(正六穴,其支二穴,共计八穴)
商阳 为井金。在大指次指内侧,去爪甲如韭叶。针一分,向上三分。治喘急气上,
二间 为荥水。在大指次指第二节后,内侧陷中。针入一分,向后三分。治肩背强痛
以惊,喉痹,鼻衄,牙痛。
三间 为输木。在大指次指第三节后内侧,捻拳横纹头中。针一分,沿皮向后透合谷
穴。治胸满,肠鸣泄泻,喉痹咽干,气喘唇焦,牙痛齿龋。孕妇勿用。
合谷 为原。在大指次指虎口岐骨间动脉中。治头面耳目鼻颊口齿诸疾,伤寒发热无
汗,小儿疳气,眼疾。
阳溪 为经火。在腕中上侧,两筋间陷中。直刺下。治热病心烦,头风目痛,癫痫喜
曲池 为合土。在肘外辅骨,屈伸、曲手横纹头,以手拱胸取之。治中风半身不遂,
遍身风痛,疮疥,两手拘挛红肿,伤寒发热,过经不除。
偏历 手阳明络,别走太阴。在腕后三寸。治疟寒热无汗,目昏耳鸣,口 ,手痛,
喉痹,鼽衄,水蛊,小便不利。
肩 两手关系肩头膊骨正中,两骨间,举臂取之。治中风半身不遂,手臂挛急,筋
骨酸痛,风热隐疹。
(正五穴,其支二穴,共计七穴)
少冲 为井木。在手小指内侧,去爪甲如韭叶。治五痫,心痛,热病,胸满气急,手
挛臂痛,掌热。虚悲惊;实喜笑。
少府 为荥火。在小指本节,直劳宫中。治虚悲忧少气,心痛;实癫痫,谵语,臂痛
神门 为俞土。在掌后兑骨端。治疟恶寒发热,咽干身热,狂言,胸满腹痛,减食,
心惊,少气喘嗽,唾红吐血,遗尿,手臂难举,五痫之疾。
灵道 为经金。在掌后一寸。治心疼悲恐,暴喑难言。
少海 为合水。在肘内廉节后大骨外,去肘端五分,横纹动脉中,屈肘向头取之。忌
灸。治头疼,项急,胸满,心烦及肩膊手臂麻木难举。
阴 在掌后去腕五分,动脉中。治胸满心痛,气逆,失音难言,衄血,洒淅恶寒,
霍乱,惊恐,盗汗,小儿骨蒸。
通里 别走太阳,在腕上后一寸。治心惊怔忡,烦闷,腹胀减食,头面赤,四肢不遂
(手阳明大肠经正穴六个,支脉穴两个,共计八个穴位)
商阳穴属井金。位于食指桡侧,距离指甲角如韭菜叶宽度处。针刺深度一分,向上进针三分。主治气喘急促、气逆上冲。
二间穴属荥水。位于食指第二节后方,内侧凹陷处。针刺深度一分,向后进针三分。主治因惊恐引起的肩背强痛、喉痹(咽喉肿痛闭塞)、鼻衄(鼻出血)、牙痛。
三间穴属输木。位于食指第三节后方内侧,握拳时横纹头中央。针刺深度一分,沿皮向后透刺至合谷穴。主治胸中胀满、肠鸣泄泻、喉痹咽干、气喘唇焦、牙痛及龋齿。孕妇禁用。
合谷穴属原穴。位于食指与拇指虎口间的歧骨缝隙中的动脉处。主治头面、耳、目、鼻、颊、口、齿等部位的疾病,伤寒发热无汗,小儿疳积气滞,眼疾。
阳溪穴属经火。位于腕部上方外侧,两根肌腱之间的凹陷处。直刺向下。主治热病心烦、头风目痛、癫痫喜笑。
曲池穴属合土。位于肘部外侧辅骨处,屈伸手臂或曲手时横纹头端,以双手拱抱胸部姿势取穴。主治中风半身不遂、遍身风痛、疮疥、两手拘挛红肿、伤寒发热、邪气过经未除。
偏历穴为手阳明大肠经络穴,别走手太阴肺经。位于腕后三寸处。主治疟疾寒热无汗、目昏耳鸣、口歪、手痛、喉痹、鼻渊鼻衄、水蛊(腹水)、小便不利。
肩髃穴位于两臂连接肩头膊骨的正中,两骨之间,举臂时取穴。主治中风半身不遂、手臂挛急、筋骨酸痛、风热隐疹。
(手少阴心经正穴五个,支脉穴两个,共计七个穴位)
少冲穴属井木。位于手小指桡侧,距离指甲角如韭菜叶宽度处。主治五痫、心痛、热病、胸中胀满气急、手部挛缩手臂疼痛、掌心发热。虚证表现为悲伤惊悸;实证表现为喜笑不休。
少府穴属荥火。位于小指本节下方,正对劳宫穴处。主治虚证悲伤忧郁少气、心痛;实证癫痫、谵语、手臂疼痛。
神门穴属俞土。位于掌后豌豆骨端。主治疟疾恶寒发热、咽干身热、狂言乱语、胸中胀满腹痛、食欲减退、心惊、少气喘嗽、唾血吐血、遗尿、手臂难以举起、五痫之疾。
灵道穴属经金。位于掌后一寸处。主治心痛悲伤恐惧、暴发性失音难言。
少海穴属合水。位于肘内侧廉节后大骨外侧,距离肘端五分,横纹动脉中,屈肘向头部方向取穴。忌用灸法。主治头痛、项部拘急、胸中胀满、心烦以及肩膊手臂麻木难以举起。
阴郄穴位于掌后距离腕部五分,动脉搏动处。主治胸中胀满心痛、气逆、失音难言、鼻衄、洒淅恶寒(怕冷颤抖)、霍乱、惊恐、盗汗、小儿骨蒸潮热。
(There are six principal acupoints and two branch acupoints on the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming, totaling eight points.)
Shangyang (LI1) is the Jing-Well point belonging to Metal. It is located on the radial side of the index finger, at a distance from the nail corner equivalent to the width of a leek leaf. Needle depth: 1 fen; insert upward by 3 fen. It treats sudden asthma with qi rushing upward.
Erbian (LI2) is the Ying-Spring point belonging to Water. It is located in the depression on the ulnar side behind the second joint of the index finger. Needle depth: 1 fen; insert backward by 3 fen. It treats shoulder and back stiffness and pain caused by fright, throat obstruction (bi syndrome), epistaxis, and toothache.
Sanjian (LI3) is the Shu-Stream point belonging to Wood. It is located on the ulnar side behind the third joint of the index finger, in the center of the transverse crease when making a fist. Needle depth: 1 fen; insert along the skin backward to penetrate Hegu (LI4). It treats chest fullness, borborygmus with diarrhea, throat obstruction with dry throat, asthma with scorched lips, toothache, and dental caries. It is contraindicated in pregnant women.
Hegu (LI4) is the Yuan-Source point. It is located in the artery between the metacarpal bones of the web between the thumb and index finger (tiger's mouth). It treats various diseases of the head, face, ears, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, and teeth; fever without sweating due to cold damage; pediatric malnutrition qi stagnation; and eye diseases.
Yangxi (LI5) is the Jing-River point belonging to Fire. It is located in the depression between the two tendons on the radial-dorsal aspect of the wrist. Insert perpendicularly downward. It treats irritability due to heat disease, headache and eye pain due to wind, and epilepsy with excessive laughter.
Quchi (LI11) is the He-Sea point belonging to Earth. It is located on the lateral side of the elbow near the auxiliary bone, at the end of the transverse crease when flexing or extending the arm; it can be located by arching both hands against the chest. It treats hemiplegia due to stroke, generalized wind-pain, sores and scabies, spasm, redness, and swelling of both hands; fever due to cold damage; and pathogenic factors lingering after the meridian cycle has passed.
Pianli (LI6) is the Luo-Connecting point of the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, diverging to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. It is located three cun posterior to the wrist. It treats malaria with chills and fever and no sweating, blurred vision and tinnitus, facial deviation, hand pain, throat obstruction, rhinorrhea with epistaxis, ascites, and difficult urination.
Jianyu (LI15) is located in the center between the two bones where the arms connect to the shoulder blade; locate it by raising the arm. It treats hemiplegia due to stroke, spasm of the arm and hand, soreness and pain of muscles and bones, and wind-heat urticaria.
(There are five principal acupoints and two branch acupoints on the Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin, totaling seven points.)
Shaochong (HT9) is the Jing-Well point belonging to Wood. It is located on the radial side of the little finger, at a distance from the nail corner equivalent to the width of a leek leaf. It treats the five types of epilepsy, heart pain, heat disease, chest fullness with rapid breathing, hand spasm and arm pain, and hot palms. Deficiency patterns manifest as sadness and fright; excess patterns manifest as excessive laughter.
Shaofu (HT8) is the Ying-Spring point belonging to Fire. It is located below the base of the little finger, directly opposite Laogong (PC8). It treats deficiency patterns of sadness, sorrow, and shortness of breath, and heart pain; excess patterns of epilepsy, delirious speech, and arm pain.
Shenmen (HT7) is the Shu-Stream point belonging to Earth. It is located at the end of the pisiform bone at the posterior wrist. It treats malaria with chills and fever, dry throat and body heat, manic speech, chest fullness and abdominal pain, reduced appetite, palpitations, shortness of breath with cough, hemoptysis, enuresis, difficulty raising the arm, and the five types of epilepsy.
Lingdao (HT4) is the Jing-River point belonging to Metal. It is located one cun posterior to the wrist crease. It treats heart pain, sadness, fear, sudden aphonia, and difficulty speaking.
Shaohai (HT3) is the He-Sea point belonging to Water. It is located on the medial aspect of the elbow, outside the large bone behind the olecranon, 0.5 cun from the tip of the elbow, in the artery within the transverse crease; locate it by flexing the elbow towards the head. Moxibustion is contraindicated. It treats headache, neck stiffness, chest fullness, irritability, and numbness and difficulty raising the shoulders and arms.
Yinxi (HT6) is located in the artery 0.5 cun posterior to the wrist crease. It treats chest fullness and heart pain, rebellious qi, aphonia and difficulty speaking, epistaxis, aversion to cold with shivering, cholera-like disorder, fright, night sweats, and childhood bone-steaming tidal fever.
Tongli (HT5) diverges to the Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang. It is located one cun posterior to the wrist. It treats palpitations, anxiety, abdominal distension with reduced appetite, redness of the head and face, and paralysis of the four limbs.