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The Liver dislikes wind. All cases of tremors and vertigo caused by wind have their root in the Liver. The Heart dislikes heat. All cases of sudden convulsions, sores, ulcers, and blood diseases have their root in the Heart. The Spleen dislikes dampness. All cases of edema and fullness caused by dampness have their root in the Spleen. The Lung dislikes cold. All cases of Qi stagnation and depression have their root in the Lung. The Kidney dislikes dryness. All cases of contraction and pulling caused by cold have their root in the Kidney.

All cases of Jue syndrome (syncope or cold extremities due to rebellious Qi), chronic stubborn diseases, and diarrhea have their root in the Lower Jiao. All cases of Wei syndrome (flaccidity syndrome with limb weakness), asthma, and vomiting have their root in the Upper Jiao.

In malaria, if there is stiffness and rigidity of the waist and spine accompanied by convulsions, it is incurable.
If muscles are emaciated, the rectum prolapses, and body heat does not subside, death will ensue.
In Shi Jue (corpse syncope, a state of deep coma) where the body loses sensation and there is a whistling sound in the ears, if sweating occurs and the body temperature becomes warm, it should heal spontaneously. If the lips turn blue and the body is cold, death is certain.
If both interior and exterior are deficient, with cold sweat on the body, slight vomiting, restlessness, cold extremities, and bodily agitation, death will ensue.
If the form is extremely emaciated and unable to take medicine, it indicates the exhaustion of Gu Qi (Grain Qi/Stomach Qi). If one disease ends and another immediately arises, this is due to the mutual overcoming and attacking among the Five Elements; death is certain for such a person.

When the Liver is Excess, symptoms include red eyes, hypochondriac pain, irritability, swollen cheeks, dizziness, and deafness. It is suitable to use the Draining method. When the Liver is Deficient, symptoms include dim vision, tendon cramping, hypochondriac constraint, frequent sadness and fear, withered nails, and inability to take deep breaths. It is suitable to use the Tonifying method.
When the Heart is Excess, symptoms include pain throughout the chest, hypochondrium, back, and arms, incessant laughter, and dry mouth and tongue. It is suitable to use the Draining method. When the Heart is Deficient, symptoms include lackluster complexion, palpitations, sorrow, and grief, stiff tongue root, and lower back pain. It is suitable to use the Tonifying method.
When the Spleen is Excess, symptoms include abdominal distension, difficulty in defecation, flaccidity and weakness of the legs that cannot support walking, frequent convulsions while walking, pain in the soles of the feet, heavy body, and suffering from hunger. It is suitable to use the Draining method. When the Spleen is Deficient, symptoms include vomiting and regurgitation, abdominal distension, borborygmus, undigested food in stool, and unregulated diarrhea. It is suitable to use the Tonifying method.
When the Lung is Excess, symptoms include pain in the shoulders, back, thighs, and calves, asthma, cough, and rebellious Qi. It is suitable to use the Draining method. When the Lung is Deficient, symptoms include shortness of breath, hemoptysis, deafness, and dry throat. It is suitable to use the Tonifying method.
When the Kidney is Excess, symptoms include abdominal distension, body edema, sweating with aversion to wind, dark and sallow complexion, shortness of breath, undigested diarrhea (Suncie), and yellow urine. It is suitable to use the Draining method. When the Kidney is Deficient, symptoms include coldness in the middle jiao (referring to the empty and soft areas beside the spine under the hypochondrium), spinal pain, deafness, intermittent cold extremities, and abnormal urine color. It is suitable to tonify using Lurong (Cervus Nippon Cornu, Deer Antler) and Bajiji (Morinda Officinalis Radix, Morinda Root).