黄帝问曰十二经中气血多少可得闻乎岐伯对曰其可度量者中度也以经水应十二经脉也溪谷远近浅深气血多少各不同
其治以针灸各调其气血合而刺之补虚泻实皆须尽知其部分也
肝足厥阴经少气多血 心手少阴经少血多气
脾足太阴经少血多气 肺手太阴经少血多气
肾足少阴经少血多气 胆足少阳经少血多气
小肠手太阳经多血少气 胃足阳明经多血多气
大肠手阳明经多血多气 膀胱足太阳经多血少气
心包络手厥阴经多血少气 三焦手少阳经多气少血
视其部中浮络其色多青则痛多黑则风痹黄赤则热多白则寒五色皆见寒热也感虚则留于筋骨之间寒多则筋挛骨痛热多
则骨消筋缓也。
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是动病(气)
肺胀满膨膨而喘咳缺盆中痛甚则交两手而瞀是谓臂厥主肺
所生病(血)
咳嗽上气喘喝烦心胸满 臂内前廉痛掌中热气盛有余则肩背痛风汗出中风小便数而欠气虚则肩背痛寒
少气不足以息溺色亦卒遗失无度
是动病
嗌痛颔肿不可回顾肩似拔 似折主腋
所生病
耳聋目黄颊颔肿颈肩 肘臂外后廉痛手阳明大肠经
是动病
齿痛 肿主津
所生病
目黄口干鼽衄喉痹肩前 痛大指次指痛不用气有余则常脉所过者热肿虚则寒栗不复
黄帝问道：十二经脉中气血的多少，可以讲给我听吗？岐伯回答说：那些可以度量的，是以中等标准来衡量的，用溪谷（肌肉间隙）远近、深浅以及气血多少的不同，来对应十二经脉。
治疗时采用针灸，各自调理其气血，合而刺之，补虚泻实，都必须完全了解其所属部位。
足厥阴肝经：气少血多。
手少阴心经：血少气多。
足太阴脾经：血少气多。
手太阴肺经：血少气多。
足少阴肾经：血少气多。
足少阳胆经：血少气多。
手太阳小肠经：血多气少。
足阳明胃经：血多气多。
手阳明大肠经：血多气多。
足太阳膀胱经：血多气少。
手厥阴心包络经：血多气少。
手少阳三焦经：气多血少。
观察其部位中的浮络（浅表血管），颜色多青则疼痛，多黑则风痹，黄赤则热，多白则寒，五色都出现则是寒热错杂。感受邪气后，若正气虚弱则邪气留滞于筋骨之间；寒邪多则筋脉拘挛、骨骼疼痛；热邪多则骨骼消损、筋脉弛缓。
【是动病】（涉及气分病变）
肺胀满，膨膨胀闷而喘咳，缺盆中疼痛，严重时交叉双手按于胸前而神志昏蒙，这叫做臂厥。主要主管肺脏相关的疾病。
【所生病】（涉及血分病变）
咳嗽，上气喘促，声音嘶哑，心烦，心胸满闷。臂内侧前缘疼痛，掌心发热。有余证（实证）则肩背痛风，汗出，中风，小便频数且打哈欠；不足证（虚证）则肩背疼痛，发冷，气短不足以呼吸，小便颜色改变甚至突然失禁无节制。
【是动病】
咽喉痛，下颌肿，不能回头，肩部像被拔起一样，又像折断一样。主要主管腋下的病症。
【所生病】
耳聋，目黄，面颊和下颌肿胀，颈、肩、肘、臂外侧后缘疼痛。这是手阳明大肠经的病症。
【所生病】
目黄，口干，鼻塞流涕或鼻出血，喉痹，肩前部疼痛，大拇指和食指疼痛且活动不利。气有余（实证）则经脉循行部位热肿；气不足（虚证）则恶寒战栗，难以恢复。
Huangdi asked: May I inquire about the relative amounts of Qi and Blood in the twelve meridians? Qibo replied: Those that can be measured are determined by a standard medium, corresponding to the twelve meridians through the analogy of water streams. The distance, depth, and varying amounts of Qi and Blood differ among the muscle clefts (Xigu).
Treatment employs acupuncture and moxibustion to regulate Qi and Blood respectively. When needling together, tonifying deficiency and draining excess requires a thorough understanding of their respective anatomical regions.
Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian: Less Qi, more Blood.
Hand-Shaoyin Heart Meridian: Less Blood, more Qi.
Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian: Less Blood, more Qi.
Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian: Less Blood, more Qi.
Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian: Less Blood, more Qi.
Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian: Less Blood, more Qi.
Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian: More Blood, less Qi.
Foot-Yangming Stomach Meridian: More Blood, more Qi.
Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian: More Blood, more Qi.
Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian: More Blood, less Qi.
Hand-Jueyin Pericardium Meridian: More Blood, less Qi.
Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian: More Qi, less Blood.
Observe the floating collaterals (Fuluo) within the affected area: if the color is predominantly blue/green, it indicates pain; if black, wind-bi syndrome; if yellow or red, heat; if white, cold. If all five colors are present, it indicates mixed cold and heat. Upon pathogenic invasion, if Qi is deficient, pathogens remain between sinews and bones; excessive cold causes sinew spasm and bone pain; excessive heat causes bone wasting and sinew laxity.
[Shidong Bing] (Qi-related disorders)
Lung distension with fullness, bloating, wheezing, and coughing; pain in the supraclavicular fossa (Quepen); severe cases involve crossing both hands over the chest and mental confusion, known as Bi Jue (Arm Jue). This primarily governs diseases of the Lung.
[Suo Sheng Bing] (Blood-related disorders)
Cough, upward rushing of Qi, asthma, hoarseness, irritability, and chest/epigastric fullness. Pain along the anterior medial aspect of the arm and heat in the palm. In excess conditions (Shi), there is wind-pain in the shoulder and back, sweating, wind-stroke, frequent urination, and yawning. In deficiency conditions (Xu), there is shoulder and back pain, aversion to cold, shortness of breath (insufficient respiration), changes in urine color, or even sudden incontinence without control.
[Shidong Bing]
Sore throat, swelling of the mandible, inability to turn the head, shoulder pain feeling like being pulled out or broken. This primarily governs disorders of the axilla.
[Suo Sheng Bing]
Deafness, yellow eyes, swelling of the cheek and mandible, pain along the posterior lateral aspect of the neck, shoulder, elbow, and arm. These are symptoms of the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Meridian.
[Shidong Bing]
Toothache and swelling. This primarily governs the metabolism of Body Fluids (Jinye).
[Suo Sheng Bing]
Yellow eyes, dry mouth, nasal congestion or epistaxis, bi-syndrome of the throat, pain in the anterior shoulder, pain and dysfunction of the thumb and index finger. In excess conditions, there is hot swelling along the meridian pathway; in deficiency conditions, there is chills and rigors, difficult to recover.