脉一动一止，二日死。（一《经》云∶一日死。） 脉二动一止，三日死。 脉三动一止，
四日死，或五日死。 脉四动一止，六日死。 脉五动一止，七日死，或五日死。 脉六动
一止，八日死。脉七动一止，九日死。 脉八动一止，十日死。 脉九动一止，九日死。又
云∶十一日死。（一《经》云∶十三日死，或立春死。） 脉十动一止，立春死。（一《经》
云∶立夏死。） 脉十一动一止，立夏死。（一《经》云∶夏至死。又云∶立秋死。） 脉十
二动、十三动一止，立秋死。（一《经》云∶立冬死。） 脉十四动、十五动一止，立冬死。
（一《经》云∶立夏死。） 脉二十动一止，一岁死，或立秋死。 脉二十一动一止，二岁
死。 脉二十五动一止，二岁死。（一《经》云∶一岁死。又云∶立冬死。） 脉三十动一止，
二岁死，或三岁死。 脉三十五动一止，三岁死。 脉四十动一止，四岁死。 脉五十动一
止，五岁死。 不满五十动一止，五岁死。 五行气毕，阴阳数同，荣卫出入，经脉通流，
昼夜百刻，五德相生。脉来五十投而不止者，五脏皆受气，即无病也。 脉来四十投而一止
者，一脏无气，却后四岁春草生而死。 脉来三十投而一止者，二脏无气，却后三岁麦熟时
而死。 脉来二十投而一止者，三脏无气，却后二岁桑椹赤而死。 脉来十投而一止者，四
脏无气，岁中死，得节不动，出清明死，远不出谷雨死矣。 脉来五动而一止者，五脏无气，
却后五日而死。 脉一来而久住者，宿病在心，主中治。 脉二来而久住者，病在肝，枝中
治。脉三来而久住者，病在脾，下中治。 脉四来而久住者，病在肾，间中治。脉五来而久
住者，病在肺，枝中治。 五脏病，虚
盛人可治，气全故也。
A pulse that beats once and then stops indicates death in two days. (Another classic states: death in one day.)
A pulse that beats twice and then stops indicates death in three days.
A pulse that beats three times and then stops indicates death in four days, or possibly five days.
A pulse that beats four times and then stops indicates death in six days.
A pulse that beats five times and then stops indicates death in seven days, or possibly five days.
A pulse that beats six times and then stops indicates death in eight days.
A pulse that beats seven times and then stops indicates death in nine days.
A pulse that beats eight times and then stops indicates death in ten days.
A pulse that beats nine times and then stops indicates death in nine days. Another record states: death in eleven days. (Another classic states: death in thirteen days, or on the day of Lichun [Start of Spring].)
A pulse that beats ten times and then stops indicates death on the day of Lichun [Start of Spring]. (Another classic states: death on the day of Lixia [Start of Summer].)
A pulse that beats eleven times and then stops indicates death on the day of Lixia [Start of Summer]. (Another classic states: death on the day of Xiazhi [Summer Solstice]. Another record states: death on the day of Liqiu [Start of Autumn].)
A pulse that beats twelve or thirteen times and then stops indicates death on the day of Liqiu [Start of Autumn]. (Another classic states: death on the day of Lidong [Start of Winter].)
A pulse that beats fourteen or fifteen times and then stops indicates death on the day of Lidong [Start of Winter]. (Another classic states: death on the day of Lixia [Start of Summer].)
A pulse that beats twenty times and then stops indicates death in one year, or on the day of Liqiu [Start of Autumn].
A pulse that beats twenty-one times and then stops indicates death in two years.
A pulse that beats twenty-five times and then stops indicates death in two years. (Another classic states: death in one year. Another record states: death on the day of Lidong [Start of Winter].)
A pulse that beats thirty times and then stops indicates death in two years, or possibly three years.
A pulse that beats thirty-five times and then stops indicates death in three years.
A pulse that beats forty times and then stops indicates death in four years.
A pulse that beats fifty times and then stops indicates death in five years.
A pulse that beats fewer than fifty times and then stops indicates death in five years.
When the Qi of the Five Elements is exhausted, Yin and Yang are balanced to the point of cessation, Ying Qi (Nutritive Qi) and Wei Qi (Defensive Qi) cease their circulation, meridians lose flow, the hundred marks of day and night conclude, and the generative virtue of the Five Elements ends. If the pulse beats fifty times without stopping, it means the Zang Organs all receive Qi; this is a state of no disease.
If the pulse beats forty times and then stops, it means one Zang Organ lacks Qi; death will occur after four years, when spring grass grows.
If the pulse beats thirty times and then stops, it means two Zang Organs lack Qi; death will occur after three years, when wheat ripens.
If the pulse beats twenty times and then stops, it means three Zang Organs lack Qi; death will occur after two years, when mulberry fruits turn red.
If the pulse beats ten times and then stops, it means four Zang Organs lack Qi; death will occur within the year. If the pulse remains motionless during solar terms, death occurs at Qingming [Pure Brightness]; at the latest, it does not exceed Guyu [Grain Rain].
If the pulse beats five times and then stops, it means all five Zang Organs lack Qi; death will occur after five days.
If the pulse arrives once and lingers for a long time, the chronic illness is in the Heart; treatment should focus on the Heart.
If the pulse arrives twice and lingers for a long time, the illness is in the Liver; treatment should focus on the Liver.
If the pulse arrives three times and lingers for a long time, the illness is in the Spleen; treatment should focus on the Spleen.
If the pulse arrives four times and lingers for a long time, the illness is in the Kidney; treatment should focus on the Kidney.
If the pulse arrives five times and lingers for a long time, the illness is in the Lung; treatment should focus on the Lung.
For diseases of the five Zang Organs, if the patient's constitution is deficient but vital Qi is still intact, the condition is treatable because the Yuan Qi (Original Qi) remains whole.