甲日戌时胆窍阴丙子时中前谷荣戊寅陷谷明阳俞返本丘墟本在寅庚辰经注阳溪穴壬午膀胱委
中寻甲申时纳三焦求荣合天干取液门
乙日酉时肝大敦丁亥时荣少府心己丑太白太冲穴辛卯经渠是肺经癸巳肾宫阴谷合乙未劳宫水
穴荣
丙日申时少泽当戊戌内庭治胀康庚子时在三间俞本原腕骨可祛黄壬寅经水昆仑上甲辰阳陵泉
合长丙午时受三焦木中渚之中仔细详
丁日未时心少冲己酉大都脾土逢辛亥太渊神门穴癸丑复溜肾水通乙卯肝经曲泉合丁巳包络大
陵中
戊日午时厉兑先庚申荣穴二间迁壬戌膀胱寻束骨冲阳土穴必还原甲子胆经阳辅是丙寅小海穴
安然戌辰气纳三焦脉经火支沟刺必痊
己日巳时隐白始辛未时中鱼际取癸酉太溪太白原乙亥中封内踝比丁丑时合少海心巳卯间使包
络止
庚日辰时商阳居壬午膀胱通谷中甲申临泣为俞水合谷金原返本归丙戌小肠阳谷火戊子时居三
里宜庚寅气纳三焦合天井之中不用疑
辛日卯时少商本癸巳然谷何须付乙未太冲原太渊丁酉心经始道引己亥脾合阴陵泉辛丑曲泽包
络准
壬日寅时起至阴甲辰胆脉侠溪荣丙午小肠后溪俞返本京骨本原寻三焦寄有阳池穴返本还原似
的亲戌申时注解溪胃大肠庚戌曲池真壬子气纳三焦寄井穴关冲一片金关冲属金壬属水子母相
生恩缘深
癸日亥时井涌泉乙丑行间穴必然丁卯俞穴神门是本寻肾水太溪原包络大陵原并过己巳商丘内
踝边辛未肺经合尺泽癸酉中冲包络连子午截时安定穴留传后学莫忘言
上子午流注之法无以考焉虽针灸四书所载尤且不全还元返本之理气血所纳之穴俱隐而不具予
今将流注按时定穴编成歌括一十首使后之学人易为记诵临用之时不待思忖且后图乃先贤所缀
故不敢废备载于后庶有所证耳原图十二今分定十耳
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On the Jia (Yang Wood) day, at Xu hour (7-9 PM), select Qiaoyin (GB-44) of the Gallbladder Meridian. At Zi hour (11 PM - 1 AM), select Qian Gu (SI-3) of the Small Intestine Meridian as the Ying-Spring point. At Yin hour (3-5 AM), select Xian Gu (ST-40) of the Stomach Meridian as the Shu-Stream point; to return to the root and origin, select Qiuxu (GB-40), the Yuan-Source point of the Gallbladder Meridian. At Chen hour (7-9 AM), select Yangxi (LI-5) of the Large Intestine Meridian as the Jing-River point. At Wu hour (11 AM - 1 PM), select Weizhong (BL-40) of the Bladder Meridian as the He-Sea point. On the Jia day at Shen hour (3-5 PM), Qi is received into the Sanjiao (Triple Burner) Meridian; select Yemen (TE-2) as the Ying-Spring point. This is the method of selecting points according to Heavenly Stems.
On the Yi (Yin Wood) day, at You hour (5-7 PM), select Dazhun (LR-1) of the Liver Meridian. At Hai hour (9-11 PM), select Shaofu (HT-8) of the Heart Meridian as the Ying-Spring point. At Chou hour (1-3 AM), select Taibai (SP-3) of the Spleen Meridian and Taichong (LR-3). At Mao hour (5-7 AM), select Jingqu (LU-8) of the Lung Meridian as the Jing-River point. At Si hour (9-11 AM), select Yin Gu (KI-10) of the Kidney Meridian as the He-Sea point. At Wei hour (1-3 PM), select Laogong (PC-8) of the Pericardium Meridian, a Water Ying-Spring point.
On the Bing (Yang Fire) day, at Shen hour (3-5 PM), select Shaoze (SI-1). At Xu hour (7-9 PM), select Neiting (ST-44) of the Stomach Meridian to treat distension. At Zi hour (11 PM - 1 AM), select Sanjian (LI-3) as the Shu-Stream point; its root and origin, Wanggu (SI-4), can dispel jaundice. At Yin hour (3-5 AM), select Kunlun (BL-60) of the Bladder Meridian as the Jing-River point. At Chen hour (7-9 AM), select Yanglingquan (GB-34) of the Gallbladder Meridian as the He-Sea point. At Wu hour (11 AM - 1 PM), Qi is received from the Sanjiao Meridian; carefully examine Zhongzhu (TE-3).
On the Ding (Yin Fire) day, at Wei hour (1-3 PM), select Shaochong (HT-9) of the Heart Meridian. At You hour (5-7 PM), select Dadu (SP-2) of the Spleen Meridian. At Xin hour (7-9 PM), select Taiyuan (LU-9) of the Lung Meridian and Shenmen (HT-7) of the Heart Meridian. At Chou hour (1-3 AM), select Fuliou (KI-7) of the Kidney Meridian to unblock Kidney Water. At Mao hour (5-7 AM), select Ququan (LR-8) of the Liver Meridian as the He-Sea point. At Si hour (9-11 AM), select Daling (PC-7) of the Pericardium Meridian.
On the Wu (Yang Earth) day, at Wu hour (11 AM - 1 PM), start with Lidui (ST-45) of the Stomach Meridian. At Shen hour (3-5 PM), select Erjian (LI-2) of the Large Intestine Meridian as the Ying-Spring point. At Xu hour (7-9 PM), seek Shugu (BL-65) of the Bladder Meridian; Chongyang (ST-42), the Earth point, must return to the Yuan-Source point (i.e., Chongyang of Stomach Meridian). At Zi hour (11 PM - 1 AM), select Yangfu (GB-38) of the Gallbladder Meridian. At Yin hour (3-5 AM), select Xiaohai (SI-8) of the Small Intestine Meridian peacefully. At Xu-Chen hours (note: text implies specific flow), Qi is received into the Sanjiao Meridian; pierce Zhigou (TE-6), and it will surely heal; this is the Jing-Fire point.
On the Ji (Yin Earth) day, at Si hour (9-11 AM), start with Yinbai (SP-1) of the Spleen Meridian. At Wei hour (1-3 PM), select Yuji (LU-10). At You hour (5-7 PM), select Taixi (KI-3); note the mention of Taibai (SP-3) in context of Yuan points. At Hai hour (9-11 PM), select Zhongfeng (LR-4) located by the medial malleolus. At Chou hour (1-3 AM), select Shaohai (HT-3) of the Heart Meridian. At Mao hour (5-7 AM), select Jianshi (PC-5) of the Pericardium Meridian to stop.
On the Geng (Yang Metal) day, at Chen hour (7-9 AM), Shangyang (LI-1) is located. At Wu hour (11 AM - 1 PM), Tonggu (BL-64) of the Bladder Meridian connects. At Shen hour (3-5 PM), Linqi (GB-41) is the Shu-Stream point belonging to Water; Hegu (LI-4), the Metal Yuan-Source point, returns to the root. At Xu hour (7-9 PM), Yanggu (SI-5) of the Small Intestine Meridian belongs to Fire. At Zi hour (11 PM - 1 AM), Sanli (ST-36) of the Stomach Meridian is suitable. At Yin hour (3-5 AM), Qi is received into the Sanjiao Meridian's He-Sea point Tianjing (TE-10); there is no doubt.
On the Xin (Yin Metal) day, at Mao hour (5-7 AM), Shaoshang (LU-11) is the root. At Si hour (9-11 AM), Ran Gu (KI-2) of the Kidney Meridian needs no calculation. At Wei hour (1-3 PM), Taichong (LR-3) is the Yuan-Source point; Taiyuan (LU-9) is also associated. At You hour (5-7 PM), the Heart Meridian begins Dao Yin. At Hai hour (9-11 PM), the Spleen Meridian combines at Yinlingquan (SP-9). At Chou hour (1-3 AM), Quze (PC-3) of the Pericardium Meridian is standard.
On the Ren (Yang Water) day, starting at Yin hour (3-5 AM), Zhiyin (BL-66) arises. At Chen hour (7-9 AM), the Gallbladder pulse Xiaxi (GB-43) is the Ying-Spring point. At Wu hour (11 AM - 1 PM), Houxi (SI-3) of the Small Intestine Meridian is the Shu-Stream point returning to Jinggu (BL-64) as the root and origin. Seeking the Sanjiao Meridian, it resides at Yangchi (TE-4); returning to the root and origin seems intimate. At Xu-Shen hours, Jie Xi (ST-41) of the Stomach Meridian is annotated; Daxue (LI-11) of the Large Intestine Meridian at Geng-Xu hour is true. At Zi hour (11 PM - 1 AM), Qi is received into the Sanjiao Meridian's Jing-Well point Guanzhong (TE-1). A piece of gold. Guanzhong belongs to Metal, Ren belongs to Water; Mother and Son generate each other, the bond is deep.
On the Gui (Yin Water) day, at Hai hour (9-11 PM), the Jing-Well point Yongquan (KI-1). At Chou hour (1-3 AM), Xingjian (LR-2) is certain. At Mao hour (5-7 AM), the Shu-Stream point Shenmen (HT-7) is sought as the root; Kidney Water's Yuan-Source point Taixi (KI-3), Pericardium's Yuan-Source point Daling (PC-7) pass through. At Si hour (9-11 AM), Shangqiu (SP-5) is by the medial malleolus. At Wei hour (1-3 PM), the Lung Meridian combines at Chize (LU-5). At You hour (5-7 PM), Zhongchong (PC-9) connects with the Pericardium.
The method of Ziwu Liuzhu (Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow) is difficult to verify completely. Although recorded in the "Four Books of Acupuncture," it remains incomplete; the principles of returning to the root and origin, and the points where Qi and Blood are received, are hidden and not fully detailed. I have now compiled the time-based point selection for Liuzhu into ten songs to make it easy for later students to memorize, so that when used, no deliberation is needed. Moreover, the subsequent diagrams were added by sages past, so I dare not discard them. They are included here for reference. The original twelve diagrams are now divided and fixed into ten.