冲阳胃土足跗上。微则食减绝则丧。(厥阴司天视诊。)尺泽在肘内廉文。金肺内绝火邪旺。
(少阴司天。)太溪内踝后跟中。土来克水。肾家恙。(太阴司天。)天府肺气肘内侧。腋下三
寸。火应相。(少阳司天。)太冲在足大指后。本节三寸。属肝脏。(阳明司天。)神门掌后锐
骨端。心气难与太阳亢。经言六脉绝不治。聊为歌式备遗忘(太阳司天。)
立却春来春气动。一夜东风能解冻。土底蛰虫已振摇。水上跳鱼相戏泳。自从交得雨水后。
獭也祭天贪应候。忽闻鸿雁音声北。那知草木萌芽透。惊蛰如箭去难留。开却桃花未肯休。
仓庚叫罢还重叫。催得胡鹰变作鸠。春色平分才一半。向时玄鸟重相见。三声五声天际雷。
一闪两闪云间电。正芳菲里报清明。忙杀梧桐枝上英。田鼠化 人不见。虹桥垂泪雨初晴。
洽数历日早谷雨。浮萍上断闲洲渚。鸣鸠自拂其羽毛。戴胜降在何桑树。立夏那曾与物争。
知他蝼蝈为谁鸣。无端蚯蚓纵横出。有意王瓜取次生。可怜小满成虚度。闲寻苦菜曾荣处。
靡草于村死欲枯。微暑一帘推不去。芒种一番新换互。不谓螳螂遽如许。鸣HT 千声复万声。
反舌卢都无半语。夏至始知造化功。鹿头角解养新茸。阴阴柳上鸣蜩日。细细田间半夏风。
小暑乍来浑未觉。温风特特褰帘幕。屋壁才容蟋蟀居。山崖已见苍鹰学。大暑虽炎犹自好。
且看萤光流腐草。匀匀润土散溽蒸。时时大雨苏焦槁。大火西流又立秋。凉风直透曲房幽。
一庭新露空如玉。几个寒蝉聒树头。一瞬中间处了暑。鹰衔鸟祭谁教汝。天地属金始整肃。
禾稼登场渐清楚。无可奈何白露秋。大鸩小雁来南州。且教玄鸟都归去。教令诸禽各养羞。
自入秋分转寂寞。许犬雷声也收却。蛰户如何敢不坏。水痕只见从今涸。寒露人言晚节佳。
鸿为宾客也离家。雀投大水化为蛤。菊绕疏篱黄几花。休言霜降非天意。豺野狼用兽班秋祭。
草木皆黄落叶天。蛰虫更不抬头起。谁着书来立冬信。水始成冰寒日进。地冻荒郊裂似龟。
雉入大水潜为蜃。逡巡小雪年华暮。断虹不见藏何处。天腾地降两不交。闭塞如城如禁固。
入得大雪转凄迷。 嫌谁不肯啼。虎初交后风生壑。荔挺出时霜满蹊。短日渐长冬至矣。
蚓结黄泉都不起。渐渐林间角解麋。温温井底泉摇水。去岁小寒今岁又。雁声北乡春去旧。
鹊寻高处始来巢。雉入寒烟时一 。一年时尽大寒来。鸡始乳兮如乳孩。鸷心厉疾飞还劲。
泽腹弥坚冻不开。五朝一候如鳞次。二岁从头七十二。达人观此发天机。多少乾坤无限事。
Chongyang (ST42, Stomach Earth point on the dorsum of the foot). If the pulse is faint, food intake decreases; if the pulse vanishes, life is lost. (Diagnosis method during Jueyin Si Tian / Jueyin ruling Heaven.) Chize (LU5) is located at the inner elbow crease, belonging to Metal and corresponding to the Lung. If Lung Qi is internally exhausted, Fire pathogen becomes hyperactive. (Diagnosis method during Shaoyin Si Tian / Shaoyin ruling Heaven.) Taixi (KI3) is located behind the medial malleolus in the depression between the heel and the ankle bone. If Earth Qi overcomes Water Qi, the Kidney suffers illness. (Diagnosis method during Taiyin Si Tian / Taiyin ruling Heaven.) Tianfu (LU8) is located on the medial aspect of the upper arm, three cun below the axilla, belonging to Lung Qi; if Fire corresponds with Ministerial Fire... (Diagnosis method during Shaoyang Si Tian / Shaoyang ruling Heaven.) Taichong (LR3) is located posterior to the big toe, three cun distal to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, belonging to the Liver. (Diagnosis method during Yangming Si Tian / Yangming ruling Heaven.) Shenmen (HT7) is located at the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist. Heart Qi struggles against the hyperactivity of Taiyang. The classics state that six pulses all vanishing indicates incurability. I compose this verse as a mnemonic for forgetting. (Diagnosis method during Taiyang Si Tian / Taiyang ruling Heaven.)
After Lichun (Start of Spring), spring arrives and spring Qi stirs. One night of east wind can thaw the ice. Hibernating insects underground have already shaken themselves awake, and jumping fish above water play and swim together. Since entering Yushui (Rain Water), otters catch fish to sacrifice to heaven, following the seasonal order. Suddenly hearing the cries of wild geese flying north, who knows that grass and trees have already sprouted? Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects) passes like an arrow, hard to retain; peach blossoms bloom but refuse to stop. Orioles call again after calling once, urging the hawk to transform into a cuckoo. Spring color is only half complete; the swallows seen before meet again. Three or five thunderclaps sound from the horizon; one or two flashes of lightning appear among the clouds. Reporting Qingming (Pure Brightness) amidst fragrant flowers, the inflorescences on paulownia branches are busy. Field mice transform into birds (ru), unseen; rainbows shed tears as rain clears. Gu Yu (Grain Rain) arrives early according to the calendar; duckweed floats up, cutting off idle islets. Doves groom their feathers; the Hoopoe descends onto which mulberry tree? Lixia (Start of Summer) does not compete with things; who knows for whom the mole crickets sing? Earthworms emerge纵横 without reason; Melothria scandens grows in sequence by design. Alas, Xiaoman (Grain Buds) is spent in vain; idly seeking where bitter herbs once flourished. Delicate grasses die and wither in the village; slight heat cannot be pushed away under the curtain. Mangzhong (Grain in Ear) brings new exchanges; unexpectedly, mantises appear so quickly. Shrikes cry thousands and ten thousands of times; the Common Hill Myna speaks no half word. At Xiazhi (Summer Solstice), one begins to know the merit of creation; deer antlers shed to nourish new velvet. Cicadas sing on shady willows; fine breezes blow through Banxia (Pinellia ternata) fields. Xiaoshu (Minor Heat) arrives suddenly, imperceptibly; warm winds specially lift the curtains. Crickets dwell only in house walls; hawks learn to fly on mountain cliffs. Dashu (Major Heat) is hot yet still good; watch fireflies flowing among rotting grass. Evenly moistening soil disperses humid heat; frequent heavy rains revive scorched plants. The Great Fire star flows west, arriving at Liqiu (Start of Autumn); cool wind penetrates directly into secluded rooms. A courtyard of new dew is empty as jade; several cold cicadas clamor on treetops. In an instant, Chushu (End of Heat) is passed; who taught you to offer birds caught by hawks? Heaven and Earth belong to Metal, beginning to be solemn; crops are harvested and gradually clear. Helplessly, Bailu (White Dew) autumn arrives; large vultures and small geese come to the southern regions. Let swallows return; instruct various birds to raise their young. Enting Qiufen (Autumn Equinox), it turns lonely; thunder sounds cease. How dare hibernation holes not collapse? Only water marks are seen drying up from now. Hanlu (Cold Dew) people say late season is good; wild geese leave home as guests. Sparrows enter great water and transform into clams; chrysanthemums surround sparse fences, blooming yellow flowers. Do not say Shuangjiang (Frost's Descent) is not heaven's will; jackals and wolves sacrifice beasts in autumn groups. Grass and trees turn yellow, leaves fall; hibernating insects do not lift their heads. Who wrote to bring the message of Lidong (Start of Winter)? Water begins to freeze, cold days advance. Earth freezes, barren suburbs crack like tortoise shells; pheasants enter great water and hide as giant clams. Quickly, Xiaoxue (Minor Snow) year ends; broken rainbows nowhere to be seen. Heaven descends, Earth rises, they do not interact; closed tight like a city, strictly guarded. Enting Daxue (Major Snow), it turns bleak and misty; complaining who refuses to cry? After tiger coupling, wind generates in valleys; when Liti emerges, frost fills paths. Days short, nights long, Dongzhi (Winter Solstice) has arrived. Earthworms coil in yellow springs, not rising. Gradually, elk antlers shed in forests; warm spring water shakes at the bottom of wells. Last year Xiaohan (Minor Cold), this year again; goose cries go north, bidding farewell to old spring. Magpies seek high places to start nesting; pheasants appear occasionally in cold smoke. Year ends, Dahán (Great Cold) comes. Chickens begin to incubate eggs as if nursing infants. Raptor hearts are severe and swift; flight returns vigorous. Swamp bellies thicken with ice, unable to open. Five mornings make one Hou (15-day period), arranged like scales; two years count 72 Hou from the start. Wise men observing this reveal heavenly secrets; how many infinite matters in the universe.