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Yamen (DU15), Fengfu (DU16), Tianzhu (BL10), Chengguang (BL7), Linqi (GB15, likely referring to Tongziliao GB1 or similar based on context, but literal translation used), Touwei (ST8), Cuanzhu (BL2), Jingming (BL1), Suliao (DU26), Heliao (SI19), Yingxiang (LI20), Quanliao (SI18), Xiaguan (ST7), Renying (ST9), Tianyou (TE16), Tianfu (LU3), Zhourong (CH14), Yuanye (GB24), Ruzhong (REN13), Jiawei (CV15), Fu'ai (SP15), Jianzhen (SI9), Yangchi (TE4), Zhongchong (PC9), Shaoshang (LU11), Yuji (LU10), Jingqu (LU8), Yangguan (DU13), Jizhong (DU12), Yinbai (SP1), Lougu (SP9), Tiaokou (ST38), Dubi (ST35), Yinshi (ST32), Futu (ST31), Biguan (ST31 - note: ST31 is Biguan, ST32 is Yinshi, text lists both), Shenmai (BL62), Weizhong (BL40), Yanmen (BL37), Xinshu (BL15), Chengqi (ST1), Chengfu (BL36), Mai (likely error for Ermen TE21 or specific alias), Ermen (TE21), Shimen (CV5), Naohu (DU16 - duplicate with Fengfu in some systems, but listed separately here), Sizhukong (TE23), Diwuhui (GB29), Baihuanshu (BL30).

Although these acupoints are not included in the *Tongren Shuxue Zhenjiu Tujing* (Illustrated Manual of Acupuncture Points on Bronze Figures), they are scattered in various medical formulas; therefore, they are referred to as "Bie Xue" (Extra/Alternative Acupoints).

Shencong Four Acupoints: Located one cun anterior, posterior, left, and right of Baihui (DU20). They treat Head Wind (Toufeng), dizziness of the eyes (Muxuan), wind epilepsy (Fengxian), mania and confusion. Needle depth: 3 fen.

Dangyang Two Acupoints: Located directly above the pupil, entering the hairline by one cun, at the visible blood vessels. They treat wind-induced dizziness, inability to recognize people, and nasal congestion. Needle depth: 3 fen.

Taiyang Two Acupoints: Located behind the eyebrows at the two frontal angles, where blue collaterals are visible. They treat hemi-cephalic wind (pian tou feng). Prick to bleed.

Mingtang One Acupoint: Located one cun above the tip of the nose, entering the hairline. It treats head wind, nasal congestion, and excessive nasal discharge. This is Shangxing (DU23).

Meichong Two Acupoints: Located superior to the outer canthus, at the pulsating artery of the sharp bone. They treat five types of epilepsy, headache, and nasal congestion. Needle depth: 2 fen.

Bizhun One Acupoint: Located at the tip of the nasal bridge. It treats rhinophyma (nasal acne/rosacea). Prick to bleed.

Erjian Two Acupoints: Located at the apex of the ear; take the point by rolling the ear. They treat leukoma (white membrane on the eye). Moxibustion: 7 cones; avoid excessive moxa.

Juquan One Acupoint: Located on the tongue. Extend the tongue outside the teeth, straighten it, and locate the depression in the midline gap. It treats asthma and chronic cough. Place a thin slice of fresh ginger on the tongue and apply 7 cones of moxa in the center. Avoid excessive moxa. For heat-type asthma, mix a small amount of realgar powder with moxa cones; for cold-type asthma, use fructus dendrobii (Kundonghua) powder. After moxibustion, sip slightly with ginger tea. If the tongue coating is thick and the tongue is stiff, prick to bleed slightly.

Haiquan One Acupoint: Located on the central vein under the tongue. It treats Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst syndrome/diabetes).

Ashi Acupoint: Refers to the tender spot or affected area; also known as Tianying Acupoint.

Chonggu One Acupoint: Located at the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra, above Dazhui (DU14).

Bilao Two Acupoints: Mark a point 2 cun above Dazhui (DU14) towards the hairline. Bisect this 2-cun distance to find the midpoint. Mark horizontally across this midpoint; the points at the left and right ends are the acupoints. They treat scrofula (luoli). Moxibustion: 7 cones; highly effective.

Jinggong Two Acupoints: Located 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 14th thoracic vertebra. They treat nocturnal emission. Moxibustion: 7 cones; highly effective.

Jiafeng Two Acupoints: Located at the apex of the axillary fold at the end of the scapula. They treat shoulder and back pain radiating to the scapula. Needle depth: 3 fen.

Hu gang Two Acupoints: Located in the transverse crease 2 cun below Xiaochangshu (BL27). They treat constipation. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Yaoyan Two Acupoints: Have the patient remove clothing and stand upright. The slight depressions on both sides of the spinal column in the lumbar region are Yaoyan. Calculate the day before Guihai (Gui Hai Day in the sexagenary cycle). On the eve of the previous day, mark the time until midnight when the Guihai hour begins. Then have the patient lie prone on the bed, face down. Apply small moxa cones: 7, 9, or 11 cones. If tubercle bacilli (zha chong) are vomited or excreted via stool, the disease will subside. This method is called "Yuxian Jiu" (Immortal Meeting Moxibustion), a rapid treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis (Zhai).

Xiaoyao One Acupoint: Located on the spinal bone at the center of the Baliao (Eight Liao) acupoints, named Sanzong. It treats dysentery with pus and blood. Moxibustion: 50 cones.

Huiqi One Acupoint: Located on the coccyx (spinal extremity bone). It treats five types of hemorrhoids, bloody stool, and fecal incontinence. Moxibustion: 100 cones.

Nangdi One Acupoint: Located at the cross-shaped wrinkle on the underside of the scrotum. It treats kidney wind sores, intestinal hernia, and all kidney diseases. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Lanmen Two Acupoints: Located 2 cun lateral to each side of the penis (Yujing). They treat hernia rushing to the heart causing near-death sensation. Needle depth: 2.5 fen; Moxibustion: 14 cones (2x7).

Changrao Two Acupoints: Located 2 cun lateral to each side of the urethral meatus (Yuquan). They treat fecal impaction. Moxibustion: Number of cones equals the patient's age in years.

Jianzhu Two Acupoints: Located at the bony prominence at the origin of the shoulder. They treat scrofula and inability to raise the arm. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Zhoujian Two Acupoints: Located at the bony tip when the elbow is flexed. They treat scrofula and appendicitis (chang yong). Moxibustion promotes pus drainage; if applied to the anus, use 100 cones.

Longxuan Two Acupoints: Located in the blue collateral behind Lieque (LU7). They treat lower toothache. Another location is the crossing pulse on the lateral wrist. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Lvxi Two Acupoints: Located at the apex of the medial malleolus. They treat upper toothache. Moxibustion: 14 cones (2x7).

Zhongquan Two Acupoints: Located in the depression between the tendons at Yangxi (LI5) and Yangchi (TE4) on the wrist. They treat heart pain and qi masses in the abdomen. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Sanbai Four Acupoints: Located 4 cun above the distal palmar crease, on the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin. Where two pulses merge, one point is between the tendons, and another is outside the large tendon. They treat hemorrhoids, fistulas, lower bleeding, and itching. Needle depth: 3 fen, reducing method for two breaths; Moxibustion: 3 cones.

Zhongkui Two Acupoints: Located at the tip of the second phalanx of the middle finger. They treat five types of dysphagia, acid regurgitation, and vomiting. Moxibustion: 5 cones, extinguish the fire by blowing.

Wuhu Four Acupoints: Located at the tips of the second phalanges of the index and ring fingers; take the point with the fist clenched. They treat spasms and contractures of the five fingers. Moxibustion: 5 cones.

Dadu Two Acupoints: Located in the red-white flesh junction at the webbing between the thumb and index finger; take the point with the palm flexed. They treat head wind and toothache. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Shangdu Two Acupoints: Located in the interosseous space between the proximal phalanges of the index and middle fingers. They treat redness and swelling of the arm. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Zhongdu Two Acupoints: Located in the interosseous space between the proximal phalanges of the middle and ring fingers. They treat redness and swelling of the arm. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 3 fen (likely meaning 3 cones or shallow needle, context implies moxa usually, but text says needle 1 fen, moxa 3 fen? Text says "Needle 1 fen, Moxa 3 fen" - likely typo for cones, but translating literally as per instruction to keep terms). *Correction*: Text says "Needle (1 fen) Moxa (3 fen)". In ancient texts, moxa units are often "cones" (zhuang). "3 fen" for moxa is unusual, might mean shallow insertion or specific technique. I will translate as "Moxibustion: 3 units/cones".

Xiadu Two Acupoints: Located in the interosseous space between the proximal phalanges of the little and ring fingers. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 3 cones. (These four acupoints are collectively known as Baye or Baguan. They treat high fever, eye pain, and protruding eyeballs; pricking to bleed stops symptoms immediately.)

Sifeng: Sixteen acupoints total (left and right). Located on the purple veins at the transverse creases of the middle phalanges of the four fingers. Prick to bleed.

Shixuan: Ten acupoints. Located at the tips of the ten fingers, 1 fen from the nail edge. They treat tonsillitis (ru e). Needle depth: 1 fen.

Da Konggu Two Acupoints: Located at the tip of the second phalanx of the thumb. They treat ulcerative eyes and wind-induced dizziness. Moxibustion: 7 cones, extinguish by blowing.

Xiao Konggu Two Acupoints: Located at the tip of the proximal phalanx of the little finger. They treat ulcerative eyes and wind-induced dizziness. Moxibustion: 9 cones, extinguish by blowing.

Pangting Two Acupoints: Located in the fourth intercostal space under the armpit, directly opposite the nipple, 2 cun posterior to the nipple in the depression. Raise the arm to locate. They treat sudden onset of evil qi, flying corpse and dun zhu pathogens, chest and hypochondriac fullness, and limb fullness. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion: 50 cones.

Tongguan Two Acupoints: Located 5 fen lateral to Zhongwan (CV12) on each side. They treat five types of dysphagia. Twisting the needle to the left aids swallowing; twisting to the right harmonizes the spleen and stomach. This single needle insertion has four effects: After waiting a long time, feeling the spleen digest food and the needle move is the first effect; feeling the needle reach the root of the disease and hearing sounds in the abdomen is the second effect; feeling the qi flow into the bladder is the third effect; feeling the qi flow to the waist is the fourth effect. Needle depth: 8 fen.

Zhigu Two Acupoints: Located approximately one finger-width below the inframammary fold, in the depression directly aligned with the nipple without deviation. For women, press vertically downward from the nipple; the point reached is the correct acupoint. Do not err. They treat chronic cough. Use moxa cones the size of a small bean. For men, moxa on the left; for women, on the right. Moxibustion: 3 cones. If ineffective, the condition is incurable.

Yindu Two Acupoints: Located 1.5 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun lateral to each side. Needle depth: 5 fen.

Qimen Two Acupoints: Located 3 cun lateral to Guanyuan (CV4). They treat uterine metrorrhagia (beng lou) in women. Needle depth: 5 fen.

Baomen One Acupoint: Located 2 cun to the left of Guanyuan (CV4). It treats female infertility. Moxibustion: 50 cones.

Zihu One Acupoint: Located 2 cun to the right of Guanyuan (CV4). It treats female infertility. Moxibustion: 50 cones.

Zigong Two Acupoints: Located 5 fen lateral to each side of Zhongji (CV3).

He Ding Two Acupoints: Located on the apex of the patella. They treat paralysis and weakness of both legs. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Xiyan Two Acupoints: Also known as Baichongke or Xuexi. Located in the depressions on both sides below the knee cap. They treat kidney wind sores and soreness/aching of the knee patella. Needle depth: 5 fen, retain for three breaths. Moxibustion is contraindicated; one source says 14 cones.

Fengshi Two Acupoints: Have the patient stand upright with arms hanging naturally. The point is at the tip of the third finger (middle finger). They treat stroke syndromes. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Yingchong Two Acupoints: Also known as Yingchi. Located in the pools of pulses anterior and posterior to the medial malleolus. They treat leukorrhea (red and white discharge) and urinary retention. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 30 cones.

Louyin Two Acupoints: Located 5 fen below the medial malleolus, where the pulse moves faintly. They treat leukorrhea. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 30 cones.

Jiaoyi Two Acupoints: Located 5 cun above the medial malleolus. They treat prolonged red and white vaginal discharge in women. Moxibustion: 30 cones.

Yinyang Two Acupoints: Located at the white-red flesh junction at the crease under the big toe. They treat leukorrhea in women. Moxibustion: 14 cones (2x7).

Yindu Two Acupoints: Also known as Bafeng or Baye. Located between the four toes. They treat irregular menstruation in women (timing determined by menstrual cycle); also treat redness and swelling on the dorsum of the foot. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 5 cones.

Zu Nei Huai Jian Two Acupoints: Located at the apex of the medial malleolus. They treat lower toothache and muscle spasms on the medial aspect of the foot. Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Zu Wai Huai Jian Two Acupoints: Located at the apex of the lateral malleolus. They treat muscle spasms on the lateral aspect of the foot and alternating chills and fever in beriberi (xiang jiao). Prick to bleed; Moxibustion: 7 cones.

Duyin Two Acupoints: Located in the middle of the transverse crease on the middle phalanx between the first and second toes. They treat chest and abdominal pain and severe hernia pain. For men, moxa on the left; for women, on the right. Moxibustion: 5 cones; highly effective.

Neitaichong Two Acupoints: Located in the depression lateral to Taichong (LR3) on the foot, separated by a large tendon; take the point with the foot lifted. They treat hernia rushing upward and breathing difficulty. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 3 cones; extremely effective.

Jiagen Four Acupoints: Located in the gap between the nail root and the hidden skin at the corners of the nails on the tips of the big toes. They treat hernia. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 3 cones; extremely effective.