中冲(井) 劳宫(荥) 太陵(俞) 间使(经) 曲泽(合)
○中冲二穴木也在手中指端去爪甲如韭叶陷中手厥阴心主脉之所出也为井治热病烦闷汗不出掌中热一身如火心痛烦
满舌强针入一分
○劳宫二穴火也在掌中央动脉中以屈无名指取之手厥阴脉之所流也为荥治中风善怒悲笑不休手痹热病三日汗不出怵
惕胸胁痛不可转侧大小便血衄血不止气逆呕哕烦渴食饮不下大小人口中腥毙胸胁支满黄胆目黄可灸三壮
○太陵二穴土也在掌后两筋间陷中手厥阴脉之所注也为 治热病汗不出臂挛腋肿善笑不休心悬若饥喜悲泣惊恐目赤
小便如血呕逆狂言不乐喉痹口干身热头痛短气胸胁痛针入五分一灸三壮
○间使二穴金也在掌后三寸两筋间陷中手厥阴脉之所行也为经治心悬如饥卒狂胸中澹澹恶风寒呕吐怵惕寒中少气掌
中热腋肿肘挛卒心痛多惊喑不得语咽中如梗可灸五壮针入三分岐伯云可灸鬼邪
○曲泽二穴水也在肘内廉陷中屈肘取之手厥阴脉之所入也为合治心痛善惊身热烦渴口干逆气呕血风胗臂肘手腕善动
摇可灸三壮针入二分留七呼
关冲(井) 液门(荥) 中渚(俞) 阳池(原) 支沟(经) 天井(合)
○关冲二穴金也在手小指次指之端去爪甲角如韭叶手少阳脉之所出也为井治喉痹舌卷口干头痛霍乱胸中气噎不嗜食
臂肘痛不可举目生翳膜视物不明针入一分可灸一壮慎猪鱼酒面生冷等物
○液门二穴水也在手小指次指间陷中手少阳脉之所流也为荥治惊悸忘言咽外肿寒厥手臂痛不能自上下 疟寒热目眩
头痛暴得耳聋目赤涩齿龈痛针入二分可灸三壮
○中渚二穴木也在手小指次指本节后间陷中手少阳脉之所注也为 治热病汗不出目眩头痛耳聋目生翳膜久疟咽肿肘
臂痛手五指不得屈伸针入二分可灸三壮
○阳池二穴一名别阳在手表腕上陷中手少阳脉之所过也为原治寒热疟或因折伤手腕捉物不得肩臂痛不得举针入二分
留三呼不可灸慎同前
○支沟二穴火也在腕后三寸两骨之间陷中手少阳脉之所行也为经治热病汗不出肩臂酸重胁腋痛四肢不举霍乱呕吐口
噤不开暴哑不能言可灸七壮针入二分慎同
○天井二穴土也在肘外大骨后肘后上一寸两筋间陷中屈肘得之手少阳脉之所入也为合甄权云曲肘后一寸义手按膝头
取之两筋骨罅治心胸痛咳嗽上气唾脓不嗜食惊悸螈 风痹臂肘痛捉物不得针入三分
Zhongchong (Jing-Well), Laogong (Ying-Spring), Tailing (Shu-Stream), Jianshi (Jing-River), Quze (He-Sea)
○ Zhongchong [PC9], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Wood. Located at the tip of the middle finger of the hand, in the depression approximately as wide as a leek leaf from the nail corner, it is the point where the Qi of the Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin emerges. It is the Jing-Well point. It treats heat diseases characterized by restlessness and oppression, absence of sweating, heat in the palms, sensation of whole body burning like fire, heart pain, irritability, abdominal fullness, and stiff tongue. Needle depth: 1 fen.
○ Laogong [PC8], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Fire. Located in the center of the palm at the arterial pulse, identified by bending the ring finger, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian flows. It is the Ying-Spring point. It treats stroke characterized by anger, uncontrollable weeping or laughing, hand bi-syndrome, heat disease with no sweat after three days, fearfulness and palpitations, chest and hypochondriac pain with inability to turn the body, hematochezia and hematuria, persistent epistaxis, rebellious Qi with vomiting and hiccups, irritability and thirst, inability to eat or drink, foul odor in the mouth, distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, jaundice, and yellow eyes. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
○ Tailing [PC7], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Earth. Located in the depression between the two tendons behind the wrist, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian pours. It is the Shu-Stream point. It treats heat disease with no sweat, arm spasm, axillary swelling, excessive laughter, a feeling of emptiness in the heart resembling hunger, propensity to weep and cry due to sadness, fright, red eyes, blood in urine, vomiting and rebellious Qi, delirious speech, unhappiness, bi-syndrome of the throat, dry mouth, fever, headache, shortness of breath, and chest and hypochondriac pain. Needle depth: 5 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
○ Jianshi [PC5], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Metal. Located in the depression between the two tendons, 3 cun posterior to the wrist crease, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian travels. It is the Jing-River point. It treats a feeling of emptiness in the heart resembling hunger, sudden mania, palpitations in the chest, aversion to wind and cold, vomiting, fearfulness, deficiency-cold in the middle jiao, shortness of breath, heat in the palms, axillary swelling, elbow spasm, sudden heart pain, frequent fright, aphonia, sensation of obstruction in the throat. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones; Needle depth: 3 fen. Qibo stated that this point can be used with moxibustion to dispel evil influences.
○ Quze [PC3], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Water. Located in the depression at the medial end of the cubital fossa, obtained by flexing the elbow, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian enters and combines. It is the He-Sea point. It treats heart pain, susceptibility to fright, fever, irritability and thirst, dry mouth, rebellious Qi, hematemesis, wind rashes, restlessness and tremors of the arm, elbow, and wrist. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle depth: 2 fen; Retain needle for seven breaths.
Guanchong (Jing-Well), Yemen (Ying-Spring), Zhongzhu (Shu-Stream), Yangchi (Yuan-Source), Zhigou (Jing-River), Tianjing (He-Sea)
○ Guanchong [TE1], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Metal. Located at the radial corner of the nail of the fourth finger (ring finger), approximately as wide as a leek leaf from the nail angle, it is the point where the Qi of the Sanjiao Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang emerges. It is the Jing-Well point. It treats bi-syndrome of the throat, curled tongue, dry mouth, headache, cholera, qi obstruction in the chest, anorexia, arm and elbow pain with inability to lift, eye films obscuring vision, and blurred vision. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone. Avoid pork, fish, alcohol, wheat products, and raw/cold foods.
○ Yemen [TE2], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Water. Located in the depression between the fourth and fifth fingers, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian flows. It is the Ying-Spring point. It treats palpitations, aphasia or muttering, swelling of the lateral pharynx, cold reversal in the limbs, arm pain with inability to move up and down, malaria with alternating chills and fever, vertigo, headache, sudden deafness, red and gritty eyes, and gingival pain. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
○ Zhongzhu [TE3], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Wood. Located in the depression proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint between the fourth and fifth fingers, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian pours. It is the Shu-Stream point. It treats heat disease with no sweat, vertigo, headache, deafness, eye films, chronic malaria, sore throat, elbow and arm pain, and inability to flex or extend the five fingers of the hand. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
○ Yangchi [TE4], also known as Bieyang. Located in the depression dorsal to the wrist joint, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian passes. It is the Yuan-Source point. It treats chills and fever in malaria, inability to grasp objects due to wrist sprain, and shoulder-arm pain with inability to lift. Needle depth: 2 fen; Retain needle for three breaths. Do not use moxibustion. Dietary restrictions are the same as above.
○ Zhigou [TE6], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Fire. Located in the depression between the radius and ulna, 3 cun posterior to the dorsal wrist crease, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian travels. It is the Jing-River point. It treats heat disease with no sweat, heavy and sour arms and shoulders, pain in the costal and axillary regions, inability to raise the four limbs, cholera with vomiting, trismus, sudden aphonia. Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones; Needle depth: 2 fen. Dietary restrictions are the same as above.
○ Tianjing [TE10], one acupoint on each side, belongs to Earth. Located in the depression between the two tendons, 1 cun superior to the olecranon process at the lateral aspect of the elbow, obtained by flexing the elbow, it is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian enters and combines. It is the He-Sea point. Zhen Quan stated: Flex the elbow 1 cun back, press against the knee to locate the gap between the bone and tendon. It treats chest and heart pain, cough with rebellious Qi, expectoration of pus and blood, anorexia, palpitations, convulsions, wind-bi syndrome, arm and elbow pain, and inability to grasp objects. Needle depth: 3 fen.