"Golden Needle Fu" says: One is to burn mountain fire to treat stubborn numbness and cold numbness. It is shallow at first and then deep. Wherever there are nine Yangs, three advances and three retreats, lift slowly and press tightly. When the heat is high, close and insert tightly. Acupuncture is effective in removing cold. The second step is to use Tianliang to treat muscle heat and bone steaming. First deep and then shallow. Use six yin and three out and three in. Press firmly and slowly. When cold arrives, slowly raise the needle to reduce fever. Rub them carefully to get rid of the disease.
In fact, there are eight methods mentioned in "Golden Needle Fu". In addition to burning mountain fire to cool the sky, there are also the secret of concealing yin in yang, concealing yang in yin, Ziwu pounding the mortar, and the secret of inhaling qi. , the secret of keeping breath, the secret of pumping and adding, etc. There are a total of eight techniques. These eight techniques can be said to be the secrets of traditional Chinese medicine. Acupuncture is a very technical treatment method. Although the original text gives us the operating methods, few people can fully demonstrate the eight methods and use them to treat diseases, which has gradually led to the loss of these acupuncture techniques. Nowadays, few doctors can even copy the methods of burning mountain fires and cooling the sky, not to mention the hidden yin in yang and the hidden yang in yin.
When using the Burning Mountain Fire or Cooling Method, it is advisable to use acupoints in areas with thicker muscles. Acupoints in areas with shallow muscles such as the head, face, chest, and extremities should not be used. When the De Qi induction is strong, the technique should not be too heavy and the number of repetitions should not be too many. If after several operations it never causes a feeling of warmth or coolness, don’t force it.
The acupuncture method of Shaoshanhuo is to insert the needle into the upper 1/3 (the upper part) of the acupuncture point. After gaining Qi, perform the twisting and tonifying method, and then insert the needle into the middle 1/3 (the upper part). (human part), after gaining qi, perform the twisting and replenishing method, and then insert the needle into the lower 1/3 (ground part). After gaining qi, perform the twisting and replenishing method, that is, slowly lift the needle to the upper 1/3, like this Repeat the operation 3 times, and press the needle tightly to the ground to retain the needle. During the operation, or combined with the replenishing method in the respiratory tonic and purgative method, it is the mountain-burning method, which is mostly used to treat cold numbness, numbness, deficiency and cold diseases, etc.
The acupuncture method of Tou Tianliang is to insert the needle into the lower 1/3 of the depth of the acupoint (the ground). After getting the Qi, perform the twisting and purging method, and then lift the needle tightly to the middle 1/3 of the acupuncture point. /3 (human part), after gaining qi, perform the twisting and purging method, and then lift the needle tightly to the upper 1/3 (heavenly part), after gaining qi, perform the twisting and purging method, and slowly press the needle to the lower 1/3, Repeat this operation 3 times and lift the needle to the upper 1/3 to retain the needle. During the operation, or combined with the purgative method in the respiratory tonic and purgative method, it is the Tiantian Cooling method, which is mostly used to treat heat diseases such as heat numbness and acute carbuncle.
Even if we know how to operate it, it is still unsatisfactory to truly replicate the secret methods of acupuncture such as Shaoshanhuo and Tianliang in clinical practice.