典藏书目

A total of twenty-one acupoints.

Yinbai (SP1) is located at the medial end of the big toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the corner of the nail. Needle 1 fen, retain needle for three breaths, moxa 3 cones.
Indications: Abdominal distension, wheezing and fullness, inability to lie flat, vomiting, inability to eat, chest pain, irritability and heat, sudden diarrhea, epistaxis, corpse-jue (sudden fainting with loss of consciousness), cold feet that cannot be warmed, women with menstrual periods overdue. Needling can bring immediate cure. For children suffering from Ke Wu (fright due to strange visitors) and convulsions. When combined with Lidui (ST45), it treats sleep terrors and restlessness.

Dadu (SP2) is located in the depression between the white and red flesh at the bone joint, posterior to the second phalanx and anterior to the proximal phalanx on the medial side of the big toe, anterior to the malleolus prominence. Needle 3 fen, retain needle for seven breaths, moxa 3 cones.
Indications: Heat diseases with no sweat, inability to lie flat, heavy body, bone pain, cold hands and feet due to Cold Damage (Shanghan), abdominal fullness, vomiting, mental confusion, low back pain with inability to bend or extend, swelling and pain of the four limbs. For pregnant women, regardless of the month of pregnancy, and for those within one hundred days postpartum, moxibustion is contraindicated. ○ For difficulty in defecation, moxa according to age (Sui Nian Zhuang); for cholera with incessant diarrhea, moxa 7 cones (from *Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Henggu (KI13), it treats lumbar pain due to Qi stagnation preventing standing (from *Xi Hong Fu*); combined with Jingqu (LU8), it treats heat diseases with no sweat (from *Bai Zheng Fu*).

Taibai (SP3) is located in the depression at the junction of the red and white flesh, in the center of the prominence behind the big toe. Needle 3 fen, retain needle for seven breaths, moxa 3 cones.
Indications: Fever, irritability and fullness, abdominal distension, indigestion, vomiting, dysentery with pus and blood, low back pain, difficulty in defecation, rebellious Qi, cholera, cutting pain in the abdomen, borborygmus, soreness and weakness of the knees and thighs, muscle spasms, heavy body, bone pain. ○ For hemorrhoids and fistulas (from *Yu Long Fu*); it can guide Qi to Qichong (ST30) (from *Tong Xuan Fu*).

Gongsun (SP4) is located in the depression on the lateral side of the foot, posterior to the prominence behind the big toe. Needle 4 fen, retain needle for seven breaths, moxa 3 cones. The *Jia Yi Jing* states to retain the needle for twenty breaths.
Indications: Cold malaria, anorexia, epilepsy, frequent sighing, alternating chills and fever, sweating, tendency to vomit, sudden facial edema, irritability, polydipsia, Gallbladder deficiency, abdominal emptiness, edema, drum-like abdominal distension, cold Spleen, stomachache. ○ For abdominal distension and heartache, moxa 7 cones (from *Shen Nong Jing*); for abdominal pain, it must be combined with Neiguan (PC6) (from *Xi Hong Fu*); for cold Spleen and stomachache, draining Gongsun brings immediate cure (from *Biao You Fu*). Combined with Zhaohai (KI6) to treat Taiyin meridian involvement on the fourth day of Cold Damage, further connecting to Guanyuan (CV4) (from *Lan Jiang Fu*).

Shangqiu (SP5) is located slightly anterior to the midpoint of the medial malleolus. Needle 3 fen, retain needle for seven breaths, moxa 3 cones.
Indications: Epigastric pain, abdominal distension, borborygmus, constipation, Spleen deficiency causing melancholy, aversion to cold, frequent sighing, heart sorrow, rebellious Qi, wheezing and vomiting, stiff tongue, Spleen accumulation and mass, jaundice, cold malaria, heaviness of the body, joint pain, lethargy and desire to sleep, bone abscess, hemorrhoids, pain in the medial thigh, hernia huo (fox hernia) radiating to lower abdominal pain with inability to bend or extend. ○ For Spleen deficiency with abdominal distension and epigastric pain, moxa 7 cones (from *Shen Nong Jing*); combined with Jiexi (ST41) and Qiuxu (GB40) to treat foot pain (from *Yu Long Fu*); specifically excellent for treating hemorrhoids and fistulas (from *Bai Zheng Fu*).

Sanyinjiao (SP6) is located 3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus. Needle 3 fen, retain needle for seven breaths, moxa 3 cones. Contraindicated for needling during pregnancy.
Indications: Spleen and Stomach weakness, epigastric and abdominal fullness, lack of appetite, Spleen disease with heavy body and inability to move the four limbs, undigested stool in diarrhea, bloody dysentery, masses, unbearable pain below the umbilicus, stroke with sudden fainting and loss of consciousness, pain on the medial aspect of the knee, flaccidity and inability to walk. For women: difficult labor, uncontrollable menstruation, leukorrhea (red and white discharge). For conditions involving diarrhea followed by tonification: Small Intestine hernia, cryptorchidism, painful swelling of the testicles, urinary retention, generalized edema; tonify first, then drain. ○ At the depression 3 cun above the medial malleolus near Jiegu, moxa 50 cones to treat rebellious cough, consumption, cold damage, grief, tendon spasm and pain; also central rebellious cough, profuse diarrhea, abdominal fullness, throat obstruction, neck and jaw fullness, intestinal hemorrhoids, rebellious Qi, hemorrhoidal bleeding, genital urgency, epistaxis, bone sores, difficulty in urination and defecation, dry nose, irritability, mania, wandering Qi. All twenty-two types of diseases should be treated with moxibustion here. For men and women dreaming of sexual intercourse with seminal emission, moxa Sanyinjiao 5 cones; effective for frequent dream emissions. For cholera with cold hands and feet, moxa 7 cones; if not cured, add 7 more cones. For劳淋 (labor strain strangury), moxa 100 cones in three sessions. For hemorrhoids, needle 3 fen, also treats difficulty in defecation. For Qi water and enlarged testicles ascending into the abdomen, moxa according to age (from *Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Zusanli (ST36) and Jiegu (GB39) to treat chronic gout (from *Yu Long Fu*); combined with Qihai (CV6) to treat white turbidity and long-term seminal emission (from *Bai Zheng Fu*); for cold cough, tonify Hegu (LI4) but drain this point; for foot pain and knee swelling, needle Zusanli (ST36) and combine with Xuanzhong (GB39), Er Ling (likely referring to Yanglingquan GB34 and Yinlingquan SP9), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taichong (LR3) to guide Qi and treat numbness of fingertips (from *Xi Hong Fu*); combined with Hegu (LI4) to treat Spleen disease and Blood/Qi issues; combined with Chengshan (BL57) to treat chest and diaphragm stuffiness and preference for eating (from *Tian Xing Mi Jue*); combined with Dadun (LR1) to treat Small Intestine hernia (from *Qian Kun Sheng Yi*).

Lougu (SP7) is located in the depression below the bone, 6 cun above the medial malleolus. Needle 3 fen, retain needle for seven breaths, moxa 3 cones.
Indications: Knee bi syndrome, cold and insensitivity of the feet, borborygmus, abdominal distension, masses, cold Qi, lower abdominal pain, poor nutrition despite diet, difficulty in urination, seminal emission.

Diji (SP8) is located in the depression below the bone, 5 cun below the knee, on the medial side. Needle 3 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Low back pain with inability to bend or extend, loose stools, abdominal distension, edema, anorexia, insufficiency of essence, difficulty in urination, foot bi pain, uterine masses in women. ○ Combined with Xuehai (SP10) to treat irregular menstruation in women (from *Bai Zheng Fu*).

Yinlingquan (SP9) is located in the depression below the medial condyle of the tibia, opposite to Yanglingquan (GB34), about 1 cun lateral to the knee crease. Needle 5 fen, retain needle for seven breaths, moxa 3 cones.
Indications: Cold pain in the abdomen, distension, wheezing and rebellion, inability to lie flat, difficulty in urination, Qi strangury, alternating chills and fever, low back pain with inability to bend or extend, cholera, hernia and masses, enuresis, diarrhea, genital pain, redness and swelling of the feet and knees. ○ For urinary retention and hernia/masses, moxa 7 cones (from *Shen Nong Jing*); for involuntary urine leakage, needle 5 fen, moxa according to age; for edema with inability to lie flat, moxa 100 cones (from *Qianjin Fang*). Combined with Yanglingquan (GB34) to treat stubborn knee swelling (from *Yu Long Fu*); for cutting pain in the intestines, regulate Yinlingquan (from *Tai Yi Ge*); to treat gout (from *Ling Guang Fu*); for chest and heart fullness, combine with Chengshan (BL57) to improve appetite; for foot pain and knee swelling, needle Zusanli (ST36) and combine with Xuanzhong (GB39), Er Ling (Yanglingquan/Inylngquan), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Taichong (LR3) to move Qi and treat fingertip numbness (from *Xi Hong Fu*); combined with Shuifen (CV9) to remove edema and umbilical distension (from *Bai Zheng Fu*); it can open the water pathways (from *Tong Xuan Fu*); if there is pain connecting the Small Intestine to the umbilicus, needle Yinlingquan first, then Yongquan (KI1) (from *Tian Xing Mi Jue*).

Xuehai (SP10) is located in the depression at the junction of the white and red flesh, 1 cun above the patella, on the medial side. Needle 5 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Metrorrhagia and metrorrhaxis, irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, rebellious Qi, abdominal distension in women; tonify first, then drain. Also treats Kidney wind, itching and dampness in both legs that is unbearable. ○ Combined with Diji (SP8) to treat irregular menstruation in women; combined with Chongmen (SP11) to treat masses with verified efficacy (from *Bai Zheng Fu*); combined with Qihai (CV6) to treat five types of strangury (from *Ling Guang Fu*).

Jimén (SP12) is on the fish belly, between two tendons, on the medial aspect of the inner thigh where the pulse is palpable. Needle 3 fen, retain for six breaths, moxa 3 cones. Some say needling is prohibited.
Indications: Urinary retention, enuresis, swelling and pain in the inguinal region.

Chōngmén (SP15) is 5 cun superior to Fushu (SP16? Note: Text says Da Heng, likely referring to position relative to abdominal points), at both ends of the Henggu (KI11), 3.5 cun from the midline, horizontally aligned above Guanyuan (CV4), vertically aligned below Fushu (ST25? Note: Text says Fushu, likely referring to SP15's own relation or ST25, context implies location), and vertically aligned with Biguan (ST31). Needle 7 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Internal cold with accumulation, general weakness, yin hernia, pregnancy pressing on the heart, difficulty in lactation. ○ Combined with Qichong (ST30) to treat leukorrhea and postpartum hemorrhage; combined with Xuehai (SP10) to treat masses (from *Bai Zheng Fu*).

Fùshě (SP16) is 3 cun inferior to Fujie (SP14), 3.5 cun from the midline, horizontally aligned with Qihai (CV6). Needle 7 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Hernia and masses, fullness and pain in the abdomen and hypochondrium, pain moving up and down to the heart, accumulations, bi pain, rebellious Qi, cholera.

Fújié (SP14) is 1.8 cun inferior to Daheng (SP15), 3.5 cun from the midline, horizontally aligned with the umbilicus. Needle 7 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Rebellious cough, abdominal pain around the umbilicus, internal cold, dysentery, heartache.

Dàhéng (SP15) is 1.8 cun superior to Fujie (SP14), horizontally aligned between Shuifen (CV9) and Xiawan (CV10). Needle 7 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Severe rebellious Qi, inability to move the four limbs, excessive cold, propensity to sadness. ○ For excessive cold and watery diarrhea with inability to move the four limbs, moxa according to age; for excessive sweating, inability to move the four limbs, and weakness, moxa 50 cones at the transverse wrinkle. Located 7 cun from the umbilicus on either side, this also belongs to this point. ○ Combined with Tianchong (GB17) to treat pathological crying (from *Bai Zheng Fu*).

Fù'āi (SP13) is 1.5 cun inferior to Riyue (GB24), 3.5 cun from the midline, horizontally aligned with Zhongwan (CV12). Needle 3 fen, moxa 5 cones. The *Jia Yi Jing* states needle 7 fen.
Indications: Internal cold, indigestion, pus and blood in stool, abdominal pain.

Shídòu (SP19) is 1.8 cun inferior to Tianxi (SP18), extending 5.5 cun laterally from Zhongting (CV12), slightly upward, with Bulang (BL18) in between. Needle 4 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Fullness in the chest, hypochondrium, and limbs, coughing and spitting with rebellious Qi, inability to drink, fluid sound in the diaphragm.

Tiānxī (SP18) is directly posterior to the nipple, 2 cun away. Needle 4 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Chest fullness, wheezing and rebellion, upper Qi rising, sounds in the throat, breast swelling in women, ben abscess.

Xiōngxiāng (SP17) is 1.6 cun inferior to Zhourong (SP20). Needle 4 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, radiating back pain, inability to lie flat, difficulty turning over.

Zhōuxíng (SP21? Note: Text says Zhou Ying, likely a typo for Zhou Rong SP20 or similar, but listed separately. Standard texts list Zhou Rong SP20. Here "Zhou Ying" might refer to a specific variation or error in source, translating as stated.) is 1.6 cun inferior to Zhongfu (LU1). Needle 4 fen, moxa 5 cones.
Indications: Chest fullness, inability to bend or extend, rebellious cough, inability to eat.

Dàbāo (SP21) is 3 cun inferior to the axillary apex, horizontally aligned with Riyue (GB24). Needle 3 fen, moxa 3 cones.
Indications: Wheezing and pain in the chest, sensation of large Qi in the abdomen preventing breathing. In excess patterns, the whole body feels cold; in deficiency patterns, all joints become flaccid.