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黄帝問曰：合人形以法四時五行而治，何如而從？何如而逆？得失之意，願聞其事。
黄帝问曰：合人形以法四时五行而治，何如而从？何如而逆？得失之意，愿闻其事。
Huáng dì wèn yuē: hé rén xíng yǐ fǎ sì shí wǔ xíng ér zhì, hé rú ér cóng? hé rú ér nì? dé shī zhī yì, yuàn wén qí shì.
黄帝问道：把人的形体与四时五行相合而取法施治，怎样算是顺？怎样算是逆？其中的得失之意，我想听听究竟。
The Emperor asks: Bring a person’s bodily form together with the four seasons and the five phases and take them as the pattern for treatment. What is it to follow, and what is it to go against? I wish to hear how the matter is gained and lost.
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歧伯對曰：五行者，金木水火土也，更貴更賤，以知死生，以決成敗，而定五藏之氣，間甚之時，死生之期也。
歧伯对曰：五行者，金木水火土也，更贵更贱，以知死生，以决成败，而定五藏之气，间甚之时，死生之期也。
Qí bó duì yuē: wǔ xíng zhě, jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ yě, gēng guì gēng jiàn, yǐ zhī sǐ shēng, yǐ jué chéng bài, ér dìng wǔ zàng zhī qì, jiàn shèn zhī shí, sǐ shēng zhī qī yě.
歧伯回答说：五行就是金木水火土，它们更迭而贵、更迭而贱，由此可以推知死生、决断成败，并确定五藏之气的盛衰、病势减轻与加重的时辰，以及死生的期限。
Qibo replies: The five phases are metal, wood, water, fire and earth. They are by turns noble and by turns base. By them one knows death and life and decides success and failure, and by them one fixes the qi of the five viscera, the times of abatement and aggravation, and the term of death and life.
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帝曰：願卒聞之。
帝曰：愿卒闻之。
Dì yuē: yuàn zú wén zhī.
黄帝说：我想从头到尾听个明白。
The Emperor says: I wish to hear it to the end.
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歧伯曰：肝主春，足厥陰少陽主治，其日甲乙，肝苦急，急食甘以緩之。
歧伯曰：肝主春，足厥阴少阳主治，其日甲乙，肝苦急，急食甘以缓之。
Qí bó yuē: gān zhǔ chūn, zú jué yīn shào yáng zhǔ zhì, qí rì jiǎ yǐ, gān kǔ jí, jí shí gān yǐ huǎn zhī.
歧伯说：肝主春，由足厥阴、足少阳主治，其日应于甲乙。肝苦于气之拘急，宜急用甘味以缓之。
Qibo says: The liver governs spring. The foot reverting yin and lesser yang govern its treatment; its days are jia and yi. The liver suffers from urgency, so hasten to give sweet to relax it.
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心主夏，手少陰太陽主治，其日丙丁，心苦緩，急食酸以收之。
心主夏，手少阴太阳主治，其日丙丁，心苦缓，急食酸以收之。
Xīn zhǔ xià, shǒu shào yīn tài yáng zhǔ zhì, qí rì bǐng dīng, xīn kǔ huǎn, jí shí suān yǐ shōu zhī.
心主夏，由手少阴、手太阳主治，其日应于丙丁。心苦于气之缓散，宜急用酸味以收之。
The heart governs summer. The hand lesser yin and greater yang govern its treatment; its days are bing and ding. The heart suffers from laxity, so hasten to give sour to gather it.
Pí zhǔ zhǎng xià, zú tài yīn yáng míng zhǔ zhì, qí rì wù jǐ.
脾主长夏，由足太阴、足阳明主治，其日应于戊己。
The spleen governs late summer. The foot greater yin and yang brilliance govern its treatment; its days are wu and ji.
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脾苦濕，急食苦以燥之，肺主秋，手太陰陽明主治，其日庚辛。
脾苦湿，急食苦以燥之，肺主秋，手太阴阳明主治，其日庚辛。
Pí kǔ shī, jí shí kǔ yǐ zào zhī, fèi zhǔ qiū, shǒu tài yīn yáng míng zhǔ zhì, qí rì gēng xīn.
脾苦于湿困，宜急用苦味以燥之。肺主秋，由手太阴、手阳明主治，其日应于庚辛。
The spleen suffers from dampness, so hasten to give bitter to dry it. The lung governs autumn; the hand greater yin and yang brilliance govern its treatment; its days are geng and xin.
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肺苦氣上逆，急食苦以泄之。
肺苦气上逆，急食苦以泄之。
Fèi kǔ qì shàng nì, jí shí kǔ yǐ xiè zhī.
肺苦于气之上逆，宜急用苦味以泄降之。
The lung suffers from qi counterflowing upward, so hasten to give bitter to discharge it downward.
Shèn zhǔ dōng, zú shào yīn tài yáng zhǔ zhì, qí rì rén guǐ.
肾主冬，由足少阴、足太阳主治，其日应于壬癸。
The kidney governs winter. The foot lesser yin and greater yang govern its treatment; its days are ren and gui.
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腎苦燥，急食辛以潤之。
肾苦燥，急食辛以润之。
Shèn kǔ zào, jí shí xīn yǐ rùn zhī.
肾苦于燥，宜急用辛味以润泽之。
The kidney suffers from dryness, so hasten to give acrid to moisten it.
Kāi còu lǐ, zhì jīn yè, tōng qì yě.
这是说辛味能开泄腠理、使津液得以布达、使气得以通行。
This opens the interstices of the skin, brings the fluids to where they belong, and makes the qi pass through.
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病在肝，愈於夏，夏不愈，甚於秋，秋不死，持於冬，起於春，禁當風。
病在肝，愈于夏，夏不愈，甚于秋，秋不死，持于冬，起于春，禁当风。
Bìng zài gān, yù yú xià, xià bù yù, shèn yú qiū, qiū bù sǐ, chí yú dōng, qǐ yú chūn, jìn dāng fēng.
病在肝者，夏季当愈；夏季不愈，秋季加重；秋季不死，冬季缠绵相持；至春季则复起。禁忌当风。
Illness in the liver heals in summer. If it does not heal in summer, it worsens in autumn; if it does not kill in autumn, it holds on through winter; it rises again in spring. What is forbidden is exposure to wind.
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肝病者，愈在丙丁，丙丁不愈，加於庚辛，庚辛不死，持於壬癸，起於甲乙。
肝病者，愈在丙丁，丙丁不愈，加于庚辛，庚辛不死，持于壬癸，起于甲乙。
Gān bìng zhě, yù zài bǐng dīng, bǐng dīng bù yù, jiā yú gēng xīn, gēng xīn bù sǐ, chí yú rén guǐ, qǐ yú jiǎ yǐ.
肝病者，愈于丙丁之日；丙丁不愈，庚辛之日加重；庚辛不死，壬癸之日相持；至甲乙之日复起。
In liver illness there is healing on bing and ding. Not healed on bing and ding, it is aggravated on geng and xin; not dead on geng and xin, it holds on ren and gui; it rises on jia and yi.
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肝病者，平旦慧，下晡甚，夜半靜。
肝病者，平旦慧，下晡甚，夜半静。
Gān bìng zhě, píng dàn huì, xià bū shèn, yè bàn jìng.
肝病者，清晨清爽，午后申时加重，夜半安静。
In liver illness the patient is clear at dawn, worse in the late afternoon, and quiet at midnight.
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肝欲散，急食辛以散之，用辛補之，酸冩之。
肝欲散，急食辛以散之，用辛补之，酸写之。
Gān yù sàn, jí shí xīn yǐ sàn zhī, yòng xīn bǔ zhī, suān xiè zhī.
肝性喜条达疏散，宜急用辛味以疏散之：以辛味为补，以酸味为泻。
The liver desires dispersal, so hasten to give acrid to disperse it. Use acrid to supplement it and sour to drain it.
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病在心，愈在長夏，長夏不愈，甚於冬，冬不死，持於春，起於夏，禁温食、熱衣。
病在心，愈在长夏，长夏不愈，甚于冬，冬不死，持于春，起于夏，禁温食、热衣。
Bìng zài xīn, yù zài zhǎng xià, zhǎng xià bù yù, shèn yú dōng, dōng bù sǐ, chí yú chūn, qǐ yú xià, jìn wēn shí, rè yī.
病在心者，长夏当愈；长夏不愈，冬季加重；冬季不死，春季相持；至夏季复起。禁忌温热饮食与厚暖衣着。
Illness in the heart heals in late summer. If it does not heal in late summer it worsens in winter; if it does not kill in winter it holds on through spring; it rises in summer. Forbidden are warm food and hot clothing.
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心病者，愈在戊己；戊己不愈，加於壬癸；壬癸不死，持於甲乙，起於丙丁。
心病者，愈在戊己；戊己不愈，加于壬癸；壬癸不死，持于甲乙，起于丙丁。
Xīn bìng zhě, yù zài wù jǐ; wù jǐ bù yù, jiā yú rén guǐ; rén guǐ bù sǐ, chí yú jiǎ yǐ, qǐ yú bǐng dīng.
心病者，愈于戊己之日；戊己不愈，壬癸之日加重；壬癸不死，甲乙之日相持；至丙丁之日复起。
In heart illness there is healing on wu and ji. Not healed on wu and ji, it is aggravated on ren and gui; not dead on ren and gui, it holds on jia and yi; it rises on bing and ding.
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心病者，日中慧，夜半甚，平旦靜。
心病者，日中慧，夜半甚，平旦静。
Xīn bìng zhě, rì zhōng huì, yè bàn shèn, píng dàn jìng.
心病者，中午清爽，夜半加重，清晨安静。
In heart illness the patient is clear at midday, worse at midnight, and quiet at dawn.
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心欲耎，急食鹹以耎之，用鹹補之，甘冩之。
心欲软，急食咸以软之，用咸补之，甘写之。
Xīn yù ruǎn, jí shí xián yǐ ruǎn zhī, yòng xián bǔ zhī, gān xiè zhī.
心性喜柔耎，宜急用咸味以柔润之：以咸味为补，以甘味为泻。
The heart desires softness, so hasten to give salty to soften it. Use salty to supplement it and sweet to drain it.
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病在脾，愈在秋。秋不愈，甚於春。春不死，持於夏，起於長夏。禁温食、飽食，濕地濡衣。
病在脾，愈在秋。秋不愈，甚于春。春不死，持于夏，起于长夏。禁温食、饱食，湿地濡衣。
Bìng zài pí, yù zài qiū. qiū bù yù, shèn yú chūn. chūn bù sǐ, chí yú xià, qǐ yú zhǎng xià. jìn wēn shí, bǎo shí, shī dì rú yī.
病在脾者，秋季当愈。秋季不愈，春季加重。春季不死，夏季相持，至长夏复起。禁忌温食与过饱、居湿地与穿湿衣。
Illness in the spleen heals in autumn. Not healed in autumn, it worsens in spring. Not dead in spring, it holds on through summer and rises in late summer. Forbidden are warm food, eating to the full, damp ground and sodden clothes.
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脾病者，愈在庚辛。庚辛不愈，加於甲乙；甲乙不死，持於丙丁，起於戊己。
脾病者，愈在庚辛。庚辛不愈，加于甲乙；甲乙不死，持于丙丁，起于戊己。
Pí bìng zhě, yù zài gēng xīn. gēng xīn bù yù, jiā yú jiǎ yǐ; jiǎ yǐ bù sǐ, chí yú bǐng dīng, qǐ yú wù jǐ.
脾病者，愈于庚辛之日。庚辛不愈，甲乙之日加重；甲乙不死，丙丁之日相持；至戊己之日复起。
In spleen illness there is healing on geng and xin. Not healed on geng and xin, it is aggravated on jia and yi; not dead on jia and yi, it holds on bing and ding; it rises on wu and ji.
Pí bìng zhě, rì dié huì, rì chū shèn, xià bū jìng.
脾病者，日偏西时清爽，日出时加重，午后安静。
In spleen illness the patient is clear as the sun declines, worse at sunrise, and quiet in the late afternoon.
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脾欲緩，急食甘以緩之，用苦寫之，甘補之。
脾欲缓，急食甘以缓之，用苦写之，甘补之。
Pí yù huǎn, jí shí gān yǐ huǎn zhī, yòng kǔ xiě zhī, gān bǔ zhī.
脾性喜舒缓，宜急用甘味以舒缓之：以苦味为泻，以甘味为补。
The spleen desires relaxation, so hasten to give sweet to relax it. Use bitter to drain it and sweet to supplement it.
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病在肺，愈在冬。冬不愈，甚於夏，夏不死，持於長夏，起於秋。禁寒飲食、寒衣。
病在肺，愈在冬。冬不愈，甚于夏，夏不死，持于长夏，起于秋。禁寒饮食、寒衣。
Bìng zài fèi, yù zài dōng. dōng bù yù, shèn yú xià, xià bù sǐ, chí yú zhǎng xià, qǐ yú qiū. jìn hán yǐn shí, hán yī.
病在肺者，冬季当愈。冬季不愈，夏季加重。夏季不死，长夏相持，至秋季复起。禁忌寒凉饮食与单薄衣着。
Illness in the lung heals in winter. Not healed in winter, it worsens in summer. Not dead in summer, it holds on through late summer and rises in autumn. Forbidden are cold food and drink and thin clothing.
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肺病者，愈在壬癸。壬癸不愈，加於丙丁；丙丁不死，持於戊巳，起於庚辛。
肺病者，愈在壬癸。壬癸不愈，加于丙丁；丙丁不死，持于戊巳，起于庚辛。
Fèi bìng zhě, yù zài rén guǐ. rén guǐ bù yù, jiā yú bǐng dīng; bǐng dīng bù sǐ, chí yú wù sì, qǐ yú gēng xīn.
肺病者，愈于壬癸之日。壬癸不愈，丙丁之日加重；丙丁不死，戊巳之日相持；至庚辛之日复起。
In lung illness there is healing on ren and gui. Not healed on ren and gui, it is aggravated on bing and ding; not dead on bing and ding, it holds on wu and si; it rises on geng and xin.
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肺病者，下晡慧，日中甚，夜半靜。
肺病者，下晡慧，日中甚，夜半静。
Fèi bìng zhě, xià bū huì, rì zhōng shèn, yè bàn jìng.
肺病者，午后清爽，中午加重，夜半安静。
In lung illness the patient is clear in the late afternoon, worse at midday, and quiet at midnight.
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肺欲收，急食酸以收之，用酸補之，辛寫之。
肺欲收，急食酸以收之，用酸补之，辛写之。
Fèi yù shōu, jí shí suān yǐ shōu zhī, yòng suān bǔ zhī, xīn xiě zhī.
肺性喜收敛，宜急用酸味以收敛之：以酸味为补，以辛味为泻。
The lung desires gathering, so hasten to give sour to gather it. Use sour to supplement it and acrid to drain it.
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病在腎，愈在春，春不愈，甚於長夏，長夏不死，持於秋，起於冬。禁犯焠㶼熱食、温炙衣。
病在肾，愈在春，春不愈，甚于长夏，长夏不死，持于秋，起于冬。禁犯焠㶼热食、温炙衣。
Bìng zài shèn, yù zài chūn, chūn bù yù, shèn yú zhǎng xià, zhǎng xià bù sǐ, chí yú qiū, qǐ yú dōng. jìn fàn cuì āi rè shí, wēn zhì yī.
病在肾者，春季当愈。春季不愈，长夏加重。长夏不死，秋季相持，至冬季复起。禁忌煎炒炙烤的热食与烘热的衣服。
Illness in the kidney heals in spring. If it does not heal in spring it worsens in late summer; if it does not kill in late summer it holds on through autumn; it rises in winter. Forbidden are infractions of scorched and blazing hot food and of fire-warmed clothing.
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腎病者，愈在甲乙，甲乙不愈，甚於戊巳，戊己不死，持於庚辛。起於壬癸。
肾病者，愈在甲乙，甲乙不愈，甚于戊巳，戊己不死，持于庚辛。起于壬癸。
Shèn bìng zhě, yù zài jiǎ yǐ, jiǎ yǐ bù yù, shèn yú wù sì, wù jǐ bù sǐ, chí yú gēng xīn. qǐ yú rén guǐ.
肾病者，愈于甲乙之日。甲乙不愈，戊巳之日加重；戊己之日不死，庚辛之日相持；至壬癸之日复起。
In kidney illness there is healing on jia and yi. Not healed on jia and yi, it worsens on wu and si; not dead on wu and ji, it holds on geng and xin. It rises on ren and gui.
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腎病者，夜半慧，四季甚，下晡靜。
肾病者，夜半慧，四季甚，下晡静。
Shèn bìng zhě, yè bàn huì, sì jì shèn, xià bū jìng.
肾病者，夜半清爽，辰戌丑未四季之月加重，午后安静。
In kidney illness the patient is clear at midnight, worse at the four last months of the seasons, and quiet in the late afternoon.
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腎欲堅，急食苦以堅之，用苦補之，鹹寫之。
肾欲坚，急食苦以坚之，用苦补之，咸写之。
Shèn yù jiān, jí shí kǔ yǐ jiān zhī, yòng kǔ bǔ zhī, xián xiě zhī.
肾性喜坚固闭藏，宜急用苦味以坚之：以苦味为补，以咸味为泻。
The kidney desires firmness, so hasten to give bitter to firm it. Use bitter to supplement it and salty to drain it.
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夫邪氣之客於身也，以勝相加，至其所生而愈，至其所不勝而甚，至於所生而持，自得其位而起。
夫邪气之客于身也，以胜相加，至其所生而愈，至其所不胜而甚，至于所生而持，自得其位而起。
Fú xié qì zhī kè yú shēn yě, yǐ shèng xiāng jiā, zhì qí suǒ shēng ér yù, zhì qí suǒ bù shèng ér shèn, zhì yú suǒ shēng ér chí, zì dé qí wèi ér qǐ.
大凡邪气客于人身上，是以其所胜而相加的：到我所生的时令则愈，到我克而不胜的时令则加重，到生我的时令则相持，到本脏自旺的位置则复起。
Now when evil qi lodges in the body, it imposes itself by overcoming. Coming to what it engenders, there is healing; coming to what it cannot overcome, there is aggravation; coming to what engenders it, there is holding; reaching its own seat, there is rising.
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必先定五藏之脉，乃可言間甚之時，死生之期也。
必先定五藏之脉，乃可言间甚之时，死生之期也。
Bì xiān dìng wǔ zàng zhī mài, nǎi kě yán jiàn shèn zhī shí, sǐ shēng zhī qī yě.
必须先确定五藏之脉，才可以谈得上病势减轻或加重的时辰与死生的期限。
One must first fix the pulses of the five viscera; only then may one speak of the times of abatement and aggravation and of the term of death and life.
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肝病者，兩脅下痛引少腹，令人善怒。
肝病者，两胁下痛引少腹，令人善怒。
Gān bìng zhě, liǎng xié xià tòng yǐn shào fù, lìng rén shàn nù.
肝病者，两胁下疼痛牵引至少腹，使人容易发怒。
In liver illness there is pain below both flanks drawing into the lower abdomen, and the person is given to anger.
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虚則目䀮䀮無所見，耳無所聞，善恐，如人將捕之。
虚则目䀮䀮无所见，耳无所闻，善恐，如人将捕之。
Xū zé mù huāng huāng wú suǒ jiàn, ěr wú suǒ wén, shàn kǒng, rú rén jiāng bǔ zhī.
肝虚则目昏不明无所见，耳无所闻，常常恐惧，好像有人要来逮捕他一般。
In depletion the eyes are blurred and make out nothing, the ears catch nothing, and there is constant fear, as though someone were about to seize him.
Qǔ qí jīng, jué yīn yǔ shào yáng.
治疗取其经脉，即厥阴与少阳。
Take its channels, the reverting yin and the lesser yang.
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氣逆則頭痛，耳聾不聰，頰腫，取血者。
气逆则头痛，耳聋不聪，颊肿，取血者。
Qì nì zé tóu tòng, ěr lóng bù cōng, jiá zhǒng, qǔ xuè zhě.
肝气上逆则头痛，耳聋而听觉不灵，面颊肿。治取络脉出血者。
If the qi counterflows there is headache, deafness and dull hearing, and swelling of the cheeks. Take the blood.
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心病者，胸中痛，脅支滿，脅下痛，膺背肩甲間痛，兩臂内痛。
心病者，胸中痛，胁支满，胁下痛，膺背肩甲间痛，两臂内痛。
Xīn bìng zhě, xiōng zhōng tòng, xié zhī mǎn, xié xià tòng, yīng bèi jiān jiǎ jiān tòng, liǎng bì nèi tòng.
心病者，胸中疼痛，胁部支撑胀满，胁下疼痛，膺背与肩胛之间疼痛，两臂内侧疼痛。
In heart illness there is pain in the chest, propping fullness at the flanks, pain below the flanks, pain between the breast, the back and the shoulder blades, and pain along the inner aspect of both arms.
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虚則胸腹大，脅下與腰相引而痛。
虚则胸腹大，胁下与腰相引而痛。
Xū zé xiōng fù dà, xié xià yǔ yāo xiāng yǐn ér tòng.
心虚则胸腹胀大，胁下与腰部相互牵引作痛。
In depletion the chest and belly are enlarged, and the region below the flanks and the lower back draw against one another in pain.
Qǔ qí jīng, shào yīn, tài yáng, shé xià xuè zhě.
治疗取其经脉，即少阴与太阳，并取舌下之血络。
Take its channels, the lesser yin and the greater yang, and the blood beneath the tongue.
Qí biàn bìng, cì xī zhōng xuè zhě.
若病变而移者，刺郄中之血络出血。
When the illness takes another form, needle the blood at the cleft centre.
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脾病者，身重，善肌肉痿，足不收行，善瘈，脚下痛；虚則腹滿腸鳴，飱泄，食不化；取其經太陰、陽明、少陰血者。
脾病者，身重，善肌肉痿，足不收行，善瘈，脚下痛；虚则腹满肠鸣，飧泄，食不化；取其经太阴、阳明、少阴血者。
Pí bìng zhě, shēn zhòng, shàn jī ròu wěi, zú bù shōu xíng, shàn chì, jiǎo xià tòng; xū zé fù mǎn cháng míng, sūn xiè, shí bù huà; qǔ qí jīng tài yīn, yáng míng, shào yīn xuè zhě.
脾病者，身体沉重，肌肉易于痿弱，足不能收持行走，时常瘈疭，脚底作痛；脾虚则腹部胀满、肠中鸣响，飧泄而食不消化。治疗取其经脉太阴、阳明、少阴的血络。
In spleen illness the body is heavy, the flesh is liable to wither, the feet cannot be gathered to walk, there is a tendency to spasm, and pain beneath the foot; in depletion there is abdominal fullness, rumbling in the bowels, sloppy diarrhoea and undigested food. Take the blood of its channels, the greater yin, the yang brilliance and the lesser yin.
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肺病者，喘欬逆氣，肩背痛，汗出，凥陰，股膝髀腨，胻足皆痛，虚則少氣不能報息，耳聾嗌乾，取其經太陰、足太陽之外，厥陰内血者。
肺病者，喘欬逆气，肩背痛，汗出，凥阴，股膝髀腨，胻足皆痛，虚则少气不能报息，耳聋嗌干，取其经太阴、足太阳之外，厥阴内血者。
Fèi bìng zhě, chuǎn kài nì qì, jiān bèi tòng, hàn chū, kāo yīn, gǔ xī bì shuàn, héng zú jiē tòng, xū zé shǎo qì bù néng bào xī, ěr lóng yì gān, qǔ qí jīng tài yīn, zú tài yáng zhī wài, jué yīn nèi xuè zhě.
肺病者，喘咳气逆，肩背疼痛，汗出，尻部与阴部、大腿膝髀、小腿脚都痛；肺虚则气少不足以接续呼吸，耳聋而咽干。治疗取其经脉：太阴、足太阳的外侧，以及厥阴的内侧血络。
In lung illness there is panting and coughing with counterflowing qi, pain in the shoulder and back, sweating, and pain all through the sacrum and the private parts, the thigh, knee, hip and calf, the shin and the foot; in depletion the qi is too scant to carry on the breath, and there is deafness and dryness of the throat. Take the blood of its channels: the greater yin, the outer side of the foot greater yang, and the inner side of the reverting yin.
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腎病者，腹大脛腫，喘欬身重，寢汗出，憎風，虚則胸中痛，大腹小腹痛，清厥，意不樂，取其經少陰、太陽血者。
肾病者，腹大胫肿，喘欬身重，寝汗出，憎风，虚则胸中痛，大腹小腹痛，清厥，意不乐，取其经少阴、太阳血者。
Shèn bìng zhě, fù dà jìng zhǒng, chuǎn kài shēn zhòng, qǐn hàn chū, zēng fēng, xū zé xiōng zhōng tòng, dà fù xiǎo fù tòng, qīng jué, yì bù lè, qǔ qí jīng shào yīn, tài yáng xuè zhě.
肾病者，腹部胀大、足胫浮肿，喘咳而身体沉重，睡中出汗，恶风；肾虚则胸中疼痛，大腹小腹俱痛，四肢清冷而厥逆，心中不乐。治疗取其经脉少阴、太阳的血络。
In kidney illness the abdomen is enlarged and the shins swollen, there is panting and coughing with heaviness of the body, sweating in sleep, and hatred of wind; in depletion there is pain in the chest, pain in the upper and lower abdomen, cold counterflow, and a mind without pleasure. Take the blood of its channels, the lesser yin and the greater yang.
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肝色青，宜食甘，粳米、牛肉、棗、葵，皆甘；心色赤，宜食酸，小豆、犬肉、李、韭，皆酸；肺色白，宜食苦，麥、羊肉、杏、薤，皆苦；脾色黄，宜食鹹，大豆、豕肉、栗、藿，皆鹹。腎色黑，宜食辛，黄黍、雞肉、桃、葱，皆辛。
肝色青，宜食甘，粳米、牛肉、枣、葵，皆甘；心色赤，宜食酸，小豆、犬肉、李、韭，皆酸；肺色白，宜食苦，麦、羊肉、杏、薤，皆苦；脾色黄，宜食咸，大豆、豕肉、栗、藿，皆咸。肾色黑，宜食辛，黄黍、鸡肉、桃、葱，皆辛。
Gān sè qīng, yí shí gān, jīng mǐ, niú ròu, zǎo, kuí, jiē gān; xīn sè chì, yí shí suān, xiǎo dòu, quǎn ròu, lǐ, jiǔ, jiē suān; fèi sè bái, yí shí kǔ, mài, yáng ròu, xìng, xiè, jiē kǔ; pí sè huáng, yí shí xián, dà dòu, shǐ ròu, lì, huò, jiē xián. shèn sè hēi, yí shí xīn, huáng shǔ, jī ròu, táo, cōng, jiē xīn.
肝色青，宜食甘味：粳米、牛肉、枣、葵，都是甘的；心色赤，宜食酸味：小豆、犬肉、李、韭，都是酸的；肺色白，宜食苦味：小麦、羊肉、杏、薤，都是苦的；脾色黄，宜食咸味：大豆、猪肉、栗、藿，都是咸的；肾色黑，宜食辛味：黄黍、鸡肉、桃、葱，都是辛的。
The liver’s colour is green and it is suited to sweet food: polished rice, beef, jujube and mallow, all sweet. The heart’s colour is red and it is suited to sour food: small beans, dog flesh, plums and chives, all sour. The lung’s colour is white and it is suited to bitter food: wheat, mutton, apricots and Chinese onion, all bitter. The spleen’s colour is yellow and it is suited to salty food: large beans, pork, chestnuts and bean leaves, all salty. The kidney’s colour is black and it is suited to acrid food: yellow millet, fowl, peaches and spring onion, all acrid.
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辛散，酸收，甘緩，苦堅、鹹耎。
辛散，酸收，甘缓，苦坚、咸软。
Xīn sàn, suān shōu, gān huǎn, kǔ jiān, xián ruǎn.
辛味主散，酸味主收，甘味主缓，苦味主坚，咸味主软。
Acrid disperses, sour gathers, sweet relaxes, bitter firms, and salty softens.
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毒藥攻邪，五榖爲養，五果爲助，五畜爲益，五菜爲充，氣味合而服之，以𥙷精益氣。
毒药攻邪，五谷为养，五果为助，五畜为益，五菜为充，气味合而服之，以补精益气。
Dú yào gōng xié, wǔ gǔ wéi yǎng, wǔ guǒ wéi zhù, wǔ chù wéi yì, wǔ cài wéi chōng, qì wèi hé ér fú zhī, yǐ bǔ jīng yì qì.
毒药用以攻邪，五谷用以奉养，五果用以辅助，五畜用以增益，五菜用以充实；气味调和而后服之，以此补精益气。
The poison-drugs attack the evil; the five grains nourish; the five fruits assist; the five domestic animals add benefit; the five vegetables fill out. Take them with their qi and flavour in accord, thereby supplementing the essence and boosting the qi.
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此五者，有辛、酸、甘、苦、鹹，各有所利，或散或收，或緩或急，或堅，或耎，四時五藏，病隨五味所宜也。
此五者，有辛、酸、甘、苦、咸，各有所利，或散或收，或缓或急，或坚，或软，四时五藏，病随五味所宜也。
Cǐ wǔ zhě, yǒu xīn, suān, gān, kǔ, xián, gè yǒu suǒ lì, huò sàn huò shōu, huò huǎn huò jí, huò jiān, huò ruǎn, sì shí wǔ zàng, bìng suí wǔ wèi suǒ yí yě.
这五类各有辛、酸、甘、苦、咸之味，各有所宜：或散或收，或缓或急，或坚或软。四时与五藏之病，各依五味之所宜而调治。
These five have acrid, sour, sweet, bitter and salty; each has what it serves. Some disperse, some gather; some relax, some hasten; some firm, some soften. The four seasons and the five viscera — illness follows what the five flavours suit.