后顶 百会下一寸半。针四分，灸五壮。主风眩，目视KT KT ，颅上痛顶，恶风寒，诸阳之热逆，癫疾，
呕。
百会 前顶上一寸半，头顶中心旋毛中。针三分，灸百五十壮，即停三五日讫。绕四围以三棱针刺令出血，
以井花水淋之，令气宣通。频灸拔气上升，令人眼暗。主脱肛，风痫，青风心风，角弓反张，羊鸣多哭，言语
不择，发时即死，吐沫，心中热闷，头风多睡，心烦，惊悸健忘，饮食无味，饮酒面赤，头重鼻塞，目泣出，
耳鸣聋。
前顶 囟会上一寸半，骨陷中。针四分，灸三壮。主头风热痛，头肿，风痫，小儿惊痫，面赤肿，鼻多
清涕，项痛目眩。
囟会 上星上一寸。禁针，灸二七壮。主鼻塞不闻香臭，头风痛白屑起，多睡，惊痫戴目上视不识人，
目眩面肿。
上星 神庭上五分。针三分，灸三壮，至百五十壮止。多灸拔气上升，令人眼暗。主头风，头肿，皮肿，
头痛，面肿，鼻塞，目眩，目睛痛，痰疟振寒，热病汗不出。
神庭 额前直鼻入发际五分。禁针，误用令人颠，目暗。灸二七壮，至百壮止。主风痫，癫风羊鸣，角弓
反张，披发歌哭，惊悸不得安寝，喘渴，头痛目昏，目泣出，鼻流清涕。
素 鼻准上陷中。针三分，禁灸。
水沟 鼻准下人中中，直唇取之。针三分，灸三壮。主消渴，水气身肿，癫痫乍喜乍哭，牙关不开，面
肿唇动，肺风状如虫行，寒热头痛，喘渴，目不可视，鼻不闻香臭，口 不能开，寒热，卒中风，面肿。
兑端 上唇中央尖尖上。灸三壮。主唇吻强，上齿龋痛，癫疾吐沫，小便黄，舌干消渴，衄血不止。
龈交 唇内齿上缝中央，为任督之会，可逆刺之。针三分，灸三壮。主鼻窒喘息不利，口 僻，多涕，
鼽衄有疮，鼻生 肉，鼻头额 中痛，鼻中蚀疮，口噤，项如拔，面赤，颊中痛，心烦痛，颈项急。小儿面
疮久不可。以上俱头部中行。
任脉三八起阴会，曲骨中极关元锐，石门气海阴交仍，神阙水分下脘配，建里中上脘相连，巨阙鸠尾蔽
骨下，中庭膻中募玉堂，紫宫华盖璇玑夜，天突结喉是廉泉，唇下宛宛承浆舍。
任脉二十四穴，腹部中行，属阴之。
会阴 肛门前，前阴后，两阴间。针二寸，灸三壮。主痔与阴相通者死，阴中诸病，前后相引痛，不得
大小便，阴寒冲心，女子月经不通。
曲骨 中极下一寸，毛际陷中。针一寸半，灸五壮。主小便胀，血癃小便难，及 疝小腹痛，妇人赤白
带下。
中极 脐下四寸。针一寸二分，日灸三七壮，至三百壮止。主淋疾，小便赤，尿道痛，脐下积块如石；
妇人因产恶露不止遂成疝瘕，或月事不调、血结成块，拘挛腹疝，月水不下，乳余疾，绝子阴痒，子门不端，
小腹苦寒，贲豚抢心，饥不能食，腹胀，经闭不通，小便不利及失精，恍惚，尸厥，烦痛。
关元 脐下三寸。针二寸，日灸七壮，至三十壮，十日灸三百壮止。主脐下 痛，或结血状如覆杯，妇
人赤白带下，或因产恶露不止，断绝产道及胁下胀满。小腹热而偏痛，脐下三十六疾，不得小便皆治，及肠中尿
血，脬转，
气淋，血淋，石淋，又小便数及泄痢不止，石水，贲豚气入小腹，暴疝痛，身热头痛往来。
石门 又名丹田，脐下两寸。针五分，灸二七状，至一百状止，惟女人灸之绝产。主大便闭塞气结，心腹
坚满痛引阴中，不得小便并小腹中拘急，暴痛汗出并水气行皮中，小腹皮敦敦然，或小便黄赤，气满不欲食，谷
入不化，呕吐，贲豚气上入小腹，疝气游行五脏，绕脐疝痛，冲胸不得息。
气海 脐下一寸半。针一寸二分，灸三十壮，年高者灸一百壮。主脏气虚惫，一切气疾，小腹疝气游行五
脏，腹中切痛，冷气冲心，惊不得卧，妇人恶露不止，绕脐疼痛，气结成块，状如覆杯，小便赤涩。
阴交 脐下一寸。针八分，日灸三七壮，至七百壮止。主脐下热，水气痛状如刀搅，作块状如覆杯，妇人月水
不调，崩中带下，或因产后恶露不止，绕脐冷痛，脐下寒疝 痛。
神阙 即脐中央。禁针，灸百壮，小儿灸五壮至七壮。主腹大绕脐疼痛，水肿鼓胀，肠中雷鸣，状如水声，
久冷虚惫，泄利不止及小儿奶利不绝。
水分 鸠尾下六寸。禁针，日灸七壮，至四百止；若是水肿，宜针入一寸，灸之大良。主水肿腹胀，腹痛
坚硬，绕脐冲胸不得息、
下脘 鸠尾下五寸。针一寸，日灸二七壮，至二百壮止。主腹胃不调，不能食，肠坚腹痛，胃胀癖块，脉厥
厥动，日渐羸瘦，谷食不化。
建里 鸠尾下四寸。针六分，禁灸。
中脘 鸠尾下三寸。针一寸二分，日灸二七壮，累灸至一百壮止。主头热目黄，鼻鼽衄，背与心相引而痛，
停水喘胀、胁下坚痛，寒中伤饱，饮食不化，腹热喜渴，多涎有蛔，腹胀便坚，翻胃霍乱，心痛，热温 疟，
天行伤寒，或因读书得贲豚气，心闷伏梁气如覆杯，忧思损伤，气积腹中甚痛，作脓肿，往来上下，疝气冲
胸，冒死不知人。
上脘 鸠尾下二寸。针八分，日灸二七壮，至一百壮止，不瘥更倍之。主心中烦热，胀满不能食，霍乱吐
利，心痛不得卧，心风，惊悸，闷哕，伏梁气，贲豚气，风痫，热病身热汗不出，三虫，多涎。
巨阙 鸠尾下一寸。针一寸二分，日灸七壮，至四十九壮止。主心中烦闷，热病，胸中痰饮，息贲唾血，
风颠浪言或作马鸣，不食无力，数种心痛，虫痛，蛊毒，霍乱不识人及腹满，暴痛汗出，手臂不举。
鸠尾 臆前蔽骨下五分，无蔽骨者从歧骨际下行一寸取之，言其骨垂下如鸠尾之形也。禁用针灸。以上腹
部中行，俱正立取之。
中庭 鸠尾上一寸，膻中下一寸六分陷中。针三分，灸五壮。主胸胁支满，呕逆，饮食不下。
膻中 玉堂下一寸六分陷中，横直两乳中间。不宜针，灸七壮，至四十九壮止。主肺痈咳嗽上气，唾脓不
食，胸中气满如塞。
玉堂 紫宫下一寸六分陷中。针三分，灸五壮。主胸满喘息，膺骨痛，呕逆上气烦心，呕吐寒痰。
紫宫 华盖下一寸六分陷中。针三分，灸五壮。主胸胁满痛，膺骨疼，饮食不下，呕逆上气，烦心。
华盖 璇玑下一寸六分陷中。针三分，灸五壮。主胸胁支满，痛引胸中，咳逆上气，喘不能言。
璇玑 天突下一寸陷中。针三分，灸五壮。主胸皮满痛，喉痹咽肿，水浆不下。以上膺部中行六穴，乃任
脉所发，俱仰而取之。
天突 颈结喉下一寸，空潭宛宛中，乃阴维、任脉之会也。低针取之。针一寸，灸三壮。主咳嗽上气，噎
塞胸中，喉内状如水鸡声，肺痈唾脓血，气壅不通，喉中热疮不得下食，侠舌缝脉青，暴怖气哽，喉痹咽干，
咳逆喘急及肩背痛，漏颈痛。
廉泉 颔下结喉上舌本间。针三分，灸三
壮。主舌下肿难言，螈 ，涎多，咳嗽少气，喘息呕沫，口噤，舌根急缩，饮食难下。
承浆 下唇下宛宛陷中，开口取之。针二分，灸三壮或四十九壮，停四五日，灸多则恐伤阳明脉断，令风不
瘥，此艾炷止许一分半大。主偏风口 ，面肿面风，口不开，口中生疮，目眩瞑，小便黄或不禁，消渴嗜饮，
及暴哑不能言。
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后顶穴：位于百会穴下方一寸半处。针刺深度四分，艾灸五壮。主治风眩（因风邪引起的眩晕），视物模糊不清，头顶及颅部疼痛，怕风怕冷，诸阳经热气上逆，癫疾，呕吐。
百会穴：位于前顶穴上方一寸半处，即头顶中心旋毛之中。针刺深度三分，艾灸一百五十壮，灸完后需停三五日再行其他治疗。若用三棱针沿穴位四周刺破出血，并用井花水淋洗，可使气机宣通。频繁艾灸会导致气机上冲，使人视力减退。主治脱肛，风痫，青风内障和心风，角弓反张，像羊叫一样多哭，言语错乱不分是非，发作时可能致死，吐白沫，心中烦热闷胀，头风多睡，心烦，惊悸健忘，饮食无味，饮酒后面色发红，头重鼻塞，流泪，耳鸣耳聋。
前顶穴：位于囟会穴上方一寸半处，骨陷中。针刺深度四分，艾灸三壮。主治头风热痛，头部肿胀，风痫，小儿惊痫，面色红赤肿胀，鼻涕清稀量多，颈部疼痛，目眩。
囟会穴：位于上星穴上方一寸处。禁止针刺，艾灸十四壮（二七壮）。主治鼻塞闻不到香味和臭味，头风痛伴有头皮白屑，嗜睡，惊痫且眼球上翻不能识人，目眩面部肿胀。
上星穴：位于神庭穴上方五分处。针刺深度三分，艾灸三壮，最多可灸至一百五十壮。多灸会导致气机上冲，使人视力减退。主治头风，头部肿胀，皮肤肿胀，头痛，面部肿胀，鼻塞，目眩，眼球疼痛，痰疟寒战，热病无汗。
神庭穴：位于额前正对鼻尖，入发际五分处。禁止针刺，误用会导致精神失常、视力减退。艾灸十四壮，最多可灸至一百壮。主治风痫，癫风伴羊鸣声，角弓反张，披头散发又歌又哭，惊悸无法安睡，气喘口渴，头痛目昏，流泪，流清涕。
水沟穴（人中）：位于鼻尖下方人中沟正中，直对嘴唇取穴。针刺深度三分，艾灸三壮。主治消渴，水气病身体浮肿，癫痫忽喜忽哭，牙关紧闭不开，面部肿胀嘴唇跳动，肺风感觉如虫爬行，寒热头痛，气喘口渴，眼睛无法视物，鼻子闻不到香臭，口噤不能张开，寒热，突发中风，面部肿胀。
兑端穴：位于上唇中央尖端上。艾灸三壮。主治唇吻僵硬，上齿龋齿痛，癫疾吐白沫，小便黄，舌干消渴，鼻出血不止。
龈交穴：位于唇内牙齿上方缝隙中央，为任脉与督脉交会之处，可逆向针刺。针刺深度三分，艾灸三壮。主治鼻塞呼吸不利，口眼歪斜，鼻涕多，鼻渊鼻衄生疮，鼻内生息肉，鼻头和额头疼痛，鼻中蚀疮，口噤，颈部像被拔起一样僵硬，面赤，脸颊疼痛，心中烦痛，颈项拘急。小儿面部疮疡久治不愈。以上穴位均位于头部正中线上。
任脉起始于阴会穴，依次经过曲骨、中极、关元、锐腰（此处疑为笔误或古称，通常指关元附近或特定位置，原文如此）、石门、气海、阴交、神阙、水分、下脘、建里、中脘、上脘、巨阙、鸠尾、蔽骨下（鸠尾）、中庭、膻中、玉堂、紫宫、华盖、璇玑、天突（结喉处）、廉泉、承浆（唇下凹陷处）。
任脉共有二十四个穴位，位于腹部正中线上，属阴经。
会阴穴：位于肛门前方，前阴后方，两阴之间。针刺深度二寸，艾灸三壮。主治痔疮与阴部相通者预后不良（死证），阴部各种疾病，前后牵引疼痛，大小便不通，阴寒之气冲心，女子月经不通。
曲骨穴：位于中极穴下方一寸处，毛际凹陷中。针刺深度一寸半，艾灸五壮。主治小便胀满，血癃小便困难，以及疝气小腹痛，妇人赤白带下。
中极穴：位于脐下四寸处。针刺深度一寸二分，每日艾灸二十一壮（三七壮），最多灸至三百壮。主治淋病，小便赤红，尿道疼痛，脐下积块坚硬如石；妇人因产后恶露不止遂成疝瘕，或月经不调、血液结成块，拘挛腹疝，月经不下，乳房余疾，绝育后阴痒，子门不正，小腹苦寒，奔豚气抢心，饥饿但不能进食，腹胀，经闭不通，小便不利及失精，恍惚，尸厥，烦痛。
关元穴：位于脐下三寸处。针刺深度二寸，每日艾灸七壮，最多三十壮，或十日灸三百壮止。主治脐下疼痛，或有结血状如倒扣的杯子，妇人赤白带下，或因产后恶露不止，断绝产道及胁下胀满。小腹热而偏痛，脐下三十六种疾症，小便不通均可治疗，以及肠中尿血，膀胱扭转，气淋，血淋，石淋，还有小便频数及泄痢不止，石水，奔豚气入小腹，突发疝痛，身热头痛往来。
石门穴：又名丹田，位于脐下两寸处。针刺深度五分，艾灸十四壮（二七壮），最多一百壮，仅女性艾灸此穴可绝育。主治大便闭塞气结，心腹坚硬胀满疼痛牵引阴中，小便不通并小腹拘急，突发疼痛出汗以及水气流行皮中，小腹皮厚敦实，或小便黄赤，气满不想吃东西，食物不消化，呕吐，奔豚气上入小腹，疝气游走五脏，绕脐疝痛，冲胸导致呼吸困难。
气海穴：位于脐下一寸半处。针刺深度一寸二分，艾灸三十壮，年老者可灸一百壮。主治脏气虚惫，一切气疾，小腹疝气游走五脏，腹中剧烈疼痛，冷气冲心，惊悸不得卧，妇人恶露不止，绕脐疼痛，气结成块，状如倒扣的杯子，小便赤涩。
阴交穴：位于脐下一寸处。针刺深度八分，每日艾灸二十一壮（三七壮），最多七百壮。主治脐下热，水气痛状如刀绞，作块状如倒扣的杯子，妇人月经不调，崩漏带下，或因产后恶露不止，绕脐冷痛，脐下寒疝痛。
神阙穴：即脐中央。禁止针刺，艾灸一百壮，小儿灸五壮至七壮。主治腹部肿大绕脐疼痛，水肿鼓胀，肠中雷鸣，状如水声，久冷虚惫，泄利不止及小儿奶泻不绝。
水分穴：位于鸠尾穴下方六寸处。禁止针刺，每日艾灸七壮，最多四百壮；若是水肿，宜针刺入一寸，艾灸效果很好。主治水肿腹胀，腹痛坚硬，绕脐冲胸导致呼吸困难。
下脘穴：位于鸠尾穴下方五寸处。针刺深度一寸，每日艾灸十四壮（二七壮），最多二百壮。主治脾胃不调，不能进食，肠道坚硬腹痛，胃胀癖块，脉搏厥动，日渐消瘦，食物不消化。
中脘穴：位于鸠尾穴下方三寸处。针刺深度一寸二分，每日艾灸十四壮（二七壮），累计灸至一百壮止。主治头热目黄，鼻渊鼻衄，背部与心脏相互牵引疼痛，停水喘胀、胁下坚硬疼痛，寒中伤饱，饮食不化，腹热喜渴，多涎有蛔虫，腹胀大便坚硬，翻胃霍乱，心痛，热温疟，天行伤寒，或因读书过度得奔豚气，心闷伏梁气状如倒扣的杯子，忧思损伤，气积腹中甚痛，作脓肿，往来上下，疝气冲胸，昏迷不知人。
上脘穴：位于鸠尾穴下方二寸处。针刺深度八分，每日艾灸十四壮（二七壮），最多一百壮，若不愈加倍。主治心中烦热，胀满不能进食，霍乱吐利，心痛不得卧，心风，惊悸，闷哕，伏梁气，奔豚气，风痫，热病身热无汗，三虫，多涎。
巨阙穴：位于鸠尾穴下方一寸处。针刺深度一寸二分，每日艾灸七壮，最多四十九壮。主治心中烦闷，热病，胸中痰饮，息贲唾血，疯癫胡言乱语或作马鸣，不食无力，多种心痛，虫痛，蛊毒，霍乱不识人及腹满，突发疼痛出汗，手臂不能举起。
鸠尾穴：位于胸骨剑突下五分处，若无剑突则从歧骨际下行一寸取之，因其骨垂下形状如鸠尾而得名。禁止针灸。以上腹部正中线的穴位，均需正立取穴。
中庭穴：位于鸠尾穴上一寸，膻中穴下一寸六分的凹陷处。针刺深度三分，艾灸五壮。主治胸胁支撑胀满，呕逆，饮食不下。
膻中穴：位于玉堂穴下一寸六分的凹陷处，横直在两乳中间。不宜针刺，艾灸七壮，最多四十九壮。主治肺痈咳嗽上气，吐脓不食，胸中气满如堵塞。
玉堂穴：位于紫宫穴下一寸六分的凹陷处。针刺深度三分，艾灸五壮。主治胸满喘息，胸骨疼痛，呕逆上气烦心，呕吐寒痰。
紫宫穴：位于华盖穴下一寸六分的凹陷处。针刺深度三分，艾灸五壮。主治胸胁满痛，胸骨疼痛，饮食不下，呕逆上气，烦心。
华盖穴：位于璇玑穴下一寸六分的凹陷处。针刺深度三分，艾灸五壮。主治胸胁支撑胀满，疼痛牵引胸中，咳逆上气，喘促不能言语。
璇玑穴：位于天突穴下一寸的凹陷处。针刺深度三分，艾灸五壮。主治胸皮满痛，喉痹咽肿，水浆不下。以上胸部正中线的六个穴位，乃任脉所发，均需仰卧取穴。
天突穴：位于颈部结喉下方一寸，空潭宛宛之中，是阴维脉与任脉的交会处。需低针取穴。针刺深度一寸，艾灸三壮。主治咳嗽上气，噎塞胸中，喉内声音如水鸡叫，肺痈吐脓血，气壅不通，喉中热疮不能进食，舌旁脉络青紫，突发惊恐气哽，喉痹咽干，咳逆喘急及肩背痛，颈部瘰疬痛。
廉泉穴：位于下巴结喉上方舌根之间。针刺深度三分，艾灸三壮。主治舌下肿胀难言，抽搐，涎多，咳嗽少气，喘息呕沫，口噤，舌根急缩，饮食难下。
承浆穴：位于下唇下方宛宛凹陷处，张口取穴。针刺深度二分，艾灸三壮或四十九壮，停四五日，艾灸过多恐伤阳明脉断，导致风病不愈，艾炷只允许一分半大。主治偏风口眼歪斜，面部肿胀面风，口不开，口中生疮，目眩瞑，小便黄或不禁，消渴嗜饮，以及暴哑不能言语。
上述经络内容根据《明堂》旧文修订，以七字为句，注中的治法完全依据《铜人针灸经》，其针灸深浅多少遵循《素问》，原书未记载的内容不敢强行注释。
Houding (GV19): Located 1.5 cun below Baihui (GV20). Needle 0.4 cun, moxa 5 cones. Indicated for wind vertigo (vertigo caused by wind pathogen), blurred vision, pain in the vertex and cranium, aversion to wind and cold, reversal of heat from all Yang meridians, epilepsy, vomiting.
Baihui (GV20): Located 1.5 cun above Qian Ding (GV21), in the center of the vertex where hair whorls meet. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 150 cones; after moxibustion, pause for three to five days. Prick the surrounding area with a three-edged needle to induce bleeding, then wash with well water to promote Qi circulation. Frequent moxibustion may cause Qi to rise excessively, leading to blurred vision. Indicated for rectal prolapse, wind epilepsy, Qing Feng internal obstruction and Heart Wind, opisthotonos, crying like a sheep, incoherent speech, sudden death upon attack, foaming at the mouth, stifling heat in the heart, head wind with somnolence, irritability, palpitations, amnesia, loss of taste, facial flushing after drinking alcohol, heavy head with nasal congestion, tearing, tinnitus, and deafness.
Qianding (GV21): Located 1.5 cun above Xinhui (GV22), in the bony depression. Needle 0.4 cun, moxa 3 cones. Indicated for wind-heat headache, head swelling, wind epilepsy, pediatric convulsive epilepsy, red and swollen face, profuse clear nasal discharge, neck pain, and dizziness.
Xinhui (GV22): Located 1 cun above Shangxing (GV23). Contraindicated for needling; moxa 14 cones (two sets of seven). Indicated for nasal congestion with anosmia, head wind pain with dandruff, somnolence, convulsive epilepsy with upward gaze and inability to recognize people, dizziness, and facial swelling.
Shangxing (GV23): Located 0.5 cun above Shenting (GV24). Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 cones, up to 150 cones. Excessive moxibustion causes Qi to rise, leading to blurred vision. Indicated for head wind, head swelling, skin swelling, headache, facial swelling, nasal congestion, dizziness, eyeball pain, phlegm-malaria with chills, and febrile disease with anhidrosis.
Shenting (GV24): Located 0.5 cun above the anterior hairline, directly opposite the tip of the nose. Contraindicated for needling; misuse leads to mental disorder and blurred vision. Moxa 14 cones, up to 100 cones. Indicated for wind epilepsy, manic epilepsy with bleating sounds, opisthotonos, disheveled hair with singing and crying, palpitations with insomnia, panting and thirst, headache with blurred vision, tearing, and clear nasal discharge.
Suliao (DU26): Located in the depression at the apex of the nose. Needle 0.3 cun. Contraindicated for moxibustion.
Shuigou (DU26 / Renmai intersection context, actually DU26 is Renzhong/Shuigou): Located in the middle of the philtrum, directly below the nasal apex, aligned with the lips. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 cones. Indicated for diabetes mellitus (Xiao Ke), edema with body swelling, epilepsy with alternating laughter and crying, trismus, facial swelling with lip twitching, lung wind feeling like insects crawling, chills and fever with headache, panting and thirst, inability to see, anosmia, trismus, acute stroke, and facial swelling.
Duanduan (CV16): Located on the tip of the upper lip. Moxa 3 cones. Indicated for stiffness of the lips, caries pain in the upper teeth, epilepsy with foaming, yellow urine, dry tongue with diabetes mellitus, and persistent epistaxis.
Yinjiao (DU28): Located in the center of the gum line inside the upper lip, intersection of Ren and Du meridians. Can be needled in reverse direction. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 cones. Indicated for nasal obstruction with dyspnea, facial paralysis, rhinorrhea, rhinitis with epistaxis and sores, nasal polyps, pain in the nasal tip and forehead, nasal ulceration, trismus, stiff neck as if pulled, facial flushing, cheek pain, heart vexation and pain, neck stiffness. Ineffective for chronic pediatric facial sores. All above points are on the midline of the head.
The Ren Meridian starts at Yin Hui, passes through Qugu, Zhongji, Guanyuan, Ruishao (likely a textual variant or specific location near Guanyuan), Shimen, Qihai, Yinjiao, Shenque, Shuifen, Xiawan, Jianli, Zhongwan, Shangwan, Jueque, Jiutui, below the xiphoid process, Zhongting, Danzhong, Yutang, Zigong, Huagai, Xuanji, Tiantu (at the larynx), Lianquan, and Chengjiang (in the depression below the lower lip).
The Ren Meridian has twenty-four acupoints, located on the midline of the abdomen, belonging to the Yin meridians.
Huiyin (CV1): Located between the anus and the anterior yin (genitals). Needle 2 cun, moxa 3 cones. Indicated for hemorrhoids communicating with the yin (fatal prognosis), various diseases of the yin, pulling pain between front and back, urinary and fecal retention, cold invading the heart from the yin, and amenorrhea in women.
Qugu (CV2): Located 1 cun below Zhongji (CV3), in the depression at the pubic hairline. Needle 1.5 cun, moxa 5 cones. Indicated for urinary distension, blood strangury with difficult urination, hernia with lower abdominal pain, and leukorrhea (red and white discharge) in women.
Zhongji (CV3): Located 4 cun below the umbilicus. Needle 1.2 cun, moxa 21 cones daily, up to 300 cones. Indicated for strangury, red urine, urethral pain, hard masses below the umbilicus; in women, prolonged lochia leading to hernia and masses, irregular menstruation, blood clots, spasmodic abdominal hernia, amenorrhea, breast disorders, post-sterilization vaginal itching, cervical malposition, cold sensation in the lower abdomen, Rushing Qi attacking the heart, hunger without appetite, abdominal distension, amenorrhea, dysuria, seminal emission, delirium, corpse-like rigidity, and vexing pain.
Guanyuan (CV4): Located 3 cun below the umbilicus. Needle 2 cun, moxa 7 cones daily, up to 30 cones, or 300 cones over ten days. Indicated for lower abdominal pain, blood stasis masses resembling an inverted cup, leukorrhea, prolonged postpartum lochia, blocked birth canal, hypochondriac fullness, lower abdominal heat and unilateral pain, thirty-six types of disorders below the umbilicus, urinary retention, intestinal hematuria, bladder torsion, Qi strangury, Blood strangury, Stone strangury, frequent urination, intractable diarrhea and dysentery, stone ascites, Rushing Qi entering the lower abdomen, acute hernia pain, alternating chills and fever with headache.
Shimen (CV5): Also known as Dantian, located 2 cun below the umbilicus. Needle 0.5 cun, moxa 14 cones, up to 100 cones. Moxibustion here sterilizes women. Indicated for constipation with Qi stagnation, hard and full painful abdomen radiating to the yin, urinary retention with lower abdominal tension and acute pain with sweating, subcutaneous edema, thickened lower abdominal skin, yellow-red urine, abdominal fullness with anorexia, indigestion, vomiting, Rushing Qi entering the lower abdomen, wandering hernia affecting the five zang organs, periumbilical hernia pain, chest-choking breathlessness.
Qihai (CV6): Located 1.5 cun below the umbilicus. Needle 1.2 cun, moxa 30 cones, 100 cones for the elderly. Indicated for deficiency and exhaustion of organ Qi, all Qi disorders, wandering hernia in the lower abdomen affecting the five zang organs, severe abdominal pain, cold Qi rushing to the heart, palpitations with insomnia, prolonged postpartum lochia, periumbilical pain, Qi condensation forming masses resembling an inverted cup, red and scanty urine.
Yinjiao (CV7): Located 1 cun below the umbilicus. Needle 0.8 cun, moxa 21 cones daily, up to 700 cones. Indicated for heat below the umbilicus, water-Qi pain like knife twisting, masses resembling an inverted cup, irregular menstruation in women, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, prolonged postpartum lochia, periumbilical cold pain, cold hernia below the umbilicus.
Shenque (CV8): The umbilicus itself. Contraindicated for needling; moxa 100 cones, 5-7 cones for infants. Indicated for abdominal distension with periumbilical pain, edema and tympanites, borborygmus sounding like water, chronic cold and deficiency, intractable diarrhea, and continuous infantile milk diarrhea.
Shuifen (CV9): Located 6 cun below Jiutui (CV10). Contraindicated for needling; moxa 7 cones daily, up to 400 cones. For edema, needle 1 cun and moxa for excellent results. Indicated for edema and abdominal distension, hard painful abdomen, periumbilical Qi rushing to the chest causing breathlessness.
Xiawan (CV10): Located 5 cun below Jiutui (CV10). Needle 1 cun, moxa 14 cones daily, up to 200 cones. Indicated for stomach-spleen disharmony, anorexia, hard intestines with abdominal pain, gastric distension and masses, pulsating vessels, progressive emaciation, indigestion.
Jianli (CV11): Located 4 cun below Jiutui (CV10). Needle 0.6 cun. Contraindicated for moxibustion.
Zhongwan (CV12): Located 3 cun below Jiutui (CV10). Needle 1.2 cun, moxa 14 cones daily, cumulative up to 100 cones. Indicated for head heat and yellow eyes, rhinitis with epistaxis, pulling pain between back and heart, fluid retention with panting and distension, hard painful hypochondrium, cold injury from overeating, indigestion, abdominal heat with thirst, excessive saliva with roundworms, abdominal distension with hard stool, regurgitation and cholera, heart pain, warm malaria, epidemic cold damage, Rushing Qi from excessive reading, chest oppression with Fuliang Qi resembling an inverted cup, emotional injury, painful Qi accumulation in the abdomen forming abscesses moving up and down, hernia Qi rushing to the chest, coma.
Shangwan (CV13): Located 2 cun below Jiutui (CV10). Needle 0.8 cun, moxa 14 cones daily, up to 100 cones, double if ineffective. Indicated for heart vexation and heat, distension with anorexia, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, heart pain with insomnia, Heart Wind, palpitations, stifled hiccups, Fuliang Qi, Rushing Qi, wind epilepsy, febrile disease with heat and anhidrosis, three parasites, excessive saliva.
Jueque (CV14): Located 1 cun below Jiutui (CV10). Needle 1.2 cun, moxa 7 cones daily, up to 49 cones. Indicated for heart vexation, febrile disease, phlegm-fluid in the chest, Xiben with hemoptysis, madness with incoherent speech or bleating, anorexia with weakness, various heart pains, worm pain, gu poison, cholera with unconsciousness, abdominal fullness, acute pain with sweating, inability to raise arms.
Jiutui (CV15): Located 0.5 cun below the xiphoid process; if absent, measure 1 cun down from the bifurcation of the sternum, named for its shape resembling a magpie's tail. Contraindicated for needling and moxibustion. Points on the abdominal midline above are taken in an upright position.
Zhongting (CV16): Located 1 cun above Jiutui (CV15) and 1.6 cun below Danzhong (CV17), in the depression. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 cones. Indicated for chest and hypochondriac fullness, vomiting and reflux, inability to swallow food.
Danzhong (CV17): Located 1.6 cun below Yutang (CV18), in the depression midway between the nipples horizontally. Not suitable for needling; moxa 7 cones, up to 49 cones. Indicated for lung abscess with cough and rebellious Qi, expectoration of pus with anorexia, chest fullness as if obstructed.
Yutang (CV19): Located 1.6 cun below Zigong (CV20), in the depression. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 cones. Indicated for chest fullness with panting, precordial pain, vomiting with rebellious Qi and vexation, vomiting of cold phlegm.
Zigong (CV21): Located 1.6 cun below Huagai (CV22), in the depression. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 cones. Indicated for chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain, precordial pain, inability to eat, vomiting with rebellious Qi, vexation.
Huagai (CV23): Located 1.6 cun below Xuanji (CV24), in the depression. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 cones. Indicated for chest and hypochondriac fullness, pain radiating to the chest, cough with rebellious Qi, panting with inability to speak.
Xuanji (CV25): Located 1 cun below Tiantu (CV22), in the depression. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 5 cones. Indicated for chest skin fullness and pain, throat bi with swelling, inability to swallow liquids. The six points on the anterior chest midline are issued by the Ren Meridian and are taken in a supine position.
Tiantu (CV22): Located 1 cun below the laryngeal prominence, in the hollow depression, intersection of the Yin Linking Vessel and Ren Meridian. Needling should be directed downwards. Needle 1 cun, moxa 3 cones. Indicated for cough with rebellious Qi, choking and chest obstruction, frog-like sounds in the throat, lung abscess with purulent bloody sputum, Qi obstruction, hot sores in the throat preventing eating, blue veins along the sides of the tongue, sudden fright with airway blockage, throat bi with dryness, cough with panting, shoulder and back pain, and neck scrofula.
Lianquan (CV23): Located between the chin, larynx, and base of the tongue. Needle 0.3 cun, moxa 3 cones. Indicated for sublingual swelling with difficulty speaking, convulsions, excessive saliva, cough with shortness of breath, panting with foamy vomit, trismus, retraction of the tongue root, difficulty swallowing.
Chengjiang (CV24): Located in the depression below the lower lip, taken with the mouth open. Needle 0.2 cun, moxa 3 or 49 cones, pausing 4-5 days. Excessive moxibustion may sever the Yangming pulse, causing wind disease to persist. Moxa cones should not exceed 1.5 fen in size. Indicated for hemiplegic facial paralysis, facial swelling and wind, inability to open the mouth, oral ulcers, dizziness and blindness, yellow or incontinent urine, diabetes mellitus with polydipsia, and sudden aphonia.
The above meridian content was revised based on old texts of *Mingtang*, using seven-character lines. Treatment methods in notes follow *Tongren Jiuxue Zhenjiu Jing*. Acupuncture depth and moxibustion quantity follow *Suwen*. Unrecorded original contents were not forcibly annotated.