The paper introduces the experience of Professor

LI Rui

in treatment of diseases with bloodletting therapy. Regarding acupoint selection

the main acupoints are selected from the meridians containing excessive blood based on the identification of pathogenesis

and the back-

shu

points of the foot-

taiyang

bladder meridian are predominant. The acupoints (e.g. Geshu [BL17

]

Xuehai [SP10

]

and Weizhong [BL40

]

) acting on blood regulations are frequently selected

and the acupoints from the governor vessel (e.g. Dazhui [GV14

]

Zhiyang [GV9

]

and Yaoyangguan [GV3

]

) are specially used for regulating

yang qi

. Besides

the five-

shu

points and local points are combined in the prescriptions. This paper expounds the connotation of bloodletting therapy

explores the basis of acupoint selection and clinical application characteristics

and analyzes the clinical cases

so as to provide the approaches to acupoint selection for the clinical application of bloodletting therapy.