风∶大率主血虚气虚,火与湿多痰。
中风∶神阙 风池 百会 曲池 翳风 风市 环跳 肩 皆可灸之以疏风,针
寒∶见伤寒。
阴寒及陷下脉绝者,宜灸之。
发热,有寒潮热,烦热,往来热。
热病汗不出∶商阳 合谷 阳谷 侠溪 厉兑 劳宫 腕骨 以导气。
热无度汗不止∶陷谷 以泄热。
腹痛∶有虚实,寒气滞,死血,积热,风湿,宿食,疮,痧,疝。
实痛宜泻∶太冲 太白 太渊 大陵 三阴交
邪客经络,药不能及,宜灸∶气海 关元 中脘
头痛∶有风热,痰,湿,寒,真头疼,手足青至节,死不治。
灸,疏散寒。脉
浮刺∶腕骨 京骨 脉长刺∶合谷 冲阳 脉弦刺∶阳池 风府 风池
腰痛∶有气虚,血虚,肾病,风湿,湿热,瘀,寒滞。
血滞于下∶刺委中(出血) 灸肾俞 昆仑
又用附子尖、乌头尖、南星、麝香、雄黄、樟脑、丁香 炼蜜丸,姜汁化成膏,放手内
胁痛∶肝火盛,木气实,有死血痰注,肝急。针丘墟 中渎
心痛∶有风寒,气血虚,食积热。针太溪 然谷 尺泽 行间 建里 大都 太白 中
牙疼∶主血热,胃口有热,风寒湿热,虫蛀。针合谷 内庭 浮白 阳白 三间
眼目∶主肝气实,风热,痰热,血瘀热,血实气壅。针上星 百会 神庭 前顶 攒竹
丝竹空 痛者∶针风池 合谷
大寒犯脑,连及目痛,或风湿相搏,有翳∶灸二间 合谷
小儿疳眼∶灸合谷(二穴) 各一壮。
泻痢∶气虚兼寒热食积,风邪,惊邪,热湿,阳气下陷,痰积,当分治,泻轻痢重。
陷下∶灸脾俞 关元 肾俞 复溜 腹哀 长强 太溪 三里 气舍 中脘 大肠俞
白痢∶灸大肠俞
赤痢∶灸小肠俞
疟∶有风暑,山岚瘴气,食老疟,寒湿痹,五脏疟,五腑疟。针合谷 曲池 公
孙先针,后灸大椎第一节,三七壮。
咳嗽∶有风、寒、火、劳、痰、肺胀、湿。灸天突 肺俞 肩井 少商 然谷 肝俞
期门 行间 廉泉 扶突 针曲泽(出血立已) 前谷
面赤热咳∶针支沟。
多唾∶针三里。
吐衄血∶身热是血虚,血温身热者,死不治。针隐白 脾俞 肝俞 上脘
下血∶主肠风,多在胃与大肠。针隐白 灸三里
诸气∶怒则气上,惊则气乱,恐则气下,劳则气散,悲则气消,喜则气缓,思则气结。
淋∶属热,热结,痰气不利,胞痹为寒,老人气虚。灸三阴交。
小水不禁∶灸阳陵泉 阴阳泉
喉痹∶针合谷 涌泉 天突 丰隆 初起旁灸之,使外泄气。
头肿∶针曲池。
诸疮∶
瘰 ∶灸肩井 曲池 大迎
缘唇疮∶刺唇去恶血。
疝∶有因寒,因气,因湿热,痰积流下。针太冲 大敦 绝骨 灸大敦 三阴交 小腹
下横纹斜尖,灸一壮。
香港脚∶有湿热,食积,流注,风湿,寒湿。针公孙 冲阳 灸足三里。
痿∶有湿热,有痰,有无血而虚,有气弱,有瘀血。针中渎 环跳(停针待气二时
方可) 灸三里 肺俞
喘∶有痰喘,气虚,阴虚。灸中府 云门 天府 华盖 肺俞
恶心∶因痰,热,虚。灸胃俞 幽门 商丘 中府 石门 膈俞 阳关
膈噎∶因血虚,气虚,热,痰火,血积,癖积。 针天突 石关 三里 胃俞 胃脘
膈俞 水分 气海 胃仓
水肿∶皮水,正水,石水,风水,因气湿食。针胃仓 合谷 石门 水沟 三里 复溜
臌胀∶气胀、寒胀,脾虚中满。针上脘 三里 章门 阴谷 关元 期门 行间 脾俞
头眩∶痰挟气,虚火动其痰。针上星 风池 天柱
痛风∶风热,风湿,血虚有痰。针百会 环跳
肩臂痛∶痰湿为主。灸肩 曲池
梦遗∶专主湿热相火。灸中极 曲骨 膏肓 肾俞
痫∶俱是痰火,不必分马牛六畜。灸百会 鸠尾 上脘 神门 阳跷(昼发) 阴跷(夜
癞∶感天地间杀厉之气,声哑者难治。针委中出血二三合。黑紫 塔上,亦去恶血。
以上见刘氏杂病治例。
疮疡
河间曰∶凡疮疡须分经络部分,血气多少,俞穴远近。从背出者,当从太阳五穴选用∶
至阴、通谷、束骨、昆仑、委中。从鬓出者,当从少阳五穴选用∶窍阴、侠溪、临泣、阳辅
、阳陵。从髭出者,当从阳明五穴选用∶厉兑、内庭、陷谷、冲阳、解溪。从胸出者∶绝骨
一穴。
《肠痈纂要》云∶千金灸法,屈两肘,正肘头锐骨,灸百壮,下脓血而安。按河间疮疡
,止论足三阳,而手足三阴、三阳未备,学人当引伸触类。又查《医学入门》杂病歌,痈疽
初起审其穴,只刺阳经不刺阴。录之以备通考。
中风:神阙穴、风池穴、百会穴、曲池穴、翳风穴、风市穴、环跳穴、肩髃穴,均可施灸以疏散风邪;针刺治疗见“伤寒”章节。
热病汗不出:取商阳穴、合谷穴、阳谷穴、侠溪穴、厉兑穴、劳宫穴、腕骨穴,以疏导经气。
热势无度且汗出不止:取陷谷穴,以泄除热邪。
腹痛:有虚实之分,病因包括寒气凝滞、死血(瘀血)、积热、风湿、宿食、疮疡、痧症、疝气等。
实证疼痛宜用泻法:取太冲穴、太白穴、太渊穴、大陵穴、三阴交穴。
邪气客于经络,药物难以到达之处,适宜施灸:取气海穴、关元穴、中脘穴。
头痛:病因包括风热、痰浊、湿邪、寒邪,以及真头痛(手足青紫至关节,属死证,难治)。施灸可疏散寒邪。
浮刺法:取腕骨穴、京骨穴。
脉长刺法:取合谷穴、冲阳穴。
脉弦刺法:取阳池穴、风府穴、风池穴。
腰痛:病因包括气虚、血虚、肾病、风湿、湿热、瘀血、寒邪凝滞。
血滞于下焦:针刺委中穴(令其出血),并灸肾俞穴、昆仑穴。
另用附子尖、乌头尖、天南星、麝香、雄黄、樟脑、丁香,炼蜜为丸,姜汁化开成膏,敷于手掌心。
胁痛:多因肝火旺盛、木气实盛,或有死血、痰浊注滞,肝脉拘急所致。针刺丘墟穴、中渎穴。
心痛:病因包括风寒侵袭、气血虚弱、食积化热。针刺太溪穴、然谷穴、尺泽穴、行间穴、建里穴、大都穴、太白穴、中脘穴。
牙疼:主因血热、胃中有热、风寒湿热侵袭、虫蛀所致。针刺合谷穴、内庭穴、浮白穴、阳白穴、三间穴。
眼目疾病:主因肝气实盛、风热、痰热、血瘀化热、血实气壅所致。针刺上星穴、百会穴、神庭穴、前顶穴、攒竹穴、丝竹空穴。
若伴有疼痛:针刺风池穴、合谷穴。
大寒侵犯脑部,连及眼部疼痛,或风湿相搏导致目生翳膜:灸二间穴、合谷穴。
泄泻痢疾:病因多为气虚兼夹寒热、食积、风邪、惊邪、热湿、阳气下陷、痰积等,应当分型治疗,轻症用泻法,重症需慎重。
脉象陷下无力:灸脾俞穴、关元穴、肾俞穴、复溜穴、腹哀穴、长强穴、太溪穴、足三里穴、气舍穴、中脘穴、大肠俞穴。
疟疾:病因包括风暑、山岚瘴气、陈年旧疟、寒湿痹阻、五脏疟、五腑疟。先针刺公孙穴,后灸大椎穴第一节,共三七二十一壮。
咳嗽:病因包括风、寒、火、劳损、痰浊、肺胀、湿邪。灸天突穴、肺俞穴、肩井穴、少商穴、然谷穴、肝俞穴、期门穴、行间穴、廉泉穴、扶突穴;针刺曲泽穴(出血则立愈)、前谷穴。
吐血衄血:身热者为血虚,若血温而身热者,属死证,难治。针刺隐白穴、脾俞穴、肝俞穴、上脘穴。
诸般气机失调:怒则气上逆,惊则气紊乱,恐则气下陷,劳则气耗散,悲则气消减,喜则气舒缓,思则气结聚。
淋证:属热证,因热结、痰气不利,或胞痹为寒,或老人气虚所致。灸三阴交穴。
小便失禁:灸阳陵泉穴、阴阳泉穴(注:原文可能有误,通常指阴陵泉或特定配穴,此处依原文翻译)。
喉痹:针刺合谷穴、涌泉穴、天突穴、丰隆穴。初起时旁侧施灸,使邪气外泄。
各种疮疡:
唇缘疮:刺破嘴唇放出恶血。
疝气:病因有因寒、因气、因湿热、痰积流注下焦所致。针刺太冲穴、大敦穴、绝骨穴,灸大敦穴、三阴交穴。在小腹下横纹斜尖处,灸一壮。
脚气病:病因有湿热、食积、流注、风湿、寒湿。针刺公孙穴、冲阳穴,灸足三里穴。
痿证:病因有湿热、痰浊、无血而虚、气弱、瘀血。针刺中渎穴、环跳穴(留针等待得气约两小时方可起针),灸足三里穴、肺俞穴。
喘证:有痰喘、气虚喘、阴虚喘。灸中府穴、云门穴、天府穴、华盖穴、肺俞穴。
恶心:因痰、热、虚所致。灸胃俞穴、幽门穴、商丘穴、中府穴、石门穴、膈俞穴、阳关穴。
噎膈:因血虚、气虚、热、痰火、血积、癖积所致。针刺天突穴、石关穴、足三里穴、胃俞穴、胃脘俞穴、膈俞穴、水分穴、气海穴、胃仓穴。
水肿:分为皮水、正水、石水、风水,病因因气滞、湿邪、饮食所致。针刺胃仓穴、合谷穴、石门穴、水沟穴、足三里穴、复溜穴。
鼓胀:有气胀、寒胀,多因脾虚中满所致。针刺上脘穴、足三里穴、章门穴、阴谷穴、关元穴、期门穴、行间穴、脾俞穴。
头晕目眩:痰挟气滞,虚火扰动痰浊。针刺上星穴、风池穴、天柱穴。
痫证:俱是痰火作祟,不必区分马痫、牛痫等六畜痫。灸百会穴、鸠尾穴、上脘穴、神门穴、阳跷脉(白天发作)、阴跷脉(夜间发作)。
癞病:感受天地间杀厉之气,声音嘶哑者难治。针刺委中穴放血二三合。黑紫色瘀血在塔上,也可去除恶血。
以上见于刘氏杂病治疗案例。
河间先生说:凡是疮疡必须分辨所属经络部位,气血多少,腧穴远近。从背部发出的,应从太阳经五穴选用:至阴穴、通谷穴、束骨穴、昆仑穴、委中穴。从鬓角发出的,应从少阳经五穴选用:窍阴穴、侠溪穴、临泣穴、阳辅穴、阳陵泉穴。从胡须部位发出的,应从阳明经五穴选用:厉兑穴、内庭穴、陷谷穴、冲阳穴、解溪穴。从胸部发出的:取绝骨穴一穴。
《肠痈纂要》记载:千金灸法,屈曲两肘,对准肘头锐骨处,灸一百壮,排出脓血后即可安宁。按河间先生对疮疡的论述,仅讨论了足三阳经,而手足三阴、三阳经未备全,学习者应当引申触类旁通。又查《医学入门》杂病歌诀:“痈疽初起审其穴,只刺阳经不刺阴。”录以此供全面考证参考。
Wind Pathogen: Generally arises from deficiency of Blood and Qi, often accompanied by Fire, Dampness, and Phlegm.
Apoplexy (Stroke): Moxibustion can be applied to Shenque (CV 8), Fengchi (GB 20), Baihui (GV 20), Quchi (LI 11), Yifeng (SJ 17), Fengshi (GB 31), Huantiao (GB 30), and Jianliao (SI 9) to disperse Wind. For acupuncture treatment, refer to the "Shanghan" chapter.
Cold Syndrome: In cases of Yin-Cold excess or pulselessness due to collapse, moxibustion is indicated.
Fever: Includes aversion-to-cold with fever, tidal fever, vexatious heat, and alternating chills and fever.
Heat Disease with No Sweating: Acupuncture at Shangyang (LI 1), Hegu (LI 4), Yanggu (SI 5), Xiaxi (GB 43), Lidui (ST 45), Laogong (PC 8), and Wanggu (SI 4) to guide Qi.
Unremitting Heat with Profuse Sweating: Acupuncture at Xian Gu (ST 43) to drain Heat.
Abdominal Pain: Can be Excess or Deficiency. Causes include Cold stagnation, fixed blood (blood stasis), accumulated Heat, Wind-Dampness, retained food, sores, Sha syndrome, and hernia.
Excess pain should be treated with draining methods: Acupuncture at Taichong (LR 3), Taibai (SP 3), Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7), and Sanyinjiao (SP 6).
When pathogens lodge in the meridians where herbs cannot reach, moxibustion is indicated: Moxibustion on Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), and Zhongwan (CV 12).
Headache: Causes include Wind-Heat, Phlegm, Dampness, Cold, and True Headache (where hands and feet turn blue up to the joints, a fatal condition difficult to treat). Moxibustion disperses Cold.
Floating Needle Technique: Acupuncture at Wanggu (SI 4) and Jinggu (BL 64).
Long Pulse Needle Technique: Acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4) and Chongyang (ST 42).
String-like Pulse Needle Technique: Acupuncture at Yangchi (SJ 4), Fengfu (GV 16), and Fengchi (GB 20).
Lumbar Pain: Causes include Qi deficiency, Blood deficiency, Kidney disease, Wind-Dampness, Damp-Heat, blood stasis, and Cold stagnation.
Blood Stagnation in the Lower Jiao: Bleed Weizhong (BL 40); apply moxibustion to Shenshu (BL 23) and Kunlun (BL 60).
Additionally, use tips of Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata), Wutou (Aconiti Radix), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Shexiang (Moschus), Xionghuang (Realgar), Zhangnao (Camphora), and Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), refined with honey into pills, dissolved in ginger juice to form a paste, applied to the palm.
Hypochondriac Pain: Due to Liver Fire excess, Wood Qi excess, fixed blood, Phlegm obstruction, or Liver tension. Acupuncture at Qiuxu (LR 4) and Zhongdu (GB 37).
Heart Pain: Causes include Wind-Cold invasion, Qi and Blood deficiency, and food retention transforming into Heat. Acupuncture at Taixi (KI 3), Ran gu (KI 2), Chize (LU 5), Xingjian (LR 2), Jianli (CV 11), Dadao (SP 2), Taibai (SP 3), and Zhongwan (CV 12).
Toothache: Mainly due to Blood Heat, Stomach Heat, Wind-Cold-Damp-Heat invasion, or tooth decay. Acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4), Neiting (ST 44), Fu bai (GB 12), Yang bai (GB 14), and San jian (LI 3).
Eye Disorders: Mainly due to Liver Qi excess, Wind-Heat, Phlegm-Heat, Blood stasis with Heat, Blood excess with Qi congestion. Acupuncture at Shang xing (GV 23), Baihui (GV 20), Shenting (GV 24), Qian ding (GV 21), Zanzhu (BL 2), and Sizhukong (TE 23).
If painful: Acupuncture at Fengchi (GB 20) and Hegu (LI 4).
Severe Cold invading the brain causing eye pain, or Wind-Dampness binding causing visual opacity: Moxibustion at Erjian (LI 2) and Hegu (LI 4).
Pediatric Gan Eye Disease (Malnutrition-related eye disorder): Moxibustion at Hegu (LI 4) bilaterally, one moxa cone per point.
Diarrhea and Dysentery: Causes include Qi deficiency combined with Cold/Heat, food retention, Wind pathogen, Shock pathogen, Damp-Heat, sinking of Yang Qi, and Phlegm accumulation. Treatment must differentiate patterns; mild dysentery uses draining methods, severe requires caution.
Sinking Pulse: Moxibustion on Pishu (BL 20), Guanyuan (CV 4), Shenshu (BL 23), Fuli u (KI 7), Fu ai (ST 25), Changqiang (GV 1), Taixi (KI 3), Zusanli (ST 36), Qishe (ST 11), Zhongwan (CV 12), and Dachangshu (BL 25).
White Dysentery: Moxibustion on Dachangshu (BL 25).
Red Dysentery: Moxibustion on Xiaochangshu (BL 27).
Malaria: Causes include Wind-Heat, Mountain Miasma, chronic malaria, Cold-Damp Bi, Five Zang Malaria, and Six Fu Malaria. First needle Gongsun (SP 4), then moxibustion on the first segment of Dazhui (GV 14), 21 cones.
Cough: Causes include Wind, Cold, Fire, Consumption, Phlegm, Lung Distension, and Dampness. Moxibustion on Tiantu (CV 22), Feishu (BL 13), Jianjing (GB 21), Shaoshang (LU 11), Rang u (KI 2), Ganshu (BL 18), Qimen (LR 14), Xingjian (LR 2), Lianquan (CV 23), Futu (LI 18); Acupuncture on Quze (PC 3) (bleeding cures immediately), and Qian gu (SI 11).
Facial Redness with Hot Cough: Acupuncture at Zhigou (SJ 6).
Excessive Salivation: Acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36).
Hematemesis and Epistaxis: Body heat indicates Blood deficiency. If blood is warm and body is hot, it is a fatal condition difficult to treat. Acupuncture at Yinbai (SP 1), Pishu (BL 20), Ganshu (BL 18), and Shangwan (CV 13).
Lower Bleeding: Mainly due to Intestinal Wind, located in the Stomach and Large Intestine. Acupuncture at Yinbai (SP 1), Moxibustion on Zusanli (ST 36).
Various Qi Disorders: Anger causes Qi to rise; Shock causes Qi to become chaotic; Fear causes Qi to sink; Labor causes Qi to scatter; Grief causes Qi to consume; Joy causes Qi to relax; Thought causes Qi to knot.
Lin Syndrome (Dysuria): Belongs to Heat, due to Heat binding, Phlegm-Qi obstruction, Cold Bi of the Bladder, or Qi deficiency in the elderly. Moxibustion on Sanyinjiao (SP 6).
Incontinence of Urine: Moxibustion on Yanglingquan (GB 34) and Yangyin quan (Note: Text says Yangyin quan, likely referring to Yinlingquan SP 9 or specific pairing).
Bi-throat (Sore Throat): Acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4), Yongquan (KI 1), Tiantu (CV 22), and Fenglong (ST 40). At onset, apply moxibustion laterally to allow external release of Qi.
Head Swelling: Acupuncture at Quchi (LI 11).
Various Sores and Ulcers:
Scrofula: Moxibustion on Jianjing (GB 21), Quchi (LI 11), and Daying (ST 5).
Perioral Sores: Prick the lip to release evil blood.
Hernia: Causes include Cold, Qi stagnation, Damp-Heat, and Phlegm accumulation flowing downward. Acupuncture at Taichong (LR 3), Dadun (LR 1), and Jiegu (GB 39); Moxibustion on Dadun (LR 1) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6). On the oblique tip below the transverse crease of the lower abdomen, apply one moxa cone.
Beriberi (Jiaoqi): Causes include Damp-Heat, food retention, fluid retention, Wind-Dampness, and Cold-Dampness. Acupuncture at Gongsun (SP 4) and Chongyang (ST 42); Moxibustion on Zusanli (ST 36).
Flaccidity Syndrome (Wei): Causes include Damp-Heat, Phlegm, Blood deficiency, Qi weakness, and blood stasis. Acupuncture at Zhongdu (GB 37) and Huantiao (GB 30) (retain needle for two hours until Qi arrives); Moxibustion on Zusanli (ST 36) and Feishu (BL 13).
Wheezing/Asthma: Includes Phlegm-wheezing, Qi-deficiency wheezing, and Yin-deficiency wheezing. Moxibustion on Zhongfu (LU 1), Yunmen (LU 2), Tianfu (LU 3), Huagai (RN 16), and Feishu (BL 13).
Nausea: Due to Phlegm, Heat, or Deficiency. Moxibustion on Weishu (BL 21), Youmen (KI 2), Shangqiu (SP 5), Zhongfu (LU 1), Shimen (CV 5), Ge shu (BL 17), and Yangguan (GV 3).
Dysphagia (Ge Ye): Due to Blood deficiency, Qi deficiency, Heat, Phlegm-Fire, Blood accumulation, and Mass accumulation. Acupuncture at Tiantu (CV 22), Shiguan (ST 53), Zusanli (ST 36), Weishu (BL 21), Weiwan Shu (EX-B3), Geshu (BL 17), Shuifen (CV 9), Qihai (CV 6), and Weicang (BL 21).
Edema: Classified as Pi Water, Zheng Water, Shi Water, and Feng Water, caused by Qi stagnation, Dampness, and diet. Acupuncture at Weicang (BL 21), Hegu (LI 4), Shimen (CV 5), Shuigou (GV 26), Zusanli (ST 36), and Fuli u (KI 7).
Tympanites (Gu Zhang): Includes Qi distension and Cold distension, mainly due to Spleen deficiency and middle fullness. Acupuncture at Shangwan (CV 13), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhangmen (LR 13), Yinggu (KI 10), Guanyuan (CV 4), Qimen (LR 14), Xingjian (LR 2), and Pishu (BL 20).
Vertigo/Dizziness: Phlegm carrying Qi stagnation, with deficient Fire stirring Phlegm. Acupuncture at Shang xing (GV 23), Fengchi (GB 20), and Tianzhu (BL 10).
Gout: Causes include Wind-Heat, Wind-Dampness, and Blood deficiency with Phlegm. Acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20) and Huantiao (GB 30).
Shoulder and Arm Pain: Mainly due to Phlegm-Dampness. Moxibustion on Jianliao (SI 9) and Quchi (LI 11).
Nocturnal Emission: Specifically due to Damp-Heat and Minister Fire hyperactivity. Moxibustion on Zhongji (CV 3), Qugu (CV 2), Gaohuang (BL 43), and Shenshu (BL 23).
Epilepsy (Xian): All caused by Phlegm-Fire; no need to distinguish between horse, cow, etc., types. Moxibustion on Baihui (GV 20), Jiawei (CV 15), Shangwan (CV 13), Shenmen (HT 7), Yang Qiao Mai (daytime attacks), and Yin Qiao Mai (nighttime attacks).
Leprosy/Nasty Sores: Caused by killing qi of heaven and earth; hoarseness indicates difficult treatment. Bleed Weizhong (BL 40) by 2-3 liang. Black-purple blood on towers also removes evil blood.
The above are examples of treating miscellaneous diseases from Master Liu.
Sores and Ulcers
Hejian stated: All sores and ulcers must be differentiated by meridian distribution, abundance or scarcity of Blood and Qi, and distance of acupoints. Those emerging from the back should select from the five Taiyang points: Zhiyin (BL 67), Tonggu (BL 65), Shugu (BL 60), Kunlun (BL 60), and Weizhong (BL 40). Those emerging from the temples should select from the five Shaoyang points: Qiaoyin (GB 44), Xiaxi (GB 43), Linqid (GB 41), Yangfu (GB 38), and Yanglingquan (GB 34). Those emerging from the mustache area should select from the five Yangming points: Lidui (ST 45), Neiting (ST 44), Xian Gu (ST 43), Chongyang (ST 42), and Jie xi (ST 41). Those emerging from the chest: select Guigu (GB 39).
"Compilation of Intestinal Abscess" states: The Qianjin Moxibustion method involves flexing both elbows, aligning the sharp bone of the elbow tip, and applying 100 moxa cones; pus and blood will discharge, bringing peace. According to Hejian's discussion on sores and ulcers, only the three Yang meridians of the foot are discussed, while the three Yin and three Yang meridians of the hand are incomplete. Students should extend and infer by analogy. Also, checking the "Miscellaneous Diseases Song" in "Medical Beginner": "For early-stage carbuncles and sores, examine the acupoint; only prick Yang meridians, not Yin." Recorded here for comprehensive reference.