头低无神者死，头低视深者死，头摇不止者死，头上撺者死，头重视身者死，项筋
展长者死，耸肩动形者死。
天庭光润者伤风，天庭晦暗者伤寒。面青黑者为寒，面紫黑者为热。发汗后面赤甚
者，邪未出，当再表散。阴盛格阳面赤者为戴阳，当温之。五色精华尽发于外，而内无
所畜者凶，面赤目上视者死。面黑头汗出不流者死。面淡黄者，脾胃伤。肢痿腹胀，面
黄如熏者，湿盛黄胆。面黄如橘者，多热。面黄挟青紫者，脉芤瘀血在胃，或胁有块。面
多白点者，虫积。面黄不润，多蟹爪纹者，虫积。面黄不一者食积。面赤目黑者死。面黑
目黄者死。面黄白眼胞肿者，谷疸胸痞。面黄目青者，伤酒。面目有黄色者，有胃气吉。
面赤吐沫者死。面青伏枕者死。颧赤者心痛。左颧赤者，肝热病。右颧先赤者，肺热病，两
颧赤色，如指大者，病小愈必死。颧黄黑者，肾病。伤寒汗不出，颧赤气喘者死。面青舌
卷囊缩者死。面青小腹痛者阴寒。面青唇黑者死。面青目黄，面青目赤，面青目白，面
青目黑者皆死。病患与无病患远望似青，近看似黑者死。面青者风寒。面黄者小便难，胸
中寒，面黄而光润者，湿热及痰饮蓄血。面黄而枯暗者，寒湿食积。面黄而黑者，脾胃
衰。面目身皆黄，小便涩者湿热。面目身皆黄，小腹胀痛，小便利者蓄血。面黄而赤者
风热。面黄目青，面黄目赤，面黄目白，面黄目黑者，皆不死。面赤者风热。面赤目青，
面赤目白者，皆死。面赤脉虚数者，假热。面赤脉沉细者，假热。面赤脉弦数者，少阳病。
面通赤者，阳明病。面颊午后赤者，虚火。颧现赤色者死。颧及耳目起赤色者，五日死。面
白者气虚。面白无神者，病后及脱血多汗。面白如搽残汗粉者死。面白形瘦，身热下血坏
者死。面白目黑者死。面白而黑者，寒痛。颧现青色者死。面白颧赤者死。面黑目青，面
黑目白者，皆死。面黑者，伤寒及劳。久病面焦黑者肾热。面黑唇青者死。面黑皮枯牙
根露者死。面黑目直视，恶风者死。面黑两胁难转动者死。面黑而肿者死。天庭黑者死。
颧与发际鼻梁黑者，五日死。耳目口鼻起黑色者死，面黑而肿，唇焦者死。病患及无病
人面黑，又起白色在耳目口鼻者，三日死。病中面肉瘦削见腮者死。面无精彩，不受饮食
者，四日死。面光不暗者，伤风。面暗不光者，伤寒。面如锦纹斑者，热毒。面垢如油，
喘促多汗者，中暑。面垢生尘，洒然畏凉，毛耸者，中暑。面浮肿者死。失睡之人，神若
饥。丧亡之人，神色呆。面赤者，心热络脉溢。面青者肝热爪枯。面黄者，脾热肉蠕动。
面白者，肺热毛败，面黑者，肾热齿枯。面色深暗者，内病与重病久病。面色浅亮者，外
病与新病轻病。
If the head hangs low and lacks spirit, death ensues. If the head hangs low with deep-set eyes, death ensues. If the head trembles incessantly, death ensues. If the head is thrust upward rigidly, death ensues. If the head feels heavy while the body is emaciated, death ensues. If the tendons of the neck are stretched long, death ensues. If the shoulders shrug and the form trembles, death ensues.
If the Tian Ting (forehead) is lustrous and moist, it indicates Wind Injury (Shang Feng). If the Tian Ting is dull and dark, it indicates Cold Damage (Shang Han). A cyan-black complexion indicates Cold; a purple-black complexion indicates Heat. After sweating, if the face becomes severely red, the pathogenic factor has not exited, and surface-dispersing methods should be applied again. Facial redness caused by Yin excess repelling Yang outward is called Dai Yang syndrome (Floating Yang), which requires warming treatment. If the essence of the five colors is fully revealed on the exterior without internal accumulation, the prognosis is ominous. Facial redness with upward-gazing eyes indicates death. Facial blackness with non-flowing head sweat indicates death. A pale yellow complexion indicates Spleen-Stomach injury. Flaccid limbs with abdominal distension and a yellow complexion like smoke indicate Dampness-Excess Jaundice. A yellow complexion like an orange suggests excessive Heat. A yellow complexion mixed with cyan-purple, accompanied by a Kou pulse (hollow), indicates blood stasis in the Stomach or masses in the hypochondrium. Frequent white spots on the face indicate worm accumulation. A yellow, unmoistened complexion with crab-claw-like patterns indicates worm accumulation. An uneven yellow complexion indicates food retention. Facial redness with black eyes indicates death. Facial blackness with yellow eyes indicates death. Yellow face with swollen eyelids indicates Gu Jaundice (Grain Jaundice) with chest stuffiness. Yellow face with cyan eyes indicates alcohol damage. The presence of yellow color in the face and eyes indicates the presence of Stomach Qi, which is auspicious. Facial redness with foaming at the mouth indicates death. Cyan face with the head resting on the pillow indicates death. Red malar eminences indicate Heart pain. Redness on the left malar eminence indicates Liver Heat disease. Redness appearing first on the right malar eminence indicates Lung Heat disease. If both malar eminences are red, the size of a finger, even if the illness seems to subside, death will follow. Yellow-black malar eminences indicate Kidney disease. In Cold Damage, if there is no sweating, red malar eminences, and panting, death ensues. Cyan face with curled tongue and retracted scrotum indicates death. Cyan face with lower abdominal pain indicates Yin-Cold. Cyan face with black lips indicates death. Cyan face with yellow eyes, cyan face with red eyes, cyan face with white eyes, and cyan face with black eyes all indicate death. If a patient or a healthy person appears cyan from afar but black up close, death ensues. A cyan complexion indicates Wind-Cold. A yellow complexion with difficult urination and cold in the chest; a yellow and lustrous complexion indicates Damp-Heat, Phlegm-Fluid retention, or Blood stasis. A yellow and withered-dark complexion indicates Cold-Dampness and food retention. A yellow and black complexion indicates Spleen-Stomach decline. Yellow face, eyes, and body with obstructed urination indicate Damp-Heat. Yellow face, eyes, and body with lower abdominal fullness/pain and free urination indicate Blood stasis. A yellow and red complexion indicates Wind-Heat. Yellow face with cyan eyes, yellow face with red eyes, yellow face with white eyes, and yellow face with black eyes do not indicate death. A red complexion indicates Wind-Heat. Facial redness with cyan eyes or white eyes indicates death. Facial redness with a deficient-rapid pulse indicates False Heat. Facial redness with a deep-thin pulse indicates False Heat. Facial redness with a string-taut-rapid pulse indicates Shaoyang disease. Generalized facial redness indicates Yangming disease. Redness on the cheekbones in the afternoon indicates Deficient Fire. Appearance of red color on the malar eminences indicates death. Redness on the malar eminences and around the ears/eyes indicates death within five days. A white complexion indicates Qi deficiency. White face lacking spirit is seen after illness, excessive bleeding, or profuse sweating. A white face resembling applied residual sweat-powder indicates death. White face with emaciation, fever, and lower bleeding indicates a critical condition leading to death. White face with black eyes indicates death. White face with black areas indicates Cold pain. Cyan appearance on the malar eminences indicates death. White face with red malar eminences indicates death. Black face with cyan eyes or white eyes all indicate death. A black complexion is seen in Cold Damage and exhaustion/overwork. A scorched-black complexion in chronic illness indicates Kidney Heat. Black face with cyan lips indicates death. Black face with dry skin and exposed tooth roots indicates death. Black face with fixed gaze and aversion to wind indicates death. Black face with difficulty turning the sides/flanks indicates death. Black face with edema indicates death. Black Tian Ting (forehead) indicates death. Blackness on the malar eminences, hairline, and nasal bridge indicates death within five days. Blackness arising in the ears, eyes, mouth, and nose indicates death. Black face with edema and scorched lips indicates death. If a patient or healthy person has a black face with white patches appearing in the ears, eyes, mouth, and nose, death occurs within three days. Wasting of facial flesh revealing the zygomatic bone during illness indicates death. Lack of brilliance and inability to accept food/drink indicates death within four days. A bright, non-dull face indicates Wind Injury. A dull, non-bright face indicates Cold Damage. A face patterned like brocade indicates Toxic Heat. A greasy, oily face with panting and profuse sweating indicates Summerheat. A dusty, greasy face with sudden aversion to coolness and erect hair indicates Summerheat. Facial edema indicates death. Those who have lost sleep have a spirit as if starving. Those who have died have a呆 (dull/stiff) expression. Facial redness indicates Heart Heat and overflowing collaterals. Facial cyanosis indicates Liver Heat and withered nails. Facial yellowness indicates Spleen Heat and muscle twitching. Facial whiteness indicates Lung Heat and deteriorating hair. Facial blackness indicates Kidney Heat and withered teeth. A deep, dark complexion indicates internal disease, severe illness, or chronic illness. A light, bright complexion indicates external disease, new illness, or mild illness.