(左右足及股凡二十八穴)
1.窍阴∶二穴金也,在足小指次指之端,去爪甲如韭叶。足少阳脉之所出也,为井。治胁痛,咳逆不
得息,手足烦热汗不出,转筋,痈疽,头痛,心烦,喉痹,舌强,口干,肘不可举,
卒聋不闻人语。可灸三壮,针入一分。
2.侠溪∶二穴水也,在足小指次指岐骨间本节前陷中。足少阳脉之所流也,为荥。治胸胁支满,寒
热汗不出,目外 赤,目眩,颊颔肿,耳聋,胸中痛不可转侧,痛无常处。可灸三壮,针入三分。
3.地五会∶二穴在足小指次指本节后陷中,去侠溪一寸。治内伤唾血,足外皮肤不泽,乳肿。针入
二分,不可灸,灸则使羸瘦,不出三年卒。
4.临泣∶二穴木也,在足小指次指本节后间陷中,去侠溪一寸五分。足少阳脉之所注也,为 。治胸
中满、缺盆中及腋下肿,马刀疡 、善啮颊、天牖中肿,淫泺 酸,目眩,枕骨合颅
痛,洒淅振寒,妇人月事不利,季胁支满,乳痈,胸痛,周痹痛
无常处,厥逆气喘不能行, 疟日发。可灸三壮,针入二分。
5.丘墟∶二穴在足外踝下,如前陷中,去临泣三寸。足少阳脉之所过也,为原。治胸胁满痛不得息,
久疟,振寒,腋下肿,痿厥坐不能起,髀枢中痛,目生翳膜,腿 酸,转筋,卒
疝,少腹坚,寒热,颈肿。可灸三壮,针入五分,留七呼。
6.悬钟∶二穴在足外踝上三寸动脉中,足三阳之大络,按之阳明脉绝乃取之。治心腹胀满,胃中热不
嗜食,膝 痛,筋挛,足不收履,坐不能起。可灸五壮,针入六分,留七呼。
7.阳辅∶二穴火也,在足外踝上四寸,辅骨前绝骨端。如前三分,去丘墟七寸。足少阳脉之所行也,
为经。治腰溶溶如坐水中,膝下肤肿,筋挛,诸节尽痛,痛无常处,腋下肿 ,马刀喉
痹,膝 酸,风痹不仁。可灸三壮,针入五分,留七呼。
8.光明∶二穴在足外踝上五寸,别走厥阴,足少阳终。治身解寒,淫泺 酸,不能久立,与阳辅疗病
法同。热病汗不出,卒狂,虚则痿痹,坐不能起,实则足 热膝痹,身体不仁,善啮
颊。可灸五壮,针入六分,留七呼。
9.外丘∶二穴在足外踝上七寸,少阳所生。治肤痛,痿痹,胸胁胀满,颈项痛,恶风寒,癫疾。针入
三分,可灸三壮。今附 犬所伤,毒不出,发寒热,速以三壮。又可灸所啮之处,立愈。
10.阳交∶二穴,一名别阳,阳维 ,在足外踝上七寸,斜属三阳分肉之间。治寒厥,惊狂,喉痹,胸
满,面肿,寒痹,膝 不收。灸之三壮,针入六分,留七呼。
11.阳陵泉∶二穴土也,在膝下一寸,外廉陷中。足少阳脉之所入也,为合。针入六分,得气即泻。
又宜灸留针为要也。治膝伸不得屈,冷痹,脚不仁,偏风,半身不遂,脚冷无血色。又以
蹲坐取之,灸亦良,日可灸七壮至十七壮即止。
12.阳关∶二穴在阳陵泉上三寸,犊鼻外陷中。治膝外痛不可屈伸,风痹不仁。针入五分,不可灸。
13.中渎∶二穴在髀骨外膝上五寸,分肉间陷中,足少阳络。治寒气入于分肉之间,痛攻上下,筋痹
不仁。可灸五壮。针入五分,留七呼。
14.环跳∶二穴在髀枢中,侧卧伸下足,屈上足取之。治冷风,温痹,风疹,偏风,半身不遂,腰胯痛
不得转侧。可灸五十壮,针入一寸,留十呼,忌热面、猪、鱼、生冷物等。
(左右足部及大腿部位共有二十八穴)
1.窍阴:共二穴,五行属金。位于足小趾与次趾的末端,距离爪甲边缘约如韭菜叶宽度处。是足少阳胆经脉气所发出的穴位,属于井穴。主治胁肋疼痛、咳嗽气逆呼吸不畅、手足烦热无汗、筋脉拘挛抽搐、痈疽疮疡、头痛、心烦、喉痹、舌体僵硬、口干、肘部活动受限不能上举、突然耳聋听不见人说话。可艾灸三壮,针刺深度一分。
2.侠溪:共二穴,五行属水。位于足小趾与次趾之间骨缝中,本节前方的凹陷处。是足少阳胆经脉气所流经的穴位,属于荥穴。主治胸胁胀满支撑感、寒热往来无汗、目外眦发红、目眩、面颊和下颌肿胀、耳聋、胸中疼痛身体无法转动、疼痛位置不固定。可艾灸三壮,针刺深度三分。
3.地五会:共二穴。位于足小趾与次趾本节后方的凹陷处,距离侠溪穴一寸。主治内伤吐血、足外侧皮肤色泽不佳、乳房肿胀。针刺深度二分,不可艾灸,若艾灸会导致身体消瘦羸弱,不出三年便会猝死。
4.临泣:共二穴,五行属木。位于足小趾与次趾本节后方的凹陷处,距离侠溪穴一寸五分。是足少阳胆经脉气所灌注的穴位,属于输穴。主治胸中胀满、缺盆中及腋下肿胀、马刀疡瘘(颈部淋巴结结核类疾病)、喜欢咬脸颊、天牖穴部位肿胀、身体酸软无力且酸痛、目眩、枕骨与颅骨连接处疼痛、洒淅恶寒战栗、妇女月经不调、季胁部胀满、乳痈、胸痛、周身痹痛疼痛位置不固定、厥逆气喘不能行走、每日发作的疟疾。可艾灸三壮,针刺深度二分。
5.丘墟:共二穴。位于足外踝下方,如同前述的凹陷处,距离临泣穴三寸。是足少阳胆经脉气所经过的穴位,属于原穴。主治胸胁满痛呼吸不畅、久疟、寒战、腋下肿胀、痿证厥逆坐起困难、髀枢中疼痛、眼生翳膜、腿部酸痛、筋脉拘挛、突然疝气、小腹坚硬、寒热往来、颈肿。可艾灸三壮,针刺深度五分,留针七次呼吸的时间。
6.悬钟:共二穴。位于足外踝上三寸动脉搏动处,为足三阳经的大络,按压此处若见阳明脉跳动消失即可取此穴。主治心腹胀满、胃中有热不欲饮食、膝部疼痛、筋脉拘挛、足部无力无法穿鞋行走、坐起困难。可艾灸五壮,针刺深度六分,留针七次呼吸的时间。
7.阳辅:共二穴,五行属火。位于足外踝上四寸,辅骨前绝骨端。如同前述深度三分,距离丘墟穴七寸。是足少阳胆经脉气所运行的穴位,属于经穴。主治腰部溶溶然如坐在水中、膝下皮肤肿胀、筋脉拘挛、全身关节尽皆疼痛、疼痛位置不固定、腋下肿胀、马刀喉痹、膝部酸痛、风痹麻木不仁。可艾灸三壮,针刺深度五分,留针七次呼吸的时间。
8.光明:共二穴。位于足外踝上五寸,别走厥阴肝经,为足少阳胆经的终止穴。主治身体懈惰怕冷、身体酸软无力且酸痛、不能久立,治疗法则与阳辅穴相同。热病无汗、突然发狂、虚证则表现为痿痹、坐起困难、实证则表现为足底发热膝部痹痛、身体麻木不仁、喜欢咬脸颊。可艾灸五壮,针刺深度六分,留针七次呼吸的时间。
9.外丘:共二穴。位于足外踝上七寸,为足少阳胆经之气所生发之处。主治皮肤疼痛、痿痹、胸胁胀满、颈项疼痛、恶风寒、癫疾。针刺深度三分,可艾灸三壮。现附加记载被狗咬伤,毒气不出,出现寒热症状,迅速艾灸三壮即可。也可艾灸被咬伤的部位,立即痊愈。
10.阳交:共二穴,又名别阳,属阳维脉。位于足外踝上七寸,斜行归属于三阳经肌肉纹理之间。主治寒厥、惊狂、喉痹、胸满、面部肿胀、寒痹、膝部无力下垂。艾灸三壮,针刺深度六分,留针七次呼吸的时间。
11.阳陵泉:共二穴,五行属土。位于膝下一寸,外侧凹陷处。是足少阳胆经脉气所入合的穴位,属于合穴。针刺深度六分,得气后立即泻法。又适宜采用灸法和留针作为主要治疗手段。主治膝盖伸直不能弯曲、冷痹、脚部麻木不仁、偏风、半身不遂、脚冷无血色。另外可采用蹲坐姿势取穴,艾灸效果也很好,每日可艾灸七壮至十七壮即止。
12.阳关:共二穴。位于阳陵泉上三寸,犊鼻穴外侧凹陷处。主治膝外侧疼痛不能屈伸、风痹麻木不仁。针刺深度五分,不可艾灸。
13.中渎:共二穴。位于大腿骨外侧膝上五寸,肌肉纹理间的凹陷处,为足少阳胆经的络穴。主治寒气侵入肌肉纹理之间,疼痛攻冲上下移动,筋痹麻木不仁。可艾灸五壮。针刺深度五分,留针七次呼吸的时间。
14.环跳:共二穴。位于髀枢中,侧卧位,伸展下肢,弯曲上肢取穴。主治冷风、温痹、风疹、偏风、半身不遂、腰胯疼痛无法转动。可艾灸五十壮,针刺深度一寸,留针十次呼吸的时间,忌食热面、猪肉、鱼类、生冷食物等。
(There are twenty-eight acupoints in total on both lower limbs and thighs.)
1. Qiaoyin (GB44, Nail Edge): Two points, Element Metal. Located at the distal end of the fourth toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner. It is the Jing-Well point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian emerges. Indications include hypochondriac pain, cough with inverted Qi and dyspnea, vexing heat in hands and feet without sweating, muscle spasms, carbuncles and sores, headache, restlessness, throat obstruction, tongue stiffness, dry mouth, inability to raise the elbow, sudden deafness. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.1 cun.
2. Xiaxi (GB43, Stream): Two points, Element Water. Located in the depression proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint, between the fourth and fifth toes. It is the Ying-Spring point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian flows. Indications include chest and hypochondriac fullness and distension, alternating chills and fever without sweating, redness of the outer canthus, vertigo, swelling of the cheek and mandible, deafness, chest pain preventing turning of the body, wandering pain. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.3 cun.
3. Diwuhui (GB42, Earth Five Meetings): Two points. Located in the depression posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fourth toe, 1 cun distal to Xiaxi (GB43). Indications include hemoptysis due to internal injury, lusterless skin on the lateral foot, breast swelling. Acupuncture: 0.2 cun. Moxibustion is contraindicated; if applied, it may lead to emaciation and death within three years.
4. Linqi (GB41, Flowing In): Two points, Element Wood. Located in the depression posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fourth toe, 1.5 cun distal to Xiaxi (GB43). It is the Shu-Stream point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian pours into. Indications include chest fullness, swelling in the supraclavicular fossa and axilla, scrofula (Mar Knife Ulcer), tendency to bite the cheek, swelling at Tianyou (SI16), body weakness and soreness, vertigo, pain at the occiput-skull junction, aversion to cold and shivering, irregular menstruation in women, fullness in the costal region, mastitis, chest pain, generalized bi-syndrome with wandering pain, reversal syndrome with asthma and inability to walk, daily malaria. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.2 cun.
5. Qiuxu (GB40, Ruins): Two points. Located below the lateral malleolus, in the depression as described previously, 3 cun distal to Linqi (GB41). It is the Yuan-Source point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian passes through. Indications include chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain with dyspnea, chronic malaria, chills, axillary swelling, flaccidity and reversal syndromes with inability to rise from sitting, pain in the hip joint, eye opacities, leg soreness, muscle spasms, acute hernia, hardness of the lower abdomen, alternating chills and fever, neck swelling. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.5 cun, retain for 7 breaths.
6. Xuanzhong (GB39, Hanging Bell): Two points. Located 3 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, in the arterial pulse, representing the Great Luo of the Three Yang Meridians. It should be selected when the Yangming pulse disappears upon pressure. Indications include abdominal distension and fullness, gastric heat with anorexia, knee pain, tendon contraction, foot drop/inability to wear shoes, difficulty rising from a seated position. Moxibustion: 5 cones; Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, retain for 7 breaths.
7. Yangfu (GB38, Yang Assistant): Two points, Element Fire. Located 4 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, anterior to the fibula at the end of the bone gap. Depth similar to previous points, 7 cun distal to Qiuxu (GB40). It is the Jing-River point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian travels. Indications back sensation like sitting in water, swelling of skin below the knee, tendon contraction, pain in all joints with wandering location, axillary swelling, scrofula and throat obstruction, knee soreness, wind-bi with numbness. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.5 cun, retain for 7 breaths.
8. Guangming (GB37, Bright Light): Two points. Located 5 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, connecting to the Jueyin Liver Meridian, marking the end of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Indications include body laxity and aversion to cold, body weakness and soreness, inability to stand for long periods (treatment method same as Yangfu); excess heat disease with no sweat, sudden mania; deficiency patterns manifest as flaccidity and bi-syndrome with inability to rise; excess patterns manifest as hot soles, knee bi-syndrome, body numbness, tendency to bite the cheek. Moxibustion: 5 cones; Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, retain for 7 breaths.
9. Waiqiu (GB36, Outer Mound): Two points. Located 7 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, where the Qi of Shaoyang generates. Indications include skin pain, flaccidity and bi-syndrome, chest and hypochondriac distension, neck and nape pain, aversion to wind and cold, epilepsy. Acupuncture: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 cones. Additional indication: Dog bites with trapped toxin causing chills and fever; apply 3 cones of moxibustion immediately. Moxibustion on the bite site also leads to immediate recovery.
10. Yangjiao (GB35, Yang Intersection): Two points, also known as Bieyang, belonging to the Yang Wei Vessel. Located 7 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, obliquely entering the space between the muscles of the Three Yang Meridians. Indications include cold reversal, fright and mania, throat obstruction, chest fullness, facial swelling, cold-bi, knee weakness/collapse. Moxibustion: 3 cones; Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, retain for 7 breaths.
11. Yanglingquan (GB34, Yang Valley Spring): Two points, Element Earth. Located 1 cun below the knee, in the depression on the lateral margin. It is the He-Sea point where the Qi of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian enters. Acupuncture: 0.6 cun, apply draining method upon obtaining Deqi. Moxibustion and needle retention are also recommended. Indications include inability to flex the knee while extending, cold-bi, foot numbness, hemiplegia, half-body paralysis, cold feet without blood color. For needling/moxibustion, the patient may squat or sit. Daily moxibustion: 7 to 17 cones.
12. Yangguan (EX-LE6, Yang Gate): Two points. Located 3 cun superior to Yanglingquan (GB34), in the depression lateral to Dubi (ST35). Indications include lateral knee pain preventing flexion and extension, wind-bi with numbness. Acupuncture: 0.5 cun. Moxibustion is contraindicated.
13. Zhongdu (GB32, Middle Dividing): Two points. Located 5 cun above the knee on the lateral aspect of the femur, in the depression between muscle bellies, serving as the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian. Indications include cold qi invading muscle layers, pain attacking up and down, tendon-bi with numbness. Moxibustion: 5 cones; Acupuncture: 0.5 cun, retain for 7 breaths.
14. Huantiao (GB30, Jump Ring): Two points. Located in the hip joint pivot. Positioning: Lateral decubitus, extend the lower leg, flex the upper leg. Indications include cold wind, warm-bi, wind-rash, hemiplegia, half-body paralysis, lumbar and hip pain preventing turning. Moxibustion: 50 cones; Acupuncture: 1 cun, retain for 10 breaths. Dietary taboos: Avoid hot noodles, pork, fish, and raw/cold foods.