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Shangyang (Jing-Well point): Located at the second acupoint, belonging to Metal in the Five Elements. Also known as Jueyang point, it is situated on the medial side of the index finger and thumb, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. It is the source where the Qi of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming emerges and is classified as a Jing-Well point. It treats conditions such as chest fullness with Qi stagnation, wheezing and coughing, swelling of the limbs, febrile diseases with absence of sweating, tinnitus and deafness, alternating chills and fever, malaria, dry mouth, swelling of the cheeks and jaw, toothache, aversion to cold, stiffness and pain in the shoulder and back radiating to the clavicular fossa, and blindness with greenish discoloration of the eyes. Moxibustion can be applied for three moxa cones. Cross-point selection (left for right symptoms, right for left symptoms) is used; improvement may occur after a meal. Needle insertion depth is one fen, retained for the duration of one breath.

Erbian (Ying-Spring point): Located at the second acupoint, belonging to Water in the Five Elements. Also known as Jiangu point, it is located in the depression on the medial side anterior to the proximal interphalangeal joint of the thumb and index finger. It is where the Qi of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming flows and is classified as a Ying-Spring point. It treats throat obstruction (bi-syndrome), swelling of the mandible, shoulder and back pain, shivering, nasal congestion with rhinorrhea, epistaxis, susceptibility to fright, and lockjaw. Needle insertion depth is three fen; moxibustion of three cones can be applied.

Sanjian (Shu-Stream point): Located at the second acupoint, belonging to Wood in the Five Elements. Also known as Shaogu point, it is located in the depression on the medial side posterior to the proximal interphalangeal joint of the thumb and index finger. It is where the Qi of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming pours and is classified as a Shu-Stream point. It treats throat obstruction, sensation of a lump in the throat, dental caries pain, lethargy, chest fullness, borborygmus, severe diarrhea (dong-xie), cold-type malaria, cracked lips, dry mouth, asthma, and urgent eye pain. Needle insertion depth is three fen, retained for the duration of three breaths; moxibustion of three cones can be applied.

Hegu (Yuan-Source point): Also known as Hukou, it is located in the depression between the metacarpal bones of the thumb and index finger. It is where the Qi of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming passes through and is classified as a Yuan-Source point. It treats alternating chills and fever, malaria, nasal congestion with rhinorrhea, epistaxis, febrile diseases with absence of sweating, blurred vision, headache, dental caries pain, throat obstruction, flaccidity and weakness of the arm, facial edema, inability to close the lips, aphonia, and lockjaw. Needle insertion depth is three fen, retained for the duration of six breaths; moxibustion of three cones can be applied. For pregnant women, needling is contraindicated as it may disturb fetal Qi and induce abortion.

Yangxi (Jing-River point): Located at the second acupoint, belonging to Fire in the Five Elements. Also known as Zhongkui point, it is located in the depression between two tendons on the radial aspect of the wrist. It is where the Qi of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming travels and is classified as a Jing-River point. It treats manic speech, excessive laughter, visual hallucinations, febrile diseases with irritability, wind-heat affecting the eyes causing redness, ulceration, and pterygium, reversal syndrome (jue-ni), headache, chest fullness, dyspnea, alternating chills and fever, malaria, throat obstruction, tinnitus, toothache, fright, immobility of the elbow and arm, and scabies with crusts. Needle insertion depth is three fen, retained for the duration of seven breaths; moxibustion of three cones can be applied.

Quchi (He-Sea point): Located at the second acupoint, belonging to Earth in the Five Elements. It is located at the lateral end of the cubital crease when the elbow is flexed, found by having the patient hug their chest. It is where the Qi of the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming enters and is classified as a He-Sea point. It treats elbow pain, hemiplegia due to wind-stroke, urticaria, throat obstruction with aphonia, chest irritability and fullness, flaccid sinews unable to grasp objects or draw a bow, difficulty in flexion and extension, wind-bi syndrome causing thinness and weakness of the elbow, residual heat from cold damage syndromes, and dry skin. Needle insertion depth is seven fen. After obtaining Deqi (arrival of Qi), apply reducing method first followed by reinforcing method; this is highly effective. Moxibustion of three cones can also be applied.