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There are sixty-three acupoints in total.

Jingming (BL1) is located one fen lateral to the inner canthus of the eye, in the depression. Needle 1.5 cun, retain for six respiratory cycles; moxibustion three cones. *Jia Yi Jing* states: needle 6 fen, forbid moxibustion on the first day. Indications: eye pain, blurred vision, tearing upon exposure to wind, pterygium (fleshy growth over the cornea), leukoma, itchy eyes, phthisis oculi, headache, vertigo. For treating nyctalopia (night blindness), the needle may be retained for a long time and then rapidly withdrawn. ○ If treatment for eye disorders is ineffective, combine with Hegu (LI4) and Guangming (GB37); these should not be omitted (*Xi Hong Fu*). Combining with Xingjian (LR2) treats nyctalopia and excessive sweating (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Treats pterygium (*Ling Guang Fu*).

Canzhu (BL2) is located in the depression at the medial end of the eyebrow. Needle 1 fen, retain for six respiratory cycles; moxibustion is not suitable. *Jia Yi Jing* records moxibustion three cones; *Ming Tang* advocates using a fine three-edged needle to puncture and vent heat, brightening the eyes. Suitable to needle 3 cun to bleed. Indications: blurred vision, tearing, vertigo, itching of the pupil, redness and pain in the eyes, twitching of the cheek and face preventing sleep. ○ Combining with Touwei (ST8) treats eye and headache pain (*Yu Long Fu*). Combining with Sanjian (LI3) treats vague vision (*Bai Zheng Fu*). For dizziness and red eyes, reduce at this point (*Tong Xuan Fu*).

Qucha (BL8) is located one cun lateral to Shenting (GV24). Needle 2 fen, moxibustion three or five cones. Indications: blurred vision, headache, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea with foul odor, vertex pain, mental restlessness and fever, anhidrosis.

Wuchu (BL9) is located 0.5 cun posterior to Qucha (BL8). Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. *Jia Yi Jing* states: forbid moxibustion. Indications: stiff spine with opisthotonos, convulsions, epilepsy, headache, fixed upward gaze (daiyan), vertigo, blurred vision.

Chengguang (BL7) is located one cun posterior to Wuchu (BL9). Needle 3 cun, forbid moxibustion. Indications: cephalalgia due to wind, wind-induced vertigo, vomiting, irritability, nasal obstruction, leukoma, facial deviation.

Tongtian (BL7) is located 1.8 cun posterior to Chengguang (BL7). Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Indications: vertigo, neck pain with inability to turn the head, nasal congestion, facial deviation, epistaxis, heavy head, tinnitus, manic walking, convulsions, mental confusion, amblyopia, goiter, facial swelling. Moxibustion fifty cones (*Qian Jin Fang*) removes the suffering of anosmia (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Luoque (BL9) is located 1.5 cun posterior to Tongtian (BL7). Needle 3 cun, retain for five respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say forbid needling. Indications: vertigo, facial deviation, nasal congestion, neck swelling, goiter, internal occlusion, tinnitus.

Yuzhen (BL10) is located 1.8 cun posterior to Luoque (BL9). Needle 3 cun, retain for three respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say forbid needling. Indications: severe eye pain as if protruding, inability to look far, headache involving brain, head, neck, and occiput, nasal congestion with anosmia. For excessive sweating and alternating chills and fever, moxibustion fifty cones, needle 3 cun (*Qian Jin Fang*). Combining with Xinhui (GV22) treats cephalalgia due to wind (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Tianzhu (BL10) is located two cun posterior to Yuzhen (BL10), slightly away from the midline, 0.7 cun distal to Fengfu (GV16) and 0.6 cun distal to Fengchi (GB20). Needle 2 cun, retain for six respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say needle 5 cun, forbid moxibustion. Indications: vertigo, cephalalgia, nasal congestion, tearing, stiff neck, shoulder and back pain, weakness of the legs unable to bear weight, blepharoptosis unwilling to view objects. ○ Combining with Yanglao (SI5) treats blurred vision; combining with Shugu (BL65) treats stiff neck with aversion to wind (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Dazhu (BL11) is located two cun lateral to the midline at Tao Dao (GV13). Slightly bow the head. Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion five or seven cones. Some say forbid moxibustion unless urgent. Indications: cold damage with anhidrosis, stiffness and pain of the lumbar spine, neck, and back, inability to lie down, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, fullness and irritability, malaria, headache, cough, fever, vertigo, epilepsy, tendon spasm, convulsions, knee pain with inability to flex and extend. ○ For malaria with a full and large pulse, needle this point and Yixi (BL12) to bleed; depth varies by patient's leanness or robustness, not limited to Weifeng or Fengmen, effect is immediate. ○ Combining Dazhu with Changqiang (GV1) treats qi pain of the small intestine (*Xi Hong Fu*).

Fengmen (BL12) is located below the second thoracic vertebra, two cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Needle 5 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion five cones. Indications: cold damage headache, stiff neck, blepharoptosis, rhinorrhea and sneezing, chest heat, vomiting, upper Qi rebellion, wheezing, restlessness, fever, jaundice, carbuncle and furuncle on the back; this point vents whole-body heat. Regular moxibustion prevents carbuncles, sores, and scabies. ○ For wind-cold cough, headache, and clear nasal discharge, moxibustion fourteen cones; also treats headache, wind-vertigo, and intractable epistaxis (*Shen Nong Jing*). Upper Qi, shortness of breath, cough with penetrating chest and back pain, moxibustion hundred cones (*Qian Jin Fang*).

Feishu (BL13) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the third thoracic vertebra. Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say moxibustion hundred cones. *Su Wen* states: piercing the lung causes death in three days. Indications: five debilities, tuberculosis (chuan shi), bone-steaming fever, wind-lung, lung atrophy, cough, vomiting, upper Qi rebellion with fullness, mental irritability, dry mouth, vertigo, limb fullness, anhidrosis, stiff lumbar and spinal pain, kyphosis like a turtle, alternating chills and fever, goiter, jaundice. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. For cough with hemoptysis, expectoration of blood, bone-steaming consumption, moxibustion fourteen cones (*Shen Nong Jing*). For hematemesis, hemoptysis, upper Qi, cough, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, moxibustion according to age. For goiter, upper Qi, shortness of breath, moxibustion hundred cones. For night sweats, chills, and aversion to cold, moxibustion according to age, needle 5 cun. For shortness of breath and aphasia, moxibustion hundred cones. For water retention and gurgling fluid in the mouth, moxibustion Feishu (BL13) and Sanyinjiao (SP6) according to age (*Qian Jin Fang*). Combining with Fenglong (ST40) treats phlegm-cough (*Yu Long Fu*). Combining with Tiantu (CV22) treats continuous coughing (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Together with Tao Dao (GV13), Shenzhu (GV12), and Gahuang (BL43) treats deficiency損, five debilities, and seven injuries, a crucial method (*Qian Kun Sheng Yi*).

Jueyinshu (BL14) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the fourth thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 3 cun, moxibustion seven cones. Indications: cough with reverse flow, toothache, heart pain, chest binding, vomiting, irritability. ○ Mainly for diaphragmatic qi accumulation and frequent vomiting, moxibustion according to age (*Qian Jin Fang*).

Xinshu (BL15) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the fifth thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles. Indications: hemiplegia, dysphagia, accumulation, cold-heat, mental distress and irritability, mental confusion, palpitations, anhidrosis, stroke with recumbency, stomach qi exhaustion, epilepsy, weeping, vomiting, hemoptysis, mania, forgetfulness. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. ○ For children with insufficient qi who cannot speak at several years of age, moxibustion five cones, cone size like wheat grain (*Shen Nong Jing*). Combining with Shenshu (BL23) treats kidney deficiency fatigue and nocturnal emission (*Yu Long Fu*). Combining with Shendao (GV11) treats frequent spontaneous wind-epilepsy (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Treats melancholy and dysphagia (Quick Method). One transmission mainly treats heart deficiency with nocturnal emission and night sweats, tonify.

Geshu (BL17) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the seventh thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say moxibustion up to hundred cones. Indications: heart pain, generalized bi syndrome, cold-phlegm in diaphragm and stomach, sudden chest pain and fullness, rapid breathing, vomiting food, regurgitation, masses, five accumulations, qi and blood masses, cough with reverse flow, limb swelling and pain, lethargy and hypersomnia, bone-steaming fever, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, fever with anhidrosis, inability to eat, abdominal and hypochondriac fullness. ○ This is the Hui-Point of Blood; all blood disorders are suitable for moxibustion. Such as intractable hematemesis and epistaxis, deficiency損 with syncope, reckless bleeding due to blood-heat, vomiting blood from heart and lung meridians, internal toxicity with hematochezia. For abdominal distension and hypochondriac fullness, moxibustion hundred cones, repeated three times. Also treats vomiting where food eaten today is vomited tomorrow, moxibustion hundred cones (*Qian Jin Fang*).

Ganshu (BL18) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the ninth thoracic vertebra. Needle 3 cun, retain for six respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. *Su Wen* states: piercing the liver causes death in five days. Indications: shortness of breath, hemoptysis, irritability, hypochondriac fullness, cough radiating to flanks and back, difficulty breathing, turning difficult, opisthotonos, upward gaze, manic behavior, rhinorrhea and epistaxis, vertigo, pain along the brow, jaundice, nasal sourness, post-febrile tearing, various eye diseases with heat-pain and leukoma, eye issues after consuming pungent foods following fever recovery, hematemesis, hernia, tendon spasms leading to convulsions entering the abdomen. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. ○ For hematemesis and acid erosion, moxibustion hundred cones. For chest fullness and abdominal mass pain, moxibustion hundred cones. For shortness of breath and aphasia, moxibustion hundred cones (*Qian Jin Fang*). For dim vision and blood extravasation, distinguish deficiency and excess at Ganshu (BL18) (*Yu Long Fu*). Combining with Mingmen (GV4) enables the blind to see fine hairs (*Biao You Fu*). Combining with Xiaozé (SI1) treats pterygium (*Bai Zheng Fu*). One transmission treats blood pain, stiff neck, and acid regurgitation.

Danshu (BL19) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the tenth thoracic vertebra. Needle 5 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. *Su Wen* states: piercing the gallbladder causes death in one and a half days. Indications: headache, shaking chills, anhidrosis, axillary swelling, abdominal fullness, dry mouth, sore throat, vomiting, regurgitation, inability to eat, bone-steaming consumption, jaundice, inability to turn chest and hypochondrium. ○ Combining with Yanggang (BL15) treats jaundice (*Bai Zheng Fu*). ○ Combining with Geshu (BL17) treats consumption dysphagia (Quick Method).

Pishu (BL20) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the eleventh thoracic vertebra. Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. *Su Wen* states: piercing the spleen causes death in ten days. Indications: masses, accumulation, hypochondriac fullness, malaria with chills and fever, jaundice, abdominal pain, vomiting or inability to eat, indigestion, excessive eating/drinking, irritability, hypersomnia, emaciation, diarrhea, frequent yawning, heavy body, limbs unable to move. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. ○ For indigestion, diarrhea, lack of muscle tone, bloating, edema, moxibustion according to age, repeated three times. For hematuria, turbid urine, and consumption, moxibustion hundred cones (*Qian Jin Fang*). Combining with Tinggong (SI19) dispels sadness in the heart region. Combining with Pangguangshu (BL28) treats spleen deficiency with poor digestion of grains (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Treats thought-dysphagia and food-dysphagia (Quick Method). One transmission treats edema, drum-distension, qi-fullness, chronic diarrhea, and long-standing mass pain.

Weishu (BL21) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the twelfth thoracic vertebra. Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say moxibustion according to age. Indications: stomach cold, vomiting, regurgitation, cholera, abdominal distension, limb fullness, emaciated skin, borborygmus, abdominal pain, aversion to touch, back pain, tendon spasm, infantile emaciation, poor appetite, failure to gain flesh, infantile dysentery with red and white discharge, late autumn rectal prolapse, unbearable abdominal pain. Cone size like a large barley grain. ○ Combining with Hunmen (BL47) treats cold-stomach indigestion (*Bai Zheng Fu*). One transmission treats edema, drum-distension, qi-blockage with anorexia, chronic diarrhea, and long-standing masses.

Sanjiaoshu (BL22) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the thirteenth thoracic vertebra. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three cones. Some say needle 3 cun, moxibustion five cones. Indications: cold damage fever, headache, vomiting, stiff shoulders and back, stiff lumbar spine with inability to bend or extend, organ accumulation, bloating, diaphragmatic obstruction, indigestion, emaciation, separation of water and grain, abdominal pain, dysentery, borborygmus, vertigo. ○ For hard and large lower abdomen like a basin, chest and abdominal fullness, indigestion, female masses and emaciation, moxibustion Sanjiaoshu (BL22) hundred cones, repeated three times. Also moxibustion Qihai (CV6) hundred cones. Also treats five zang and six fu organ accumulation, chest and abdominal fullness, lumbar and spinal pain, vomiting, chills and fever, difficult urination, moxibustion according to age. For hematuria, moxibustion hundred cones (*Qian Jin Fang*).

Shenshu (BL23) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the fourteenth thoracic vertebra, level with the umbilicus. Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say moxibustion according to age. *Su Wen* states: piercing the kidney causes death in six days. Indications: consumption and emaciation, yellow-black complexion, deafness, kidney deficiency, cold water-kidney, lumbar pain, nocturnal emission, seminal emission, leg and knee stiffness, fever, heavy head, shaking chills, abdominal distension, hypochondriac fullness and pain radiating to lower abdomen, shortness of breath, hematuria, turbid stool, weakness, red and white leukorrhea, irregular menstruation, vaginal pain, five debilities and seven injuries, extreme weakness, cold feet like ice, watery diarrhea, indigestion, edema like water, long-standing qi pain turning into consumption. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. ○ For wind-deficiency in kidney area, moxibustion hundred cones. For turbid urine and nocturnal emission, moxibustion hundred cones. Kidney-shu treats five zang consumption, lower abdominal tension and heat, moxibustion fifty cones, adjusted for age. For cold-deficiency, hundred cones, transverse three intervals cun. For diabetes and dry mouth, combine with Yaoyangguan (GV3) and Mo Men (BL52). For hematuria, moxibustion hundred cones. For all edema, moxibustion hundred cones (*Qian Jin Fang*). Combining with Mingmen (GV4) treats elderly frequent urination. Combining with Xinshu (BL15) treats kidney deficiency fatigue and nocturnal emission (*Yu Long Fu*). Can drain all pain in waist and thigh (*Tong Xuan Fu*). One transmission treats excessive sexual activity, edema, ear pain, and tinnitus.

Dachangshu (BL25) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the sixteenth thoracic vertebra. Prone position. Needle 3 cun, retain for six respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Indications: stiff spine, inability to bend or extend, lumbar pain, abdominal distension, periumbilical cutting pain, borborygmus, dysentery, indigestion, difficult urination and defecation. ○ For distension and rumbling, moxibustion hundred cones, repeated three times (*Qian Jin Fang*). Treats bowel disorders (*Ling Guang Fu*).

Xiaochangshu (BL27) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the eighteenth thoracic vertebra. Prone position. Needle 3 cun, retain for six respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Indications: scant bladder and sanjiao fluids, red and difficult urination, dribbling, enuresis, lower abdominal fullness, abdominal pain, dysentery with pus and blood, leg swelling, irritability, shortness of breath, five hemorrhoids pain, female leukorrhea. ○ For diarrhea and five types of dysentery with pus and blood and abdominal pain, moxibustion hundred cones. Also treats sanjiao and bladder cold-heat, turbid fluids, watery diarrhea, lumbar and spinal pain, difficult urination, female turbid leukorrhea, moxibustion fifty cones. For unbearable diabetes and dry mouth, moxibustion hundred cones, transverse three intervals cun (*Qian Jin Fang*). Treats urinary disorders (*Ling Guang Fu*).

Pangguangshu (BL28) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the nineteenth thoracic vertebra. Prone position. Needle 3 cun, retain for six respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say seven cones. Indications: red and astringent urination, enuresis, dysentery, lumbar and spinal abdominal pain, genital sores, cold and weak legs and knees, female masses. ○ Combining with Pishu (BL20) treats spleen deficiency with poor digestion (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Zhonglüshu (BL29) is located two cun lateral to the spine below the twentieth thoracic vertebra, between the muscles rising from the spine. Prone position. Needle 3 cun, retain for six respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Indications: kidney deficiency, diabetes, stiff lumbar and spinal pain with inability to bend or extend, cold intestines, red and white dysentery, hernia pain, anhidrosis, hypochondriac and abdominal distension. ○ Combining with Tao Dao (GV13) treats epidemic summer-heat (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Mainly for lumbar pain; pressing from the posterior neck to this point along the spine, if painful, moxibustion yields immediate cure (Quick Method).

Baihuan Shu (BL30) is located two cun lateral to the midline below the twenty-first thoracic vertebra. Prone position. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three cones. *Jia Yi Jing* states: needle 8 fen, upon arrival of qi reduce, then tonify significantly, forbid moxibustion. Indications: lumbar and spinal pain with inability to sit or lie down, hernia pain, numbness of hands and feet, difficult urination and defecation, warm malaria, tendon spasm, bi-syndrome contraction, deficiency-heat obstruction. ○ Some say treat nocturnal emission, turbid urine, kidney deficiency lumbar pain, reduce first then tonify. Red leukorrhea reduce, white leukorrhea tonify, irregular menstruation also tonify. ○ Combining with Weizhong (BL40) treats back-connected lumbar pain, highly effective (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Shangliao (BL31) is located 0.5 cun below Yangguan (GV3), one cun lateral to the midline, directly below Xiaochangshu (BL27). Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion seven cones. Indications: difficult urination and defecation, vomiting, cold pain in waist and knees, chills and fever malaria, epistaxis, female infertility, vaginal itching and pain, uterine prolapse, red and white leukorrhea.

Ciliao (BL32) is directly below Shangliao (BL31), directly above Pangguangshu (BL28). Needle 3 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion seven cones. Some say three cones. Indications: difficult red urination and defecation, hardness and fullness in heart region, lumbar pain, cold feet, hernia with downward dragging and unbearable yin pain, borborygmus, dysentery, red and white leukorrhea.

Zhongliao (BL33) is below Ciliao (BL32), directly above Zhonglüshu (BL29). Needle 2 cun, retain for ten respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Indications: five debilities and seven injuries, difficult urination and defecation, abdominal distension, undigested stool diarrhea, female infertility, leukorrhea, irregular menstruation.

Xialiao (BL34) is 1.2 cun below Zhongliao (BL33). Needle 2 cun, retain for ten respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say needle 2 cun. Indications: borborygmus, dysentery, difficult urination and defecation, lower blood, lumbar pain radiating to lower abdomen with urgency, female dribbling and incontinence. ○ For damp-heat or damp-cold, Xialiao stabilizes (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Huiyang (BL35) is two cun lateral to Changqiang (GV1). Needle 2 cun, moxibustion five cones. Some say needle 8 fen. Indications: cold qi in abdomen, dysentery, borborygmus, hematochezia, long-standing hemorrhoids, yang deficiency, yin sweating and dampness.

Fufen (BL41) is located three cun lateral to the spine below the second thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 3 cun, moxibustion five cones. *Jia Yi Jing* states needle 8 fen. Indications: numbness of elbow and arm, stiff shoulders and back, wind invading interstices, neck pain with inability to look back.

Pohu (BL42) is located 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the third thoracic vertebra. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion five cones. Some say needle 3 cun, moxibustion hundred cones. Indications: consumption, lung atrophy, connected pain in shoulders, arms, chest, and back, wandering three corpses, stiff neck, wheezing and reverse flow, irritability and fullness, vomiting. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. ○ For consumption fever, moxibustion fourteen cones (*Shen Nong Jing*). Combining with Gahuang (BL43) treats tuberculosis and wasting disease (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Treats body heat and consumption cough (*Biao You Fu*).

Gahuangshu (BL43) is located 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the fourth and fifth thoracic vertebrae. Instruct patient to sit upright, bend spine, extend hands, place arms on knees, keep straight, align thumb with knee cap. Support elbow with object, do not move arm. Feel from upper angle of scapula to lower head of scapula; there are four ribs and three spaces. Based on the edge of the scapula, about the width of a side-wise finger, press the empty space among them; self-perception of traction in the shoulder indicates the point. Moxibustion 49 cones up to hundred or thousand cones. After moxibustion, must moxibustion Zusanli (ST36) to draw fire downwards and solidify. Indications: treats all diseases, nothing untreated; consumption and emaciation, five debilities and seven injuries, various diseases, nocturnal emission and seminal loss, upper Qi, cough and reverse flow, phlegm-fire, mania, forgetfulness. Moxibustion 14 to 49 cones during pregnancy and postpartum. ○ Combining with Pohu (BL42) treats tuberculosis and wasting disease (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Treats back rheumatism, wind-damp, and all consumption diseases (*Ling Guang Fu*). Combining with Tao Dao (GV13), Shenzhu (GV12), and Feishu (BL13) treats deficiency損, five debilities, and seven injuries, a crucial point (*Qian Kun Sheng Yi*).

Shentang (BL44) is located 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the fifth thoracic vertebra. Needle 3 cun, moxibustion five cones. Indications: stiff lumbar and spinal pain with inability to bend or extend, shivering chills and fever, chest and abdominal fullness and rebellion, occasional hiccup.

Yixi (BL45) is located on the medial aspect of the shoulder blade, 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the sixth thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 6 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion five cones. Some say 14 to hundred cones. Indications: severe wind, heat disease, anhidrosis, consumption, inability to lie down, persistent warm malaria, chest and abdominal fullness, qi blockage, shoulder, back, hypochondriac pain, eye pain, cough with reverse flow, epistaxis. Avoid amaranth and white wine. ○ For excessive sweating and malaria, moxibustion fifty cones (*Qian Jin Fang*).

Ge Guan (BL46) is located in the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the seventh thoracic vertebra. Sit upright, spread shoulders. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion five cones. Indications: back pain, aversion to cold, stiff spine, vomiting, inability to eat, chest blockage, difficult urination and defecation. ○ This is also a Hui-Point of Blood, treats all blood disorders.

Hunmen (BL47) is located in the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the ninth thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three cones. Indications: corpse-like fainting, wandering pain, connected heart and back pain, inability to eat, borborygmus, uncontrolled bowel movements, yellow-red urine. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. ○ Combining with Weishu (BL21) treats cold-stomach indigestion (*Bai Zheng Fu*). Tonify for tendon spasm and bone pain (*Biao You Fu*).

Yanggang (BL48) is located in the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the tenth thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three or seven cones. Indications: borborygmus, abdominal pain, inability to eat, astringent urination, fever, diabetes, jaundice, abdominal distension, diarrhea. ○ Combining with Danshu (BL19) treats jaundice (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Yishe (BL49) is located in the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the eleventh thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion seven cones. Some say 50 to hundred cones. Indications: back pain, abdominal distension, loose stool, yellow urine, vomiting, aversion to wind and cold, inability to eat, diabetes, jaundice. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points. ○ Combining with Zhongfu (LU1) dispels distension, blockage, chest/back/hypochondriac pain, aversion to cold, and vomiting (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Weicang (BL50) is located 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the twelfth thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion five cones. Some say fifty cones. Indications: abdominal fullness, edema, inability to eat, aversion to cold, back and spinal pain with inability to bend or extend.

Huangmen (BL51) is located 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the thirteenth thoracic vertebra, in the intercostal depression, directly anterior to Jiawei (CV15). Sit upright. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three cones. Indications: subcardiac pain, hard stool, residual breast pain in women.

Zhisshi (BL52) is located in the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the fourteenth thoracic vertebra. Sit upright. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three or seven cones. Indications: genital swelling and pain, seminal loss, dribbling urination, stiff back and lumbar pain, hypochondriac pain, hard abdominal fullness, cholera, vomiting, anorexia, difficult defecation. ○ This point drains heat from the five zang organs, same as other zhu points.

Baohuang (BL53) is located in the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the nineteenth thoracic vertebra. Prone position. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion five or seven cones. Indications: lumbar and spinal pain, aversion to cold, hard lower abdomen, borborygmus, difficult urination and defecation.

Zhibian (BL54) is located in the depression 3.5 cun lateral to the spine below the twenty-first thoracic vertebra. Prone position. Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three cones. Indications: lumbar pain, five hemorrhoids, red and astringent urination.

Chengfu (BL36) is located in the gluteal fold on the posterior thigh. Needle 7 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. *Jia Yi Jing* states needle 2 cun. Indications: pulling sensation in lumbar and spine, old hemorrhoids, buttock swelling, difficult defecation, cold uterus, difficult urination.

Yinmen (BL37) is located 5.3 cun below Chengfu (BL36). Needle 7 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Indications: inability to bend or extend lumbar and spine, evil blood flowing and injecting, outer thigh swelling.

Fuxi (BL38) is located 1.3 cun below Yinmen (BL37). Needle 5 cun, moxibustion three cones. Indications: cholera with tendon spasm, heat in lower abdomen and bladder, large intestine stagnation, tight tendons on outer thigh, numbness of hip joint.

Weiyang (BL39) is located 1.7 cun below Fuxi (BL38). Needle 7 cun, retain for five respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Indications: swelling and pain in lumbar, spine, and axilla, inability to bend or extend, pain radiating to yin with inability to urinate, chest fullness, body heat, convulsions, epilepsy, lower abdominal fullness, flying corpse and遁注 (paralytic conditions), atrophy, coldness, and numbness. ○ The lower output of Sanjiao emerges at Weiyang (BL39), connecting with the main channel of Bladder and entering the bladder, regulating the lower jiao. Excess leads to strangury, deficiency leads to enuresis. Tonify for enuresis, reduce for strangury (*Ben Shu Pian*). Combining with Tianchi (PC1) for axillary swelling, needle for rapid dispersion (*Bai Zheng Fu*).

Weizhong (BL40) is located in the depression of the popliteal crease, in the artery. Prone, flex foot. Needle 5 cun, retain for seven respiratory cycles, moxibustion three cones. Some say forbid moxibustion. In spring, do not bleed; Taiyang combines with Kidney, Kidney prospers in winter, water declines in spring, thus forbid bleeding in spring.