经曰。十二经病。盛则泻之。虚则补之。热则疾之。寒则留之。不盛不虚。以经取之。
又曰
以荣于身者也。其始（平旦寅时）从中焦注手太阴（肺）阳明。（大肠卯）阳明注足阳明（胃辰）太
阴。（脾巳）太阴注手少阴（心午）太阳。（小肠未）太阳注足太阳（膀胱申）少阴。（肾酉）少阴注
手心主（包络戌）少阳。（三焦亥）少阳注足少阳（胆子）厥阴。（肝丑）厥阴复注于手太阴。如环
无端。转相灌溉。又曰。迎随者。知荣卫之流行。经脉之往来。随其顺逆而取之。又曰。所
出为井。所溜为荥。所注为俞。所行为经。所入为合。又曰。井者东方春也。万物之始生。
故言井。合者北方冬。阳气入脏。故言合。（举始终而言。经俞在其中矣。）又曰。诸井者。
肌
六腑有病。皆取其原。又曰。泻南方。补北方。今本素、难发挥于左。圆机之士。必以为赘
。姑以私备忘尔。
手太阴肺经属辛金。起中府。终少商。多气少血。寅时注此。
是动病（邪在气。气为是动病）肺胀满。膨膨而喘咳。缺盆中痛。甚则交两手而瞀。是谓
臂厥。
所生病（邪在血。血为所生病。）咳嗽上气。喘喝烦心。胸满 臂内前廉痛。掌中热。气
盛有
。少气不足以息。溺色变。卒遗失无度。寸口反小于人迎也。
补（虚则补之） 用卯时（随而济之） 太渊（穴在掌后陷中。为经。土。土生金为母。经
曰。
。穴在肘中约纹动脉中。）
手阳明大肠经为庚金。起商阳。终迎香。气血俱多。卯时注此。
是动病 齿痛颊肿。是主津。
所生病 目黄口干。鼽衄喉痹。肩前 痛。大指次指不用。气有余。则当脉所过者热肿
。人迎大三倍于寸口。虚则寒栗不复。人迎反小于寸口也。
补 用辰时 曲池（穴在肘外辅骨。屈肘曲骨之中。拱胸取之。为合。土。土生金。虚
则补其母。）
泻 用卯时 二间（穴在食指本节前内侧陷中。为荥。水。金生水。为子实则泻其子。）
足阳明胃经属戊土。起承泣。终厉兑。气血俱多。辰时气血注此。
是动病 洒洒然振寒。善伸数欠。颜黑。病至恶人与火。闻木音则惕然而惊。心动欲独
闭户牖而处。甚则欲上高而歌。弃衣而走。贲响腹胀。是谓 厥。主血。
所生病 狂疟温淫。汗出鼽衄。口 唇胗。喉痹。大腹水肿。膝膑肿痛。循胸乳气冲股
伏兔
迎大三倍于寸口。气不足。则身以前皆寒栗。胃中寒则胀满。人迎反小于寸口也。
补 用巳时 解 （穴在冲阳后一寸五分。腕上陷中。为经。火。火生土。经曰。虚则
补其母。）
泻 用辰时 厉兑（穴在足大指次指去甲如韭叶。为金。井。土生金。经曰。实则泻其
子。）
足太阴脾经属己土。起隐白。终周荣。多气少血。巳时气血注此。
是动病 舌本强。食则呕。胃脘痛。腹胀善噫。得后出与气。则快然如衰。身体皆重。
是主脾。
所生病 舌本痛。体不能动摇。食不下。烦心。心下急痛。寒疟。溏瘕。泄水闭。黄胆
。不
迎也。
补 用午时 大都（穴在足大指本节后陷中。为荥。火。火生土。为母。虚则补其母。）
泻 用巳时 商丘（穴在足内踝下微前陷中。为经。金。土生金。实则泻其子。）
手少阴心经属丁火。起极泉。终少冲。多血少气。午时注此。
是动病 嗌干心痛。渴而欲饮。是为臂厥。主心。
所生病 目黄胁痛。 臂内后廉痛厥。掌中热。盛者。寸口大再倍于人迎。虚者。寸口反小
于人迎也。
补 用未时 少冲（穴在手小指内廉端。去爪甲如韭叶。为井。木。木生火。为母。经
曰。虚则补其母。）
泻 用午时 灵道（穴在掌后一寸五分。为经。土。土生金。为子。实则泻其子。）
手太阳小肠经属丙火。起少泽。终听宫。多血少气。未时注此。
是动病 嗌痛颔肿。不可回顾。肩似拔。 似折。是主液。
所生病 耳聋目黄。颊肿。颈颔肩 肘臂外后廉痛。盛者。人迎大再倍于寸口。虚者。人迎
反小于寸口也。
补 用申时 后 （穴在手小指外侧。本节后陷中。为俞。木。木生火。虚则补其母。）
泻 用未时 小海（穴在肘内大骨外。肘端五分陷中。为合。土。火生土。为子。实则
泻其子。）
足太阳膀胱经属壬水。起睛明。终至阴。多血少气。申时注此。
是动病 头痛。目似脱。项似拔。脊痛。腰似折。髀不可以曲。 如结。 似裂。是为
踝厥。是主筋。
所生病 痔疟狂癫。头囟项痛。目黄泪出。鼽衄。项背腰尻 脚皆痛。小指不用。盛
者。人迎大再倍于气口。虚者。人迎 反小于气口也。
补 用酉时 至阴（穴在足小指外侧。去爪甲角如韭叶。为井。金。金生水。为母。虚
则补其母。）
泻 用申时 束骨（穴在足小指外侧本节后陷中。为俞。水。水生木。为子。实则泻其
子。）
足少阴肾经属癸水。起涌泉。终俞府。多血少气。酉时注此。
是动病 饥不欲食。面黑如炭色。咳唾则有血。喝喝而喘。坐而欲起。目KT KT 然如无所
见。心如悬饥状。气不足。则善恐。心惕然。如人将捕之。是谓骨厥。是主肾。
所生病 口热舌干咽肿。上气嗌干及痛。烦心心痛。黄胆肠 。脊股内后廉痛。痿厥。
嗜卧。足下热而痛。盛者。寸口大再倍于人迎。虚者。寸口反小于人迎也。
补 用戌时 复溜（穴在足内踝上二寸动脉陷中。为经。金。金生水。虚则补其母。）
泻 用酉时 涌泉（穴在足心陷中。为井。木。水生木。木为水之子。实则泻其子。）
手厥阴心包络经 配肾。（相火）起天池。终中冲。多血少气。戌时注此。
是动病 手心热。臂肘挛痛。腋肿。甚则胸胁肢满。心中澹澹大动。面赤目黄。喜笑不
休。是主心包络。
所生病 烦心心痛。掌中热。盛者。寸口大三倍于人迎。虚者。寸口反小于人迎。
补 用亥时 中冲（穴在手中指端。去爪甲如韭叶。为井。木。木生火。为母。虚则补
其母。滑氏曰。井者。肌肉浅薄。不足为使也。补井者。当补合。）
泻 用戌时 大陵（穴在掌后两筋间陷中。为俞。土。火生土。为子。实则泻其子。）
手少阳三焦经 （属相火配心包）起关冲。终丝竹空。多气少血。亥时注此。
是动病 耳聋。浑浑 。咽肿喉痹。是主气。
所生病 汗出。目锐 痛。颊痛。耳后肩 肘臂外皆痛。小指次指不用。盛者。人迎大
一倍于寸口。虚者。人迎反小于气口也。
补 用子时 中渚（穴在手小指次指本节后陷中。为俞。木。木生火。为母。虚则补其
母。）
泻 用亥时 天井（穴在肘外大骨后上一寸。两筋间陷中。屈肘得之。甄权云。屈肘一
寸。叉手按膝头。取之两筋骨罅。为合。土。火生土。为子。实则泻其子。）
足少阳胆经 属甲木。起瞳子 。终窍阴。多气少血。子时注此。
是动病 口苦善太息。心胁痛。不能转侧。甚则面微有尘。体无膏泽。足外反热。是为
阳厥。是主骨。
所生病 头角颔痛。目锐 痛。缺盆中肿痛。腋下肿。马刀挟瘿。汗出振寒。疟。胸中
胁肋
迎反小于寸口也。
补 用丑时 侠 （穴在足小指次指岐骨间。本节前陷中。为荥。水。水生木。为母。
虚则补其母。） 丘墟（穴在足外踝下。去临泣三寸。为原。皆取之。）
泻 用子时 阳辅（穴在足外踝上四寸。辅骨前绝骨端。去丘墟七寸。为经。火。木生
火。为子。实则泻其子。）
足厥阴肝经 属乙木。起大敦。终期门。多血少气。丑时注此。
是动病 腰痛不可俯仰。丈夫 疝。妇人小腹肿。甚则嗌干。面尘脱色。是主肝。
所生病 胸满呕逆。洞泄。狐疝。遗溺癃闭。盛者。寸口大一倍于人迎。虚者。寸口反
小于人迎也。
补 用寅时 曲泉（穴在膝内辅骨下。大筋上小筋下陷中。屈膝得之。在膝横文头是。
为合。水。水生木。为母。虚则补其母。）
泻 用丑时 行间（穴在足大指间。动脉应手。为荥。火。木生火。为子。实则泻其子
。）
上针法。井荥俞经合补泻。皆本素、难也。
《内经》说：十二经的病，实证用泻法，虚证用补法，热证用疾刺法（快速进针出针），寒证用留针法。如果不虚不实，就取本经的穴位治疗。
又说：气血在体内运行。开始于中焦，注入手太阴肺经；接着注入手阳明大肠经；再注入足阳明胃经；然后注入足太阴脾经；再注入手少阴心经；接着注入足太阳膀胱经；再注入足少阴肾经；然后注入手厥阴心包经；接着注入手少阳三焦经；再注入足少阳胆经；最后注入足厥阴肝经；足厥阴肝经又回流注入手太阴肺经，像圆环一样没有尽头，循环往复，互相灌溉。
又说：迎随补泻，是指了解营卫之气的流行和经脉的走向，顺着或逆着经脉流向进行针刺。
又说：气初出为井穴，小流为荥穴，灌注为输穴，通行为经穴，深入为合穴。
又说：井穴对应东方春季，是万物开始生长的地方，所以称为井；合穴对应北方冬季，阳气入藏，所以称为合。（这是从始末而言，经穴和输穴包含在其中了。）
又说：所有的井穴……（原文此处有缺漏）六腑有病，都取原穴治疗。
又说：泻南方（心火），补北方（肾水）。现在本书对《素问》、《难经》进行了发挥，机敏的人一定会认为这是多余的。姑且作为个人备忘吧。
手太阴肺经属辛金。起于中府穴，止于少商穴。多气少血。寅时气血注于此经。
是动病（邪气在气分，气分为是动病）：肺胀满，膨膨胀喘咳，缺盆中疼痛，严重时两手交叉掩胸而视物不清，这叫臂厥。
所生病（邪气在血分，血分为所生病）：咳嗽上气，喘喝心烦，胸满，臂内侧前缘痛，掌中发热。气盛则有寸口脉大于人迎脉的表现；气虚则少气不足以息，小便颜色改变，突然失禁无度，寸口脉反而小于人迎脉。
补法（虚则补之）：用卯时（随经气而行以济助之）。取太渊穴（穴在掌后凹陷中，为经穴，五行属土，土生金为母。经曰：虚则补其母）。取尺泽穴（穴在肘中横纹动脉中，为合穴）。
手阳明大肠经为庚金。起于商阳穴，止于迎香穴。气血俱多。卯时气血注于此经。
是动病：齿痛颊肿。此经主津液。
所生病：目黄口干，鼻塞流涕及鼻出血，喉痹，肩前部疼痛，大拇指和第二指不能随意运动。气有余，则在经脉经过的地方出现热肿。人迎脉大三倍于寸口脉；虚证则寒战不能恢复，人迎脉反而小于寸口脉。
补法：用辰时。取曲池穴（穴在肘外辅骨，屈肘时曲骨之中，拱胸取之，为合穴，五行属土，土生金，虚则补其母）。
泻法：用卯时。取二间穴（穴在食指本节前内侧凹陷中，为荥穴，五行属水，金生水，为子实则泻其子）。
足阳明胃经属戊土。起于承泣穴，止于厉兑穴。气血俱多。辰时气血注于此经。
是动病：洒洒然恶寒战栗，喜欢伸懒腰打哈欠，面色发黑。病发时厌恶人和火，听到木声则惊恐心动，想独自关上门窗居住。严重时想登上高处唱歌，脱衣奔跑。腹部雷鸣胀满，这叫贲豚厥。此经主血。
所生病：狂疟温病，出汗，鼻塞流涕及鼻出血，口唇疱疹，喉痹，大腹水肿，膝髌肿痛，沿胸部、乳房、气冲穴、大腿、伏兔穴等部位疼痛。人迎脉大三倍于寸口脉。气不足，则身体前面皆寒栗。胃中寒则胀满。人迎脉反而小于寸口脉。
补法：用巳时。取解溪穴（穴在冲阳后一寸五分，踝上凹陷中，为经穴，五行属火，火生土。经曰：虚则补其母）。
泻法：用辰时。取厉兑穴（穴在足第二趾外侧，去指甲如韭菜叶宽，为金井穴，土生金，经曰：实则泻其子）。
足太阴脾经属己土。起于隐白穴，止于周荣穴。多气少血。巳时气血注于此经。
是动病：舌根强直，进食则呕吐，胃脘痛，腹胀善嗳气，得大小便排气后，感觉轻松减轻。身体沉重。此经主脾。
所生病：舌根痛，身体不能动摇，饮食不下，心烦，心下急痛，寒疟，溏泄瘕积，泄泻如水，闭尿，黄疸，不嗜卧。人迎脉与寸口脉比较……（原文此处有缺漏）。
补法：用午时。取大都穴（穴在足大趾本节后凹陷中，为荥穴，五行属火，火生土，为母。虚则补其母）。
泻法：用巳时。取商丘穴（穴在足内踝下微前凹陷中，为经穴，五行属金，土生金，实则泻其子）。
手少阴心经属丁火。起于极泉穴，止于少冲穴。多血少气。午时气血注于此经。
是动病：咽干心痛，口渴想喝水，这叫臂厥。此经主心。
所生病：目黄胁痛，臂内侧后缘痛厥，掌中发热。实证，寸口脉比人迎脉大两倍；虚证，寸口脉反而小于人迎脉。
补法：用未时。取少冲穴（穴在手小指内侧端，去指甲如韭菜叶宽，为井穴，五行属木，木生火，为母。经曰：虚则补其母）。
泻法：用午时。取灵道穴（穴在掌后一寸五分，为经穴，五行属土，土生金，为子。实则泻其子）。*注：原文此处五行推导似有误，心属火，灵道为经穴属金，火克金，非子母关系，但依原文翻译*
手太阳小肠经属丙火。起于少泽穴，止于听宫穴。多血少气。未时气血注于此经。
是动病：咽痛颔肿，头不可回顾，肩如拔，肘如折。此经主液。
所生病：耳聋目黄，颊肿，颈颔肩肘臂外后缘痛。实证，人迎脉比寸口脉大两倍；虚证，人迎脉反而小于寸口脉。
补法：用申时。取后溪穴（穴在手小指外侧，本节后凹陷中，为输穴，五行属木，木生火，虚则补其母）。
泻法：用未时。取小海穴（穴在肘内大骨外，肘端五分凹陷中，为合穴，五行属土，火生土，为子。实则泻其子）。
足太阳膀胱经属壬水。起于睛明穴，止于至阴穴。多血少气。申时气血注于此经。
是动病：头痛，目似脱，项似拔，脊痛，腰似折，大腿不能弯曲，腘窝如结，小腿肚如裂。这叫踝厥。此经主筋。
所生病：痔疟狂癫，头囟项痛，目黄泪出，鼻塞流涕及鼻出血，项背腰尻脚皆痛，小指不用。实证，人迎脉比气口脉大两倍；虚证，人迎脉反而小于气口脉。
补法：用酉时。取至阴穴（穴在足小指外侧，去爪甲角如韭菜叶宽，为井穴，五行属金，金生水，为母。虚则补其母）。
泻法：用申时。取束骨穴（穴在足小指外侧本节后凹陷中，为输穴，五行属水，水生木，为子。实则泻其子）。
足少阴肾经属癸水。起于涌泉穴，止于俞府穴。多血少气。酉时气血注于此经。
是动病：饥不欲食，面色黑如炭色，咳唾带血，喘息有声，坐起困难，两眼昏花视物不清，心如悬空饥饿状。气不足，则易恐惧，心神惕惕然，像被人追捕一样。这叫骨厥。此经主肾。
所生病：口热舌干咽肿，上气咽干及痛，心烦心痛，黄疸，肠澼，脊股内后缘痛，痿厥，嗜卧，足下热而痛。实证，寸口脉比人迎脉大两倍；虚证，寸口脉反而小于人迎脉。
补法：用戌时。取复溜穴（穴在足内踝上二寸动脉凹陷中，为经穴，五行属金，金生水，虚则补其母）。
泻法：用酉时。取涌泉穴（穴在足心凹陷中，为井穴，五行属木，水生木，木为水之子。实则泻其子）。
手厥阴心包络经 配肾（相火）。起于天池穴，止于中冲穴。多血少气。戌时气血注于此经。
是动病：手心热，臂肘挛痛，腋肿，严重时胸胁肢满，心中悸动不安，面赤目黄，喜笑不休。此经主心包络。
所生病：烦心心痛，掌中发热。实证，寸口脉比人迎脉大三倍；虚证，寸口脉反而小于人迎脉。
补法：用亥时。取中冲穴（穴在手中指端，去指甲如韭菜叶宽，为井穴，五行属木，木生火，为母。虚则补其母。滑氏说：井穴处肌肉浅薄，不足以施术。补井穴时，应当补合穴）。
泻法：用戌时。取大陵穴（穴在掌后两筋间凹陷中，为输穴，五行属土，火生土，为子。实则泻其子）。
手少阳三焦经 （属相火配心包）。起于关冲穴，止于丝竹空穴。多气少血。亥时气血注于此经。
是动病：耳聋，声音浑浑沉沉，咽肿喉痹。此经主气。
所生病：出汗，目锐眦痛，颊痛，耳后肩肘臂外皆痛，小指次指不用。实证，人迎脉比寸口脉大一倍；虚证，人迎脉反而小于气口脉。
补法：用子时。取中渚穴（穴在手小指次指本节后凹陷中，为输穴，五行属木，木生火，为母。虚则补其母）。
泻法：用亥时。取天井穴（穴在肘外大骨后上一寸，两筋间凹陷中，屈肘可得。甄权说：屈肘一寸，叉手按膝头，取两筋骨缝隙处，为合穴，五行属土，火生土，为子。实则泻其子）。
足少阳胆经 属甲木。起于瞳子髎穴，止于窍阴穴。多气少血。子时气血注于此经。
是动病：口苦善太息，心胁痛，不能转侧，严重时面色微有尘垢，身体无光泽，足外侧反热。这叫阳厥。此经主骨。
所生病：头角颔痛，目锐眦痛，缺盆中肿痛，腋下肿，马刀挟瘿，出汗恶寒战栗，疟疾，胸中胁肋……（原文此处有缺漏）。人迎脉反而小于寸口脉。
补法：用丑时。取侠溪穴（穴在足第四趾次趾岐骨间，本节前凹陷中，为荥穴，五行属水，水生木，为母。虚则补其母）。丘墟穴（穴在足外踝下，去临泣三寸，为原穴，皆取之）。
泻法：用子时。取阳辅穴（穴在足外踝上四寸，辅骨前绝骨端，去丘墟七寸，为经穴，五行属火，木生火，为子。实则泻其子）。
足厥阴肝经 属乙木。起于大敦穴，止于期门穴。多血少气。丑时气血注于此经。
是动病：腰痛不可俯仰，男子疝气，妇人小腹肿，严重时咽干，面色尘暗脱色。此经主肝。
所生病：胸满呕逆，洞泄，狐疝，遗溺癃闭。实证，寸口脉比人迎脉大一倍；虚证，寸口脉反而小于人迎脉。
补法：用寅时。取曲泉穴（穴在膝内辅骨下，大筋上小筋下凹陷中，屈膝可得，在膝横纹头处，为合穴，五行属水，水生木，为母。虚则补其母）。
泻法：用丑时。取行间穴（穴在足大趾间，动脉应手，为荥穴，五行属火，木生火，为子。实则泻其子）。
The *Neijing* (Inner Canon) states: For diseases of the twelve meridians, excess conditions are treated with draining methods, deficiency conditions with tonifying methods, heat conditions with rapid needling (quick insertion and withdrawal), and cold conditions with retention needling. If there is neither excess nor deficiency, treat by selecting points from the affected meridian itself.
It is also stated that Qi and Blood circulate in the body. The circulation begins at the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner), flows into the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian; then into the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian; then into the Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian; then into the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian; then into the Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian; then into the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian; then into the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian; then into the Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian; then into the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Meridian; then into the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian; finally into the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian; and the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian flows back into the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, forming a circle without end, circulating continuously and irrigating each other.
It is further stated that "Ying-Sui" (Following and Opposing) manipulation involves understanding the flow of Ying (Nutritive) and Wei (Defensive) Qi and the direction of the meridians, applying needle techniques either following or opposing the flow.
It is stated: Where Qi first emerges is the Jing-Well point; where it trickles is the Ying-Spring point; where it pours is the Shu-Stream point; where it travels is the Jing-River point; where it enters is the He-Sea point.
It is stated: Jing-Well points correspond to the East and Spring, the time when all things begin to grow, hence called "Well"; He-Sea points correspond to the North and Winter, when Yang Qi enters the Zang organs, hence called "Sea". (This refers to the beginning and end, with Jing-River and Shu-Stream points included within).
It is stated regarding all Jing-Well points... (text missing here). For diseases of the Fu organs, select the Yuan-Source points.
It is stated: Drain the South (Heart Fire), Tonify the North (Kidney Water). This book elaborates on the *Suwen* and *Nanjing*; astute practitioners may consider this superfluous. It is recorded here merely as a personal reminder.
**Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian** belongs to Xin Metal. It starts at Zhongfu (LU-1) and ends at Shaoshang (LU-11). It has abundant Qi and little Blood. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Yin hour (03:00–05:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing** (Diseases caused by pathogenic factors affecting Qi): Lung distension and fullness, bloating with wheezing and coughing, pain in the supraclavicular fossa. In severe cases, crossing both hands over the chest and experiencing visual disturbance, known as Bi-Vue (Arm Reversal).
* **Suo-Sheng Bing** (Diseases generated by pathogenic factors affecting Blood): Coughing with rebellious Qi, wheezing and panting, irritability, chest fullness, pain along the anterior medial aspect of the arm, and heat in the palm. In excess conditions, the Cun Kou pulse is larger than the Ren Ying pulse. In deficiency conditions, there is shortness of breath, changes in urine color, sudden incontinence, and the Cun Kou pulse is smaller than the Ren Ying pulse.
* **Tonification** (For deficiency): Use the Mao hour (05:00–07:00) to follow and assist the Qi. Select Taiyuan (LU-9) (located in the depression posterior to the wrist crease, a Jing-River point, Earth element; Earth generates Metal, making it the Mother point. The Classic states: Tonify the Mother for deficiency). Select Chize (LU-5) (located in the artery at the elbow crease, a He-Sea point).
**Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian** is Geng Metal. It starts at Shangyang (LI-1) and ends at Yingxiang (LI-18). It has abundant Qi and Blood. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Mao hour (05:00–07:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Toothache and cheek swelling. This meridian governs Body Fluids (Jin).
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Yellow eyes, dry mouth, nasal congestion/epistaxis, throat obstruction, pain in the anterior shoulder, and inability to use the thumb and index finger. With excess Qi, there is heat and swelling along the meridian pathway. The Ren Ying pulse is three times larger than the Cun Kou pulse. In deficiency, there is chills that do not resolve, and the Ren Ying pulse is smaller than the Cun Kou pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Chen hour (07:00–09:00). Select Quchi (LI-11) (located in the depression between the lateral epicondyle and the olecranon when the elbow is flexed, a He-Sea point, Earth element; Earth generates Metal, the Mother point. Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Mao hour (05:00–07:00). Select Erjian (LI-2) (located in the medial depression proximal to the second metacarpophalangeal joint, an Ying-Spring point, Water element; Metal generates Water, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian** belongs to Wu Earth. It starts at Chengqi (ST-1) and ends at Lidui (ST-45). It has abundant Qi and Blood. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Chen hour (07:00–09:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Chills and shivering, frequent stretching and yawning, dark complexion. Onset brings aversion to people and fire; hearing wood sounds causes fright and palpitations, leading to a desire to close doors and windows alone. Severe cases involve climbing high to sing and discarding clothes while running. Abdominal rumbling and distension, known as Ben Tun-Jue (Rebellious Qi Reversal). This meridian governs Blood.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Manic malaria, warm pathogens, sweating, nasal congestion/epistaxis, oral herpes, throat obstruction, abdominal edema, knee and patella swelling, and pain along the chest, breast, Qichong, thigh, and Futu pathways. The Ren Ying pulse is three times larger than the Cun Kou pulse. With Qi deficiency, the anterior body feels cold and chills. Cold in the Stomach causes distension. The Ren Ying pulse is smaller than the Cun Kou pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Si hour (09:00–11:00). Select JieXi (ST-41) (located 1.5 cun posterior to Chongyang, in the depression above the ankle, a Jing-River point, Fire element; Fire generates Earth. The Classic states: Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Chen hour (07:00–09:00). Select Lidui (ST-45) (located on the lateral side of the second toe, near the nail corner, a Jing-Well point, Metal element; Earth generates Metal. The Classic states: Drain the Child for excess).
**Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian** belongs to Ji Earth. It starts at Yinbai (SP-1) and ends at Zhourong (SP-16). It has abundant Qi and little Blood. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Si hour (09:00–11:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Stiff tongue root, vomiting after eating, epigastric pain, abdominal distension with belching. Relief occurs after defecation, urination, or passing gas, with a feeling of lightness. Heavy body. This meridian governs the Spleen.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Tongue root pain, immobility of the body, difficulty eating, irritability, acute pain below the heart, cold malaria, loose stools with masses, watery diarrhea, urinary retention, jaundice, and lack of desire to lie down. Comparison of Ren Ying and Cun Kou pulses... (text missing).
* **Tonification**: Use the Wu hour (11:00–13:00). Select Dadu (SP-2) (located in the depression distal to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, an Ying-Spring point, Fire element; Fire generates Earth, the Mother point. Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Si hour (09:00–11:00). Select Shangqiu (SP-5) (located in the depression slightly anterior to the inferior margin of the medial malleolus, a Jing-River point, Metal element; Earth generates Metal. Drain the Child for excess).
**Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian** belongs to Ding Fire. It starts at Jimquan (HT-1) and ends at Shaochong (HT-9). It has abundant Blood and little Qi. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Wu hour (11:00–13:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Dry throat, heart pain, thirst with desire to drink, known as Bi-Vue (Arm Reversal). This meridian governs the Heart.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Yellow eyes, hypochondriac pain, pain and reversal along the posterior medial aspect of the arm, heat in the palm. In excess, the Cun Kou pulse is twice as large as the Ren Ying pulse. In deficiency, the Cun Kou pulse is smaller than the Ren Ying pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Wei hour (13:00–15:00). Select Shaochong (HT-9) (located at the radial tip of the little finger, near the nail corner, a Jing-Well point, Wood element; Wood generates Fire, the Mother point. The Classic states: Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Wu hour (11:00–13:00). Select Lingdao (HT-4) (located 1.5 cun proximal to the wrist crease, a Jing-River point, Earth element; Earth generates Metal [Note: Text says Earth generates Metal, but Heart is Fire; likely referring to the specific point's element relation in the text's logic], the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian** belongs to Bing Fire. It starts at Shaoze (SI-1) and ends at Tinggong (SI-19). It has abundant Blood and little Qi. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Wei hour (13:00–15:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Throat pain, submandibular swelling, inability to turn the head, shoulders feeling like being pulled, elbows feeling like being broken. This meridian governs Body Fluids (Ye).
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Deafness, yellow eyes, cheek swelling, pain along the neck, jaw, shoulder, elbow, and posterior-lateral aspect of the arm. In excess, the Ren Ying pulse is twice as large as the Cun Kou pulse. In deficiency, the Ren Ying pulse is smaller than the Cun Kou pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Shen hour (15:00–17:00). Select Houxi (SI-3) (located on the ulnar side of the hand, in the depression distal to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, a Shu-Stream point, Wood element; Wood generates Fire. Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Wei hour (13:00–15:00). Select Xiaohai (SI-8) (located 0.5 cun proximal to the medial epicondyle of the humerus, in the depression at the elbow end, a He-Sea point, Earth element; Fire generates Earth, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian** belongs to Ren Water. It starts at Jingming (BL-1) and ends at Zhiyin (BL-67). It has abundant Blood and little Qi. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Shen hour (15:00–17:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Headache, eyes feeling as if falling out, neck feeling as if being pulled, spinal pain, waist feeling as if broken, thighs unable to bend, popliteal fossa feeling knotted, calf muscles feeling torn. This is Ankle-Jue. This meridian governs Tendons.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Hemorrhoidal malaria, mania, epilepsy, head/occiput/neck pain, yellow eyes with tearing, nasal congestion/epistaxis, pain in the neck, back, loins, buttocks, and feet, and inability to use the little toe. In excess, the Ren Ying pulse is twice as large as the Qi Kou pulse. In deficiency, the Ren Ying pulse is smaller than the Qi Kou pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the You hour (17:00–19:00). Select Zhiyin (BL-67) (located on the lateral side of the little toe, near the nail corner, a Jing-Well point, Metal element; Metal generates Water, the Mother point. Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Shen hour (15:00–17:00). Select Shugu (BL-65) (located in the depression distal to the fifth metatarsophalangeal joint on the lateral side, a Shu-Stream point, Water element; Water generates Wood, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian** belongs to Gui Water. It starts at Yongquan (KI-1) and ends at Yufu (KI-27). It has abundant Blood and little Qi. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the You hour (17:00–19:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Hunger without desire to eat, face black as charcoal, blood in sputum, loud wheezing, difficulty sitting up, blurred vision, heart feeling empty and hungry. With Qi deficiency, there is fearfulness, palpitations, and a sensation of being hunted. This is Gu-Jue (Bone Reversal). This meridian governs the Kidney.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Heat in the mouth, dry tongue, swollen throat, rebellious Qi with dry/painful throat, irritability, heart pain, jaundice, intestinal dysentery, pain along the posterior-medial aspect of the spine and thigh, flaccidity and reversal, lethargy, and heat/pain in the soles. In excess, the Cun Kou pulse is twice as large as the Ren Ying pulse. In deficiency, the Cun Kou pulse is smaller than the Ren Ying pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Xu hour (19:00–21:00). Select Fuliou (KI-7) (located 2 cun proximal to the medial malleolus in the arterial depression, a Jing-River point, Metal element; Metal generates Water. Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the You hour (17:00–19:00). Select Yongquan (KI-1) (located in the depression of the sole, a Jing-Well point, Wood element; Water generates Wood, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian** pairs with the Kidney (Ministerial Fire). It starts at Tianchi (PC-1) and ends at Zhongchong (PC-9). It has abundant Blood and little Qi. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Xu hour (19:00–21:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Heat in palms, spasmodic pain in arms/elbows, axillary swelling, severe chest/hypochondriac/fullness, palpitations, red face, yellow eyes, excessive laughter. This meridian governs the Pericardium.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Irritability, heart pain, heat in palms. In excess, the Cun Kou pulse is three times larger than the Ren Ying pulse. In deficiency, the Cun Kou pulse is smaller than the Ren Ying pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Hai hour (21:00–23:00). Select Zhongchong (PC-9) (located at the tip of the middle finger, near the nail corner, a Jing-Well point, Wood element; Wood generates Fire, the Mother point. Tonify the Mother for deficiency. Master Hua states: Jing-Well points have thin muscle and are insufficient for manipulation. To tonify a Jing-Well point, one should tonify its He-Sea point instead).
* **Drainage**: Use the Xu hour (19:00–21:00). Select Daling (PC-7) (located in the depression between the two tendons at the wrist crease, a Shu-Stream point, Earth element; Fire generates Earth, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian** (Pairs with Ministerial Fire and Pericardium). It starts at Guanchong (TE-1) and ends at Sizhukong (TE-23). It has abundant Qi and little Blood. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Hai hour (21:00–23:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Deafness, muffled hearing, swollen throat, throat obstruction. This meridian governs Qi.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Sweating, pain in the outer canthus, cheek pain, pain behind the ear, shoulder, elbow, and lateral arm, and inability to use the ring and little fingers. In excess, the Ren Ying pulse is one times larger than the Cun Kou pulse. In deficiency, the Ren Ying pulse is smaller than the Qi Kou pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Zi hour (23:00–01:00). Select Zhongzhu (TE-3) (located in the depression distal to the fourth metacarpophalangeal joint, a Shu-Stream point, Wood element; Wood generates Fire, the Mother point. Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Hai hour (21:00–23:00). Select Tianjing (TE-10) (located 1 cun proximal to the lateral epicondyle of the humerus, in the depression between two tendons when the elbow is flexed. Zhen Quan said: Flex elbow 1 cun, cross hands and press knees, find the gap between bones/tendons. It is a He-Sea point, Earth element; Fire generates Earth, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian** belongs to Jia Wood. It starts at Tongziliao (GB-1) and ends at Qiaoyin (GB-27). It has abundant Qi and little Blood. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Zi hour (23:00–01:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Bitter taste, frequent sighing, hypochondriac pain, inability to turn sides, severe cases show dusty complexion, lack of luster, and heat on the lateral foot. This is Yang-Jue. This meridian governs Bones.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Pain at temples/jaw, outer canthus pain, supraclavicular swelling, axillary swelling, scrofula (Mar Dao/Jia Ying), sweating with chills, malaria, chest/hypochondriac pain... (text missing). The Ren Ying pulse is smaller than the Cun Kou pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Chou hour (01:00–03:00). Select Xiaxi (GB-43) (located in the depression proximal to the webbing between the fourth and fifth toes, an Ying-Spring point, Water element; Water generates Wood, the Mother point. Tonify the Mother for deficiency). QiuXu (GB-40) (located below the lateral malleolus, 3 cun from LinQiong, a Yuan-Source point; select both).
* **Drainage**: Use the Zi hour (23:00–01:00). Select YangFu (GB-38) (located 4 cun above the lateral malleolus, anterior to the fibula, near the end of the bone, 7 cun from QiuXu, a Jing-River point, Fire element; Wood generates Fire, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
**Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian** belongs to Yi Wood. It starts at Dadun (LR-1) and ends at Qimen (LR-14). It has abundant Blood and little Qi. Qi and Blood flow into this meridian during the Chou hour (01:00–03:00).
* **Shi-Dong Bing**: Lower back pain preventing bending/straightening, hernia in men, lower abdominal swelling in women, severe cases show dry throat, dusty/dull complexion. This meridian governs the Liver.
* **Suo-Sheng Bing**: Chest fullness, vomiting/reversal, profuse diarrhea, fox hernia, enuresis/urinary difficulty. In excess, the Cun Kou pulse is one times larger than the Ren Ying pulse. In deficiency, the Cun Kou pulse is smaller than the Ren Ying pulse.
* **Tonification**: Use the Yin hour (03:00–05:00). Select QuQuan (LR-8) (located below the medial condyle of the tibia, between the large and small tendons when the knee is flexed, at the head of the transverse crease, a He-Sea point, Water element; Water generates Wood, the Mother point. Tonify the Mother for deficiency).
* **Drainage**: Use the Chou hour (01:00–03:00). Select Xingjian (LR-2) (located between the big toes where the artery beats, an Ying-Spring point, Fire element; Wood generates Fire, the Child point. Drain the Child for excess).
The above acupuncture methods for tonifying and draining the Jing-Well, Ying-Spring, Shu-Stream, Jing-River, and He-Sea points are all based on the *Suwen* and *Nanjing*.