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攒竹（一名始元，一名元柱，一名光明） 穴在两眉头少陷宛宛中。针三分，炙三壮。
《明堂》用细三棱针刺之，宣泄热气，眼目大明。又宜刺三分出血。
【主治】目视KT KT ，泪出目眩，瞳子痒，眼中赤痛及睑 动不卧。
曲差 在神庭旁一寸五分入发际。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】目不明，头痛，鼻塞鼽衄，顶巅痛，身体烦热。
五处 夹上星旁一寸五分。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】脊强反折，螈 颠疾，头风目眩目不明。
承光 在五处后一寸五分。又云一寸。针三分，禁灸。
【主治】头风风眩，呕吐心烦，鼻塞不利。
通天 在承光后一寸半。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】头旋耳鸣，狂走螈 ，恍惚青肓，内障目无所见。
络却（一名强阳，一名胸盖） 在通天后一寸五分。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】头旋口 ，鼻塞，项肿，瘿瘤。
玉枕 在络却后一寸五分，夹脑户旁一寸三分。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】目痛如脱，不能远视，头项痛，鼻塞不闻。
天柱 挟项后发际大筋外廉陷中。针二分，灸七壮。
【主治】头旋胸痛，鼻塞项强。
大杼 在项后第一椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分陷中，正坐取之。督脉别络手足
太阳少阳之会。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】膝痛不可屈伸，伤寒汗不出，腰脊痛项强， 疟头痛，咳嗽身热，癫疾筋挛。
风门（一名热府） 在二椎下，两旁相去脊各一寸五分，正坐取之。针五分，灸五壮。
【主治】发背痈疽，身热咳逆，胸背痛，呕吐伤寒，头痛项强，胸中热。
肺俞 在三椎下，两旁相去脊各一寸五分，又以手搭背，左取右，右取左，当中指
末是穴，坐正取之。
针三分，灸五壮。（有灸百壮。）
【主治】五劳传尸，骨蒸肺痿，咳嗽，呕吐，支满，腰脊强痛，寒热，瘿气，黄胆。
厥阴俞（一名阙俞） 在四椎下，两旁各开一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】咳逆，牙痛心痛，胸满呕吐。
心俞 在五椎下，两旁相去脊各一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】偏风半身不遂，心气乱恍惚，中风，偃卧不得，冒绝发痫，呕吐咳血，发狂健忘，
小儿气不足，数岁不语。
膈俞 在七椎下，两旁相去脊中一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】心痛周痹，吐食翻胃， 癖，咳逆，四肢怠惰嗜卧，骨蒸，热病汗不出，食不下腹胁胀满。
肝俞 在九椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】气短，咳血，多怒，黄胆，鼻酸，热病后目出泪，疝气筋痉相引转筋入腹。
胆俞 在十椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸三壮。（《素
问》云∶深刺中胆者一日死。愚谓背俞俱不宜剌深，恐中脏腑皆死。）
【主治】头痛振寒，汗不出，腋下肿，心腹胀，口干苦呕吐，骨蒸劳热。
脾俞 在十一椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】 癖，积聚，肋下满，痰疟寒热，黄胆不食。
胃俞 在十二椎下，两劳相去脊中各一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】寒吐逆，翻胃霍乱，腹胀支满，肌肤疲瘦，不嗜食，脊痛筋挛。
三焦俞 在十三椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，正坐取之。针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】脏腑积聚，胀满不饮食，羸瘦，伤寒头痛吐逆，肩背急，腰脊强，不得俯仰，水谷
不化，下利肠鸣目眩。
肾俞 在十四椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，与脐平，正坐取之。
经曰∶欲知背俞，先度其两乳间中折之，更以他草度去半已，即以两隅相拄也。乃举以度其
背，令其一隅居上，齐脊大椎，两隅在下，当其下隅者，肺之俞也。复下一度，心之俞也。复下
一度，肝之俞也。脾之俞也，复下一度，肾之俞也。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】虚劳羸瘦，耳聋，肾虚腰痛，梦遗精滑，脚膝拘急，身重振寒。
大肠俞 在十六椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，伏取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】脊强不得俯仰，腰痛，腹胀，绕脐痛，肠鸣肠癖，泻痢不化，大便难。
小肠俞 在十八椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，伏而取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】膀胱三焦津液少，便赤不利，淋沥遗尿，小腹胀满，泻痢脓血，脚肿，妇人带下。
膀胱俞 在十九椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，伏而取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】小便不利，遗溺，腹痛满，阴疮，脚膝无力，女子 瘕。
中膂内俞（一名脊内俞） 在二十椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，夹脊胂起肉，伏
取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】肾虚消渴，腰脊强不得俯仰，肠冷，赤白痢，疝痛，汗不出，胁腹胀。
白环俞 在二十一椎下，两旁相去脊中各一寸五分，伏而取之。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊痛，疝痛，手足不仁，便不利，温疟，筋挛痹缩，虚热闭塞。
上 第一空腰踝下一寸夹脊陷中。足太阳少阳之络。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】大小便不利，呕逆，膝冷寒热疟，阴挺出，白带。
次 第二空夹脊陷中。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】大小便不利，腰痛足清，疝气下坠，肠鸣泻泄，白带。
中 三空夹脊陷中。足厥阴少阳所结之会。针二分，灸三壮
【主治】五劳七伤，二便不利，腹胀飧泄，带下月经不调。
下 四空夹脊陷中。针二分，灸三壮。
【主治】肠鸣泻泄，二便不利，腰痛引小肠急痛。
会阳（一名利机） 阴尾尻骨两旁。针八分，灸五壮。
【主治】腹中寒热气，泄泻肠癖久痔，阴汗湿。
承扶（一名肉 ，一名阴关，一名皮部） 尻臀下阴股上文中，又云臀下陷文中。针
七分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊引如解，久痔臀肿大便难，小便不利。
殷门 肉 下六寸。针七分。
【主治】腰脊不可俯仰，泄注外股肿。
浮 委阳上一寸，展膝得之。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】霍乱转筋，小肠热，大肠结，筋急，髀枢不仁。
委阳 承扶下一寸六分，屈伸取之。足太阳之前少阳之后，出于 中外廉两筋间，
三焦下辅俞，足太阳之别络。针七分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊痛不可俯仰，引阴中不得小便，螈 颠疾，小腹满。
委中（一名血 ） 在 中央约文动脉陷中，令人面挺伏地卧取之。足太阳膀胱脉所
入为合土。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】膝痛反拇指，腰夹脊沉沉，遗溺小腹坚，髀枢痛，热病汗不出，大风发眉脱落，刺
血出愈。
附分 在二椎下附项内廉，两旁相去夹脊中各三寸，正坐取之。手足太阳之会。针
三分，灸三壮。
【主治】肘臂不仁，肩背拘急，风客腠理，颈痛不得回顾。
魄户 直附分下三椎下，两旁相去脊中行各三寸，正坐取之。针五分，灸七壮。
【主治】肩膊痛，虚劳肺痿，三尸走注，项强喘逆。
膏盲俞 在四椎下近五椎上，两旁相去脊中各三寸，正坐曲脊伸手，以臂着膝前，令
端直，手大指与膝头齐，以物支肘，无令动摇取之。灸百壮，多至五百壮。当灸足三里以引火气
实下。
【主治】百病无所不疗，五劳七伤诸病，咳逆痰火健忘。
神堂 在五椎下，两旁相去脊中各三寸陷中，正坐取之。针二分，灸五壮。
【主治】腰脊强不可俯仰，洒淅，胸腹满逆上时饴。
肩膊内廉夹六椎下，两旁相去脊中各三寸，正坐取之。以手重按病患言
应手。针六分，灸五壮。
【主治】大风汗不出，劳损不得卧，瘟疟，胸腹胀闷，腰背胁拘急，目痛咳逆鼻衄。
膈关 七椎下两旁相去脊中行各三寸陷中。正坐开肩取之。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】背痛恶寒，脊强俯仰，呕吐饮食不下，胸中噎闷，大小便不利。
魂门 九椎下，两旁相去脊中各三寸陷中。正坐取之。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】尸厥走注，胸背连心痛，食不下，腹中雷鸣。
阳纲 在十椎下，两旁相去脊中行各三寸。正坐阔肩取之。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】肠鸣痛，食不下，小便涩，身热腹胀，泄痢。
意舍 在十一椎下，两旁相去脊中各三寸，正坐取之。针五分，灸七壮。
【主治】背痛腹胀，大便泄，小便黄，呕吐恶食，消渴。
胃仓 在十二椎下，两旁相去脊中各三寸，正坐取之。针五分，灸五壮。
【主治】腹满水肿食不下，恶寒背脊痛，不可俯仰。
肓门 在十三椎下，两旁相去脊中行各三寸陷中。叉肋间与鸠尾相直，正坐取之。
针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】心下痛，大便坚，妇人乳痛。
志室 在十四椎下，两旁相去脊中行各三寸陷中，正坐取之。针九分，灸三壮。
【主治】阴肿阴痛，背脊强，两胁痛，霍乱吐逆不食。
胞肓 在十九椎下，两旁相去脊中行各三寸陷中，伏取之。针五分，灸五壮。
【主治】腰脊痛，腹坚肠鸣，大小便不利。
秩边 在二十椎下，两旁相去脊中行各三寸陷中，伏取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰痛，五痔，小便赤涩。
合阳 在约文中下二寸。针六分，灸五壮。
【主治】腰脊强引腹痛，阴股热， 酸肿，寒疝偏坠，女子崩带下不止。
承筋（一名 肠，一名直肠） 肠中央陷中。胫后从脚跟上七寸。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰背拘急腋肿，大便秘，五痔， 酸脚跟痛，转筋霍乱。
承山（一名鱼腹） 在兑 肠中分肉间陷中，一云腿肚下分肉间。针五分，灸五壮。
【主治】痔肿大便难，膝肿胫酸，跟痛转筋不立。
飞扬（一名厥扬） 外踝骨上七寸。太阳络脉别走少阴。针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】痔痛不得起坐，脚酸肿不能立，历节风不得屈伸，癫疾寒疟。
跗阳 在外踝上三寸，太阳前少阳后筋骨之间，阳跷脉 。针六分，灸五壮。
【主治】霍乱转筋，腰痛不能立，髀枢股 痛，痿厥风痹不仁，头重 痛，四肢不举。
昆仑 在足外踝后跟骨上陷中，细脉动应手。足太阳膀胱脉所行为经火。针三分，
灸三壮。
【主治】腰尻香港脚，足 肿不得步，头痛肩拘急，咳喘目眩，产难包衣不下，小儿发痫螈 。
仆参（一名安邪） 在足跟骨上陷中，拱足得之，阳跷之本。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】足痿不收，足跟痛，霍乱转筋吐逆，尸厥癫痫，狂言见鬼，膝肿。
申脉（即阳跷） 在外踝下五分陷中，容爪甲白肉际，阳跷脉所出。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】风眩腰脚痛， 酸不能立，气逆，腿膝不能屈伸，妇人气血痛。
金门（一名梁关） 在外踝下，申脉下一寸。足太阳 阳维别属。针一分，灸三壮。
【主治】霍乱转筋，尸厥癫痫，疝气，膝 酸不能立，小儿张口摇头身反。
京骨 在足小指外侧本节后大骨下陷中。足太阳脉所过为原。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊痛如折，髀不可曲，项强不能回顾，筋挛，疟寒热，目内 赤烂，头痛如破。
束骨 在足小指外侧本节后赤白肉际陷中。足太阳脉所注为俞。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】肠癖泄泻，疟痔癫狂，发背痈疔，头痛目眩，腰脊痛，项强不可回顾。
通谷 在足小指外侧本节前陷中。足太阳脉所溜为荥水。针二分，灸三壮。
【主治】头痛目眩，项痛，鼽衄，目KT KT ，食多不化，失欠。
至阴 在足小指外侧，去爪甲如韭叶。足太阳脉所出为井金。针一分，灸三壮。
【主治】头重风寒，鼻塞目翳，胸胁痛转筋，寒疟汗不出，失精目疼。
攒竹穴（又名始元、元柱、光明）位于两眉头稍凹陷处。针刺深度三分，艾灸三壮。
《明堂》记载使用细三棱针点刺，以宣泄热气，使眼目明亮。也适宜针刺三分令其出血。
【主治】视物模糊不清，流泪眩晕，瞳孔瘙痒，眼中赤痛及眼睑跳动难以安卧。
曲差穴位于神庭穴旁开一寸五分，入发际处。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】视力不明，头痛，鼻塞流涕或鼻出血，头顶疼痛，身体烦热。
五处穴位于上星穴旁开一寸五分处。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】脊柱强直反折，抽搐癫痫，头风眩晕，视物不明。
承光穴位于五处穴后一寸五分处。另说为一寸。针刺三分，禁止艾灸。
【主治】头风眩晕，呕吐心烦，鼻塞不通畅。
通天穴位于承光穴后一寸半处。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】头晕耳鸣，狂跑抽搐，神志恍惚青盲，内障失明。
络却穴（又名强阳、胸盖）位于通天后一寸五分处。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】头晕口歪，鼻塞，颈部肿胀，瘿瘤。
玉枕穴位于络却穴后一寸五分，夹脑户穴旁开一寸三分处。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】眼痛如脱出感，不能远视，头项痛，鼻塞嗅觉失灵。
天柱穴位于项后发际大筋外侧凹陷中。针刺二分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】头晕胸痛，鼻塞项强。
大杼穴位于项后第一椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分凹陷处，正坐取穴。为督脉别络，手足太阳、少阳之会。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】膝痛不可屈伸，伤寒无汗，腰脊痛项强，疟疾头痛，咳嗽身热，癫疾筋挛。
风门穴（又名热府）位于第二椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺五分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】发背痈疽，身热咳逆，胸背痛，呕吐伤寒，头痛项强，胸中热。
肺俞穴位于第三椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，也可用手搭背，左取右，右取左，当中指指尖处即为该穴，正坐取穴。
针刺三分，艾灸五壮。（有灸百壮的说法。）
【主治】五劳传尸，骨蒸肺痿，咳嗽，呕吐，支满，腰脊强痛，寒热，瘿气，黄疸。
厥阴俞穴（又名阙俞）位于第四椎下，两旁各开一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】咳逆，牙痛心痛，胸满呕吐。
心俞穴位于第五椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】偏瘫半身不遂，心气紊乱恍惚，中风，仰卧困难，昏迷发痫，呕吐咳血，发狂健忘，小儿气不足，数岁不语。
膈俞穴位于第七椎下，两旁距离脊中一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】心痛周痹，吐食翻胃，癖块，咳逆，四肢倦怠嗜卧，骨蒸，热病无汗，食不下腹胁胀满。
肝俞穴位于第九椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】气短，咳血，易怒，黄疸，鼻酸，热病后目泪多，疝气筋痉牵引转筋入腹。
胆俞穴位于第十椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。（《素问》说：深刺中胆者一日死。我认为背俞穴都不宜深刺，恐怕刺中脏腑都会致死。）
【主治】头痛恶寒，无汗，腋下肿，心腹胀，口干苦呕吐，骨蒸劳热。
脾俞穴位于第十一椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】癖块，积聚，肋下满，痰疟寒热，黄疸不食。
胃俞穴位于第十二椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】寒吐逆，翻胃霍乱，腹胀支满，肌肤疲瘦，食欲不振，脊痛筋挛。
三焦俞穴位于第十三椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，正坐取穴。针刺三分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】脏腑积聚，胀满不饮食，消瘦，伤寒头痛吐逆，肩背急，腰脊强，不得俯仰，水谷不化，下利肠鸣目眩。
肾俞穴位于第十四椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，与脐平，正坐取穴。
经文说：想知道背俞的位置，先度量两乳间中折，再用其他草量去一半长度，用两端相拄。然后举起量度背部，令一端居上，对齐脊大椎，两端在下，当下方端点处，是肺俞。再下一度，是心俞。再下一度，是肝俞。脾俞，再下一度，是肾俞。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】虚劳消瘦，耳聋，肾虚腰痛，梦遗精滑，脚膝拘急，身重恶寒。
大肠俞穴位于第十六椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，伏卧取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】脊柱强直不得俯仰，腰痛，腹胀，绕脐痛，肠鸣肠癖，泻痢不化，大便难。
小肠俞穴位于第十八椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，伏卧取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】膀胱三焦津液少，小便赤涩不利，淋沥遗尿，小腹胀满，泻痢脓血，脚肿，妇人带下。
膀胱俞穴位于第十九椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，伏卧取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】小便不利，遗尿，腹痛满，阴疮，脚膝无力，女子癥瘕。
中膂内俞穴（又名脊内俞）位于第二十椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，夹脊胂起肉处，伏卧取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】肾虚消渴，腰脊强直不得俯仰，肠冷，赤白痢，疝痛，无汗，胁腹胀。
白环俞穴位于第二十一椎下，两旁距离脊中各一寸五分，伏卧取穴。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊痛，疝痛，手足麻木，二便不利，温疟，筋挛痹缩，虚热闭塞。
上髎穴 位于第一空腰踝下一寸夹脊陷中。为足太阳少阳之络。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】大小便不利，呕逆，膝冷寒热疟，阴挺出，白带。
次髎穴 位于第二空夹脊陷中。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】大小便不利，腰痛足冷，疝气下坠，肠鸣泄泻，白带。
中髎穴 位于第三空夹脊陷中。为足厥阴少阳所结之会。针刺二分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】五劳七伤，二便不利，腹胀飧泄，带下月经不调。
下髎穴 位于第四空夹脊陷中。针刺二分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】肠鸣泄泻，二便不利，腰痛引小肠急痛。
会阳穴（又名利机）位于阴尾尻骨两旁。针刺八分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】腹中寒热气，泄泻肠癖久痔，阴汗湿。
承扶穴（又名肉郄，又名阴关，又名皮部）位于尻臀下阴股上文中，另说臀下陷文中。针刺七分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊牵引如解，久痔臀肿大便难，小便不利。
殷门穴 位于肉郄下六寸。针刺七分。
【主治】腰脊不可俯仰，泄注外股肿。
浮郄穴 位于委阳上一寸，展膝可得。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】霍乱转筋，小肠热，大肠结，筋急，髀枢不仁。
委阳穴 位于承扶下一寸六分，屈伸取穴。为足太阳之前少阳之后，出于髀中外廉两筋间，三焦下辅俞，足太阳之别络。针刺七分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊痛不可俯仰，牵引阴中不得小便，抽搐癫痫，小腹满。
委中穴（又名血郄） 位于腘中央约纹动脉陷中，令人面挺伏地卧取穴。为足太阳膀胱脉所入为合土。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】膝痛反拇指，腰夹脊沉沉，遗溺小腹坚，髀枢痛，热病无汗，大风发眉脱落，刺血出愈。
附分穴 位于第二椎下附项内廉，两旁距离夹脊中各三寸，正坐取穴。为手足太阳之会。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】肘臂不仁，肩背拘急，风客腠理，颈痛不得回顾。
魄户穴 直附分下第三椎下，两旁距离脊中行各三寸，正坐取穴。针刺五分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】肩膊痛，虚劳肺痿，三尸走注，项强喘逆。
膏肓俞穴 位于第四椎下近第五椎上，两旁距离脊中各三寸，正坐曲脊伸手，以臂着膝前，令端直，手大指与膝头齐，以物支肘，无令动摇取穴。艾灸百壮，多至五百壮。应当灸足三里以引火气实下。
【主治】百病无所不疗，五劳七伤诸病，咳逆痰火健忘。
神堂穴 位于第五椎下，两旁距离脊中各三寸凹陷处，正坐取穴。针刺二分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】腰脊强直不可俯仰，洒淅恶寒，胸腹满逆上时饴。
臆窗穴 位于肩膊内廉夹第六椎下，两旁距离脊中各三寸，正坐取穴。以手重按病患言应手。针刺六分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】大风无汗，劳损不得卧，瘟疟，胸腹胀闷，腰背胁拘急，目痛咳逆鼻衄。
膈关穴 位于第七椎下两旁距离脊中行各三寸凹陷处。正坐开肩取穴。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】背痛恶寒，脊强俯仰，呕吐饮食不下，胸中噎闷，大小便不利。
魂门穴 位于第九椎下，两旁距离脊中各三寸凹陷处。正坐取穴。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】尸厥走注，胸背连心痛，食不下，腹中雷鸣。
阳纲穴 位于第十椎下，两旁距离脊中行各三寸。正坐阔肩取穴。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】肠鸣痛，食不下，小便涩，身热腹胀，泄痢。
意舍穴 位于第十一椎下，两旁距离脊中各三寸，正坐取穴。针刺五分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】背痛腹胀，大便泄，小便黄，呕吐恶食，消渴。
胃仓穴 位于第十二椎下，两旁距离脊中各三寸，正坐取穴。针刺五分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】腹满水肿食不下，恶寒背脊痛，不可俯仰。
肓门穴 位于第十三椎下，两旁距离脊中行各三寸凹陷处。叉肋间与鸠尾相直，正坐取穴。
针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】心下痛，大便坚，妇人乳痛。
志室穴 位于第十四椎下，两旁距离脊中行各三寸凹陷处，正坐取穴。针刺九分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】阴肿阴痛，背脊强，两胁痛，霍乱吐逆不食。
胞肓穴 位于第十九椎下，两旁距离脊中行各三寸凹陷处，伏卧取穴。针刺五分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】腰脊痛，腹坚肠鸣，大小便不利。
秩边穴 位于第二十椎下，两旁距离脊中行各三寸凹陷处，伏卧取穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰痛，五痔，小便赤涩。
合阳穴 位于约纹下二寸。针刺六分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】腰脊强引腹痛，阴股热，膝酸痛肿，寒疝偏坠，女子崩带下不止。
承筋穴（又名腨肠，又名直肠） 位于腨肠中央陷中。胫后从脚跟上七寸。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰背拘急腋肿，大便秘，五痔，膝酸痛脚跟痛，转筋霍乱。
承山穴（又名鱼腹） 位于兑腨肠中分肉间陷中，一说腿肚下分肉间。针刺五分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】痔肿大便难，膝肿胫酸，跟痛转筋不立。
飞扬穴（又名厥扬） 位于外踝骨上七寸。太阳络脉别走少阴。针刺三分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】痔痛不得起坐，脚酸痛不能立，历节风不得屈伸，癫疾寒疟。
跗阳穴 位于外踝上三寸，太阳前少阳后筋骨之间，阳跷脉所行。针刺六分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】霍乱转筋，腰痛不能立，髀枢股痛，痿厥风痹不仁，头重头痛，四肢不举。
昆仑穴 位于足外踝后跟骨上陷中，细脉动应手。为足太阳膀胱脉所行为经火。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰尻香港脚，足肿痛不得步，头痛肩拘急，咳喘目眩，产难包衣不下，小儿发痫抽搐。
仆参穴（又名安邪） 位于足跟骨上陷中，拱足可得，为阳跷之本。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】足痿不收，足跟痛，霍乱转筋吐逆，尸厥癫痫，狂言见鬼，膝肿。
申脉穴（即阳跷） 位于外踝下五分陷中，容爪甲白肉际，为阳跷脉所出。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】风眩腰脚痛，膝酸痛不能立，气逆，腿膝不能屈伸，妇人气血痛。
金门穴（又名梁关） 位于外踝下，申脉下一寸。为足太阳阳维别属。针刺一分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】霍乱转筋，尸厥癫痫，疝气，膝酸痛不能立，小儿张口摇头身反。
京骨穴 位于足小指外侧本节后大骨下陷中。为足太阳脉所过为原。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰脊痛如折，髀不可曲，项强不能回顾，筋挛，疟寒热，目内眦赤烂，头痛如破。
束骨穴 位于足小指外侧本节后赤白肉际陷中。为足太阳脉所注为俞。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】肠癖泄泻，疟痔癫狂，发背痈疔，头痛目眩，腰脊痛，项强不可回顾。
通谷穴 位于足小指外侧本节前陷中。为足太阳脉所溜为荥水。针刺二分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】头痛目眩，项痛，鼽衄，视物模糊，食多不化，失欠。
至阴穴 位于足小指外侧，去爪甲如韭叶宽。为足太阳脉所出为井金。针刺一分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】头重风寒，鼻塞目翳，胸胁痛转筋，寒疟无汗，失精目疼。
Figure of Acupoints on the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian
Cuanzhu (Zanzhu) [BL1] (also known as Shiyuan, Yuanshu, Guangming): Located in the slight depression at the inner end of the eyebrow. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
The *Mingtang* records using a fine three-edged needle to prick it, to vent heat and brighten the eyes. It is also suitable to needle 0.3 cun to induce bleeding.
[Indications]: Blurred vision, tearing and dizziness, itching of the pupils, redness and pain in the eyes, and eyelid twitching preventing sleep.
Qucha [BL2]: Located 1.5 cun lateral to Shenting [DU24], entering the hairline. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Impaired vision, headache, nasal congestion with rhinorrhea or epistaxis, vertex headache, and restlessness with feverish sensation.
Wuchu [BL3]: Located 1.5 cun lateral to Shangxing [DU23]. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Spinal rigidity with opisthotonos, convulsions and epilepsy, wind-headache with dizziness, and impaired vision.
Chenguang [BL4]: Located 1.5 cun posterior to Wuchu [BL3]. Another source says 1 cun. Needle 0.3 cun; moxibustion is contraindicated.
[Indications]: Wind-headache with vertigo, vomiting with irritability, and nasal obstruction.
Tongtian [BL5]: Located 1.5 cun posterior to Chenguang [BL4]. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Vertigo and tinnitus, manic running with convulsions, mental confusion and blindness, internal cataracts with loss of vision.
Luque [BL6] (also known as Qiangyang, Xiongai): Located 1.5 cun posterior to Tongtian [BL5]. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Vertigo and facial deviation, nasal congestion, neck swelling, and goiter.
Yuzhen [BL7]: Located 1.5 cun posterior to Luque [BL6], 1.3 cun lateral to Naohu [DU17], on both sides. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Eye pain as if protruding, inability to see far, head and neck pain, nasal congestion with anosmia.
Tianzhu [BL10]: Located in the depression lateral to the large tendons at the posterior hairline of the neck. Needle 0.2 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Vertigo and chest pain, nasal congestion, and neck stiffness.
Dazhu [BL11]: Located below the first thoracic vertebra, in the depression 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. It is an intersection of the Conception Vessel's collateral branches and the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Knee pain with inability to flex or extend, cold damage with absence of sweating, lumbar and spinal pain with neck stiffness, malaria with headache, cough with fever, epilepsy with muscle spasms.
Fengmen [BL12] (also known as Refu): Located below the second thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Carbuncles and sores on the back, fever with cough and counterflow qi, chest and back pain, vomiting from cold damage, headache with neck stiffness, and heat in the chest.
Feishu [BL13]: Located below the third thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Alternatively, place hands on the back, take the right side for the left point and vice versa, where the tip of the middle finger falls is the acupoint. Take while sitting upright.
Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 5 cones. (Some sources say moxa 100 cones.)
[Indications]: Five excesses transmitting corpse consumption, bone-steaming lung萎 (atrophy), cough, vomiting, hypochondriac fullness, lumbar and spinal pain with stiffness, alternating chills and fever, goiter, and jaundice.
Jueyinshu [BL14] (also known as Queshu): Located below the fourth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Cough and counterflow qi, toothache and heart pain, chest fullness, and vomiting.
Xinshu [BL15]: Located below the fifth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Hemiplegia from hemiplegic wind, chaotic heart qi with mental confusion, stroke, inability to lie supine, coma and epilepsy, vomiting and hemoptysis, mania and forgetfulness, insufficient qi in children leading to muteness until several years old.
Geshu [BL17]: Located below the seventh thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Heart pain with generalized bi syndrome, vomiting food and regurgitation, masses, cough and counterflow qi, lethargy and somnolence of the four limbs, bone-steaming, febrile disease with absence of sweating, poor appetite with abdominal and hypochondriac fullness.
Ganshu [BL18]: Located below the ninth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Shortness of breath, hemoptysis, irritability, jaundice, nasal sourness, tearing after febrile disease, hernia with tendon spasms pulling into the abdomen.
Danshu [BL19]: Located below the tenth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones. (*Suwen* states: Deep needling into the gallbladder causes death within one day. I believe back-shu points should not be needled deeply, lest piercing the zang-fu organs cause death.)
[Indications]: Headache with aversion to cold, absence of sweating, axillary swelling, abdominal distension, dry mouth with bitter taste and vomiting, bone-steaming consumptive fever.
Pishu [BL20]: Located below the eleventh thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Masses, accumulations, hypochondriac fullness, phlegm-malaria with chills and fever, jaundice with anorexia.
Weishu [BL21]: Located below the twelfth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Cold vomiting and counterflow qi, regurgitation and cholera-like disorder, abdominal distension with hypochondriac fullness, emaciated skin and muscles, lack of appetite, spinal pain with tendon spasms.
Sanjiaoshu [BL22]: Located below the thirteenth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Zang-fu accumulations, distension with anorexia, emaciation, cold damage with headache and vomiting, shoulder and back tension, lumbar and spinal stiffness with inability to bend or look up, failure to digest food and water, diarrhea with borborygmus and dizziness.
Shenshu [BL23]: Located below the fourteenth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides, level with the umbilicus. Take while sitting upright.
The classic states: To locate the back-shu points, first measure the distance between the nipples and fold it in half. Use another grass stalk to measure half that length, and use the two ends to mark. Then lift this measure to the back, placing one end at the top, aligned with Dazhui [DU14], and the two ends at the bottom. The point directly below the lower end is Feishu [BL13]. Move down one measure, Xinshu [BL15]. Move down one more, Ganshu [BL18]. Pishu [BL20], move down one more, Shenshu [BL23]. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Consumptive weakness and emaciation, deafness, kidney-deficiency lumbar pain, nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea, cramping of feet and knees, heavy body with aversion to cold.
Dachangshu [BL25]: Located below the sixteenth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while prone. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Spinal rigidity with inability to bend or look up, lumbar pain, abdominal distension, periumbilical pain, borborygmus and dysentery, unformed stool, difficult defecation.
Xiaochangshu [BL27]: Located below the eighteenth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while prone. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Scarcity of fluids in the bladder and Sanjiao, dark and difficult urination, dribbling and enuresis, lower abdominal fullness, dysentery with pus and blood, foot swelling, leukorrhea in women.
Pangguangshu [BL28]: Located below the nineteenth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while prone. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Difficult urination, enuresis, abdominal pain and fullness, yin sores, weakness of feet and knees, uterine masses in women.
Zhonglunei [BL29] (also known as Jinei): Located below the twentieth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides, in the bulging muscle beside the spine. Take while prone. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Kidney-deficiency diabetes, lumbar and spinal rigidity with inability to bend or look up, cold intestines, bloody and white dysentery, hernia pain, absence of sweating, hypochondriac and abdominal distension.
Baihuan [BL30]: Located below the twenty-first thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while prone. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and spinal pain, hernia pain, numbness of hands and feet, difficulty with urination and defecation, warm malaria, tendon spasms and bi contraction, deficiency heat with obstruction.
Shangliao [BL31]: Located in the first sacral foramen, 1 cun below the waist ankle, beside the spine in the depression. It is the collateral connection of the Foot-Taiyang and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Difficulty with urination and defecation, vomiting and counterflow qi, knee coldness with alternating chills and fever/malaria, uterine prolapse, leukorrhea.
Ciliao [BL32]: Located in the second sacral foramen, beside the spine in the depression. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Difficulty with urination and defecation, lumbar pain with cold feet, hernia with sinking sensation, borborygmus and diarrhea, leukorrhea.
Zhongliao [BL33]: Located in the third sacral foramen, beside the spine in the depression. It is the convergence of the Foot-Jueyin and Foot-Shaoyang meridians. Needle 0.2 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Five excesses and seven injuries, difficulty with urination and defecation, abdominal distension with undigested stool, leukorrhea and irregular menstruation.
Xialiao [BL34]: Located in the fourth sacral foramen, beside the spine in the depression. Needle 0.2 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Borborygmus and diarrhea, difficulty with urination and defecation, lumbar pain radiating to acute pain in the small intestine.
Huiyang [BL35] (also known as Liji): Located on both sides of the coccyx. Needle 0.8 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Alternating cold and heat in the abdomen, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, long-standing hemorrhoids, damp sweat in the yin region.
Chengfu [BL36] (also known as Rouxi, Yinguany, Pibu): Located in the transverse crease of the buttock, above the perineum, or in the depression below the buttocks. Needle 0.7 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and spinal pain radiating as if dislocated, long-standing hemorrhoids with buttock swelling and difficult defecation, difficult urination.
Yinmen: Located 6 cun below Rouxi [BL36]. Needle 0.7 cun.
[Indications]: Inability to bend or look up due to lumbar and spinal pain, profuse diarrhea with swelling of the outer thigh.
Fuxi: Located 1 cun above Weiyang [BL39], obtained by extending the knee. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Cholera with tendon spasms, heat in the small intestine, constipation in the large intestine, tendon tightness, insensitivity of the hip joint.
Weiyang [BL39]: Located 1.6 cun below Chengfu [BL36], obtained by flexing and extending. It is anterior to the Foot-Taiyang and posterior to the Foot-Shaoyang, emerging between the two tendons in the lateral aspect of the thigh. It is the lower auxiliary shu of the Sanjiao and the collateral branch of the Foot-Taiyang. Needle 0.7 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and spinal pain with inability to bend or look up, radiation to the yin region with inability to urinate, convulsions and epilepsy, lower abdominal fullness.
Weizhong [BL40] (also known as Xuexi): Located in the depression of the popliteal crease where the artery pulses. Obtain by having the patient lie prone with face down. It is the He-Sea point (Earth) where the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian enters. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Knee pain with inversion of the big toe, heavy sensation along the lumbar spine, enuresis with hard lower abdomen, hip joint pain, febrile disease with absence of sweating, severe wind causing eyebrow loss; pricking to bleed leads to cure.
Fufen [BL43]: Located below the second thoracic vertebra, attached to the medial aspect of the neck, 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. It is the intersection of the Hand and Foot Taiyang meridians. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Insensitivity of elbow and arm, stiffness of shoulder and back, wind invading the interstices, neck pain with inability to turn the head.
Pohu [BL44]: Located directly below Fufen [BL43] at the third thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Shoulder and arm pain, consumptive lung atrophy, migration of the Three Worms, neck stiffness with wheezing and counterflow qi.
Gaohuang [BL45]: Located between the fourth and fifth thoracic vertebrae, 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Sit upright, curve the spine, extend arms, place arms against the knees before them, keep straight, align the thumb with the knee cap, support the elbow with an object to prevent movement when locating. Moxa 100 cones, up to 500 cones. One should also moxa Zusanli [ST36] to draw fire qi downward.
[Indications]: Effective for all diseases, various illnesses from five excesses and seven injuries, cough with counterflow qi, phlegm-fire, and forgetfulness.
Shentang [BL46]: Located below the fifth thoracic vertebra, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.2 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and spinal rigidity with inability to bend or look up, aversion to cold with shivering, chest and abdominal fullness with counterflow qi occasionally rising.
Yichuang [BL47]: Located at the medial aspect of the shoulder blade, below the sixth thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Press heavily with hand; if the patient feels the pressure, it is correct. Needle 0.6 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Severe wind with absence of sweating, exhaustion preventing sleep, epidemic malaria, chest and abdominal distension, stiffness of waist, back, and ribs, eye pain with cough and epistaxis.
Geguan [BL48]: Located below the seventh thoracic vertebra, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Sit upright, spread shoulders when taking. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Back pain with aversion to cold, spinal rigidity with inability to bend or look up, vomiting with inability to swallow food, chest oppression, difficulty with urination and defecation.
Hunmen [BL49]: Located below the ninth thoracic vertebra, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Corpse-collision with migrating pain, chest and back connected heart pain, inability to eat, borborygmus in the abdomen.
Yanggang [BL50]: Located below the tenth thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Sit upright, widen shoulders when taking. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Borborygmus and pain, inability to eat, astringent urination, body heat with abdominal distension, diarrhea and dysentery.
Yishe [BL52]: Located below the eleventh thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 7 cones.
[Indications]: Back pain and abdominal distension, loose stool, yellow urine, vomiting with aversion to food, diabetes.
Weicang [BL53]: Located below the twelfth thoracic vertebra, 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Abdominal fullness with edema and anorexia, aversion to cold with spinal pain, inability to bend or look up.
Huangmen [BL54]: Located below the thirteenth thoracic vertebra, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Aligned vertically with Jiawei [CV15] between the costal cartilages. Take while sitting upright.
Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Pain below the heart, hard stool, breast pain in women.
Zhishi [BL55]: Located below the fourteenth thoracic vertebra, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while sitting upright. Needle 0.9 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Swelling and pain of the yin, spinal rigidity, bilateral hypochondriac pain, cholera with vomiting and inability to eat.
Baohuang [BL56]: Located below the nineteenth thoracic vertebra, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while prone. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and spinal pain, hard abdomen with borborygmus, difficulty with urination and defecation.
Zhibian [BL54]: Located below the twentieth thoracic vertebra, in the depression 3 cun lateral to the midline of the spine on both sides. Take while prone. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar pain, five types of hemorrhoids, dark and astringent urination.
Heyang [BL57]: Located 2 cun below the popliteal crease. Needle 0.6 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and spinal rigidity radiating to abdominal pain, heat in the medial thigh, knee soreness and swelling, cold hernia with unilateral descent, continuous metrorrhagia and leukorrhea in women.
Chengjin [BL58] (also known as Chuanchang, Zhichang): Located in the depression in the center of the calf muscle. On the posterior leg, 7 cun above the heel. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Stiffness of waist and back with axillary swelling, constipation, five types of hemorrhoids, knee soreness and heel pain, tendon spasms and cholera.
Chengshan [BL57] (also known as Yufu): Located in the depression between the muscle bellies of the calf, or said to be between the muscle bellies below the leg belly. Needle 0.5 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Hemorrhoid swelling with difficult defecation, knee swelling and calf soreness, heel pain with tendon spasms preventing standing.
Feiyang [BL59] (also known as Jueyang): Located 7 cun above the lateral malleolus. The Luo-connecting point of the Taiyang diverges to the Shaoyin. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Hemorrhoid pain preventing sitting or standing, foot soreness and swelling preventing standing, joint wind preventing flexion and extension, epilepsy and cold malaria.
Fuyang [BL62]: Located 3 cun above the lateral malleolus, between the tendons and bones anterior to Taiyang and posterior to Shaoyang, on the Yangqiao vessel. Needle 0.6 cun; moxa 5 cones.
[Indications]: Cholera with tendon spasms, lumbar pain preventing standing, hip and thigh pain, flaccidity and cold bi with insensitivity, heavy head with headache, inability to raise the four limbs.
Kunlun [BL60]: Located in the depression behind the lateral malleolus and above the calcaneus, where the thin pulse beats under the finger. It is the Jing-River point (Fire) of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder meridian. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and sacral pain, gout, foot swelling preventing walking, headache with shoulder stiffness, cough and wheezing with dizziness, dystocia with retained placenta, infantile epilepsy with convulsions.
Pushen [BL61] (also known as Anxie): Located in the depression above the calcaneus, obtained by arching the foot. It is the root of the Yangqiao vessel. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Foot flaccidity and inability to grasp, heel pain, cholera with tendon spasms and vomiting, corpse-collision and epilepsy, delirious speech seeing ghosts, knee swelling.
Shenmai [BL62] (i.e., Yangqiao): Located in the depression 0.5 cun below the lateral malleolus, at the junction of the nail and white flesh. It is the source of the Yangqiao vessel. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Wind-dizziness with lumbar and foot pain, knee soreness preventing standing, counterflow qi, inability to flex and extend legs and knees, qi-blood pain in women.
Jinmen [BL63] (also known as Liangguan): Located below the lateral malleolus, 1 cun below Shenmai [BL62]. It belongs separately to the Yangwei vessel of the Foot-Taiyang. Needle 0.1 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Cholera with tendon spasms, corpse-collision and epilepsy, hernia, knee soreness preventing standing, infant opening mouth, shaking head, and opisthotonos.
Jinggu [BL64]: Located in the depression below the large bone behind the proximal end of the fifth toe laterally. It is the Yuan-Source point where the Foot-Taiyang meridian passes. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Lumbar and spinal pain as if broken, inability to flex the thigh, neck stiffness preventing turning the head, tendon spasms, malaria with chills and fever, redness and ulceration of the inner canthus, headache as if bursting.
Shugu [BL65]: Located in the depression at the junction of red and white flesh behind the proximal end of the fifth toe laterally. It is the Shu-Stream point where the Foot-Taiyang meridian pours. Needle 0.3 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Dysentery and diarrhea, malaria, hemorrhoids, mania, carbuncles and boils on the back, headache and dizziness, lumbar and spinal pain, neck stiffness preventing turning the head.
Tonggu [BL66]: Located in the depression anterior to the proximal end of the fifth toe laterally. It is the Ying-Spring point (Water) where the Foot-Taiyang meridian flows. Needle 0.2 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Headache and dizziness, neck pain, rhinorrhea and epistaxis, blurred vision, excessive eating with indigestion, yawning.
Zhiyin [BL67]: Located on the lateral side of the fifth toe, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail like a leek leaf. It is the Jing-Well point (Metal) where the Foot-Taiyang meridian emerges. Needle 0.1 cun; moxa 3 cones.
[Indications]: Heavy head from wind-cold, nasal congestion with corneal opacity, chest and hypochondriac pain with tendon spasms, cold malaria with absence of sweating, seminal loss with eye pain.