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Xinhui (GV22, Meeting of the Forehead), one acupoint, located in the depression one cun posterior to Shangxing (GV23). Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: dizziness of the head and eyes, swelling of the scalp with white scales; also indicates facial flushing.

Xuanji (CV15, Jade Pivot), one acupoint, located in the depression one cun inferior to Tiantu (CV22); obtain this point by extending the neck. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: distending fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, cough with rebellious qi and wheezing, and borborygmus in the throat.

Jiuwei (CV15, Turtle Beak), one acupoint, located in the depression five fen inferior to the xiphoid process (bi gu). Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: palpitations and fright, dissipation of spirit and qi, epilepsy and mania, and inappropriate speech.

Qihai (CV6, Sea of Qi), one acupoint, located in the depression one cun five fen inferior to the umbilicus. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones. Indications: cold diseases, black complexion, emaciation of the body, weakness of the four limbs, accumulation of qi in the lower abdomen, abdominal hardness due to Ben Tun (fleeing pig) syndrome, collapse of Yang with impending death, unconsciousness, and rebellious attack of the viscera's qi upwards.

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Zhang Wenzhong treated a woman with transverse presentation where the hand presented first; various talismans and medicines were ineffective. He moxibusted the tip of the little toe on the right foot three times, using moxa cones the size of a wheat grain, and ignited them.

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Qian Ding (GV21, Anterior Vertex), one acupoint, located in the depression one cun posterior to Xinhui (GV22), directly above the center of the nose. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: wind-headache and dizziness, scalp swelling, and infantile convulsions and epilepsy.

Ermen (TE21, Ear Gate), two acupoints, located in the depression within the raised flesh anterior to the ear. Indications: purulent otorrhea, deep ear disorders, otalgia, tinnitus, and deafness; also treats dental caries pain. Moxibustion is not suitable for this point; if moxibustion is applied for disease, it should not exceed three cones.

Shao Shang (LU11, Lesser Shang), two acupoints, located on the medial side of the thumb, in the depression approximately as wide as a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: alternating chills and fever of malaria, vexation and frequent hiccups, excessive salivation with dry lips, vomiting and inability to eat, intestinal distension and abdominal fullness, slight asthma, and a sensation of fullness and distension in the epigastrium.

Shao Hai (HT3, Lesser Sea), two acupoints, located in the depression five fen lateral to the end of the elbow, at the outer aspect of the large bone of the elbow; flex the elbow to locate. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Indications: inability to raise the four limbs, epilepsy with tongue protrusion, drooling, and bleating like a sheep.

Jiaoyi (KI8, Crossing Instrument - Note: Corresponds to Jiaoxin KI8), two acupoints, located in the depression five cun superior to the medial malleolus. Moxibustion: five moxa cones. Indications: sudden hernia, lower abdominal pain, dysuria, leukorrhea with red and white discharge in women, and irregular menstruation.

Jiexi (ST41, Unbinding the Knot), two acupoints, located in the depression at the site where shoelaces are tied (anterior ankle crease). Moxibustion: three moxa cones. Indications: rebellious qi with wheezing, urgent cough, migration of accumulated qi up and down in the abdomen, and leukoma (white opacity) of the eye.