甲日 甲与己合
胆。胆为井(窍阴)。小肠为荣(前谷)。胃为俞(陷谷)。胆为原(邱墟)。大肠为经(阳溪)
膀胱为合(委中)。
胆引气行 木原在寅
甲日甲戌时胆为井(金)。丙子时小肠为荣(水)。戊寅时胃为俞(木)。并过本原邱墟穴。
木原在寅。庚辰时大肠为经(火)。壬午时膀胱为合(土)。
甲申时气纳三焦。谓甲合还原化本。
胆。窍阴为井胆中行。胁痛烦热及头疼。喉痹口干并臂痛。一针难步却须行。
小肠。前谷为荥属小肠。喉痹颔肿嗌咽干。颈项臂痛汗不出。目生翳膜并除痊。
胃。陷谷胃俞节后边。腹痛肠鸣 疟缠。面目浮肿汗不出。三分针入得获全。
胆(原)。邱墟为胆是为原。胸胁满痛疟安缠。腋肿髀枢腿酸痛。目生翳膜并除痊。
大肠。阳溪为经表腕边。颠狂喜笑鬼神言。心烦目赤头风痛。热痛心惊针下痊。
膀胱。委中合穴 纹中。腰脊沉沉溺失频。髀枢痛及膝难屈。取其经血使能平。
乙日 乙与庚合
肝。肝为井(大敦)。心为荣(少府)。脾为俞(太名)。肺为经(经渠)。肾为合(阴
谷)。化本包络。
肝引血行。
乙日乙酉时肝为井(木)。丁亥时心为荣(火)。己丑时脾为俞(土)。辛卯时肺为经(金)。
癸巳时肾为合(水)。
乙未时血纳包络。
肝。大敦为井主肝家。心痛腹胀阴汗赊。中热尸厥如死状。血崩脐痛用针加。
心。少府心荥本节中。少气悲忧虚在心。心痛狂颠实谵语。寒热胸中便下针。
脾。太白脾俞骨下分。身热腹胀血便脓。吐逆霍乱心中痛。下针一刺得安宁。
肺。经渠肺经热在胸。掌后寸口脉陷中。热喘病疼心吐逆。禁灸神针有大功。
肾。阴谷肾合膝后分。脚痛难移好用针。小腹急痛并漏下。小便黄赤建中寻。
On the day of Jia (甲), Jia combines with Ji (己).
The Gallbladder Meridian's Jing-River point is Qiuyang (GB45, Shao Yin). The Small Intestine Meridian's Ying-Spring point is Qian Gu (SI11). The Stomach Meridian's Shu-Stream point is Xian Gu (ST43). The Gallbladder Meridian's Yuan-Source point is Qiuxu (GB40). The Large Intestine Meridian's Jing-River point is Yang Xi (LI5).
The Bladder Meridian's He-Sea point is Wei Zhong (BL40).
The Gallbladder Meridian guides the movement of Qi; the origin of Wood is at Yin.
On the day of Jia, during the hour of Jia Xu (甲戌), the Gallbladder Meridian corresponds to the Jing-River point (Metal). During the hour of Bing Zi (丙子), the Small Intestine Meridian corresponds to the Ying-Spring point (Water). During the hour of Wu Yin (戊寅), the Stomach Meridian corresponds to the Shu-Stream point (Wood). At this time, it passes through the Yuan-Source point of the meridian itself, Qiuxu.
The origin of Wood is at Yin. During the hour of Geng Chen (庚辰), the Large Intestine Meridian corresponds to the Jing-River point (Fire). During the hour of Ren Wu (壬午), the Bladder Meridian corresponds to the He-Sea point (Earth).
During the hour of Jia Shen (甲申), Qi enters the Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Meridian. This means that Jia Wood Qi returns to its origin and transforms into its root.
Gallbladder Meridian: Qiuyang serves as the Jing-River point on the pathway of the Gallbladder. It treats hypochondriac pain, vexatious heat, headache, throat obstruction (Hou Bi), dry mouth, and arm pain. Needling requires caution and should not be done arbitrarily.
Small Intestine Meridian: Qian Gu serves as the Ying-Spring point belonging to the Small Intestine. It treats throat obstruction, submandibular swelling, pharyngeal dryness, neck and arm pain, absence of sweating, eye nebulae, and convulsions.
Stomach Meridian: Xian Gu serves as the Shu-Stream point of the Stomach, located at the edge behind the joint. It treats abdominal pain, borborygmus, malaria, facial edema, and absence of sweating. A needle depth of three fen can lead to recovery.
Gallbladder Meridian (Yuan-Source): Qiuxu serves as the Yuan-Source point of the Gallbladder. It treats chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain, lingering malaria, axillary swelling, pain in the hip pivot and thigh, eye nebulae, and convulsions.
Large Intestine Meridian: Yang Xi serves as the Jing-River point, located on the lateral side of the wrist. It treats mania, laughter, speaking with spirits, heart vexation, red eyes, wind-headache. Heat and pain with palpitations can be cured by needling.
Bladder Meridian: Weizhong is the He-Sea point, located in the crease of the popliteal fossa. It treats heavy sensation in the waist and spine, frequent and involuntary urination, pain in the hip pivot, and difficulty in flexing the knee. Taking blood from this meridian can bring balance.
On the day of Yi (乙), Yi combines with Geng (庚).
The Liver Meridian's Jing-River point is Dadun (LR1). The Heart Meridian's Ying-Spring point is Shaofu (HT8). The Spleen Meridian's Shu-Stream point is Taibai (SP3, text reads "Taiming" which is likely a typo for Taibai). The Lung Meridian's Jing-River point is Jingqu (LU8). The Kidney Meridian's He-Sea point is Yingu (KI10). The transforming root is the Pericardium Meridian.
The Liver Meridian guides the movement of Blood.
On the day of Yi, during the hour of Yi You (乙酉), the Liver Meridian corresponds to the Jing-River point (Wood). During the hour of Ding Hai (丁亥), the Heart Meridian corresponds to the Ying-Spring point (Fire). During the hour of Ji Chou (己丑), the Spleen Meridian corresponds to the Shu-Stream point (Earth). During the hour of Xin Mao (辛卯), the Lung Meridian corresponds to the Jing-River point (Metal).
During the hour of Gui Si (癸巳), the Kidney Meridian corresponds to the He-Sea point (Water).
During the hour of Yi Wei (乙未), Blood enters the Pericardium Meridian.
Liver Meridian: Dadun serves as the Jing-River point, governing Liver diseases. It treats heart pain, abdominal distension, excessive sweating in the genital area. For internal heat, corpse-like fainting (Shi Jue), bloody leukorrhea, and umbilical pain, acupuncture should be applied.
Heart Meridian: Shaofu serves as the Ying-Spring point of the Heart, located in the middle of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the palm. It treats shortness of breath, sorrow, heart deficiency, heart pain, mania, delirium in excess patterns, and chills and fever. Needling is indicated for chest discomfort.
Spleen Meridian: Taibai serves as the Shu-Stream point of the Spleen, located below the bone. It treats body heat, abdominal distension, pus and blood in stool, vomiting, cholera, and heart pain. One needle insertion brings peace.
Lung Meridian: Jingqu serves as the Jing-River point of the Lung, treating Lung heat in the chest. It is located in the depression at the radial pulse (Cunkou) behind the wrist. It treats hot asthma, pain, and vomiting due to heart issues. Moxibustion is prohibited; divine acupuncture has great merit.
Kidney Meridian: Yingu serves as the He-Sea point of the Kidney, located at the posterior aspect of the knee. It treats leg pain making movement difficult, suitable for needling. It treats acute lower abdominal pain, metrorrhagia (Lou Xia), and yellow-red urine; treatment should seek to strengthen the center (Jian Zhong).