【方歌】头督唇任五中行,眦傍足太颧手阳,侧上足少绕耳手,
鼻傍手明唇足方。
【注】头之正面分五行(音杭),其中行上嘴唇以上,属督脉
;下嘴唇以下,属任脉,此为中行也。其第二行,目内
眦旁上,属足太阳经,鼻旁下,属手阳明经,此为第二
行也。其第四行,面颧骨外旁,属手太阳经;头侧上,
属足少阳经;绕耳前后,属手少阳经,此为第四行也。
其第三行唇旁,属足阳明经,为第三行也。
【方歌】头后七行督中行,惟二足太足少阳,颈前任中二足明,
三手四行手太阳,五足少阳六是手,七足太阳督中行。
【注】头后项颈分七行,其中行属督脉,惟两旁第二行属足太
阳经,其余第三行、四行、五行,皆属足少阳经。颈前
中行属任脉,二行属足阳明经,三行属手阳明经,四行
属手太阳经,五行属足少阳经,六行属手少阳经,七行
属足太阳经,项后中行属督脉经也。
【方歌】胸腹二行足少阴,三足阳明四太阴,五足厥阴六少阳,
脊背二三足太阳。
【注】胸腹之中行属任脉,两旁第二行属足少阴肾经,第三行
属足阳明胃经,第四行属足太阴脾经,乳下胁上第五行
属足厥阴肝经,胁后第六行属足少阳胆经,脊外两旁二
行、三行俱属足太阳膀胱经,脊之中行属督脉经。
[Verse] The front of the head is divided into five lines: the central line follows the Du Mai (Governor Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); beside the eye corners belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel; beside the zygomatic bone belongs to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Channel; the upper side of the head and surrounding the ears belong to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel and Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Channel respectively; beside the nose belongs to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Channel; beside the lips belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel.
[Note] The front of the head is divided into five lines (pronounced "hang"). The central line, located above the upper lip, belongs to the Du Mai (Governor Vessel); below the lower lip, it belongs to the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel). This constitutes the central line. The second line, extending upward beside the inner canthus of the eye, belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel; downward beside the nose, it belongs to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Channel. This constitutes the second line. The fourth line, lateral to the zygomatic bone, belongs to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Channel; on the upper side of the head laterally, it belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel; encircling the anterior and posterior aspects of the ear, it belongs to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Channel. This constitutes the fourth line. The third line, beside the lips, belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel. This constitutes the third line.
[Verse] The back of the head is divided into seven lines: the central line belongs to the Du Mai (Governor Vessel); only the second lines on both sides belong to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel; the middle two lines at the front of the neck belong to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel; the third and fourth lines belong to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Channel; the fifth line belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel; the sixth line belongs to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Channel; the seventh line belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel; the central line at the nape belongs to the Du Mai (Governor Vessel).
[Note] The back of the head and the neck are divided into seven lines. The central line belongs to the Du Mai (Governor Vessel); only the second lines on both sides belong to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel; the remaining third, fourth, and fifth lines all belong to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel. The central line at the front of the neck belongs to the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); the second line belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel; the third line belongs to the Hand-Yangming Large Intestine Channel; the fourth line belongs to the Hand-Taiyang Small Intestine Channel; the fifth line belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel; the sixth line belongs to the Hand-Shaoyang Sanjiao Channel; the seventh line belongs to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel; the central line at the nape belongs to the Du Mai (Governor Vessel).
[Verse] The chest and abdomen have two lines belonging to the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Channel; the third line belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel; the fourth line belongs to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Channel; the fifth line belongs to the Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel; the sixth line belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel; the second and third lines of the spine and back belong to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel.
[Note] The central line of the chest and abdomen belongs to the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); the second lines on both sides belong to the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Channel; the third line belongs to the Foot-Yangming Stomach Channel; the fourth line belongs to the Foot-Taiyin Spleen Channel; the fifth line, below the breast and above the ribs, belongs to the Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel; the sixth line, behind the costal region, belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel; the second and third lines lateral to the spine both belong to the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Channel; the central line of the spine belongs to the Du Mai (Governor Vessel).