人身之有经络，犹地理之有界分。治病不知经络，犹捕贼不知界分，其能无诛伐无
过之咎乎。况手足十二经络。有血气多少之分，如手少阳三焦、足少阴肾、太阴脾多
气少血，手厥阴心包络、太阳小肠，足太阳膀胱多血少气，手阳明大肠，足阳明胃多气
多血，此其大较也。多血少气者易愈，多气少血者难疗，气多之经可行其气，血多之经
可破其血，不可执一也。 丹溪曰∶六阴经六阳经分布周身，有多气少血者，有多血少
气者，有多气多血者，不可一概论也。若夫要害处，近虚处，怯薄处，前哲已曾论及，惟
分经之言未闻也。何则？诸经惟少阳、厥阴经之生痈疽，理宜预防，以其多气少血也。其
血本少，肌肉难长，疮久未合，必成危证。又云∶少阳经多气少血与厥阴经同，少阳有相
火，尤甚于厥阴经者，其有不思本经少血，遽用驱毒利药，以伐其阴分之血，祸不旋踵矣。
请述一二成败之迹，以告来者。予族叔父，平生多虑，质弱神劳，年近五十，忽右膊外侧
廉上生结核，身微寒热而易怒，食味颇浓。脉之，俱浮大弦数，而重似涩。予曰∶此多虑
而忧伤血，时在初秋，勿轻视之，宜急补以防变证，以人参一斤作膏，下以竹沥。病者
吝费，招一外科，以十宣、五香散相间与服。旬日后，一日大风拔木，病者发热，神思不
佳。急召予视之，核稍高硕，似有脓，于中起一红线，延过肩后，斜走绕背脊，过入右
胁下，不痛，觉肩背重而急迫，食有呕意，脉同前但弦多耳。急作人参膏，入芎、术、生
姜汁饮之，用人参三斤，疮溃脓干。又与四物汤，加参术、陈皮、甘草、半夏、生姜，百
余帖而安。此等若在春令，虽神仙不治也。幸而在秋金之令，不幸因时下暴风，激起木中
相火而致此，自非参膏骤补，何由得免。（此正涓子所谓补填脏腑之法也。又一人腿外廉生红肿；一
人胁下生红肿，皆由庸医误下之而死，详见后条。）或曰∶太阴经非多血少气者乎，何臀疽之生，
初无甚苦，往往间有不救者，吾子其能治之乎？予曰∶臀居小腹之后，而又在其下，此
阴中之阴也，其道远，其位僻，虽曰多血，气运不到，气既不到，血亦罕来，中年以后，不
可生痈，才有痛肿，参之脉证，但见虚弱，便与滋补，血气无亏，可保终吉。若用寻常驱
热、拔毒、舒气之药，虚虚之祸，如指诸掌，可不慎欤！ 东阳李兄，年逾三十，形瘦肤
浓，连得忧患，又因作劳，且过于色，忽左
腿外廉侧上，发一红肿，其大如栗。一医闻其大腑坚实，与承气汤二帖下之，不效。又
一医教与大黄、朱砂、生粉草。麒麟竭，又二三帖，半月后，召予视之。曰∶事去矣。又
一李兄，四十余，面稍白，神甚劳，忽胁下生一红肿如桃。一人教用补剂，众笑且排，于
是以流气饮、十宣散杂进之，旬余后，召予视之。予曰∶非惟不与补剂，抑且多得解利，
气血俱备难矣，已而果然。（此二者皆由不预防本经，少阳少血，遽猛浪用大黄攻里而死之者也。）
一男子年近六十，形素肥，初夏于左膊外廉侧生一核，方圆二寸余，不甚痛，召予治。诊
其脉息，缓大而弱。予曰∶此因忧闷而生，当气升散之时，须急与人参膏五六斤。又看作
何应。病家召他外科，以十宣散五六帖而疮甚。予曰∶此太虚也，勿以轻小视之。病家
不信，一外科仍以十宣散进之，又五六帖，疮平陷，出清水而死。此可为因虚而生痈疽者
之例。 胡经历女，及笄，性急而形实，未许嫁，浓味积毒已深。髀骨中痛者年余，医
以气药杂治之，愈而复发。至秋冬令，忽大痛发热，医者方悟髀枢穴上生附骨疽，在外
廉侧少阳之分。其浓味性急自若，自首至尾悉是五香汤、十宣散，服至疮溃，犹与五香
汤者月余，忽一日恶寒发热膈满，医者不悟升散太多，阴血已绝，孤阳狂越于上，犹恨
服五香饮欠多，致膈间有滞，大服以进，一夕喘汗而死。（此二者由不预防本经，少阳血少，遽
猛浪用十宣、五香表散而死之者也，可不戒哉。）刘宗浓曰∶以上病例，不系膏粱、丹毒、火
热之变，因虚劳气郁所致，止宜补形气，调经脉，其疮当自消散，盖不待汗之、下之而
已也。其不详脉证、经络受病之异者，下之先犯病禁、经禁，故致失手如此。丹溪又曰∶
才得肿痛，参之脉证，但有虚弱，便与滋补，血气无亏，可保终吉。若用寻常驱热、拔毒
及气药，虚虚之祸，不旋踵矣。且夫火热为病，亦有微甚，所谓君火、相火是也。疮疡
所发，有痈疽疖 ，轻重浅深不同，或止发于一经，或兼二经者，止当求责于一二经，不
可干扰余经也，若东垣处方用药是已。矧有兼风、兼湿、兼痰、兼气、兼血、兼阴虚等
证者，病本不同，治当求责。前论虽略，比之世俗外科等书，图人形疮样而不分经络者，
此则大有径庭矣。
头部 巅（足太阳、厥阴、督脉。）头角直耳上（中是少阳）。中行（前直鼻上巅，后直须中上巅，督脉。）
第二行（足太阳，一寸五分各开两傍，为头第三行。）第三行（足少阳。）
面部 额（足少阳、阳明。）鼻（手阳明、太阳，足阳明，督脉。）人中督脉，（手、足阳明。）唇（足阳明。）
唇内（足厥阴。）承浆（足阳明，任脉。）上齿（足阳明。）下齿（手阳明。）舌（足太阴、少阴。）
目内 （手足阳明，手足太阳。）目锐 （手太阳，手、足少阳。）眉至额（直鼻而上督脉，直目内 而上
足太阳，直目瞳子而上足少阳，直锐 而上手、足少阳。）颊（直目内 而下足阳明，直目瞳子而下足阳明。）
颊车（足少阳、阳明。）耳（手足少阳，手太阳。）目系（手少阴，足太阳。）
颈项部 项中间（督脉）。拔项大筋中（足太阳）。当完骨下（手少阳，项大筋之前，耳之后也。）当
耳下（足少阳。）当曲颊下（手太阳。）曲颊前（一寸手阳明。）挟喉两旁动脉（足太阳、阳明。）缺盆中
（任脉。）咽（手太阴、少阴、足太阴。）喉咙（足少阴、阳明。）喉咙后（足厥阴。）
肩 前廉（手阳明。）后廉（手太阳。）上廉（手、足少阳。）
背部 中行（督脉。）第二行（足太阳。）第三行（足太阳。）
膺输部 中行（任脉。）第二行（足少阴。）第三行（足阳明。）第四行（足太阴。）
腹部 中间行（任脉。）第二行（足少阴。）第三行（足阳明。）第四行（足太阴。）
腋下 中间（手厥阴。）前（手太阳。）后（手太阴。）
胁部 腋直下髀枢（足少阳。）
部（自肩至肘曰 。） 前廉（手阳明。）后廉（手太阳。）外廉（手太阳。）内廉（手少阴。）
内前廉（手少太阴。）内后廉（手少阴。）
臂部 上廉（手阳明。）下廉（手太阴。）外廉（手少阳。）内廉（手厥阴。）内上廉（手太阴。）
内下廉（手少阴。）
股胫部 前廉（足阳明。）后廉（足太阳。）外廉（足少阳。）内廉（足厥阴。）内前廉（足太阴。）
诸经向导药
太阳经 上羌活，下黄柏。
阳明经 上白芷、升麻，下石膏。
少阳经 上柴胡，下青皮。
太阴经 上桔梗，下白芍药。
厥阴经 上柴胡，下青皮。
手太阴肺 （南星 款冬花 升麻 桔梗 山药 檀香 五味子 粳米 阿胶 葱白 麦门冬
杏仁 白茯苓 麻黄 益智 丁香 桑白皮 知母 天门冬 栀子 黄芩 石膏 白豆蔻 砂仁。
檀香、豆蔻为使。）
足太阴脾 （茱萸 草豆蔻 砂仁。人参、益智为使。防风 代赭石 益智 甘草 半夏 赤茯
苓当归 苍术 白术 麻子仁 黄 胶饴。）
通入手足太阴肺脾 （白芍药酒浸 升麻 芍药 木瓜 玄胡索 藿香 砂仁。）
手阳明大肠 （升麻 麻子仁 秦艽 薤白 石膏 白芷 肉豆蔻 白石脂 砂仁。白石脂为
使。）
足阳明胃 （丁香 草豆蔻 砂仁 防风 石膏 知母 白术 神曲 葛根 乌药 半夏 升
麻葱白 苍术 白芷。）
通入手足阳明 （麻黄、酒 连翘 升麻 白术 大黄、酒 葛根 石膏 白芷 檀香。佐以他
药。）
手少阳三焦 （川芎 大黄、酒 柴胡 青皮 白术 黄 熟地黄 石膏 细辛 附子 地骨
皮。）
足少阳胆 （半夏 草龙胆 柴胡。）
通入手足少阳 （青皮 柴胡 川芎 连翘。）
手厥阴心包络 （牡丹皮 白术 沙参 柴胡 熟地 败酱。）
足厥阴肝 （草龙胆 山茱萸 阿胶 瞿麦 桃仁 蔓荆子 代赭石 当归 甘草 青皮 羌
活吴茱萸 白术 紫石英。）
通入手足厥阴 （青皮 熟地 柴胡 川芎 皂角 苦茶 桃仁。）
手太阳小肠 （白术 生地黄 赤石脂 羌活 赤茯苓 砂仁。赤石脂为使。）
足太阳膀胱 （滑石 蔓荆子 猪苓 泽泻 桂枝 茵陈 白茯苓 黄柏 羌活 麻黄。）
通入手足太阳 （蔓荆子 防风 羌活 本 大黄酒 黄柏 白术 泽泻 防己 茴香。）
手少阴心 （麻黄 代赭石 桂心 当归 生地 黄连 紫石英 栀子 独活 赤茯苓。）
足少阴肾 （知母 地骨皮 黄柏 阿胶 猪肤 玄参 牡丹皮 败酱 牡蛎 乌药 山茱萸
猪苓 白茯苓 檀香 甘草 益智 天门冬 泽泻 五味子 丁香 独活、或用梢 吴茱萸 砂仁，
黄柏 茯苓为使。桔梗 或用梢。）
通入手足少阴 （五味子 细辛 熟地 泽泻 地榆 附子 知母 白术。）
命门 （附子 沉香 益智 黄 。）
The meridians of the human body are like geographical boundaries. Treating diseases without understanding the meridians is like catching thieves without knowing their operational areas; how can one avoid the blame of punishing the innocent? Moreover, the twelve meridians of the hands and feet have differences in the abundance or scarcity of Qi and Blood. For instance, the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, and Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian are characterized by abundant Qi and scarce Blood; the Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, and Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian are characterized by abundant Blood and scarce Qi; the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian and Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian are characterized by abundant Qi and abundant Blood. This is the general overview. Meridians with abundant Blood and scarce Qi are easier to cure, while those with abundant Qi and scarce Blood are harder to treat. In meridians with abundant Qi, Qi-moving methods can be used; in meridians with abundant Blood, Blood-breaking methods can be employed. One must not adhere rigidly to a single approach.
Zhu Danxi said: The six Yin meridians and six Yang meridians are distributed throughout the body, some having abundant Qi and scarce Blood, some abundant Blood and scarce Qi, and some abundant Qi and abundant Blood. They cannot be generalized. As for critical areas, regions near deficiency, and areas of frail constitution, ancient physicians have discussed them, but specific discussions based on meridian differentiation are rarely heard. Why? Among all meridians, only when abscesses (Yong Ju) occur in the Shaoyang and Jueyin meridians should prevention be emphasized, because these meridians have abundant Qi and scarce Blood. Since Blood is inherently scarce, muscle tissue heals slowly, and if sores do not close for a long time, they inevitably become critical conditions. It is also stated that the Shaoyang Meridian has abundant Qi and scarce Blood, similar to the Jueyin Meridian, but the Shaoyang Meridian involves Ministerial Fire (Xiang Huo), which is even more severe than in the Jueyin Meridian. If one fails to consider the scantiness of Blood in this meridian and hastily uses drugs to expel toxins and promote urination, thereby attacking the Blood of the Yin aspect, disaster will follow swiftly. Please recount one or two cases of success or failure to inform future practitioners.
My clan uncle was prone to excessive worry, had a weak constitution and labored spirit, and was nearly fifty years old. Suddenly, a nodule appeared on the upper lateral aspect of his right arm. He experienced slight chills and fever and was irritable, consuming rich flavors. His pulse was floating, large, wiry, and rapid, but felt rough upon heavy pressure. I said: This is caused by excessive worry injuring the Blood. It is early autumn; do not underestimate it. Urgent tonification is needed to prevent complications. Prepare a paste from one jin (approx. 500g) of Renshen (Ginseng Root), administered with Zhuli (Bamboo Sap). The patient, stingy with expenses, hired a surgeon who alternately administered Shixuan San (Ten Acupoints Powder) and Wuxiang San (Five Fragrances Powder). Ten days later, during a storm that uprooted trees, the patient developed fever and poor mental clarity. I was summoned urgently. The nodule was slightly elevated, seemingly containing pus, with a red line originating from the center, extending over the shoulder, curving around the back, and entering the right hypochondrium. There was no pain, but a sensation of heaviness and urgency in the shoulder and back, along with nausea. The pulse remained similar but with a more prominent wiry quality. I immediately prepared a Renshen paste, added Xiong (Sichuan Lovage Rhizome), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), and Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger Juice) for him to drink, using three jin of Renshen. After the sore ulcerated and pus dried, I prescribed Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction) supplemented with Renshen, Baizhu, Chenpi (Tangerine Peel), Gancao (Licorice Root), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), and Shengjiang. After more than a hundred doses, he recovered. Had this occurred in spring, even immortals could not have saved him. Fortunately, it was in autumn when Metal energy dominates. Unfortunately, the sudden wind stirred the Ministerial Fire within Wood, causing this condition. Without the rapid tonification of Renshen paste, how could he have been spared? (This aligns with the method of filling and tonifying Zang-Fu organs described by Juanzi.) Additionally, there was a person with redness and swelling on the outer lateral leg, and another with redness and swelling under the hypochondrium; both died due to misdiagnosis and inappropriate purgation by quacks, as detailed in subsequent sections.
Someone asked: Is not the Taiyin Meridian characterized by abundant Blood and scarce Qi? Why do gluteal abscesses often cause little initial suffering, yet sometimes prove fatal? Can you treat them? I replied: The buttocks are located posterior to the lower abdomen and inferiorly, making them "Yin within Yin." The pathway is distant and the location remote. Although described as having abundant Blood, Qi circulation does not reach there easily; where Qi does not reach, Blood rarely arrives. After middle age, one should not develop abscesses. If pain and swelling occur, referring to the pulse and symptoms, if weakness is observed, immediate tonification is required. If Qi and Blood are not depleted, ultimate safety can be ensured. If common heat-clearing, toxin-purging, or Qi-regulating drugs are used, the disaster of exacerbating deficiency will be obvious. How can one not be cautious!
Brother Li from Dongyang, over thirty years old, was thin but had dense skin. After consecutive worries and overwork, plus excessive sexual activity, a red swelling the size of a chestnut suddenly appeared on the upper lateral aspect of his left leg. A physician, hearing of his solid stool, administered two doses of Chengqi Tang (Stomach-Clearing Decoction) to purge, with no effect. Another physician advised Da Huang (Rhubarb Root), Zhusha (Cinnabar), Sheng Fugcao (Raw Licorice Root), and Qilinjie (Dragon's Blood Resin), taken for two or three doses. Half a month later, I was summoned. I said: The case is hopeless. Another Brother Li, in his forties, slightly pale-faced and mentally exhausted, suddenly developed a peach-sized red swelling under the hypochondrium. Someone advised using tonics, but others mocked and opposed this. Consequently, Liuqi Yin (Qi-Flowing Decoction) and Shixuan San were mixed and administered. Over ten days later, I was summoned. I said: Not only were tonics withheld, but multiple purgative and draining treatments were given. Qi and Blood are now exhausted; recovery is difficult. This proved true. (These two cases resulted from failing to anticipate the scant Blood in the Shaoyang Meridian and rashly using Da Huang to attack the interior, leading to death.)
A man nearing sixty, usually obese, developed a nodule on the upper lateral aspect of his left arm in early summer, about two cun square, with little pain. I examined his pulse: slow, large, and weak. I said: This arose from depression. During the season when Qi ascends and disperses, urgent administration of five to six jin of Renshen paste is necessary. Observe the response. The family consulted another surgeon who administered five or six doses of Shixuan San, worsening the sore. I said: This is extreme deficiency; do not轻视 (underestimate) it. The family did not believe me. The surgeon continued Shixuan San for another five or six doses. The sore flattened, exuded clear fluid, and the patient died. This serves as an example of abscesses arising from deficiency.
The daughter of Official Hu, just coming of age, had an impatient temperament and a robust constitution. Unmarried, she had accumulated deep toxicity from rich foods. She suffered bone pain in her thigh for over a year. Physicians treated her with Qi-regulating herbs mixed with other remedies, resulting in recurrence. In autumn and winter, she suddenly experienced severe pain and fever. The physician then realized it was a Gu-Shen Ju (Bone-Deep Abscess) above the Biguan acupoint, in the lateral Shaoyang region. Maintaining her rich diet and impatience, she was treated exclusively with Wuxiang Tang and Shixuan San from start to finish. Even after ulceration, Wuxiang Tang was continued for over a month. Suddenly, she developed chills, fever, and chest fullness. The physician failed to realize that excessive ascending and dispersing had exhausted Yin Blood, leaving isolated Yang to rampage upwards. Regretting insufficient intake of Wuxiang Yin, which caused chest stagnation, he administered large doses. She died of panting and sweating overnight. (These two cases resulted from failing to anticipate the scant Blood in the Shaoyang Meridian and rashly using Shixuan San and Wuxiang Tang for exterior dispersion, leading to death. One must beware!) Liu Zongnong said: The above cases were not caused by rich food, erysipelas, or fire-heat transformations, but by deficiency labor and Qi stagnation. Treatment should focus on tonifying form and Qi, regulating meridians, allowing the sores to dissipate naturally, without needing sweating or purging. Those who fail to detail pulse/symptoms and meridian pathogenesis violate disease and meridian contraindications first, leading to such errors. Danxi also said: Upon onset of swelling and pain, if pulse and symptoms indicate weakness, immediate tonification is required. If Qi and Blood remain intact, ultimate safety is assured. Using common heat-clearing, toxin-purging, or Qi-regulating drugs leads to swift disaster from exacerbating deficiency. Furthermore, fire-heat diseases vary in severity, known as Lord Fire (Jun Huo) and Ministerial Fire. Sores manifest as Yong (carbuncle), Ju (deep abscess), Ji (boil), etc., varying in severity and depth. Some affect only one meridian, others two. Investigation should focus on one or two meridians, avoiding interference with others, as Dong Yuan did in prescribing. Moreover, with concurrent Wind, Dampness, Phlegm, Qi, Blood, or Yin deficiency patterns, the root causes differ, requiring distinct treatments. Although the preceding discussion is brief, it differs greatly from secular surgical texts that merely depict figures and sores without meridian differentiation.
Head: Vertex (Foot Taiyang, Jueyin, Du Mai). Temples straight up to ears (Shaoyang). Midline (Front straight from nose to vertex, back straight from occiput to vertex, Du Mai). Second row (Foot Taiyang, 1.5 cun lateral to midline, forming the third row of the head). Third row (Foot Shaoyang).
Face: Forehead (Foot Shaoyang, Yangming). Nose (Hand Yangming, Taiyang; Foot Yangming, Du Mai). Renzhong belongs to Du Mai, (Hand/Foot Yangming). Lips (Foot Yangming). Inside lips (Foot Jueyin). Chengjiang acupoint (Foot Yangming, Ren Mai). Upper teeth (Foot Yangming). Lower teeth (Hand Yangming). Tongue (Foot Taiyin, Shaoyin). Inner canthus (Hand/Foot Yangming, Hand/Foot Taiyang). Outer canthus (Hand Taiyang, Hand/Foot Shaoyang). Eyebrows to forehead (Straight up from nose: Du Mai; straight up from inner canthus: Foot Taiyang; straight up from pupil: Foot Shaoyang; straight up from outer canthus: Hand/Foot Shaoyang). Cheeks (Straight down from inner canthus: Foot Yangming; straight down from pupil: Foot Yangming). Jiache acupoint (Foot Shaoyang, Yangming). Ears (Hand/Foot Shaoyang, Hand Taiyang). Eye connections (Hand Shaoyin, Foot Taiyang).
Neck and Nape: Middle of nape (Du Mai). Within the large tendon of the nape (Foot Taiyang). Below Wanggu (Hand Shaoyang, anterior to the large tendon of the nape, behind the ear). Below the ear (Foot Shaoyang). Below Qujia (Hand Taiyang). Anterior to Qujia (One cun: Hand Yangming). Arteries flanking the throat (Foot Taiyang, Yangming). Quepen acupoint (Ren Mai). Pharynx (Hand Taiyin, Shaoyin; Foot Taiyin). Larynx/Throat (Foot Shaoyin, Yangming). Posterior throat (Foot Jueyin).
Shoulder: Anterior edge (Hand Yangming). Posterior edge (Hand Taiyang). Superior edge (Hand/Foot Shaoyang).
Back: Midline (Du Mai). Second row (Foot Taiyang). Third row (Foot Taiyang).
Anterior Chest (Yingshu): Midline (Ren Mai). Second row (Foot Shaoyin). Third row (Foot Yangming). Fourth row (Foot Taiyin).
Abdomen: Midline (Ren Mai). Second row (Foot Shaoyin). Third row (Foot Yangming). Fourth row (Foot Taiyin).
Axilla: Middle (Hand Jueyin). Anterior (Hand Taiyang). Posterior (Hand Taiyin).
Hypochondrium: Straight down from axilla to Bitshu (Foot Shaoyang).
Nao (Upper Arm, from shoulder to elbow): Anterior edge (Hand Yangming). Posterior edge (Hand Taiyang). Lateral edge (Hand Taiyang). Medial edge (Hand Shaoyin). Anterior-medial edge (Hand Shaoyin/Taiyin). Posterior-medial edge (Hand Shaoyin).
Arm: Superior edge (Hand Yangming). Inferior edge (Hand Taiyin). Lateral edge (Hand Shaoyang). Medial edge (Hand Jueyin). Superior-medial edge (Hand Taiyin). Inferior-medial edge (Hand Shaoyin).
Thigh and Leg: Anterior edge (Foot Yangming). Posterior edge (Foot Taiyang). Lateral edge (Foot Shaoyang). Medial edge (Foot Jueyin). Anterior-medial edge (Foot Taiyin).
Guiding Herbs for Various Meridians:
Taiyang Meridian: Ascending use Qianghuo; Descending use Huangbai.
Yangming Meridian: Ascending use Baizhi, Shengma; Descending use Shigao.
Shaoyang Meridian: Ascending use Chaihu; Descending use Qingpi.
Taiyin Meridian: Ascending use Jiegeng; Descending use Baishao.
Jueyin Meridian: Ascending use Chaihu; Descending use Qingpi.
Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian Guiding Herbs: Nanxing, Kuandonghua, Shengma, Jiegeng, Shanyao, Tanxiang, Wuweizi, Jingmi, Ejiao, Congbai, Maimendong, Xingren, Baifuling, Mahuang, Yizhi, Dingxiang, Sangbaipi, Zhimu, Tiandong, Zhizi, Huangqin, Shigao, Baidoukou, Sharen. (Tanxiang, Doukou as assistants.)
Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian Guiding Herbs: Zhuyu, Caodoukou, Sharen. (Renshen, Yizhi as assistants.) Fangfeng, Daizheshi, Yizhi, Gancao, Banxia, Chifuling, Danggui, Cangzhu, Baizhu, Maziren, Huangqi, Jiaoyi.
Common to Hand/Foot Taiyin Lung/Spleen Meridians: Baishao (wine-soaked), Shengma, Shaoyao, Mugua, Yanhusuo, Huoxiang, Sharen.
Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian Guiding Herbs: Shengma, Maziren, Qinjiao, Xiebai, Shigao, Baizhi, Roudoukou, Baishizhi, Sharen. (Baishizhi as assistant.)
Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian Guiding Herbs: Dingxiang, Caodoukou, Sharen, Fangfeng, Shigao, Zhimu, Baizhu, Shenqu, Gegen, Wuyao, Banxia, Shengma, Congbai, Cangzhu, Baizhi.
Common to Hand/Foot Yangming Meridians: Mahuang (wine), Lianqiao, Shengma, Baizhu, Dahuang (wine), Gegen, Shigao, Baizhi, Tanxiang. Assisted by other herbs.
Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian Guiding Herbs: Chuanxiong, Dahuang (wine), Chaihu, Qingpi, Baizhu, Huangqi, Shudihuang, Shigao, Xixin, Fuzi, Digupi.
Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian Guiding Herbs: Banxia, Caolongdan, Chaihu.
Common to Hand/Foot Shaoyang Meridians: Qingpi, Chaihu, Chuanxiong, Lianqiao.
Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian Guiding Herbs: Mudanpi, Baizhu, Shashen, Chaihu, Shudi, Baijiangcao.
Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian Guiding Herbs: Caolongdan, Shanzhuyu, Ejiao, Qumai, Taoren, Manjingzi, Daizheshi, Danggui, Gancao, Qingpi, Qianghuo, Wuzhuyu, Baizhu, Zhiwushi.
Common to Hand/Foot Jueyin Meridians: Qingpi, Shudi, Chaihu, Chuanxiong, Zaogiao, Kucha, Taoren.
Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian Guiding Herbs: Baizhu, Shengdihuang, Chishizhi, Qianghuo, Chifuling, Sharen. (Chishizhi as assistant.)
Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian Guiding Herbs: Huashi, Manjingzi, Zhuling, Zexie, Guizhi, Yinchén, Baifuling, Huangbai, Qianghuo, Mahuang.
Common to Hand/Foot Taiyang Meridians: Manjingzi, Fangfeng, Qianghuo, Gaben, Dahuang (wine), Huangbai, Baizhu, Zexie, Fangji, Huixiang.
Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian Guiding Herbs: Mahuang, Daizheshi, Guixin, Danggui, Shengdi, Huanglian, Zhiwushi, Zhizi, Duhuo, Chifuling.
Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian Guiding Herbs: Zhimu, Digupi, Huangbai, Ejiao, Zhufu, Xuanshen, Mudanpi, Baijiangcao, Muli, Wuyao, Shanzhuyu, Zhuling, Baifuling, Tanxiang, Gancao, Yizhi, Tiandong, Zexie, Wuweizi, Dingxiang, Duhuo (or tips), Wuzhuyu, Sharen. (Huangbai, Fuling as assistants. Jiegeng, or tips.)
Common to Hand/Foot Shaoyin Meridians: Wuweizi, Xixin, Shudi, Zexie, Diyü, Fuzi, Zhimu, Baizhu.
Mingmen Guiding Herbs: Fuzi, Chenxiang, Yizhi, Huangqi.