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Qi and Blood Abundant (Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian)

Lidui (Jing-Well, Metal): Located at the lateral end of the second toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone.

Neiting (Ying-Spring, Water): Located in the depression between the lateral side of the second toe and the first toe. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Xangu (Shu-Stream, Wood): Located in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the first and second toes, 2 cun distal to Neiting. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 respiratory cycles; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Chongyang (Yuan-Source, Earth/Stomach): Located on the dorsum of the foot, 5 cun proximal to the web margin (note: text says "above foot dorsum 5 cun", traditionally 5 cun proximal to Liqiu or specific landmark relative to ankle, but text specifies distance from Xangu), 3 cun distal to Xangu, over the pulsation of the dorsal pedal artery. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Jiexi (Jing-River, Fire): Located 1.5 cun posterior to Chongyang, in the depression where shoelaces are tied. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Zusanli (He-Sea, Earth): Located 3 cun below the knee cap (Patella), in the depression between the two tendons on the lateral aspect of the tibia. Needle depth: 8 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Qichong: Located in the pulsation area under the transverse crease of the inguinal region (Shuxi), approximately 2 cun lateral to the midline of the nipple. Indications: Yin swelling, testicular retraction. Acupuncture is prohibited; Moxibustion: 7 to 49 moxa cones leads to immediate cure.

Tianshu (also known as Changxi, residence of Hun and Po): Located 2 cun lateral to the umbilicus. Needle depth: 5 fen, retain for 7 respiratory cycles (some say acupuncture is prohibited); Moxibustion: up to 100 moxa cones.

Daying: Located 1.2 cun anterior to the angle of the mandible, in the bony gap over the pulsating artery. Alternative location: directly below the mouth, opposite the prominence of the zygomatic bone. Needle depth: 3 fen, retain for 7 respiratory cycles; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Touwei: The distance from Shenting to Qucha, Qucha to Benshen, and Benshen to Touwei is each 1.5 cun. Total distance from Shenting to Touwei is 4.5 cun. Located at the frontal hairline, 1.5 cun superior to the ear root.

Qi and Blood Scarce (Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian)

Yinbai (Jing-Well, Wood): Located on the medial side of the big toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner. Indication: Menorrhagia in women. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones (some say prohibited).

Dadu (Ying-Spring, Fire): Located in the depression on the medial side, distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe, at the junction of white and red skin. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Taibai (Shu-Stream, Earth): Located in the depression inferior to the medial malleolus (specifically the base of the first metatarsal, referred to as 'he gu'), 1 cun posterior to Dadu. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Gongsun: Located in the depression 1 cun posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Shangqiu (Jing-River, Metal): Located in the slight depression anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Sanyinjiao: Located 3 cun superior to the tip of the medial malleolus (excluding the height of the malleolus itself), in the depression behind the tibia. Needle depth: 3 fen, prohibited during pregnancy; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.

Yinlingquan (He-Sea, Water): Located in the depression on the medial side, inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia (accessory bone), with the knee flexed. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion is prohibited.

Xuehai: Located 2 cun superior and medial to the upper border of the patella, at the junction of white and red skin. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.