（手法歌、修针、取寸、持针、定神、补泻法、退针、合法、晕针）
三阴三阳气血分，凝滞全凭用金针，左指点穴知真所，右手持针须静心。补要久留虚不
虚，
秘诀深。诚欲劳心劳力学，必往愈明愈哲寻。譬如闭户造车辆，出门合辙值千金。企望志士
细推此，机秘千载有知音。
古针有九，先屡造总不如法，后得吾师口授，用缝衣大钢针一个，长二寸，或一寸五分
，三
手法列后；三棱针刺而即出，出血，无手法，曰泻针，医百病。毫针去锋，遇筋筋躲，逢骨
骨顶，不伤肌肉；三棱针不去锋，便出血也。以金造针更佳。（外一针二穴，用长针五六寸
。）
又偶断针者，再将原针穴边复刺一针补之，即出。或用磁石引针出。（磁石即吸铁石。）
人有高低，因寸有长短。取病患手中指中节，屈指二横纹头为一寸，刺手足并背横量用
之。
，去一寸，仍八寸，刺腹上下用之。病患两乳间，以稻草量定，分为八寸，刺腹横量用之。
病患前眉心至大椎，分为一尺八寸，刺头面用之。病患目内 至外 为一寸，刺头横量用之
。
（手法歌诀、修针、取寸、持针、定神、补泻法、退针、合法、晕针）
三阴经与三阳经的气血分布，其凝滞不通全靠使用金针来调理。左手手指点按穴位以确认真实位置，右手持针必须保持心境平静。补法需要长时间留针，虚证与不虚证的秘诀深奥难懂。如果诚心劳心劳力去学习，必定会越钻研越明白，越思考越明智。这就像关起门来造车，出门后车轮轨迹完全吻合大道，价值千金。期望有志之士仔细推敲此理，千年机密自会有知音理解。
古代有九种针具，起初多次尝试制作都不符合规范，后来得到老师的口授，使用一根大号缝衣钢针，长度二寸，或者一寸五分，三种手法列在后面；三棱针刺入后立即拔出，放出血液，没有复杂的手法，称为泻针，可以医治百病。毫针去掉锋刃部分，遇到筋腱筋会避开，碰到骨头骨会顶住，不会损伤肌肉；三棱针不去掉锋刃，直接用于放血。用金属制造的针具更好。（另外有一种针穴配合，使用长五六寸的针。）
又偶然遇到断针的情况，再将原来的针在穴位旁边重新刺入一针进行补救，然后立即拔出。或者也可以用磁石将针吸出来。（磁石即吸铁石。）
人的身高有高矮，因此“寸”的长度也有长短差异。取患者手中指中间一节，屈曲时两横纹头之间的距离作为一寸，用于测量手足及背部横向距离。从腕横纹到肘横纹，去一寸，剩余八寸，用于测量腹部上下纵向距离。患者两乳之间，用稻草量定，分为八寸，用于测量腹部横向距离。患者前眉心至大椎穴，分为一尺八寸，用于测量头面部距离。患者内眼角至外眼角为一寸，用于测量头部横向距离。
确定穴位要认真，医生用左手大拇指指甲，或者食指指甲掐定穴位，用力重掐，患者感到麻木走气，或者动脉跳动应手，即可下针。刺过几个人之后，就成为熟练的医师了，不必温针。
当准备针刺时，医生言语安抚不要惊慌，先虚轻点几针，让病人不害怕后再正式针刺。医生神态从容，目光不旁视，心中没有其他杂念，手像握着老虎一样稳健，气势如同擒拿巨龙一般，用针自然没有不精妙的。
(Manual Techniques Song, Needle Repair, Measurement of Cun, Holding the Needle, Stabilizing Shen, Tonification and Drainage Methods, Needle Withdrawal, Combination Method, Syncope during Needling)
The Qi and Blood distribution among the Three Yin and Three Yang meridians; their stagnation is entirely regulated by the use of gold needles. The left hand points to the acupoint to know the true location, while the right hand holds the needle with a calm mind. For tonification (Tonification), long retention is required; the secret between deficiency and non-deficiency is profound. If one sincerely exerts mental and physical effort in learning, one will inevitably become clearer and wiser through deeper inquiry. It is like building a carriage behind closed doors; upon exiting, the wheel tracks perfectly align with the standard path, worth a thousand pieces of gold. I hope those with ambition carefully ponder this, so that the secrets of millennia may find understanding.
In ancient times, there were nine types of needles. Initially, repeated attempts at crafting them did not meet the standards. Later, receiving oral instruction from my master, I used a large steel sewing needle, two cun in length, or one and a half cun. Three manual techniques are listed below: The triangular needle (Sanzhen) is inserted and immediately withdrawn to bleed, involving no complex manipulation; this is called the draining needle (Draining method), capable of treating hundred diseases. The filiform needle (Maozhen) has its sharp tip removed; when encountering tendons, the tendon yields; when meeting bone, the bone resists, thus not injuring the muscle tissue. The triangular needle does not have its tip removed, allowing for immediate bleeding. Needles made of metal are even better. (Another type involves needle-acupoint pairing, using long needles five to six cun in length.)
If a needle breaks accidentally, another needle can be inserted adjacent to the original acupoint to supplement and then immediately withdrawn. Alternatively, a lodestone (Cishi, magnetite) can be used to extract the broken needle. (Lodestone is also known as a magnet.)
People vary in height, so the measurement of "cun" varies accordingly. Take the middle segment of the patient's middle finger; when flexed, the distance between the two transverse creases constitutes one cun. This is used for horizontal measurements on the hands, feet, and back. From the wrist crease to the elbow crease, subtracting one cun leaves eight cun, used for vertical measurements on the abdomen. Between the patient's two nipples, measured with straw, divided into eight cun, used for horizontal measurements on the abdomen. From the glabella (Yintang) to the Dazhui point (GV14), divided into one chi and eight cun, used for measurements on the head and face. From the inner canthus to the outer canthus constitutes one cun, used for horizontal measurements on the head.
Confirm the acupoints carefully. The physician uses the thumbnail of the left thumb or index finger to press firmly into the acupoint. The patient should feel numbness and the sensation of Qi moving, or the arterial pulse should respond under pressure. After needling several people, one becomes a skilled practitioner; warming the needle is unnecessary.
When preparing to needle, the physician should speak calmly to prevent alarm. Perform a few light, superficial pricks first; once the patient is no longer afraid, proceed with the actual needling. The physician should maintain a composed demeanor, gaze fixed forward without distraction, heart free of other thoughts, hand steady as if holding a tiger, and momentum powerful as if capturing a dragon. In such a state, the application of needles will naturally be flawless.