藏有要害。不可不察。肝生于左。肺藏于右心部于表。肾治于里。脾为之使。胃为之市
。鬲
肓之上。中有父母。(鬲膈膜。肓膈上无肉空处也阳气谓之父阴血谓之母。肺主气心主血父
母
之象也)七节之旁。中有小心(此言下部之第七节命门。相火也。相火代心君行事。故曰小心
)从之有福。逆之有咎。刺中心。一日死。其动为噫。刺中肝五日死。其动为语。刺中肾。
六日死。其动为嚏(四时刺逆从论嚏字下有欠字。)刺中肺三日死。其动为咳。刺中脾。十日
死其动为吞。(脾伤而引涎自救也)刺中胆。一日半死。其动为呕。刺跗上中大脉。血出不止
死。刺面中溜脉。不幸为盲刺头中脑户入脑立死刺舌下中脉太过。血出不止为喑。刺足下布
络中脉。血不出为肿。刺 中大脉。令人仆脱色。刺气街中脉。血不出为肿鼠仆刺脊间中髓
为伛。(伛偻曲。而不伸也。)刺乳上中乳房。为肿根蚀。(谓生脓根而内蚀也。)刺缺盆中内
陷。气泄。令人喘咳逆(中内陷。则过深而泄肺气)刺手鱼腹内陷为肿。无刺大醉。令人气乱
。无刺大怒令人气逆。无刺大劳人。无刺新饱人。无刺大饥人。无刺大渴人。无刺大惊人。
刺阴股中大脉。血出不止死。刺客主人内陷中脉。为内漏。为聋。刺膝膑出液为跛。刺臂太
阴脉出血多立死。刺足少阴脉重虚出血为舌难以言。刺膺中陷中肺。为喘逆仰息。刺肘中内
陷(□泽)气归之为不屈伸。刺阴股下三寸内陷。令人遗溺。刺腋下胁间内陷。令人咳。刺少
腹中膀胱。溺出令人少腹满。刺 肠内陷为肿。刺匡上(目眶也。)陷骨中脉。为漏为盲。刺
关节中液出不得屈伸(筋失其润养也。)
五脏藏有要害之处，不可不仔细审察。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，脾脏作为传输的使者，胃腑作为容纳的集市。膈膜与肓之上，其中有“父母”（膈即膈膜，肓指膈上无肉的空虚处，阳气称为父，阴血称为母，肺主气、心主血，正是父母的象征）。脊柱第七节旁边，其中有“小心”（这里指下部的第七节命门，即相火。相火代替心君行使职能，所以称为小心）。顺应此理就有福，违背它就有灾祸。针刺中心脏，一天后死亡，其表现为嗳气；刺中肝脏，五天后死亡，其表现为胡言乱语；刺中肾脏，六天后死亡，其表现为打喷嚏；刺中肺脏，三天后死亡，其表现为咳嗽；刺中脾脏，十天后死亡，其表现为吞咽动作（脾受伤而引涎自救）；刺中胆腑，一天半后死亡，其表现为呕吐。刺足背上方大脉，出血不止则死；刺面部溜脉，不幸会导致失明；刺头部脑户穴入脑，立即死亡；刺舌下脉，如果放血过多，出血不止会导致失音；刺足底分布的络脉中的血管，如果血不出，会导致肿胀；刺腘窝中大脉，使人跌倒面色苍白；刺气冲穴中的脉，如果血不出，会导致腹股沟部肿胀；刺脊间入髓，会导致驼背（伛偻弯曲而不能伸直）；刺乳上部位伤及乳房，会导致脓肿根部溃烂（谓生脓根而内部腐蚀）；刺缺盆穴过深内陷，导致肺气外泄，使人喘咳气逆（内陷则过深而泄肺气）；刺手鱼际部位过深内陷会导致肿胀。不要在大醉时针刺，会使人气机紊乱；不要在大怒时针刺，会使人气机上逆；不要在大疲劳时针刺；不要在新近饱食后针刺；不要在大饥饿时针刺；不要在大口渴时针刺；不要在大受惊吓时针刺。刺大腿内侧大脉，出血不止则死；刺客主人穴过深内陷伤及脉，会导致耳内漏脓、耳聋；刺膝盖髌骨出液，会导致跛行；刺手太阴肺经脉出血过多，立即死亡；刺足少阴肾经脉，在重虚的情况下出血，会导致舌头僵硬难以说话；刺胸膺部过深伤及肺，会导致喘逆仰卧呼吸；刺肘部过深内陷，气归于此，会导致手臂不能屈伸；刺大腿下部三寸处过深内陷，会导致遗尿；刺腋下胁间过深内陷，会导致咳嗽；刺小腹伤及膀胱，尿液流出会导致小腹胀满；刺大肠过深内陷会导致肿胀；刺眼眶上陷骨中的脉，会导致瘘管或失明；刺关节中液体流出，会导致关节不能屈伸（筋失去滋润营养）。
The Zang organs contain vital areas that must be carefully examined. The Liver Qi arises on the left, the Lung Qi is stored on the right, the Heart Qi spreads to the exterior, the Kidney Qi governs the interior, the Spleen acts as the messenger, and the Stomach serves as the market. Above the diaphragm (Ge) and Huang (the empty space above the diaphragm without flesh), there are the "Parents" (Yang Qi is called Father, Yin Blood is called Mother; the Lung governs Qi and the Heart governs Blood, representing the image of Parents). Beside the seventh vertebra from below, there is the "Small Heart" (This refers to the Gate of Life at the seventh vertebra of the lower body, which is the Minister Fire. The Minister Fire performs functions on behalf of the Monarch Heart, hence it is called the Small Heart). Following this brings fortune, while opposing it brings blame. If the needle pierces the Heart, death occurs in one day, with belching (Yi) as the sign. If the needle pierces the Liver, death occurs in five days, with incoherent speech (Yu) as the sign. If the needle pierces the Kidney, death occurs in six days, with sneezing (Ti) as the sign. If the needle pierces the Lung, death occurs in three days, with coughing (Ke) as the sign. If the needle pierces the Spleen, death occurs in ten days, with swallowing (Tun) as the sign (Spleen injury draws saliva for self-rescue). If the needle pierces the Gallbladder, death occurs in one and a half days, with vomiting (Ou) as the sign. Piercing the large vessel above the dorsum pedis with unceasing bleeding leads to death. Piercing the flowing vessels in the face may unfortunately result in blindness. Piercing the Naohu point into the brain causes immediate death. Piercing the sublingual vessels excessively, leading to unceasing bleeding, results in aphonia. Piercing the network vessels distributed under the foot without blood flow results in swelling. Piercing the large vessel in the popliteal fossa causes collapse and pallor. Piercing the vessel at Qichong without blood flow results in swelling in the groin area. Piercing the spine into the marrow causes kyphosis (stooping curvature unable to straighten). Piercing above the breast damaging the mammary gland results in abscesses with internal erosion. Piercing Zhongwan too deeply causes Qi leakage, leading to wheezing, coughing, and reverse breathing (deep penetration leaks Lung Qi). Piercing the Yuji area too deeply causes swelling. Do not needle when greatly intoxicated, as it disrupts Qi; do not needle when greatly angry, as it causes Qi to rise; do not needle when greatly fatigued; do not needle when newly full; do not needle when greatly hungry; do not needle when greatly thirsty; do not needle when greatly startled. Piercing the large vessel in the medial thigh with unceasing bleeding leads to death. Piercing Guanchong too deeply damages the vessel, causing internal leakage and deafness. Releasing fluid from the patella causes limping. Excessive bleeding from the Hand Taiyin vessel leads to immediate death. Bleeding from the Foot Shaoyin vessel in a state of severe deficiency causes tongue stiffness and difficulty speaking. Piercing the chest deeply damaging the Lung causes wheezing and dyspnea requiring supine position. Piercing the elbow too deeply causes Qi to gather there, resulting in inability to flex or extend. Piercing three cun below the medial thigh too deeply causes urinary incontinence. Piercing the axillary and hypochondriac regions too deeply causes coughing. Piercing the lower abdomen damaging the Bladder causes urine leakage and abdominal fullness. Piercing the Large Intestine too deeply causes swelling. Piercing the vessels in the supraorbital bone causes fistula or blindness. Releasing fluid from joints causes inability to flex or extend (tendons lose nourishment and moisture).