孙真人云。此穴灸讫。令人阳气康胜。当消息以自补养。取身体平复。其补养之道。
宜食温
软羹饭。勿令太饱。及饮啖生冷油腻粘滑。鸡猪鱼虾笋蕨。其他动气发风之物。并触冒风寒
暑湿。勿以阳气乍盛辄犯房室。如觉气壅。可灸脐下气海。丹田。关元。中极四穴中一穴。
又当灸足三里。引火气以实下。随病深浅。加以岁月将息。自可保平复。不然。是犹倚一木
以支大厦之倾。又发而去之其终从晋候之归。非灸之罪也。余自许昌遭金狄之难。忧劳危
难。冲冒寒暑。避地东下。丁未八月。抵泗滨。感 疟。既至琴川。为医妄治。荣卫衰耗。
明年春末。尚苦 肿腹胀。气促不能食。而大便利。身重足痿杖而后起。得陈了翁家传为灸
膏肓穴。自丁亥至癸巳。积三百壮。灸之次日。即胸中气平。肿胀俱损。利止而食进。甲午
已能肩舆出谒。后再报之。仍是百壮。自是疾证浸减。以至康宁。时亲旧间见此殊功。灸者
数人。宿 皆除。孙真人谓。若能用心方便。求得其穴而灸之。无疾不愈。信不虚也。因考
医经同异。参以诸家之说。及所亲试。自量寸以至补养之法。分为十篇。令览之者。易解而
无徒冤之失。亦使真人求穴济众之仁。益广于天下也。建炎二年二月十二日。庄绰记。
孙思邈曾说：此穴灸治完毕后，能使人体阳气强盛。应当通过调节饮食起居来自我补养，使身体恢复平衡。其补养的方法，适宜食用温热、柔软的羹汤和饭食，不要吃得过饱；避免饮用和食用生冷、油腻、黏滑的食物，如鸡、猪、鱼、虾、竹笋、蕨菜等，以及其他容易动气、引发风邪的食物。同时要避免触犯风寒暑湿等外邪。不要因为阳气暂时旺盛就犯房事。如果感觉气机壅滞，可以灸脐下的气海、丹田、关元、中极这四个穴位中的任意一个。还应当灸足三里穴，以引火气下行以充实下部。根据病情的深浅，经过一段时间的调养休息，自然可以保持康复。否则，这就好比依靠一根木头去支撑即将倒塌的大厦，最终还是会像晋景公那样死去，这不是艾灸的过错。
我从许昌遭遇金兵之乱，在忧患劳苦和危难中，冲冒寒暑，避难东下。丁未年八月，抵达泗滨，感染了疟疾（疟）。到了琴川后，被医生误治，导致营卫之气衰耗。次年春末，仍然苦于浮肿、腹胀、气短不能进食，并且大便泄泻不止，身体沉重，双腿痿软无力，必须拄着拐杖才能起身。后来得到陈了翁家传的膏肓穴灸法，从丁亥年到癸巳年，累计施灸三百壮。灸后的第二天，胸中的气就平顺了，肿胀都消退，泄泻停止且食欲增进。甲午年已经能坐轿子外出拜会亲友。后来又再次施灸一百壮。从此病症逐渐减轻，直至完全健康安宁。当时亲戚朋友间看到这种殊效，一起接受艾灸治疗的人有好几个，多年的宿疾都除去了。孙思邈说：如果能用心寻找合适的穴位并施灸，没有治不好的疾病，这话确实不假。于是考察医经中的异同，参考各家学说，以及亲自尝试的经验，自量寸距并总结补养方法，分为十篇，让阅读者容易理解，避免无谓的冤屈损失，也使孙思邈寻穴济世的仁爱之心，能在天下更加广泛地传播。建炎二年二月十二日，庄绰记。
Sun Simiao stated: After moxibustion at this acupoint, the body's Yang Qi (vital energy) will become robust. One should regulate diet and lifestyle to nourish oneself, aiming for physical equilibrium. The method of nourishment involves consuming warm, soft soups and rice, avoiding overeating, and refraining from raw, cold, greasy, sticky, or slippery foods such as chicken, pork, fish, shrimp, bamboo shoots, and bracken fern, as well as other foods that may stir Qi or induce wind pathogens. One must also avoid exposure to Wind-Cold, Summerheat, and Dampness. Do not engage in sexual activity merely because Yang Qi temporarily surges. If one feels Qi stagnation, moxibustion can be applied to any one of the four acupoints below the umbilicus: Qihai (Sea of Qi), Dantian (Elixir Field), Guanyuan (Gate of Origin), and Zhongji (Central Pole). Additionally, Zusanli (Leg Three Miles) should be moxibusted to guide Fire Qi downward to fortify the lower body. Depending on the depth of the disease, with time and proper recuperation, recovery can naturally be maintained. Otherwise, it is like relying on a single piece of wood to prop up a collapsing mansion; ultimately, one may perish like Duke Jing of Jin, which is not the fault of moxibustion.
I experienced the chaos of the Jin army invasion in Xuchang, enduring hardship and danger while exposed to cold and heat, fleeing eastward. In the eighth month of the Dingwei year, upon arriving at Sibin, I contracted Malaria (Nue). After reaching Qin Chuan, improper medical treatment depleted my Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive) Qi. By late spring of the following year, I still suffered from edema, abdominal distension, shortness of breath, anorexia, profuse diarrhea, heavy limbs, and lower limb flaccidity requiring a cane to walk. Later, I received the Gao Huang (Bladder俞/Gao Huang) moxibustion prescription from the family tradition of Chen Leweng. From the Dinghai year to the Qisi year, I accumulated 300 moxa cones. The day after moxibustion, my chest Qi became smooth, swelling subsided, diarrhea ceased, and appetite returned. By the Jiawu year, I could travel by sedan chair to visit relatives and friends. Subsequently, another 100 cones were applied. From then on, symptoms gradually diminished until full health was restored. Relatives and friends witnessing this remarkable effect underwent moxibustion together, curing their chronic ailments. Sun Simiao said: "If one diligently seeks the correct acupoints and applies moxibustion, no disease is incurable." This is indeed true. Therefore, I examined discrepancies among medical classics, consulted various schools of thought, and incorporated personal trials. Measuring cun distances and summarizing nourishing methods, I divided them into ten chapters to facilitate understanding and prevent unjust suffering, thereby spreading Sun Simiao's benevolence in seeking acupoints to save others throughout the world. Recorded by Zhuang Chuo on the twelfth day of the second month of the Jianyan era, second year.