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The Systematic Classic of
ACUPUNCTU-RE
& MOXIBUSTION
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by Huang-fi Mi
A Translation
of the Jia Yi Jing
by Yimg Shou-zhong
and Charles Chace /
D, Blue Poppy Press .~
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Table of Contents
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Translators’ Preface, v
Foreword by Gao Bao-heng, xix
Preface by Huang-fu Mi, xxiii
BOOK ONE
Chapter One Treatise on Essence, Spirit, & the Five Viscera, 3
Chapter Two The Five Viscera, Five Changes, & Five
Transporting Points, 8
Chapter Three The Five Viscera & Six Bowels, Yin & Yang, Exterior
& Interior, 12
Chapter Four The Five Viscera, Six Bowels, & the Sense Organs,
14
Chapter Five The Sizes of the Five Viscera & Reflections of the Six
Bowels, 16
Chapter Six The Twelve Source Points, 23
Chapter Seven The Twelve Channels & the Twelve Great Waters,
24
Chapter Eight The Four Seas, 28
Chapter Nine Breathing Vis-A-vis the Fifty Circuits (of Qi) Around
the Body, The Four Seasons, The Divisions of
the Day, & Moments of Time of the Dripping
(Clepsydra), 29
Chapter Ten Constructive Qi, 35
Chapter Eleven Constructive, Defensive, & the Triple Burner, 36
Chapter Twelve Yin & Yang, Clear & Turbid, Essence & Qi, Fluid &
Humor, Blood & Vessels, 40
Chapter Thirteen The Five Outlets (Bie) of the Fluids & Humors, 44
Chapter Fourteen Peculiar Evils (Qi Xie) & the Blood Connecting
Vessels, 46
Chapter Fifteen The Five (Facial) Colors, 48
Chapter Sixteen Twenty-five Yin & Yang Types of Humans With
Different Form & Disposition, Qi & Blood, 54
BOOK TWO
Chapter One The Twelve Channels, Including Their Connecting
Vessels & Branches (Part l), 67
The Twelve Channels, Including Their Connecting
Vessels & Branches (Part 2), 82
Chapter Two The Eight Extraordinary Vessels, 98
Chapter Three On the Measurements of the Vessels, 104
Chapter Four Ends & Origins of the Twelve Channels, 106
Chapter Five Roots & Terminations of the Channels, 110
Chapter Six Channel Sinews, 114
Chapter Seven Measurements of the Bones & Intestines and
Capacities of the Stomach & Intestines, 121
BOOK THREE
Chapter One Seven Points Located on the Head Directly Above
the Nose at the Front Hairline & Located
Laterally to Head Corner (Tou Wei, St 8), 129
Chapter Two Eight Ppints on the Head Directly Above the Nose
Located Along the Governing Vessel from One
Gun Posterior to the Hairline to Wind Mansion
(Feq Fu, GV 16), 131
Chapter Three Ten Points on the Head Along the Governing Vessel
& One Gun & Five Fen Lateral to It as Far Back
as Jade Pillow (Yu Zhen, B19), 132
Chapter Four Ten Points on the Head Directly Above the Eye
Located Five Fen from the Hairline Back to
Brain Hollow (Nao Kong, GB 19), 133
Chapter Five Twelve Points on the Head & Around the Auricle
Extending Back to Completion Bone (Wan Gu,
GB 12), 135
Chapter Six Five Points on the Head Along the Hairline Running
Laterally from the Midline, 136
Chapter Seven Eleven Points on the Back Along the Governing
Vessel from the First Vertebra Down to the
End of the Coccyx, 137
Chapter Eight Forty-Two Points on the Back Located One Gun,
Five Fen Lateral to Either Side of the Spine
from the First Vertebrae Down to the Last
Vertebra, 139
Chapter Nine Twenty-Six Points on the Back Located Bilaterally
from Three Gun Lateral to the Spine from the
Second to the Twenty-First Vertebra, 143
Chapter Ten Thirty-Nine Points on the Face, 145
Chapter Eleven Twenty Points Anterior & Posterior to the Auricles,
148
Chapter Twelve Seventeen Points on the Neck, 150
Chapter Thirteen Twenty-Eight Points on the Shoulders, 152
Chapter Fourteen Seven Points on the Chest Located from Celestial
Chimney (Tim 7’~) Downward Along the
Conception Vessel to Center Palace (Zhong
Ting), 155
Chapter Fifteen Twelve Points on the Chest Located Two Gun Bi
Lateral to the Conception Vessel from Shu
Mansion (Shu Fu) Down to Corridor Walk
(Bu Lung), 156
Chapter Sixteen Twelve Points on the Chest from Qi Door (Qi I-h)
Two Cun Lateral to Transport Mansion (Shu
Fu) Down to Breast Root (Ru Gen), 157
Chapter Seventeen Twelve Points on the Chest Located from Cloud
Gate (Yun Men) Two Cun Lateral to Qi Door
(Qi Hu) Down to Food Duct (Shi Dou), 158
Chapter Eighteen Eight Points Below the Axilla in the Lateral Costa1
Region, 159
Chapter Nineteen Fifteen Points on the Abdomen Located from
Turtledove Tail (Jiu Wei) Downward Along
the Conception Vessel to Meeting of Yin (Hui
Yin), 161
Chapter Twenty Twenty-Two Points on the Abdomen Located
From Dark Gate (You Men) Half a Gun Bilater-
al to Great Tower Gate (Ju Que) Down Along
the Penetrating Vessel to Pubic Bone (Heng
Gu), 164
Chapter Twenty-One Twenty-Four Points on the Abdomen from Not
L Contained (Bu Rang) One Cun & Five Fen
Lateral to Dark Gate (You Men) Down to
Surging Qi (Qi Chorzg), 165
Chapter Twenty-Two Fourteen Points on the Abdomen From Cycle
Gate (Qi Men) Directly Below the Breast One
Cun & Five Fen Lateral to Not Contained (Bu
Rang) Down to Surging Gate (Chong Men),
168
Chapter Twenty-Three Twelve Points on the Abdomen from Camphor-
wood Gate (Zhang Men) Down to Squatting
Bone Hole (Ju I&o), 169
Chapter Twenty-Four Eighteen Points of the Hand Tui Yin on the Arm,
170
Chapter Twerity-Five Sixteen Points of the Hand Jue Yin
Heart-Governor, on the Arm, 173
Chapter Twenty-Six Sixteen Points of the Hand Shao Yin on the Arm,
175
Chapter Twenty-Seven Twenty-Eight Points of the Hand Yang Ming on
the Arm, 177
Chapter Twenty-Eight Twenty-Four Points of the Hand Shao Yang on the
Arm, 180
Chapter Twenty-Nine Sixteen Points of the Hand Tui Yang on the Arm,
182
Chapter Thirty Twenty-Two Points of the Foot 7izi Yin (From the
Foot) Through the Thigh, 183
Chapter Thirty-One Twenty-Two Points of the Foot Jue Yin (From the
Foot) Up Though the Thigh, 185
Chapter Thirty-Two Twenty Points of the Foot Shao Yang Through the
Thigh Including the Yin Motility & Yin
Linking Vessels, 188
Chapter Thirty-Three Thirty Points of the Foot Yang Ming From the
Foot Through the Thigh, 190
Chapter Thirty-Four Twenty-Eight Points of the Foot Shao Yang From
the Foot Through the Thigh Inclusive of Four
Points of the Yang Linking Channel, 192
Chapter Thirty-Five Thirty-Four Points of the Foot Tui Yang From the
Foot Through the Thigh Including The Six
Points of the Yang Motility, 195
BOOK FOUR
Chapter One Pulses (Part l), 201
Pulses (Part 2), 209
Pulses (Part 3), 220
Chapter Two Pathological Manifestation & Pulse Diagnosis
(Part l), 235
Pathological Manifestation & Pulse Diagnosis
(Part 2), 240
Chapter Three Three Positions with Nine Indicators, 249
BOOK FIVE
Chapter One Prohibitions of Acumoxatherapy (Part l), 259
Prohibitions of Acumoxatherapy (Part 2), 269
Chapter Two The Nine ‘lypes of Needles, The Nine Affections,
The Twelve Needling Manipulations, The
Five Needling Methods, & The Five Evils, 273
Chapter Three Cross Needling, 282
Chapter Four Needling Techniques, 290
Chapter Five Consummate Needling, 301
Chapter Six Natural Needling, Abnormality & Normality, 309
Chapter Seven External Assessment, and Suspending & Stopping
the Needle in Puncturing, 314
BOOK SIX
Chapter One Great Treatise on the Eight Orientations, Eight
Vacuities, & Eight Winds, 319
Chapter Two Great Treatise on the Favorable & Unfavorable
(Conditions), Root & Branch of Disease, Phys-
iographic Characteristics, and Configurations
& Orientations, 326
Chapter Three Great Treatise on the Five Viscera & Six Bowels,
Vacuity & Repletion, 331
Chapter Four Great Treatise on Yin & Yang, Clearness &
Turbidity, and Order/Discipline & Counter-
flow/Chaos, 342
Chapter Five Great Treatise on Bandit Winds & Evil Qi During
the Four Seasons, 344
Chapter Six Great Treatise on the Internal & External Exami-
nations of the Form (i.e., Classifications of)
the Old & Young, the Thin & Fat, and Sereni-
ty in the Morning but Worsening in the
Night, 348
Chapter Seven Great Treatise on Yin & Yang, 356
Chapter Eight Great Treatise on Dreams Produced by a Positive
Evil Assailing the Interior, 365
Chapter Nine Great Treatise on the Propensities of the Five
Flavors & Diseases of the Five Viscera, 367
Chapter Ten Great Treatise on the Transmission of Disease
Among the Five Viscera, 375
Chapter Eleven Great Treatise on Long Life & Premature Death
as Diagnosed Through Examination of the
Form, Disease Signs, and Whether or Not
Pain Can Be Endured, 383
Chapter Twelve Great Treatise on the Waxing & Waning of Form
& Qi, 387
BOOK SEVEN
Chapter One Cold Damage & Febrile Disease Due to Affliction
of the Six Channels (Part l), 393
Cold Damage & Febrile Disease Due to Affliction-
of the Six Channels (Part Two), 407
Cold Damage & Febrile Disease Due to Affliction
of the Six Channels (Part 3), 428
Chapter Two Disease of the Foot Yang Ming Vessel Producing
Fever & Manic Walking, 437
Chapter Three Yin Debility Producing Heat Inversion, Yang
Debility Producing Cold Inversion, 440
Chapter Four Contraction of Cold Dampness in Wind Stroke (It
the Tui Yang Producing Tetany, 449
Chapter Five Mutual Suppression of Yin & Yang Producing
Three Types of Nue, 454
BOOK EIGHT
Chapter One On the Transmission of Disease Among the Five
Viscera Producing Cold & Heat (Part l), 475
On the Transmission of Disease Among the Five
Viscera Producing Cold & Heat (Part 2), 486
Chapter Two Contraction of Disease Within the Channels &
Connecting Vessels Entering the Intestines &
Stomach Resulting in Accumulations in the
Five Viscera Which in Turn Produce Deep
Lying Beam, Inverted Cup Surging, Fat Qi,
Glomus Qi & Running Piglet, 494
Chapter Three Distentions of the Five Viscera & Six Bowels, 506
Chapter Four Water (Swelling), Skin Distention, Drum Disten-
tion, Intestinal Mushroom & Stone
Conglomeration, 513
Chapter Five Kidney Wind Producing Wind Water Puffy Facial
Swelling, 518
BOOK NINE
Chapter One Lreat Cold Penetrating into the Bone Marrow or
Yang Counterflow Producing Headache (with
Appendices on Pain in the Submandibular
Region & the Nape of the Neck), 527
Chapter Two Intrusion of Cold Qi into the Five Viscera & Six
Bowels Producing Sudden Heart Pain, Chest
Bi, Heart Shari, & Three Worms, 530
Chapter Three Evils in the Lung Causing Disease in the Five
Viscera & Six Bowels Producing an Ascending
Counterflow of Qi & Cough, 534
Chapter Four The Liver Contracts Disease and the Defensive Qi
Lodges & Accumulates Producing Fullness &
Pain in the Chest & the Lateral CostaI Re-
gions, 541
Chapter Five Evils in the Heart, Gallbladder, & Other Viscera &
Bowels Producing Sorrow, Apprehension,
Sighing, Bitter Taste in the Mouth, Melan-
choly, and Susceptibility to Fright, 545
Chapter Six Loss of Use of the Four Limbs Due to the Spleen
Contracting Disease, 548
Chapter Seven Contraction of Disease by the Spleen, Stomach, &
Large Intestine Producing Abdominal Disten-
tion & Fullness, Rumbling of the Intestines,
and Shortage of Qi, 550
Chapter Eight Contraction of Disease by the Kidney & the Small
Intestine Producing Abdominal Distention &
Lumbago Sending a Dragging (Discomfort) to
the Upper Back & Lower Abdomen and a
Dragging Pain to the Testicles, 557
Chapter Nine Contraction of Disease by the Triple Heater &
Urinary Bladder Producing Swelling in the
Lower Abdomen & Difficult Urination, 567
Chapter Ten Internal Blockage & Constriction of the Triple
Heater, Causing Inability to Urinate or
Defecate, 570
Chapter Eleven Stirring in the Vessel of the Jue Yin and Constant
Joy & Anger Causing Tui Shari, Enuresis &
Dribbling Urinary Blockage, 571
Chapter Twelve Stirring in the Vessel of the Foot Tai Yang Caus-
ing Piles & Prolapse of the Rectum in the
Lower (Part of the Body), 576
BOOK TEN
Chapter One The Contraction of Disease By Yin Causing Bi
(Part l), 581
The Contraction of Disease by Yin Causing Bi
(Part 2), 587
Chapter Two The Contraction of Disease by Yang Producing
Wind (Part l), 594
The Contraction of Disease by Yang Producing
Wind (Part 2), 603
Chapter Three Contraction of Disease by the Eight Hollows
Causing Hypertonicity, 611
Chapter Four Heat in the Five Viscera Causing Atony, 613
Chapter Five Stirring in the Hand Tui Yin, Yang Ming, Tui Yang,
& Shao Yang Vessels Causing Pain in the
Shoulders, Upper Back, Region Anterior to
the Shoulders, & Upper Arm, and the Shoul-
ders Painful as if Being Pulled Up, 617
Chapter Six Water & Beverage Failing to Disperse Producing
Rheum, 619
BOOK ELEVEN
Chapter One Cold in the Chest Producing a Regularly Inter-
rupted Pulse, 623
Chapter Two Yang Inversion & Great Fright Producing Mania
& Epilepsy, 623
Chapter Three Sagging of the Yang Vessel with the Yin Vessels
Ascending in Contention Producing Cadaver-
ous Inversion, 635
Chapter Four Chaotic Qi in the Intestines & Stomach Producing
Sudden Turmoil Resulting in Vomiting &
Diarrhea, 636
Chapter Five Vessel Disease of the Foot Tui Yin & Jue Yin
Causing Duck-Stool Diarrhea & Dysentery,
638
Chapter ,Six Spillage of Qi of the Five (Grains) Causing Pure
Heat Wasting Thirst & Jaundice, 641
Chapter Seven Unwise Lifestyle Damaging the Internal & Exter-
nal Causing Profuse Bleeding in the Center,
Static Blood, and Vomiting & Spitting of
Blood, 645
Chapter Eight Gathering of Evil Qi in the Lower Venter Produc-
ing Internal Yang, 650
Chapter Nine Cold Qi Intrudes Upon the Channels & Connect-
ing Vessels Producing Yang & Ju; Wind De-
velops Producing Pestilential Wind & Infil-
trating Sores (Part l), 653
Cold Qi Intrudes Upon the Channels & Con-
necting Vessels Producing Yang & Ju; Wind
Develops Producing Pestilential Wind & Infil-
trating Sores (Part 2), 656
BOOK TWELVE
hapter One Yawning, Retching, Sobbing, Shivering with Cold,
Belching, Sneezing, Drooping, Tearing, Sigh-
ing, Drooling, Ringing in the Ears, Tongue-
Biting, Poor Memory, & Constant Hunger,
671
Chapter Two Intrusion of Cold Qi upon the Epiglottis Produc-
ing Loss of Voice & Inability to Speak, 680
Chapter Three Insomnia, Loss of Eyesight, Somnolence, Dis-
turbed Sleep, Inability to Lie Supine, Torpidi-
ty of the Flesh, Noise in Breathing &
Dyspnea, 682
Chapter Four Stirring in the Vessels of the Foot Tui Yang, Yang
Ming & the Hand Shao Yang Producing Eye
Disorders, 688
Chapter Five Stirring of the Hand Tui Yang & She Yang Caus-
ing Disorders of the Ear, 695
Chapter Six Stirring in the Vessels of the Hand & Foot Yang
Ming Producing Oral & Dental Disorders, 697
Chapter Seven Blood Spillage Producing Nose Bleed (With
Appendices on Runny Snivel Disorders and
Polyp), 701
Chapter Eight Stirring in the Vessels of the Hand & Foot Yang
Ming & Shao Yang Producing Throat Bi &
Sore Throat, 703
Chapter Nine Qi Binding Producing Tumor & Goiter, 704
Chapter Ten Miscellaneous Disorders in Females, 705
Chapter Eleven Miscellaneous Disorders in Children, 713
General Index, 717
