大椎 一穴,在项第一椎下陷者中,灸七壮。主五劳虚损,七伤乏力,疰气背膊间
闷,项强不得顾,及 疟久不愈也。
身柱 一穴,在第三椎下间宛宛中,灸三壮。主癫狂螈 ,怒欲杀人,狂走见鬼。
秦承祖明堂云∶主小儿惊痫也。《千金》杨玄操同。
筋缩 一穴,在第九椎节下间,俯而取之陷者中,灸五壮。主惊痫狂走,癫病多言
,脊急强,两目转上,及目瞪也。
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胆俞 二穴,在第十椎下两旁各一寸半,正坐取之陷者中,灸五壮。主胸胁支满,
呕无所出,舌干饮食不下。
脾俞 二穴,在第十一椎下两旁各一寸半陷者中,灸五壮。主腹中胀满,引背间痛
,食饮多,身羸瘦,四肢烦热,嗜卧怠惰,四肢不欲动摇。
志室 二穴,在第十四椎下两旁各三寸半陷者中,正坐微俯而取之,灸七壮。主腰
痛脊急,两胁胀满,大便难,食饮不下,背气俯仰不得也。
岐伯灸法∶疗头旋,目眩,及偏头痛不可忍,牵眼KT KT 不远视,灸两眼小 上发际,各
一壮,立瘥。
长强 一穴,在腰俞下脊骸端陷者中,灸五壮。主腰脊急强不可俯仰,癫狂病,大
小便难,洞泄不禁,五淋,久痔,小儿惊痫病。
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委中 二穴,在曲 内两筋两骨中,宛宛是也,令病患合面卧,舒挺两脚取之,灸三壮
。主脚弱无力,腰尻重,曲 中筋急,半身不遂。
Dazhui (GV14), one acupoint, located in the depression below the first cervical vertebra of the neck. Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones. Indications: Five types of exhaustion and deficiency damage, seven types of injuries with fatigue, Zhu Qi (a type of contagious disease) causing stifling sensation between the back and shoulders, stiffness of the neck preventing turning the head, and chronic malaria that does not heal.
Shenzhu (GV12), one acupoint, located in the depression between the third thoracic vertebrae. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Indications: Epilepsy and convulsions, anger with desire to kill people, mania with running away and seeing ghosts. Qin Chengzu's *Mingtang* states: It treats pediatric convulsive epilepsy. Yang Xuancuo in *Qianjin Fang* agrees.
Jinsuo (GV8), one acupoint, located in the depression below the segment of the ninth thoracic vertebra. The patient should bend forward to locate it. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. Indications: Convulsive epilepsy and manic running, epilepsy with excessive talking, acute stiffness of the spine, upward deviation of both eyes, and fixed gaze.
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Danshu (BL19), two acupoints, located 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the tenth thoracic vertebra. The patient should sit upright to locate the depression. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. Indications: Fullness and distension supporting the chest and hypochondrium, vomiting without substance, dry tongue and difficulty swallowing food and drink.
Pishu (BL20), two acupoints, located in the depressions 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the eleventh thoracic vertebra. Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. Indications: Abdominal fullness and distension, pain radiating to the back, increased appetite but emaciated body, vexatious heat in the four limbs, drowsiness and lethargy, unwillingness to move the four limbs.
Zhisshi (BL53), two acupoints, located in the depressions 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the fourteenth thoracic vertebra. The patient should sit upright and slightly bend forward to locate them. Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones. Indications: Lower back pain and spinal stiffness, distension and fullness of both hypochondria, difficult defecation, inability to swallow food and drink, and restriction of flexion and extension due to qi stagnation in the back.
Qi Bo’s Moxibustion Method: Treats vertigo, dizziness, and unbearable migraines that牵涉 (radiate to) the eyes, preventing distant vision. Moxibustion at the hairline above the outer canthus of both eyes, 1 moxa cone per side, results in immediate recovery.
Changqiang (GV1), one acupoint, located in the depression at the tip of the coccyx below Yaoshu (GV1). Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. Indications: Acute stiffness of the waist and spine preventing flexion and extension, epilepsy and mania, difficulty in urination and defecation, uncontrollable diarrhea, five types of strangury, chronic hemorrhoids, and pediatric convulsive epilepsy.
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Weizhong (BL40), two acupoints, located in the depression between the two tendons and two bones inside the popliteal fossa. The patient should lie prone with legs extended straight to locate them. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Indications: Weakness and lack of strength in the legs, heaviness in the waist and buttocks, acute tension of tendons in the popliteal fossa, and hemiplegia.