少冲(井) 少府(荣) 神门(俞) 灵道(经) 少海(合)
○少冲二穴木也一名经始在手小指内廉之端去爪甲角如韭叶手少阴脉之所出也为井治热病烦满上气心痛痰冷少气悲
恐善惊掌中热胸中痛口中热咽中酸乍寒乍热手挛不伸引肘腋痛针入一分可灸三壮
○少府二穴火也在小指本节后陷中直劳宫手少阴脉之所流也为荥治烦满少气悲恐畏人掌中热肘腋挛急胸中痛手卷
不伸针入二分可灸七壮
○神门二穴土也一名 冲在掌后 骨之端陷中手少阴脉之所注也为 治疟心烦心烦甚欲得饮冷恶寒则欲处温中咽干
不嗜食心痛数噫恐悸少气不足手臂寒喘逆身热狂悲哭呕血上气遗溺大小人五痫可灸七壮炷如小麦大针入三分留七呼
○灵道二穴金也去掌后一寸五分或一寸手少阴脉之所行也为经治心痛悲恐相引螈 肘挛暴喑不能言可灸三壮针入三
分
○少海二穴水也一名曲节在肘内廉节后又云肘内大骨外去用端五分手少阴脉之所入也为合治寒热齿龋痛目眩发狂呕
吐涎沫项不得回顾肘挛腋胁下痛四肢不得举针入三分可灸三壮甄权云屈手向头取之治齿寒脑风头痛不宜灸针入五分
少泽(井) 前谷(荥) 后溪(俞) 腕骨(原) 阳谷(经) 小海(合)
○少泽二穴金也一名小吉在手小指之端去爪甲下一分陷中手太阳脉之所出也为井治疟寒热汗不出喉痹舌强口干心烦
臂痛螈 咳嗽颈项急不可顾目生肤翳覆瞳子可灸一壮针入一分
○前谷二穴水也在手小指外侧本节之前陷中手太阳脉之所流也为荥治热病汗不出 疟癫疾耳鸣颔肿喉痹咳嗽衄血颈
项痛鼻塞不利目中白翳臂不得举可灸一壮针入八分
○后溪二穴木也在手小指外侧本节后陷中手太阳脉之所注也为 治疟寒热目赤生翳鼻衄耳聋胸满颈项强不得回顾癫
疾臂肘挛急可灸一壮针入一分
○腕骨二穴在手外侧腕前起骨下陷中手太阳脉之所过也为原热病汗不出胁下痛不得息颈颔肿寒热耳鸣目冷泪生翳狂
阳偏枯臂肘不得屈伸 疟头痛烦闷惊风螈 五指掣可灸三壮针入二分留三呼
○阳谷二穴火也在手外侧腕中 骨之下陷中手太阳脉之所行也为经治癫疾狂走热病汗不出胁痛颈颔肿寒热耳聋耳鸣
齿龋痛臂外侧痛不举妄言左右顾螈 目眩可灸三壮针入二分留二呼
○小海二穴土也在肘内大骨外去肘端五分陷中甄权云以屈手向头取之手太阳脉之所入也为合治寒热齿龈肿风眩颈项
痛疡肿振寒肘腋肿少腹痛四肢不举可灸三壮针入二分
少冲(井穴) 少府(荥穴) 神门(输穴) 灵道(经穴) 少海(合穴)
○ 少冲穴,属木,又名经始。位于手小指内侧末端,距离指甲角约如韭菜叶宽度处,为手少阴心经经脉之气所出之处,属于井穴。主治热病引起的烦闷、气逆上冲、心痛、痰饮寒冷感、气短、悲伤恐惧、易受惊吓、手掌发热、胸中疼痛、口中发热、咽喉发酸、忽冷忽热、手部痉挛无法伸展、牵引肘部和腋窝疼痛。针刺深度一分,可艾灸三壮。
○ 少府穴,属火。位于小指本节后的凹陷中,直对劳宫穴,为手少阴心经经脉之气所流动之处,属于荥穴。主治烦闷、气短、悲伤恐惧、畏缩怕人、手掌发热、肘部和腋窝拘挛紧急、胸中疼痛、手指卷曲无法伸展。针刺深度二分,可艾灸七壮。
○ 神门穴,属土,又名冲阳。位于手腕后方尺骨茎突端的凹陷中,为手少阴心经经脉之气灌注之处,属于输穴。主治疟疾、心烦、心烦严重时想喝冷水、恶寒时想处于温暖环境中、咽干、食欲不振、心痛、频繁打嗝、恐惧心悸、气虚不足、手臂发凉、气喘逆乱、身体发热、狂躁、悲哭、呕血、气逆上冲、遗尿,以及成人和儿童的癫痫五种类型,均可艾灸七壮,艾炷大小如小麦粒,针刺深度三分,留针七次呼吸的时间。
○ 灵道穴,属金。距离手腕后方一寸五分或一寸处,为手少阴心经经脉之气所运行之处,属于经穴。主治心痛、悲伤恐惧相互牵引导致的抽搐、肘部拘挛、突然失音不能说话,可艾灸三壮,针刺深度三分。
○ 少海穴,属水,又名曲节。位于肘部内侧关节后,又说在肘内侧大骨外侧,距离肘端五寸处,为手少阴心经经脉之气所入之处,属于合穴。主治寒热往来、龋齿痛、目眩、发狂、呕吐涎沫、颈部僵硬不能回顾、肘部拘挛、腋窝及胁下疼痛、四肢无法抬起。针刺深度三分,可艾灸三壮。甄权说:屈手向头部方向取穴,主治牙齿寒冷、脑风头痛,不宜艾灸,针刺深度五分。
少泽(井穴) 前谷(荥穴) 后溪(输穴) 腕骨(原穴) 阳谷(经穴) 小海(合穴)
○ 少泽穴,属金,又名小吉。位于手小指末端,距离指甲下方一分处的凹陷中,为手太阳小肠经经脉之气所出之处,属于井穴。主治疟疾寒热、无汗、喉痹、舌强、口干、心烦、臂痛、抽搐、咳嗽、颈项僵硬不可回顾、眼睛生出翳膜覆盖瞳孔,可艾灸一壮,针刺深度一分。
○ 前谷穴,属水。位于手小指外侧本节前的凹陷中,为手太阳小肠经经脉之气所流动之处,属于荥穴。主治热病无汗、疟疾、癫疾、耳鸣、下颌肿胀、喉痹、咳嗽、鼻出血、颈项疼痛、鼻塞不通、眼中白翳、手臂无法抬起,可艾灸一壮,针刺深度八分。
○ 后溪穴,属木。位于手小指外侧本节后的凹陷中,为手太阳小肠经经脉之气灌注之处,属于输穴。主治疟疾寒热、眼睛发红生翳、鼻出血、耳聋、胸满、颈项僵硬不能回顾、癫疾、手臂和肘部拘挛紧急,可艾灸一壮,针刺深度一分。
○ 腕骨穴,位于手外侧腕前起骨下的凹陷中,为手太阳小肠经经脉所经过之处,属于原穴。主治热病无汗、胁下疼痛导致呼吸受限、颈颌肿胀、寒热、耳鸣、眼睛冷泪、生翳、狂症、半身不遂偏枯、手臂肘部无法屈伸、疟疾、头痛、烦闷、惊风、抽搐、五指牵掣,可艾灸三壮,针刺深度二分,留针三次呼吸的时间。
○ 阳谷穴,属火。位于手外侧腕中尺骨茎突下的凹陷中,为手太阳小肠经经脉之气所运行之处,属于经穴。主治癫疾、狂走、热病无汗、胁痛、颈颌肿胀、寒热、耳聋耳鸣、龋齿痛、手臂外侧疼痛无法抬起、胡言乱语、左右顾盼、抽搐、目眩,可艾灸三壮,针刺深度二分,留针两次呼吸的时间。
○ 小海穴,属土。位于肘内侧大骨外侧,距离肘端五分处的凹陷中。甄权说:以屈手向头部方向取穴。为手太阳小肠经经脉之气所入之处,属于合穴。主治寒热、牙龈肿胀、风眩、颈项疼痛、疮疡肿胀、发冷颤抖、肘腋肿胀、小腹痛、四肢无法抬起,可艾灸三壮,针刺深度二分。
Shaochong (Jing-Well) Shaofu (Ying-Spring) Shenmen (Shu-Stream) Lingdao (Jing-River) Shaohai (He-Sea)
○ Shaochong [HT9] is Wood, also known as Jingshi. It is located at the radial corner of the little finger, approximately the width of a leek leaf away from the nail bed. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian emerges and belongs to the Jing-Well points. It treats heat diseases characterized by irritability and fullness, rebellious Qi, heart pain, cold phlegm, shortness of breath, sadness, fear, susceptibility to fright, heat in the palms, chest pain, heat in the mouth, sourness in the throat, alternating chills and fever, hand spasms with inability to extend, and pain radiating to the elbow and axilla. Needle depth: 1 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones.
○ Shaofu [HT8] is Fire. It is located in the depression proximal to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, directly opposite Laogong [PC8]. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian flows and belongs to the Ying-Spring points. It treats irritability, shortness of breath, sadness, fear, aversion to people, heat in the palms, spasticity and tightness in the elbow and axilla, chest pain, and curling of the fingers with inability to extend. Needle depth: 2 fen; Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones.
○ Shenmen [HT7] is Earth, also known as Chongyang. It is located in the depression at the ulnar styloid process of the wrist. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian pours and belongs to the Shu-Stream points. It treats malaria, mental restlessness; when mental restlessness is severe, desire for cold drinks; aversion to cold with desire for warmth; dry throat; poor appetite; heart pain; frequent belching; fear and palpitations; Qi deficiency; coldness of the arm; wheezing and rebellious Qi; body heat; mania; crying and weeping; hematemesis; rebellious Qi; enuresis; and five types of epilepsy in both adults and children. Moxibustion: 7 moxa cones, size of a wheat grain; Needle depth: 3 fen; Retain needle for 7 respiratory cycles.
○ Lingdao [HT4] is Metal. It is located 1.5 cun or 1 cun proximal to the wrist crease. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian travels and belongs to the Jing-River points. It treats heart pain, sadness and fear causing convulsions, elbow spasticity, sudden aphonia with inability to speak. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle depth: 3 fen.
○ Shaohai [HT3] is Water, also known as Qujie. It is located posterior to the medial epicondyle of the humerus, or alternatively described as 5 cun lateral to the tip of the elbow on the lateral side of the large bone of the inner elbow. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian enters and belongs to the He-Sea points. It treats alternating chills and fever, dental caries pain, vertigo, mania, vomiting of saliva and foam, neck stiffness with inability to look back, elbow spasticity, pain in the axilla and hypochondrium, and inability to raise the limbs. Needle depth: 3 fen; Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Zhen Quan stated: Take the point with the hand flexed towards the head. It treats cold teeth, brain wind headache. Moxibustion is not suitable. Needle depth: 5 fen.
Shaoze (Jing-Well) Qian Gu (Ying-Spring) Houxi (Shu-Stream) Wangu (Yuan-Source) Yanggu (Jing-River) Xiaohai (He-Sea)
○ Shaoze [SI1] is Metal, also known as Xiaoji. It is located in the depression 1 fen distal to the nail corner of the little finger. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian emerges and belongs to the Jing-Well points. It treats malaria with chills and fever, anhidrosis, bi-syndrome of the throat, tongue stiffness, dry mouth, mental restlessness, arm pain, convulsions, cough, neck and nape stiffness with inability to look back, leukoma covering the pupil. Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone; Needle depth: 1 fen.
○ Qian Gu [SI2] is Water. It is located in the depression anterior to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint on the ulnar side of the hand. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian flows and belongs to the Ying-Spring points. It treats heat disease with anhidrosis, malaria, epilepsy, tinnitus, submandibular swelling, bi-syndrome of the throat, cough, epistaxis, neck and nape pain, nasal congestion and obstruction, leukoma in the eyes, and inability to raise the arm. Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone; Needle depth: 8 fen.
○ Houxi [SI3] is Wood. It is located in the depression posterior to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint on the ulnar side of the hand. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian pours and belongs to the Shu-Stream points. It treats malaria with chills and fever, red eyes with leukoma, epistaxis, deafness, chest fullness, neck and nape stiffness with inability to look back, epilepsy, and spasticity of the arm and elbow. Moxibustion: 1 moxa cone; Needle depth: 1 fen.
○ Wangu [SI4] is located in the depression below the raised bone anterior to the wrist on the ulnar side of the hand. It is the point passed by the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian and belongs to the Yuan-Source points. It treats heat disease with anhidrosis, pain in the hypochondrium restricting breathing, swelling of the neck and jaw, chills and fever, tinnitus, cold tearing, leukoma, mania, hemiplegia, inability to flex and extend the arm and elbow, malaria, headache, irritability, infantile convulsions, convulsions, and pulling sensation in the five fingers. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle depth: 2 fen; Retain needle for 3 respiratory cycles.
○ Yanggu [SI5] is Fire. It is located in the depression below the ulnar styloid process in the middle of the wrist on the ulnar side. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian travels and belongs to the Jing-River points. It treats epilepsy, running mania, heat disease with anhidrosis, hypochondriac pain, swelling of the neck and jaw, chills and fever, deafness and tinnitus, dental caries pain, pain in the lateral aspect of the arm with inability to lift, incoherent speech, looking left and right, convulsions, and vertigo. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle depth: 2 fen; Retain needle for 2 respiratory cycles.
○ Xiaohai [SI8] is Earth. It is located in the depression 5 fen lateral to the tip of the elbow, outside the medial epicondyle. Zhen Quan stated: Take the point with the hand flexed towards the head. It is the point where the Qi of the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian enters and belongs to the He-Sea points. It treats chills and fever, gingival swelling, wind-induced vertigo, neck and nape pain, ulcerative swelling, chills with trembling, swelling of the elbow and axilla, lower abdominal pain, and inability to raise the limbs. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones; Needle depth: 2 fen.