朱新仲祖居桐城时亲戚间有一妇人妊孕将产七日而子不下药饵符水无不用待死而已名医
李几
道偶在朱公舍朱引至妇人家视之李曰此百药无所施惟有针法吾艺未至此不敢措手尔遂还而几
道
之师庞安常适过门遂同谒朱朱告之故曰其家不敢屈公然人命至重公能不惜一行救之否安常许
诺相与同往才见孕者即连呼曰不死令其家人以汤温其腰腹间安常以手上下拊摩之孕者觉肠胃
微痛呻吟间生一男子母子皆无恙其家惊喜拜谢敬之如神而不知其所以然安常曰儿已出胞而一
手误执母肠胃不复能脱故虽投药而无益适吾隔肠扪儿手所在针其虎口儿既痛即缩手所以遽生
无他术也试令取儿视之右手虎口有针痕其妙如此(泊宅编)
于大指外边指甲下根齐针之不问男女左右只用人家常使针针之令血出即效如大 危急两
手大指都针之其功甚妙(庚志)
砭石谓以石为针也山海经曰高氏之山有石如玉可以为针则砭石也
督邮徐毅得病华佗往省之毅谓佗曰昨使医曹吏刘祖针胃管讫便苦咳嗽欲卧不安佗曰刺不
得胃管误中肝也食当日减五日不救如佗言(三国志)
九针上应天地阴阳一天二地三人四时五音六律七星八风九野一针皮二针肉三针脉四针筋
五针
骨六针调阴阳七针益精八针除风九针通九窍除三百六十五节气一 针二员针三 针四锋针五
针六员利针七毫针八长针九大针
朱新仲的祖籍在桐城时，亲戚家中有一位妇人怀孕临产七天了，胎儿仍无法娩出。各种药物、符咒和水疗法都用遍了，只能等待死亡。名医李几道偶然在朱公家做客，朱公将他带到这位妇人的家中查看病情。李几道说：“这种病百药都无效，只有针刺法可能有效，但我的医术还没达到这个水平，不敢动手。”于是返回。而李几道的老师庞安常恰好经过门口，于是两人一同去拜见朱公。朱公说明了原委，说：“这家人不敢委屈您亲自前往，但是人命关天，您能不惜这一趟行程去救她吗？”庞安常答应了，便一同前往。刚见到孕妇，庞安常就大声喊道：“不会死的！”让她的家人用热水温热她的腰腹部。庞安常用手上下抚摸按摩孕妇的身体，孕妇感觉到肠胃轻微疼痛，在呻吟声中生下一个男婴，母子都平安无事。这家人惊喜交加，磕头拜谢，把他敬若神明，却不知其中的奥妙。庞安常说：“胎儿已经出了胞宫，但有一只手误抓住了母亲的肠子，导致无法脱出，所以虽然用药也无济于事。刚才我隔着肠壁摸到胎儿的手的位置，针刺他的虎口穴，胎儿因为疼痛立刻缩回手，所以就能迅速分娩，没有别的法术。”让人取来婴儿查看，发现右手虎口处有针痕，其精妙之处如此。（出自《泊宅编》）
在大拇指外侧指甲根部齐平处下针，不分男女左右，只使用普通人日常使用的针具进行针刺，令其出血即见效。如果情况危急，双手大拇指都针刺，功效非常奇妙。（出自《庚志》）
砭石是指用石头制成的针。《山海经》记载：“高氏之山有一种石头像玉一样，可以用来做针，这就是砭石。”
督邮徐毅患病，华佗前去探望。徐毅对华佗说：“昨天让医曹吏刘祖针刺胃管穴后，便苦于咳嗽，想睡也睡不安稳。”华佗说：“针刺不得当，误伤了肝脏。饮食将会一天天减少，五天之内不治身亡。”结果正如华佗所言。（出自《三国志》）
九针之上应天地阴阳：一对应天，二对应地，三对应人，四对应四时，五对应五音，六对应六律，七对应七星，八对应八风，九对应九野。一针用于皮，二针用于肉，三针用于脉，四针用于筋，五针用于骨，六针调和阴阳，七针补益精气，八针祛除风邪，九针通利九窍，祛除三百六十五节气之邪气。一针是镵针，二针是员针，三针是鍉针，四针是锋针，五针是铍针，六针是员利针，七针是毫针，八针是长针，九针是大针。
When Zhu Xinzong's ancestral home was in Tongcheng, a relative had a woman who had been pregnant and near delivery for seven days, yet the child could not be born. All medicines, talismans, and water therapies had been used, leaving them to simply await death. The famous physician Li Jidao happened to be staying at Mr. Zhu's residence. Mr. Zhu led him to the woman's house to examine her. Li Jidao said, "For this condition, all hundred herbs are ineffective; only acupuncture might work. However, my skills have not reached that level, so I dare not attempt it." He then returned. Meanwhile, Li Jidao's teacher, Pang Anchang, happened to pass by the door, so they went together to visit Mr. Zhu. Mr. Zhu explained the situation, saying, "The family dares not trouble you personally, but human life is of utmost importance. Would you not spare the trip to save her?" Pang Anchang agreed and went with him. As soon as he saw the pregnant woman, Pang Anchang loudly exclaimed, "She will not die!" He instructed her family to warm her waist and abdomen with hot water. Pang Anchang used his hands to massage her body up and down. The pregnant woman felt slight pain in her intestines and stomach, and amidst groaning, gave birth to a male infant. Both mother and child were safe. The family was overjoyed and surprised, kowtowing in gratitude and treating him like a deity, yet unaware of the reason. Pang Anchang said, "The child had already exited the uterus (womb), but one hand mistakenly grasped the mother's intestines, preventing detachment. Thus, although medication was administered, it was of no benefit. Just now, I palpated through the intestines to locate the child's hand and acupunctured his Hegu point (LI4, Tiger's Mouth). The child, feeling pain, immediately withdrew his hand, allowing for rapid delivery. There is no other trick." They examined the infant and found needle marks on the Tiger's Mouth area of the right hand. Such was its efficacy (from *Bozhai Bian*).
Acupuncture at the root of the nail on the outer side of the thumb, regardless of gender or left/right side, using ordinary household needles, inducing bleeding yields immediate effect. In critical emergencies, needling both thumbs' outer nail roots yields remarkable results (from *Geng Zhi*).
Bianshi refers to needles made of stone. The *Classic of Mountains and Seas* states: "On Mount Gao, there is stone resembling jade that can be used for needles; this is Bianshi."
The Inspector Xu Yi fell ill, and Hua Tuo went to visit him. Xu Yi told Hua Tuo, "Yesterday, Liu Zu, an official of the Medical Bureau, acupunctured the Weiguan point. Since then, I have suffered from coughing and cannot sleep peacefully." Hua Tuo said, "The acupuncture was improper; the liver was accidentally injured. Your food intake will decrease daily, and you will not survive within five days." This turned out exactly as Hua Tuo predicted (from *Records of the Three Kingdoms*).
The Nine Needles correspond to Heaven and Earth, Yin and Yang: One corresponds to Heaven, Two to Earth, Three to Humanity, Four to the Four Seasons, Five to the Five Notes, Six to the Six Lyues (musical pitches), Seven to the Seven Stars, Eight to the Eight Winds, and Nine to the Nine Regions. The first needle treats the skin, the second the flesh, the third the vessels, the fourth the sinews, the fifth the bones, the sixth regulates Yin and Yang, the seventh nourishes Jing (Essence), the eighth dispels Wind, and the ninth opens the nine orifices and eliminates pathogens of the 365 solar terms. The first needle is the Chan needle, the second is the Yuan needle, the third is the Di needle, the fourth is the Feng needle, the fifth is the Pi needle, the sixth is the Yuanli needle, the seventh is the Hao needle, the eighth is the Chang needle, and the ninth is the Da needle.