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Changgu (Long Valley) is located five cun lateral to the umbilicus, also known as Xunjing.
Indications: Dysentery, anorexia, and indigestion. Moxibustion: 50 moxa cones, administered in three sessions (Qianjin Fang).
For emaciation and food stagnation, moxibustion is applied to Changgu and Weishu. The acupoints are located two cun lateral to the umbilicus, seven moxa cones per point.
Changyi is located two and a half cun lateral to Zhongji.
Treatment for difficult defecation: Moxibustion according to the patient's age in moxa cones (Qianjin Fang).
Huangmu: Measure obliquely from the nipple to the center of the umbilicus, then fold back; measure from below the nipple to the end point to locate this acupoint.
Indications: Nodular masses where acupuncture and herbal medicine cannot reach. Moxibustion: According to the patient's age in moxa cones.
Xietang is located in the depression between the ribs under the axilla; lift the arm to locate it.
Indications: Chest and hypochondriac fullness, hiccups, belching, asthma, yellow eyes, and blurred vision. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
Shenjiao is located in the transverse crease of the lower abdomen.
Treatment for leukorrhea and middle jiao disorders: Moxibustion at the transverse crease of the lower abdomen, directly below the umbilicus, 100 moxa cones; also treats uterine prolapse, requiring three sessions. Additionally treats constipation and urinary incontinence; for enuresis, moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
Tongguan: Two points located five fen lateral to Zhongwan on both sides.
Indications: Five types of dysphagia. Twisting the needle on the left promotes food intake; twisting on the right harmonizes the spleen and stomach. This single needle insertion yields four effects: after prolonged needling, one feels the spleen grinding food and the needle moving freely (first effect); next, one hears sounds in the abdomen indicating the root of the disease is being addressed (second effect); then, one feels qi flowing into the bladder (third effect); finally, one feels smooth qi circulation (fourth effect).
Zhi Gu: Located approximately one finger-breadth below the nipple, in the depression directly opposite the nipple without deviation. For women, look vertically down from the nipple to find the correct point.
Indications: Chronic cough. Moxa cone size like a small bean, 3 moxa cones. Men: left side; Women: right side. If not cured, do not treat mistakenly, or the cough will persist or become incurable.
Yindu: One inch five fen below the umbilicus, three cun lateral on both sides. Needle depth: five fen.
Zigong: Two points located five fen lateral to Zhongji on both sides.
Baomen, Zihu, Qimen.
If the uterus gate is blocked, fertilization fails, and pregnancy does not occur. If there is threatened abortion with bleeding, moxibustion is applied to Baomen for 50 moxa cones, located two cun to the left of Guanyuan; the right side is named Zihu. If the placenta fails to deliver, fetal death in utero, or abdominal accumulations, needle Baomen to a depth of one cun. ○ For failed conception, moxibustion is applied to Qimen, located three cun lateral to Guanyuan, 50 moxa cones per point. Also treats threatened abortion with uncontrollable bleeding, moxibustion: 100 moxa cones.
The acupoint is located six cun below the umbilicus, one cun lateral on both sides. Moxibustion: 21 moxa cones. Combine with Neiguan and Taichong, 3 moxa cones each; Duyin, 5 moxa cones.
Treatment for cold qi rushing to the heart causing pain.
Qipang Acupoint: Use a wax string to measure the distance between the corners of the patient's mouth as one cun. Fold it into three equal parts to form a triangle. Place one corner at the center of the umbilicus, and mark the positions of the other two corners at the ends of the lower abdomen on both sides. Moxibustion: 14 moxa cones. Treats cold heart pain immediately. ○ Treats Ben Tun Qi (gas rushing around the umbilicus upwards), moxibustion: 14 moxa cones. For testicular swelling and hardness, apply left-right cross-needling/moxibustion, and also moxibustion to Qichong, 7 moxa cones.
Jingzhong: Half cun below the umbilicus, three cun lateral on both sides.
Treatment for constipation and urinary retention: Moxibustion 100 moxa cones; Baomen 50 moxa cones; Yingchong 3 moxa cones; Dachangshu 3 moxa cones; Pangguangshu 3 moxa cones; Tandong 14 moxa cones.
Changrao: Two points located two cun lateral to Yuquan on both sides.
Indications: Fecal impaction. Moxibustion: According to the patient's age in moxa cones.