胆在肝之短叶间，主藏而不泻。引经报使，用柴胡、青皮。子时气血注于胆。
足少阳脉胆之经，始从两目锐 生，上抵头角下耳后，循颈至肩入缺盆。支从耳后入耳中，
出走耳前锐 循，一过 颊缺盆合，〔别锐 抵 下颊。〕下胸贯膈胆肝经，〔络肝属胆。〕循胁气
街绕毛际，横入髀枢环跳行。直者缺盆下腋胁，股膝外 辅骨寻。〔膝下内旁高骨也，下外辅骨前。〕
下抵绝骨踝前过，〔绝骨外踝上际骨也。〕足跗小指次指分。一支别跗入大指，三毛之际接肝经。
〔足大指爪后为三毛。〕
肝居膈下，上着脊之九椎下，其系上络心肺，下亦无窍。肝生于左。引经报使，用柴胡、青皮、川
芎、吴茱萸。丑时气血注于肝。
足厥阴肝脉所终，大指之端毛际丛，〔即三毛也。〕循跗过踝上 内，〔上 内廉。〕由股内侧
入毛中，〔阴毛。〕环绕阴器抵少腹，挟胃属肝络胆逢，上贯膈中布胁肋，循喉颃颡目系同，〔颃颡咽
颡也。目内深处为目系。〕上额至巅
与督会，〔与督脉会于巅之百会穴。〕支者还从目系中，下络颊里环唇内，〔从目系下颊。〕
一支从肝膈肺通。〔复从肝贯膈注肺，直行曰经，旁行曰络。经有十二，手足三阴三阳
也，络有十五，十二经各有一别络，而脾又有一大络，并任督二络也，如泉之流。经络为脏腑
之枝叶，脏腑乃经络之根本，明于经络，则应变无穷。故经言经脉者，所以能决死生，处百病，
调虚实，不可不通。〕
胆位于肝脏短叶之间，主要功能是贮藏胆汁而不向外排泄。作为引经报使的药物，常选用柴胡、青皮。子时气血流注于胆经。
足少阳胆经的经脉，起始于两目外角（锐眦），向上到达头角，再向下经过耳后，沿颈部至肩部进入缺盆。分支从耳后进入耳中，走出耳前锐眦处，经过颊部与缺盆汇合，〔另有一支别行脉抵于下颌角下方。〕向下穿过胸部贯穿膈肌，联络肝脏并属于胆经，沿胁肋部和气街环绕阴毛边缘，横向进入髋关节环跳穴处行走。直行者从缺盆下行至腋下，沿胁肋部，在大腿外侧、膝外侧辅骨旁寻找。〔膝下内侧高骨称为辅骨，此处指膝下外侧辅骨前方。〕向下抵达绝骨（腓骨下端）及踝关节前方经过，〔绝骨即外踝上端的腓骨部分。〕分布于足背小趾和第二趾之间。一支别行脉从足背进入大脚趾，在趾甲后方的三毛处与肝经相接。〔足大趾爪甲后方为三毛部位。〕
肝脏位于膈肌之下，上部附着于脊柱第九椎骨下方，其脉络向上联络心肺，下部没有孔窍。肝气生于左侧。作为引经报使的药物，常选用柴胡、青皮、川芎、吴茱萸。丑时气血流注于肝经。
足厥阴肝经的循行终点，在大脚趾端部的毛发丛中，〔即三毛部位。〕沿足背经过内踝上方，〔沿内踝内侧。〕由大腿内侧进入阴毛区域，〔即阴毛处。〕环绕生殖器抵达少腹部，挟持胃部，属于肝脏并联络胆腑，向上贯穿膈肌散布于胁肋部，沿喉咙和颃颡（咽部与鼻咽部）以及目系同行，〔颃颡指咽部和鼻咽部。眼球内部深处为目系。〕向上至额部到达头顶与督脉交会，〔与督脉会合于头顶的百会穴。〕分支又从目系中返回，向下联络颊里和嘴唇内侧，〔从目系下行至颊部。〕另一支从肝脏穿过膈肌通入肺部。〔再次从肝脏贯穿膈肌注入肺脏，直行者为经，旁行者为络。十二经脉包括手三阴、手三阳、足三阴、足三阳；十五络脉包括十二经各有一别络，加上脾之大络，以及任脉、督脉的两条络脉，如同泉水流动。经络是脏腑的枝叶，脏腑则是经络的根本，明了经络，就能应对无穷变化。所以经典说经脉能决定生死，处理各种疾病，调节虚实，不可不通晓。〕
The Gallbladder (Dan) is located between the short lobes of the Liver (Gan), and its primary function is to store bile without excreting it. For guiding herbs to this channel, Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) and Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) are used. During the Zi hour (11:00 PM - 1:00 AM), Qi and Blood flow into the Gallbladder channel.
The Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Channel begins at the outer canthus (Ruizhi), ascends to the vertex/corner of the head, descends behind the ear, follows the neck to the shoulder, and enters the Clavicular Fossa (Quepen). A branch enters the ear from behind the ear, emerges anterior to the ear at the outer canthus, passes through the cheek, and joins the Clavicular Fossa. [Another branch descends to the lower jaw.] It descends through the chest, pierces the diaphragm, connects with the Liver, and belongs to the Gallbladder. It follows the hypochondrium and Qi Street, circles around the pubic hair area, and transversely enters the hip joint at the Huantiao point. The straight pathway descends from the Clavicular Fossa to the axilla, runs along the lateral aspect of the hypochondrium, and is sought along the lateral femur and the lateral auxiliary bone of the knee. [The high bone below the knee refers to the fibula; here it indicates the anterior aspect of the lateral fibula below the knee.] It descends to the Juegu (distal end of the fibula above the lateral malleolus) and passes anterior to the ankle. [Juegu refers to the upper border of the lateral malleolus/fibula.] It distributes between the fourth toe and the fifth toe. A branch from the dorsum of the foot enters the big toe, connecting with the Liver Channel at the Sanmao (three hairs) area. [Sanmao refers to the area posterior to the nail bed of the big toe.]
The Liver is located below the diaphragm, attaching superiorly to the ninth thoracic vertebra of the spine. Its meridians connect superiorly to the Heart and Lungs, and inferiorly it has no orifice. Liver Qi arises on the left side. For guiding herbs to this channel, Chai Hu, Qing Pi, Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), and Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) are used. During the Chou hour (1:00 AM - 3:00 AM), Qi and Blood flow into the Liver channel.
The Foot-Jueyin Liver Channel terminates at the tip of the big toe in the cluster of hair, [i.e., the Sanmao area]. It follows the dorsum of the foot, passes above the medial malleolus, [along the medial margin of the medial malleolus], enters the pubic hair region from the medial thigh, [i.e., the pubic area], surrounds the external genitalia, reaches the lower abdomen, flanks the Stomach, belongs to the Liver, and connects with the Gallbladder. It ascends through the diaphragm, spreads in the hypochondrium, follows the throat and Hangsang (pharynx and nasopharynx), and travels with the Eye System. [Hangsang refers to the pharynx and nasopharynx. The deep interior of the eye is the Eye System.] It ascends to the forehead and reaches the vertex to meet the Du Meridian, [meeting the Du Meridian at the Baihui point on the vertex]. A branch returns from the Eye System, descends to connect with the inner cheeks and lips, [descending from the Eye System to the cheeks]. Another branch passes from the Liver through the diaphragm to connect with the Lung. [It again passes from the Liver through the diaphragm into the Lung. Straight pathways are called Jing (Channels), and branching pathways are called Luo (Collaterals). There are twelve Jing channels, comprising the Hand and Foot Yin and Yang channels. There are fifteen Luo collaterals, consisting of one collateral from each of the twelve channels, plus the large collateral of the Spleen, and the collaterals of the Ren and Du vessels, flowing like water. The Jing and Luo are the branches and leaves of the Zang-Fu organs, while the Zang-Fu are the roots of the Jing and Luo. Understanding the meridians allows for infinite adaptability. Thus, the classics state that the Jing channels determine life and death, manage all diseases, and regulate deficiency and excess; they must not be left unexamined.]