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The *Jia Yi Jing* (Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion) writes "Taiquan" as "Taiyuan"; this book uses "Quan" to avoid the naming taboo of the Tang Dynasty. The original text's "above the ankle" actually refers to "above the medial malleolus". (Note: Regarding the discussion on pulse compliance, the character "ji" (and/arriving) is erroneously printed as "fan" (reverse/opposite) in Yuan's edition.)

In febrile disease, if sweating has occurred but the pulse remains rapid and vigorous, this indicates the extreme depletion of Yin pulses; death ensues. If sweating occurs and the pulse becomes calm, life is preserved. (When febrile disease resolves with sweating and heat dissipates, the pulse should become calm. A rapid and vigorous pulse indicates extreme Yin exhaustion without Yin to control Yang, hence death. If the pulse calms after sweating, it signifies the dissipation of heat, hence survival. Note: In the *Ling Shu* and *Jia Yi Jing*, "chang zao sheng" (constantly rapid and vigorous) is written as "shang zao sheng".)

In febrile disease, if the pulse is constantly rapid and vigorous and no sweat can be produced, this indicates the extreme excess of Yang pulses; death ensues. If the pulse is rapid and vigorous but sweating occurs and the pulse subsequently calms, life is preserved. (Febrile disease with no sweat and a constantly rapid/vigorous pulse indicates extreme Yang excess and pulse hyperactivity, hence death. If sweating occurs and the pulse calms, life is preserved. Note: In the *Ling Shu*, "chang" (constantly) is written as "shang".)

There are nine conditions in febrile disease where acupuncture is contraindicated:
1. No sweat, redness of the large cheekbones (zygomatic area), and hiccups indicate death; (The cheekbone is the high point on either side of the nose. Note: In the *Jia Yi Jing*, "nine conditions where acupuncture is contraindicated" is written as "nine signs of death"; there is no character for "hiccups" after "redness", and the note states: "'Tai Su' says: 'No sweat, redness of the large cheekbones, must not recover and will die.' This differs slightly from this book.")
2. Diarrhea accompanied by severe abdominal fullness indicates death;
3. Unclear vision with persistent fever indicates death; (The eyes are the essence of the five Zang organs. When the Qi of the five Zang organs is harmonious, the clarity of the eyes is certain.)
4. Elderly people and infants with fever and abdominal fullness indicate death;
5. No sweat, vomiting, and lower bleeding (hematochezia/hematemesis) indicate death; (Note: In the *Jia Yi Jing*, "ou xia xue" is written as "ou xue" [vomiting blood].)
6. Ulceration at the root of the tongue with persistent fever indicates death;
7. Coughing with epistaxis, no sweat, or sweat that does not reach the feet indicate death; (Note: In the *Jia Yi Jing*, "no sweat" is written as "sweat".)
8. Bone marrow heat indicates death;
9. Fever accompanied by convulsions and rigidity indicates death. Fever with convulsions and rigidity refers to spinal curvature with backward bending (opisthotonos), muscle twitching, and lockjaw. ("Zhe" refers to strong backward bending of the waist. " " [pronounced 'jie'] refers to difficulty opening the mouth and teeth clenching. " " refers to muscle twitching. Note: In the *Ling Shu*, " " is written as "jing" [spasm/stiffness]. In the *Jia Yi Jing*, there is a "fan" [reverse] character after "waist", "yong" is written as " ", and " " is written as " ". The *Waitai Miyao* also writes " ".)

All these nine conditions are contraindications for acupuncture. (These nine are signs of death, hence acupuncture is contraindicated.)

The so-called "Fifty-Nine Acupoints for Puncturing" refers to: three points each on the lateral and medial sides of both hands, totaling twelve points; one point between each of the five fingers, totaling eight points; the same applies to the feet; six points at one cun inside the hairline, three fen apart on each side, totaling six points; ten points at three cun inside the hairline, five fen apart on each side, totaling ten points; one point each in front of the ear, behind the ear, below the mouth, and one point in the middle of the neck, totaling six points; one point at the vertex (Duan), totaling one point. (" " [pronounced 'gui'] means injury/damage. In the *Su Wen*, the fifty-nine acupoints for febrile heat are explicitly named. However, the "Fifty-Nine Punctures" in the *Jiu Juan* only mentions the lateral and medial sides of the limbs and the spaces between the ten fingers, the hairline one cun in (sixteen locations bilaterally), three cun in (ten locations bilaterally), one location each for ears/mouth/neck, and one at the vertex, totaling seven locations, without specifying exact positions. It is inferred that this refers to puncturing to remove heat, not necessarily adhering strictly to specific acupoints. Furthermore, counting these puncture sites yields sixty-three locations; "fifty-nine" is used as an approximate large number. Note: The *Ling Shu* adds fifteen characters after "one at Duan": "Xinhui one, hairline one, Lianquan one, Fengchi two, Tianzhu two." The *Jia Yi Jing* is identical. The note states: "'Jia Yi Jing' originally lacked these points; now supplemented according to the *Ling Shu* text.' Based on this, the original text of the *Jia Yi Jing* is exactly the same as this book.")