（色者气之华也）
肝病面青如翠羽。或如苍玉之泽者生。如蓝、如地苔、如草滋、如枯草。眼眶陷入者。三日死。面肿苍黑。舌卷而
青。四肢乏力。两眼如盲。泣出不止。八日死。此肝脏绝也。（一云中热嗌干。善溺心烦。舌卷卵上缩。）
病患筋绝。爪甲枯黑。八日死。
面青目黄。半日死。（一云五日死）
手足甲青。频呼骂者。是筋绝。九日死。
项筋舒展者死。
目无精光。齿断黑者死。
病患目HT 绝。系不能正。胆绝也。
心病面赤。如鸡冠之色。或如帛裹朱者生。如代赭、如 血、如瘀血。一日死。
面黧肩息直视。掌肿没纹。狂言身热。一日死。此心脏绝也。
面赤目青者立死。
病患脉绝。口张唇青。毛发干竖。五日死。
久病患两颊颧赤。口张气直者死。
脾病面黄。如蟹腹、如罗裹雄黄者生。如枳实、如黄土色。四肢肿起者。九日死。
面浮黄。脐肤肿满。泄泻下痢。肌涩唇反。十二日死。此脾脏绝也。
人中满。背青。三日死。
唇青体冷。遗尿不食。四日死。
肩息直视。唇焦者死。
体肿溺赤。频数不止者。是肉绝。六日死。
口目动作。善惊妄言。胃绝也。
目 黄者。病欲愈。有胃气也。
面如土色。不食者。四日死。胃气绝也。
肺病面白。如豕膏。或如白璧之泽者生。如盐、如垩、如枯骨者死。
口鼻气出。唇反无纹。色黑似煤。皮毛干焦。爪甲枯折者。三日死。此肺脏绝也。
面白毛折者死。
发直如麻者。半日死。
肾病面黑。如乌羽。或如黑漆而泽者生。如 、如炭煤。耳色萎黄。兼卒呻吟。四日死。
面黑齿痛。两目如盲。自汗如水。腰折沉重。皮肉濡结。发无润泽者。四日死。此肾脏绝也。
病患骨绝。齿如熟豆。一日死。
耳目口鼻黑色起者死。
面黑目白者。八日死。面肿苍黑者死。
脊痛腰重。不能反复者死。
面黑齿长而垢。腹胀闭不得息。善噫善呕。皮毛焦。肾脏绝也。
大凡黄赤为热。白黑为寒。青黑为痛。
病患脚趺肿起。身体沉重。卒失屎溺。妄语错乱。忽作尸臭。阴囊皆肿。口反张。爪甲黑。两目直
视。皆死证也。
头倾视深。精气将夺。谓项不能举。天柱骨折也。转腰不能。肾气已惫。背曲肩随。腑气已坏。其
音嘶者。是气不朝肺。声散者。肺损也。凡见此证。不出三岁。
(The complexion is the external splendor of Qi and essence.)
In Liver disease, if the face is blue/green like the feathers of a kingfisher, or lustrous like dark jade, life is possible. If the face is blue/green like indigo, like moss on the ground, like overgrown grass, or like withered grass, and the eye sockets are sunken, death occurs in three days. If the face is swollen and cyan-black, the tongue is curled and blue/green, the four limbs are weak, the eyes are blind-like, and tears flow incessantly, death occurs in eight days. This indicates the exhaustion of the Liver organ. (Another account states: internal heat causing dry throat, frequent urination, irritability, curled tongue, and retraction of the testicles.)
If the patient's sinews are exhausted, with withered and black nails, death occurs in eight days.
If the face is blue/green and the eyes are yellow, death occurs in half a day. (Another account states five days.)
If the fingernails and toenails are blue/green, and the patient frequently calls out and curses, this indicates the exhaustion of the sinews, and death occurs in nine days.
If the neck tendons are stiff and cannot extend, death occurs.
If the eyes lack spirit and luster, and the teeth break and turn black, death occurs.
If the patient's eye connections are exhausted, and the eyeballs cannot move normally, this indicates the exhaustion of the Gallbladder.
In Heart disease, if the face is red like a rooster's comb, or bright like cinnabar wrapped in silk, life is possible. If the face resembles hematite, fresh blood, or stagnant blood (dark purple/black), death occurs in one day.
If the face is dark, the patient breathes with raised shoulders, stares fixedly, the palms are swollen with disappeared creases, there is delirious speech and body heat, death occurs in one day. This indicates the exhaustion of the Heart organ.
If the face is red and the eyes are blue/green, death occurs immediately.
If the patient's pulse is exhausted, the mouth is open, lips are blue/green, hair is dry and standing erect, death occurs in five days.
In chronic illness, if the malar bones are red, the mouth is open, and breathing is straight/rigid, death occurs.
In Spleen disease, if the face is yellow, soft like a crab's belly, or bright like realgar wrapped in gauze, life is possible. If the face resembles zhi shi (immature bitter orange) in dullness, or like yellow earth, and the four limbs are swollen, death occurs in nine days.
If the face is puffy and yellow, the skin around the umbilicus is swollen and full, there is diarrhea and dysentery, the muscle is rough, and the lips evert, death occurs in twelve days. This indicates the exhaustion of the Spleen organ.
If the area above the upper lip is full/protruding, and the back is blue/green, death occurs in three days.
If the lips are blue/green, the body is cold, there is enuresis, and no food intake, death occurs in four days.
If there is shoulder-breathing, fixed staring, and cracked lips, death occurs.
If the body is swollen, urine is red, and frequency is incessant, this indicates the exhaustion of flesh/muscles, and death occurs in six days.
If the mouth and eyes twitch, there is easily provoked fright, and delirious speech, this indicates the exhaustion of the Stomach.
If the eyes are yellow, the disease is about to heal, indicating the presence of Stomach Qi.
If the face is like earth color (dull gray/yellow) and there is no food intake, death occurs in four days. This indicates the exhaustion of Stomach Qi.
In Lung disease, if the face is white, glossy like pig fat, or lustrous like white jade, life is possible. If the face resembles salt, chalk, or withered bone (dry and dull), death occurs.
If air exits the mouth and nose, lips evert without wrinkles, color is black like coal, hair and skin are dry and scorched, and nails are withered and broken, death occurs in three days. This indicates the exhaustion of the Lung organ.
If the face is white and hair breaks, death occurs.
If hair stands straight like hemp, death occurs in half a day.
In Kidney disease, if the face is black, lustrous like crow feathers, or shiny like black lacquer, life is possible. If the face resembles [unclear term, likely dark/dull substance], like charcoal and coal, ears are withered yellow, accompanied by sudden groaning, death occurs in four days.
If the face is black and teeth hurt, eyes are blind-like, spontaneous sweating like water, waist feels heavy/broken, skin and flesh are damp and stuck together, and hair lacks luster, death occurs in four days. This indicates the exhaustion of the Kidney organ.
If the patient's bones are exhausted, and teeth resemble cooked beans (loose/rotten), death occurs in one day.
If black color appears around the ears, eyes, mouth, and nose, death occurs.
If the face is black and whites of the eyes are prominent, death occurs in eight days. If the face is swollen and cyan-black, death occurs.
If there is spinal pain, heavy waist, and inability to turn over, death occurs.
If the face is black, teeth appear long with dirt, abdomen is distended and closed with difficulty breathing, there is frequent belching and vomiting, and hair/skin are scorched, this indicates the exhaustion of the Kidney organ.
Generally speaking, yellow and red indicate Heat; white and black indicate Cold; blue/green and black indicate Pain.
If the dorsum of the foot is swollen, the body is heavy, there is sudden loss of stool and urine, delirious speech and confusion, a sudden corpse-like odor emanates, the scrotum is fully swollen, there is opisthotonos (mouth corner retracted/open), black nails, and fixed staring, these are all signs of impending death.
If the head droops and cannot be lifted, and the eyes are deep-set, this indicates that Jing-Qi (Essence-Qi) is being depleted. It means the neck cannot support the head, indicating fracture of the Tianzhu bone (cervical spine). Inability to twist the waist indicates Kidney Qi is exhausted. A curved back and drooping shoulders indicate the deterioration of Fu-organ Qi. Hoarseness indicates Qi failing to ascend to the Lungs; scattered voice indicates Lung damage. Any patient presenting these signs will not survive beyond three years.