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There are fourteen acupoints in total.

**Dadun (LR1):** Located four fen posterior to the root of the nail on the big toe, before the joint. Needle two fen, retain for ten breaths; moxa three zhuang.
Indications: Sudden heart pain, sweating, abdominal distension, swelling and fullness, internal heat, preference for sleep, five types of strangury (stone, qi, paste, labor, blood), seven types of hernia, frequent urination with incontinence, genital pain radiating to the lower abdomen, uterine prolapse, hemorrhage and metrorrhagia, corpse-like syncope (as if dead).
Treat left side by needling right, treat right side by needling left. Moxibustion is generally contraindicated for pregnant women before and after delivery. ○ Another view states that for any hernia, abdominal distension, or foot swelling, moxibustion is suitable to drain Liver Wood Qi, thereby stabilizing Spleen and Stomach Earth Qi. ○ Combined with Qimen (LR14), it treats hard accumulative hernia (*Yulong Fu*). For difficult defecation, moxa four zhuang; for five types of strangury, moxa thirty zhuang; for urinary incontinence, moxa seven zhuang; for children, moxa one zhuang; for hematuria, moxa according to age (*Qianjin Fang*). For severe constipation, burning this point is indicated (*Xi Hong Fu*). Combined with Zhaohai (KI6), it effectively dispels cold syndromes (*Baizheng Fu*). It can eliminate unilateral hernia descent associated with the seven hernias (*Tongxuan Fu*). Combined with Changqiang (GV1), it treats intestinal Qi pain (*Tianxing Mijue*). Combined with Sanyinjiao (SP6), it treats intestinal Qi pain, as well as all forms of cold Qi connecting to the umbilicus and abdomen causing knotting pain and urinary enuresis (*Qiankun Shengyi*).

**Xingjian (LR2):** Located five fen posterior to the junction of the big toe and second toe. Needle three fen, retain for ten breaths; moxa three zhuang.
Indications: Vomiting and regurgitation, coughing up blood, chest and heart pain, abdominal and hypochondriac distension, pale complexion resembling death, inability to breathe throughout the day, stroke with facial paralysis, cold limbs, dry throat, irritability and thirst, closed eyes unwilling to see, tearing from eyes, sighing, epilepsy, shortness of breath, Liver accumulation (Feiqi), malaria, profuse diarrhea, urinary enuresis, strangury, metrorrhagia, white turbidity, cold hernia, lower abdominal swelling, low back pain with inability to bend or extend, pediatric convulsions. ○ One text states it primarily treats red urine and difficult urination, white turbidity, and chest/back/abdominal distension and pain; draining Fire from Xingjian clears heat and resolves water Qi from below. ○ For lower abdominal distension and heart pain due to cold-damp Lung Qi, moxa seven zhuang (*Shennong Jing*). For pediatric double tongue, moxa Xingjian according to age; for pain in the urethra, moxa fifty zhuang; for urinary incontinence, moxa seven zhuang (*Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Jingming (BL1), it treats night blindness and body odor; combined with Yongquan (KI1), it treats diabetes (*Baizheng Fu*). It treats knee swelling and low back pain (*Tongxuan Fu*). Combined with Tanzhong (CV17), Shuifen (CV9), Guanyuan (CV4), Zusanli (ST36), and Sanyinjiao (SP6), it treats blood gu (*Jiefayun*).

**Taichong (LR3):** Located one cun and half posterior to Xingjian, horizontally one cun from Xiangu (ST41). Needle three fen, retain for ten breaths; moxa three zhuang.
Indications: Deficiency consumption, vomiting blood, fearfulness, Qi deficiency, vomiting and regurgitation, aversion to cold, Liver malaria, low back pain, dry throat, chest/hypochondrium/limb fullness, sighing, edema, lower abdominal fullness, low back pain radiating to lower abdomen, cold feet, difficulty in urination or defecation, genital pain, urinary enuresis, loose stools, strangury, lower abdominal hernia, axillary scrofula (Mar Knife Ulcer), ankle pain, female menstrual obstruction or continuous bleeding, pediatric sudden hernia. ○ For cold-damp podagra (gouty arthritis) pain and difficulty walking, moxa three zhuang (*Shennong Jing*). For postpartum excessive sweating, needle Taichong and urgently tonify. For upward Qi with cold emission, vomiting, anorexia, and borborygmus, moxa without limit until pain ceases, using moxa cones the size of sparrow droppings. For shortness of breath and downward Qi, moxa fifty zhuang. This point also treats lung atrophy. For inability to urinate, moxa fifty zhuang. For deficiency consumption edema, moxa one hundred zhuang (*Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Hegu (LI4), it treats shoulder and spine pain unbearable. Combined with Baihui (GV20), Zhaohai (KI6), and Yinjiao (SP6), it treats throat diseases. For foot pain and knee swelling, needle Zusanli (ST36), Xuanzhong (GB39), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Erlying, then guide Qi towards Taichong (*Xi Hong Fu*). It relieves heart distension and throat pain (*Biaoyou Fu*). It is most effective for difficulty walking (*Tongxuan Fu*). It treats critical conditions, convulsive epilepsy, wind-stroke, throat issues, heart distension, immobility of both legs, unilateral hernia swelling, cloudy vision, and low back pain where needling yields miraculous results (*Ma Danyang*).

**Zhongfeng (LR4):** Located one cun anterior to the medial malleolus, slightly downward. Needle four fen, retain for seven breaths; moxa three zhuang (*Qianjin Fang* suggests fifty zhuang).
Indications: Malaria with pale complexion, frequent sighing, appearance of death, chills, white urine, difficult defecation, painful and difficult urination, five types of strangury, cold feet, anorexia, bodily numbness, cold hernia, flaccidity and cold limbs, tendon contraction, seminal emission, retraction of genitals into the abdomen with pulling pain, or slight fever. ○ One view states it stops sweating. For nocturnal emission and genital retraction, moxa fifty zhuang; for strangury with inability to urinate, moxa fourteen zhuang; for鼓胀 (drum distension), moxa two hundred zhuang; for goiter, moxa according to age (*Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Zusanli (ST36), it treats painful difficulty in walking (*Yulong Fu*).

**Ligou (LR5):** Located five cun anterior-superior to the medial malleolus. Needle two fen, retain for three breaths; moxa three zhuang.
Indications: Hernia pain, lower abdominal fullness and pain, strangury, sub-umbilical accumulation like a stone, frequent belching, fear and palpitations, Qi deficiency, cold and soreness of lower legs, difficulty bending and extending, low back stiffness with inability to bend or extend, irregular menstruation, red and white discharge in urine.

**Zhongdu (LR6):** Located two cun and half superior to Ligou. Needle three fen, retain for six breaths; moxa five zhuang.
Indications: Dysentery, hernia, lower abdominal pain, damp-bi syndrome, hot feet and cold shins, inability to walk or stand, female metrorrhagia, continuous lochia after childbirth.

**Xiguan (LR7):** Located one cun and two fen inferior to Dubi (ST35), opening horizontally inward one cun and half, vertically aligned with Zhongdu, five cun apart. Needle four fen, moxa five zhuang.
Indications: Wind-bi, swelling and pain inside the knee, radiation to patella with inability to bend and extend, cold-damp migrating White Tiger Joint Pain with immobility, throat pain.

**Ququan (LR8):** Located at the head of the transverse crease of the knee. Needle six fen, retain for seven breaths; moxa three zhuang.
Indications: Hernia, pain in the inner thigh, difficult urination, shortness of breath, dysentery with pus and blood, abdominal and hypochondriac fullness, knee pain, tendon contraction, inability to raise limbs, inability to bend and extend, wind-lao, seminal emission, extreme bodily pain, cold knees and shins, penile pain. Excess patterns manifest as body heat, eye pain, anhidrosis, staring eyes, mania, epistaxis, wheezing, pain radiating to the throat. Female indications include uterine prolapse, lower abdominal pain, vaginal itching, and blood masses. ○ For male seminal emission and cold/painful knees and shins, moxa one hundred zhuang (*Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Zhaohai (KI6) and Yinjiao (SP6), along with Qihai (CV6) and Guanyuan (CV4) drained together, it is miraculously effective for lower abdominal pain from the seven hernias (*Xi Hong Fu*).

**Yinbao (LR9):** Located on the medial aspect of the thigh, three cun above the knee, horizontally aligned with Yindshi (ST32). Needle six fen, moxa three or seven zhuang.
Indications: Low back and sacrum pain radiating to lower abdomen, difficult urination, urinary enuresis, irregular menstruation.

**Wuli (LR10):** Horizontally aligned with Biguan (ST31). Needle six fen, moxa five zhuang.
Indications: Intestinal wind, heat obstruction, inability to urinate, wind-lao, lethargy, inability to raise limbs.

**Yinlian (LR11):** Located one cun superior to Wuli, slightly larger. Needle eight fen, retain for three breaths; moxa two zhuang.
Indications: Female infertility; for those with irregular menstruation not yet pregnant, moxa three zhuang to conceive.

**Jimai (LR12):** Located in the pubic hair region, on both sides of the genitals, two cun and half apart (body-cun measure). Pressing reveals hardness; deep pressure causes pain radiating up and down. If the left side is affected by cold, pain radiates upward to the lower abdomen and downward to the testicles, causing severe pain and acute lower abdominal cold. These two vessels are the major collaterals of Jueyin, passing through them, hence named Jimai of Jueyin, which is the cord of the testis. Moxibustion is permitted, but needling is contraindicated. For hernia and lower abdominal pain, moxibustion is indicated.

**Zhangmen (LR13):** Two cun above the umbilicus, eight cun lateral. Needle six fen, retain for six breaths; moxa three zhuang. One view suggests one hundred zhuang.
Indications: Accumulation of Qi in both hypochondria like stones, distension, borborygmus, indigestion, chest and hypochondriac pain, irritability, branch-fullness, vomiting, coughing and wheezing with inability to lie flat, cold pain in low back and spine with inability to turn or side, inability to raise shoulders and arms, injury from overeating, jaundice, emaciation, diarrhea, limb flaccidity, timidity, Qi deficiency, reversal cold. ○ It is the Hui-Meeting point of the Zang organs located in the costal margin; Zang diseases are treated here (*Nan Jing Shu*). For Ben Tun (rushing pig) and accumulations with hardness, fullness, distension, pain, vomiting, and inability to eat, plus cold pain in low back/spine and white turbid urine, moxa the Front-Mu point of the Spleen (Pishu BL20 context implied or local Zhangmen as Mu) one hundred zhuang, repeated three times. For manic running and epilepsy, moxa thirty zhuang. For hematuria, moxa one hundred zhuang. For Stone Water edema, moxa Ran Gu (KI2), Qichong (ST30), Siman (ST25), and Zhangmen (*Qianjin Fang*). It treats chest, hypochondriac, and limb fullness (*Baizheng Fu*). A transmission method treats chronic diarrhea, fixed masses, and distending pain.

**Qimen (LR14):** Directly below the nipple, four cun down, slightly external to Rugen (ST18), horizontally aligned with Juque (CV14). Needle four fen, moxa five or seven zhuang.
Indications: Cold damage with烦热 (irritability and heat) in the chest, Ben Tun moving up and down, blue-green discoloration around eyes with vomiting, cholera with diarrhea and dysentery, hard abdomen, accumulation of pain in chest and hypochondria, branch-fullness, sour regurgitation, frequent belching, inability to eat, wheezing with inability to lie flat. ○ A woman suffered from cold damage with Heat entering the Blood Chamber. The physician did not recognize it. Xu Xueshi said, "Xiao Chai Hu Tang was delayed; one should needle Qimen." I could not needle, so I asked a skilled practitioner to do so. Following this advice, she recovered. ○ For Ben Tun, moxa one hundred zhuang. For upward Qi, coughing, reverse flow, chest fullness, and pain penetrating chest and back, moxa Juque (CV14) and Qimen (LR14) fifty zhuang each. ○ Combined with Dadun (LR1), it treats hard accumulative hernia (*Yulong Fu*). Qimen treats cold damage where six days have passed, the meridian has been traversed, yet no sweat has occurred; treatment focuses between the ribs near Rugen. It also treats difficult labor (*Xi Hong Fu*). Combined with Wenliu (LI12), it treats neck stiffness from cold damage (*Baizheng Fu*). Qimen stops chest fullness and blood distension (*Tongxuan Fu*). Combined with Zusanli (ST36), it treats cold damage where the meridian has been traversed without sweating (*Tianxing Mijue*). It treats postpartum dysphagia (*Kuaijie Fangyun*).