the dorsal aspect of the hand, within the gap between the divergent bones. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 3 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Yanggu (Jing-River point, Fire element), located in the depression below the sharp bone of the wrist on the dorsal aspect of the hand. Needle depth: 2 fen, retain for 2 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Xiaohai (He-Sea point, Earth element), located in the depression 0.5 cun proximal to the tip of the olecranon, lateral to the tendon, facing the Shaohai (HT3) point of the Heart Meridian. To locate, flex the elbow. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Tianchuang, located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, below the angle of the mandible, where the arterial pulse is palpable. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Tinggong, located in the depression anterior to the tragus of the ear, where the arterial pulse is palpable. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Blood is abundant, Qi is scarce (Characteristics of the Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang); Points on the second and third lines of the back are used along the spine.

Zhiyin (Jing-Well point, Metal element), located on the lateral side of the tip of the little toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Zutonggu (Ying-Spring point, Water element), located in the depression proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint on the lateral side of the little toe. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Shugu (Shu-Stream point, Wood element), located in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint on the lateral side of the little toe. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Jinggu, located at the junction of white and red skin below the large bone on the lateral aspect of the foot. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.

Shenmai, located in the depression directly below the lateral malleolus, at the junction of white and red skin accommodating the width of a nail. Needle depth: 3 fen.

Kunlun (Jing-River point, Fire element), located in the depression 0.5 cun superior to the calcaneus, posterior to the lateral malleolus, where the arterial pulse is palpable. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones, size of a wheat grain.

Weizhong (He-Sea point, Earth element), located in the center of the popliteal crease, where the arterial pulse is palpable. Needle depth: 8 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Yixi, located on the medial border of the scapula, 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the sixth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 6 fen, retain for 3 breaths, apply reducing method for 5 inhalations; Moxibustion: 14 to 100 moxa cones.

Gaohuangshu, located 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the fourth thoracic vertebra, in the intercostal space, approximately one finger's breadth from the rib edge. Moxibustion: 100 to 500 moxa cones.

Shangliao, located in the depression flanking the spine in the first sacral foramen, below the lumbar-anal region. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.

Ciliao, located in the depression flanking the spine in the second sacral foramen. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.

Zhongliao, located in the depression flanking the spine in the third sacral foramen. Needle depth: 2 fen, retain for 10 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Xialiao, located in the depression flanking the spine in the fourth sacral foramen. Needle depth: 2 fen, retain for 10 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Dazhu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the first thoracic vertebra at the nape. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.

Fengmen (also known as Refu), located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the second thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 2 fen, retain for 7 breaths; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.

Feishu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the third thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 5 fen, retain for 7 breaths (Warning: Puncturing the lung may cause death within three days); Moxibustion: 100 moxa cones.

Xinshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the fifth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, apply reducing method immediately upon obtaining Deqi; Moxibustion: Contraindicated on days 1 and 3.

Geshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the seventh thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 to 100 moxa cones.

Ganshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the ninth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 6 breaths (Warning: Puncturing the liver may cause death within five days); Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.

Danshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the tenth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Pishu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the eleventh thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 breaths.

Weishu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the twelfth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Sanjiaoshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the thirteenth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Shenshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the fourteenth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 breaths (Warning: Puncturing the kidney may cause death within six days); Moxibustion: Number of cones corresponds to the patient's age (Sui Nian Zhuang).

Dachangshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the sixteenth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Xiaochangshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the eighteenth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 6 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Pangguangshu, located in the depression 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the nineteenth thoracic vertebra. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 6 breaths; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Qucha, located 1.5 cun lateral to Shenting (GV24), entering the hairline within the artery. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Zanzhu, located in the depression at the medial end of the eyebrow. Needle depth: 1 fen, retain for 3 breaths, apply reducing method for 3 inhalations; Moxibustion: Contraindicated.

Jingming (also known as Leikong), located in the depression at the inner canthus of the eye. Needle depth: 1 fen, retain for 3 breaths, apply reducing method for 3 inhalations; Moxibustion: Contraindicated.