针（平半寸，长一寸六分，其头大末锐。其病热在头身，宜此。）
圆针（其身圆锋如卵形，长一寸六分。肉分气满，宜此。）
针（锋如黍粟之锐，长三寸五分。脉气虚少，宜此。）
锋针（两三隅，长一寸六分。泻热出血，发泄痼病，宜此。）
针（一名铍针，末如剑锋，广二寸半，长四寸。破痈肿，出脓血。）
圆利针（尖如毫，且圆且利，中身微大，长一寸六分。调阴阳，去暴痹。）
毫针（法象毫，尖如蚊芒，长三寸六分。调经络，去病疾。）
长针（锋如刺，长十寸。痹深居骨，解腰脊节腠之间者，宜此。）
燔针（一名 针，长四寸。风虚合于骨解皮肤之间者，宜此。）
病与相逆者，皆不可刺∶大渴 大饱 大饥 新内 大怒 大劳 大醉 大惊 大风 大雨 大寒 大
热大虚 大困 大竭 浓云 色脉不顺 大患 危疾 漉漉之汗 浑浑之脉 身热甚 阴阳交争
五行刑制（如心病遇癸日，余仿此。）
望不补，晦不泻，弦不夺，朔不济。
脑户 囟会 神庭 络却 玉枕 角孙 颅囟 承泣 承灵 神道 灵台 膻中 水分 神阙 会
阴横骨 气冲 箕门 承筋 青灵 三阳络 手五里（凡二十二穴。） 合谷 三阴交（二穴孕妇不宜针。
）石门（女子忌之，如针之，令无子。） 云门 鸠尾 缺盆 客主人（四穴不宜针深。）肩井（此穴针
深，令人闷倒，三里补之。）
针（平头半寸，长一寸六分，头部大末端尖锐。适用于热邪在头部和身体的病症，适宜使用此针。）
圆针（针身圆形，锋端如卵形，长一寸六分。适用于肌肉间隙气机壅满的病症，适宜使用此针。）
鍉针（锋端如黍粟般尖锐，长三寸五分。适用于脉气虚少的病症，适宜使用此针。）
锋针（具有三个棱面，长一寸六分。用于泻热出血，发泄顽固性疾病，适宜使用此针。）
铍针（又名铍针，末端如剑锋，宽二寸半，长四寸。用于切开痈肿，排出脓血。）
圆利针（尖端如毫毛，既圆又利，中间部分略微粗大，长一寸六分。用于调和阴阳，去除暴发性痹症。）
毫针（取法于毫毛之象，尖细如蚊虻之喙，长三寸六分。用于调理经络，祛除疾病。）
长针（锋端如刺，长十寸。适用于痹邪深居于骨骼之间，解开腰脊关节腠理间邪气的病症，适宜使用此针。）
燔针（又名焠针，长四寸。适用于风邪虚损合于骨节皮肤之间的病症，适宜使用此针。）
病情与针刺原则相逆的情况，都不可针刺：大渴、大饱、大饥、新近行房事、大怒、大劳、大醉、大惊、大风、大雨、大寒、大热、大虚、大困、大竭、浓云密布、面色与脉象不相顺从、大病、危重急症、汗出淋漓不止、脉搏混乱无序、身体发热严重、阴阳之气交争、五行刑克制约（例如心病遇到癸日，其余仿照此类推）。
望日（农历初一）不补益，晦日（农历月末）不泻实，弦月（上弦或下弦）不夺气，朔日（新月）不济助。
以下穴位禁刺：脑户、囟会、神庭、络却、玉枕、角孙、颅囟、承泣、承灵、神道、灵台、膻中、水分、神阙、会阴、横骨、气冲、箕门、承筋、青灵、三阳络、手五里（共二十二个穴位）。合谷、三阴交（这两个穴位孕妇不宜针刺）。石门（女子忌讳针刺，如果针刺，会导致不孕）。云门、鸠尾、缺盆、客主人（这四个穴位不宜深刺）。肩井（此穴若针刺过深，会导致人昏厥倒仆，需针刺足三里进行补益救治）。
Zhen needle (Flat head half cun, length one cun six fen, large head and sharp tip. Suitable for heat pathogen in the head and body; this needle is appropriate.)
Yuan needle (Round body, tip like an egg shape, length one cun six fen. Suitable for qi stagnation in muscle spaces; this needle is appropriate.)
Di needle (Tip sharp like millet grains, length three cun five fen. Suitable for deficiency of pulse qi; this needle is appropriate.)
Feng needle (Three edges, length one cun six fen. Used to drain heat and bleed, expel entrenched diseases; this needle is appropriate.)
Pi needle (Also known as Pi needle, end like a sword edge, width two cun half, length four cun. Used to lumb abscesses and discharge pus and blood.)
Yuanli needle (Sharp like a hair needle, round and sharp, slightly larger in the middle, length one cun six fen. Used to regulate yin and yang, remove acute bi syndrome; this needle is appropriate.)
Hao needle (Modeled after fine hairs, tip like a mosquito proboscis, length three cun six fen. Used to regulate meridians, remove diseases; this needle is appropriate.)
Chang needle (Tip like a thorn, length ten cun. Suitable for deep-seated bi pathogen in bones, resolving pathogen between lumbar spine joints and interstices; this needle is appropriate.)
Fan needle (Also known as Cui needle, length four cun. Suitable for wind deficiency combining with bone joints and skin interstices; this needle is appropriate.)
Conditions contrary to needling principles must not be needled: severe thirst, fullness after eating, starvation, recent sexual intercourse, extreme anger, severe fatigue, drunkenness, shock, strong wind, heavy rain, extreme cold, extreme heat, severe deficiency, exhaustion, depletion, overcast clouds, mismatch between complexion and pulse, major illness, critical disease, profuse sweating, chaotic pulse, high fever, conflict between yin and yang, and mutual restriction among the Five Elements (e.g., heart disease encountering Gui day, others inferred similarly).
Do not tonify on Wang days (first day of lunar month), do not reduce on Hui days (last day of lunar month), do not deplete on Xian moon phases (upper or lower quarter moon), do not assist on Shuo days (new moon).
Contraindicated acupoints: Naohu (Brain Door), Xinhui (Fontanel Meeting), Shenting (Spirit Court), Luoque (Netting Away), Yuzhen (Jade Pillow), Jiaosun (Corner Sun), Luxin (Skull Fontanel), Chengqi (Receiving Tears), Chengling (Receiving Spirit), Shendao (Spirit Path), Lingtai (Spirit Platform), Danzhong (Chest Center), Shuifen (Water Division), Shenque (Spirit Gate), Huiyin (Meeting Yin), Henggu (Horizontal Bone), Qichong (Qi Rush), Jimen (Gate of Ji), Chengjin (Supporting Sinews), Qingling (Green Spirit), Sanyangluo (Three Yang Network), Shouwuli (Hand Five Li) [Total 22 points]. Hegu (Union Valley), Sanyinjiao (Three Yin Intersection) [These two points are contraindicated for pregnant women]. Shimen (Stone Gate) [Forbidden for women; if needled, it causes infertility]. Yunmen (Cloud Gate), Jiawei (Turtledove Tail), Quepen (Broken Basin), Keyuren (Guest Master) [These four points should not be needled deeply]. Jianjing (Shoulder Well) [If needled too deeply, it causes fainting; treat with tonification at Zusanli.]