天时∶阳气乃避，阴气暴举，大寒乃至，川泽严凝，寒 结为霜雪。甚则黄黑昏翳，流行气
交，乃为霜杀，水乃见祥，阳光不治，空积沉阴，白埃昏暝，而乃发也。其气二火前后。君火二之
气，相火三之气，自春分二月中而尽于小暑六月节，凡一百廿日，皆二火之所主。水本旺于冬，
其气郁，故发于火令之时，阴乘阳也。
民病∶寒客心痛，（心火畏水。）腰 痛，（寒入肾。关节不利，屈伸不便，寒则气血
滞，筋脉急。）善厥逆，痞坚腹满。（阴气盛，阳不得行。）
治法∶水郁折之。折者，调制也。凡水郁之病，为寒为水之属也。水之本在肾，水之标在肺，
其伤在阳分，其反克在脾胃，水性善流，宜防泛溢。凡折之法，如养气可以化水，治在肺也；实
土可以制水，治在脾也；壮火可以胜水，治在命门也；自强可以帅水，治在肾也；分水可泄水，
治在膀胱也。凡此皆谓之折，岂独折之而已哉。
天时∶太虚埃昏，云物以扰，大风乃至，发屋折木，太虚苍埃，天山一色，或为浊气黄黑郁
若，横云不起雨，（云虽横而不致雨。）其气无常，（变动不定。）长川草偃，柔叶呈阴，松吟
高山，虎啸岩岫，怫之先兆也。
民病∶胃脘当心而痛，（厥阴之脉，挟胃贯膈。）上支两胁，（肝气逆。）咽膈不通，饮食
不下，甚则耳鸣眩转，目不识人，善暴僵仆。（皆风木肝邪之病。）
治法∶木郁达之。达者，畅达也。凡木郁之病，风之属也。其脏应肝胆，其经
在胁肋，其主在筋爪，其伤在脾胃、在血分。然木喜调畅，故在表者，当疏其经，在里者，当疏
其脏，但使气得通行，皆谓之达。诸家以吐为达者，又安足以尽之。
Translation:
Weather/Nature: Yang Qi retreats, Yin Qi suddenly rises to excess, severe cold arrives, rivers and marshes freeze solid, cold condenses into frost and snow. In severe cases, the sky becomes yellowish-black and dimly obscured, the circulating Qi interacts in conflict, causing frost to kill vegetation, water manifestations show omens, sunlight fails to function, heavy Yin accumulates in the void, white dust and haze obscure visibility, thus the pathogenic factor erupts. This Qi occurs before and after the periods of Ministerial Fire and Sovereign Fire. Sovereign Fire corresponds to the Second Qi, and Ministerial Fire to the Third Qi; from the Spring Equinox (February) until the Minor Heat solar term (June), totaling 120 days, these are all governed by these two fires. Water naturally prospers in winter, but due to Qi stagnation, it erupts during the time when fire commands prevail, representing Yin encroaching upon Yang.
People's Diseases: Cold invading causes heart pain, (because Heart Fire fears Water.) lower back pain, (Cold enters the Kidney.) joint stiffness and difficulty in flexion and extension, (Cold causes Qi and Blood stagnation, leading to tendon and vessel tension.) frequent cold limbs and reversal, chest fullness with hardness and abdominal distension. (Yin Qi is excessive, preventing Yang Qi from moving.)
Treatment Method: For Water Stagnation (Shui Yu), one should employ "Zhe" (Restriction/Modulation). "Zhe" means modulation or regulation. All diseases of Water Stagnation belong to the categories of Cold and Water. The root of Water lies in the Kidney, its branch manifestation in the Lung, its injury affects the Yang aspect, and its counter-acting influence involves the Spleen and Stomach. Water nature tends to flow, so one must guard against overflow. Methods of "Zhe" include: nourishing Qi to transform Water, treating the Lung; strengthening Earth to control Water, treating the Spleen; boosting Fire to overcome Water, treating the Mingmen (Gate of Life); self-strengthening to command Water, treating the Kidney; separating fluids to drain Water, treating the Bladder. All these are called "Zhe," implying more than just simple restriction.
Weather/Nature: The great void is dusty and dim, clouds and phenomena are disturbed, strong winds arrive, overturning houses and breaking trees. The sky is covered in pale yellow dust, mountains and heavens merge into one color. Sometimes turbid Qi appears yellow-black and stagnant, with horizontal clouds that do not bring rain, (although clouds are horizontal, they do not produce rain.) The Qi is unpredictable, (changing without regularity.) Grass on long rivers bends with the wind, soft leaves reveal their undersides, pines sing on high mountains, tigers roar in rocky peaks; these are precursors to the eruption of Wind Qi.
People's Diseases: Pain in the epigastrium directly behind the heart, (the Jueyin Liver meridian flanks the Stomach and pierces the Diaphragm.) upward support to both hypochondriac regions, (Liver Qi rebels upward.) obstruction in the throat and diaphragm, inability to swallow food. In severe cases, tinnitus, vertigo, blindness to people, and sudden stiff collapse. (All are diseases caused by Wind-Wood Liver pathogens.)
Treatment Method: For Wood Stagnation (Mu Yu), one should employ "Da" (Unblocking/Freeing). "Da" means smooth and unobstructed. All diseases of Wood Stagnation belong to the category of Wind. Its associated organs are the Liver and Gallbladder, its meridians traverse the hypochondrium, it governs tendons and nails, and its injury affects the Spleen, Stomach, and Blood aspect. However, Wood favors smoothness and free flow; therefore, if in the exterior, one should soothe the meridians; if in the interior, one should soothe the organs. As long as Qi circulation is restored, it is called "Da." Some schools consider emesis as "Da," but this cannot fully encompass the concept.