资生经云。久痨。其状手足心热。多盗汗。精神困顿。骨节疼寒。初发咳嗽。渐吐脓血
。肌
纹处截断。却将此草自鼻尖量。从头正中（分开头心发贴肉量）至脊。以草尽处用墨点记。别
用草一条。令病患自然合口量阔狭截断。却将此草于墨点上平折两头尽处量穴。灸时随年多
灸一壮。如年三十。灸三十一。累效。
根据此量之。其穴合五椎两旁三寸。心俞二穴也。岂心主血。故灸之欤。
千金注云。凡取肾俞者。在平处立。以杖子约量至脐。又以此杖子。当背脊骨上量之。
知是与脐平处也。然后相去各寸半取其穴。则肾俞也。
按此法以脐准肾俞虽似。然肥人腹垂则脐低。瘦人腹平则脐平。今不论肥瘦。均以杖量
之。未有准也。
（或云。少室隐者之所传。刘氏曰。八穴用为辅治。非拘于法取者也。）
公孙（足太阴脾。通冲脉。合于心胸。主治二十七证。）
九种心痛 心胃 痰鬲涎闷 心胸 脐腹痛胀 三焦胃 胁肋疼痛 心脾 产后血迷
心主
小肠心 水隔酒痰 肝胃 中满不快反胃呕吐 胃 腹胁胀满痛 脾胃 肠风下血 大肠
包络 脱肛不收（大人小儿） 大肠肺 气隔 心肺 食隔不下 胃脾 食积疼痛 胃脾 癖
气小儿食癖 小肠心主 儿枕痛（妇人血块） 小肠三焦 酒癖 胃三焦 腹鸣 小肠胃 血
刺痛 肝脾 小儿脾泻 脾肾 泻腹痛 大肠胃 胸中刺痛 心 疟疾心痛 心包络
上病公孙悉主之。先取公孙。后取内关。
内关（手厥阴心包络。通阴维。主治二十五证。）
中满不快 心胃 伤寒 心主 心胸痞满 肝胃 吐逆不定 脾胃 胸满痰隔 肺心
腹痛
肺九种心痛 心主胃 胁肋痛 肝胆 妇人血刺痛 心肝 肠鸣 大肠 积块痛 肝 男
子酒癖 脾肺 二膈并心下痞痛 心脾胃 气膈食不下 胃心肺 腹肋胀痛 脾胃心主 肠
风下血 大肠 伤寒结胸 胃 里急后重 小肠 食膈不下食 心主胃
疟寒热（新添有验）
上病证。内关悉主之。
临泣（此足临泣也。足少阳胆经。通带脉。合于目。上走耳后颊颈缺盆胸鬲。主治二十
五证。）
足趺肿痛 胃 手足麻 小肠三焦 手指颤掉 肝心主 赤眼冷泪 膀胱 咽喉肿痛
三焦
腿胯痛 胆 脚膝肿痛 胃肝 四肢不遂 胆 头风肿 膀胱 头顶肿 膀胱 浮风瘙痒
肺身体肿 肾胃 身体麻 肝脾 头目眩 膀胱 筋挛骨痛 肝胃 颊腮痛 大肠 雷头
风胆 眼目肿痛 肝心 中风手足不举 肾 耳聋 肾胆
上列病证。临泣悉主之。先取临泣。后取外关。
外关（手少阳三焦经。通阳维。主治二十七证。）
肢节肿痛 肾 肾膊冷痛 三焦 鼻衄 肺 手足发热 三焦 手指节痛不能屈伸 三
焦
遂胆胃 筋骨疼痛 肝肾 迎风泪出 肝 赤目疼痛 肝心 腰背肿痛 肾 手足麻痛并
无力 胃 眼肿 心 头风掉眩痛 膀胱 伤寒表热 膀胱 破伤风 肝胃 手臂痛 大肠
三焦 头项痛 小肠 盗汗 心主 目翳或隐涩 肝 产后身肿 胃肾 腰胯痛 肾 雷头
风胆
上病证。外关悉主之。
后 （手太阳小肠经。通督脉。合于内 。走头项耳户膊小肠膀胱。主治二十四证。）
手足挛急 肝 手足颤掉 肝三焦 头风痛 三焦膀胱 伤寒不解 膀胱 盗汗不止
肺心
喉闭塞 肾肺胃 颊腮肿痛 胃小肠 伤寒项强或痛 膀胱 膝胫肿痛 肾 手足麻 胃
眼赤肿 肝心 伤寒头痛 膀胱 表汗不出 肺胃 迎风泪下 肝胆 破伤风搐 肝 产后
汗出恶风 肺 喉痹 肺肝 脚膝腿疼 胃 手麻痹 大肠
上病后 穴主之。先取后 。后取申脉。
申脉（足太阳膀胱经。通阳跷。主治二十五证。）
腰背强痛 膀胱 肢节烦痛 肾肝 手足不遂 胃肺 伤寒头痛 膀胱 身体肿满 胃
面自汗 胃 癫痫 肝 目赤肿痛 膀胱 伤风自汗 胃 头风痒痛 胆 眉棱痛 膀胱
雷头风 胆 手臂痛 大肠 臂冷 三焦 产后自汗 肾 鼻衄 肺 破伤风 肝 肢节肿
痛肾肝 腿膝肿痛 胃 耳聋 肾 手足麻 胆 吹奶 胃 洗头风 膀胱 手足挛 肝
肾产后恶风 肾
上病。申脉穴主之。先取申脉。后取后 。
列缺（手太阴肺经。通任脉。合肺及肺系喉咙胸鬲。主治三十一证。）
寒痛泄泻 脾 妇人血积痛或败血 肝 咽喉肿痛 胃 死胎不出及胎衣不下 肝 牙
齿肿
食噎不下 胃 脐腹撮痛 脾 心腹痛 脾 肠鸣下痢 大肠 痔痒痛漏血 大肠 心痛
温痢 脾 产后腰痛 肾肝 产后发狂 心 产后不语 心包络 米谷不化 脾 男子酒癖
胃肝 乳痈肿痛 胃 妇人血块 肝肾 温病不瘥 胆 吐逆不止 脾胃 小便下血 小
肠小便不通 膀胱 大便闭塞 大肠 大便下血 大肠 胃肠痛病 心胃 诸积 心胃
上病。列缺悉主之。先取列缺。后取照海。
照海（足少阴肾经。通阴跷。主治二十七证。）
喉咙闭塞 胃 小便冷痛 肾肝 小便淋涩不通 膀胱 妇人血晕 肝肾 膀胱气痛
膀胱 胎衣不下 肝 脐腹痛 脾 小腹胀满 小肠 肠 下血 大肠 饮食不纳反胃吐食 胃
男子癖并酒积 肺肝 肠鸣下痢腹痛 大肠 中满不快 胃 食不化 胃 妇人血积 肾
心儿枕痛 胃肝 难产 肾肝 泄泻 脾 呕吐 胃 酒积 脾 气 胃 气块 脾肝
肾酒痹 胃肝 气膈 心主 大便不通 大肠 食劳黄 脾胃 足热厥 心主
上病。照海悉主之。先取照海。后取列缺。
上法。先刺主证之穴。随病左右上下所在取之。仍循扪道引。按法祛除。如病未已。必
求合穴。未已则求之。须要停针待气。使上下相接。快然无其所苦。而后出针。
按此八穴。治法溥博。亦许学士所谓广络原野。冀获一免者也。
《资生经》记载：久患痨病，其症状表现为手足心发热，多盗汗，精神困顿，骨节疼痛且畏寒，初发时咳嗽，逐渐出现吐脓血。在身体肌肤纹理处截断一根草，用这根草从鼻尖量起，从头正中（分开头顶头发贴肉量）至脊背，以草的尽头处用墨点做记号。另取一根草，让患者自然合口，以此测量口腔的阔狭并截断。然后用这根草在之前的墨点上平折，从两头尽头处测量穴位。施灸时，随年龄增长，每岁加灸一壮，如三十岁，则灸三十一壮，屡见疗效。根据这种测量方法，该穴位位于第五椎两旁三寸处，即心俞二穴。难道是心主血，所以灸此穴吗？
《千金方注》记载：凡是取肾俞穴，让人在平坦处站立，用木杖大约量到肚脐的高度，再用这根木杖在背部脊柱上量，知道与肚脐平齐的位置。然后向两侧各旁开一寸半取穴，即为肾俞穴。
按此法以肚脐来准定肾俞虽然看似合理，但肥胖之人腹部下垂则肚脐位置低，消瘦之人腹部平坦则肚脐位置平。现在不论肥瘦，都用木杖量之，没有准确性。
（有人说这是少室山隐士所传。刘氏说：八穴作为辅助治疗使用，并非拘泥于固定的取穴法则。）
公孙穴（属足太阴脾经，通冲脉，合于心胸，主治二十七种证候。）
九种心痛、心胃不和、痰膈涎闷、心胸不适、脐腹疼痛胀满、三焦胃气不和、胁肋疼痛、心脾不和、产后血迷心主、小肠心经病变、水隔酒痰、肝胃不和、中满不快反胃呕吐、胃部病变、腹胁胀满痛、脾胃不和、肠风下血、大肠包络病变、脱肛不收（大人小儿皆可）、大肠肺经病变、气隔、心肺不和、食隔不下、胃脾不和、食积疼痛、胃脾不和、癖气、小儿食癖、小肠心主经病变、儿枕痛（妇人血块）、小肠三焦经病变、酒癖、胃三焦经病变、腹鸣、小肠胃经病变、血刺痛、肝脾不和、小儿脾泻、脾肾不和、泻腹痛、大肠胃经病变、胸中刺痛、心经病变、疟疾心痛、心包络病变。
上述病症，公孙穴皆能主治。先取公孙穴，后取内关穴。
内关穴（属手厥阴心包络经，通阴维脉，主治二十五种证候。）
中满不快、心胃不和、伤寒、心主经病变、心胸痞满、肝胃不和、吐逆不定、脾胃不和、胸满痰隔、肺心经病变、腹痛、肺经病变、九种心痛、心主胃经病变、胁肋痛、肝胆经病变、妇人血刺痛、心肝经病变、肠鸣、大肠经病变、积块痛、肝经病变、男子酒癖、脾肺经病变、二膈并心下痞痛、心脾胃经病变、气膈食不下、胃心肺经病变、腹肋胀痛、脾胃心主经病变、肠风下血、大肠经病变、伤寒结胸、胃经病变、里急后重、小肠经病变、食膈不下食、心主胃经病变。
疟疾寒热（新添且有验效）。
上述病证，内关穴皆能主治。
临泣穴（此处指足临泣穴。属足少阳胆经，通带脉，合于目，上行至耳后颊颈缺盆胸膈，主治二十五种证候。）
足背肿痛、胃经病变、手足麻木、小肠三焦经病变、手指颤动、肝心主经病变、赤眼冷泪、膀胱经病变、咽喉肿痛、三焦经病变、腿胯痛、胆经病变、脚膝肿痛、胃肝经病变、四肢不遂、胆经病变、头风肿、膀胱经病变、头顶肿、膀胱经病变、浮风瘙痒、肺经病变、身体肿、肾胃经病变、身体麻、肝脾经病变、头目眩晕、膀胱经病变、筋挛骨痛、肝胃经病变、颊腮痛、大肠经病变、雷头风、胆经病变、眼目肿痛、肝心经病变、中风手足不举、肾经病变、耳聋、肾胆经病变。
上述病证，临泣穴皆能主治。先取临泣穴，后取外关穴。
外关穴（属手少阳三焦经，通阳维脉，主治二十七种证候。）
肢节肿痛、肾经病变、肾膊冷痛、三焦经病变、鼻衄、肺经病变、手足发热、三焦经病变、手指节痛不能屈伸、三焦经病变、遂胆胃经病变、筋骨疼痛、肝肾经病变、迎风泪出、肝经病变、赤目疼痛、肝心经病变、腰背肿痛、肾经病变、手足麻痛并无力、胃经病变、眼肿、心经病变、头风掉眩痛、膀胱经病变、伤寒表热、膀胱经病变、破伤风、肝胃经病变、手臂痛、大肠三焦经病变、头项痛、小肠经病变、盗汗、心主经病变、目翳或隐涩、肝经病变、产后身肿、胃肾经病变、腰胯痛、肾经病变、雷头风、胆经病变。
上述病证，外关穴皆能主治。
后溪穴（属手太阳小肠经，通督脉，合于内庭，走头项耳户膊小肠膀胱，主治二十四种证候。）
手足挛急、肝经病变、手足颤动、肝三焦经病变、头风痛、三焦膀胱经病变、伤寒不解、膀胱经病变、盗汗不止、肺心经病变、喉闭塞、肾肺胃经病变、颊腮肿痛、胃小肠经病变、伤寒项强或痛、膀胱经病变、膝胫肿痛、肾经病变、手足麻、胃经病变、眼赤肿、肝心经病变、伤寒头痛、膀胱经病变、表汗不出、肺胃经病变、迎风泪下、肝胆经病变、破伤风搐、肝经病变、产后汗出恶风、肺经病变、喉痹、肺肝经病变、脚膝腿疼、胃经病变、手麻痹、大肠经病变。
上述病证，后溪穴皆能主治。先取后溪穴，后取申脉穴。
申脉穴（属足太阳膀胱经，通阳跷脉，主治二十五种证候。）
腰背强痛、膀胱经病变、肢节烦痛、肾肝经病变、手足不遂、胃肺经病变、伤寒头痛、膀胱经病变、身体肿满、胃经病变、面自汗、胃经病变、癫痫、肝经病变、目赤肿痛、膀胱经病变、伤风自汗、胃经病变、头风痒痛、胆经病变、眉棱痛、膀胱经病变、雷头风、胆经病变、手臂痛、大肠经病变、臂冷、三焦经病变、产后自汗、肾经病变、鼻衄、肺经病变、破伤风、肝经病变、肢节肿痛、肾肝经病变、腿膝肿痛、胃经病变、耳聋、肾经病变、手足麻、胆经病变、吹奶、胃经病变、洗头风、膀胱经病变、手足挛、肝经病变、产后恶风、肾经病变。
上述病证，申脉穴皆能主治。先取申脉穴，后取后溪穴。
列缺穴（属手太阴肺经，通任脉，合肺及肺系喉咙胸膈，主治三十一证候。）
寒痛泄泻、脾经病变、妇人血积痛或败血、肝经病变、咽喉肿痛、胃经病变、死胎不出及胎衣不下、肝经病变、牙齿肿、食噎不下、胃经病变、脐腹撮痛、脾经病变、心腹痛、脾经病变、肠鸣下痢、大肠经病变、痔痒痛漏血、大肠经病变、心痛温痢、脾经病变、产后腰痛、肾肝经病变、产后发狂、心经病变、产后不语、心包络经病变、米谷不化、脾经病变、男子酒癖、胃肝经病变、乳痈肿痛、胃经病变、妇人血块、肝肾经病变、温病不瘥、胆经病变、吐逆不止、脾胃经病变、小便下血、小肠经病变、小便不通、膀胱经病变、大便闭塞、大肠经病变、大便下血、大肠经病变、胃肠痛病、心胃经病变、诸积、心胃经病变。
上述病证，列缺穴皆能主治。先取列缺穴，后取照海穴。
照海穴（属足少阴肾经，通阴跷脉，主治二十七种证候。）
喉咙闭塞、胃经病变、小便冷痛、肾肝经病变、小便淋涩不通、膀胱经病变、妇人血晕、肝肾经病变、膀胱气痛、膀胱经病变、胎衣不下、肝经病变、脐腹痛、脾经病变、小腹胀满、小肠经病变、肠下血、大肠经病变、饮食不纳反胃吐食、胃经病变、男子癖并酒积、肺肝经病变、肠鸣下痢腹痛、大肠经病变、中满不快、胃经病变、食不化、胃经病变、妇人血积、肾经病变、心儿枕痛、胃肝经病变、难产、肾肝经病变、泄泻、脾经病变、呕吐、胃经病变、酒积、脾经病变、气滞、胃经病变、气块、脾肝经病变、肾酒痹、胃肝经病变、气膈、心主经病变、大便不通、大肠经病变、食劳黄、脾胃经病变、足热厥、心主经病变。
上述病证，照海穴皆能主治。先取照海穴，后取列缺穴。
以上方法，先刺主证之穴，随病左右上下所在取之，仍循经扪道引，按法祛除。如果病未愈，必求合穴；若仍未愈，则继续寻求。须要停针待气，使上下相接，快然无其所苦，而后出针。
按此八穴，治法广博，也正如许学士所说的“广络原野，冀获一免”之意。
The *Zisheng Jing* (Classic of Nourishing Life) records: For chronic consumption disease (Lao Bing), the symptoms include heat in the palms and soles, frequent night sweats, mental fatigue, pain in bone joints with aversion to cold, initial coughing, and gradually expectorating pus and blood. Cut a stalk of grass at the level of the skin texture. Use this grass to measure from the tip of the nose, starting from the center of the head parting the hair and lying flat against the skin, down to the spine. Mark the end of the grass with ink. Take another stalk of grass, have the patient close their mouth naturally, and use it to measure the width of the mouth, cutting it to size. Then, fold this grass in half at the previous ink mark and use the ends to measure the acupoint. During moxibustion, add one moxa cone per year of age; for example, if thirty years old, apply thirty-one cones. This has proven effective repeatedly. Based on this measurement, the point corresponds to three cun lateral to the fifth thoracic vertebra, which are the Xinshu (Heart Shu, BL15) points. Is it because the Heart governs blood that moxibustion is applied here?
The commentary in *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) states: To locate Shenshu (Kidney Shu, BL23), have the person stand upright on a flat surface. Measure with a stick approximately to the level of the umbilicus. Then, use this same stick to measure along the dorsal spinal column to identify the level corresponding to the umbilicus. From there, measure one and a half cun laterally on each side to locate the point, which is Shenshu.
According to this method, using the umbilicus as a reference for Shenshu seems reasonable. However, in obese individuals, the abdomen hangs, lowering the umbilicus; in thin individuals, the abdomen is flat, keeping the umbilicus level. Now, regardless of body type, measuring with a stick lacks precision.
(Some say this was transmitted by hermits of Mount Shaoshi. Liu stated: The Eight Confluent Points are used for auxiliary treatment and should not be rigidly adhered to as fixed methods.)
Gongsun (SP4): Belongs to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian, connects with the Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel), converges at the heart and chest, and treats twenty-seven syndromes.
Nine types of heartache, disharmony between Heart and Stomach, phlegm obstruction causing chest fullness and salivary distension, discomfort in the chest and heart, abdominal pain and distension around the navel, disharmony of Sanjiao and Stomach, pain in the hypochondrium, disharmony between Heart and Spleen, postpartum blood confusing the Heart Master, pathologies involving Small Intestine and Heart meridians, water retention with alcohol-phlegm, disharmony between Liver and Stomach, general fullness with discomfort, regurgitation and vomiting, Stomach pathology, distending pain in abdomen and hypochondrium, disharmony between Spleen and Stomach, wind-intestinal bleeding, pathology of Large Intestine and Pericardium, prolapse of rectum (adults and children), pathology of Large Intestine and Lung, Qi obstruction, disharmony between Heart and Lungs, food obstruction preventing swallowing, disharmony between Stomach and Spleen, food stagnation pain, disharmony between Stomach and Spleen, mass qi (Pi Qi), pediatric food stagnation Pi Qi, pathology involving Small Intestine and Heart Master, "Erzhen" pain (blood masses in women), pathology involving Small Intestine and Sanjiao, alcohol-related Pi Qi, pathology involving Stomach and Sanjiao, abdominal borborygmus, pathology involving Small Intestine and Stomach, stabbing blood pain, disharmony between Liver and Spleen, pediatric Spleen diarrhea, disharmony between Spleen and Kidney, diarrhea with abdominal pain, pathology involving Large Intestine and Stomach, stabbing pain in the chest, Heart meridian pathology, malaria with heartache, Pericardium pathology.
For the above syndromes, Gongsun treats all. First needle Gongsun, then Neiguan.
Neiguan (PC6): Belongs to the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, connects with the Yin Wei Mai, and treats twenty-five syndromes.
General fullness with discomfort, disharmony between Heart and Stomach, Shanghan (Cold Damage), Heart Master pathology, chest and heart痞满 (fullness/stuffiness), disharmony between Liver and Stomach, irregular retching, disharmony between Spleen and Stomach, chest fullness with phlegm obstruction, pathology involving Lung and Heart, abdominal pain, Lung pathology, nine types of heartache, pathology involving Heart Master and Stomach, pain in hypochondrium, pathology involving Liver and Gallbladder, stabbing blood pain in women, pathology involving Heart and Liver, borborygmus, Large Intestine pathology, pain from accumulations, Liver pathology, alcohol Pi Qi in men, pathology involving Spleen and Lung, double obstruction with epigastric fullness and pain, pathology involving Heart, Spleen, and Stomach, Qi obstruction preventing food intake, pathology involving Stomach, Heart, and Lungs, distending pain in abdomen and hypochondrium, pathology involving Spleen, Stomach, and Heart Master, wind-intestinal bleeding, Large Intestine pathology, Shanghan Jie Xiong (chest binding), Stomach pathology, tenesmus, Small Intestine pathology, food obstruction preventing intake, pathology involving Heart Master and Stomach.
Malaria with chills and fever (newly added, verified efficacy).
For the above syndromes, Neiguan treats all.
Linqi (Zulinqi GB41): Here refers to Zulinqi. Belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, connects with the Dai Mai (Girdle Vessel), converges at the eyes, ascends behind the ear to the cheek, neck, Jianjing (Qudao), chest, and diaphragm, and treats twenty-five syndromes.
Swelling and pain on the dorsum of the foot, Stomach pathology, numbness in hands and feet, pathology involving Small Intestine and Sanjiao, trembling fingers, pathology involving Liver and Heart Master, red eyes with cold tears, Bladder pathology, swelling and pain in throat, Sanjiao pathology, pain in legs and hips, Gallbladder pathology, swelling and pain in feet and knees, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, paralysis of four limbs, Gallbladder pathology, headache with swelling, Bladder pathology, swelling at vertex, Bladder pathology, floating wind itching, Lung pathology, generalized edema, pathology involving Kidney and Stomach, body numbness, pathology involving Liver and Spleen, dizziness of head and eyes, Bladder pathology, tendon spasms and bone pain, pathology involving Liver and Stomach, pain in cheeks and jaws, Large Intestine pathology, Lei Tou Feng (thunder-head wind), Gallbladder pathology, swelling and pain in eyes, pathology involving Liver and Heart, stroke with inability to raise hands and feet, Kidney pathology, deafness, pathology involving Kidney and Gallbladder.
For the listed syndromes, Linqi treats all. First needle Linqi, then Waiguan.
Waiguan (TE5): Belongs to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, connects with the Yang Wei Mai, and treats twenty-seven syndromes.
Swelling and pain in joints, Kidney pathology, cold pain in kidney region and shoulder, Sanjiao pathology, epistaxis, Lung pathology, heat in hands and feet, Sanjiao pathology, pain in finger joints with inability to flex or extend, Sanjiao pathology, pathology involving Sui, Gallbladder, and Stomach, pain in sinews and bones, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, tearing in wind, Liver pathology, painful red eyes, pathology involving Liver and Heart, swelling and pain in back and waist, Kidney pathology, numbness and pain in hands and feet with weakness, Stomach pathology, eye swelling, Heart pathology, headache with dizziness and pain, Bladder pathology, exterior heat from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, traumatic tetanus, pathology involving Liver and Stomach, arm pain, pathology involving Large Intestine and Sanjiao, pain in head and neck, Small Intestine pathology, night sweats, Heart Master pathology, corneal opacity or gritty sensation, Liver pathology, postpartum generalized edema, pathology involving Stomach and Kidney, pain in waist and hips, Kidney pathology, Lei Tou Feng, Gallbladder pathology.
For the above syndromes, Waiguan treats all.
Houxi (SI3): Belongs to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, connects with the Du Mai, converges at Neiting, travels to the head, neck, ears, shoulders, Small Intestine, and Bladder, and treats twenty-four syndromes.
Spasms and cramps in hands and feet, Liver pathology, trembling in hands and feet, pathology involving Liver and Sanjiao, headache due to wind, pathology involving Sanjiao and Bladder, unresolved Shanghan, Bladder pathology, incessant night sweats, pathology involving Lung and Heart, throat obstruction, pathology involving Kidney, Lung, and Stomach, swelling and pain in cheeks and jaws, pathology involving Stomach and Small Intestine, neck stiffness or pain from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, swelling and pain in knees and shins, Kidney pathology, numbness in hands and feet, Stomach pathology, red and swollen eyes, pathology involving Liver and Heart, headache from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, failure to sweat from exterior, pathology involving Lung and Stomach, tearing in wind, pathology involving Liver and Gallbladder, convulsions from traumatic tetanus, Liver pathology, postpartum sweating with aversion to wind, Lung pathology, throat bi, pathology involving Lung and Liver, pain in feet, knees, and legs, Stomach pathology, hand paralysis, Large Intestine pathology.
For the above syndromes, Houxi treats all. First needle Houxi, then Shenmai.
Shenmai (BL62): Belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian, connects with the Yang Qiao Mai, and treats twenty-five syndromes.
Stiffness and pain in back and waist, Bladder pathology, vexing pain in joints, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, paralysis of hands and feet, pathology involving Stomach and Lung, headache from Shanghan, Bladder pathology, generalized edema and fullness, Stomach pathology, spontaneous sweating on face, Stomach pathology, epilepsy, Liver pathology, red, swollen, and painful eyes, Bladder pathology, spontaneous sweating from wind-cold, Stomach pathology, itchy and painful headache, Gallbladder pathology, pain in eyebrow ridge, Bladder pathology, Lei Tou Feng, Gallbladder pathology, arm pain, Large Intestine pathology, coldness in arms, Sanjiao pathology, spontaneous sweating postpartum, Kidney pathology, epistaxis, Lung pathology, traumatic tetanus, Liver pathology, swelling and pain in joints, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, swelling and pain in legs and knees, Stomach pathology, deafness, Kidney pathology, numbness in hands and feet, Gallbladder pathology, mastitis ("Blowing Milk"), Stomach pathology, headache from washing hair, Bladder pathology, spasms in hands and feet, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, aversion to wind postpartum, Kidney pathology.
For the above syndromes, Shenmai treats all. First needle Shenmai, then Houxi.
Lieque (LU7): Belongs to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, connects with the Ren Mai, converges at the Lung, throat, and chest/diaphragm, and treats thirty-one syndromes.
Pain from cold with diarrhea, Spleen pathology, abdominal pain from blood accumulation or retained blood in women, Liver pathology, swelling and pain in throat, Stomach pathology, retained dead fetus or placenta not expelled, Liver pathology, tooth swelling, food obstruction preventing swallowing, Stomach pathology, pinching pain in navel and abdomen, Spleen pathology, heart and abdominal pain, Spleen pathology, borborygmus with dysentery, Large Intestine pathology, hemorrhoid itching, pain, leakage, and bleeding, Large Intestine pathology, heartache with warm dysentery, Spleen pathology, lower back pain postpartum, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, postpartum mania, Heart pathology, postpartum aphasia, Pericardium pathology, undigested rice and grain, Spleen pathology, alcohol Pi Qi in men, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, swelling and pain of breast abscess, Stomach pathology, blood masses in women, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, persistent warm disease, Gallbladder pathology, incessant retching, pathology involving Spleen and Stomach, blood in urine, Small Intestine pathology, difficulty urinating, Bladder pathology, fecal impaction, Large Intestine pathology, blood in stool, Large Intestine pathology, gastrointestinal pain diseases, pathology involving Heart and Stomach, various accumulations, pathology involving Heart and Stomach.
For the above syndromes, Lieque treats all. First needle Lieque, then Zhaohai.
Zhaohai (KI6): Belongs to the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, connects with the Yin Qiao Mai, and treats twenty-seven syndromes.
Throat obstruction, Stomach pathology, cold pain in urination, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, dysuria with scanty flow, Bladder pathology, fainting from blood loss in women, pathology involving Liver and Kidney, Qi pain in bladder, Bladder pathology, placenta not expelled, Liver pathology, abdominal pain at navel, Spleen pathology, lower abdominal fullness, Small Intestine pathology, blood in stool, Large Intestine pathology, inability to ingest food with regurgitation, Stomach pathology, male Pi Qi and alcohol accumulation, pathology involving Lung and Liver, borborygmus, dysentery, and abdominal pain, Large Intestine pathology, general fullness with discomfort, Stomach pathology, indigestion, Stomach pathology, blood accumulation in women, Kidney pathology, Heart and "Erzhen" pain, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, dystocia, pathology involving Kidney and Liver, diarrhea, Spleen pathology, vomiting, Stomach pathology, alcohol accumulation, Spleen pathology, Qi stagnation, Stomach pathology, Qi mass, pathology involving Spleen and Liver, Kidney and alcohol Bi, pathology involving Stomach and Liver, Qi obstruction, Heart Master pathology, constipation, Large Intestine pathology, jaundice from diet and labor, pathology involving Spleen and Stomach, hot reversal in feet, Heart Master pathology.
For the above syndromes, Zhaohai treats all. First needle Zhaohai, then Lieque.
The above methods state: First needle the points for the main syndrome, selecting locations based on the left/right and upper/lower distribution of the disease. Still, follow the meridian pathways, palpate, guide, and remove according to method. If the disease persists, seek the He-Sea points; if still unresolved, continue seeking. One must pause needling to await the arrival of Qi, ensuring connection between upper and lower, until the patient feels relief from their suffering, before withdrawing the needle.
Regarding these eight points, the therapeutic methods are extensive, akin to what Scholar Xu described as "spreading nets over a wide wilderness, hoping to catch one escapee."