黄帝曰。愿闻淫邪泮衍。奈何。岐伯曰。正邪从外袭内。而未有定舍。反淫于脏不得定处。与营卫俱行。而与魂魄
飞扬。使人卧不得安。而喜梦气淫于腑。则有余于外。不足于内。气淫于脏则有余于内。不足于外。黄帝曰。有余不足
有形乎。岐伯曰。阴气盛则梦涉大水而恐惧。阳气盛则梦大火而燔KT 。阴阳俱盛则梦相杀。上盛则梦飞。下盛则梦堕。
甚饥则梦取。甚饱则梦予。肝气盛则梦怒。肺气盛则梦恐惧哭泣飞扬。心气盛则梦善笑恐畏。脾气盛则梦歌乐。身体重
不举。肾气盛则梦腰脊两解不属。凡此十二盛者至而泻之立已。厥气客于心。则梦见邱山烟火。客于肺。则梦飞扬。见
金铁之奇物。客于肝。则梦山林树木。客于脾。则梦见邱陵大泽。坏屋风雨。客于肾。则梦临渊。没居水中。客于膀胱。
则梦游行。客于胃。则梦饮食。客于大肠。则梦田野。客于小肠。则梦聚邑冲衢。客于胆。则梦斗讼自刳。客于阴器。
则梦接内。客于项。则梦斩首。客于胫。则梦行走而不能前。及居深地 苑中。客于股肱。则梦礼节拜起。客于胞 。
则梦溲便。凡此十五不足者。至而补之立已也。
布局如时文之两大比者。每比中又各有十二排十五排。所谓大阵包小阵。大营包小营也。文势如怒潮涌上千夫辟易。
黄帝说：我想听听关于淫邪泮衍（指邪气弥漫扩散）的情况，是怎么回事？岐伯回答说：正邪从外部侵袭人体内部，但还没有固定的居留之处，反而侵扰五脏，没有固定的位置，它与营气和卫气一起运行，并与人的魂魄一同飞扬，使人睡眠不安稳，并且容易做梦。如果邪气淫溢于六腑，则表现为体表有余而体内不足；如果邪气淫溢于五脏，则表现为体内有余而体表不足。黄帝问：这种有余和不足有具体的表现形态吗？岐伯说：阴气盛则梦见渡过大水而感到恐惧；阳气盛则梦见大火焚烧物体；阴阳俱盛则梦见互相杀戮；上部邪气盛则梦见飞翔；下部邪气盛则梦见坠落；极度饥饿时梦见索取食物；极度饱胀时梦见给予食物。肝气盛则梦见发怒；肺气盛则梦见恐惧、哭泣或飞翔；心气盛则梦见喜欢笑或感到畏惧；脾气盛则梦见唱歌快乐，身体沉重抬不起来；肾气盛则梦见腰部和脊柱像断开一样不相连结。以上这十二种属于“盛”的情况，邪气到来时用泻法治疗，立刻就能痊愈。
如果厥逆之气客居于心，则梦见山丘和烟火；客居于肺，则梦见飞翔或见到金银铁器等奇异物品；客居于肝，则梦见山林树木；客居于脾，则梦见山陵大泽、破败的房屋和风雨；客居于肾，则梦见临近深渊，身处水中被淹没；客居于膀胱，则梦见游行；客居于胃，则梦见饮食；客居于大肠，则梦见田野；客居于小肠，则梦见聚集的城邑和四通八达的道路；客居于胆，则梦见争斗诉讼或自杀割腹；客居于生殖器，则梦见性交；客居于颈部，则梦见被斩首；客居于小腿，则梦见行走但不能前进，或者身处深地苑囿之中；客居于大腿和手臂，则梦见行礼作揖、跪拜起立；客居于胞宫（此处泛指下焦泌尿生殖区域），则梦见大小便。以上这十五种属于“不足”的情况，邪气到来时用补法治疗，立刻就能痊愈。
这段文字的结构如同八股文中的两大比（对偶段落），每一比中又各有十二排和十五排的对仗句，这就是所谓的大阵包小阵，大营包小营。文章的气势如同愤怒的潮水涌向千军万马，使敌人退避三舍。
Huangdi said: I wish to hear about the diffusion and spreading of pathogenic factors (Yin Xie Pan Yan). How does it occur? Qibo replied: Correct pathogenic factors invade from the exterior into the interior, but have not yet settled in a fixed location. Instead, they interfere with the Zang organs without a fixed abode, moving together with Ying Qi (Nutritive Qi) and Wei Qi (Defensive Qi), and soaring along with the Hun (Ethereal Soul) and Po (Corporeal Soul). This causes restless sleep and frequent dreaming. If Qi overflows into the Fu organs, there is excess on the exterior and deficiency on the interior. If Qi overflows into the Zang organs, there is excess on the interior and deficiency on the exterior. Huangdi asked: Do these states of excess and deficiency have specific manifestations? Qibo said: When Yin Qi is excessive, one dreams of wading through large waters and feeling fearful. When Yang Qi is excessive, one dreams of large fires burning objects. When both Yin and Yang Qi are excessive, one dreams of killing each other. When Qi is excessive in the upper part, one dreams of flying. When Qi is excessive in the lower part, one dreams of falling. When extremely hungry, one dreams of taking things. When extremely full, one dreams of giving things. When Liver Qi is excessive, one dreams of anger. When Lung Qi is excessive, one dreams of fear, crying, or flying. When Heart Qi is excessive, one dreams of laughing easily or feeling afraid. When Spleen Qi is excessive, one dreams of singing and joy, and feels heavy-bodied and unable to lift oneself. When Kidney Qi is excessive, one dreams that the waist and spine feel separated and disconnected. For these twelve cases of excess, applying draining methods when the pathogen arrives will lead to immediate recovery.
If Jue Qi (Rebellious Qi) lodges in the Heart, one dreams of hills and smoke/fire. If it lodges in the Lung, one dreams of flying or seeing strange objects like gold, iron, or metal. If it lodges in the Liver, one dreams of forests and trees. If it lodges in the Spleen, one dreams of hills, large marshes, ruined houses, wind, and rain. If it lodges in the Kidney, one dreams of approaching an abyss or being submerged in water. If it lodges in the Bladder, one dreams of traveling. If it lodges in the Stomach, one dreams of eating and drinking. If it lodges in the Large Intestine, one dreams of fields. If it lodges in the Small Intestine, one dreams of crowded cities and crossroads. If it lodges in the Gallbladder, one dreams of fighting, lawsuits, or self-mutilation. If it lodges in the genitalia, one dreams of sexual intercourse. If it lodges in the neck, one dreams of beheading. If it lodges in the shins, one dreams of walking but being unable to move forward, or being deep underground in gardens. If it lodges in the thighs and arms, one dreams of performing etiquette, bowing, and rising. If it lodges in the Bao (Uterus/Lower Jiao), one dreams of urination and defecation. For these fifteen cases of deficiency, applying tonifying methods when the pathogen arrives will lead to immediate recovery.
The structure of this text resembles the two major parallel sections (Bi) of an eight-legged essay. Within each section, there are further sets of twelve and fifteen parallel lines, representing "large arrays enclosing small arrays" and "large camps enclosing small camps." The momentum of the writing is like an angry tide surging against a thousand troops, causing them to retreat.