厥陰 简体 厥阴

jué yīn

Jueyin · ceasing yin

Also rendered: ceasing yin (Explanatory rendering) · jueyin (Pinyin, the usual clinical form)

Reviewed · 2026-09

At a glance

Pinyin
jué yīn
Simplified
厥阴
Literal
厥 is exhaustion and reversal; the yin at which yang is cut off and begins again.

In brief

The third of the three yin, and the closed. It lies before lesser yin and roots at Dadun on the great toe. The chapter calls it both ‘the yin that cuts off yang’ and ‘the ultimate yin’ — the last of the yin, where yang returns.

Senses in the classical corpus

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Ceasing yin, third of the three yin 厥陰
The closed; the yin at which yang is exhausted
厥陰根起於大敦 — 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 →
厥陰根起於大敦,陰之絶陽,名曰陰之絶陰。 厥阴根起于大敦,阴之绝阳,名曰阴之绝阴。
jué yīn gēn qǐ yú dà dūn, yīn zhī jué yáng, míng yuē yīn zhī jué yīn.
The ceasing yin takes its root at Dadun. It is the yin in which yang is cut off; it is named the ultimate yin.
大敦為足厥陰肝經井穴,在足大趾端;底本「絶」不作「絕」,詳校勘表。
素問·六節藏象論 Suwen 9 · 六節藏象論 Read in context →
寸口一盛病在厥陰,二盛病在少陰,三盛病在太陰,四盛已上爲關陰。 寸口一盛病在厥阴,二盛病在少阴,三盛病在太阴,四盛已上为关阴。
cùn kǒu yī shèng bìng zài jué yīn, èr shèng bìng zài shào yīn, sān shèng bìng zài tài yīn, sì shèng yǐ shàng wéi guān yīn.
When the wrist pulse is once as full again, the disease is in the ceasing yin; twice, in the lesser yin; three times, in the greater yin; four times and more, it is called yin that shuts in.
本篇以寸口候三陰:一盛厥陰、二盛少陰、三盛太陰,與第六篇「厥陰為闔」同源。「已上」即「以上」。
素問·五藏生成 Suwen 10 · 五藏生成 Read in context →
徇蒙招尤,目冥耳聾,下實上虚,過在足少陽、厥陰,甚則入肝。 徇蒙招尤,目冥耳聋,下实上虚,过在足少阳、厥阴,甚则入肝。
xùn méng zhāo yóu, mù míng ěr lóng, xià shí shàng xū, guò zài zú shào yáng, jué yīn, shèn zé rù gān.
Dizziness and reeling, dimmed eyes and deaf ears, full below and empty above, is faulted in the foot shaoyang and jueyin; if severe it enters the liver.
本篇厥陰見於「徇蒙招尤……過在足少陽、厥陰,甚則入肝」,與第六篇「厥陰為闔」同源。又第九篇寸口「一盛病在厥陰」,以厥陰為陰之最先。
素問·診要經終論 Suwen 16 · 診要經終論 Read in context →
厥陰終者,中熱嗌乾,善溺心煩,甚則舌卷,𡖉上縮而終矣。 厥阴终者,中热嗌干,善溺心烦,甚则舌卷,卵上缩而终矣。
jué yīn zhōng zhě, zhōng rè yì gān, shàn niào xīn fán, shèn zé shé juǎn, luǎn shàng suō ér zhōng yǐ.
When the ceasing yin ends, there is internal heat and a dry throat, frequent urination and vexation of the heart; in severe cases the tongue curls and the testicles draw up, and so it ends.
「厥陰終者,中熱嗌乾,善溺心煩,甚則舌卷,𡖉上縮而終矣」:與第六篇「厥陰」同條。厥陰之脈循陰器而絡舌本,故其氣絕則舌卷而卵縮。中音 zhōng,謂裡、體內;嗌音 yì,謂咽喉;溺音 niào,同「尿」;卷音 juǎn。「𡖉」為「卵」之古文異體,音 luǎn,謂男子之睾丸、陰囊。
素問·三部九候論 Suwen 20 · 三部九候論 Read in context →
下部天,足厥陰也;下部地,足少陰也;下部人,足太陰也。 下部天,足厥阴也;下部地,足少阴也;下部人,足太阴也。
Xià bù tiān, zú jué yīn yě; xià bù dì, zú shào yīn yě; xià bù rén, zú tài yīn yě.
In the lower sector, heaven is the foot jueyin; earth is the foot shaoyin; the human is the foot taiyin.
「下部天,足厥陰也」:本篇厥陰為下部之天候,以候肝。與第六篇「厥陰」(三陰之闔)、第十六篇「厥陰終者,中熱嗌乾,善溺心煩,甚則舌卷,卵上縮而終矣」同條而義別:第六篇論厥陰之為闔,第十六篇舉厥陰經終之候,本篇則以足厥陰為九候之一而候肝;九候之配,獨上部不以經名,中部、下部則皆以手足三陰三陽當之。
素問·經脉别論 Suwen 21 · 經脉别論 Read in context →
一陰至,厥陰之治也。真虚㾓心,厥氣留薄,發爲白汗,調食和藥,治在下俞。 一阴至,厥阴之治也。真虚㾓心,厥气留薄,发为白汗,调食和药,治在下俞。
Yī yīn zhì, jué yīn zhī zhì yě. Zhēn xū yuān xīn, jué qì liú bó, fā wéi bái hàn, tiáo shí hé yào, zhì zài xià shù.
The one yin arriving is the governance of the reverting yin. With true emptiness the heart aches; counterflow qi lodges and presses, giving rise to white sweat. Regulate the food and harmonise the medicine; treat at the lower transport points.
「一陰至,厥陰之治也。真虚㾓心,厥氣留薄,發爲白汗,調食和藥,治在下俞」:本篇厥陰之義,在「一陰至」而為厥陰主治之時——真氣內虚而心中酸痛,厥氣留迫,遂發為白汗。與第六篇「厥陰」(三陰之闔)、第十六篇厥陰終之候、第二十篇「下部天,足厥陰也」(以候肝)同條而義別:第六篇論其為闔,第十六篇舉其經終(中熱嗌乾、善溺心煩、甚則舌卷、卵上縮),第二十篇取足厥陰之動脈以為下部之天候,本篇則論厥陰主治之時而異其治——六臟獨至或取之下俞、或寫陽補陰,獨此一條不言針石之寫補,而曰「調食和藥」,與其虛之甚者相當。「㾓」讀 yuān,詳本站「㾓」條。
素問·藏氣法時論 Suwen 22 · 藏氣法時論 Read in context →
取其經,厥陰與少陽。 取其经,厥阴与少阳。
Qǔ qí jīng, jué yīn yǔ shào yáng.
Take its channels, the reverting yin and the lesser yang.
「取其經,厥陰與少陽」:本篇厥陰之義,在肝與膽表裡之經絡,為肝病取經之所在。與第六篇「厥陰為闔」、第十六篇厥陰終者之舌卷卵縮、第二十篇之配下部諸候、第二十一篇「一陰至,厥陰之治也」者同條而義別:本篇不取其終不取其脈,而取其經以為療。
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.
「厥陰常多血少氣」:本篇厥陰之義,在「多血少氣」,故篇末「剌厥陰出血,惡氣」。與第六篇已立之「厥陰」者同條而義別:彼論厥陰之為闔、其為陰之盡,本篇則止言其血氣之數;又本篇足經言「少陽與厥陰」,手經則言「少陽與心主」而不稱厥陰——厥陰之名在足,心主之名在手,讀者不可以後世之名改本篇之目。
素問·熱論 Suwen 31 · 陽明脉解 Read in context →
六日,厥陰受之,厥陰脉循陰器而絡於肝,故煩滿而囊縮。 六日,厥阴受之,厥阴脉循阴器而络于肝,故烦满而囊缩。
Liù rì, jué yīn shòu zhī, jué yīn mài xún yīn qì ér luò yú gān, gù fán mǎn ér náng suō.
On the sixth day 厥陰 receives it. The 厥陰 vessel runs along the private parts and networks into the liver, hence fretting and fullness with retraction of the scrotum.
「厥陰」之目於本站已立(id 305),本篇列之為六日之末,而獨標其病形:「六日,厥陰受之,厥陰脉循陰器而絡於肝,故煩滿而囊縮」。「六」讀 liù;「日」讀 rì;**「厥」讀 jué,本篇五見之其一**——此處為經名之詞素(厥陰),與下文「耳聾囊縮而厥」之「厥」(病證之名,四肢逆冷)同名而用異;「陰」讀 yīn;「受」讀 shòu;「之」讀 zhī;「脉」讀 mài;「循」讀 xún,本篇二見;**「器」讀 qì,「陰器」讀 yīn qì,即前陰**;「而」讀 ér;「絡」讀 luò;「於」讀 yú;「肝」讀 gān;「故」讀 gù;**「煩」讀 fán,本篇二見**,心中煩悶也;「滿」讀 mǎn;**「囊」讀 náng**;**「縮」讀 suō,收引上縮也**。**「囊縮」是厥陰病之特徵**:厥陰脉循陰器而絡肝,熱邪深入則筋脈收引,故陰囊上縮;下文「十二日厥陰病衰,囊縱」之「縱」即其對文,一縮一縱,見邪氣之進退。與本站「厥陰」條他篇之義可互注。
素問·剌瘧 Suwen 36 · 剌瘧 Read in context →
足厥陰之瘧,令人腰痛,少腹滿,小便不利,如癃狀,非癃也,數便,意恐懼,氣不足,腹中悒悒,剌足厥陰。 足厥阴之疟,令人腰痛,少腹满,小便不利,如癃状,非癃也,数便,意恐惧,气不足,腹中悒悒,刺足厥阴。
Zú jué yīn zhī nüè, lìng rén yāo tòng, shào fù mǎn, xiǎo biàn bù lì, rú lóng zhuàng, fēi lóng yě, shuò biàn, yì kǒng jù, qì bù zú, fù zhōng yì yì, cì zú jué yīn.
Malaria of the foot ceasing yin makes the lower back ache and the lower abdomen feel full; the urine does not flow freely, so that it looks like blockage — yet it is not blockage, for the person passes urine often. He is fearful, short of qi, and oppressed within the belly. Needle the foot ceasing yin.
「厥陰」之目於本站已立(id 305),所收九條,本站之釋以「為闔」「陰之絶陽」「陰之絶陰」為厥陰之要義。**本篇「厥陰」3見**(第六段二見、第九段一見),**而本段是十二瘧中最長之一條,亦唯一自辨其疑似之一條**。「足」讀 zú;「厥」讀 jué;「陰」讀 yīn;「之」讀 zhī;「瘧」讀 nüè;「令」讀 lìng;「人」讀 rén;「腰」讀 yāo;「痛」讀 tòng;「少」讀 shào;「腹」讀 fù;「滿」讀 mǎn;「小」讀 xiǎo;「便」讀 biàn;「不」讀 bù;「利」讀 lì;「如」讀 rú;「癃」讀 lóng;「狀」讀 zhuàng;「非」讀 fēi;「也」讀 yě;「數」讀 shuò;「意」讀 yì;「恐」讀 kǒng;「懼」讀 jù;「氣」讀 qì;「中」讀 zhōng;「悒」讀 yì;「剌」讀 cì。**「如癃狀,非癃也」六字,是本篇自辨疑似之最明處**:厥陰之脉循陰器、抵少腹,故小便不利而狀似癃;**然其為「數便」(頻數而少)而非「癃」(閉而不通)**,**故徑斷之曰「非癃也」**——**與第二十三篇「膀胱不利為癃,不約為遺溺」之以癃為膀胱之閉者,同名而實相反**(詳見本站「癃」條本篇引文)。**「數」字此處讀 shuò**:**本篇「數」惟此一見,而他篇之數多讀 shù,是其異**。**又第九段「剌足厥陰見血」與本段「剌足厥陰」同經而異法**——**一則見血、一則否**,**是本篇同經之刺亦有其別**。
素問·舉痛論 Suwen 39 · 舉痛論 Read in context →
寒氣客於厥陰之脉,厥陰之脉者,絡陰器,繫於肝。寒氣客於脉中,則血泣脉急,故脅肋與少腹相引痛矣。 寒气客于厥阴之脉,厥阴之脉者,络阴器,系于肝。寒气客于脉中,则血涩脉急,故胁肋与少腹相引痛矣。
Hán qì kè yú jué yīn zhī mài, jué yīn zhī mài zhě, luò yīn qì, xì yú gān. Hán qì kè yú mài zhōng, zé xuè sè mài jí, gù xié lèi yǔ shào fù xiāng yǐn tòng yǐ.
Cold qi lodging in the ceasing-yin vessel — which networks the sexual organ and binds to the liver — and lodging further inside the vessel makes the blood rough and the vessel tight, so the flanks and ribs and the lower abdomen drag upon one another in pain.
**本篇「厥陰」2見**,**皆在「寒氣客於厥陰之脉」一條**。**「厥陰之脉者,絡陰器,繫於肝」十一字,是本篇惟一言厥陰之脉所絡所繫者**——**與第三十一篇「厥陰脉循陰器而絡於肝」、第一篇「厥陰根起於大敦」互見**,**三處所言皆同一脉之循行**。**「繫」(「繫」讀 xì)讀 xì**:**本篇「繫」1見、「系」1見,二形並存**——**此「繫於肝」之繫从糸从毄,篇末「悲則心系急」之系省作「系」**,**同讀 xì,同篇二形,照錄不改**。「絡」讀 luò;「器」讀 qì;「肝」讀 gān;「脅」讀 xié、**「肋」讀 lèi;「引」讀 yǐn。
素問·刺腰痛 Suwen 41 · 刺腰痛 Read in context →
厥陰之脉,令人腰痛,腰中如張弓弩弦,刺厥陰之脉,在腨踵魚腹之外,循之累累然,乃刺之,其病令人善言默默然,不慧,刺之三痏。 厥阴之脉,令人腰痛,腰中如张弓弩弦,刺厥阴之脉,在腨踵鱼腹之外,循之累累然,乃刺之,其病令人善言默默然,不慧,刺之三痏。
Jué yīn zhī mài, lìng rén yāo tòng, yāo zhōng rú zhāng gōng nǔ xián, cì jué yīn zhī mài, zài shuàn zhǒng yú fù zhī wài, xún zhī lěi lěi rán, nǎi cì zhī, qí bìng lìng rén shàn yán mò mò rán, bù huì, cì zhī sān wěi.
The ceasing yin vessel gives pain in the lower back, and the back feels like a drawn crossbow string. Needle the ceasing yin vessel where it lies outside the calf, the heel and the fish of the foot; press along it until you feel the lumps strung one after another, and needle there. The illness makes a person talk readily and then fall silent and dull. Needle it three times.
**「厥陰之脉,令人腰痛,腰中如張弓弩弦」**——**本篇言痛之喻,以此為最奇**:**如重者太陽、如鍼者少陽、如弦者厥陰**。**本篇「厥陰」4見**;「張」讀 zhāng、「弦」讀 xián**「張弓弩弦」四字皆取譬於弓**,**弦讀 xián,非脉象之弦**;「腨」讀 shuàn**本篇2見**;「累」**「累累然」讀 lěi lěi**;「慧」讀 huì**「善言默默然,不慧」讀 huì**。
素問·厥論 Suwen 45 · 厥論 Read in context →
厥陰之厥,則少腹腫痛,腹脹,涇溲不利,好卧屈膝,陰縮腫,䯒内熱。 厥阴之厥,则少腹肿痛,腹胀,泾溲不利,好卧屈膝,阴缩肿,䯒内热。
Jué yīn zhī jué, zé shào fù zhǒng tòng, fù zhàng, jīng sōu bù lì, hào wò qū xī, yīn suō zhǒng, héng nèi rè.
In inversion of ceasing yin the lower abdomen swells and aches, the belly is distended, the passages do not flow freely, one likes to lie with the knees drawn up, the genitals draw in and swell, and there is heat within the shank.
「厥陰之厥,則少腹腫痛」——**本篇「厥陰」二見**;「涇」讀 jīng,**「涇溲不利」之涇讀 jīng,本篇惟此一見**;**「少腹」之少讀 shào**。
素問·脉解 Suwen 49 · 脉解 Read in context →
厥陰,所謂㿗疝、婦人少腹腫者,厥陰者,辰也。三月陽中之陰,邪在中,故曰㿗疝少腹腫也。 厥阴,所谓颓疝、妇人少腹肿者,厥阴者,辰也。三月阳中之阴,邪在中,故曰颓疝少腹肿也。
Jué yīn, suǒ wèi tuí shàn, fù rén shào fù zhǒng zhě, jué yīn zhě, chén yě. Sān yuè yáng zhōng zhī yīn, xié zài zhōng, gù yuē tuí shàn shào fù zhǒng yě.
As for the reverting yin and what is called mounting illness and swelling of the lower abdomen in women: reverting yin is chen, the third month — the yin within yang. The evil is in the centre; hence it is called mounting illness with swelling of the lower abdomen.
「「厥」讀 jué陰者,「辰」讀 chén也」——**本篇「厥陰」2見**;「辰」讀 chén、**本篇惟此一見,三月建辰**;「㿗」讀 tuí、**本篇4見,讀 tuí,又作頹,詳本篇校勘第十五條**;**三月陽中之陰,邪在中,故曰㿗疝少腹腫**。
素問·氣府論 Suwen 59 · 氣府論 Read in context →
足少陰,舌下、厥陰毛中急脉各一,手少陰各一,陰、陽蹻各一,手足諸魚際脉氣所發者,凡三百六十五穴也。 足少阴,舌下、厥阴毛中急脉各一,手少阴各一,阴、阳跷各一,手足诸鱼际脉气所发者,凡三百六十五穴也。
Zú shào yīn, shé xià, jué yīn máo zhōng jí mài gè yī, shǒu shào yīn gè yī, yīn, yáng qiāo gè yī, shǒu zú zhū yú jì mài qì suǒ fā zhě, fán sān bǎi liù shí wǔ xué yě.
Of the foot lesser yin, one each below the tongue; of ceasing yin, one each at the hurried vessel amid the hair; one each of the hand lesser yin; one each of the yin and yang springing vessels; and what the qi of all the fish borders of the hands and feet sends forth — three hundred and sixty-five points in all.
「「厥」讀 jué「陰」讀 yīn「毛」讀 máo「中」讀 zhōng「急」讀 jí脉各一」——**本篇「厥陰」1見,讀 jué yīn;此條不言所發者若干穴,惟以毛際之處定其一穴**;**「急脉」讀 jí mài,是處之穴名,非脉之急數**;「毛」讀 máo、**此「毛」乃毛際之毛,讀 máo;與本站第四百十三目「毛」(秋脉之毛)同字而異實**;「急」讀 jí、**本篇「急」1見**
素問·繆刺論 Suwen 63 · 繆刺論 Read in context →
邪客於足厥陰之絡,令人卒疝暴痛,刺足大指爪甲上與肉交者,各一痏,男子立已,女子有頃已。 邪客于足厥阴之络,令人卒疝暴痛,刺足大指爪甲上与肉交者,各一痏,男子立已,女子有顷已。
Xié kè yú zú jué yīn zhī luò, lìng rén cù shàn bào tòng, cì zú dà zhǐ zhǎo jiǎ shàng yǔ ròu jiāo zhě, gè yī wěi, nán zǐ lì yǐ, nǚ zǐ yǒu qǐng yǐ.
When evil lodges in the network of the foot ceasing yin it causes sudden rupture and violent pain. Puncture where the nail of the great toe meets the flesh, one puncture on each side. In a man it ends at once, in a woman after a while.
「邪客於足厥陰之絡,令人卒疝暴痛」——**「厥陰」本篇2見**:**足厥陰之絡令人卒疝暴痛,刺足大指爪甲上與肉交者**;**人有所墮墜、惡血留内者,上傷厥陰之脉、下傷少陰之絡**;**「厥」讀 jué、「陰」讀 yīn**
素問·四時刺逆從論 Suwen 64 · 四時刺逆從論 Read in context →
厥陰有餘,病陰痺;不足,病生熱痺;滑則病狐疝風,濇則病少腹積氣。 厥阴有余,病阴痹;不足,病生热痹;滑则病狐疝风,涩则病少腹积气。
Jué yīn yǒu yú, bìng yīn bì; bù zú, bìng shēng rè bì; huá zé bìng hú shàn fēng, sè zé bìng shào fù jī qì.
When ceasing yin is in surplus the disease is yin obstruction; when it is insufficient, heat obstruction arises. A slippery pulse brings fox mounting wind; a rough pulse brings accumulated qi in the lower abdomen.
「厥陰有餘,病陰痺;不足,病生熱痺;滑則病狐疝風,濇則病少腹積氣」——**六經各有有餘、不足、滑、濇四變,厥陰為之首**;**厥陰有餘則病陰痺,不足則生熱痺**;**脉滑為有餘,病狐疝風;脉濇為不足,病少腹積氣**;**「厥」讀 jué,「陰」讀 yīn**;本篇「厥陰」1見
素問·天元紀大論 Suwen 66 · 天元紀大論 Read in context →
厥陰之上,風氣主之;少陰之上,熱氣主之;太陰之上,濕氣主之;少陽之上,相火主之;陽明之上,燥氣主之;太陽之上,寒氣主之;所謂本也,是謂六元。 厥阴之上,风气主之;少阴之上,热气主之;太阴之上,湿气主之;少阳之上,相火主之;阳明之上,燥气主之;太阳之上,寒气主之;所谓本也,是谓六元。
Jué yīn zhī shàng, fēng qì zhǔ zhī; shào yīn zhī shàng, rè qì zhǔ zhī; tài yīn zhī shàng, shī qì zhǔ zhī; shào yáng zhī shàng, xiàng huǒ zhǔ zhī; yáng míng zhī shàng, zào qì zhǔ zhī; tài yáng zhī shàng, hán qì zhǔ zhī; suǒ wèi běn yě, shì wèi liù yuán.
Above ceasing yin wind qi presides; above lesser yin heat qi presides; above greater yin damp qi presides; above lesser yang the minister fire presides; above yang brightness dryness qi presides; above greater yang cold qi presides. These are what is called the root, and together they are called the six origins.
「厥陰之上,風氣主之」——**「厥陰」讀 jué yīn,本篇3見**;**本篇「厥」3見,皆在「厥陰」之内,無單用之厥**;**厥陰之上風氣主之,與上段「厥陰所謂終也」相應**;**「風氣」讀 fēng qì;「主」讀 zhǔ**
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?
「巳亥之上,厥陰主之」——**「厥陰」本篇8見**;**「厥」讀 jué,本篇8見,皆在「厥陰」之內,故本篇不掛「厥」(#1284)一目**;**「巳」讀 sì,地支之巳,本篇2見:巳亥、心尾巳分**;**下文「厥陰在上,則少陽在下」是其對**
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.
「厥陰之上,風氣治之,中見少陽」——**「厥陰」本篇5見:第三段二見、本段二見、第十一段「木運之歲,上見厥陰」一見**;**「厥」讀 jué,本篇5見,皆在「厥陰」之內,故本站「厥」一目本篇不另掛**;**「風氣」本篇2見:本句一見,第八段「風氣承之」一見**;**本篇厥陰配風氣,第六篇厥陰是經**
素問·氣交變大論 Suwen 69 · 氣交變大論 Read in context →
上應太白歲星。上臨厥陰,流水不冰,蟄蟲來見,藏氣不用,白乃不復,上應歲星,民乃康。 上应太白岁星。上临厥阴,流水不冰,蛰虫来见,藏气不用,白乃不复,上应岁星,民乃康。
Shàng yìng tài bái suì xīng. Shàng lín jué yīn, liú shuǐ bù bīng, zhé chóng lái xiàn, zàng qì bù yòng, bái nǎi bù fù, shàng yìng suì xīng, mín nǎi kāng.
It answers above to Venus and Jupiter. If ceasing yin presides above, running water does not freeze, the hibernating creatures come out and are seen, the qi of storage is not used, and the white does not take its revenge; it answers above to Jupiter and the people are at peace.
「上臨厥陰,流水不冰,蟄蟲來見,藏氣不用」——**「厥陰」本篇1見,止此一見,是司天之氣**;**本篇「厥」5見,皆在清厥、陰厥、厥陰之内,無獨立之「厥」,故不入「厥」目**;**「見」此讀 xiàn;本篇「見」5見而止一讀,皆出現之義,不讀 jiàn**;**「厥陰」讀 jué yīn**
Suwen 70 Suwen 70 · 五常政大論 Read in context →
厥陰司天,風氣下臨,脾氣上從,而土且隆,黄起水乃眚,土用革。體重肌肉萎,食減口爽。風行太虚,雲物摇動,目轉耳鳴。火縱其暴,地乃暑,大熱消爍,赤沃下。蟄蟲數見,流水不冰,其發機速。 厥阴司天,风气下临,脾气上从,而土且隆,黄起水乃眚,土用革。体重肌肉萎,食减口爽。风行太虚,云物摇动,目转耳鸣。火纵其暴,地乃暑,大热消烁,赤沃下。蛰虫数见,流水不冰,其发机速。
Jué yīn sī tiān, fēng qì xià lín, pí qì shàng cóng, ér tǔ qiě lóng, huáng qǐ shuǐ nǎi shěng, tǔ yòng gé. Tǐ zhòng jī ròu wěi, shí jiǎn kǒu shuǎng. Fēng xíng tài xū, yún wù yáo dòng, mù zhuǎn ěr míng. Huǒ zòng qí bào, dì nǎi shǔ, dà rè xiāo shuò, chì wò xià. Zhé chóng shuò xiàn, liú shuǐ bù bīng, qí fā jī sù.
When ceasing yin governs the heaven the qi of wind descends upon it and the qi of the spleen follows upward; earth then rises high, yellow arises and water suffers calamity, and earth is used in change. The illness is a heavy body with wasting of the flesh, diminished eating and a spoiled taste in the mouth. Wind moves through the great void, clouds and things shake and move, the eyes turn and the ears ring. Fire gives free rein to its violence and earth turns to summer heat; great heat consumes and melts and red matter pours down. Burrowing insects appear again and again, running water does not freeze, and its outbreak is swift.
**「厥陰」本篇5見:二在「其經」之列,三在司天在泉之文**;**此段為厥陰司天,風氣下臨,脾氣上從,黄起水乃眚**;**「目轉耳鳴」本篇1見,亦在此段**

Compounds built on this term

厥陰爲闔
jué yīn wéi hé
ceasing yin is the closed
Its office in this chapter
陰之絶陰
yīn zhī jué yīn
the ultimate yin
The second name the chapter gives it

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Common Englishceasing yinThe standard rendering.
This siteceasing yin厥 carries both exhaustion and reversal; 'ceasing' keeps the ending the chapter is naming rather than the clinical symptom of reversal.

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