七十年代间，余治一位十三岁男孩，荨麻疹遍发于胸背、四肢。上午轻，下午重，晚上更甚。已服西药治疗月余，疹尚未退。其家长邀余为之针灸，余见该童瘦骨伶仃，心怀不忍，余虽不业推拿，不得已试用马秀棠点穴按摩法。取曲池、血海、足三里三穴，以大拇指或食指点住穴位，适当加压，然后于原位，手指作顺时针或逆时针转动，每穴一百次，每日治疗一次。二日后，疹块发作渐稀，治疗～一周，疹消而愈。
气功治病实验谈
气功之兴于中国，由来尚矣。其于保健强身及防病治病，功亦伟矣。尔今则大气功师人才辈出，应运而生。能发气于千里之外，疼痛立蠲；善加功于杯水之内，危疴饮除。一席之谈娓娓，满座受其感应，以跳踉叫号而得益；两掌之运徐徐，患者被其机锋，以透视遥测而知病。由是人成惊之，人咸奇之，人咸神之，人咸目之。然社会之上，学术界中，议论纷纷，褒贬不一。余稍涉气功之门，未窥堂奥，不足以论其短长，仅就亲身经历，略弁数端，以志其事。
(一)
余于1994年初夏之某日，因诊室取凉过甚，忽感头胀、鼻塞、恶寒而肢体不适。知是初感寒凉，邪尚在表，若能祛邪外出，则感冒可免。正巧气功教育与实践行家束先生来临，随即请其为余调治。束翁深谙治病功法。遂为余立一行功方案而发功焉。先对大杼、风门、肺俞穴处，施以“神仙一把抓”，以抓去病气；数十抓后，复以剑指上下直劈，以驱散残留之邪。又数十次后，即以两掌搓极热，按于肺俞、风门之上，谓之“魔掌疗法”。整个行功过程，达二卜分钟。行功既毕，束翁满头是汗，而余则表解气畅矣。
(二)
一日，余下班刚及家门，邻居张某大声疾呼，速余往视。余甫进其家，见其长子跪仆于地，声声唤痛。询知自当日午饭后．腹痛阵作，渐渐加重，如绞如割。即往劳保医院诊治，给予药水一瓶，药片数包，俱是止痛之品，半日间药已服去大半，痛势不减。蜷卧伏地，倒可使疼痛稍缓。张氏子年将尔立，身材魁梧，若非痛剧，必不若此。余嘱其仰卧于床，为作检查后，考虑为左下腹肠痉挛，以气功试治之。先施以“神仙一把抓”，行功五分钟，患者呻吟之声渐消，自觉之痛已缓。复以剑指驱散病气，最后用掌心悬照以养其气血。前后治疗十分钟，患者已不甚觉痛，于是收功。数小时后，腹痛尽解。
(三)
女教帅方氏，精明干练，退休后于某机关二产任经理，直如伏枥老骥，暮年烈士，积极倍常，成绩雯然。可惜踌躇满志之时，病魔亦已暗渡陈仓。及至发现，竟是胃癌晚期。咽中梗阻，饮食难进，化疗不效，即在肠中插管，流汁饮食由是灌入，胃脘胀满痞痛，呕吐频频，所吐尽是痰涎、胃液。形体消瘦，神情淡漠萎顿。屡访名医，终乏金丹。不得已，商治于余。谓但得减轻痛苦，延续生命，则愿足矣。余见患者元气已戕，病邪嚣张，略无回天之可能。本不应援手授药，无奈其求生之心炽烈．哀恳之态可悯。于是勉以旋覆代赭汤加减化裁，幸得服后呕吐渐止，梗阻渐开，流汁可进，大便可通。由是精神日旺，生意日盛。当此时也，自一气功师来沪，方夫以上宾之礼求之，以上宾之礼待之，遂为发功治病。首次行功甫毕，患者顿觉食管胃脘之间气机流动，逐次降入腹中。上脘得以宽舒，立可平卧。诚可谓手到病退，其技神矣。于是制订方案，每日发功两次，须连续十日，并令停服一切药物。当时惟服余药，自然在禁之列。行功至第四日，患者自觉不支，僵卧于床，不再配合。十日功毕，方氏奄奄一息，仅剩游气，其夫速余往视。余见状而骇之，患者元气已漓，大势去矣，何用药为!余直告其夫曰：病者已在弥留之际，不日当行，后三四日即逝矣。
按：此气功师所发之功，确有行气开郁、散结降逆之力。然患者已病入膏肓，元气漓散，邪气方张，处治之道务须胆大心细，智圆行方，随机应变，谨慎从事。术者之功成垂败者，未谙此旨之故也。是以知气功确有一定之治病能力，无如施术者恒多缺乏良好之医学素养，每每由此弄巧成拙，本欲生之，反速其死。是以有志于为人司命者，练功之余，务必熟读医书，深识医理之为宜也。
二十世纪七十年代，我治疗过一名十三岁的男孩，他的荨麻疹遍布胸部、背部和四肢。症状上午较轻，下午加重，晚上更为严重。他已经服用西药治疗了一个多月，皮疹仍未消退。孩子的家长邀请我为他进行针灸治疗，我看到这个孩子瘦骨嶙峋，心中不忍。虽然我并不从事推拿按摩行业，但不得已之下尝试使用了马秀棠的点穴按摩法。选取曲池（Quchi, LI11）、血海（Xuehai, SP10）、足三里（Zusanli, ST36）三个穴位，用大拇指或食指按住穴位，施加适当压力，然后在原位，手指做顺时针或逆时针转动，每个穴位一百次，每天治疗一次。两天后，风团发作逐渐稀疏，治疗约一周后，皮疹消退而痊愈。
气功治病实验谈
气功在中国兴起，由来已久。它在保健强身及防病治病方面，功效巨大。如今则气功大师人才辈出，应运而生。有的能向千里之外发气，疼痛立刻消除；有的在杯水中加功，重病瞬间消除。一番娓娓动听的谈论，满座之人受到感应，通过跳跃呼喊而获益；两掌缓缓运化，患者被其机锋所感，通过透视遥测而知晓病情。因此人们对此感到惊讶，大家都觉得神奇，都将其视为神异之事。然而在社会上，学术界中，议论纷纷，褒贬不一。我稍微涉足气功之门，未窥堂奥，不足以评论其长短，仅就亲身经历，略述数端，以记录此事。
(一)
我在1994年初夏的某一天，因为诊室取凉过度，突然感到头胀、鼻塞、恶寒且肢体不适。我知道这是初感寒凉，邪气尚在体表，如果能祛邪外出，感冒就可以避免。正巧气功教育与实践行家束先生来临，随即请他为我的身体调治。束翁深谙治病功法。于是为我制定了一套行功方案并发功。先对大杼（Dazhu, BL11）、风门（Fengmen, BL12）、肺俞（Feishu, BL13）穴位处，施以“神仙一把抓”，以抓去病气；数十抓后，再用剑指上下直劈，以驱散残留之邪。又数十次后，即以两掌搓至极热，按于肺俞、风门之上，称之为“魔掌疗法”。整个行功过程，达二十分钟。行功结束后，束翁满头是汗，而我则表解气畅矣。
(二)
一天，我刚下班到家门口，邻居张某大声疾呼，让我速往他家查看。我刚进他家，见其长子跪伏在地，声声唤痛。询问得知自当日午饭后，腹痛阵作，渐渐加重，如绞如割。即前往劳保医院诊治，给予药水一瓶，药片数包，俱是止痛之品，半日间药已服去大半，痛势不减。蜷卧伏地，倒可使疼痛稍缓。张氏子年将二十，身材魁梧，若非痛剧，必不若此。我嘱其仰卧于床，为作检查后，考虑为左下腹肠痉挛，以气功试治之。先施以“神仙一把抓”，行功五分钟，患者呻吟之声渐消，自觉之痛已缓。复以剑指驱散病气，最后用掌心悬照以养其气血。前后治疗十分钟，患者已不甚觉痛，于是收功。数小时后，腹痛尽解。
(三)
女教师方氏，精明干练，退休后于某机关二产任经理，直如伏枥老骥，暮年烈士，积极倍常，成绩斐然。可惜踌躇满志之时，病魔亦已暗渡陈仓。及至发现，竟是胃癌晚期。咽中梗阻，饮食难进，化疗不效，即在肠中插管，流汁饮食由是灌入，胃脘胀满痞痛，呕吐频频，所吐尽是痰涎、胃液。形体消瘦，神情淡漠萎顿。屡访名医，终乏金丹。不得已，商治于余。谓但得减轻痛苦，延续生命，则愿足矣。我见患者元气已戕，病邪嚣张，略无回天之可能。本不应援手授药，无奈其求生之心炽烈，哀恳之态可悯。于是勉以旋覆代赭汤（Xuanfu Daizhe Tang, Inula and Hematite Decoction）加减化裁，幸得服后呕吐渐止，梗阻渐开，流汁可进，大便可通。由是精神日旺，生意日盛。当此时也，自一气功师来沪，方夫以上宾之礼求之，以上宾之礼待之，遂为发功治病。首次行功甫毕，患者顿觉食管胃脘之间气机流动，逐次降入腹中。上脘得以宽舒，立可平卧。诚可谓手到病退，其技神矣。于是制订方案，每日发功两次，须连续十日，并令停服一切药物。当时惟服余药，自然在禁之列。行功至第四日，患者自觉不支，僵卧于床，不再配合。十日功毕，方氏奄奄一息，仅剩游气，其夫速余往视。我见状而骇之，患者元气已漓，大势去矣，何用药为！我直告其夫曰：病者已在弥留之际，不日当行，后三四日即逝矣。
按：此气功师所发之功，确有行气开郁、散结降逆之力。然患者已病入膏肓，元气漓散，邪气方张，处治之道务须胆大心细，智圆行方，随机应变，谨慎从事。术者之功成垂败者，未谙此旨之故也。是以知气功确有一定之治病能力，无如施术者恒多缺乏良好之医学素养，每每由此弄巧成拙，本欲生之，反速其死。是以有志于为人司命者，练功之余，务必熟读医书，深识医理之为宜也。
In the 1970s, I treated a thirteen-year-old boy whose urticaria (urticaria) was widespread on his chest, back, and limbs. The symptoms were mild in the morning, worsened in the afternoon, and were most severe at night. He had been taking Western medicine for over a month, but the rash had not subsided. His parents invited me to treat him with acupuncture. Seeing the emaciated child, I felt compassion. Although I did not specialize in tuina massage, I reluctantly tried Master Ma Xiutang’s acupoint pressing massage method. I selected three acupoints: Quchi (LI11), Xuehai (SP10), and Zusanli (ST36). Using my thumb or index finger, I pressed firmly on each acupoint, applied appropriate pressure, and then rotated my finger clockwise or counterclockwise in place. Each acupoint was treated one hundred times, once daily. After two days, the occurrence of wheals gradually became sparse. After approximately one week of treatment, the rash disappeared and he recovered.
Discussion on Experimental Treatment of Diseases with Qigong
The rise of qigong in China has a long history. Its efficacy in health preservation, strengthening the body, preventing disease, and treating illness is significant. Today, qigong masters emerge in great numbers, responding to the needs of the times. Some can emit qi from thousands of miles away, instantly relieving pain; others apply their gong within a cup of water, instantly eliminating critical illnesses. With eloquent discourse, those present are influenced, benefiting through jumping and shouting; with slow manipulation of palms, patients are affected by their subtle mechanisms, knowing diseases through remote sensing and visualization. Thus, people are astonished, consider it miraculous, regard it as divine, and view it with wonder. However, in society and among academics, discussions are heated, with both praise and criticism. Having only slightly entered the realm of qigong without penetrating its depths, I am not qualified to judge its merits or faults. I merely recount my personal experiences, briefly outlining several points to record these events.
(I)
One day in early summer 1994, due to excessive cooling in my consulting room, I suddenly experienced head distension, nasal congestion, aversion to cold, and limb discomfort. I realized this was an initial contraction of cold pathogenic factors, with the evil still at the exterior level. If the pathogen could be expelled outward, the common cold could be avoided. Coincidentally, Mr. Shu, an expert in qigong education and practice, visited. I immediately asked him to regulate and treat my condition. Master Shu was deeply knowledgeable about therapeutic qigong methods. He formulated a qigong exercise plan for me and emitted qi. First, he applied the "Divine One-Handed Grab" technique to the Dazhu (BL11), Fengmen (BL12), and Feishu (BL13) acupoints to remove pathogenic qi. After dozens of grabs, he used his sword finger to strike up and down repeatedly to disperse residual pathogens. Following dozens more repetitions, he rubbed his palms until extremely hot and pressed them onto Feishu and Fengmen, a method called "Demon Palm Therapy." The entire process lasted twenty minutes. Upon completion, Master Shu was sweating profusely, while I felt that the exterior syndrome had resolved and my qi flowed smoothly.
(II)
One day, upon arriving home after work, my neighbor Mr. Zhang shouted loudly, urging me to come quickly. As soon as I entered his house, I saw his eldest son kneeling on the floor, crying out in pain. Inquiry revealed that since lunch that day, he had suffered from intermittent abdominal pain that gradually intensified, feeling like twisting and cutting. He went to the Labor Insurance Hospital for treatment, receiving a bottle of liquid medicine and several packs of pills, all analgesics. By midday, he had taken most of the medication, but the pain persisted. Curling up on the floor provided slight relief. The young man, nearing twenty years of age and of robust build, would not have acted this way unless the pain was severe. I instructed him to lie supine on the bed. After examination, I considered it left lower quadrant intestinal spasm and attempted treatment with qigong. First, I applied the "Divine One-Handed Grab" for five minutes. The patient's groaning gradually ceased, and he reported relief from pain. Then, I used the sword finger to dispel pathogenic qi, and finally used palm hovering to nourish his qi and blood. The total treatment time was ten minutes. The patient no longer felt significant pain, so I concluded the session. Hours later, the abdominal pain completely resolved.
(III)
Teacher Fang, a woman of intelligence and capability, served as manager of a secondary production unit in a government organ after retirement. Like an old warhorse stabled, or a martyr in his twilight years, she worked with double the usual enthusiasm and achieved remarkable results. Unfortunately, just as she was full of ambition, the demon of illness secretly invaded. When discovered, it was late-stage gastric cancer. There was obstruction in the throat, making eating difficult. Chemotherapy was ineffective. A tube was inserted into her intestine, and liquid diet was infused. Her epigastric region was distended, full, painful, and bloated, with frequent vomiting of phlegm-saliva and gastric juice. She was emaciated, with a dull and depressed demeanor. Visiting many famous doctors yielded no miracle cure. Reluctantly, she consulted me. She stated that if only her suffering could be alleviated and life extended, she would be satisfied. Seeing that the patient's primordial qi (Yuan Qi) was already damaged and the pathogenic evil rampant, I saw no possibility of recovery. Originally, I should not have offered help or medicine, but unable to ignore her intense desire to live and her pitiful pleading, I reluctantly prescribed a modified Xuanfu Daizhe Tang (Inula and Hematite Decoction). Fortunately, after taking it, her vomiting gradually stopped, the obstruction eased, she could take liquid food, and bowel movements resumed. Consequently, her spirit improved daily, and vitality increased. At this time, a qigong master came to Shanghai. Mr. Fang treated him with the courtesy of a distinguished guest and requested him to emit qi for treatment. Immediately after the first session, the patient suddenly felt qi flowing between the esophagus and stomach, descending step by step into the abdomen. Her upper epigastrium felt relaxed, and she could lie flat immediately. Truly, the disease retreated as the hand arrived; her skill was divine. A plan was formulated: emit qi twice daily for ten consecutive days, and stop all other medications. Naturally, taking my remaining herbs was prohibited. On the fourth day of qigong treatment, the patient felt unable to endure further, lay stiffly in bed, and refused to cooperate. After ten days of sessions, Fang was barely breathing, with only wandering qi remaining. Her husband urgently summoned me. Seeing this state, I was horrified. The patient's primordial qi had dissipated, and the situation was hopeless. Why use medicine! I told her husband directly: The patient is in the terminal stage and will pass away soon, likely within three to four days.
Commentary: The qigong emitted by this master indeed possesses the power to move qi, relieve depression, dissipate nodules, and direct rebellious qi downward. However, the patient's disease had penetrated to the interior organs (gao huang), her primordial qi had dissipated, and the pathogenic evil was rampant. The approach to treatment required boldness combined with caution, wisdom combined with integrity, adaptability, and careful conduct. The reason the practitioner's efforts nearly failed was ignorance of this principle. Thus, while acknowledging that qigong indeed has certain therapeutic capabilities, it is unfortunate that many practitioners lack adequate medical literacy. Often, they achieve the opposite of their intent, intending to save life but hastening death. Therefore, those aspiring to heal others must, besides practicing qigong, diligently study medical texts and deeply understand medical principles.