窍阴(井) 侠溪(荥) 临泣(俞) 丘墟(原) 阳辅(经)阳陵泉(合)
○窍阴二穴金也在足小指次指之端去爪甲如韭叶足少阳脉之所出也为井治胁痛咳逆不得息手足烦热汁不出转筋痈疽
头痛心烦喉痹舌强口干肘不可举卒聋不闻人语可灸三壮针入一分
○侠溪二穴水也在足小指二岐骨间本节前陷中足少阳脉之所流也为荥治胸胁支满寒热汗不出目外 赤目眩颊颔肿耳
聋胸中痛不可转侧痛无常处可灸三壮针入三分
○临泣二穴木也在足小指次指本节后间陷中去侠溪一寸五分足少阳脉之所注也为 治胸中满缺盆中及腋下肿马刀疡
善齿颊天牖中肿淫乐 酸目眩枕骨合颅痛洒淅振寒妇人月事不利季胁支满乳痈心痛周痹痛无常处厥逆气喘不能行 疟
日发可灸三壮针入二分
○丘墟二穴在足外踝下如前陷中去临泣三寸足少阳脉之所过也为原治胸胁满痛不得息久疟振寒腋下肿痿厥坐不能起
髀枢中痛目生翳膜腿 酸转筋卒疝少腹坚寒热颈肿可灸三壮针入五分留七呼
○阳辅二穴火也在足外踝上四寸辅骨前绝骨端如前三分去丘墟七寸足少阳脉之所行也为经治腰溶溶如坐水中膝下肤
肿筋挛诸节尽痛痛无常处腋下肿 喉痹马刀膝 酸风痹不仁可灸三壮针入五分留七呼
○阳陵泉二穴土也在膝下一寸外廉陷中足少阳脉之所入也为合针入六分得气即泻又宜久留针为要也治膝伸不得屈冷
痹脚不仁偏风半身不遂脚冷无血色又以蹲坐取之灸亦良日灸七壮至七七壮即止
窍阴穴(井穴)和侠溪穴(荥穴)、临泣穴(输穴)、丘墟穴(原穴)、阳辅穴(经穴)、阳陵泉穴(合穴)。
○ 窍阴穴,左右两穴,五行属金。位于足小趾与次趾的末端,距离爪甲边缘约如韭菜叶宽处,是足少阳胆经脉气所出的部位,属于井穴。主治胁痛、咳嗽气逆、呼吸不畅、手足烦热、乳汁不下、筋脉拘挛、痈疽、头痛、心烦、喉痹、舌体僵硬、口干、肘部活动受限、突发性耳聋听不见人说话。可施灸三壮,针刺深度一分。
○ 侠溪穴,左右两穴,五行属水。位于足小趾与次趾分叉处的骨骼之间,本节前方的凹陷中,是足少阳胆经脉气所流的部位,属于荥穴。主治胸胁支撑胀满、寒热往来、汗不出、目外眦发红、目眩、面颊和下颌肿胀、耳聋、胸中疼痛、身体不能转侧、疼痛位置不固定。可施灸三壮,针刺深度三分。
○ 临泣穴,左右两穴,五行属木。位于足小趾与次趾本节后方的凹陷中,距离侠溪穴一寸五分处,是足少阳胆经脉气所注的部位,属于输穴。主治胸中胀满、缺盆中及腋下肿胀、马刀疡瘘、牙齿疼痛、面颊和天牖穴部位肿胀、淫乐(指精神异常或情志失调引起的症状)、酸痛、目眩、枕骨与颅骨连接处疼痛、洒淅恶寒、妇女月经不利、季胁部支撑胀满、乳痈、心痛、周身痹痛且疼痛位置不固定、厥逆、气喘、不能行走、疟疾每日发作。可施灸三壮,针刺深度二分。
○ 丘墟穴,左右两穴。位于足外踝下方前方的凹陷中,距离临泣穴三寸处,是足少阳胆经脉气所经过的部位,属于原穴。主治胸胁胀满疼痛、呼吸不畅、久疟寒战、腋下肿胀、痿证厥逆、坐起困难、髀枢中疼痛、眼生翳膜、腿部酸痛、筋脉拘挛、突发性疝气、少腹部坚硬、寒热、颈部肿胀。可施灸三壮,针刺深度五分,留针七呼。
○ 阳辅穴,左右两穴,五行属火。位于足外踝上方四寸,辅骨前方,绝骨端前方三分处,距离丘墟穴七寸处,是足少阳胆经脉气所行的部位,属于经穴。主治腰部溶溶然如坐在水中、膝下皮肤肿胀、筋脉拘挛、各关节尽痛、疼痛位置不固定、腋下肿胀、喉痹、马刀疡瘘、膝部酸痛、风痹麻木不仁。可施灸三壮,针刺深度五分,留针七呼。
○ 阳陵泉穴,左右两穴,五行属土。位于膝下一寸,外侧凹陷中,是足少阳胆经脉气所入的部位,属于合穴。针刺深度六分,得气后即行泻法,并且宜长时间留针为关键。主治膝盖伸直而不能弯曲、冷痹、脚部麻木不仁、偏风半身不遂、脚冷无血色。也可通过蹲坐姿势来取穴,施灸效果也很好,每日灸七壮,直至七七四十九壮即止。
Qiaoyin (Jing-Well), Xiaxi (Ying-Spring), Linqi (Shu-Stream), Qiuxu (Yuan-Source), Yangfu (Jing-River), and Yanglingquan (He-Sea).
○ Qiaoyin (GB45, Metal): A pair of points located at the lateral end of the fourth toe, approximately the width of a leek leaf from the nail corner. It is the point where the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang emerges and belongs to the Jing-Well category. Indications include hypochondriac pain, cough with counterflow qi, dyspnea, vexatious heat in the hands and feet, agalactia, muscle spasms, carbuncles and sores, headache, irritability, throat obstruction, tongue stiffness, dry mouth, limited elbow movement, sudden deafness, and inability to hear speech. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: Insert 1 fen.
○ Xiaxi (GB43, Water): A pair of points located between the bifurcation of the fourth and fifth toes, in the depression anterior to the proximal interphalangeal joint. It is the point where the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang flows and belongs to the Ying-Spring category. Indications include chest and hypochondriac distension and fullness, alternating chills and fever, anhidrosis, redness of the outer canthus, vertigo, swelling of the cheek and mandible, deafness, chest pain, inability to turn the body, and migratory pain. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: Insert 3 fen.
○ Linqi (GB41, Wood): A pair of points located in the depression posterior to the proximal interphalangeal joint of the fourth and fifth toes, 1.5 cun distal to Xiaxi. It is the point where the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang pours and belongs to the Shu-Stream category. Indications include chest fullness, swelling in the supraclavicular fossa and axilla, scrofula (Mar Dao Yang Lou), toothache, swelling of the cheek and Tianyou region, emotional disturbances (yin le), soreness, vertigo, pain at the junction of the occiput and cranium, aversion to cold with shivering, menstrual irregularities in women, flank distension, mastitis, heart pain, generalized bi-syndrome with migratory pain, reversal syndrome, asthma, inability to walk, and daily malarial fevers. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: Insert 2 fen.
○ Qiuxu (GB40, Yuan-Source): A pair of points located in the depression anterior and inferior to the lateral malleolus, 3 cun distal to Linqi. It is the point where the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang passes through and belongs to the Yuan-Source category. Indications include chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain, dyspnea, chronic malaria with chills, axillary swelling, flaccidity syndromes and reversal, difficulty sitting up or rising, pain in the hip joint, corneal opacity, leg soreness, muscle spasms, acute hernia, hardness of the lower abdomen, chills and fever, and neck swelling. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: Insert 5 fen, retain for seven breaths.
○ Yangfu (GB38, Fire): A pair of points located 4 cun superior to the lateral malleolus, anterior to the fibula, at the end of the bone gap (Juegu), 3 fen anterior to the previous reference point, and 7 cun distal to Qiuxu. It is the point where the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang travels and belongs to the Jing-River category. Indications include a sensation of the waist being watery as if sitting in water, swelling of the skin below the knee, tendon contraction, pain in all joints, migratory pain, axillary swelling, throat obstruction, scrofula, knee soreness, wind-bi numbness. Moxibustion: 3 moxa cones. Acupuncture: Insert 5 fen, retain for seven breaths.
○ Yanglingquan (GB34, Earth): A pair of points located 1 cun below the knee, in the depression on the lateral margin. It is the point where the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang enters and belongs to the He-Sea category. Acupuncture: Insert 6 fen; upon arrival of qi, apply draining method; prolonged retention of the needle is essential. Indications include inability to flex the knee while extending, cold-bi syndrome, foot numbness, hemiplegia due to wind-stroke, cold feet without blood color. The point can also be accessed by squatting. Moxibustion is also effective: 7 cones daily, up to 49 cones (7x7) before stopping.