肾者。藏也。两旁五十四穴(并二十三单穴。共七十七穴)。出甲乙经。
肾出于涌泉。涌泉者。水也(一名地冲。在足心陷者中。屈足卷指宛宛中。足少阴脉之
所出
也。为井。冬三月宜灸之)。流于然谷。然谷者。火也(一名龙渊。在足内踝前起大骨下陷者
中。足少阴脉之所留也。为荣。春三月宜灸之)。注于太溪。太溪者。土也(在足内踝后跟骨
上动脉陷者中。足少阴脉之所注也。为俞。夏三月宜灸之)。行于复溜。复溜者。金也(一名
伏白。一名昌阳。在足踝上二寸陷者中。足少阳脉之所行也。为经)。入于阴谷。阴谷者。
水也(在膝内辅骨之后。大筋之下。小筋之上。按之应手。屈膝得之。足少阴脉之所入也。
为合。秋三月宜灸之)。
涌泉(一名地冲。在足心陷者中。屈足卷指宛宛中。灸三壮。主腰痛。大便难。
小腹
中痛。小便不利。甄权云。在脚心底宛宛中。白肉际是。主热中。少气厥寒。灸之热去。头
痛烦心。心痛不嗜食。咳而短气。喉痹身热痛。脊胁相引。匆匆善忘。足厥。喘逆。足下清
至膝。阴痹腹胀。头项痛。眼眩。男子如蛊。女子如阻。身体腰背如解。不欲食。丈夫颓疝
阴跳痛。篡中不得溺。腹 胁下支满。癃闭。阴痿。后时少泄。四肢不举。实则身头痛。
汗不出。目KT KT 然无可见。怒欲杀人。暴痛引膑下节。时有热气。筋挛膝痛不可屈伸。狂如
新发。衄不食。喘呼。少腹痛。引嗌足厥痛。肩背颈痛头眩。妇人无子。咽中痛。不可内食
转筋。风入腹中侠脐急。胸胁支满。衄不止。五指端尽痛。足不得践地。癫疾。喑不能言
)。
然谷(一名龙渊。在足内踝前起大骨下陷者中。灸三壮。主不嗜食。心如悬。哀
而善
怒。嗌内肿。心惕惕然恐。如人将捕之。多涎出。喘逆少气。呼吸不足以息。心痛如刺。厥
心痛。与背相引。善螈 如后触其心。伛偻者。肾心痛也。厥心痛。
如锥刺其心。心痛甚者。脾心痛也。胸中寒。脉代时
不至。上重下轻。足不能安地。小腹胀上抢心。胸胁支满。咳唾有血。喉痹。癃疝石水。女
子不子。阴暴出。淋漏。男子精溢胫酸。不能久立。寒热。消渴。黄瘅。足一寒一热。乱纵
烦满。小儿脐风。口不开。善惊。痿厥。癫疾。洞泄)。
太溪(在足内踝后跟骨上动脉陷者中。灸三壮。主疟。咳逆心闷。不得卧。呕甚
热
多寒少。欲闭户而处。寒足厥。足热肾胀。热病汗不出。默默嗜卧。溺黄少腹热。嗌中痛。
腹胀内肿。涎下厥心痛。如锥刺其心。心痛甚者。脾心痛也。霍乱吐泄不
自知。消瘅。善噫。气走咽喉而不能言。手足清。尿黄。大便难。嗌中肿痛。唾血。口中热
如胶。胞中有大疝瘕积。与阴相引如痛苦穴泄上下出 。胸中满痛。乳肿溃痈。咳逆上气。
喉咽喝有声。厥气上支)。
大钟(在足跟后冲中。足少阴络。灸三壮。主实则闭癃。凄凄腰脊痛宛转。目循
然嗜
卧。口中热。虚则腰痛。寒厥。烦心。闷喘。少气不足以息。腹满。大便难。时上走胸中鸣
胀满。口舌干。口中吸吸善惊。咽中痛不可以内食。善怒惊恐不乐。咳喉中鸣。咳唾血。
大肠结)。
照海(阴跷脉所生。在足内踝下。灸三壮。主热病。烦心。足寒清多汗。先取然
谷。
后取太溪。大指间动脉。皆先补之。目痛引脊。少腹偏痛。呕螈 。视昏。嗜卧。 惊。善
悲不乐。如堕汗不出。面尘墨色。饥不欲食。卒疝。少腹痛。病在左取右。右取左。立已。
阴暴起疝。女子不下月水。妇人淋沥。阴挺出。四肢淫泺。心闷暴疟。及诸淋。目中赤痛。
偏枯不得行。大风默默。不知所痛。视如见金星。尿黄。少腹热。咽干痹)。
水泉(足少阴 。去太溪下一寸。在内踝下。灸五壮。主月经不来而多闭。心下
痛。目KT KT 不可远视)。
复溜(一名伏白。一名昌阳。在足内踝上二寸陷者中。灸五壮。主腰痛引脊内廉
嗌
干。腹 痛。坐而欲起。目KT KT 善忘。多言。疟热。少气。足 寒。不能自温。腹 切痛引
心。心如悬。阴厥。脚 后廉急不可前却。血淋肠 。便脓血。足趺上痛。舌卷不能言。喜
笑足痿不收履。溺青赤白黄黑。青取井。赤取荣。黄取俞。白取经。黑取合。血痔泄后重。
腹痛如淋状。在仆必有所扶持。及大气涎出。鼻孔中痛。腹中雷鸣。骨寒热无所安。汗出不
休。心风四肢肿。气在横骨。风逆四肢肿。乳难)。
交信(穴在内踝上二寸。少阴前太阴后廉筋骨间。足阴跷之 。灸三壮。主气癃
颓疝。阴急。股枢 内廉痛)。
筑宾(在足内踝上 分中。灸五壮。主大疝。绝子。狂癫疾。呕吐)。
阴谷(在膝内辅骨之后。大筋之下。小筋之上。按之应手。屈膝而得之。灸三壮
主
舌纵涎下。烦闷狂痹。脊内廉痛。溺难。阴痿不用。少腹急。引阴及脚内廉痛。妇人漏血。
腹胀满不得息。小便黄。男子如蛊。女子如阻。寒热。腹偏肿)。
俞府(在巨骨下去璇玑旁各二寸陷者中。足少阴脉气所发。仰卧而取之。灸五壮
主咳逆上气。喘不得息。呕吐胸满。不得饮食)。
中(在俞府下一寸六分陷者中。足少阴脉气所发。仰卧而取之。灸五壮。主咳
逆上气。涎出多唾。呼吸喘悸。坐不得安)。
神藏(在 中下一寸六分陷者中。足少阴脉气所发。仰而取之。灸五壮。主胸满
咳逆。喘不得息。呕吐烦满。不得饮食)。
灵墟(在神藏下一寸六分陷者中。足少阴脉气所发。仰而取之。灸五壮。主胸胁
支满痛。引膺不得息。闷乱烦满。不得饮食)。
神封(在灵墟下一寸六分陷者中。灸五壮。主胸胁支满。不得息。咳逆。乳痈。
洒淅恶寒)。
步郎(在神封下一寸六分陷者中。足少阴脉气所发。仰而取之。灸五壮。主胸胁
支满。膈逆不通。呼吸少气。喘息不得举臂)。
幽门(一名上门。在巨阙傍半寸陷者中。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主胸胁背相
引痛
心下溷溷。呕吐多唾。饮食不下。善哕支满。积不能食。数咳善忘。泄有脓血。呕沫吐涎
少腹坚喜睡。女子心痛。逆气善吐。食饮不下)。
通谷(在幽门下一寸陷者中。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主失欠口 僻不端。食
饮善呕不得言。一云舌下肿。难以言。舌纵 唳不端)。
阴都(一名食宫。在通谷下一寸。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主身寒热 疟。心
满气逆)。
石关(在阴都下一寸。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主 。脊强。口不能开。多唾
大便难。妇人子藏中有恶血。内逆满痛)。
商曲(在石关下一寸。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主腹中积聚。时切痛)。
肓俞(在商曲下一寸、直胫傍五分。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主心大坚。大肠
寒中。大便干。腹中切痛)。
中注(在肓俞下五分。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主小腹有热。大便难)。
四满(一名髓府。在中注下一寸。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主脐下积。疝瘕。
胞中有血。肠 泄切痛。振寒。大腹石水。肾痛)。
气穴(一名胞门。一名子户。在四满下一寸。冲脉足少阴之会。灸三壮。主月水
不通。奔气上下。引腰脊痛)。
大赫(一名阴维。一名阴关。在气穴下一寸。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主女子
赤淫。男子精溢。阴上缩)。
横骨(一名下极。在大赫下一寸。冲脉足少阴之会。灸五壮。主少腹满。小便难
阴下纵。身中痛)。
鸠尾(一名尾翳。一名 。在胸前蔽骨下五分。任脉之别。不可灸刺。一云灸
五壮
主心中寒。胀满不得息。息贲时唾血。血瘀。热病胸中痛。不得卧。心痛不可按。善哕。
心疝太息。面赤心背相引而痛。数噫喘息。胸满咳呕。腹痛皮瘙痒。喉痹食不下。甄权云。
宜针不宜灸)。
巨阙(在鸠尾下一寸。任脉气所发。灸五壮。主心痛不可按。烦心。热病胸中
澹澹。
腹满暴痛。恍惚不知人。手清少腹满。螈 。病心疝满。不得息。息贲时唾血。心腹胀满。
心噫烦热善呕。膈中不通利。霍乱。狂妄言怒恐。恶火善骂詈。狐疝惊悸少气。胸胁支满。
螈引少腹痛。短气烦乱。呕吐心胀)。
上脘(在巨阙下一寸五分。去蔽骨三寸。足阳明手太阴任脉之会。灸五壮。主寒
中伤
饱。食饮不化。腹 胀。心腹痛。胸胁支满。脉虚则生百病。甄权云。主心风。惊悸不能食
心下有膈。呕血。目眩。头悬眩痛。身热汗不出。心痛有三虫。多涎。不得反侧。腹中满
暴痛汗出)。
中脘(一名太仓。在上脘下一寸。手太阳足阳明所生。任脉之会。灸七壮。主腹
胀不
通。心痛。胃胀。霍乱吐泄不自知。先取太溪。后取太仓之原。溢饮。胁下坚痛。腹胀不通
寒中伤饱。食饮不化。头热鼽血。目黄振寒。善噫。烦满膈呕。伤忧损思。气积。 。甄
权云。主因读书得贲豚气。积聚。腹中胀暴满。心痛。身热。难以俯仰。冲疝。暴死不知人
心腹痛发作。肿聚往来上下行。痛有休止。腹中热。喜涎出。是蛇咬也。鼻闻焦臭。大便
难。小腹有热。尿赤黄。病温汗不出。有血溢水)。
建里(在中脘下一寸。灸五壮。主心痛上抢心。不欲食。支满。甄权云。主腹胀
逆气上。并霍乱)。
下脘(在建里下一寸。足太阴任脉之会。灸五壮。主食饮不化。入腹还出。六府
之气。谷食不转。甄权云。主小便赤。腹坚硬也)。
水分(在下脘下一寸。任脉气所发。灸五壮。主 。脊强里急。腹中拘急痛。甄
权云。主水病腹肿)。
脐中(灸三壮。主水。腹大脐平。腹无理。不治。绝子。灸令人有子。脐疝绕脐
痛。
胸肿不得息。甄权云。主水肿。鼓胀。肠鸣。状如雷声。时上冲心。日灸七壮。至四百壮罢
)。
阴交(一名少关。一名横户。在脐下一寸。任脉阴冲之会。灸五壮。主水胀水气
行皮
中。甄权云。穴在阴茎下附底宛宛中。主惊不得眠。善断水气上下五藏游气也。阴疝引睾。
女子手脚拘挛。腹满疝。月水不下。乳余疾。绝子。阴痒。贲豚上 腹坚痛。引阴中不得小
便。两丸骞)。
气海(一名脖 。一名下肓。在脐下一寸半。任脉气所发。灸五壮。主少腹疝。
卧善惊。甄权云。主下热。小便赤。气痛。状如刀搅)。
石门(一名利机。一名精露。一名丹田。一名命门。在脐下二寸。任脉气所发。
灸三
壮。女子禁不可灸。主脐疝绕脐痛。三焦胀水。腹大及水气行皮中。心腹中卒痛。而汗不出
气癃。小便黄。气满。虚则遗溺身寒。热吐逆。溺难。腹满疝积。乳余疾。绝子阴痒。贲
豚上腹。腹痛口强。不能言。茎肿先引腰。后引少腹。腰 少腹坚痛。下引阴中不得小便。
两丸骞。甄权云。主妇人因产恶露不止)。
关元(一名次门。在脐下三寸。任脉足三阴之会。灸七壮。主寒热石水。痛引胁
下。
腹胀头眩痛。身尽热。气癃。尿黄。甄权云。主小便处状如散灰色。转胞不得尿。少腹满。
引胁下胀。头眩痛。身尽热。贲豚寒热入少腹。时欲呕。伤中溺血。小便数。腰背脐痛。下
引阴 中窘急。欲凑。后泄不止。癫暴痛。少腹大热。身所伤血出多。及中风寒。若有所堕
坠。四肢解 不收。名曰体解。女子绝子。衄血。在内不下)。
中极(一名气原。一名玉泉。在脐下四寸。任脉足三阴之会。灸三壮。主女子禁
中
央腹热痛。妇人子门不端。少腹苦寒。阴痒及痛。经闭不痛。乳余疾。绝子。内不足。贲豚
上抢心。甚则不能息。匆匆少气。尸厥。心烦痛。饥不能食。善寒中。腹胀引 而痛。少腹
与脊相控暴痛。时窘之后。经闭不通。小腹不利。丈夫失精)。
曲骨(在横骨上中极下一寸。毛际陷者中。动脉应手。任脉足厥阴之会。灸三壮
主
膀胱小便难。脚曲。转胞不得尿。妇人赤白淫。阴中干痛。恶合阴阳。水胀满。尿涩。癫疝
常呕沫)。
会阴(一名屏翳。在大便前小便后两阴间。任脉别络。侠督脉波脉之会。灸三壮
主
痹。小便难。窍中热。实则腹皮痛。虚则痒瘙。痔与阴相通者死。阴中诸病。前后相引痛。
不得大小便。女子血不通。男子阴端寒。上冲心中狠狠)。
廉泉(一名本池。在颔下结喉上舌。本阴维任脉之会。灸三壮。主舌下肿。难以
言。舌纵涎出。咳逆少气。喘息呕沫。禁断上气窘屈胸满)。
天突(一名五户。在颈结喉下五寸中央宛宛中。阴维任脉之会。灸三壮。主咳逆
上气
喘。暴喑不能言。及舌下侠青绛脉气。颈有大气。喉痹。咽中干急。不能息。喉中鸣翕翕。
寒热颈肿。肩痛胸满。腹皮热衄。气哽心痛。陷疹。头痛面皮赤热。身肉尽不仁)。
璇玑(在天突下一寸中央陷者中。任脉气所发。仰头取之。灸五壮。主胸满痛。
喉痹咽痈。水浆不下)。
华盖(在璇玑下一寸陷者中。任脉气所发。仰而取之。灸五壮。主胸胁支满。痛
引胸中。咳逆上气。喘不能言)。
肾脏,是藏精的脏器。其背部两侧共有五十四穴(加上二十三个单穴,共计七十七穴),出自《甲乙经》。
肾经的气血出于涌泉穴。涌泉穴,五行属水(又名地冲,位于足心凹陷处,屈足卷趾时宛宛之中,是足少阴脉气所出的地方,为井穴,冬季三个月适宜施灸)。气血流注于然谷穴。然谷穴,五行属火(又名龙渊,位于足内踝前起大骨下方的凹陷处,是足少阴脉气所留止的地方,为荣穴,春季三个月适宜施灸)。气血灌注于太溪穴。太溪穴,五行属土(位于足内踝后方跟骨上方的动脉凹陷处,是足少阴脉气所灌注的地方,为俞穴,夏季三个月适宜施灸)。气血运行于复溜穴。复溜穴,五行属金(又名伏白,又名昌阳,位于足踝上二寸的凹陷处,是足少阳脉气所运行的地方,为经穴)。(注:原文此处“足少阳”疑为“足少阴”之误,但依原文翻译)。气血进入阴谷穴。阴谷穴,五行属水(位于膝内侧辅骨之后,大筋之下,小筋之上,按压有应手感,屈膝可取到,是足少阴脉气所入的地方,为合穴,秋季三个月适宜施灸)。
涌泉穴(又名地冲,位于足心凹陷处,屈足卷趾时宛宛之中,艾灸三壮。主治腰痛、大便困难、小腹中疼痛、小便不利。甄权说:在脚底心宛宛之中,白肉边缘处。主治热中、少气厥寒,灸后热退;头痛心烦、心痛不欲食、咳嗽短气、喉痹身痛、脊胁牵引作痛、匆忙健忘、足部厥冷、气喘逆乱、足底清冷至膝盖、阴痹腹胀、头项痛、眼眩、男子如蛊病状、女子如阻滞状、身体腰背像散架一样、不想吃东西、丈夫颓疝阴部跳痛、会阴部不能排尿、腹部胁下胀满、癃闭、阳痿、排便间隔时间长且量少、四肢不能举动。实证则身体头痛、无汗、眼睛昏花看不见、发怒想杀人、突发疼痛牵引膝盖以下关节、时常有热气、筋挛膝痛不可屈伸、狂躁如新发病、鼻衄不食、喘呼、少腹痛、牵引咽喉足部厥冷疼痛、肩背颈痛头眩、妇人不孕、咽中痛、不能进食、转筋、风邪入腹中夹脐急迫、胸胁胀满、鼻衄不止、五指端尽痛、足不能着地、癫疾、失音不能言)。
然谷穴(又名龙渊,位于足内踝前起大骨下方的凹陷处,艾灸三壮。主治食欲不振、心中空虚如悬、悲哀易怒、咽喉内部肿胀、心中惕惕然恐惧、像被人要捕捉一样、多涎、喘逆少气、呼吸不足以息、心痛如针刺、厥心痛、与背部相互牵引、容易抽搐像后面触碰心脏、弯腰曲背的是肾心痛。厥心痛,像锥子刺心,心痛严重的,是脾心痛。胸中寒冷、脉代时而不至、上重下轻、足不能安稳着地、小腹胀向上冲击心脏、胸胁胀满、咳唾带血、喉痹、癃疝石水、女子不孕、阴部突然突出、淋证漏下、男子精溢胫酸、不能久立、寒热、消渴、黄疸、足部一边冷一边热、紊乱纵烦满、小儿脐风、口不开、易惊、痿厥、癫疾、洞泄)。
太溪穴(位于足内踝后方跟骨上方的动脉凹陷处,艾灸三壮。主治疟疾、咳逆胸闷、不能卧、呕吐严重、热多寒少、想关上门独处、寒足厥、足热肾胀、热病无汗、沉默嗜卧、尿黄少腹热、咽喉中痛、腹胀内部肿胀、流涎厥心痛、像锥子刺心、心痛严重的,是脾心痛。霍乱吐泻不知、消瘅、善打嗝、气走咽喉而不能言、手足清冷、尿黄、大便难、咽喉肿痛、唾血、口中热如胶、胞中有大疝瘕积、与阴部相互牵引如痛苦穴泄上下出、胸中满痛、乳肿溃痈、咳逆上气、喉喝有声、厥气上支)。
大钟穴(位于足跟后冲中,足少阴络脉,艾灸三壮。主治实证闭癃、凄凄腰脊痛辗转反侧、目眩嗜卧、口中热;虚证腰痛、寒厥、心烦、闷喘、少气不足以息、腹满、大便难、时而向上走到胸中鸣响胀满、口舌干、口中吸吸易惊、咽中痛不能进食、易怒惊恐不乐、咳喉中鸣、咳唾血、大肠结)。
照海穴(阴跷脉所生,位于足内踝下,艾灸三壮。主治热病、心烦、足寒清多汗。先取然谷,后取太溪、大指间动脉,皆先补之。目痛引脊、少腹偏痛、呕抽搐、视物昏花、嗜卧、惊、善悲不乐、像堕汗不出、面尘墨色、饥不欲食、卒疝、少腹痛。病在左取右,右取左,立即见效。阴暴起疝、女子月经不下、妇人淋沥、阴挺出、四肢淫泺、心闷暴疟、及诸淋、目中赤痛、偏枯不得行、大风默默不知所痛、视如见金星、尿黄、少腹热、咽干痹)。
水泉穴(足少阴郄穴,距离太溪下一寸,在内踝下,艾灸五壮。主治月经不来而多闭、心下痛、眼睛昏花不可远视)。
复溜穴(又名伏白,又名昌阳,位于足内踝上二寸的凹陷处,艾灸五壮。主治腰痛牵引脊内廉、咽干、腹痛、坐而欲起、眼睛昏花善忘、多言、疟热、少气、足寒、不能自温、腹痛切痛引心、心如悬、阴厥、脚后廉急不可前后移动、血淋肠澼、便脓血、足背上方痛、舌卷不能言、喜笑足痿不收履、溺青赤白黄黑、青色取井穴、赤色取荣穴、黄色取俞穴、白色取经穴、黑色取合穴、血痔泄后重、腹痛如淋状、在仆倒时必须有所扶持、及大气涎出、鼻孔中痛、腹中雷鸣、骨寒热无所安、汗出不休、心风四肢肿、气在横骨、风逆四肢肿、乳难)。
交信穴(穴位在内踝上二寸,少阴前太阴后廉筋骨间,足阴跷脉郄穴,艾灸三壮。主治气癃、颓疝、阴急、股枢内廉痛)。
筑宾穴(位于足内踝上分中,艾灸五壮。主治大疝、绝子、狂癫疾、呕吐)。
阴谷穴(位于膝内侧辅骨之后,大筋之下,小筋之上,按压有应手感,屈膝而得之,艾灸三壮。主治舌纵涎下、烦闷狂痹、脊内廉痛、排尿困难、阳痿不用、少腹急、牵引阴部及脚内廉痛、妇人漏血、腹胀满不得息、小便黄、男子如蛊、女子如阻、寒热、腹偏肿)。
俞府穴(在巨骨下去璇玑旁各二寸的凹陷处,足少阴脉气所发,仰卧而取之,艾灸五壮。主治咳逆上气、喘不得息、呕吐胸满、不能饮食)。
神藏穴(在俞府下一寸六分的凹陷处,足少阴脉气所发,仰卧而取之,艾灸五壮。主治咳逆上气、涎出多唾、呼吸喘悸、坐不得安)。
灵墟穴(在神藏下一寸六分的凹陷处,足少阴脉气所发,仰而取之,艾灸五壮。主治胸满咳逆、喘不得息、呕吐烦满、不能饮食)。
神封穴(在灵墟下一寸六分的凹陷处,艾灸五壮。主治胸胁支满痛、引膺不得息、闷乱烦满、不能饮食)。
步廊穴(在神封下一寸六分的凹陷处,足少阴脉气所发,仰而取之,艾灸五壮。主治胸胁支满、不得息、咳逆、乳痈、洒淅恶寒)。
幽门穴(一名上门,在神封下一寸六分的凹陷处,足少阴脉气所发,仰而取之,艾灸五壮。主治胸胁支满、膈逆不通、呼吸少气、喘息不得举臂)。
通谷穴(一名上门,在巨阙傍半寸的凹陷处,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治胸胁背相互牵引痛、心下浑浊、呕吐多唾、饮食不下、善哌支满、积不能食、数咳善忘、泄有脓血、呕沫吐涎、少腹坚喜睡、女子心痛、逆气善吐、食饮不下)。
阴都穴(在幽门下一寸陷者中,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治失欠口僻不端、饮食善呕不得言。一说舌下肿,难以言、舌纵唳不端)。
石关穴(一名食宫,在通谷下一寸,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治身寒热疟、心满气逆)。
商曲穴(在阴都下一寸,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治腹中积聚、时切痛)。
肓俞穴(在商曲下一寸、直胫傍五分,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治心大坚、大肠寒中、大便干、腹中切痛)。
中注穴(在肓俞下五分,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治小腹有热、大便难)。
四满穴(一名髓府,在中注下一寸,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治脐下积、疝瘕、胞中有血、肠泄切痛、振寒、大腹石水、肾痛)。
气穴穴(一名胞门,一名子户,在四满下一寸,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸三壮。主治月水不通、奔气上下、引腰脊痛)。
大赫穴(一名阴维,一名阴关,在气穴下一寸,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治女子赤淫、男子精溢、阴上缩)。
横骨穴(一名下极,在大赫下一寸,冲脉足少阴之会,艾灸五壮。主治少腹满、小便难、阴下纵、身中痛)。
鸠尾穴(一名尾翳,一名尾闾,在胸前蔽骨下五分,任脉之别,不可灸刺。一说灸五壮。主治心中寒、胀满不得息、息贲时唾血、血瘀、热病胸中痛、不能卧、心痛不可按、善哕、心疝太息、面赤心背相引而痛、数噫喘息、胸满咳呕、腹痛皮瘙痒、喉痹食不下。甄权说:宜针不宜灸)。
巨阙穴(在鸠尾下一寸,任脉气所发,艾灸五壮。主治心痛不可按、心烦、热病胸中澹澹、腹满暴痛、恍惚不知人、手清少腹满、抽搐。病心疝满、不得息、息贲时唾血、心腹胀满、心噫烦热善呕、膈中不通利、霍乱、狂妄言怒恐、恶火善骂詈、狐疝惊悸少气、胸胁支满、抽搐引少腹痛、短气烦乱、呕吐心胀)。
上脘穴(在巨阙下一寸五分,去蔽骨三寸,足阳明手太阴任脉之会,艾灸五壮。主治寒中伤饱、食饮不化、腹胀、心腹痛、胸胁支满、脉虚则生百病。甄权说:主治心风、惊悸不能食、心下有膈、呕血、目眩、头悬眩痛、身热汗不出、心痛有三虫、多涎、不能反侧、腹中满暴痛汗出)。
中脘穴(一名太仓,在上脘下一寸,手太阳足阳明所生,任脉之会,艾灸七壮。主治腹胀不通、心痛、胃胀、霍乱吐泄不自知。先取太溪,后取太仓之原。溢饮、胁下坚痛、腹胀不通、寒中伤饱、食饮不化、头热鼽血、目黄振寒、善噫、烦满膈呕、伤忧损思、气积。甄权说:主治因读书得贲豚气、积聚、腹中胀暴满、心痛、身热、难以俯仰、冲疝、暴死不知人心腹痛发作、肿聚往来上下行、痛有休止、腹中热、喜涎出、是蛇咬也、鼻闻焦臭、大便难、小腹有热、尿赤黄、病温汗不出、有血溢水)。
建里穴(在中脘下一寸,艾灸五壮。主治心痛上抢心、不欲食、支满。甄权说:主治腹胀逆气上、并霍乱)。
下脘穴(在建里下一寸,足太阴任脉之会,艾灸五壮。主治食饮不化、入腹还出、六腑之气、谷食不转。甄权说:主治小便赤、腹坚硬也)。
水分穴(在下脘下一寸,任脉气所发,艾灸五壮。主治脊强里急、腹中拘急痛。甄权说:主治水病腹肿)。
脐中穴(灸三壮。主治水、腹大脐平、腹无理、不治、绝子。灸令人有子、脐疝绕脐痛、胸肿不得息。甄权说:主治水肿、鼓胀、肠鸣、状如雷声、时上冲心、日灸七壮、至四百壮罢)。
阴交穴(一名少关,一名横户,在脐下一寸,任脉阴冲之会,艾灸五壮。主治水胀水气行皮中。甄权说:穴在阴茎下附底宛宛中,主治惊不得眠、善断水气上下五脏游气也。阴疝引睾、女子手脚拘挛、腹满疝、月水不下、乳余疾、绝子、阴痒、贲豚上腹坚痛、引阴中不得小便、两丸骞)。
气海穴(一名脖囟,一名下肓,在脐下一寸半,任脉气所发,艾灸五壮。主治少腹疝、卧善惊。甄权说:主治下热、小便赤、气痛、状如刀搅)。
石门穴(一名利机,一名精露,一名丹田,一名命门,在脐下二寸,任脉气所发,艾灸三壮。女子禁不可灸。主治脐疝绕脐痛、三焦胀水、腹大及水气行皮中、心腹中卒痛、而汗不出、气癃、小便黄、气满、虚则遗溺身寒、热吐逆、溺难、腹满疝积、乳余疾、绝子阴痒、贲豚上腹、腹痛口强、不能言、茎肿先引腰、后引少腹、腰少腹坚痛、下引阴中不得小便、两丸骞。甄权说:主治妇人因产恶露不止)。
关元穴(一名次门,在脐下三寸,任脉足三阴之会,艾灸七壮。主治寒热石水、痛引胁下、腹胀头眩痛、身尽热、气癃、尿黄。甄权说:主治小便处状如散灰色、转胞不得尿、少腹满、引胁下胀、头眩痛、身尽热、贲豚寒热入少腹、时欲呕、伤中溺血、小便数、腰背脐痛、下引阴中窘急、欲凑、后泄不止、癫暴痛、少腹大热、身所伤血出多、及中风寒、若有所堕坠、四肢解不收、名曰体解、女子绝子、衄血、在内不下)。
中极穴(一名气原,一名玉泉,在脐下四寸,任脉足三阴之会,艾灸三壮。主治女子禁、中央腹热痛、妇人子门不端、少腹苦寒、阴痒及痛、经闭不痛、乳余疾、绝子、内不足、贲豚上抢心、甚则不能息、匆匆少气、尸厥、心烦痛、饥不能食、善寒中、腹胀引而痛、少腹与脊相控暴痛、时窘之后、经闭不通、小腹不利、丈夫失精)。
曲骨穴(在横骨上中极下一寸,毛际陷者中,动脉应手,任脉足厥阴之会,艾灸三壮。主治膀胱小便难、脚曲、转胞不得尿、妇人赤白淫、阴中干痛、恶合阴阳、水胀满、尿涩、癫疝常呕沫)。
会阴穴(一名屏翳,在大便前小便后两阴间,任脉别络,侠督脉波脉之会,艾灸三壮。主治痹、小便难、窍中热、实则腹皮痛、虚则痒瘙、痔与阴相通者死、阴中诸病、前后相引痛、不得大小便、女子血不通、男子阴端寒、上冲心中狠狠)。
廉泉穴(一名本池,在颔下结喉上舌,本阴维任脉之会,艾灸三壮。主治舌下肿、难以言、舌纵涎出、咳逆少气、喘息呕沫、禁断上气窘屈胸满)。
天突穴(一名五户,在颈结喉下五寸中央宛宛中,阴维任脉之会,艾灸三壮。主治咳逆上气喘、暴喑不能言、及舌下侠青绛脉气、颈有大气、喉痹、咽中干急、不能息、喉中鸣翕翕、寒热颈肿、肩痛胸满、腹皮热衄、气哽心痛、陷疹、头痛面皮赤热、身肉尽不仁)。
The Kidney is the organ that stores essence. There are fifty-four acupoints on both sides of its back (plus twenty-three single points, totaling seventy-seven points), as recorded in the *Jia Yi Jing* (Classics of Acupuncture and Moxibustion).
The Qi of the Kidney meridian emerges from Yongquan (KI 1, Springing Fountain). Yongquan belongs to Water (also known as Dizhong, located in the depression at the center of the sole; when the foot is flexed and toes curled, it lies in the hollow; it is the point where the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian Qi emerges, classified as a Jing-Well point; moxibustion is suitable during the three months of winter). The Qi flows to RanGu (KI 2, Valley of the Dragon). RanGu belongs to Fire (also known as Longyuan, located in the depression anterior to the medial malleolus below the prominent bone; it is where the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian Qi lingers, classified as a Ying-Spring point; moxibustion is suitable during the three months of spring). The Qi pours into Taixi (KI 3, Great Stream). Taixi belongs to Earth (located in the depression behind the medial malleolus where the posterior tibial artery beats; it is where the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian Qi pours, classified as a Shu-Stream point; moxibustion is suitable during the three months of summer). The Qi travels to Fuliu (KI 7, Returning Flow). Fuliu belongs to Metal (also known as Fubai or Changyang, located in the depression two cun above the medial malleolus; it is where the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian Qi travels, classified as a Jing-River point). The Qi enters YinGu (KI 10, Yin Valley). YinGu belongs to Water (located posterior to the medial condyle of the tibia, between the large tendon and the small tendon; palpable upon pressure, obtained by flexing the knee; it is where the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian Qi enters, classified as a He-Sea point; moxibustion is suitable during the three months of autumn).
Yongquan (KI 1) (Also known as Dizhong, located in the depression at the center of the sole; when the foot is flexed and toes curled, it lies in the hollow. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Lumbago, difficult defecation, pain in the lower abdomen, difficulty urinating. Zhen Quan stated: Located in the hollow at the bottom of the foot, at the junction of white skin. Indications: Heat in the middle jiao, shortness of qi with cold reversal; heat dissipates after moxibustion; headache, vexation, heart pain, anorexia, cough with shortness of breath, bi-syndrome of the throat with body pain,牵引 pain of spine and hypochondrium, sudden forgetfulness, cold reversal of the foot, panting and counterflow qi, cold sensation from sole to knee, yin bi-syndrome with abdominal distension, headache and neck pain, vertigo, man resembling gu disease, woman resembling obstruction, body feeling as if disjoined, anorexia, huatan hernia with jumping pain in the yin region, inability to urinate from the perineum, fullness under the ribs and abdomen, strangury and retention, impotence, infrequent and scanty stool, limbs unable to move. Excess syndrome: Headache, anhidrosis, blurred vision, rage wanting to kill, sudden pain radiating to the knee joint, recurrent heat sensation, muscle spasms with knee pain and inability to flex/extend, manic behavior like new onset, epistaxis with anorexia, panting, lower abdominal pain radiating to throat and foot with cold reversal, shoulder/back/neck pain and vertigo, female infertility, sore throat, inability to eat, muscle spasms, wind entering abdomen causing urgency around umbilicus, chest/hypochondriac fullness, persistent epistaxis, pain at tips of five fingers, inability to place foot on ground, epilepsy, aphasia).
RanGu (KI 2) (Also known as Longyuan, located in the depression anterior to the medial malleolus below the prominent bone. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Anorexia, heart feeling empty like hanging, sorrowful and irritable, swelling inside the throat, fearful heart palpitations as if being chased, excessive salivation, panting with shortness of breath, insufficient respiration, stabbing heart pain, jue-heart pain radiating to back, twitching as if touched from behind, kyphosis indicating kidney heart pain. Jue-heart pain feels like a cone piercing the heart; severe heart pain indicates spleen heart pain. Cold in chest, intermittent pulse, heaviness above and lightness below, feet unable to settle, lower abdominal distension rushing up to heart, chest/hypochondriac fullness, hemoptysis, bi-syndrome of throat, strangury/hernia/shi-water, female infertility, sudden protrusion of yin, strangury/dribbling, male seminal emission with shin soreness, inability to stand long, chills and fever, xiao-ke (wasting-thirst), jaundice, alternating cold/heat in one foot, chaotic vexation/fullness, infantile omphalotonia (lockjaw), mouth closure, fright, flaccidity-jue, epilepsy, loose diarrhea).
Taixi (KI 3) (Located in the depression behind the medial malleolus where the posterior tibial artery beats. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Malaria, cough/counterflow qi with chest stuffiness, inability to lie down, severe vomiting, more heat than cold, desire to stay indoors with doors closed, cold reversal of foot, hot foot with kidney distension, heat disease with anhidrosis, silent lethargy, yellow urine with lower abdominal heat, sore throat, abdominal distension with internal swelling, drooling jue-heart pain, stabbing heart pain; severe heart pain indicates spleen heart pain. Cholera with vomiting/diarrhea unawareness, xiao-dan (wasting-thirst), frequent belching, qi moving to throat preventing speech, cold hands/feet, yellow urine, difficult defecation, swollen/sore throat, hemoptysis, mouth feeling hot like glue, large hernia/mass in bladder,牵引 pain from yin, chest fullness/pain, breast swelling/ulceration, cough/counterflow qi, hoarse breathing sound, jue qi rising upward).
DaZhong (KI 4) (Located at the posterior heel, collateral point of Foot Shaoyin. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Excess syndrome: Strangury/retention, chilling lumbar/spinal pain with tossing, dizziness with lethargy, hot mouth. Deficiency syndrome: Lumbago, cold jue, vexation, stifled panting, shortness of breath, abdominal fullness, difficult defecation, qi moving upward to chest with ringing/fullness, dry mouth/tongue, gasping with fright, sore throat preventing eating, irritability/fear/unhappiness, cough with ringing in throat, hemoptysis, intestinal constipation).
ZhaoHai (KI 6) (Origin of Yin Qiao Mai, located below the medial malleolus. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Heat disease, vexation, cold/clammy feet with sweating. First tonify RanGu, then Taixi, and the artery between the big toe. Indications: Eye pain radiating to spine, lateral lower abdominal pain, vomiting/twitching, blurred vision, lethargy, fright, sadness/unhappiness, feeling like falling with anhidrosis, dusty dark complexion, hunger without appetite, acute hernia, lower abdominal pain. Treat left side with right point, right with left, effect immediate. Sudden yin hernia, amenorrhea, female dribbling strangury, uterine prolapse, limb heaviness/water-soaking, chest stuffiness with sudden malaria, various stranguries, red/painful eyes, hemiplegia unable to walk, great wind with silent unknown pain, seeing stars, yellow urine, lower abdominal heat, dry/bi-syndrome throat).
ShuiQuan (KI 5) (Xi-Cleft point of Foot Shaoyin, one cun below Taixi, below medial malleolus. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Amenorrhea with frequent retention, subcardiac pain, blurred vision unable to look far).
Fuliu (KI 7) (Also known as Fubai, Changyang. Located in depression two cun above medial malleolus. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Lumbago radiating to inner spine, dry throat, abdominal pain, urge to sit/rise, blurred vision with forgetfulness, loquacity, malaria heat, shortness of breath, cold feet unable to warm self, cutting abdominal pain radiating to heart, heart hanging, yin jue, tightness at posterior leg unable to move forward/backward, bloody strangury/intestinal dysentery, pus/blood in stool, dorsal foot pain, tongue curling with aphasia, laughter with flaccid legs unable to walk, urine colors green/red/white/yellow/black (Green: Jing-Well; Red: Ying-Spring; Yellow: Shu-Stream; White: Jing-River; Black: He-Sea); bloody hemorrhoids with tenesmus, abdominal pain like strangury, need support when fainting, sudden saliva flow, nasal pain, borborygmus, bone chills/fever with restlessness, continuous sweating, wind affecting heart with limb swelling, qi in Henggu, wind counterflow with limb swelling, nursing difficulties).
Jiaoxin (KI 8) (Located two cun above medial malleolus, between Foot Shaoyin anterior and Foot Taiyin posterior, Xi-Cleft of Foot Yin Qiao. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Qi strangury, huatan hernia, yin tension, pain at inner thigh pivot).
Zhubin (KI 9) (Located in the depression above medial malleolus. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Large hernia, infertility, manic epilepsy, vomiting).
Yingu (KI 10) (Located posterior to medial femoral condyle, between large and small tendons; palpable, obtained by flexing knee. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Tongue deviation with drooling, vexation/manic bi-syndrome, inner spinal pain, difficult urination, impotence, lower abdominal urgency radiating to yin/inner leg, female metrorrhagia, abdominal fullness with dyspnea, yellow urine, man like gu disease, woman like obstruction, chills/fever, lateral abdominal swelling).
ShuFu (KI 27) (Two cun lateral to Xuanji, below Jugu, in depression. Emission of Foot Shaoyin Qi. Supine position. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Cough/counterflow qi, dyspnea, vomiting with chest fullness, inability to eat).
ShenCang (KI 26) (One point-six cun below ShuFu, in depression. Emission of Foot Shaoyin Qi. Supine position. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Chest fullness, cough/counterflow qi, dyspnea, vomiting with vexation/fullness, inability to eat).
LingXu (KI 25) (One point-six cun below ShenCang, in depression. Emission of Foot Shaoyin Qi. Supine position. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Chest/hypochondriac fullness/pain radiating to chest, dyspnea, confusion/vexation/fullness, inability to eat).
ShenFeng (KI 24) (One point-six cun below LingXu. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Chest/hypochondriac fullness, dyspnea, cough/counterflow qi, mastitis, aversion to cold/chills).
BuLang (KI 23) (One point-six cun below ShenFeng, in depression. Emission of Foot Shaoyin Qi. Supine position. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Chest/hypochondriac fullness, diaphragmatic counterflow/blockage, shortness of breath, wheezing unable to raise arm).
YouMen (KI 22) (Also named Shangmen. Located half cun lateral to Juque, in depression. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Pain radiating between chest/hypochondrium/back, turbid subcardiac area, vomiting with excess saliva, inability to eat, frequent belching/fullness, accumulation preventing eating, frequent cough with forgetfulness, purulent/bloody diarrhea, spitting foam/saliva, hard lower abdomen with sleepiness, female heart pain, counterflow qi with vomiting, inability to ingest food).
TongGu (ST 10 / KI 21 context? Text says TongGu, usually ST 10, but here linked to YouMen/Kidney channel sequence. Text: "In depression one cun below YouMen..."). Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Yawning with mouth deviation, vomiting food unable to speak. Alternative: Sublingual swelling, difficult speech, tongue deviation with mouth asymmetry).
YinDu (KI 19) (Also named Shipalace. One cun below TongGu. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Alternating cold/heat malaria, chest fullness with counterflow qi).
ShiGuan (KI 18) (One cun below YinDu. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Spinal rigidity, inability to open mouth, excess saliva, difficult defecation, evil blood in uterus causing internal counterflow fullness/pain).
ShangQu (KI 17) (One cun below ShiGuan. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Abdominal accumulations, cutting pain).
HuangShu (KI 16) (One cun below ShangQu, five fen lateral to midline. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Hard heart, cold invasion of large intestine, dry stool, cutting abdominal pain).
ZhongZhu (KI 15) (Five fen below HuangShu. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Heat in lower abdomen, difficult defecation).
SiMan (KI 14) (Also named Suifu. One cun below ZhongZhu. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Accumulation below umbilicus, hernia/masses, blood in bladder, intestinal dysentery with cutting pain, chills, large abdominal shi-water, kidney pain).
QiXue (KI 13) (Also named Baomen, Zihu. One cun below SiMan. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Amenorrhea, running qi moving up/down causing lumbar/spinal pain).
DaHe (KI 12) (Also named Yinwei, Yinguang. One cun below Qixue. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Female leukorrhea, male seminal emission, retraction of yin).
Henggu (KI 11) (Also named Xiaji. One cun below Dahe. Meeting of Chong Mai and Foot Shaoyin. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Lower abdominal fullness, difficult urination, flaccidity of yin, body pain).
JiuWei (CV 15) (Also named WeiYi, Tailu. Five fen below xiphoid process. Divergent vessel of Ren Mai. Contraindicated for moxibustion/acupuncture. Alternative: Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Cold in heart, fullness with dyspnea, xifen with hemoptysis, blood stasis, heat disease with chest pain, inability to lie down, non-tender heart pain, frequent belching, heart hernia with sighing, red face with heart/back牵引 pain, frequent belching/panting, chest fullness/cough/vomiting, abdominal pain with skin itching, bi-syndrome of throat with inability to eat. Zhen Quan: Acupuncture preferred over moxibustion).
JuQue (CV 14) (One cun below Jiawei. Emission of Ren Mai Qi. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Non-tender heart pain, vexation, heat disease with palpitations, abdominal fullness/sudden pain, mental confusion/unawareness, cold hands with lower abdominal fullness, twitching. Heart hernia with fullness, dyspnea, xifen with hemoptysis, abdominal fullness, heart belching with heat/vomiting, diaphragm blockage, cholera, delirium/anger/fear, hatred of fire/cursing, fox hernia with palpitations/shortness of breath, chest/hypochondriac fullness, twitching radiating to lower abdomen, shortness of breath/vexation, vomiting with heart distension).
ShangWan (CV 13) (One point-five cun below JuQue, three cun from xiphoid. Meeting of Foot Yangming, Hand Taiyin, Ren Mai. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Cold invasion from overeating, indigestion, abdominal distension, heart/abdominal pain, chest/hypochondriac fullness, deficiency pulse generating myriad diseases. Zhen Quan: Heart wind, palpitations/anorexia, diaphragm below heart, hematemesis, vertigo, hanging head pain, body heat with anhidrosis, heart pain with three parasites, excess saliva, inability to turn, abdominal fullness/sudden pain/sweating).
ZhongWan (CV 12) (Also named TaiCang. One cun below Shangwan. Origin of Hand Taiyang/Foot Yangming, Meeting of Ren Mai. Apply seven moxa cones. Indications: Abdominal distension/blockage, heart pain, stomach distension, cholera with unaware vomiting/diarrhea. First tonify Taixi, then Yuan point of Taicang. Overflowing drink, hard/painful hypochondrium, abdominal distension/blockage, cold invasion from overeating, indigestion, head heat/epistaxis, yellow eyes with chills, frequent belching, vexation/fullness/diaphragm vomiting, emotional injury/qi accumulation. Zhen Quan: Pien-tzu qi from reading, accumulations, sudden abdominal fullness, heart pain, body heat, difficulty bending/straightening, chong hernia, sudden death/unconsciousness, heart/abdominal pain attacks, migrating masses, periodic pain, abdominal heat, excess saliva (snake bite sign), smelling burnt odor, difficult defecation, lower abdominal heat, red/yellow urine, warm disease with anhidrosis, blood overflow/water).
JianLi (CV 11) (One cun below Zhongwan. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Heart pain rushing to heart, anorexia, lateral fullness. Zhen Quan: Abdominal distension with counterflow qi, cholera).
XiaWan (CV 10) (One cun below Jianli. Meeting of Foot Taiyin and Ren Mai. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Indigestion, regurgitation, qi of six fu organs, grain not transforming. Zhen Quan: Red urine, hard abdomen).
ShuiFen (CV 9) (One cun below Xiawan. Emission of Ren Mai Qi. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Spinal rigidity/internal tension, cramping abdominal pain. Zhen Quan: Water disease with abdominal edema).
Qizhong (CV 8) (Umbilicus. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Water disease, large abdomen with flat umbilicus, no abdominal lines (incurable), infertility. Moxibustion promotes fertility. Umbilical hernia with periumbilical pain, chest swelling with dyspnea. Zhen Quan: Edema, tympanites, borborygmus like thunder, qi rushing to heart daily (seven cones/day, total 400 cones)).
YinJiao (CV 7) (Also named ShaoGuan, HengHu. One cun below umbilicus. Meeting of Yin and Chong Mai. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Water distension/qi moving in skin. Zhen Quan: Below penis in hollow, treats fright/insomnia, cuts wandering qi of five zang organs. Yin hernia drawing to testis, female limb spasms, abdominal hernia, amenorrhea, postpartum disorders, infertility, pruritus ani, pien-tzu qi with hard/painful abdomen, drawing to yin preventing urination, retracted testes).
QiHai (CV 6) (Also named BoNao, Xiahuang. One point-five cun below umbilicus. Emission of Ren Mai Qi. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Lower abdominal hernia, waking with fright. Zhen Quan: Lower heat, red urine, qi pain like knife twisting).
ShiMen (CV 5) (Also named LiJi, JingLu, Tiantan, Mingmen. Two cun below umbilicus. Emission of Ren Mai Qi. Apply three moxa cones. **Contraindicated for women**. Indications: Periumbilical hernia pain, sanjiao water distension, large abdomen/skin qi, sudden heart/abdominal pain with anhidrosis, qi strangury, yellow urine, qi fullness. Deficiency: Enuresis/cold body, heat vomiting/counterflow, difficult urination, abdominal fullness/hernia/accumulation, postpartum disorders, infertility/pruritus, pien-tzu qi, stiff mouth/aphasia, penile swelling starting from waist/lower abdomen, hard/painful waist/lower abdomen drawing to yin preventing urination, retracted testes. Zhen Quan: Postpartum lochia retention).
GuanYuan (CV 4) (Also named CiMen. Three cun below umbilicus. Meeting of Ren Mai and Foot Triple Yin. Apply seven moxa cones. Indications: Chills/fever/shi-water, pain radiating to hypochondrium, abdominal distension/vertigo/headache, whole-body heat, qi strangury, yellow urine. Zhen Quan: Urine like scattered gray ash, turned bladder unable to urinate, lower abdominal fullness, hypochondriac distension, vertigo/headache, whole-body heat, pien-tzu chills/fever entering lower abdomen, nausea, middle injury with hematuria, frequent urination, lumbar/back/umbilical pain, drawing to yin with urgency, diarrhea, sudden epilepsy/pain, lower abdominal heat, blood loss from injury, wind-cold, falls/fractures, limb flaccidity (TiJie), female infertility, epistaxis, internal blood retention).
ZhongJi (CV 3) (Also named QiYuan, YuQuan. Four cun below umbilicus. Meeting of Ren Mai and Foot Triple Yin. Apply three moxa cones. **Contraindicated for women** (Note: Text says "Female Forbidden Central", likely meaning specific conditions or general caution in some contexts, but text lists female indications). Indications: Central abdominal heat/pain, cervical malposition, lower abdominal cold, pruritus/pain of yin, amenorrhea without pain, postpartum disorders, infertility, internal deficiency, pien-tzu rushing to heart causing severe dyspnea, sudden shortness of breath, corpse-like厥, heart vexation/pain, hunger without appetite, cold invasion, abdominal distension radiating to [groin] with pain, lower abdomen/spinal controlling sudden pain, urgency after defecation, amenorrhea/blockage, lower abdominal discomfort, male seminal loss).
QuGu (CV 2) (Above Henggu, one cun below Zhongji, in depression at pubic hair line, arterial pulse palpable. Meeting of Ren Mai and Foot Jueyin. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Bladder difficult urination, curved foot, turned bladder unable to urinate, female red/white leukorrhea, dry/painful yin, aversion to intercourse, water distension,涩 urine, epileptic hernia with foaming).
HuiYin (CV 1) (Also named PingYi. Between anus and genitals. Divergent vessel of Ren Mai, meeting of Du Mai and Bo Mai. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Bi-syndrome, difficult urination, heat in orifice. Excess: Abdominal wall pain. Deficiency: Itching/scabies. Hemorrhoids communicating with yin is fatal. Various yin diseases, front-back牵引 pain, inability to pass stool/urine, female blood blockage, male yin tip cold, rushing to heart fiercely).
LianQuan (CV 23) (Also named BenChi. Below chin, above larynx, on tongue. Meeting of Yin Wei and Ren Mai. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Sublingual swelling, difficult speech, tongue deviation with drooling, cough/shortness of breath, panting/foaming. Contraindication: Upper qi urgency/chest fullness).
TianTu (CV 22) (Also named WuHu. Five cun below laryngeal prominence, central hollow. Meeting of Yin Wei and Ren Mai. Apply three moxa cones. Indications: Cough/counterflow qi/panting, sudden aphasia, qi under tongue veins, large qi in neck, bi-syndrome of throat, dry/urgent throat, dyspnea, humming throat sound, chills/fever/neck swelling, shoulder pain/chest fullness, abdominal wall heat/epistaxis, qi choking heart pain, rash, headache/red hot face, body numbness).
Xuanji (CV 21) (One cun below TianTu, central depression. Emission of Ren Mai Qi. Extend head. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Chest fullness/pain, bi-syndrome of throat/pharyngeal abscess, inability to swallow fluids).
HuaGai (CV 20) (One cun below Xuanji, in depression. Emission of Ren Mai Qi. Extend head. Apply five moxa cones. Indications: Chest/hypochondriac fullness, pain radiating to chest, cough/counterflow qi, panting with aphasia).