这都是为了顺应病人的心意。黄帝问：如何顺应呢？回答说：进入一个国家要询问当地的习俗，进入一个家庭要询问其忌讳，登上厅堂要询问礼仪，面对病患要询问其舒适之处（即病人的喜好与禁忌）。
黄帝问：怎样才算顺应病人的喜好？回答说：体内有热邪导致消渴、消瘅等病证的，适宜用寒凉之法；属于中焦虚寒的，适宜用温热之法。胃中有热则消化食物过快，使人心中空虚感强且容易饥饿。肚脐以上的皮肤发热，说明肠中有热，大便排出如糜粥状。肚脐以下的皮肤发冷，说明胃中有寒，会出现腹部胀满；肠中有寒，则肠鸣并伴有完谷不化的泄泻。胃中有寒而肠中有热，则既腹胀又泄泻。胃中有热而肠中有寒，则虽易饥饿但小腹部疼痛胀满。
《素问·至真要大论》说：寒证用热药治疗，热证用寒药治疗，病情轻微的逆其病势而治，病情严重的顺其病势而治。黄帝问：什么叫逆治和从治？岐伯……
This is all to accommodate the patient's will. The Yellow Emperor asked: How to accommodate? [The answer was:] When entering a state, inquire about its customs; when entering a home, inquire about its taboos; when ascending the hall, inquire about its etiquette; when facing a patient, inquire about their preferences (i.e., what makes them comfortable).
The Yellow Emperor asked: How does one accommodate the patient's preferences? [The answer was:] For conditions involving internal heat leading to Xiao Ke (Wasting and Thirsting) or Xiao Dan (Atrophy Syndrome), cold methods are suitable; for patterns belonging to Middle Jiao deficiency-cold, warm methods are suitable. Heat in the Stomach leads to rapid digestion of food, causing a sensation of emptiness in the heart and a propensity for hunger. Heat above the navel indicates skin warmth there, suggesting heat in the Intestines, resulting in stool resembling porridge. Cold below the navel indicates skin coldness there, suggesting cold in the Stomach, leading to abdominal distension; cold in the Intestines leads to borborygmus and diarrhea with undigested food (Sun Xie). Cold in the Stomach and heat in the Intestines lead to both distension and diarrhea. Heat in the Stomach and cold in the Intestines lead to frequent hunger but pain and distension in the lower abdomen.
The *Zhi Zhen Yao Da Lun* chapter states: Treat cold with heat, treat heat with cold; for mild cases, treat contrary to the disease pattern (Ni); for severe cases, treat according to the disease pattern (Cong). The Yellow Emperor asked: What do you mean by Ni (contrary) and Cong (following)? Qi Bo...