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There are twenty acupoints in total.

**Shangyang (LI1)** is located on the medial side of the index finger, at a distance from the nail corner like the width of a leek leaf. Needle depth: 1 fen; retain needle for one exhalation; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Fullness of qi in the chest, wheezing and coughing, heat disease with inability to sweat, tinnitus and deafness, alternating chills and fever, malaria, dry mouth, swelling of the jaw, toothache, blindness, aversion to cold, painful swelling of the shoulder, back, limbs, and arms with mutual traction, pain in the supraclavicular fossa. Moxibustion: 3 cones. Use the left-right cross-needling method (treat left side by needling right side, and vice versa); recovery occurs within the time it takes to eat a meal. ○ Combined with Taixi (KI3) to treat cold malaria with verified efficacy (from *Baizheng Fu*). ○ This is one of the Ten Well Points. In cases of sudden stroke, falling, abrupt coma, excessive phlegm, loss of consciousness, locked jaws, and inability to take medicine or water, urgently prick these points along with Shaoshang (LU11), Zhongchong (PC9), and Shaochong (HT9) using a three-edged needle to promote the circulation of blood and qi. This is a miraculous point for emergency resuscitation (from *Qiankun Shengyi*).

**Erjian (LI2)** is located in the depression proximal to the head of the second metacarpal bone of the index finger, at the transverse crease of the third phalanx. Needle depth: 3 fen; retain needle for six exhalations; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Swelling of the jaw, bi syndrome of the throat, shoulder and back pain, rhinitis with epistaxis, toothache, yellow eyes, dry mouth, deviation of the mouth and eye, difficulty in swallowing food, shivering chills, cold damage with water retention. ○ Excellent for treating toothache (from *Yulong Fu*). Combined with Yangxi (LI5) to treat toothache, lower back pain, and bi syndrome of the throat (from *Xi Hong Fu*). Combined with Yangchi (TE4) to relieve chills and aversion to cold (from *Baizheng Fu*). Treats blurred vision (from *Tongxuan Zhiyao Fu*). Combined with Zusanli (ST36) to treat toothache, headache, and bi syndrome of the throat (from *Tianxing Mijue*).

**Sanjian (LI3)** is located in the depression distal to the head of the second metacarpal bone of the index finger, 1 cun distal to Erjian (LI2). Needle depth: 3 fen; retain needle for three exhalations; moxibustion: 2 cones.
Indications: Rhinitis with epistaxis, heat disease, bi syndrome of the throat, sensation of obstruction in the throat, caries pain of the lower teeth, lethargy, fullness of the chest and abdomen, borborygmus, profuse diarrhea, alternating chills and fever, malaria, dry lips, dry mouth, asthma, eye pain, susceptibility to fright, accumulation of cold and heat, excessive saliva. ○ Combined with Shenshu (BL23) to effectively remove wind-damp bi and consumption (from *Xi Hong Fu*). Combined with Cuanzhu (BL2) to treat blurry vision (from *Baizheng Fu*). Treats feverish body, asthma, dry mouth, and acute eyes (from *Shenying Jing*).

**Hegu (LI4)** is located in the depression between the divergent bones of the thumb and index finger, where the arterial pulse is palpable. Needle depth: 3 fen; retain needle for six exhalations; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Cold damage with great thirst, floating pulse indicating exterior syndrome, fever and aversion to cold, headache, stiffness of the spine, wind rash, alternating chills and fever, malaria, heat disease with inability to sweat, lateral or frontal headache, facial swelling, corneal opacity, flaccid lips, aphonia, locked jaw, pain radiating from the waist and spine, flaccidity syndrome, infantile tonsillitis. ○ It is said to expel a dead fetus; tonifying Hegu (LI4) during pregnancy causes abortion. ○ For postpartum pulselessness, insert the needle 3 fen into Hegu (LI4) and urgently apply the tonification method (from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats epistaxis, unclear vision due to eye pain, toothache, bi syndrome of the throat, and scabies; moxibustion: 3 to 7 cones (from *Shennong Jing*). For cold damage with no sweat, reduce Hegu (LI4) and tonify Fuliu (KI7); if sweating is excessive, tonify Hegu (LI4) and reduce Fuliu (KI7) for miraculous effect (from *Lanjiang Fu*). Combined with Taichong (LR3) to treat unbearable pain extending from the hand to the shoulder and spine; combined with Quchi (LI11) to treat dysfunction of both hands; for eye disorders, if Jingming (BL1) treatment fails, Hegu (LI4) and Guangming (GB37) are indispensable; for cold cough, first tonify Hegu (LI4) and then reduce Sanyinjiao (SP6) (from *Xi Hong Fu*). Combined with Tianfu (LU3) to treat epistaxis (from *Baizheng Fu*). Combined with Sanyinjiao (SP6) to treat spleen diseases involving blood and qi; combined with Neiting (ST44) to treat cold malaria, facial swelling, and borborygmus (from *Tianxing Mijue*). "Face and mouth conditions are treated by Hegu" (from *Si Zong Xue*). Quchi (LI11) combined with Hegu (LI4) can thoroughly treat headaches (from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats headache, facial swelling, malaria with alternating cold and heat, feverish body with sweating, dim vision, caries, epistaxis, locked jaw, and dysphasia; insert needle 5 fen deep to ensure self-recovery (from Ma Danyang's *Twelve Acupoints Song*).

**Yangxi (LI5)** is located in the depression between the two tendons on the radial side of the wrist crease, directly opposite Hegu (LI4). Needle depth: 3 fen; retain needle for seven exhalations; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Manic speech, laughter, hallucinations, heat disease with vexation, heat in the palm, inability to sweat, red and ulcerated eyes, reversal syndrome, headache, chest fullness, dyspnea, cold-heat phlegm malaria, vomiting foam, bi syndrome of the throat, tinnitus, toothache, convulsions, inability to raise the elbow and arm, scabies. ○ Combined with Erjian (LI2) to treat toothache, lower back pain, and bi syndrome of the throat (from *Xi Hong Fu*). Combined with Jiaoxi (ST41) to treat palpitations; combined with Jianyu (LI15) to eliminate extreme heat from wind-rash (from *Baizheng Fu*).

**Pianli (LI6)** is located 3 cun distal to the wrist crease. Needle depth: 3 fen; retain needle for seven exhalations; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Malaria with chills and fever, mania with excessive talking, visual disturbances, tinnitus, bi syndrome of the throat, dry mouth, epistaxis, toothache, inability to sweat. ○ Needling Pianli (LI6) promotes urination and treats adult hydroperitoneum (from *Biaoyou Fu*).

**Wenliu (LI7)** is located 5 cun distal to the wrist crease. Needle depth: 3 fen (implied); retain needle for three exhalations; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Cold damage with hiccups, belching, diaphragmatic spasm, qi stagnation, chills and fever, headache, manic laughter, hallucinations, vomiting foam, swelling and pain of the mouth and tongue, bi syndrome of the throat, facial edema, borborygmus, abdominal pain, swelling and pain of the four limbs, inability to raise the shoulder. ○ Combined with Qimen (LR14) to treat neck stiffness from cold damage (from *Baizheng Fu*).

**Xialian (LI8)** is located 6 cun distal to the wrist crease, slightly outward, 4 cun distal to Quchi (LI11). Needle depth: 5 fen; retain needle for five exhalations; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Tuberculosis, manic speech, wind-head, bi pain, undigested food diarrhea, lower abdominal fullness, hematuria, small intestine qi disorder, pallor, fixed masses with unbearable abdominal pain, indigestion, asthma, salivation, mastitis. ○ This point primarily drains heat and qi from the stomach, with indications similar to Qichong (ST30), Zusanli (ST36), and Shanglianshu (ST37).

**Shanglian (LI9)** is located 7 cun distal to the wrist crease, 3 cun distal to Quchi (LI11), 1 cun distal to Zusanli (ST36), slightly outward. Needle depth: 5 fen; moxibustion: 5 cones.
Indications: Wind-head, headache, chest pain, asthma, hemiplegia, borborygmus, dysuria, large intestine qi stagnation, numbness of the hands and feet. ○ This point primarily drains heat and qi from the stomach, with indications similar to Qichong (ST30), Zusanli (ST36), and Xialian (LI8).

**Sanli (LI10)** is located 2 cun distal to Quchi (LI11), 8 cun distal to the wrist crease. Needle depth: 3 fen; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Stroke, facial deviation, limb paralysis, five consumptions, deficiency and fatigue, emaciation, cholera, incontinence, aphonia, toothache, cheek swelling, scrofula, hand bi with numbness. ○ This point treats lower back pain radiating to the umbilicus; upon insertion, heaviness and numbness indicate arrival of qi; reduction method should be used without retaining the needle. For upper and lower limb issues, needling Sanli (LI10) addresses food stagnation and qi masses (from *Xi Hong Fu*). Combined with Shaohai (HT3) to treat arm numbness and stiffness (from *Baizheng Fu*). Specializes in treating shoulder and back pain (from *Tongxuan Zhiyao Fu*).

**Quchi (LI11)** is located at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease. Needle depth: 7 fen; retain needle for seven exhalations; moxibustion: 3 cones (or 100 cones).
Indications: Chills from cold damage, lingering residual heat, chest fullness and vexation, heat and thirst, vertigo, ear pain, scrofula, bi syndrome of the throat, aphonia, convulsions, ankle-wrapping wind, red swelling of the arms, elbow pain, hemiplegia, wind pathogen causing tearing, arm pain, muscle weakness, difficulty in flexion and extension, dry skin, scabies, amenorrhea. ○ Treats weak and painful arms/elbows, hemiplegia, fever, and chest vexation; moxibustion: 14 cones (from *Shennong Jing*). Combined with Renzhong (GV26) to treat flaccidity and collapse; combined with Chize (LU5) to treat elbow pain (from *Yulong Fu*). Combined with Jianjing (GB21), Zhen Quan successfully treated arm pain (from *Biaoyou Fu*). Reaches distant Yanglingquan (GB34) to treat hemiplegia; combined with Shaochong (HT9) to verify efficacy in treating fever (from *Baizheng Fu*). Combined with Hegu (LI4) to treat dysfunction of both hands (from *Xi Hong Fu*). Treats goiter, malignant qi, and various rashes; moxibustion according to age. Among the Thirteen Ghost Points, this is named Guichen; for madness and mania caused by hundred evils, apply fire needle at the twelfth application. This point combined with Hegu (LI4) thoroughly treats headaches (from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats generalized wind rash and scabies in adults and children (from Qin Chengzu). Excellently treats elbow pain, hemiplegia, inability to grasp, inability to draw a bow, arm paralysis preventing combing hair, severe bi syndrome of the throat, relentless fever, and generalized wind tinea; accurate needling ensures cure.

**Zhouli (LI12)** is located 1 cun superior and lateral to Quchi (LI11), horizontally aligned with Tianjing (TE10). Needle depth: 3 fen; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Bi syndrome of the elbow joint, inability to raise the arm, numbness, lethargy.

**Wuli (LI13)** is located 3 cun superior to the elbow, on the inner side of the major artery. **Contraindication:** Do not needle or moxa. If moxa, limit to 10 cones per day.
Indications: Wind consumption, fright, hematemesis, cough, lethargy, unbearable elbow and arm pain, distension, rebellious qi, chills and fever, scrofula, visual disturbances, malaria. ○ Combined with Binao (LI14) to cure scrofula (from *Baizheng Fu*).

**Binao (LI14)** is located on the lateral aspect of the arm, 3 cun distal to Jianyu (LI15). Needle depth: 3 fen; moxibustion: 3 cones. Mingtang classifies as contraindicated for needling/moxa, but allows up to 100 cones daily.
Indications: Arm pain and weakness, chills and fever, scrofula, neck stiffness. ○ Treats goiter; moxibustion according to age (from *Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Wuli (LI13) to cure scrofula (from *Baizheng Fu*).

**Jianyu (LI15)** is located in the depression below the acromion process; an empty space appears when the arm is raised. Needle depth: 6 fen; retain needle for six exhalations; moxibustion: 3 to 49 cones, until recovery.
Indications: Stroke, hemiplegia, inability to draw a bow. Zhen Quan inserted the needle here to shoot arrows. ○ For hemiplegia, moxibustion from 7 to 49 cones; do not exceed this amount to avoid arm atrophy. However, if wind disease causes long-term weakness of muscles and bones, more moxibustion is safe. Moxibustion is inferior to needling; avoid alcohol, meat, and pungent spices. Primarily drains heat from the four limbs, similar to Yunmen (LU2), Weizhong (BL40), and Yaoshu (BL23). ○ For goiter, moxibustion is symmetrical: males left 18, right 17 cones; females right 18, left 17 cones, repeated until recovery (from *Qianjin Fang*). Treats wind-dampness attacking both shoulders (from *Yulong Fu*). For arm contracture and pain, select Jianyu (LI15) (from *Tianxing Mijue*). Combined with Yangxi (LI5) to eliminate extreme heat from wind-rash (from *Baizheng Fu*).

**Jugu (SI1)** is located in the depression anterior to the tip of the greater tubercle of the humerus, above Jianyu (LI15). Needle depth: 1.5 cun; moxibustion: 3 or 5 cones. **Contraindication:** Do not needle on the same day.
Indications: Convulsive epilepsy, hematemesis, blood stasis in the chest, arm pain with inability to flex or extend.

**Tianding (SI14)** is located 1.4 cun medial to Jianjing (GB21), below the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Needle depth: 3 fen; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Bi syndrome of the throat, pharyngeal swelling, dysphagia, sudden aphonia, qi obstruction. ○ Combined with Jianshi (PC5) to treat aphonia.

**Futu (SI16)** is located 1.5 cun posterior to Yingchang (ST9), 1.2 cun anterior to Tianding (SI14). Needle depth: 4 fen; moxibustion: 3 cones. *Jia Yi Jing* states: needle depth 3 fen.
Indications: Cough, excessive saliva, rising qi, asthma, gurgling sound in the throat, sudden aphonia, broken qi, neck goiter.

**Heliao (SI18)** is located directly below the nostril, 0.5 cun lateral to Shuigou (GV26). Needle depth: 3 fen; moxibustion: 3 cones.
Indications: Corpse-like fainting, inability to open the mouth, nasal sores, nasal polyps, nasal congestion, rhinitis with epistaxis. ○ Prick both nasal alae for epistaxis (from *Lingguang Fu*).

**Yingxiang (LI20)** is located in the nasolabial groove. Needle depth: 3 fen. **Contraindication:** Do not moxa.
Indications: Nasal congestion with loss of smell and taste, nasal polyps, excessive discharge, nasal sores, rhinitis with epistaxis, dyspnea, facial deviation, edema, wind-induced facial itching resembling insect crawling. ○ Effectively reduces redness from eye heat and clears nasal obstruction (from *Yulong Fu*). For deafness and qi blockage, needling Tinghui (GB2) followed by reducing this point is effective (from *Xi Hong Fu*).