须发焦枯善怒者死。眉与发竖起者死。发直如妆者死。汗出发润气喘者死。汗出如油
者死。汗出如珠不流者死。冷汗发黄者死。大肉尽脱者死。大躁欲入水者死。吐血不止者
死。咳不止，吐白沫者死。咳嗽挟便血者死。呕逆不止者死。气少不语者死。善忘善悲者
死。善惊妄言者死。或静或乱者死。起坐不定者死。神明失守，声哑者死。神昏妄语者
死。热病可治。中风发直吐沫喷药者死。鼻衄不止，脉大者死。气喘脉疾者死，寒热往
来妄言者死。热病脉静者死。如死尸臭者死。背人面饮食者死。阴脱者目盲，阳脱者见鬼。
面赤色，与黄色者风热。赤如坏血与赭色者死。黄如土色曾枳实者死，青黑色，与
白色者，阴寒与痛。青如草滋与蓝色者死。白如枯骨黑如烟煤与地苍者死。骨与盐色者死。
黑色甚者，麻痹拘挛。淡黑色者寒水。淡白色者失血。淡黄色者虚病。颊赤色者虚劳。新
病受邪未久，脉变色不变。久病邪已深，色变脉不变。新病正能受邪，色脉俱不变。久
病正不胜邪，色脉俱变。色深者内病，色暗者久病与重病。色浅者外病。色亮者新病与
轻病。色如云散者，病将愈。或色红，或色白，脉浮气怯者，心中羞愧。
须发干枯焦躁且容易发怒的，主死。眉毛和头发竖立的，主死。头发直硬像假发一样的，主死。出汗后头发湿润且气喘的，主死。汗出如油珠般的，主死。汗出如珠粒状但不流动的，主死。冷汗且面色发黄的，主死。肌肉极度消瘦脱落的，主死。极度烦躁想要跳入水中的，主死。吐血不止的，主死。咳嗽不止并吐出白沫的，主死。咳嗽伴有便血的，主死。呕吐呃逆不止的，主死。气息微弱不能说话的，主死。健忘且悲伤的，主死。易受惊吓且胡言乱语的，主死。时而安静时而混乱的，主死。坐卧不安定的，主死。神明失守、声音嘶哑的，主死。神志昏迷且胡言乱语的，主死。热病（发热性疾病）若脉象静缓者可治。中风病出现头发直硬、吐白沫且喷药不进的，主死。鼻出血不止且脉象大的，主死。气喘且脉象急疾的，主死。寒热往来且胡言乱语的，主死。热病若脉象静缓的，主死。身体散发如尸体般臭味的，主死。背着人面饮食的，主死。阴气脱竭者双目失明，阳气脱竭者看见鬼怪。
面色赤红，兼见黄色的，属风热证。颜色像坏血或赭石色的，主死。黄色像泥土色且曾服用枳实的，主死；青色黑色，以及白色的，属阴寒证与痛证。青色像枯草滋色或蓝色的，主死。白色像枯骨、黑色像烟煤或地苍色的，主死。颜色像骨头或盐色的，主死。黑色严重的，会出现麻痹拘挛。淡黑色的属寒水证。淡白色的属失血证。淡黄色的属虚证。两颊赤红的属虚劳证。新近患病邪气未久，脉象变色而面色不变。久病邪气已深，面色改变而脉象不变。新病正气尚能抗邪，面色与脉象均不变。久病正气不胜邪气，面色与脉象均变。颜色深的属内脏病变，颜色晦暗的属久病与重病。颜色浅的属体表病变。颜色明亮的属新病与轻病。颜色像云散开的，病将痊愈。或者面色红或白，脉浮且气怯的，心中羞愧。
心病见面色黑，在壬癸日死。肝病见面色白，在庚辛日死。脾病见嘴唇青，在甲乙日死。肺病见颧骨赤红、面部浮肿，在丙丁日死。肾病见嘴唇黄、面部浮肿，在戊己日死。
Those with dry, brittle hair and eyebrows who are prone to anger shall die. Those whose eyebrows and hair stand erect shall die. Those whose hair is straight and stiff like a wig shall die. Those who sweat, have moist hair, and suffer from panting shall die. Those whose sweat is like oil shall die. Those whose sweat forms beads but does not flow shall die. Those with cold sweat and yellowish complexion shall die. Those whose large muscles are completely wasted away shall die. Those who are extremely restless and desire to enter water shall die. Those who vomit blood incessantly shall die. Those who cough incessantly and spit white foam shall die. Those who cough accompanied by bloody stools shall die. Those who suffer from incessant vomiting and hiccups shall die. Those with scanty qi and inability to speak shall die. Those who are forgetful and prone to sorrow shall die. Those who are easily startled and speak deliriously shall die. Those who alternate between stillness and chaos shall die. Those who cannot sit or lie steadily shall die. Those whose spirit is lost and voice is hoarse shall die. Those who are comatose and speak deliriously shall die. In febrile diseases (Febrile Disease), if the pulse is quiet, it is treatable. In wind-stroke (Wind-Stroke), if the hair stands erect, spits white foam, and rejects medicine, it is fatal. If epistaxis (Nosebleed) is incessant and the pulse is large, it is fatal. If there is panting and the pulse is rapid, it is fatal. If there is alternating chills and fever accompanied by delirious speech, it is fatal. In febrile diseases, if the pulse is quiet, it is fatal. If the body emits an odor like that of a corpse, it is fatal. If one eats or drinks while turning their back to others, it is fatal. When Yin collapses, blindness occurs; when Yang collapses, hallucinations of ghosts occur.
A red facial color combined with yellow indicates Wind-Heat. A color resembling spoiled blood or ochre is fatal. A yellow color resembling soil, especially after consuming Zhi Shi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus), is fatal; cyan-black and white colors indicate Yin-Cold and pain syndromes. A cyan color resembling wet grass or blue is fatal. A white color resembling dead bones, a black color resembling soot or dark earth, is fatal. Colors resembling bone or salt are fatal. Severe blackness leads to numbness, paralysis, and spasms. Pale black indicates Cold-Water pathology. Pale white indicates blood loss. Pale yellow indicates deficiency syndromes. Red cheeks indicate consumptive disease (Xu Lao). In newly acquired diseases where pathogenic factors have not been present long, the pulse changes but the complexion does not. In chronic diseases where pathogens have penetrated deeply, the complexion changes but the pulse does not. In new diseases where healthy qi can still resist pathogens, neither the complexion nor the pulse changes. In chronic diseases where healthy qi cannot overcome pathogens, both the complexion and the pulse change. Deep colors indicate internal diseases; dark/dull colors indicate chronic or severe diseases. Light colors indicate external diseases. Bright colors indicate new or mild diseases. A color dispersing like clouds indicates the disease will heal. If the face is red or white, the pulse is floating, and qi is weak, it indicates shame in the heart.
Heart disease presenting with a black complexion leads to death on Ren-Gui days. Liver disease presenting with a white complexion leads to death on Geng-Xin days. Spleen disease presenting with cyan lips leads to death on Jia-Yi days. Lung disease presenting with red cheekbones and facial edema leads to death on Bing-Ding days. Kidney disease presenting with yellow lips and facial edema leads to death on Wu-Ji days.