天中发黑色，两颧上发赤色应之者，不出六十日兵死。若年上发赤色应之者，不出三十日死。若命门上
发赤色应之者，（相法以耳前为命门，两眉之间为命宫。）不出百日市死。妇人产死、
兵死同。（《千金翼方》。）
妇人临产，或难产之际，欲知生死吉凶者，但视产妇面青、唇青、舌青，口吐涎沫，大出不可止者，
母子俱死也。唇见青色，而舌赤者，母死子活，唇面俱赤如常，独舌青者，子死母活。（上巢氏。）
舌乃心之苗，红紫，心热也；熏黑、心火极也；（亦有寒湿。）淡白，虚也。
鼻准与牙床乃脾之窍。鼻红燥，脾热也。惨黄，脾败也。牙床红肿，热也。破烂，脾胃火也。
唇乃脾胃之窍，红紫热也，淡白虚也，如漆黑者，脾胃将绝也。口右扯，肝风也；左扯，脾之痰也。
鼻孔肺之窍，干燥，热也。流清涕，寒也。
耳与齿乃肾之窍，耳鸣、气不和也；齿如黄豆，肾气绝也。
目乃肝之窍，勇视而睛转者，风也；直视而不转睛者，肝气将绝也。以目分言之，又属五脏之窍。黑
珠属肝，纯是黄色，凶症也。白珠属肺，色青，肝风侮肺也；淡黄色，脾有积滞也；老黄色，乃肺受湿热，疸
症也。瞳人属肾，无光采，又兼发黄，肾气虚也。大角属大肠，破烂，肺有风也。小角属小肠，破烂，心有
热也。上皮属脾，肿，脾伤也。下皮属胃，青色，胃有寒也。上下皮睡合不紧，露一线缝者，脾胃虚极也。
面有五位，五脏各有所属。额属心，离火也。左腮属肝，震木也。右腮属肺，兑金也。唇之上下属肾，坎
水也。五脏，里也。六腑，表也。小肠，心之表，小便短黄涩痛，心热也；清长而利，虚也。胃乃脾之表，
唇红而吐，胃热也，唇惨白而吐，胃虚也；唇色平常而吐，作伤胃论。大肠，肺之表，
闭结，肺有火也。肺无热而便闭，必血枯，不可通下。脱肛。肺虚也。胆乃肝之表，口苦，肝旺也；闻声
着吓，肝虚也。（亦是心包有痰。每闻声，即四肢惊掣。）膀胱、肾之表，居脐下气海之右，
有名无形，筋肿筋痛，肾水之寒气入膀胱也。
面有五色，一曰红，红病在心，面红者热。一曰青，青病在肝，面青者痛。一曰黄，黄病在脾，面黄者
脾伤。一曰白，白病在肺，面白者寒。一曰黑，黑病在肾，面黑而无润泽，肾气败也。望其色，若异于平日，
而苗窍之色，与面色相符，则脏腑虚实，无有不验者矣。（苗窍，即《千金方》门户井灶之
义，非仅以辨五脏之部位也。）
脐风者，风寒由脐入也，发于七日之内。（亦有禀于先天者，命火未全，寒从脐下上冲，故均名脐风。）
风附木则鸣，目乃肝之窍，故两眼角先有黄色。肝邪克脾，鼻准，脾之窍，故准头又有黄色。由脾犯肾，故两
唇色黄而口撮。舌强者，肾邪犯心也。初起，吮乳必较前稍松。两眼角，挨眉心处，忽有黄色，宜
急治之。黄色到鼻，犹易治也；到人中、承浆，治之稍难。若已见唇口紧束，舌头强直，不必治矣。（《集成》辨儿
之禀浓者，眼角准头，多见黄色，然先生从亲验得来，决非虚语，禀浓者，面色必赤，其
黄深隐，而仍黄中透赤也。脐风者，面色必夭，其黄浮滞也。上夏禹铸《幼科铁镜》。）
山根之上，有青筋直见，或横见者，俱肝热也。有红筋直见或斜见者，俱心热也。黄筋见于山根，或皮色
黄者，不拘横直，均脾胃之证，或吐或泻，或腹痛，或不思食。（上陈远公法。）
囟门凸起者，肝肾肺胃风热湿热也；下陷者，或因先天
不足，或因泄利过度，脾肾虚寒气怯也；疾跳或断续无伦次者，气脱也。（添加。）
Black discoloration in the center of the forehead, accompanied by redness on both cheekbones, indicates death from war within sixty days. If redness appears at the "Nian Shang" (area above the nose root), it indicates death within thirty days. If redness appears at the "Ming Men" (in physiognomy, the area before the ears is Ming Men, and the space between the eyebrows is Ming Gong), it indicates death in a market or marketplace within one hundred days. (Recorded in *Qianjin Yi Fang*.)
When a woman is about to give birth or during difficult labor, to determine life or death and auspiciousness or inauspiciousness, observe if the mother's face, lips, and tongue are cyanotic, with excessive salivation that cannot be stopped; in such cases, both mother and child will die. If the lips are cyanotic but the tongue is red, the mother dies and the child lives. If the face and lips are red as usual, but only the tongue is cyanotic, the child dies and the mother lives. (From Chao Yuanfang.)
The tongue is the sprout of the Heart. Red or purple color indicates Heart Heat; darkened black indicates extreme Heart Fire (though Cold-Dampness is also possible); pale white indicates Deficiency.
The tip of the nose and the gum margins are the orifices of the Spleen. Red and dry nose tip indicates Spleen Heat. Dull yellow indicates Spleen Failure. Red and swollen gums indicate Heat. Ulceration indicates Fire toxin in the Stomach and Spleen.
The lips are the orifices of the Stomach and Spleen. Red and purple indicates Heat; pale white indicates Deficiency; jet black indicates impending exhaustion of Stomach and Spleen Qi. Deviation of the mouth corner to the right indicates Liver Wind; deviation to the left indicates Phlegm of the Spleen.
The nostrils are the orifices of the Lung. Dryness indicates Heat. Clear runny nose indicates Cold.
The ears and teeth are the orifices of the Kidney. Tinnitus indicates Disharmony of Qi; teeth growing as large as soybeans (abnormality) indicates exhaustion of Kidney Qi.
The eyes are the orifices of the Liver. A fierce gaze with flexible eye movement indicates Wind. Fixed staring without eye movement indicates impending exhaustion of Liver Qi. Subdividing the parts of the eye, they correspond to the five Zang organs. The black pupil belongs to the Liver; pure yellow color is an ominous sign. The white sclera belongs to the Lung; blue-green color indicates Liver Wind insulting the Lung; pale yellow indicates Spleen stagnation; old yellow indicates Lung affected by Damp-Heat, resulting in Jaundice. The pupil belongs to the Kidney; lack of luster combined with yellowing indicates Kidney Qi Deficiency. The outer canthus (large angle) belongs to the Large Intestine; ulceration indicates Lung Wind. The inner canthus (small angle) belongs to the Small Intestine; ulceration indicates Heart Heat. The upper eyelid belongs to the Spleen; swelling indicates Spleen injury. The lower eyelid belongs to the Stomach; bluish color indicates Stomach Cold. Upper and lower eyelids not closing tightly, leaving a slit, indicates extreme Deficiency of Stomach and Spleen.
There are five areas on the face, each belonging to a Zang organ. The forehead belongs to the Heart, corresponding to Li Fire. The left cheek belongs to the Liver, corresponding to Zhen Wood. The right cheek belongs to the Lung, corresponding to Dui Metal. The area above and below the lips belongs to the Kidney, corresponding to Kan Water. The five Zang organs are Interior. The six Fu organs are Exterior. The Small Intestine is the exterior counterpart of the Heart; short, yellow, painful, and difficult urination indicates Heart Heat; clear, long, and free urination indicates Deficiency. The Stomach is the exterior counterpart of the Spleen; red lips with vomiting indicate Stomach Heat; pale white lips with vomiting indicate Stomach Deficiency; normal lip color with vomiting should be treated as Stomach Injury. The Large Intestine is the exterior counterpart of the Lung; constipation indicates Lung Fire. If there is no Lung Heat but stool is retained, it must be Blood Dryness; purgatives should not be used. Rectal prolapse indicates Lung Deficiency. The Gallbladder is the exterior counterpart of the Liver; bitter taste indicates Liver Excess; being startled by sound indicates Liver Deficiency (also due to Phlegm in the Pericardium; every time sound is heard, limbs convulse). The Bladder is the exterior counterpart of the Kidney, located to the right of the Qi Sea below the umbilicus; it has a name but no form; tendon swelling and pain indicate Cold Qi of Kidney Water invading the Bladder.
There are five colors of the face: 1. Red indicates disease in the Heart; red face indicates Heat. 2. Cyan indicates disease in the Liver; cyan face indicates Pain. 3. Yellow indicates disease in the Spleen; yellow face indicates Spleen injury. 4. White indicates disease in the Lung; white face indicates Cold. 5. Black indicates disease in the Kidney; black face without luster indicates failure of Kidney Qi. Observing the color, if it differs from usual, and the color of the orifices matches the facial color, then the Deficiency or Excess of the Zang-Fu organs will be accurately diagnosed. (The term "orifices/sprouts" refers to the meaning of gates, wells, and stoves in *Qian Jin Fang*, not merely for distinguishing Zang organ locations.)
Umbilical Tetanus (Qi Feng) is caused by Wind-Cold entering through the umbilicus, occurring within seven days after birth. (Some cases are congenital, where Life Fire is incomplete, and Cold rushes up from below the umbilicus, hence all are called Umbilical Tetanus.) When Wind attaches to Wood (Liver), it causes noise; since the eyes are the orifices of the Liver, yellow color first appears at the corners of the eyes. Liver Evil overacting on the Spleen affects the nose tip, which is the orifice of the Spleen, so yellow appears on the nose. From Spleen affecting the Kidney, the lips turn yellow and the mouth puckers. A stiff tongue indicates Kidney Evil invading the Heart. In the early stage, sucking milk will be slightly looser than before. Sudden yellow color near the eyebrows at the eye corners requires urgent treatment. If the yellow reaches the nose, it is still easy to treat; if it reaches the Ren Zhong and Cheng Jiang points, treatment is more difficult. If the lips and mouth are already tightly bound and the tongue is rigid, treatment is futile. (*Ji Cheng* discusses that children with strong constitution often show yellow at the eye corners and nose tip, but this author verified it personally and it is not false talk. Those with strong constitution have a red face, and their yellow is deep and hidden, showing red through the yellow. Umbilical Tetanus presents with a premature aging/dying complexion, and the yellow is floating and stagnant. From Xia Yuzhu's *You Ke Tie Jing*.)
Blue veins appearing straight or horizontal above the Shan Gen (root of the nose) all indicate Liver Heat. Red veins appearing straight or diagonal all indicate Heart Heat. Yellow veins appearing at the Shan Gen, or yellow skin color, regardless of orientation, all indicate Spleen-Stomach disorders, manifesting as vomiting or diarrhea, abdominal pain, or loss of appetite. (From Chen Yuan Gong's method.)
Protrusion of the fontanelle indicates Wind-Heat and Damp-Heat in the Liver, Kidney, Lung, and Stomach. Depression indicates Congenital Insufficiency or excessive diarrhea/loose stools leading to Spleen-Kidney Deficiency and Cold Qi weakness. Rapid jumping or irregular discontinuation indicates Qi Collapse. (Added content.)