(左右共一百三十四穴。)
睛明 攒竹 眉冲 曲差 五处 承光 通天 络却 玉枕 天柱 大杼 风门
肺俞 厥阴俞 心俞 督俞 膈俞 肝俞 胆俞 脾俞 胃俞 三焦俞 肾俞
气海俞 大肠俞 关元俞 小肠俞 膀胱俞 中膂俞 白环俞 上 次 中
下 会阳 附分 魄户 膏肓 神堂 噫嘻 膈关 魂门 阳纲 意舍
胃仓 肓门 志室 胞肓 秩边 承扶 殷门 浮 委阳 委中 合阳 承筋
承山 飞扬 跗阳 昆仑 仆参 申脉 金门 京骨 束骨 通谷 至阴
膀胱者,州都之官,津液藏焉,气化则能出矣。膀胱当十九椎,居肾之下,大肠之前,有下口无上口。当
脐上一寸水分穴处,为小肠下口,乃膀胱上际,水液出此,别回肠,随气泌渗而入。其出其入,皆由气化。
入气不化,则水归大肠而为泄泻;出气不化,则闭塞下窍而为癃肿。后世诸书有言其有上口无下口,
有言上下俱有口者,皆非。是经多血少气。《难经》曰∶“膀胱重九两二铢,纵广九寸,盛溺九升九
合;口广二寸半。”
膀者,言其横于前阴之旁以通水也。胱者,言其质之薄而明也。合而言之,以其由虚而实,旁通水道也。
下联前阴,溺之所出。
(左右共五十四穴。)
涌泉 然谷 太 大钟 水泉 照海 复溜 交信 筑宾 阴谷 横骨 大赫
气穴 四满 中注 肓俞 商曲 石关 阴都 通谷 幽门 步廊 神封 灵墟
神藏 中 俞府
肾者,作强之官,伎巧出焉。肾附于脊之十四椎下。是经常少血多气。其合骨也,其荣发也。开窍于二
阴。《难经》曰∶“肾有两枚,重一斤二两。主藏精与志。”华元化曰∶“肾者。精神之舍,性命之根。”肾
有两枚,形如豇豆,相并而曲附于脊之两傍,相去合一寸五分。外有黄脂包裹。各有带二条,上条系于
心,下条趋脊下大骨,在脊骨之端如半手许,中有两穴,是肾带经过处,上行脊髓,至脑中,连于髓海。
肾,任也。主骨而任周身之事。故强弱系之。
(One hundred and thirty-four acupoints in total on both sides.)
Jingming (BL1) Cuanzhu (BL2) Meichong (BL3) Qucha (BL4) Wuchu (BL5) Chengguang (BL6) Tongtian (BL7) Luoque (BL8) Yuzhen (BL9) Tianzhu (BL10) Dazhu (BL11) Fengmen (BL12)
Feishu (BL13) Jueyinshu (BL14) Xinshu (BL15) Dushu (BL16) Geshu (BL17) Ganshu (BL18) Danshu (BL19) Pishu (BL20) Weishu (BL21) Sanjiaoshu (BL22) Shenshu (BL23)
Qihai Shu (BL24) Dachang Shu (BL25) Guanyuan Shu (BL26) Xiaochang Shu (BL27) Pangguang Shu (BL28) Zhonglü Shu (BL29) Baihuan Shu (BL30) Shangliao (BL31) Ciliao (BL32)
Zhongliao (BL33) Xialiao (BL34) Huiyang (BL35) Fufen (BL41) Pohu (BL42) Gaohuang (BL43) Shentang (BL44) Yixi (BL45) Ge Guan (BL46) Hunmen (BL47) Yanggang (BL48) Yishe (BL49)
Weicang (BL50) Huangmen (BL51) Zhishi (BL52) Baohuang (BL53) Zhibian (BL54) Chengfu (BL36) Yinmen (BL37) Fuxi (BL38) Weiyang (BL39) Weizhong (BL40) Heyang (BL55) Chengjin (BL56)
Chengshan (BL57) Feiyang (BL58) Fuyang (BL59) Kunlun (BL60) Pusun (BL61) Shenmai (BL62) Jinmen (BL63) Jinggu (BL64) Shugu (BL65) Tonggu (BL66) Zhiyin (BL67)
The Bladder is the official of the capital, where fluids are stored; it can discharge them only through Qi transformation. The Bladder is located at the level of the nineteenth thoracic vertebra, below the Kidney and anterior to the Large Intestine. It has a lower opening but no upper opening. At the point Shuifen (CV9), one cun above the umbilicus, which is the lower opening of the Small Intestine and the upper boundary of the Bladder, fluid exits here, separating from the ileum and entering via permeation driven by Qi. Both its entry and exit depend on Qi transformation. If the Qi of entry fails to transform, water flows into the Large Intestine causing diarrhea; if the Qi of exit fails to transform, the lower orifices become obstructed leading to strangury or swelling. Later texts stating it has an upper opening but no lower opening, or that it has openings at both ends, are incorrect. This meridian contains abundant blood and little Qi. The *Nan Jing* states: "The Bladder weighs nine taels and two zhu, measures nine inches in length and width, holds nine sheng and nine he of urine; its opening is two inches and a half wide."
"Bang" refers to its horizontal position beside the external genitalia to facilitate water passage. "Guang" refers to its thin and transparent nature. Taken together, it implies that it becomes full from empty and connects laterally with the water pathways.
Its lower end connects to the external genitalia, which is the outlet for urine.
(Fifty-four acupoints in total on both sides.)
Yongquan (KI1) Ran gu (KI2) Taixi (KI3) Dazhong (KI4) Shuiquan (KI5) Zhaohai (KI6) Fuli u (KI7) Jiaoxin (KI8) Zubin (KI9) Yinggu (KI10) Henggu (KI11) Dahe (KI12)
Qixue (KI13) Siman (KI14) Zhongzhu (KI15) Huangshu (KI16) Shangqu (KI17) Shiguan (KI18) Yindu (KI19) Tonggu (KI20) Youmen (KI21) Bulang (KI22) Shenfeng (KI23) Lingxu (KI24)
Shencang (KI25) Zhongwan (CV12 - *Note: Text says 'Zhong', likely referring to a specific point context or typo for Zhongwan/Zhongji, but strictly translating text as 'Zhong'*) Shufu (KI26)
The Kidney is the official of strength and power, from whom skills and ingenuity arise. The Kidney attaches below the fourteenth thoracic vertebra of the spine. This meridian typically presents with little blood and abundant Qi. Its manifestation is in the bones, and its luster is in the hair. It opens into the two yin orifices (urethra and anus). The *Nan Jing* states: "There are two Kidneys, weighing one jin and two liang. They primarily store Essence and Zhi (Will)." Hua Yuanhua said: "The Kidney is the residence of Spirit and the root of life." There are two Kidneys, shaped like kidney beans, lying side by side and curved against the sides of the spine, separated by one cun and five fen. They are wrapped externally in yellow fat. Each has two ligaments; the upper ligament attaches to the Heart, and the lower ligament tends toward the large bone below the spine. At the end of the spinal bone, approximately half a hand's length away, there are two acupoints, which are the passages for the Kidney ligaments. These ascend into the spinal marrow, reach the brain, and connect to the Sea of Marrow.
"Kidney" (Shen) implies "bearing" or "responsibility" (Ren). It governs the bones and bears the affairs of the whole body. Therefore, physical strength and weakness depend upon it.