(凡一十五穴)
1.鸠尾∶一穴,一名尾翳,一名 。在臆前蔽骨下五分。治心风惊痫发癫,不喜闻人语,心腹胀满,
胸中满,咳逆数噫,喘息,喉痹咽壅,水浆不下。不可灸,灸即令人毕世少心力。此穴大难针,大好手方可此
穴下针,不然取气多,不幸令人夭。针入三分,留三呼,泻五吸,肥人可倍之,忌如前法也。
2.巨阙∶一穴,心之募也。在鸠尾下一寸。鸠尾拒者少,令强一寸中人,有鸠尾拒之,任脉气所发。
治心中烦满,热病,胸中痰饮,腹胀暴痛,恍惚不知人,息贲,时唾血,蛔虫心痛,蛊毒,霍乱,发狂不识
人,惊悸少气。针入六分,留七呼,得气即泻。灸亦佳,可灸七壮,至七七壮止。忌猪、鱼、生冷、酒、热
面物等。
3.上脘∶一穴,在巨阙下一寸,当一寸五分,去蔽骨三寸,任
脉、足阳明、手太阳之会。治心中热烦,贲豚,气胀不能食,霍
乱吐利,身热汗不出,三焦多涎,心风惊悸,心痛不可忍,伏梁气状如覆杯。针入八分,先补后泻之神验。
如风痫热病,宜先泻后补,其疾立愈。灸亦良,日可灸二七壮至一百壮,未愈更倍之,忌如常法。
4.中脘∶一穴,一名大仓,胃之募也。在上脘下一寸,手太阳、少阳、足阳明所生,任脉之会。上纪
者,上脘也。治心下胀满,伤饱食不化,霍乱,出泄不自知,心痛,温疟,伤寒,饮水过多,腹胀气喘,因读
书得贲豚气上攻,伏梁心下状如覆杯,寒癖结气。针入八分,留七呼,泻五吸,疾出针。灸亦良,可灸二
七壮,至一百壮止。忌猪、鱼、生冷、酒、面等物。
5.建里∶一穴,在中脘下一寸。治心下痛不欲食,呕逆上气,腹胀身肿。针入五分,留十呼,可灸五壮止。
6.下脘∶一穴,在建里下一寸,足太阴、任脉之会。治腹痛,六腑之气寒,谷不转,不嗜食,小便赤,
腹坚硬,癖块,脐上厥气动,日渐羸瘦。针入八分,留三呼,泻五吸。灸亦良,可灸七七壮,至二百壮乃止。
7.水分∶一穴,在下脘下一寸,脐上一寸,任脉气之所发。治腹坚如鼓,水肿,肠鸣,胃虚胀,不嗜
食,绕脐痛,冲胸不得息。针入八分,留三呼,泻五吸。若水病灸之大良,可灸七
壮,至百壮止。禁不可针,针水尽即毙。
8.神阙∶一穴,一名气合,当脐中是也。治泄利不止,小儿奶利不绝,腹大,绕脐痛,水肿鼓胀,肠中
鸣,状如流水声,久冷伤惫。可灸百壮,禁不可针,慎如常法。
9.阴交∶一穴,一名横户。《素问》云∶在脐下一寸。任脉气所发。治脐下 痛,寒疝引少腹痛,腰
膝拘挛,腹满,女子月事不绝,带下,产后恶露不止,绕脐冷痛。针入八分,得气即
泻,可灸一百壮止。
10.气海∶一穴,一名脖 ,一名下肓。在脐下一寸五分,任脉气所发。治脐下冷气上冲,心下气结成
块,状如覆杯,小便赤涩,妇人月事不调,漏下崩中,因产恶露不止,绕脐 痛。针入八分,得气即泻,泻
后宜补之,可灸百壮。今附∶气海者,是男子生气之海也。治藏气虚惫,真气不足,一切气疾久不瘥,悉
皆灸之,慎如常法。
11.石门∶一穴,一名利机,一名精露。在脐下二寸,三焦之募,任脉气所发。治腹胀坚硬,支满,妇
人因产恶露不止,遂结成块,崩中漏下。灸亦良,可灸二七壮,至一百壮止。妇人不可针,针终身绝子。
12.关元∶一穴,在脐下三寸,小肠之募,足太阴、少阴、厥阴三阴、任脉之会。下纪者,关元也。
治脐下 痛,小便赤涩,不觉遗溺,小便处痛,状如散火,溺血,暴疝痛,脐下结血,状如
覆杯,转胞不得尿,妇人带下,瘕聚,因产恶露不止,月脉断
绝,下经冷。针入八分,留三呼,泻五吸。灸亦良,可灸百壮,至三百壮止,慎如常法。
13.中极∶一穴,一名玉泉,一名气原。在关元下一寸,膀胱之募,足三阴、任脉之会。治五淋,小便赤
涩,失精,脐下结如覆杯,阳气虚惫,疝瘕,水肿,贲豚抢心,甚则不得息,恍惚尸厥,妇人断绪,四度针,
针即有子,故却时任针也。因产恶露不止,月事不调,血结成块。针入八分,留十呼,得气即泻,可灸
百壮,至三百壮止。
14.曲骨∶一穴,在横骨之上毛际陷中,动脉应手,任脉、足厥阴之会。治少腹胀满,小便淋涩不通,
疝,少腹痛,妇人赤白带下,恶合。可灸七壮至七七壮,针入二分。
15.会阴∶一穴,一名屏翳。在两阴间,任脉别络,侠督脉、冲脉之会。治小便难,窍中热,皮疼痛,
谷道搔痒,久痔相通者死,阴中诸病,前后相引痛,不得大小便,女子经不通,男子阴端寒冲心 。可灸
三壮。
(共十五个穴位)
1.鸠尾:一个穴位,又名尾翳,又名骨骺。位于胸骨剑突下五分处。主治心风、惊痫、癫狂,不喜欢听人说话,心腹胀满,胸部胀闷,咳嗽气逆且频繁打嗝,喘息,喉痹咽部壅塞,饮食难以下咽。此穴不可艾灸,若灸会导致此人一生心力衰弱。此穴极难针刺,只有技艺高超的医生才能在此穴下针,否则容易过度耗损经气,不幸者甚至会导致夭折。进针三分,留针三呼的时间,行泻法五吸的时间,肥胖者可加倍,禁忌事项同前。
2.巨阙:一个穴位,是心的募穴。位于鸠尾穴下一寸。若鸠尾穴处有阻滞感,则需强行在一寸处进针,此处为任脉之气所发。主治心中烦闷胀满,热病,胸中痰饮,腹部胀满突发疼痛,神志恍惚不知人事,息贲(一种积聚病),时常吐血,蛔虫心痛,蛊毒,霍乱,发狂不识人,惊悸气短。进针六分,留针七呼的时间,得气后即行泻法。艾灸也良好,可灸七壮,最多至四十九壮为止。忌食猪、鱼、生冷食物、酒类、热面等物。
3.上脘:一个穴位,位于巨阙穴下一寸,正当一寸五分处,距离胸骨剑突三寸,是任脉、足阳明胃经、手太阳小肠经的交会穴。主治心中热烦,奔豚气,气胀不能进食,霍乱吐泻,身体发热无汗,三焦多涎,心风惊悸,心痛难以忍受,伏梁气(腹内结块)状如倒扣的杯子。进针八分,先补后泻极为神效。若是风痫或热病,宜先泻后补,疾病立即痊愈。艾灸也良好,每日可灸十四壮至一百壮,若未痊愈可加倍,禁忌事项如常法。
4.中脘:一个穴位,又名大仓,是胃的募穴。位于上脘穴下一寸,是手太阳、手少阳、足阳明经气所生之处,任脉之交会穴。“上纪”指的就是上脘穴。主治心下胀满,伤食不消化,霍乱,大便失禁不知控制,心痛,温疟,伤寒,饮水过多,腹胀气喘,因读书用脑过度导致的奔豚气上攻,伏梁气在心下状如倒扣的杯子,寒癖结气。进针八分,留针七呼的时间,行泻法五吸的时间,快速出针。艾灸也良好,可灸十四壮,最多至一百壮为止。忌食猪、鱼、生冷食物、酒类、面食等物。
5.建里:一个穴位,位于中脘穴下一寸。主治心下疼痛不想进食,呕逆气上冲,腹部胀满身肿。进针五分,留针十呼的时间,可灸五壮为止。
6.下脘:一个穴位,位于建里穴下一寸,是足太阴脾经与任脉的交会穴。主治腹痛,六腑之气寒冷,食物不运化,食欲不振,小便色赤,腹部坚硬,痞块,脐上厥气上动,日渐消瘦。进针八分,留针三呼的时间,行泻法五吸的时间。艾灸也良好,可灸四十九壮,最多至二百壮为止。
7.水分:一个穴位,位于下脘穴下一寸,脐上一寸,是任脉之气所发。主治腹部坚硬如鼓,水肿,肠鸣,胃虚胀满,食欲不振,绕脐疼痛,气冲胸部导致呼吸困难。进针八分,留针三呼的时间,行泻法五吸的时间。若是水病,艾灸效果极佳,可灸七壮,最多至一百壮为止。禁止针刺,若将水刺尽则会导致死亡。
8.神阙:一个穴位,又名气合,即肚脐正中。主治泄泻痢疾不止,小儿奶泻不绝,腹部肿大,绕脐疼痛,水肿鼓胀,肠中鸣响如水声,久冷损伤疲惫。可灸一百壮,禁止针刺,禁忌事项如常法。
9.阴交:一个穴位,又名横户。《素问》记载:位于脐下一寸。是任脉之气所发。主治脐下疼痛,寒疝牵引少腹疼痛,腰膝拘挛,腹部胀满,女子月经淋漓不尽,带下病,产后恶露不止,绕脐冷痛。进针八分,得气后即行泻法,可灸一百壮为止。
10.气海:一个穴位,又名脖胦,又名下肓。位于脐下一寸五分,是任脉之气所发。主治脐下冷气上冲,心下气结成块,状如倒扣的杯子,小便色赤涩痛,妇女月经不调,漏下崩中,因生产后恶露不止,绕脐疼痛。进针八分,得气后即行泻法,泻后宜行补法,可灸一百壮。今附注:气海,是男子生气之海。主治脏气虚弱疲惫,真气不足,一切气疾久治不愈,皆可艾灸,禁忌事项如常法。
11.石门:一个穴位,又名利机,又名精露。位于脐下二寸,是三焦的募穴,任脉之气所发。主治腹部胀满坚硬,支撑胀满,妇女因生产后恶露不止,遂结成块,崩中漏下。艾灸也良好,可灸十四壮,最多至一百壮为止。妇女不可针刺,若针刺则终身绝育。
12.关元:一个穴位,位于脐下三寸,是小肠的募穴,足太阴、足少阴、足厥阴三阴经与任脉的交会穴。“下纪”指的就是关元穴。主治脐下疼痛,小便色赤涩痛,不觉遗尿,尿道疼痛,状如散火,尿血,暴发性疝痛,脐下结血,状如倒扣的杯子,转胞导致无法排尿,妇女带下病,瘕聚(腹内结块),因生产后恶露不止,月经断绝,下焦经脉寒冷。进针八分,留针三呼的时间,行泻法五吸的时间。艾灸也良好,可灸一百壮,最多至三百壮为止,禁忌事项如常法。
13.中极:一个穴位,又名玉泉,又名气原。位于关元穴下一寸,是膀胱的募穴,足三阴经与任脉的交会穴。主治五淋,小便色赤涩痛,失精,脐下结块如倒扣的杯子,阳气虚弱疲惫,疝气瘕聚,水肿,奔豚气抢心,严重时呼吸困难,神志恍惚尸厥,妇女不孕,四次针刺后即可受孕,故在适宜受孕时进行针刺。因生产后恶露不止,月经不调,血结成块。进针八分,留针十呼的时间,得气后即行泻法,可灸一百壮,最多至三百壮为止。
14.曲骨:一个穴位,位于横骨之上毛际凹陷处,动脉应手,是任脉与足厥阴肝经的交会穴。主治少腹胀满,小便淋涩不通,疝气,少腹疼痛,妇女赤白带下,厌恶性交。可灸七壮至四十九壮,进针二分。
15.会阴:一个穴位,又名屏翳。位于两阴之间,是任脉别络,夹督脉、冲脉之交会穴。主治小便困难,窍中发热,皮肤疼痛,肛门瘙痒,久痔相通者死,阴中各种病症,前后相互牵引疼痛,大小便不通,女子月经不通,男子阴端寒冷气冲心胸。可灸三壮。
(There are fifteen acupoints in total.)
1. Jiawei (Jiuwei, CV15): One acupoint, also known as Wei Yi or Gu Hou. Located 5 cun below the xiphoid process. It treats Heart wind, fright epilepsy, and mania; aversion to hearing people speak; distension and fullness of the heart and abdomen; chest fullness; cough with counterflow qi and frequent belching; panting; throat bi with pharyngeal congestion; inability to swallow water or gruel. Moxibustion is contraindicated here; applying moxa will cause a lifelong deficiency of heart spirit and vitality. This acupoint is difficult to needle; only highly skilled practitioners should needle it. Otherwise, excessive draining of qi may occur, potentially leading to premature death. Insert the needle 3 fen deep, retain for three hu (breaths), perform reducing method for five xi (inhales). For obese individuals, these measurements can be doubled. Contraindications are the same as above.
2. Jueque (Jueque, CV14): One acupoint, the Front-Mu point of the Heart. Located 1 cun below Jiawei. If there is resistance at Jiawei, force entry at 1 cun; this is where the Qi of the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) emerges. It treats mental restlessness and fullness, febrile diseases, phlegm-fluid retention in the chest, sudden abdominal pain and distension, confusion and loss of consciousness, Xifen (a type of accumulation disease), occasional hemoptysis, roundworm-related heart pain, gu poisoning, cholera, mania with loss of recognition, palpitations, and shortness of qi. Insert the needle 6 fen deep, retain for seven hu, and perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi. Moxibustion is also beneficial; apply 7 zhu, up to 49 zhu maximum. Avoid pork, fish, raw/cold foods, alcohol, and hot noodles.
3. Shangwan (Shangwan, CV13): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Jueque, precisely at 1.5 cun, 3 cun from the xiphoid process. It is the intersection of the Ren Mai, Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian, and Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian. It treats heat and irritability in the heart, Ben Tun (fleeing tumor/qi rushing upward), qi distension preventing eating, cholera with vomiting and diarrhea, fever without sweating, excessive saliva due to Sanjiao dysfunction, Heart wind with palpitations, unbearable heart pain, and Fuliang (abdominal mass) resembling an inverted cup. Insert the needle 8 fen deep; tonifying first then reducing is highly effective. For wind-epilepsy or febrile diseases, reduce first then tonify, and the illness will resolve immediately. Moxibustion is also good; daily application of 14 zhu up to 100 zhu is allowed. If not cured, double the dosage. Contraindications follow standard methods.
4. Zhongwan (Zhongwan, CV12): One acupoint, also known as Da Cang, the Front-Mu point of the Stomach. Located 1 cun below Shangwan. It is where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang, Hand-Shaoyang, and Foot-Yangming meridians generates, and intersects with the Ren Mai. "Shang Ji" refers to Shangwan. It treats subcostal distension, indigestion from overeating, cholera, involuntary defecation, heart pain, warm malaria, shanghan (cold damage), bloating and asthma from excessive water intake, Ben Tun qi attacking upward due to excessive mental exertion (e.g., reading), Fuliang in the epigastrium resembling an inverted cup, and cold-phlegm qi stagnation. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for seven hu, perform reducing method for five xi, and withdraw quickly. Moxibustion is also good; apply 14 zhu up to 100 zhu. Avoid pork, fish, raw/cold foods, alcohol, and wheat products.
5. Jianli (Jianli, CV11): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Zhongwan. It treats pain in the epigastrium with anorexia, retching and counterflow qi, abdominal distension, and generalized edema. Insert the needle 5 fen deep, retain for ten hu, and apply moxibustion up to 5 zhu.
6. Xiawan (Xiawan, CV10): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Jianli. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian and the Ren Mai. It treats abdominal pain, cold qi in the six fu organs, failure of grain transformation, anorexia, dark urine, hard abdomen, pi masses (accumulations), rising jue qi above the umbilicus, and progressive emaciation. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for three hu, perform reducing method for five xi. Moxibustion is also good; apply 49 zhu up to 200 zhu.
7. Shuifen (Shuifen, CV9): One acupoint, located 1 cun below Xiawan, 1 cun above the umbilicus. It is where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats a hard, drum-like abdomen, edema, borborygmus, stomach-deficiency distension, anorexia, periumbilical pain, and qi rushing to the chest causing dyspnea. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for three hu, perform reducing method for five xi. For water diseases, moxibustion is excellent; apply 7 zhu up to 100 zhu. Needling is strictly prohibited; if all fluid is drained by needling, death will ensue.
8. Shenque (Shenque, CV8): One acupoint, also known as Qi He, located at the center of the umbilicus. It treats persistent diarrhea and dysentery, continuous milk-diarrhea in infants, abdominal enlargement, periumbilical pain, edema and tympanites, borborygmus sounding like flowing water, and exhaustion from chronic cold injury. Apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu. Needling is prohibited. Contraindications follow standard methods.
9. Yinjiao (Yinjiao, CV7): One acupoint, also known as Heng Hu. The *Suwen* states it is located 1 cun below the umbilicus. It is where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats pain below the umbilicus, cold hernia radiating to the lower abdomen, stiffness and spasms of the waist and knees, abdominal fullness, continuous menstruation in women, leukorrhea, postpartum lochia rubra persisting, and cold pain around the umbilicus. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi, and apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu.
10. Qihai (Qihai, CV6): One acupoint, also known as Bo Yang or Xia Huang. Located 1.5 cun below the umbilicus. It is where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats cold qi rushing upward from below the umbilicus, qi condensation forming masses in the epigastrium resembling an inverted cup, dark and scanty urination, irregular menstruation in women, metrorrhagia and menorrhagia, postpartum lochia persisting, and periumbilical pain. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi, followed by tonification. Apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu. Note: Qihai is the sea of generating qi for men. It treats deficiency and exhaustion of zang organ qi, insufficiency of true qi, and all chronic qi disorders that have not healed. Moxibustion is indicated. Contraindications follow standard methods.
11. Shimai (Shimen, CV5): One acupoint, also known as Li Ji or Jing Lu. Located 2 cun below the umbilicus. It is the Front-Mu point of the Sanjiao (Triple Burner) and where the Qi of the Ren Mai emerges. It treats abdominal distension and hardness, flank fullness, postpartum lochia persisting leading to mass formation, and metrorrhagia/menorrhagia. Moxibustion is also good; apply 14 zhu up to 100 zhu. Needling is contraindicated in women; needling causes permanent sterility.
12. Guanyuan (Guanyuan, CV4): One acupoint, located 3 cun below the umbilicus. It is the Front-Mu point of the Small Intestine and the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin, Foot-Shaoyin, Foot-Jueyin meridians, and the Ren Mai. "Xia Ji" refers to Guanyuan. It treats pain below the umbilicus, dark and scanty urination, involuntary enuresis, pain at the urethral meatus feeling like scattered fire, hematuria, acute hernia pain, blood stasis below the umbilicus resembling an inverted cup, urinary retention due to bladder displacement, leukorrhea in women, jia masses (abdominal masses), postpartum lochia persisting, amenorrhea, and cold in the lower jing meridians. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for three hu, perform reducing method for five xi. Moxibustion is also good; apply 100 zhu up to 300 zhu. Contraindications follow standard methods.
13. Zhongji (Zhongji, CV3): One acupoint, also known as Yu Quan or Qi Yuan. Located 1 cun below Guanyuan. It is the Front-Mu point of the Bladder and the intersection of the Foot-Sanyin meridians and the Ren Mai. It treats the five types of lin syndrome (dysuria), dark and scanty urination, spermatorrhea, subumbilical masses resembling an inverted cup, yang qi deficiency and exhaustion, hernia and jia masses, edema, Ben Tun qi assaulting the heart, severe dyspnea, confusion and corpse-like syncope, female infertility (four needleings lead to conception, hence used when timing is appropriate for pregnancy), postpartum lochia persisting, irregular menstruation, and blood stasis forming masses. Insert the needle 8 fen deep, retain for ten hu, perform reducing method upon obtaining deqi. Apply moxibustion up to 100 zhu, max 300 zhu.
14. Qugu (Qugu, CV2): One acupoint, located in the depression above the horizontal bone at the pubic hairline, where arterial pulsation is felt. It is the intersection of the Ren Mai and Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. It treats lower abdominal distension, dysuria with obstruction, hernia, lower abdominal pain, red and white leukorrhea in women, and aversion to intercourse. Apply moxibustion 7 zhu up to 49 zhu. Insert the needle 2 fen.
15. Huiyin (Huiyin, CV1): One acupoint, also known as Ping Yi. Located between the two yins (genitals and anus). It is the collateral branch of the Ren Mai and intersects with the Du Mai and Chong Mai. It treats difficulty in urination, heat in the orifice, skin pain, anal pruritus, fatal condition when chronic hemorrhoids connect anteriorly and posteriorly, various genital diseases, mutual pulling pain between front and back, inability to pass stool or urine, menstrual obstruction in women, and cold sensation in the male glans with qi rushing to the heart. Apply moxibustion 3 zhu.