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Tongli (通里) [Acupoint], two acupoints, located in the depression one cun posterior to the wrist. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones. Indications: dizziness and pain of the head and eyes, sorrow, fear, and aversion to people; soreness and heaviness of the elbow and wrist; and...

Yindu (阴都) [Acupoint], two acupoints, located in the depression one cun inferior to Tonggu (通谷). Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: alternating chills and fever, malaria (Nue), and mental confusion or vagueness.

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Shiguan (石关) [Acupoint], two acupoints, located in the depression one cun inferior to Yindu. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: excessive salivation and vomiting of frothy saliva, difficult defecation, infertility in women, evil blood (stasis) in the zang-fu organs, abdominal jue-cold pain, and unbearable cramping or stabbing pain.

Daimai (带脉) [Acupoint], two acupoints, located in the depression one cun eight fen inferior to the costal margin. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones. Indications: hard and painful abdomen in women, amenorrhea, leukorrhea with red and white discharge, qi stagnation under the hypochondrium, and unbearable back pain upon turning or moving.

Zhong [Acupoint] (Note: The text is incomplete here, likely referring to Zhongfu), two acupoints, located in the depression one cun inferior to Shufu, taken while lying on the back. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: cough with wheezing, inability to eat.

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Qichong (气冲) [Acupoint], two acupoints, located one cun inferior to Guilai and one cun superior to the inguinal region (Shuxi), in the depression where the arterial pulse is palpable. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Indications: accumulation of large qi in the abdomen, abdominal distension, hardness below the umbilicus, hernia with scrotal swelling; also indicates amenorrhea and infertility in women.

Zusanli (足三里) [Acupoint], two acupoints, located three cun below the knee, lateral to the tibia, medial to the large tendon, in the depression between the bone and tendon. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: long-standing cold qi accumulation in the zang-fu and abdomen, chest and abdominal fullness, deficiency of stomach qi, aversion to the smell of food, borborygmus, and abdominal pain. Qin Chengzu stated: This point treats all diseases, including food stagnation, summerheat, gu poison, fixed masses, swelling and fullness of the four limbs, soreness and pain of the legs and knees, and blurred vision. Hua Tuo stated: It also treats five labors and emaciation, seven injuries and deficiency, and febrile conditions in both adults and children; all can be regulated by Zusanli. The Waitai Mingtang states: For anyone over thirty years old, if Zusanli is not moxibusted, it will lead to ascending qi and dimming of the eyes; therefore, Zusanli descends qi.

Xuanzhong (悬钟) [Acupoint], two acupoints, located three cun above the lateral malleolus, in the arterial pulse. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: chest and abdominal fullness, heat in the stomach, poor appetite, pain connecting the knee and shin to the lower back, tendon spasms and tightness, foot weakness unable to bear shoes, difficulty rising from sitting.

The Zhang Wenzhong Jiu Jing records: To treat sudden severe heart pain that is unbearable, vomiting of cold acidic green water, and rebellious qi of the primordial organ. Moxibustion: one cone at the transverse crease on the medial side of the first and second toes, each with a cone size like a wheat grain; relief occurs immediately after applying fire.