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凡四十五穴，左右共九十穴。
足阳明之脉，起于鼻交 中，旁约太阳之脉，下循鼻外，入上齿中，还出挟口环唇，下交承浆，却循颐
后下廉出大迎，循颊车，上耳前，过客主人，循发际至额颅。其支别者，从大迎前下人迎，
循喉咙，入缺盆，下膈属胃络脾。其直行者，从缺盆下乳内廉，挟脐入气冲中。其支者，起胃下
口，循腹里下至气冲而合，以下髀关抵伏兔，下入膝膑中，下循 外廉，下足跗，入中指内间。
其支者，下膝三寸而别，以下入中指外间。
其支者别跗上，入大指间出其端。
承泣 在目下七分，直瞳子陷中。阳跷脉任脉胃脉之会。禁灸，禁针。
【主治】冷泪出，瞳子痒，远视KT KT ，昏夜无见，口眼 斜。
四白 在目下一寸，直瞳子，令病者正视取之。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】头痛目眩，目赤目昏痛，僻泪，眼弦痒，口眼 僻不能言。
巨 挟鼻孔旁八分，直瞳子平水沟，跷脉足阳明之会。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】螈 ，唇颊肿痛，口 僻，目瞳青盲无见，远视KT KT ，面风，鼻 肿，香港脚膝肿痛。
地仓 夹口吻旁四分外，如近下有脉微动，手足阳明任跷脉之会。针三分，灸二七壮。
【主治】偏风，口眼 斜，目不得闭，失音不语，饮水不收，水浆漏落，眼 动，远视KT KT ，
昏夜无见。
大迎 在曲颔前一寸三分骨陷中动脉，又以口下当两肩是穴。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】风痉口喑，口噤不开，唇吻 动，颊肿牙痛，寒热瘰 ，舌强不能言，目痛不得闭。
颊车（一名机关，一名曲牙） 耳下曲颊端近前陷中，开口有空。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】中风口噤，失音不语，口眼 斜，颊肿牙痛不可嚼物。
下关 在客主人下耳前动脉下廉，合口有空，开口则闭，闭口有穴。足阳明少阳之
会。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】偏风，口眼 斜，耳鸣耳聋，痛痒出汗失欠，牙车脱臼。
头维 额角入发际，本神旁一寸五分，神庭旁四寸五分。足少阳阳明二脉之会。针
三分，禁灸。
【主治】头痛如破，目痛如脱，泪出偏风，视物不明。
人迎（一名五会） 颈下大脉动应手，夹结喉两旁一寸五分，仰而取之以候五脏，
足阳明少阳之会，禁针灸。
水突（一名水门） 颈大筋前直人迎下气舍上。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，咽喉痈肿，呼吸短气，喘息不得卧。
气舍 颈直人迎下夹天突陷中。针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，肩肿不能顾，喉痹咽哽食饮不下，瘿瘤。
缺盆（一名天盖） 在肩下横骨陷中。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】喘急息贲，胸满水肿，瘰 ，喉痹汗出寒热，缺盆中肿外疮，伤寒胸中热不已。
气户 在巨骨下俞府两旁各二寸陷中，仰而取之，去中行各四寸，去膺窗四寸八分。
针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，胸背痛，支满喘急不得息，不知味。
库房 在气户下一寸六分陷中，去中行各四寸，仰而取之。针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】胸胁满，咳逆上气，呼吸不至，唾脓血浊沫。
屋翳 在库房下一寸六分陷中，气户下三寸二分，去中行各四寸，巨骨下四寸八分
仰而取之。针二分，灸五壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，唾脓血浊痰，身肿皮肤痛不可近衣，淫烁，螈 不仁。
膺窗 在屋翳下一寸六分陷中，去中行各四寸。针四分，灸五壮。
【主治】胸满短气不得卧，肠鸣注泄，乳痈寒热。
乳中 当乳之中是，微针，禁灸。
乳根 乳中下一寸六分陷中，去中行各四寸，仰而取之。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】胸下痛满闷，膈气不下，食噎，臂痛乳痛，凄凄寒热，霍乱转筋四厥。
不容 幽门旁相去各一寸五分，去中行任脉各三寸，上脘两旁各一寸，直四肋间。
针五分，灸五壮。
【主治】腹满 癖，肩胁痛心痛，唾血喘嗽，呕吐痰癖，腹虚鸣不嗜食，疝瘕。
承满 不容下一寸，去中行各三寸。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】腹胀肠鸣，上气喘急，食饮不下，肩息唾血。
粱门 在承满下一寸，去中行各三寸。针二分，灸五壮。
【主治】胁下积气，饮食不思，大肠滑泄，完谷不化。
关门 在梁门下一寸，去中行各三寸。针八分，灸五壮。
【主治】善满积气，肠鸣卒痛，泄痢，不欲食，走气痛，痰疟，振寒，遗溺。
太乙 在关门下一寸，去中行各三寸。针八分，灸五壮。
【主治】心烦癫狂，吐舌。
滑肉门 在太乙下一寸，下夹脐下一寸至天枢，去中行各三寸。针八分，灸五壮。
【主治】癫狂，呕逆吐血，重舌舌强。
天枢（一名长溪，一名谷门） 去肓俞寸半，夹脐中两旁各二寸陷中，大肠之募。
针五分，灸五壮。（《拔萃》灸百壮。）
【主治】奔豚，泄泻，赤白痢，水痢不止，食不下，水肿腹胀肠鸣，上气冲胸，不能久立，
久积冷气，绕脐切痛，时上冲心，烦满呕吐，霍乱不嗜食，身黄瘦，女人 瘕血桔成块，漏下月水不调。
外陵 在天枢下一寸，去中行各二寸。针三分，灸五壮。
【主治】腹痛，心下如悬，下引脐痛。
大巨 在外陵下一寸，天枢下二寸，去中行各二寸。针五分，灸五壮。
【主治】小腹胀满，小便难， 疝，四肢不收，惊悸不眠。
水道 在大巨下三寸，去中行各二寸。针八分半，灸五壮。
【主治】肩背酸痛，三焦膀胱肾热气，妇人小腹胀痛引阴中，月经至则腰腹胀痛，胞中瘕，子
门寒，大小便不通。
归来 在水道下二寸，去中行各二寸。针二分半，灸五壮。
【主治】奔豚，肾子上入腹引心痛，九疝，妇人血脏积冷。
气冲（一名气街） 在归来下，《素注》腹下夹脐相去四寸，鼠鼷上一寸，动脉应
手宛宛中。冲脉所起。针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】腹满不得正卧， 疝，大肠中热，身热腹痛阴茎痛，奔豚，妇人无子，妊娠子上冲
心，产难包衣不下。
髀关 在膝上伏兔后交分中。针六分，灸三壮。
【主治】腰痛膝寒，足麻木不仁，痿痹股内筋络急，小腹引喉痛。
伏兔 膝上六寸起肉，正跪坐而取之。一云膝盖上七寸左右各三指，按捺上有肉起
如兔之状，因以此名。
【主治】香港脚膝冷风痹，妇人八部诸疾。
阴市（一名阴鼎） 膝上三寸伏兔下陷中，拜而取之。针三分，禁灸。
【主治】脚膝冷，痿痹不仁，不得屈伸，寒疝，小腹痛满。
梁丘 膝上二寸两筋间。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】脚膝痛，冷痹不仁，不可屈伸，足寒，乳肿痛。
犊鼻 在膝膑下 骨上，侠解大筋陷中，形如牛鼻故名。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】膝中肿痛不仁，难跪，香港脚。
三里 在膝下三寸， 骨外廉大筋内宛宛中，两筋分肉间，举足取之。极重按之，
则趺上动脉止矣。针五分，灸七壮。（《千金》灸二百壮。）
【主治】胃中寒，心腹胀满肠鸣，脏气虚惫，真气不足，腹痛食不下，大便不通，心痛，逆气
上攻，腰痛不得俯仰，小肠气，痰癖，四肢满，膝 酸痛，目不明。主治五劳七伤，羸瘦虚乏等
证皆治。
巨虚上廉（一名上巨虚） 三里下三寸，举足取之。足阳明胃合手阳明大肠。针三
分，灸三壮。
【主治】脏气不足，偏风香港脚，腰腿手足不仁，脚胫酸疼不能久立，侠脐腹痛，肠中切痛。
条口 在下廉上一寸，举足取之。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】足膝麻木脚痛，趺肿转筋，湿痹，足缓不收，不能久立。
巨虚下廉（一名下巨虚） 上廉下三寸，蹲地举足取之。足阳明胃与手太阳小肠合。
针三分，灸七壮。
【主治】小肠气，面无颜色，偏风腿痿，足不履地，热风冷痹，风湿痹喉痹，足跗不收，跟肿。
丰隆 外踝上八寸，下 外廉陷中，足阳明络别走太阴。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】厥逆小便难，怠惰，腿膝酸，屈伸不便，腹痛如切，肢肿足清寒湿，喉痹不能言，
癫狂见鬼好笑。
解溪 在冲阳后一寸五分腕上陷中，足大指次指直上跗上陷者宛宛中，足阳明胃脉
所行为经火。针五分，灸三壮。
【主治】风气面浮，厥气上冲，腹胀头痛，目眩颠疾烦心，膝股 肿，转筋霍乱。
冲阳 足跗上五寸，去陷谷三寸骨间动脉，足阳明胃脉所过为原。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】偏风，口眼 斜，齿龋，跗肿，发寒热，腹坚大，不嗜食，伤寒发狂。
陷谷 在足大指次指外间本节后陷中，去内庭二寸，足阳明胃脉所注为俞木。针五
分，灸三壮。
【主治】面目浮肿及水病，善噫，肠鸣腹痛，汗不出，振寒疟疾。
内庭 在足大指次指外间陷中，阳明胃脉所溜为荥。针三分，灸三壮。
【主治】四肢厥逆，腹满数欠，恶闻人声，口 ，齿龋，鼻衄，赤白痢，手足逆冷。
厉兑 在足大指次指之端，去爪甲角如韭叶，足阳明胃脉所出为井金。针一分，灸一壮。
【主治】尸厥口噤，状如中恶，心腹满，水肿，热病汗不出，寒热疟，不食，面肿，膝膑肿
痛，多惊发狂。
足阳明胃经穴位图
共有四十五个穴位，左右两侧合计九十穴。
足阳明胃经的经脉，起始于鼻翼旁，交会于鼻根中，旁边会合太阳经的脉气，向下沿着鼻外侧，进入上齿龈中，回转出来夹着口唇环绕嘴唇，在下部与任脉交会于承浆穴，然后退回沿着腮后下方，出大迎穴，沿着颊车穴，上行至耳前，经过客主人穴，沿着发际到达额颅。其分支，从大迎穴前方下行到人迎穴，沿着喉咙，进入缺盆，向下穿过膈肌，属于胃，联络脾脏。其直行者，从缺盆向下沿乳房内侧，挟脐两旁进入气冲穴。另一支，起自胃的下口，沿着腹里下行至气冲穴与直行脉会合，由此向下经过髀关穴，抵伏兔穴，向下进入膝髌骨中，向下沿着小腿外侧面，下行至足背，进入中趾内侧间。又一支，从膝下三寸处分出，向下进入中趾外侧间。又一支，从足背分出，进入大趾间，出于其末端。
承泣穴 在眼下七分处，正对瞳孔的凹陷中。是阳跷脉、任脉、胃脉的交会穴。禁止艾灸，禁止针刺。
【主治】冷泪流出，瞳子痒，视物模糊，黑夜看不见东西，口眼歪斜。
四白穴 在眼下下一寸处，正对瞳孔，令患者正视时取穴。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】头痛目眩，眼睛红肿昏痛，流泪，眼睑痒，口眼歪斜不能言语。
巨髎穴 在鼻孔旁八分处，正对瞳孔平水沟穴，是跷脉、足阳明胃经的交会穴。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】抽搐，唇颊肿痛，口眼歪斜，瞳孔青盲看不见，视物模糊，面部受风，鼻部肿胀，脚气膝肿痛。
地仓穴 夹口吻旁四分处，如果近下有脉搏微动，是手足阳明经、任脉、跷脉的交会穴。针刺三分，艾灸十四壮。
【主治】偏风，口眼歪斜，眼睛不能闭合，失音不语，喝水吞咽困难，水浆漏出，眼睑跳动，视物模糊，黑夜看不见。
大迎穴 在曲颔前一寸三分的骨陷中动脉处，又以口下正当两肩连线处为穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】风痉失音，牙关紧闭不开，唇吻抽动，颊肿牙痛，寒热瘰疬，舌强不能言语，眼睛疼痛不能闭合。
颊车穴（一名机关，一名曲牙） 在耳下曲颊端近前的凹陷中，张口时有空隙。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】中风牙关紧闭，失音不语，口眼歪斜，颊肿牙痛不能咀嚼食物。
下关穴 在客主人穴下耳前动脉下缘，闭口时有空隙，张口则闭合，闭口有穴位。是足阳明、少阳经的交会穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】偏风，口眼歪斜，耳鸣耳聋，疼痛瘙痒出汗打哈欠，牙关脱臼。
头维穴 在额角入发际处，本神穴旁一寸五分，神庭穴旁四寸五分。是足少阳、阳明二经的交会穴。针刺三分，禁止艾灸。
【主治】头痛如破，眼睛疼痛如脱，流泪偏风，视物不明。
人迎穴（一名五会） 在颈下大脉跳动应手处，夹结喉两旁一寸五分，仰头取穴以候五脏之气，是足阳明、少阳经的交会穴，禁止针灸。
水突穴（一名水门） 在颈大筋前，直对人迎穴下，气舍穴上。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，咽喉痈肿，呼吸短气，喘息不能躺卧。
气舍穴 在颈直对人迎穴下，夹天突穴陷中。针刺三分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，肩肿不能回顾，喉痹咽哽饮食不下，瘿瘤。
缺盆穴（一名天盖） 在肩下横骨陷中。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】喘急息贲，胸满水肿，瘰疬，喉痹汗出寒热，缺盆中肿外疮，伤寒胸中热不已。
气户穴 在巨骨下俞府穴两旁各二寸陷中，仰头取之，距身体中线各四寸，距膺窗穴四寸八分。针刺三分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，胸背痛，支满喘急不能呼吸，不知味道。
库房穴 在气户穴下一寸六分陷中，距身体中线各四寸，仰头取之。针刺三分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】胸胁满闷，咳逆上气，呼吸不畅，唾脓血浊沫。
屋翳穴 在库房穴下一寸六分陷中，气户穴下三寸二分，距身体中线各四寸，巨骨穴下四寸八分，仰头取之。针刺二分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】咳逆上气，唾脓血浊痰，身体肿胀皮肤疼痛不可接触衣物，淫烁，抽搐麻木。
膺窗穴 在屋翳穴下一寸六分陷中，距身体中线各四寸。针刺四分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】胸满短气不能躺卧，肠鸣泄泻，乳痈寒热。
乳中穴 在乳头正中，微针，禁止艾灸。
乳根穴 在乳中穴下一寸六分陷中，距身体中线各四寸，仰头取之。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】胸下痛满闷，膈气不下，食噎，臂痛乳痛，凄凄寒热，霍乱转筋四肢厥冷。
不容穴 在幽门穴旁相去各一寸五分，距身体中线任脉各三寸，上脘穴两旁各一寸，直对四肋间。针刺五分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】腹满癖积，肩胁痛心痛，唾血喘嗽，呕吐痰癖，腹虚鸣不嗜食，疝瘕。
承满穴 在不容穴下一寸，距身体中线各三寸。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腹胀肠鸣，上气喘急，饮食不下，肩息唾血。
梁门穴 在承满穴下一寸，距身体中线各三寸。针刺二分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】胁下积气，饮食不思，大肠滑泄，完谷不化。
关门穴 在梁门穴下一寸，距身体中线各三寸。针刺八分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】善满积气，肠鸣卒痛，泄痢，不欲食，走气痛，痰疟，振寒，遗溺。
太乙穴 在关门穴下一寸，距身体中线各三寸。针刺八分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】心烦癫狂，吐舌。
滑肉门穴 在太乙穴下一寸，下夹脐下一寸至天枢穴，距身体中线各三寸。针刺八分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】癫狂，呕逆吐血，重舌舌强。
天枢穴（一名长溪，一名谷门） 距肓俞穴寸半，夹脐中两旁各二寸陷中，是大肠的募穴。针刺五分，艾灸五壮。（《拔萃》灸百壮。）
【主治】奔豚，泄泻，赤白痢，水痢不止，食不下，水肿腹胀肠鸣，上气冲胸，不能久立，久积冷气，绕脐切痛，时上冲心，烦满呕吐，霍乱不嗜食，身黄瘦，女人癥瘕血结成块，漏下月水不调。
外陵穴 在天枢穴下一寸，距身体中线各二寸。针刺三分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】腹痛，心下如悬，下引脐痛。
大巨穴 在外陵穴下一寸，天枢穴下二寸，距身体中线各二寸。针刺五分，艾灸五壮。
【主治】小腹胀满，小便难，疝气，四肢不收，惊悸不眠。
水道穴 在大巨穴下三寸，距身体中线各二寸。针刺八分半，艾灸五壮。
【主治】肩背酸痛，三焦膀胱肾热气，妇人小腹胀痛引阴中，月经至则腰腹胀痛，胞中癥，子宫寒，大小便不通。
归来穴 在水道穴下二寸，距身体中线各二寸。针刺二分半，艾灸五壮。
【主治】奔豚，肾子上入腹引心痛，九疝，妇人血脏积冷。
气冲穴（一名气街） 在归来穴下，《素注》腹下夹脐相去四寸，鼠鼷上一寸，动脉应手宛宛中。是冲脉所起之处。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】腹满不得正卧，疝气，大肠中热，身热腹痛阴茎痛，奔豚，妇人无子，妊娠子上冲心，产难包衣不下。
髀关穴 在膝上伏兔后交分中。针刺六分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】腰痛膝寒，足麻木不仁，痿痹股内筋络急，小腹引喉痛。
伏兔穴 膝上六寸起肉处，正跪坐而取之。一说膝盖上七寸左右各三指，按捺上有肉起如兔之状，因以此名。
【主治】脚气膝冷风痹，妇人八部诸疾。
阴市穴（一名阴鼎） 膝上三寸伏兔下陷中，拜而取之。针刺三分，禁止艾灸。
【主治】脚膝冷，痿痹不仁，不得屈伸，寒疝，小腹痛满。
梁丘穴 膝上二寸两筋间。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】脚膝痛，冷痹不仁，不可屈伸，足寒，乳肿痛。
犊鼻穴 在膝髌下髌骨上，侠解大筋陷中，形如牛鼻故名。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】膝中肿痛不仁，难跪，脚气。
足三里穴 在膝下三寸，胫骨外廉大筋内宛宛中，两筋分肉间，举足取之。极重按之，则趺上动脉止矣。针刺五分，艾灸七壮。（《千金》灸二百壮。）
【主治】胃中寒，心腹胀满肠鸣，脏气虚惫，真气不足，腹痛食不下，大便不通，心痛，逆气上攻，腰痛不得俯仰，小肠气，痰癖，四肢满，膝酸痛，目不明。主治五劳七伤，羸瘦虚乏等证皆治。
上巨虚穴（一名上巨虚） 足三里下三寸，举足取之。足阳明胃经合手阳明大肠经。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】脏气不足，偏风脚气，腰腿手足不仁，脚胫酸疼不能久立，侠脐腹痛，肠中切痛。
条口穴 在上巨虚上一寸，举足取之。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】足膝麻木脚痛，趺肿转筋，湿痹，足缓不收，不能久立。
下巨虚穴（一名下巨虚） 上巨虚下三寸，蹲地举足取之。足阳明胃经与手太阳小肠经合。针刺三分，艾灸七壮。
【主治】小肠气，面无颜色，偏风腿痿，足不履地，热风冷痹，风湿痹喉痹，足跗不收，跟肿。
丰隆穴 外踝上八寸，下胫骨外廉陷中，足阳明络别走太阴经。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】厥逆小便难，怠惰，腿膝酸，屈伸不便，腹痛如切，肢肿足清寒湿，喉痹不能言，癫狂见鬼好笑。
解溪穴 在冲阳穴后一寸五分腕上陷中，足大指次指直上跗上陷者宛宛中，足阳明胃脉所行为经火。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】风气面浮，厥气上冲，腹胀头痛，目眩颠疾烦心，膝股肿，转筋霍乱。
冲阳穴 足跗上五寸，去陷谷三寸骨间动脉，足阳明胃脉所过为原穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】偏风，口眼歪斜，齿龋，跗肿，发寒热，腹坚大，不嗜食，伤寒发狂。
陷谷穴 在足大指次指外间本节后陷中，去内庭二寸，足阳明胃脉所注为俞木穴。针刺五分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】面目浮肿及水病，善噫，肠鸣腹痛，汗不出，振寒疟疾。
内庭穴 在足大指次指外间陷中，阳明胃脉所溜为荥穴。针刺三分，艾灸三壮。
【主治】四肢厥逆，腹满数欠，恶闻人声，口臭，齿龋，鼻衄，赤白痢，手足逆冷。
厉兑穴 在足大指次指之端，去爪甲角如韭叶，足阳明胃脉所出为井金穴。针刺一分，艾灸一壮。
【主治】尸厥口噤，状如中恶，心腹满，水肿，热病汗不出，寒热疟，不食，面肿，膝髌肿痛，多惊发狂。
Acupoint Diagram of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian
There are forty-five acupoints in total, ninety acupoints on both sides combined.
The meridian of the Foot-Yangming Stomach originates at the side of the nose, intersects with the nasal root, and laterally approximates the meridian of the Taiyang (Greater Yang); it descends along the lateral aspect of the nose, enters the upper dental gum, returns to emerge alongside the mouth and encircles the lips, intersects below with Chengjiang (CV24), then retraces along the posterior mandible, emerges at Daying (ST5), follows Jiache (ST6), ascends anterior to the ear, passes through Guest Master (ST7), follows the hairline to reach the frontal skull. A branch diverges from before Daying (ST5), descends into Renying (ST9), follows the throat, enters the Supraclavicular Fossa (Quepen, ST12), descends through the diaphragm, belongs to the Stomach, and connects with the Spleen. The main trunk proceeds from the Supraclavicular Fossa, descends along the medial border of the breast, flanks the umbilicus, and enters the Qichong (ST30) region. Another branch originates from the lower orifice of the stomach, runs within the abdomen down to Qichong (ST30) where it joins the main trunk, then descends through Biguan (ST31), reaches Futu (ST32), enters the knee patella, descends along the lateral margin of the leg, reaches the dorsum of the foot, and enters the space between the toes of the second digit. Another branch diverges three cun below the knee, entering the lateral space between the toes of the second digit. Yet another branch diverges from the dorsum of the foot, enters the space between the great toe, and emerges at its tip.
Chengqi (ST1) is located 0.7 cun below the pupil, in the depression directly beneath the eyeball. It is the intersection of the Yangqiao Vessel, the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), and the Stomach Meridian. Moxibustion is prohibited; acupuncture is prohibited.
[Indications] Cold tearing, itching of the pupil, blurred vision, inability to see at night, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye).
Sibai (ST2) is located 1 cun below the pupil, directly beneath the eyeball; obtain the point while the patient looks straight ahead. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Headache, vertigo, redness and pain of the eyes, tearing, eyelid itching, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye) with inability to speak.
Juliao (ST3) is located 0.8 cun lateral to the nostril, level with the Shuigou (GV26) and directly beneath the pupil. It is the intersection of the Qiao Vessels and the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Convulsions, swelling and pain of the lips and cheeks, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), blindness of the pupil, blurred vision, wind affecting the face, nasal swelling, gouty arthritis with knee swelling and pain.
Dicang (ST4) is located 0.4 cun lateral to the corner of the mouth; if a slight pulse is felt nearby, it indicates the intersection of the Hand and Foot Yangming Meridians, the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel), and the Qiao Vessels. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 14 moxa cones.
[Indications] Hemiplegia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), inability to close the eyes, aphonia, dysphagia (inability to swallow water), leakage of fluids, twitching of the eyelids, blurred vision, inability to see at night.
Daying (ST5) is located in the arterial depression 1.3 cun anterior to the angle of the mandible; alternatively, it is located below the mouth, aligned with the shoulders. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Wind-induced spasms with aphonia, trismus (lockjaw), twitching of the lips and corners of the mouth, cheek swelling, toothache, chills and fever, scrofula, stiff tongue with inability to speak, eye pain with inability to close the eyes.
Jiache (ST6) (also known as Jiguan or Quya) is located in the depression near the anterior end of the angular process of the mandible below the ear; an opening appears when the mouth is opened. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Stroke with trismus, aphonia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), cheek swelling, toothache, inability to chew.
Xiaguan (ST7) is located below the Kenzhuren (ST7) point, under the arterial depression anterior to the ear; the depression closes when the mouth is open and opens when the mouth is closed. It is the intersection of the Foot-Yangming Stomach and Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridians. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Hemiplegia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), tinnitus and deafness, pain, itching, sweating, yawning, temporomandibular joint dislocation.
Touwei (ST8) is located at the hairline at the lateral corner of the forehead, 1.5 cun lateral to Benshen (GB13), and 4.5 cun lateral to Shenting (GV24). It is the intersection of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder and Yangming Stomach Meridians. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion is prohibited.
[Indications] Severe headache, eye pain feeling like protrusion, lacrimation with hemiplegia, blurred vision.
Renying (ST9) (also known as Wuhui) is located where the large artery pulses palpably in the neck, 1.5 cun lateral to the laryngeal prominence; obtain the point with the head extended to observe the five Zang organs. It is the intersection of the Foot-Yangming Stomach and Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridians. Acupuncture and moxibustion are prohibited.
Shuitu (ST10) (also known as Shuimen) is located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle in the neck, directly below Renying (ST9) and above Qishe (ST11). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, pharyngeal abscess, shortness of breath, wheezing with inability to lie flat.
Qishe (ST11) is located in the neck, directly below Renying (ST9), in the depression flanking Tiantu (CV22). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, shoulder stiffness preventing turning the head, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction with difficulty swallowing food and drink, goiter.
Quepen (ST12) (also known as Tian Gai) is located in the depression below the clavicle. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Panting and rapid breathing, chest fullness, edema, scrofula, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction with sweating and chills/fever, swelling and external sores in the supraclavicular fossa, persistent heat in the chest due to Cold Damage (Shanghan).
Qihu (ST13) is located in the depression 2 cun lateral to Shufu (BL18) below Jugu (ST1), obtained with the head extended; it is 4 cun from the midline and 4.8 cun from Yingchuang (ST16). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, chest and back pain, distension and panting with inability to breathe, loss of taste.
Kufang (ST14) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Qihu (ST13), 4 cun from the midline, obtained with the head extended. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Chest and hypochondriac fullness, cough with upward rushing of Qi, respiratory distress, expectoration of pus, blood, and turbid saliva.
Wuyi (ST15) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Kufang (ST14), 3.2 cun below Qihu (ST13), 4 cun from the midline, and 4.8 cun below Jugu (ST1), obtained with the head extended. Acupuncture depth: 0.2 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cough with upward rushing of Qi, expectoration of pus, blood, and turbid sputum, body swelling with skin pain intolerable to clothing contact, yin-heat, convulsions with numbness.
Yingchuang (ST16) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Wuyi (ST15), 4 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.4 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Chest fullness, shortness of breath with inability to lie flat, borborygmus with diarrhea, mastitis with chills and fever.
Ruzhong (ST17) is located at the center of the nipple. Use very shallow needle insertion; moxibustion is prohibited.
Rugen (ST18) is located in the depression 1.6 cun below Ruzhong (ST17), 4 cun from the midline, obtained with the head extended. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Pain and fullness below the chest, stagnation of diaphragmatic Qi, dysphagia, arm and breast pain, aversion to cold and fever, cholera with tendon retraction and cold extremities.
Burong (ST19) is located 1.5 cun lateral to Youmen (CV15), 3 cun lateral to the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) midline, 1 cun lateral to Shangwan (CV13), and directly between the fourth ribs. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal fullness and mass accumulation, shoulder and hypochondriac pain, heart pain, hemoptysis, cough, vomiting of phlegm and masses, abdominal rumbling with poor appetite, hernia and masses.
Chengman (ST20) is located 1 cun below Burong (ST19), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal distension and borborygmus, rapid upper asthma, inability to ingest food and drink, shoulder breathing with hemoptysis.
Liangmen (ST21) is located 1 cun below Chengman (ST20), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.2 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Accumulation of Qi in the hypochondrium, lack of appetite, intestinal slippage with diarrhea, undigested food in stool.
Guanmen (ST22) is located 1 cun below Liangmen (ST21), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Frequent abdominal fullness and Qi accumulation, sudden abdominal pain with borborygmus, dysentery, anorexia, wandering Qi pain, phlegm-malaria, chills, urinary incontinence.
Taiyi (ST23) is located 1 cun below Guanmen (ST22), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Restlessness, mania, protrusion of the tongue.
Huaroumen (ST24) is located 1 cun below Taiyi (ST23), flanking 1 cun below the umbilicus towards Tianshu (ST25), 3 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.8 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Mania, vomiting with hematemesis, double tongue, stiff tongue.
Tianshu (ST25) (also known as Changxi or Gu Men) is located 1.5 cun lateral to Huangshu (RN12? Note: Standard is BL25 Huangshu, text says Huangshu but context implies BL25 or similar landmark, strictly translating text "Huangshu"), flanking the umbilicus 2 cun laterally in the depression; it is the Front-Mu point of the Large Intestine. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones. (Moxibustion for 100 cones according to *Bacui*).
[Indications] Ben Tun (running piglet syndrome), diarrhea, bloody and white dysentery, intractable watery diarrhea, anorexia, edema with abdominal distension and borborygmus, Qi rushing upward to the chest, inability to stand for long periods, chronic cold Qi accumulation, severe cutting pain around the umbilicus, Qi occasionally rushing to the heart causing restlessness, fullness, and vomiting, cholera with anorexia, yellowish thin complexion, uterine masses and blood clots in women, metrorrhagia with irregular menstruation.
Wailing (ST26) is located 1 cun below Tianshu (ST25), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal pain, sensation of hanging in the epigastrium, pain radiating downward to the umbilicus.
Daju (ST27) is located 1 cun below Wailing (ST26), 2 cun below Tianshu (ST25), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Lower abdominal distension, difficult urination, hernia, flaccidity of the four limbs, palpitations and insomnia.
Shuidao (ST28) is located 3 cun below Daju (ST27), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.85 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Soreness and pain in the shoulder and back, heat in the Sanjiao, Bladder, and Kidney, lower abdominal pain radiating to the vulva in women, waist and abdominal pain during menstruation, intrauterine masses, cold uterus, retention of urine and feces.
Guilai (ST29) is located 2 cun below Shuidao (ST28), 2 cun from the midline. Acupuncture depth: 0.25 cun; Moxibustion: 5 moxa cones.
[Indications] Ben Tun (running piglet syndrome), kidney Qi ascending into the abdomen causing heart pain, nine types of hernia, cold accumulation in the blood chamber of women.
Qichong (ST30) (also known as Qie) is located below Guilai (ST29); according to *Su Zhu*, it is 4 cun lateral to the umbilicus in the lower abdomen, 1 cun above the inguinal ligament (Shuxi), where the artery pulses visibly. It is the origin of the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel). Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Abdominal fullness with inability to lie straight, hernia, heat in the Large Intestine, body heat with abdominal and penile pain, Ben Tun (running piglet syndrome), infertility in women, fetal Qi rushing to the heart during pregnancy, dystocia with retained placenta.
Biguan (ST31) is located at the junction behind Futu (ST32) on the thigh. Acupuncture depth: 0.6 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Low back pain with cold knees, numbness and insensitivity of the feet, flaccidity and bi-syndrome with tight tendons in the inner thigh, pain radiating from the lower abdomen to the throat.
Futu (ST32) is located 6 cun above the knee cap on the raised muscle; obtain the point while kneeling. Alternatively, 7 cun above the knee cap, three finger-widths on either side; pressing reveals a muscle bulge resembling a rabbit, hence the name.
[Indications] Gout with cold knee bi-syndrome, various diseases of women's eight sections.
Yinshi (ST33) (also known as Yinding) is located in the depression 3 cun above the knee cap below Futu (ST32); obtain the point while bowing. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion is prohibited.
[Indications] Cold knees and feet, flaccidity and bi-syndrome with numbness, inability to flex and extend, cold hernia, lower abdominal fullness and pain.
Liangqiu (ST34) is located 2 cun above the knee cap between the two tendons. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Knee and foot pain, cold bi-syndrome with numbness, inability to flex and extend, cold feet, breast swelling and pain.
Zubi (ST35) is located below the knee patella on the tibial plateau, in the depression beside the large tendon, shaped like a cow's nose, hence the name. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Swelling, pain, and numbness in the knee, difficulty kneeling, gout.
Zusanli (ST36) is located 3 cun below the knee cap, in the depression lateral to the tibia inside the large tendon, between the muscles of the two tendons; obtain the point by lifting the foot. Pressing heavily stops the pulse on the dorsum of the foot. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones. (Moxibustion for 200 cones according to *Qianjin*).
[Indications] Cold in the stomach, epigastric and abdominal distension with borborygmus, deficiency of visceral Qi and true Qi, abdominal pain with anorexia, constipation, heart pain, rebellious Qi attacking upward, low back pain with inability to bend or extend, Small Intestine Qi disorder, phlegm-masses, fullness of the four limbs, knee soreness and pain, blurred vision. It treats all syndromes of Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries, emaciation, and deficiency.
Shangjuxu (ST37) (also known as Shang Ju Xu) is located 3 cun below Zusanli (ST36); obtain the point by lifting the foot. The Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian combines with the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian here. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Deficiency of visceral Qi, hemiplegia and gout, numbness of the waist, legs, hands, and feet, soreness of the calves preventing prolonged standing, abdominal pain flanking the umbilicus, severe cutting pain in the intestines.
Tiaokou (ST38) is located 1 cun above Shangjuxu (ST37); obtain the point by lifting the foot. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Numbness and pain in the feet and knees, swelling of the dorsum of the foot with tendon retraction, damp-bi syndrome, foot flaccidity preventing standing for long periods.
Xiajuxu (ST39) (also known as Xia Ju Xu) is located 3 cun below Shangjuxu (ST37); obtain the point by squatting and lifting the foot. The Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian combines with the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian here. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
[Indications] Small Intestine Qi disorder, pale complexion, hemiplegia with leg flaccidity, inability to walk, wind-heat and cold bi-syndrome, rheumatic bi-syndrome and pharyngolaryngeal obstruction, foot dorsum flaccidity, heel swelling.
Fenglong (ST40) is located 8 cun above the lateral malleolus, in the depression below the lateral margin of the tibia; the Foot-Yangming Luo-Connecting Vessel diverges to the Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Reversal cold with difficult urination, lethargy, soreness of legs and knees, difficulty in flexion and extension, cutting abdominal pain, limb swelling with cold feet due to cold-damp, pharyngolaryngeal obstruction with aphonia, mania seeing ghosts and laughing excessively.
Jiexi (ST41) is located 1.5 cun posterior to Chongyang (ST42) in the depression above the ankle, in the depression on the dorsum of the foot directly above the second toe; it is the Jing-River point (Fire) of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Facial edema due to wind-Qi, rebellious Qi rushing upward, abdominal distension and headache, vertigo, epilepsy, restlessness, swelling of the knee and thigh, tendon retraction, cholera.
Chongyang (ST42) is located 5 cun on the dorsum of the foot, 3 cun from Xangu (ST43) in the interosseous artery; it is the Yuan-Source point of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Hemiplegia, facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), tooth decay, foot dorsum swelling, chills and fever, hard and enlarged abdomen, anorexia, mania due to Cold Damage (Shanghan).
Xangu (ST44) is located in the depression distal to the metatarsophalangeal joint between the first and second toes, 2 cun from Neiting (ST44); it is the Shu-Stream point (Wood) of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.5 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Edema of the face and eyes and water disorders, frequent belching, borborygmus and abdominal pain, absence of sweating, chills and malaria.
Neiting (ST44) is located in the depression between the first and second toes; it is the Ying-Spring point of the Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.3 cun; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
[Indications] Cold extremities, abdominal fullness with frequent yawning, aversion to human voices, halitosis, tooth decay, epistaxis, bloody and white dysentery, cold extremities.
Lidui (ST45) is located at the tip of the second toe, 0.1 cun (like a leek leaf) from the corner of the nail; it is the Jing-Well point (Metal) of the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian. Acupuncture depth: 0.1 cun; Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone.
[Indications] Corpse-like syncope with trismus, appearance resembling evil possession, abdominal fullness, edema, heat disease with absence of sweating, chills and fever malaria, anorexia, facial swelling, knee and patella swelling and pain, frequent惊悸 and mania.