These effective acupuncture points are all selected from ancient prescriptions.  Most of them are abstracted from the Jing, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and some of them from the classic books: Nei Jing and Nan Jing.  After a few thousand years, they all still play an important role in the acupuncture clinic and are still a service in modern society.

Any kind of Qi  problem:

Needle CV-6 or apply moxibustion, according to different symptoms.

Rebellious Qi :

LU-5, SP-5, SP-3, and SP-6 with a reducing needle technique.

Sighing with rebellious Qi:

LU-9, HT-7 with even movement needle technique.

Shortness of breath:

PC-7, LU-5 with a reducing needle technique for Excess types.

GV-12, BL-13, CV-8, BL-18, LU-10 with moxibustion for Deficiency types.

Weakness of Qi :

Use PC-5, HT-7, PC-7, HT-8, ST-36, LI-9, LV-2, KI-2, BL-67, BL-18, and CV-6 with needle or moxibustion technique.

Stagnation of the Qi in the Stomach:

Use moxibustion on LV-3 and a reducing needle technique for HT-5 and ST-44.

Stagnation of the Qi  in the lower abdomen with a Cold sensation:

Use direct moxibustion on CV-4 for 100 cones. (This means 100 cones as a treatment course-in ancient books they described the treatment course of moxibustion as the number of cones.  It could be separated into 10 or 12 treatments with only 8 to 10 cones each treatment.)

Disturbance of the Qi in the Lungs:

Use even movement needle technique on LU-10 and KI-3.

Disturbance of the Qiin the Heart:

HT-7 and PC-7 with needle treatment.

Disturbance of the Qiin the Large intestine

SP-3, ST-43, ST-36 with even movement technique.

Disturbance of the Qiin the head:

BL-10, BL-11, BL-66, and BL-65 with a reducing needle technique.

Disturbance of the Qiin the limbs:

Use needle and Moxibustion on LI-2, LI-3, ST-44, ST-43, TW-2, TW-3, GB-43, and GB-42.

Hematemesis, apostaxis, hematochezia:

Use needle and moxibustion technique on SP-1, PC-7, HT-7, and KI-3.

Continuing apostaxis:

GV-23, GV-24, and GV-14 with non-scarring direct moxibustion for 7 cones. Then, use a three-edged needle and blood let ST-29.  Current treatment entails needling LI-4, ST-44, ST-36 and KI-6 with a reinforcing needle technique…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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