太陽 简体 太阳

tài yáng

Taiyang · greater yang

Also rendered: greater yang (Explanatory rendering) · taiyang (Pinyin, the usual clinical form)

Reviewed · 2026-09

At a glance

Pinyin
tài yáng
Simplified
太阳
Literal
The greater yang; 太 is the grade above 少.

In brief

The first of the three yang. In the sixth chapter it is the channel that lies above lesser yin, whose root is Zhiyin on the small toe and whose knot is the gate of life — Wang Bing takes the gate of life to be the two eyes. Its office is the open: the outermost of the three, turned toward the surface.

Senses in the classical corpus

1
Greater yang, first of the three yang 太陽
The outermost of the yang channels; the open
太陽根起於至陰,結於命門 — Suwen 6
2
The greater grade 太陽
太 marks the fullest of a graded set, set against 少
太陽爲開 — Suwen 6

Occurrences in the classics

Passages where the term does real work, with the original, pinyin and English on the same line.

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素問·陰陽離合論 Suwen 6 · 陰陽離合論 Read in context →
太陽根起於至陰,結於命門,名曰陰中之陽。 太阳根起于至阴,结于命门,名曰阴中之阳。
tài yáng gēn qǐ yú zhì yīn, jié yú mìng mén, míng yuē yīn zhōng zhī yáng.
Greater yang takes its root at Zhiyin and is knotted at the gate of life; it is named the yang within yin.
本篇三陽各以「根起於某穴」定位;太陽之根在足小趾外側至陰,其結在命門,王冰以命門為兩目。
素問·六節藏象論 Suwen 9 · 六節藏象論 Read in context →
心者,生之本,神之變也,其華在面,其充在血脉,爲陽中之太陽,通於夏氣。 心者,生之本,神之变也,其华在面,其充在血脉,为阳中之太阳,通于夏气。
xīn zhě, shēng zhī běn, shén zhī biàn yě, qí huá zài miàn, qí chōng zài xuè mài, wéi yáng zhōng zhī tài yáng, tōng yú xià qì.
The heart is the root of life and the place where spirit changes. Its bloom is in the face, its filling is in the blood and vessels; it is the greater yang within yang, and it communicates with the qi of summer.
本篇太陽有二用:一見於藏象「心為陽中之太陽,通於夏氣」,一見於人迎「二盛病在太陽」,與第六篇三陽之離合(太陽為開)為同名之三用,讀者勿混。
素問·診要經終論 Suwen 16 · 診要經終論 Read in context →
歧伯曰:太陽之脉,其終也,戴眼、反折、瘈瘲,其色白,絶汗乃出,出則死矣。 岐伯曰:太阳之脉,其终也,戴眼、反折、瘈瘲,其色白,绝汗乃出,出则死矣。
qí bó yuē: tài yáng zhī mài, qí zhōng yě, dài yǎn, fǎn zhé, chì zòng, qí sè bái, jué hàn nǎi chū, chū zé sǐ yǐ.
Qibo says: When the greater yang channel ends, the eyes are rolled up, the body arches backward, there is twitching and spasm, the colour is white, and the final sweat comes out; once it comes out, death follows.
「太陽之脉,其終也,戴眼、反折、瘈瘲,其色白,絶汗乃出,出則死矣」:本篇以太陽為十二經之首而先論其終。與第六篇「太陽」、第十篇「巨陽」同條:彼論太陽之為開、為三陽之長,本篇則舉其氣絕之候——目睛上視而不能轉、身背反折如弓、手足抽掣、面色白,而絶汗一出即死。瘈音 chì,瘲音 zòng。
素問·平人氣象論 Suwen 18 · 平人氣象論 Read in context →
太陽脉至,洪大以長;少陽脉至,乍數乍疏,乍短乍長;陽明脉至,浮大而短。 太阳脉至,洪大以长;少阳脉至,乍数乍疏,乍短乍长;阳明脉至,浮大而短。
tài yáng mài zhì, hóng dà yǐ cháng; shào yáng mài zhì, zhà shuò zhà shū, zhà duǎn zhà cháng; yáng míng mài zhì, fú dà ér duǎn.
When the greater yang pulse arrives, it is flooding, large and long; when the lesser yang pulse arrives, it is now rapid, now sparse, now short, now long; when the yang brilliance pulse arrives, it is floating, large and short.
「太陽脉至,洪大以長」:本篇三陽脈至之形,以太陽為之首。與第六篇「太陽」(三陽之開)、第十六篇「太陽之脉,其終也」同條而義別:第六篇以太陽為三陽之開,第十六篇舉太陽經氣終絕之候(戴眼、反折、瘈瘲、絶汗),本篇則言太陽脈至之常形——洪大而長。三陽之脈(太陽洪大以長、少陽乍數乍疏、陽明浮大而短)與下文五臟平病死之脈,同以「至」與「來」別其常變。
素問·三部九候論 Suwen 20 · 三部九候論 Read in context →
足太陽氣絶者,其足不可屈伸,死必戴眼。 足太阳气绝者,其足不可屈伸,死必戴眼。
Zú tài yáng qì jué zhě, qí zú bù kě qū shēn, sǐ bì dài yǎn.
When the qi of the foot taiyang is cut off, the feet cannot bend or stretch, and at death the eyes are sure to roll upward.
「足太陽氣絶者,其足不可屈伸,死必戴眼」:本篇太陽之義,在為決死生之目——太陽氣絕則足不可屈伸,死必戴眼;篇末又分「瞳子高者,太陽不足;戴眼者,太陽已絶」二等。與第六篇「太陽」(三陽之開)、第十六篇「太陽之脉,其終也,戴眼、反折、瘈瘲」同條而義進:第六篇論太陽之為開,第十六篇舉太陽經終之候(戴眼、反折、瘈瘲、色白、絶汗出而死),本篇則分之為二——不足者瞳子高,已絶者戴眼,且以太陽之氣絕於下(足不可屈伸)與上並於目(戴眼)並見為候;篇末「此決死生之要,不可不察也」即指此。
素問·經脉别論 Suwen 21 · 經脉别論 Read in context →
太陽藏獨至,厥喘虚氣逆,是陰不足,陽有餘也。表裏當俱寫,取之下俞。 太阳脏独至,厥喘虚气逆,是阴不足,阳有余也。表里当俱写,取之下俞。
Tài yáng zàng dú zhì, jué chuǎn xū qì nì, shì yīn bù zú, yáng yǒu yú yě. Biǎo lǐ dāng jù xiè, qǔ zhī xià shù.
When the greater yang viscus arrives alone, there is counterflow panting and empty qi rebellious upward: yin is insufficient and yang in excess. Both the exterior and the interior should be drained; take the lower transport points.
「太陽藏獨至,厥喘虚氣逆,是陰不足,陽有餘也。表裏當俱寫,取之下俞」:本篇太陽之義,在臟氣「獨至」而發為厥喘——陰不足而陽有餘,故表裏俱寫。與第六篇「太陽」(三陽之開)、第十六篇「太陽之脉,其終也,戴眼、反折、瘈瘲」、第二十篇「足太陽氣絶者,其足不可屈伸,死必戴眼」(並以「瞳子高者,太陽不足;戴眼者,太陽已絶」分為二等)同條而義進:第六篇論其為開,第十六篇舉其經終之候,第二十篇論其氣絕形敗之目,本篇則以太陽為六臟「獨至」之首而議其補寫(陰不足陽有餘,故表裏俱寫);其脈之象則見篇末「象三陽而浮也」。
素問·藏氣法時論 Suwen 22 · 藏氣法時論 Read in context →
腎主冬,足少陰太陽主治,其日壬癸。 肾主冬,足少阴太阳主治,其日壬癸。
Shèn zhǔ dōng, zú shào yīn tài yáng zhǔ zhì, qí rì rén guǐ.
The kidney governs winter. The foot lesser yin and greater yang govern its treatment; its days are ren and gui.
「腎主冬,足少陰太陽主治,其日壬癸」:本篇太陽之義,在表裡相為經緯而分主一臟之治——腎與膀胱為表裡,故足少陰太陽並主之。與第六篇三陽之開闔樞、第十六篇太陽經終之候、第二十篇以手部之太陽配九候之位、第二十一篇「太陽藏獨至」之六經偏盛者同條而義別:本篇不以辨證不以診脈,而以配五臟之主治與十日之期。
素問·血氣形志 Suwen 24 · 血氣形志 Read in context →
夫人之常數,太陽常多血少氣,少陽常少血多氣,陽明常多氣多血,少陰常少血多氣,厥陰常多血少氣,太陰常多氣少血,此天之常數。 夫人之常数,太阳常多血少气,少阳常少血多气,阳明常多气多血,少阴常少血多气,厥阴常多血少气,太阴常多气少血,此天之常数。
Fú rén zhī cháng shù, tài yáng cháng duō xuè shǎo qì, shào yáng cháng shǎo xuè duō qì, yáng míng cháng duō qì duō xuè, shào yīn cháng shǎo xuè duō qì, jué yīn cháng duō xuè shǎo qì, tài yīn cháng duō qì shǎo xuè, cǐ tiān zhī cháng shù.
The constants of a person: greater yang is regularly plentiful in blood and scant in qi; lesser yang is scant in blood and plentiful in qi; yang brightness is plentiful in both qi and blood; lesser yin is scant in blood and plentiful in qi; ceasing yin is plentiful in blood and scant in qi; greater yin is plentiful in qi and scant in blood. These are the constants of heaven.
「太陽常多血少氣」:本篇太陽之義,在「多血少氣」四字——不是證候,而是定分:太陽之血多,故可出血;其氣少,故不可出氣(篇末「剌太陽出血惡氣」)。與第六篇三陰三陽之離合、第八篇已立之「太陽」、第十六篇四時刺法者同條而義別:彼論太陽之為開、其為經之始與其所主之時,本篇則以之為可數之經——太陽至此有名,亦有分。
素問·逆調論 Suwen 34 · 逆調論 Read in context →
歧伯曰:是人者,素腎氣勝,以水爲事,太陽氣衰,腎脂枯不長,一水不能勝兩火。腎者水也,而生於骨,腎不生則髓不能滿,故寒甚至骨也。 歧伯曰:是人者,素肾气胜,以水为事,太阳气衰,肾脂枯不长,一水不能胜两火。肾者水也,而生于骨,肾不生则髓不能满,故寒甚至骨也。
Qí bó yuē: shì rén zhě, sù shèn qì shèng, yǐ shuǐ wéi shì, tài yáng qì shuāi, shèn zhī kū bù zhǎng, yī shuǐ bù néng shèng liǎng huǒ.Shèn zhě shuǐ yě, ér shēng yú gǔ, shèn bù shēng zé suǐ bù néng mǎn, gù hán shèn zhì gǔ yě.
Qi Bo says: such a person has from the outset a prevailing kidney qi and works with water; the greater yang qi has declined, the kidney fat is withered and does not grow, and one water cannot overcome two fires. The kidney is water, and it generates bone; if the kidney does not generate, the marrow cannot fill, and so the cold reaches even to the bone.
「太陽」之目於本站已立(id 300),現收八條,多就三陽之位、其脉與其終言之(第六篇「太陽根起於至陰,結於命門」、第十八篇「太陽脉至,洪大以長」、第二十篇「足太陽氣絶者,其足不可屈伸」、第二十四篇「太陽常多血少氣」等)。**本篇一見,而言其氣之衰與其所以衰**——**「太」讀 tài,本篇惟此一見**;「陽」讀 yáng,本篇 13 見;「氣」讀 qì,本篇 18 見;**「衰」讀 shuāi,本篇惟此一見**——从衣从冄,衰退也;「腎」讀 shèn,本篇 6 見;「者」讀 zhě;「水」讀 shuǐ;「也」讀 yě;「而」讀 ér;「生」讀 shēng,本篇 4 見;**「於」讀 yú,本篇惟此一見**——底本作「於」,不作「于」;「骨」讀 gǔ,本篇 3 見;「則」讀 zé;**「髓」讀 suǐ,本篇惟此一見**;「不」讀 bù;「能」讀 néng;「滿」讀 mǎn;「故」讀 gù;「寒」讀 hán,本篇 7 見;**「甚」讀 shèn,本篇惟此一見**;**「至」讀 zhì,本篇惟此一見**。**「太陽」即「巨陽」**:與第十篇「過在足少陰、巨陽」、第三十一篇「巨陽者,諸陽之屬也」同指,**本篇徑作「太陽」,是《素問》巨陽、太陽二名并存之一證**;本站別立「巨陽」(id 410)一條,可與此互見。**本篇推論之序最為致密**:素腎氣勝 → 以太陽氣衰 → 腎脂枯不長 → 一水不能勝兩火 → 腎不生則髓不能滿 → 故寒甚至骨。**與第二十篇「足太陽氣絶者,其足不可屈伸,死必戴眼」對讀**:彼言太陽氣絶之證(其終),此言太陽氣衰之因(其漸)——**一絶一衰,一見於足與目,一見於骨與髓**。**與第六篇「太陽…名曰陰中之陽」合觀**:太陽為諸陽之長而本於陰,其氣衰則陽無以溫骨,**故本篇之寒不在肌膚而在骨,是太陽之氣衰於本之證**。
素問·剌瘧 Suwen 36 · 剌瘧 Read in context →
足太陽之瘧,令人腰痛頭重,寒從背起,先寒後熱,熇熇暍暍然,熱止汗出難已,剌郄中出血。 足太阳之疟,令人腰痛头重,寒从背起,先寒后热,熇熇暍暍然,热止汗出难已,刺郄中出血。
Zú tài yáng zhī nüè, lìng rén yāo tòng tóu zhòng, hán cóng bèi qǐ, xiān hán hòu rè, hè hè yē yē rán, rè zhǐ hàn chū nán yǐ, cì xī zhōng chū xuè.
Malaria of the foot greater yang makes the lower back ache and the head feel heavy; the cold rises from the back, cold first and heat after, blazing and sweltering. When the heat stops, sweat breaks out and the illness is hard to bring to an end. Needle the cleft centre and let blood.
「太陽」之目於本站已立(id 300),所收九條,皆就太陽之為三陽之首、為「關」、為「主表」言之。**本篇「太陽」3見**:第一段「足太陽之瘧」、第十一段「剌足太陽、少陰」、第三十四段「剌足太陽」。**本篇開篇即足太陽之瘧,為十二瘧之首,亦為六經瘧之例首**。「足」讀 zú;「太」讀 tài;「陽」讀 yáng;「之」讀 zhī;「瘧」讀 nüè;「令」讀 lìng;「人」讀 rén;「腰」讀 yāo;「痛」讀 tòng;「頭」讀 tóu,本篇 3 見;「重」讀 zhòng,本篇 2 見,讀 zhòng;「寒」讀 hán;「從」讀 cóng;「背」讀 bèi;「起」讀 qǐ,本篇 1 見;「先」讀 xiān,本篇 18 見;「後」讀 hòu;「熱」讀 rè;「熇」讀 hè,本篇 2 見,讀 hè;「暍」讀 yē,本篇 2 見,讀 yē;「然」讀 rán;「止」讀 zhǐ;「汗」讀 hàn;「出」讀 chū;「難」讀 nán,本篇 3 見;「已」讀 yǐ;「剌」讀 cì;「郄」讀 xī,本篇 3 見,讀 xī;「中」讀 zhōng;「血」讀 xuè。**「腰痛頭重,寒從背起」八字,最見太陽之經**:足太陽之脉循腰脊、上頭項,**經之所過即病之所見,與第三十四篇「太陽氣衰」之以太陽為氣者、第六篇「太陽根起於至陰」之以太陽為經者,一皆相貫**——**彼言太陽之體,此言太陽之病**。**「剌郄中出血」之郄中,即太陽之郄**,**與本站第二十二篇「刺郄中血者」為同一部位**(彼作「刺」、此作「剌」,各從其篇之底本)。**又第三十四段「瘧不渴,閒日而作,剌足太陽」**:以太陽主表、主寒,故不渴而間日者屬之——**與下文「渴而閒日作,剌足少陽」為一對**。
素問·腹中論 Suwen 40 · 腹中論 Read in context →
人迎一盛少陽,二盛太陽,三盛陽明,入陰也。 人迎一盛少阳,二盛太阳,三盛阳明,入阴也。
Rén yíng yī shèng shǎo yáng, èr shèng tài yáng, sān shèng yáng míng, rù yīn yě.
At the man’s greeting, a onefold surfeit is the lesser yang, twofold the greater yang, threefold the yang brightness — and then it enters the yin.
**「二盛太陽」,是人迎之第二層**——**本篇「太陽」1見、「太」1見、「陽」9見**;「太」讀 tài;「二」讀 èr;「盛」讀 shèng。**太陽為開,其脈最外**:**本篇病熱而頭痛者,陽入於陰而後及於腹**,**與太陽主表之義相發**。
素問·刺腰痛 Suwen 41 · 刺腰痛 Read in context →
足太陽脉,令人腰痛,引項脊凥背如重狀,刺其郄中,太陽正經出血,春無見血。 足太阳脉,令人腰痛,引项脊凥背如重状,刺其郄中,太阳正经出血,春无见血。
Zú tài yáng mài, lìng rén yāo tòng, yǐn xiàng jǐ jū bèi rú zhòng zhuàng, cì qí xì zhōng, tài yáng zhèng jīng chū xuè, chūn wú xiàn xuè.
When the foot greater yang vessel is affected, it gives a person pain in the lower back that draws up into the nape, the spine and the seat, as though one were carrying a weight. Needle the cleft centre and let blood from the greater yang main conduit. In spring, do not bring blood to view.
「足太陽脉,令人腰痛,引項脊凥背如重狀」——**本篇二十四條自此起,以太陽為首**。**本篇「太陽」7見,皆為足太陽**;「項」讀 xiàng、「脊」讀 jǐ、「凥」讀 jū、「背」讀 bèi**四字自項而下、由脊及凥而終於背**——**「引項脊凥背」五字一氣直下,是本篇言痛所引之最長者**。「重」讀 zhòng**「如重狀」讀 zhòng**(**本篇「舉重傷腰」之「重」亦讀 zhòng**);**「太陽正經出血,春無見血」——「見血」之「見」讀 xiàn**,**春時禁見血,與下文夏、秋同例**。
素問·風論 Suwen 42 · 風論 Read in context →
風氣與太陽俱入,行諸脉俞,散於分肉之閒,與衛氣相干,其道不利,故使肌肉憤䐜而有瘍。 风气与太阳俱入,行诸脉俞,散于分肉之间,与卫气相干,其道不利,故使肌肉愤䐜而有疡。
Fēng qì yǔ tài yáng jù rù, xíng zhū mài shù, sàn yú fēn ròu zhī jiān, yǔ wèi qì xiāng gān, qí dào bù lì, gù shǐ jī ròu fèn chēn ér yǒu yáng.
When wind qi enters together with greater yang, it travels the transports of the vessels and spreads through the partings of the flesh, where it clashes with the defensive qi. The passage is no longer free, and so the flesh swells and bulges and sores appear.
「風氣與太陽俱入,行諸脉俞」——**本篇言太陽者惟此一見**,**與上文陽明入胃之條相對**:**陽明循脉而上至目内眥,太陽則行諸脉俞而散於分肉**。「俞」讀 shù**本篇2見,皆讀 shù**;「閒」讀 jiān**「分肉之閒」作「閒」,與上文「皮膚之間」作「間」者二形並存**;「干」讀 gān**「與衛氣相干」之干讀 gān**;「凝」讀 níng、**「瘍」**「瘍」讀 yáng**——王冰「瘍,瘡也」**。
素問·厥論 Suwen 45 · 厥論 Read in context →
太陽厥逆,僵仆,嘔血,善衄,治主病者。 太阳厥逆,僵仆,呕血,善衄,治主病者。
Tài yáng jué nì, jiāng pū, ǒu xuè, shàn nǜ, zhì zhǔ bìng zhě.
In counterflow inversion of greater yang there is stiff collapse, vomiting of blood and ready nosebleed; treat what governs the disease.
「太陽厥逆,僵仆」——**本篇「太陽」二見,上文作「巨陽」**;「僵」讀 jiāng、**僵讀 jiāng**;「仆」讀 pū,**仆讀 pū,向前傾頓也**。
素問·大奇論 Suwen 48 · 大奇論 Read in context →
脉至如涌泉,浮鼓肌中,太陽氣予不足也,少氣味,韭英而死。 脉至如涌泉,浮鼓肌中,太阳气予不足也,少气味,韭英而死。
Mài zhì rú yǒng quán, fú gǔ jī zhōng, tài yáng qì yǔ bù zú yě, shǎo qì wèi, jiǔ yīng ér sǐ.
A pulse arriving like a gushing spring, floating and beating up within the flesh, means the qi of the greater yang is spent; there is scant qi and loss of taste, and the person dies when the chives flower.
「「太」讀 tài陽氣予不足也」——**本篇「太陽」1見**;「涌」讀 yǒng、「肌」讀 jī、**各本篇惟此一見**;**「少氣味」之「少」讀 shǎo**;「韭」讀 jiǔ「英」讀 yīng、**韭英,韭之花也,本篇惟此一見**。
素問·脉解 Suwen 49 · 脉解 Read in context →
太陽所謂腫腰脽痛者,正月太陽寅,寅太陽也。正月陽氣出在上,而陰氣盛,陽未得自次也,故腫腰脽痛也。 太阳所谓肿腰脽痛者,正月太阳寅,寅太阳也。正月阳气出在上,而阴气盛,阳未得自次也,故肿腰脽痛也。
Tài yáng suǒ wèi zhǒng yāo shuí tòng zhě, zhēng yuè tài yáng yín, yín tài yáng yě. Zhēng yuè yáng qì chū zài shàng, ér yīn qì shèng, yáng wèi dé zì cì yě, gù zhǒng yāo shuí tòng yě.
When the greater yang is said to give a swollen low back and pain in the buttocks: the first month is greater yang at yin, and yin is greater yang. In the first month yang qi comes out and stays above while yin qi is still abundant, so yang has not yet reached its own place; hence the swollen low back and the pain in the buttocks.
「正月「太」讀 tài陽寅,寅太陽也」——**本篇「太陽」3見**;「脽」讀 shuí、**本篇2見,讀 shuí,臀也,詳本篇校勘第一條**;「腫」讀 zhǒng、**本篇8見**;**正月陽氣出在上而陰氣尚盛,陽未得自次,故腫腰脽痛**。
素問·皮部論 Suwen 56 · 皮部論 Read in context →
太陽之陽,名曰關樞。 太阳之阳,名曰关枢。
Tài yáng zhī yáng, míng yuē guān shū.
The yang of the greater yang is named guān shū, the bolt and the pivot.
「「太」讀 tài「陽」讀 yáng之陽,名曰關樞」——**本篇「太陽」2見,讀 tài yáng**;**二見皆在太陽之部:「太陽之陽,名曰關樞」與「皆太陽之絡也」**;**本目以太陽為三陽之開,其用在表;本篇太陽之皮部為關樞,王冰注「關司外動,以靜鎮為事,如樞之運」,與開之義相發**;「樞」讀 shū、**「關樞」之樞讀 shū**
素問·氣府論 Suwen 59 · 氣府論 Read in context →
足太陽脉氣所發者,七十八穴,兩眉頭各一。 足太阳脉气所发者,七十八穴,两眉头各一。
Zú tài yáng mài qì suǒ fā zhě, qī shí bā xué, liǎng méi tóu gè yī.
What the qi of the foot greater yang vessel sends forth is seventy-eight points: one at each of the two ends of the brows.
「「足」讀 zú「太」讀 tài「陽」讀 yáng脉氣所發者,七十八穴」——**本篇「太陽」3見:足太陽、手太陽之外,又有手少陽條「項中、足太陽之前各一」**;**第三十一篇全篇稱此經皆作「巨陽」,本篇作「太陽」,同經而異名**;「脉」讀 mài、**本篇「脉」14見,不从「脈」**;「七」讀 qī、**七十八穴者,本篇諸條之首數**
素問·骨空論 Suwen 60 · 骨空論 Read in context →
少陰上股内後廉,貫脊屬腎,與太陽起於目内眦,上額交巔,上入絡腦,還出,别下項,循肩髆内,俠脊抵腰中,入循膂,絡腎。 少阴上股内后廉,贯脊属肾,与太阳起于目内眦,上额交巅,上入络脑,还出,别下项,循肩髆内,侠脊抵腰中,入循膂,络肾。
Shào yīn shàng gǔ nèi hòu lián, guàn jǐ shǔ shèn, yǔ tài yáng qǐ yú mù nèi zì, shàng é jiāo diān, shàng rù luò nǎo, huán chū, bié xià xiàng, xún jiān bó nèi, xié jǐ dǐ yāo zhōng, rù xún lǚ, luò shèn.
The lesser yin ascends the inner posterior border of the thigh, pierces the spine and belongs to the kidney. With the greater yang it rises at the inner corner of the eye, ascends the forehead and crosses at the crown, enters to link the brain, comes back out, branches down the nape, follows the inside of the shoulder blade, runs beside the spine to the middle of the lower back, enters and follows the flesh along the spine, and networks the kidney.
「與「太」讀 tài「陽」讀 yáng起於目内眦」——**本篇「太陽」1見,與下文「巨陽」2見並出:同經而二名,故二目並掛**;**督脉之絡與太陽同起於目内眦,上額交巔,入絡腦,還出别下項**;「眦」讀 zì、**「目内眦」之眦讀 zì,底本作「眦」,通行本多作「眥」**
素問·繆刺論 Suwen 63 · 繆刺論 Read in context →
邪客於足太陽之絡,令人頭項肩痛,刺足小指爪甲上與肉交者,各一痏,立已。 邪客于足太阳之络,令人头项肩痛,刺足小指爪甲上与肉交者,各一痏,立已。
Xié kè yú zú tài yáng zhī luò, lìng rén tóu xiàng jiān tòng, cì zú xiǎo zhǐ zhǎo jiǎ shàng yǔ ròu jiāo zhě, gè yī wěi, lì yǐ.
When evil lodges in the network of the foot greater yang it causes pain in the head, the nape and the shoulder. Puncture where the nail of the small toe meets the flesh, one puncture on each side, and it ends at once.
「邪客於足太陽之絡,令人頭項肩痛」——**「太陽」本篇2見,皆在「邪客於足太陽之絡」之式中**:**一令人頭項肩痛,刺足小指爪甲上與肉交者,不已則刺外踝下三痏**;**一令人拘攣背急、引脅而痛,從項始數脊椎俠脊,應手如痛則刺之傍三痏**;**「太」讀 tài、「陽」讀 yáng**
素問·四時刺逆從論 Suwen 64 · 四時刺逆從論 Read in context →
太陽有餘,病骨痺身重;不足病腎痺;滑則病腎風疝,濇則病積,善時巔疾。 太阳有余,病骨痹身重;不足病肾痹;滑则病肾风疝,涩则病积,善时巅疾。
Tài yáng yǒu yú, bìng gǔ bì shēn zhòng; bù zú bìng shèn bì; huá zé bìng shèn fēng shàn, sè zé bìng jī, shàn shí diān jí.
When greater yang is in surplus the disease is bone obstruction and heaviness of the body; when it is insufficient, kidney obstruction. A slippery pulse brings kidney wind mounting; a rough pulse brings accumulation, with a tendency at times to disease of the crown.
「太陽有餘,病骨痺身重;不足病腎痺」——**太陽主骨,有餘則骨痺而身重**;**「重」此讀 zhòng,謂身體沉重,非重複之 chóng**;**「太陽」讀 tài yáng**
素問·天元紀大論 Suwen 66 · 天元紀大論 Read in context →
鬼臾區曰:子午之歲,上見少陰。丑未之歲,上見太陰。寅申之歲,上見少陽。卯酉之歲,上見陽明。辰戌之歲,上見太陽。巳亥之歲,上見厥陰。 鬼臾区曰:子午之岁,上见少阴。丑未之岁,上见太阴。寅申之岁,上见少阳。卯酉之岁,上见阳明。辰戌之岁,上见太阳。巳亥之岁,上见厥阴。
Guǐ yú qū yuē: zǐ wǔ zhī suì, shàng jiàn shào yīn. Chǒu wèi zhī suì, shàng jiàn tài yīn. Yín shēn zhī suì, shàng jiàn shào yáng. Mǎo yǒu zhī suì, shàng jiàn yáng míng. Chén xū zhī suì, shàng jiàn tài yáng. Sì hài zhī suì, shàng jiàn jué yīn.
Gui Yu Qu said: in the years of zi and wu lesser yin is seen above; in the years of chou and wei greater yin is seen above; in the years of yin and shen lesser yang is seen above; in the years of mao and you yang brightness is seen above; in the years of chen and xu greater yang is seen above; in the years of si and hai ceasing yin is seen above.
「辰戌之歲,上見太陽」——**「太陽」讀 tài yáng,本篇2見**;**本篇以十二支紀歲而上見六氣:子午少陰、丑未太陰、寅申少陽、卯酉陽明、辰戌太陽、巳亥厥陰**;**「辰」讀 chén;「戌」讀 xū;「巳」讀 sì;「亥」讀 hài**;**此之太陽為天之六氣,與第六篇太陽為六經之一者同名而所指不同**
素問·五運行大論 Suwen 67 · 五運行大論 Read in context →
鬼臾區曰:土主甲己,金主乙庚,水主丙辛,木主丁壬,火主戊癸。子午之上,少陰主之;丑未之上,太陰主之;寅申之上,少陽主之;卯酉之上,陽明主之;辰戌之上,太陽主之;巳亥之上,厥陰主之。不合陰陽,其故何也? 鬼臾区曰:土主甲己,金主乙庚,水主丙辛,木主丁壬,火主戊癸。子午之上,少阴主之;丑未之上,太阴主之;寅申之上,少阳主之;卯酉之上,阳明主之;辰戌之上,太阳主之;巳亥之上,厥阴主之。不合阴阳,其故何也?
Guǐ yú qū yuē: tǔ zhǔ jiǎ jǐ, jīn zhǔ yǐ gēng, shuǐ zhǔ bǐng xīn, mù zhǔ dīng rén, huǒ zhǔ wù guǐ. Zǐ wǔ zhī shàng, shào yīn zhǔ zhī; chǒu wèi zhī shàng, tài yīn zhǔ zhī; yín shēn zhī shàng, shào yáng zhǔ zhī; mǎo yǒu zhī shàng, yáng míng zhǔ zhī; chén xū zhī shàng, tài yáng zhǔ zhī; sì hài zhī shàng, jué yīn zhǔ zhī. Bù hé yīn yáng, qí gù hé yě?
Gui Yu Qu said: earth governs jia and ji, metal governs yi and geng, water governs bing and xin, wood governs ding and ren, fire governs wu and gui. Above zi and wu, lesser yin presides; above chou and wei, greater yin presides; above yin and shen, lesser yang presides; above mao and you, yang brightness presides; above chen and xu, greater yang presides; above si and hai, ceasing yin presides. These do not accord with yin and yang — why is that?
「辰戌之上,太陽主之」——**「太陽」本篇8見**;**本篇六名(太陽、陽明、少陽、太陰、少陰、厥陰)指天之六氣,非第六篇三陰三陽之經;二篇同名而所指不同**;**此處「之上」謂歲支之上,即司天之位,故下文有「太陽在上,則太陰在下」**;**「主之」本篇6見,即六氣各主一支之對**
素問·六微㫖大論 Suwen 68 · 六微㫖大論 Read in context →
少陽之上,火氣治之,中見厥陰。陽明之上,燥氣治之,中見太陰。太陽之上,寒氣治之,中見少陰。厥陰之上,風氣治之,中見少陽。少陰之上,熱氣治之,中見太陽。太陰之上,濕氣治之,中見陽明。所謂本也。本之下,中之見也;見之下,氣之標也。本標不同,氣應異象。 少阳之上,火气治之,中见厥阴。阳明之上,燥气治之,中见太阴。太阳之上,寒气治之,中见少阴。厥阴之上,风气治之,中见少阳。少阴之上,热气治之,中见太阳。太阴之上,湿气治之,中见阳明。所谓本也。本之下,中之见也;见之下,气之标也。本标不同,气应异象。
Shào yáng zhī shàng, huǒ qì zhì zhī, zhōng jiàn jué yīn. Yáng míng zhī shàng, zào qì zhì zhī, zhōng jiàn tài yīn. Tài yáng zhī shàng, hán qì zhì zhī, zhōng jiàn shào yīn. Jué yīn zhī shàng, fēng qì zhì zhī, zhōng jiàn shào yáng. Shào yīn zhī shàng, rè qì zhì zhī, zhōng jiàn tài yáng. Tài yīn zhī shàng, shī qì zhì zhī, zhōng jiàn yáng míng. Suǒ wèi běn yě. Běn zhī xià, zhōng zhī jiàn yě; jiàn zhī xià, qì zhī biāo yě. Běn biāo bù tóng, qì yìng yì xiàng.
Above lesser yang, fire qi governs, and in the middle one sees ceasing yin. Above yang brightness, dryness qi governs, and in the middle one sees greater yin. Above greater yang, cold qi governs, and in the middle one sees lesser yin. Above ceasing yin, wind qi governs, and in the middle one sees lesser yang. Above lesser yin, heat qi governs, and in the middle one sees greater yang. Above greater yin, damp qi governs, and in the middle one sees yang brightness. This is what is called the root. Below the root is what is seen in the middle; below what is seen is the tip of the qi. Root and tip are not the same, and the images the qi answers with are different.
「太陽之上,寒氣治之,中見少陰」——**「太陽」本篇5見:第三段二見、本段二見、第十一段「水運之歲,上見太陽」一見**;**本篇六名(太陽、陽明、少陽、太陰、少陰、厥陰)皆指天之六氣,與第六篇指三陰三陽之經者同名而異指**;**本段六句一式:「之上」者是標,「治之」之氣是本,「中見」者是與之表裡相合之中氣**;**下文「本之下,中之見也;見之下,氣之標也」即自釋此三層**
素問·氣交變大論 Suwen 69 · 氣交變大論 Read in context →
歲水太過,寒氣流行,邪害心火。民病身熱煩心,躁悸,陰厥,上下中寒,譫妄心痛。寒氣早至。上應辰星。甚則腹大脛腫,喘欬,寖汗出,憎風。大雨至,埃霧朦鬱,上應鎮星。上臨太陽,雨冰雪,霜不時降,濕氣變物。病反腹滿腸鳴,溏泄食不化,渴而妄冒。神門絶者,死不治,上應熒惑、辰星。 岁水太过,寒气流行,邪害心火。民病身热烦心,躁悸,阴厥,上下中寒,谵妄心痛。寒气早至。上应辰星。甚则腹大胫肿,喘欬,寖汗出,憎风。大雨至,埃雾朦郁,上应镇星。上临太阳,雨冰雪,霜不时降,湿气变物。病反腹满肠鸣,溏泄食不化,渴而妄冒。神门绝者,死不治,上应荧惑、辰星。
Suì shuǐ tài guò, hán qì liú xíng, xié hài xīn huǒ. Mín bìng shēn rè fán xīn, zào jì, yīn jué, shàng xià zhòng hán, zhān wàng xīn tòng. Hán qì zǎo zhì. Shàng yìng chén xīng. Shèn zé fù dà jìng zhǒng, chuǎn kài, qǐn hàn chū, zēng fēng. Dà yǔ zhì, āi wù méng yù, shàng yìng zhèn xīng. Shàng lín tài yáng, yǔ bīng xuě, shuāng bù shí jiàng, shī qì biàn wù. Bìng fǎn fù mǎn cháng míng, táng xiè shí bù huà, kě ér wàng mào. Shén mén jué zhě, sǐ bù zhì, shàng yìng yíng huò, chén xīng.
In a year of water in surplus, the qi of cold spreads and moves and the evil harms the fire of the heart. The people are ill with heat of the body and fretting of the heart, restlessness and palpitations, yin counterflow, cold struck through the upper and the lower, delirious speech and pain in the heart; the cold qi arrives early. It answers above to Mercury. If it is severe the abdomen is enlarged and the shins swell, there is panting and coughing, sweating in sleep and hatred of wind. Great rain comes, dust and mist are dim and pent; it answers above to Saturn. If greater yang presides above, there is rain, ice and snow, frost falls out of season, and the qi of dampness alters things. The illness turns to fullness of the abdomen and rumbling in the bowels, sloppy diarrhoea with food undigested, and thirst with a veiled and wandering mind. Where Shenmen is cut off there is death and no cure; it answers above to Mars and Mercury.
「上臨太陽,雨冰雪,霜不時降,濕氣變物」——**「太陽」本篇1見,止此一見**;**本篇六名(太陽、陽明、少陽、太陰、少陰、厥陰)各一見,皆「上臨」之辭,指司天之氣,非第六篇三陰三陽之經**;**本篇六名與第六篇同名而異指,與第六十八篇同例**;**「太陽」讀 tài yáng**
素問·四氣調神大論 Suwen 2 · 四氣調神大論 Read in context →
逆春氣,則少陽不生,肝氣内變;逆夏氣,則太陽不長,心氣内洞;逆秋氣,則太陰不收,肺氣焦滿;逆冬氣,則少陰不藏,腎氣獨沉。 逆春气,则少阳不生,肝气内变;逆夏气,则太阳不长,心气内洞;逆秋气,则太阴不收,肺气焦满;逆冬气,则少阴不藏,肾气独沉。
Nì chūn qì, zé shào yáng bù shēng, gān qì nèi biàn; nì xià qì, zé tài yáng bù zhǎng, xīn qì nèi dòng; nì qiū qì, zé tài yīn bù shōu, fèi qì jiāo mǎn; nì dōng qì, zé shào yīn bù cáng, shèn qì dú chén.
Going against the qi of spring, Shaoyang · lesser yang does not give life, and the liver qi changes inwardly. Going against the qi of summer, Taiyang · greater yang does not grow, and the heart qi is hollow within. Going against the qi of autumn, Taiyin · greater yin does not gather in, and the lung qi is scorched and full. Going against the qi of winter, Shaoyin · lesser yin does not store, and the kidney qi sinks alone.
「逆夏氣,則太陽不長」——太陽不長,故心氣内洞;**「太陽」本篇1見**
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太陽司天,寒氣下臨,心氣上從,而火且明,丹起金乃眚,寒清時舉,勝則水冰,火氣高明。心熱煩,嗌乾善渴,鼽嚏,喜悲數欠。熱氣妄行,寒乃復,霜不時降,善忘,甚則心痛。土乃潤,水豐衍,寒客至,沈陰化,濕氣變物,水飲内蓄,中滿不食,皮𤸷肉苛,筋脉不利,甚則胕腫,身後癰。 太阳司天,寒气下临,心气上从,而火且明,丹起金乃眚,寒清时举,胜则水冰,火气高明。心热烦,嗌干善渴,鼽嚏,喜悲数欠。热气妄行,寒乃复,霜不时降,善忘,甚则心痛。土乃润,水丰衍,寒客至,沉阴化,湿气变物,水饮内蓄,中满不食,皮𤸷肉苛,筋脉不利,甚则胕肿,身后痈。
Tài yáng sī tiān, hán qì xià lín, xīn qì shàng cóng, ér huǒ qiě míng, dān qǐ jīn nǎi shěng, hán qīng shí jǔ, shèng zé shuǐ bīng, huǒ qì gāo míng. Xīn rè fán, yì gān shàn kě, qiú tì, xǐ bēi shuò qiàn. Rè qì wàng xíng, hán nǎi fù, shuāng bù shí jiàng, shàn wàng, shèn zé xīn tòng. Tǔ nǎi rùn, shuǐ fēng yǎn, hán kè zhì, chén yīn huà, shī qì biàn wù, shuǐ yǐn nèi xù, zhōng mǎn bù shí, pí rún ròu kē, jīn mài bù lì, shèn zé fū zhǒng, shēn hòu yōng.
When greater yang governs the heaven the qi of cold descends upon it and the qi of the heart follows upward; fire then is bright and vermilion arises, and metal suffers calamity; cold and clear rise again and again, and where cold prevails the water freezes, so that the qi of fire is bright and high. The illness is heat and oppression in the heart, a dry throat and much thirst, snivelling and sneezing, a tendency to grief and many yawns. The hot qi moves recklessly and cold returns; frost falls out of season; there is much forgetting, and in the extreme pain in the heart. Earth then is moist, water abundant and spreading, cold comes as a guest, heavy cloud transforms, damp qi alters beings, water and drink store within, there is fullness in the middle and no eating, the skin is numb and the flesh callous, the sinews and vessels are not free, and in the extreme water swelling and a boil behind the body.
**「太陽」本篇5見:二在「其經」之列(手少陰、太陽;足少陰太陽),三在司天在泉之文(太陽司天、太陽司天、太陽在泉)**;**此段為太陽司天,寒氣下臨,心氣上從**

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太陽爲開
tài yáng wéi kāi
greater yang is the open
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This sitegreater yangKeeps 太 as a grade, so greater yang, yang brightness and lesser yang stay visibly ordered rather than becoming a list of names.

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