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血 氣 形 志 篇 第 二 十 四

Blood, Qi, Body and Zhi (志): Chapter 24

夫 人 之 常 數 ， 太 陽 常 多 血 少 氣 ， 少 陽 常 少 血 多 氣 ，陽 明 常 多 氣 多 血 ， 少 陰 常 少 血 多 氣， 厥 陰 常 多 血 少 氣 ，太 陰 常 多 氣 少 血 。 此 天 之 常 數 。

Here are constants of the human body:
Taiyang continually has much blood and little Qi.
Shaoyang continually has little blood and much Qi.
Yangming continually has much Qi and much blood.
Shaoyin continually has little blood and much Qi.
Jueyin continually has much blood and little Qi.
Taiyin continually has much Qi and little blood.
These are the constants of Heaven.

足 太 陽 與 少 陰 為 表 裏 ， 少 陽 與 厥 陰 為 表 裏 ， 陽 明與 太 陰 為 表 裏 ， 是 為 足 陰 陽 也 。 手 太 陽 與 少 陰 為 表 裏 ，少 陽 與 心 主 為 表 裏 ， 陽 明 與 太 陰 為 表 裏 ， 是 為 手 之 陰 陽也 。

Foot Taiyang has an internal-external exchange relationship with Shaoyin.
Shaoyang has an internal-external exchange relationship with Jueyin.
Yangming has an internal-external exchange relationship with Taiyin.
These are the relationships between the Foot Yin and Yang.

Hand Taiyang has an internal-external exchange relationship with Shaoyin.
Shaoyang has an internal-external exchange relationship with Xinzhu (心主).
Yangming has an internal-external exchange relationship with Taiyin.
These are the relationships between the Hand Yin and Yang.

今 知 手 足 陰 陽 所 苦 ， 凡 治 病 必 先 去 其 血 ， 乃 去 其 所 苦 ， 伺 之 所 欲 ， 然 後 瀉 有 餘 ， 補 不 足。

It is now known that the Hand and Foot Yin and Yang are the residence of pain.
Ordinarily, in treating illness we must first remove the blood and only then will we clear the channel of the pain. 
Scrutinize the channel’s needs and after that, purge what is in excess or tonify what has deficiency. 

欲 知 背 俞 ， 先 度 其 兩 乳 間 ， 中 折 之 ， 更 以 他 草 度 去 半 已 ， 即 以 兩 隅 相 拄 也 ， 乃 舉 以 度 其 背 ， 令 其 一 隅 居上 ， 齊 脊 大 柱 ， 兩 隅 在 下 ， 當 其 下 隅 者 ， 肺 之 俞 也。

If you wish to understand the back Shu:
First measure the distance between the patient’s two nipples and fold the measurement in half. Even better, one can use a piece of grass to measure and then break it in half, doing this by making the two ends meet each other and then folding it down. After this, you can use it to measure the person’s back, having them lie down and then placing the corner at the top, parallel to the spine at Da Zhu, then spreading the two ends to be below that, and where those two ends lie is where the Shu point of the Lung can be found.

復 下 一 度 ， 心 之 俞 也 。 復 下 一 度 ， 左 角 肝 之 俞 也。 右 角 脾 之 俞 也 ， 復 下 一 度 ， 腎 之 俞 也， 是 為 五 臟 之 俞， 灸 刺 之 度 也。

Repeating below this measurement is the Shu point of the Heart.
Repeating below that measurement, the left corner will be the Shu point of the Liver and the right corner will be the Shu point of the Spleen.
Repeating below these measurements is the Shu point of the Kidney.
These are the Shu points of the Five Zang and the measurements for moxabustion and acupuncture.

形 樂 志 苦 ， 病 生 於 脈 ， 治 之 以 灸 刺 。

When there is pleasure in the form and pain in the Zhi (志), the disease was borne of the vessels and the cure is through using moxibustion and pricking.

形 樂 志 樂 ， 病 生 於 肉 ， 治 之 以 針 石 。

When there is pleasure in both the form and the Zhi (志), the disease was borne of the flesh and the cure is through using needles and stones.

形 苦 志 樂 ， 病 生 於 筋 ， 治 之 以 熨 引 。

When there is pain in the form and pleasure in the Zhi (志), the disease was borne of the sinews and the cure is through pressing and pulling.

形 苦 志 苦 ， 病 生 於 咽 嗌 ， 治 之 以 百 藥 。

When there is pain in both the form and the Zhi (志), the disease was born of dietary factors and the cure is found in using the hundred medicines.

形 數 驚 恐 ， 經 絡 不 通 ， 病 生 於 不 仁 ， 治 之 以 按 摩醪 藥 。

When there are countless terrors and anxieties in the form and the jingluo are obstructed, the illness was born from a lack of compassion and the cure is found in using massage and medicinal wines.

是 謂 五 形 志 也 。

These is called the Five Forms and Zhi (志).

刺 陽 明 出 血 氣 ， 刺 太 陽 出 血 惡 氣 ， 刺 少 陽 出 氣 惡血 ， 刺 太 陰 出 氣 惡 血 ， 刺 少 陰 出 氣 惡 血， 刺 厥 陰 出 血 惡氣 也 。

Prick the Yangming for the emission of blood and Qi.
Prick the Taiyang for the emission of blood and corrupt Qi.
Prick the Shaoyang for the emission of Qi and corrupt blood.
Prick the Taiyin for the emission of Qi and corrupt blood.
Prick the Shaoyin for the emission of Qi and corrupt blood.
Prick the Jueyin for the emission of blood and corrupt Qi.