丙寅春，余来游沪，时下榻同益公。其司账何绍全，邗人也，素有心痒病，闻余至，欣然向予求治。自
述病起于八年前，初觉痒时，异常难受，百治不效。后为痒所逼，狂奔多时，居然痒止。起初二三月一发，
后即愈来愈勤，现下一日一夜之中亦屡发不止。虽严冬亦不暇着衣，痒发时，非速奔不快。予谓此乃心
气郁结，血液过腻所致。狂奔则结气解散，血亦转清，此所以有效也。为针肺经云门，心包络天池、内关
各穴，专用泻气散血之法。二次以后，痒不复发，此亦奇疾之一也。
甘镜先律师，留欧美有年，饮食起居皆有西洋化，以致遇有疾病，亦无不用外医。一日其夫人病腰痛不
能辗转，注射电疗诸法无不用尽，终归无效。余素与甘友善，甘乃询以斯疾足下金针能愈否。余答金针无病不
治，何况区区腰痛。乃刺肾俞，一补而瘥，镜先以神术目之。夫腰痛之起因甚多，虚实寒热皆有，须看
准病原，自然发无虚射。甘夫人乃肾虚腰痛，如认为实症，用力去邪，殆矣。如孙东吴俞逸芬诸子，皆患
此病，无不病随针去，而针法亦各不同。盖皆按照各人病原针之，不是千篇一律也。
姚守仁先生之夫人，肝木不和，体又素弱，于归十载，未经生育，以此肝脾之病影响于胃，发生膈症。
三年来不能进粒米，仅以流汁度其生命，咽中如有物窒塞，腹虽觉饥而不能下咽，夜来必有潮热，经亦不调
而多带。细思非舒肝和脾，不能开其生机，徒治胃病，如以石投水。乃先刺期门，再针膈俞、白环俞、
中脘、中极等穴，食欲大增，升能经调带止。今年已育麟儿，此
乃病理中应有之效，并非出乎意外也。
丙寅年春天，我来到上海游览，当时下榻在同益公馆。馆里的账房先生何绍全，是扬州人，一直患有“心痒”病，听说我来了，高兴地向我求治。他自述这病始于八年前，刚开始觉得瘙痒时，异常难受，尝试各种治疗方法都无效。后来被瘙痒逼迫，狂奔很长时间，竟然瘙痒停止。起初两三个月发作一次，之后越来越频繁，现在一天一夜之中也屡次发作不止。即使是严冬也不顾得上穿衣服，瘙痒发作时，不快速奔跑就不痛快。我认为这是心气郁结，血液过于黏腻所致。狂奔则郁结之气解散，血液也随之转清，这就是有效的缘故。我为他针刺肺经的云门穴，心包络的天池、内关各穴，专门采用泻气散血的方法。经过两次治疗后，瘙痒不再复发，这也是奇疾之一。
甘镜先律师，在欧美留学多年，饮食起居都已西洋化，因此遇到疾病，无不使用西医治疗。有一天他的夫人患腰痛，不能翻身转动，注射、电疗等各种方法都用尽了，最终归于无效。我向来与甘某交好，甘某便询问我：“足下的金针疗法能治愈这种病吗？”我回答：金针疗法无病不治，何况是区区腰痛呢。于是针刺肾俞穴，用补法一次就痊愈了，镜先先生将其视为神术。腰痛的起因很多，虚证、实证、寒证、热证都有，必须看清病原，自然发射针时无一落空。甘夫人的腰痛属于肾虚腰痛，如果误认为是实证，用力祛除邪气，那就危险了。像孙东吴的俞逸芬等人，都患有此病，没有不是病痛随针而去的，但针法也各不相同。这都是根据每个人的具体病因进行针刺，并非千篇一律。
姚守仁先生的夫人，肝木不和，体质又一向虚弱，出嫁十年，未曾生育，因为肝脾之病影响到了胃，发生了膈症（噎膈）。三年来不能吃下一粒米，仅靠流质食物维持生命，咽喉中好像有东西阻塞，腹部虽然觉得饥饿但不能吞咽，夜晚必定有潮热，月经也不调且白带多。仔细思考，如果不疏肝健脾，就不能开启生机，单纯治疗胃病，就像把石头扔进水里一样无用。于是先针刺期门穴，再针刺膈俞、白环俞、中脘、中极等穴位，食欲大增，月经得以调理，白带停止。今年已经生下儿子，这是病理中应有的效果，并非出乎意外。
In the spring of the Bingyin year, I traveled to Shanghai and stayed at the Tongyi Guesthouse. The accountant, He Shaoquan from Han (Yangzhou), had long suffered from "heart itching" (a condition characterized by intense, internal itching sensation). Upon hearing of my arrival, he happily sought treatment from me. He recounted that the illness began eight years prior. Initially, the itching was extremely distressing, and various treatments proved ineffective. Later, driven by the itch, running wildly for a long time would miraculously stop the itching. At first, it occurred once every two or three months, but gradually became more frequent, until now it occurred multiple times within a single day and night. Even in severe winter, he did not bother to wear clothes; when the itching flared up, he felt compelled to run fast. I reasoned that this was caused by stagnation of Heart Qi and overly viscous blood. Running dissipated the stagnant Qi and clarified the blood, which explained its efficacy. I needled Yunmen (LU-2) of the Lung Meridian, and Tianchi (PC-1) and Neiguan (PC-6) of the Pericardium Meridian, employing specifically the method of draining Qi and dispersing blood. After two sessions, the itching did not recur; this is indeed one of the rare diseases.
Lawyer Gan Jingxian had studied in Europe and America for many years, adopting Western habits in diet and daily life, so when ill, he invariably used Western medicine. One day, his wife suffered from lower back pain so severe that she could not turn over. Injections, electrotherapy, and other methods were all exhausted without effect. As I had always been friendly with Mr. Gan, he asked me if my golden needle therapy could cure this ailment. I replied that golden needle therapy treats all diseases, let alone simple lower back pain. Thus, I needled Shenshu (BL-23) using the tonification method, and she recovered after one session. Mr. Jingxian regarded this as a miraculous technique. The causes of lower back pain are numerous, encompassing deficiency, excess, cold, and heat patterns. One must accurately identify the etiology to ensure precise needle application. Mrs. Gan’s condition was lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency. If mistaken for an Excess pattern and treated with forceful pathogen-draining methods, it would be dangerous. For instance, Mr. Yu Yifen of Sun Dongwu and others also suffered from this disease, and their ailments resolved with needling, yet the needle techniques varied. This is because each case was treated according to the individual's specific etiology, rather than applying a uniform approach.
The wife of Mr. Yao Shouren had disharmonious Liver Wood and a constitution that was generally weak. Ten years into her marriage, she had not conceived. Due to Liver-Spleen dysfunction affecting the Stomach, she developed Dysphagia (Ge Syndrome). For three years, she could not swallow even a grain of rice, surviving only on liquid diet. She felt a sensation of obstruction in the throat, and although her abdomen felt hungry, she could not swallow food. At night, she invariably experienced tidal fever, and her menstruation was irregular with excessive leukorrhea. Upon careful consideration, without soothing the Liver and harmonizing the Spleen, one cannot revive the vital energy; treating only the Stomach would be like throwing stones into water [futile]. Therefore, I first needled Qimen (LR-14), followed by Geshu (BL-17), Baihuanshu (BL-30), Zhongwan (CV-12), and Zhongji (CV-3). Her appetite increased significantly, her menstruation regulated, and leukorrhea ceased. This year, she gave birth to a son. This is the expected outcome based on pathology, not something unexpected.