刺禁论曰、肝生于左，肺藏于右，心部于表，肾治于里，脾为之使，胃为之市，膈盲之上，中有父母，七节之
旁，中有小心。是确然肝左肺右，百世以来，孰敢非之者。迨西人入华，剐心剖腹，实见夫肺在左而肝在
右，于是共议轩歧垂训之误。夫轩歧既误，则后之作者，自仲景以下皆误矣。夫左肺右肝之说，似乎创
自西人，然国朝张格尔谋叛伏法时，并剖其腹，王玉田贿刽子查看其肺腑，遂着医林改错，极言左肝
右肺之误，则是议前皇之错者，西人之先有人矣。物必无据，然后可以力争。今左肺右肝。佐证确凿，何
从置辨。且西人查看明确，万不能议其非，而前皇垂训之文，又安得而议其舛。夫日起于东，而光照于
西，日沉于西，而光返于东，光者日之用也。于以知肝不必不在右，而其用终在于左，肺不必不在左，而
其用终在于右。如肝生于左之生字，作生成之生读则误矣，春生而升，明明生升之生也，生升在左，肝
之用也。肺藏于右，明明肺脏之气其用在右也，藏字读作去声则可，读作平声为安藏之藏则误矣。议
前皇之错者，实将经文生字藏字死读，而未之深解耳。或曰秦火之后，上古之书，或经后人补述，而致
谬误，亦未可知。不知此篇经文，呵成一气，且系衍说内景，岂后人所能伪托，曰肝右而生升之用在左，
肺左而脏气之用在右，譬诸日之体在东，而日之用转在西也。然斯理渺茫，仍难取信，今即以浅近之
理言之，并即西人之事言之，譬如电灯、机房不明也，而光发于外，炮位于南，而命中在北，此即肝在右
而其用在左，肺在左而其用在右之明证矣。肺气不化于上，则小便不通于下，肾气不纳于下，则痰气
冲逆于上，他经皆然，何独肺肝如是。谓西人之误不可也，谓前皇之误更不可也。
历来治验，左甚之病，肝药多效，右甚之病，肺药多效，如其不然，则与治验不符矣。（并志）
《素问·刺禁论》说：肝气生于左侧，肺气藏于右侧，心气布散于体表，肾气治理于体内，脾脏作为传导的使者，胃腑作为容纳的集市，膈膜与盲膜之上，中有父母（指心与肾），第七节脊椎之旁，中有小心。这是确凿无疑的关于肝左肺右的说法，百世以来，谁敢非议它呢？等到西方人进入中国，进行心脏剖开、腹部解剖，实际看到肺在左边而肝在右边，于是大家共同议论黄帝、岐伯留下的训诫是错误的。如果黄帝和岐伯错了，那么后世作者，从张仲景以下都错了吗？左肺右肝的说法，似乎是由西方人首创的，然而本朝张格尔谋反被依法处死时，并剖开了他的腹部，王玉田贿赂刽子手查看他的肺腑，于是撰写了《医林改错》，极力陈述左肝右肺的错误，那么议论前皇错误的人，西方人之前就已经有人了。事物必须没有依据，然后才可以力争。如今左肺右肝的证据确凿，从哪里去辩解呢？况且西方人查看得明确，万万不能指责他们不对，而前代皇帝留下的训诫文章，又怎么能指责其有差错呢？太阳从东方升起，而光照耀在西方；太阳沉落于西方，而光芒返回到东方。光，是太阳的作用。由此可知，肝不一定不在右边，但其作用终究在于左边；肺不一定不在左边，但其作用终究在于右边。像“肝生于左”中的“生”字，如果读作“生成”的生就错了，春天生长且上升，明明是“生升”的生。“生升”在左侧，是肝的作用。“肺藏于右”，明明是肺脏之气的作用在右侧，“藏”字读作去声则可以，读作平声当作“安藏”的藏就错了。议论前代皇帝错误的人，实际上是死板地解读经文中的“生”字和“藏”字，而没有深入理解罢了。有人说，秦朝焚书之后，上古的书，或许经过后人补述，而导致谬误，也未可知。不知道这篇经文，一气呵成，而且属于阐述内在脏腑的理论，难道是后人所能伪造的吗？说肝在右边而生升的作用在左边，肺在左边而脏气的作用在右边，就像太阳的本体在东边，而太阳的作用转向西边一样。然而这个道理渺茫，仍然难以让人相信，现在就用浅显的道理来说，并结合西方人的事例来说，比如电灯，机房内部是不明亮的，但光芒发射在外面；炮位在南边，但命中的目标在北边，这就是肝在右边而其作用在左边，肺在左边而其作用在右边的明证啊。肺气不能在上方气化，则小便不能在下方通畅；肾气不能在下方纳摄，则痰气就会冲逆在上方，其他经脉都是这样，为什么唯独肺和肝是这样呢？说西方人错了不可以，说前代皇帝错了更不可以。历来治疗验证，左侧严重的病，用治肝的药多有效；右侧严重的病，用治肺的药多有效，如果不这样，那就与治疗验证不符了。（一并记录）
The *Suwen: Cijian Lun* (Treatise on Acupuncture Taboos) states: "Liver qi arises on the left, Lung qi is stored on the right, Heart qi distributes to the exterior, Kidney qi governs the interior, the Spleen serves as the envoy, and the Stomach serves as the marketplace. Above the diaphragm and blind membrane, there are the 'Parents' (referring to the Heart and Kidney); beside the seventh vertebral segment, there is the 'Small Mind'." This is a definitive statement regarding the Liver being on the left and the Lung on the right; for centuries, who has dared to refute it? When Westerners entered China and performed heart dissections and abdominal autopsies, they actually observed that the Lung is on the left and the Liver is on the right. Consequently, everyone discussed that the teachings handed down by Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) and Qibo were erroneous. If Huangdi and Qibo were mistaken, then all subsequent authors, starting from Zhang Zhongjing, must also be mistaken? The theory of the Lung being on the left and the Liver on the right seems to have been initiated by Westerners. However, during the Qing Dynasty, when Zhang Ge'er rebelled and was executed according to the law, his abdomen was dissected. Wang Yutian bribed the executioner to examine his internal organs, leading to the writing of *Yilin Gaicuo* (Correction of Errors in the Medical Forest), which strongly argued against the error of the Liver being on the left and the Lung on the right. Thus, those who questioned the errors of previous emperors predated the Westerners. One can only vigorously argue when something lacks evidence. Today, the evidence for the Lung being on the left and the Liver on the right is conclusive; how can one debate this? Moreover, since the Westerners' observations are clear, they cannot possibly be deemed incorrect, so how can the texts handed down by previous emperors be accused of being wrong? The sun rises in the east and its light shines in the west; the sun sets in the west and its light returns to the east. Light is the function of the sun. From this, we know that the Liver need not necessarily be absent from the right, but its function ultimately resides on the left; the Lung need not necessarily be absent from the left, but its function ultimately resides on the right. Regarding the character "Sheng" (生) in "Liver arises on the left," if read as "generation/creation," it is incorrect. Spring brings growth and ascent; clearly, this "Sheng" refers to "growth and ascent." Growth and ascent occur on the left, which is the function of the Liver. "Lung is stored on the right" clearly indicates that the function of Lung Qi is on the right. The character "Cang" (藏) can be read with the falling tone, but reading it with the level tone as "to store/rest" is incorrect. Those who argue that previous emperors were mistaken essentially interpret the characters "Sheng" and "Cang" in the classic text rigidly without deep understanding. Some may say, after the burning of books in the Qin Dynasty, ancient texts might have been supplemented or rewritten by later generations, leading to errors, which is possible. However, this passage flows as a coherent whole and belongs to the exposition of internal viscera; could it be a forgery by later people? To say the Liver is on the right but its function of growth and ascent is on the left, and the Lung is on the left but the function of its visceral Qi is on the right, is analogous to the sun's body being in the east while its function turns toward the west. Although this principle is subtle and hard to believe, let us explain it using simple reasoning and examples from the West. For instance, an electric lamp factory may be dark inside, but light emanates outward; a cannon positioned in the south may hit a target in the north. This is clear proof that the Liver is on the right but its function is on the left, and the Lung is on the left but its function is on the right. If Lung Qi fails to transform in the upper jiao, urination will be obstructed in the lower jiao; if Kidney Qi fails to grasp in the lower jiao, Phlegm-Qi will rush upward. This applies to other meridians as well; why should the Lung and Liver be exceptions? It is incorrect to claim the Westerners are wrong, and even more incorrect to claim the previous emperors were wrong. In historical clinical experiences, diseases severe on the left respond well to Liver-treating herbs; diseases severe on the right respond well to Lung-treating herbs. If this were not the case, it would contradict clinical experience. (Recorded together.)