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Chize (LU5), two acupoints, located in the center of the elbow, within the depression between the tendons where the arterial pulse can be felt. Zhen Quan stated: It is located in the transverse crease of the arm during flexion and extension, in the depression between the sinews and bones; moxibustion is not suitable here. It mainly treats epilepsy with inability to turn the head, and arms unable to reach the head.

Tianshu (ST25), two acupoints, located in the depressions two cun lateral to both sides of the umbilicus. Apply five moxa cones. It mainly treats long-standing accumulation of cold qi, severe pain encircling the umbilicus, Qi rushing upward to the heart, leukorrhea with red and white discharge in women, abdominal distension that is large and hard, indigestion, and a sallow complexion.

Qugu (CV2), one acupoint, located above the pubic bone, one cun below Zhongji (CV3), in the depression at the margin of the pubic hair. Apply seven moxa cones. It mainly treats the five types of strangury (dysuria), yellow urine, edema and fullness, leukorrhea with red and white discharge in women, aversion to sexual intercourse, urinary retention and difficulty, and is suitable for all cases of deficiency, fatigue, and extreme cold.

Yanglingquan (GB34), two acupoints, located one cun below the knee, in the depression on the lateral aspect. Apply one moxa cone. It mainly treats pain and numbness on the medial and lateral aspects of the knee and thigh, difficulty in flexion and extension, buzzing sounds in the throat, and feelings of fright and panic as if being pursued.

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Qiuxu (GB40), two acupoints, located anterior to the lateral malleolus, three cun away from Linqid (GB41). Apply three moxa cones. It mainly treats pain in the chest and hypochondrium, frequent sighing, chest fullness and distension, inability to lift the foot, and thin calves.

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Shuai Gu (GB8), two acupoints, located 1.5 cun above the ear apex into the hairline, in the deep depression; it can be located by chewing. Apply three moxa cones. It mainly treats wind caused by alcohol after drunkenness, heavy head, skin swelling, and dizziness and pain in the temporal regions.

Zhongfu (LU1), two acupoints, located 1.6 cun below Yunmen (LU2), in the third intercostal space above the nipple, where the arterial pulse is palpable. Apply five moxa cones. It mainly treats acute lung conditions, chest fullness, wheezing and rebellious Qi, expectoration of turbid phlegm, frequent choking, and skin pain.

Yanglao (SI6), two acupoints, located one cun posterior to the styloid process of the ulna on the Hand-Taiyang channel, in the depression. Apply three moxa cones. It mainly treats a sensation of shoulder dislocation, arm pain as if being pulled out, and inability to move the hands up and down voluntarily.

Zhang Wenzhong transmitted the "Divine Moxibustion Method": It treats heavy and painful waist, inability to turn or side-bend, difficulty in rising and sitting, cold bi syndrome, and spasmodic contraction of leg tendons making flexion and extension impossible. Moxa is applied to Qu [Chi] and Liang Wen Tou [likely referring to specific points or locations], four points on each foot (left and right), three moxa cones per point. When moxa-ing one foot, two moxa cones are lit simultaneously. As soon as the moxa cone touches the skin and pain is initially felt, two people blow on both sides simultaneously until the fire extinguishes. The moxibustion is performed at noon (Wu hour). By the time of Ren Ding (evening), the patient will feel the internal organs moving once or twice, or hear sounds like thunder from the movement of the internal organs, and the disease will be cured immediately. This method is miraculous, and its efficacy is immeasurable.