在第二椎下两旁各一寸半。灸五壮。主伤寒项强,目瞑,鼻塞,风劳,呕逆上气,胸痛
背痛,气短不安,风眩头痛,鼻清涕出,时时嚏不已,鼻衄、窒、喘息不通,咳逆。
在第三椎下两旁各一寸半(灸三壮)。主癫痫,瘿气,吐逆上气,汗不出,支满,脊强寒
热,不食,内痛皮痒,传尸骨蒸,肺嗽,喘咳少气,百病胸中痛,胸中气满,背偻如龟。
在第四椎下两旁各一寸半。灸五壮(原注∶出《山 经》)。主理逆气呕逆,心痛留结,
胸闷。
在第五椎下两旁各一寸半(原注∶《铜人》不灸)。
在第六椎下两旁相去一寸半(原注∶又名高盖)。许灸。主寒热,腹中痛、雷鸣,气逆心
痛。
在第七椎下两旁相去各一寸半(灸三壮)。主胸胁相引,不得倾侧,肩背塞,痉,心痛,
痰饮
吐逆,汗出寒热,骨痛,虚胀支满,痰疟 癖,气块,膈上痛,喉痹,身常湿,不食,切痛
,喉痹哽噎,咽肿不得消,食饮不下。主吐食。
在第九椎下两旁相去各一寸半。灸三壮。主口干,中风,支满,短气,不食,食不消,
吐血
,目不明,闭塞,腰痛肩疼,寒疝。主热病差后食五辛多,患眼暗如雀目,鼻中酸,两胁急
痛,唾血呕血,筋急,手相引筋,寒热,痉。
位于项部后方第一椎骨下方,两侧各距中线一寸半的凹陷处。不施灸(原注:又名本神穴)。
位于第二椎骨下方,两侧各距中线一寸半处。施灸五壮。主治伤寒引起的项部僵硬、闭目畏光、鼻塞、风劳病、呕吐气逆、胸痛背痛、呼吸短促不安、风眩头痛、鼻流清涕、频繁打喷嚏不止、鼻出血、鼻窍阻塞、喘息不通、咳嗽气逆。
位于第三椎骨下方,两侧各距中线一寸半处(施灸三壮)。主治癫痫、瘿气(甲状腺肿大类疾病)、呕吐气逆、无汗、胸胁胀满、脊背强直伴寒热往来、食欲不振、体内疼痛且皮肤瘙痒、传尸骨蒸劳热、肺系咳嗽、气喘咳嗽兼少气、各种病症引起的胸中疼痛、胸中气机壅满、背部弯曲如龟状。
位于第四椎骨下方,两侧各距中线一寸半处。施灸五壮(原注:出自《山经》)。主治调理气机上逆导致的呕吐、心痛且有结滞感、胸闷。
位于第五椎骨下方,两侧各距中线一寸半处(原注:《铜人腧穴针灸图经》记载此处不灸)。
位于第六椎骨下方,两侧相距一寸半处(原注:又名高盖穴)。允许施灸。主治寒热往来、腹中疼痛伴有肠鸣音、气机上逆导致的心痛。
位于第七椎骨下方,两侧相距各一寸半处(施灸三壮)。主治胸胁相互牵引、身体无法倾斜侧转、肩背部闭塞感、痉挛、心痛、痰饮导致的呕吐气逆、出汗伴寒热、骨痛、虚性胀满及胸胁支撑感、痰疟癖块、气块、膈上疼痛、喉痹、身体常感潮湿、食欲不振、剧烈疼痛、喉痹哽噎、咽喉肿痛难以消退、饮食难以下咽。主治呕吐食物。
位于第九椎骨下方,两侧相距各一寸半处。施灸三壮。主治口干、中风、胸胁胀满、呼吸短促、食欲不振、食物不消化、吐血、视物不明、闭塞感、腰痛肩疼、寒疝。主治热病痊愈后食用过多五辛(葱、蒜、韭、薤、兴渠),导致眼睛昏暗如雀目(夜盲症)、鼻中酸楚、两胁拘急疼痛、唾血呕血、筋脉拘急、手足相互牵引抽筋、寒热往来、痉挛。
Located in the depression on both sides, one and a half cun lateral to the midline, below the first cervical vertebra at the back of the neck. Moxibustion is not applied (Original note: also known as Benshen [Spirit Root]).
Located one and a half cun lateral to the midline on both sides, below the second thoracic vertebra. Apply five moxa cones. Indicated for stiff neck due to Cold Damage (Shanghan), photophobia with closed eyes, nasal congestion, wind-lao syndrome, vomiting with rebellious Qi, chest pain, back pain, shortness of breath with restlessness, wind-dizziness headache, runny nose with clear discharge, frequent sneezing without relief, epistaxis, nasal obstruction, dyspnea and inability to breathe freely, cough with rebellious Qi.
Located one and a half cun lateral to the midline on both sides, below the third thoracic vertebra (apply three moxa cones). Indicated for epilepsy, Ying Qi (goiter-like conditions), vomiting with rebellious Qi, anhidrosis, hypochondriac fullness, spinal stiffness with alternating chills and fever, anorexia, internal pain with pruritus cutis, tuberculosis-like consumption with bone-steaming fever, pulmonary cough, wheezing and cough with shortness of Qi, various diseases causing chest pain, chest Qi stagnation with fullness, kyphosis resembling a turtle's shell.
Located one and a half cun lateral to the midline on both sides, below the fourth thoracic vertebra. Apply five moxa cones (Original note: cited from *Shan Jing*). Indicated for regulating rebellious Qi causing vomiting, heart pain with lingering accumulation, and chest oppression.
Located one and a half cun lateral to the midline on both sides, below the fifth thoracic vertebra (Original note: *Tongren* states moxibustion is not applied here).
Located one and a half cun apart on both sides, below the sixth thoracic vertebra (Original note: also known as Gaogai [High Cover]). Moxibustion is permitted. Indicated for alternating chills and fever, abdominal pain with borborygmus, rebellious Qi causing heart pain.
Located one and a half cun apart on both sides, below the seventh thoracic vertebra (apply three moxa cones). Indicated for mutual traction of the chest and hypochondrium, inability to lean or turn sideways, sensation of blockage in the shoulder and back, spasms, heart pain, vomiting and rebellious Qi due to phlegm-fluid retention, sweating with chills and fever, bone pain, deficiency-type distension and hypochondriac fullness, phlegm-malaria and mass formations, Qi masses, pain above the diaphragm, Bi syndrome of the throat, constant dampness of the body, anorexia, severe pain, Bi syndrome of the throat with choking sensation, swollen and painful throat difficult to resolve, inability to swallow food and drink. Indicated for vomiting food.
Located one and a half cun apart on both sides, below the ninth thoracic vertebra. Apply three moxa cones. Indicated for dry mouth, stroke, hypochondriac fullness, shortness of Qi, anorexia, indigestion, hematemesis, blurred vision, obstruction sensation, lower back pain and shoulder pain, cold hernia. Indicated for post-febrile disease conditions where excessive consumption of the Five Pungent Vegetables (scallion, garlic, leek, wild onion, asafetida) leads to dim vision resembling nyctalopia (night blindness), nasal sourness, acute pain and tension in both hypochondria, hemoptysis and hematemesis, tendon tension, involuntary pulling/spasms of the hands and feet, alternating chills and fever, and spasms.