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Huangdi's Moxibustion Method: Treats illnesses caused by spiritual evils and ghosts, as well as manic-depressive disorders (diankuang), where patients speak without distinguishing between superiors and inferiors. Moxibustiate one cone on the central fleshy ridge inside the upper lip. The moxa cone should be the size of a wheat grain. It is even better to use a steel knife to incise (for bloodletting).

Chengjiang (CV24): One acupoint, located in the depression below the lower lip's vermillion border. Moxibustiate three cones. Indications include hemifacial paralysis with deviation of the mouth and eye (piankou yanyie), polydipsia (xiaoke) with unceasing drinking, trismus (koujin) with inability to open the mouth, and sudden aphonia (baoya) with inability to speak.

Jianwaishu (BL14): Two acupoints, located on the superior margin of the scapula, three cun lateral to the spinous process of the spine. Moxibustiate three cones. Indications include shoulder pain accompanied by aversion to cold and fever, pulling sensation causing neck stiffness and rigidity, and difficulty looking left or right.

Wenliu (LI7): Two acupoints, located in the artery between five and six cun posterior to the wrist crease. Moxibustiate three cones. Indications include chills and fever with headache, frequent hiccups and epistaxis, inability to lift the shoulder, epilepsy with tongue protrusion and jaw clenching, delirious speech, and bi-syndrome of the throat (houbi) with inability to speak.

Shaofu (HT8): Two acupoints, located in the depression distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger, directly opposite Laogong (PC8). Moxibustiate three cones. Indications include chronic malaria that does not heal, irritability and fullness with shortness of breath, sadness, fear, and aversion to people, arm soreness with heat in the palm, and clenched fist unable to extend.

Yinshi (ST32): Two acupoints, located three cun above the knee, in the depression inferior to Futu (ST32). Moxibustiate five cones. Indications include acute hernia (cu shan), hypogastric pain, limb flaccidity with qi deficiency, cold sensation in the area of Futu, and a sensation of the waist being immersed in cold water.

Linqi (GB41): Two acupoints, located in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joints of the fifth and second toes, one and a half cun anterior to Xiaxi (GB41). Moxibustiate three cones. Indications include chest and diaphragm fullness and oppression, axillary swelling, tendency to self-bite the cheek, and also treats malaria, specifically that which manifests in the late afternoon (ri xi fa zhe).

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Kufang (ST14): Two acupoints, located in the depression one cun and six fen inferior to Qihu (ST15). Take the point with the patient in a supine position. Moxibustiate five cones. Indications include distending fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, cough with rebellious qi, rapid breathing or apnea, lung-cold cough, and expectoration of pus. Yang Xuancao in *Qianjin Fang* agrees with this.

Zhouliao (SI9): Two acupoints, located in the depression at the lateral margin of the large bone of the elbow. Moxibustiate five cones. Indications include soreness and heaviness of the elbow and arm, inability to flex and extend, numbness and lack of sensation (ma bi bu ren).

Fengshi (GB31): Two acupoints, located between the two tendons on the lateral side of the knee. With the patient standing upright and arms hanging down, the tip of the middle finger reaches the depression. Moxibustiate three cones. Indications include cold bi-syndrome with numbness of the lower leg, soreness and pain of the legs and knees, heaviness of the lower back and buttocks, and difficulty rising and sitting.

Guangming (GB37): Two acupoints, located in the depression five cun above the lateral malleolus. Moxibustiate seven cones. Indications include soreness, numbness, and analgesia of the knee and lower leg, small or atrophic hands and feet, and inability to sit for long periods.

Yinqiao (KI6): Two acupoints, located in the depression inferior to the medial malleolus. Moxibustiate three cones. Indications include acute hernia and hypogastric pain; apply cross-needling/moxibustion (treat left side for right-sided symptoms and vice versa) for immediate effect. Also indicates irregular menstruation in women, hypersomnia, lethargy, propensity for sadness and unhappiness, hemiplegia with inability to walk, and dysuria.