手少阳三焦经。诸阳气之父。穴属腑。
手厥阴心包络经。阴血之母。穴属脏。
络穴正在两经中间。假令立身叉手取之。大指次指端尽处。手腕后高骨缝列缺是也。内
为手太阴肺经。外为手阳明大肠经。列缺穴交两经之中。若刺络穴。表里皆治。他皆仿此。
流注六十穴内。无此一十五络穴。一十二经。每经络各有一络穴。外有三络穴。阳跷络
在足太阳经。阴跷络在足少阴经。脾之大络。在足太阴经。此一十五络穴之辨也。
足厥阴肝经上内踝八寸。交出足太阴脾经之后。足太阴脾经。却交出足厥阴肝经之前。
交经八穴者。针道之要。然不知郭氏之所术。但书云。乃少室隐者之所传也。近代往往
用之弥验
胜数哉。予嗜此术。亦何啻伯伦之嗜酒也。第恨斯学之初。心术未尝。手法未成。而兵火荐
至。家藏图籍。与其的本悉亡之。今十五年矣。切求而莫之获。近日得之铜台碑字王氏家。
其本悉如旧家所藏。但一二字讹。及味之。亦无所害矣。予复试此。一一精晓。疾莫不瘳。
苟诊视之。明俾上下合而攻之。如会王师。擒微奸。捕细盗。虽有不获者。寡矣。噫、神乎
哉。是术也。今得之。亦天之浓予于是者、多矣。然予之所嗜。非欲以
藉此而私己之为也。盖欲民生举无痒痫疾痛痼羸残瘵之苦。而为之也。惟学人亦嗜是焉如是
非予所敢知也。
The Sanjiao Meridian of Hand-Taiyang. It is the father of all Yang Qi (vital energy). Its acupoints belong to the Fu organs (hollow organs).
The Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin. It is the mother of Yin Blood. Its acupoints belong to the Zang organs (solid organs).
There are fifteen Luo-connecting vessels (collateral vessels). There are transverse Luo vessels, and longitudinal Jing-main vessels, totaling eighteen thousand, along with Sun-lo vessels (minute collaterals), whose details cannot be counted.
The Luo-acupoints are located precisely in the middle of these two meridians. For example, if one stands and crosses their hands, at the end of the thumb and index finger, in the gap behind the high bone of the wrist, Lieque (LU7) is that point. Internally is the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin, externally is the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming. The Lieque point intersects between the two meridians. If the Luo-point is needled, both the exterior and interior aspects are treated. The others follow this pattern.
Among the sixty points of the Liu-zhu (Flowing and Pouring) system, these fifteen Luo-points are not included. Each of the twelve regular meridians has one Luo-point. Additionally, there are three extra Luo-points. The Yang-qiao Luo-point is on the Bladder Meridian of Foot-Taiyang, the Yin-qiao Luo-point is on the Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin, and the Great Luo of the Spleen is on the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin. This is the distinction among these fifteen Luo-points.
The Liver Meridian of Foot-Jueyin ascends to eight cun above the medial malleolus, crossing posterior to the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin. The Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin, however, crosses anterior to the Liver Meridian of Foot-Jueyin.
The Eight Intersecting Points are the essence of the Dao of acupuncture. However, the specific techniques transmitted by Master Guo are unknown; it is only recorded that they were transmitted by a hermit of Mount Shaoshi. In recent times, its use has often yielded results exceeding mere numerical limits. I have a passion for this technique, no less than Liu Ling (courtesy name Bolun) had for wine. I only regret that when I first began learning this art, my mental understanding was incomplete, and my manual skills were unformed, while frequent wars caused the loss of all family-collected diagrams and the original texts of this craft. It has been fifteen years now; I have eagerly sought but failed to find them. Recently, I obtained a copy from the Wang family at Tongtai Beizi, which was identical to the old family collection, except for one or two erroneous characters. Upon studying it, there was no harm. I re-tested this method and understood it thoroughly; diseases were invariably cured. When diagnosing patients, clearly coordinating upper and lower treatments to attack together is like assembling royal troops, capturing minor traitors, and catching petty thieves. Even if some are missed, they would be few. Alas, how miraculous! Obtaining this technique today is indeed Heaven's great favor upon me. However, my passion is not to use this for personal gain. Rather, it is to relieve the people from the suffering of itching, epilepsy, pain, chronic weakness, disability, and severe illness. Whether other learners share this passion is something I dare not presume.