凡刺有十二节，以应十二经。一日偶刺;偶刺者，以手直心若背，直痛所，一刺前，一刺后，以治心痹，刺此者傍针也。二日报刺;报刺者，刺痛无常处也，上下行者，直内无拔针，以左手随病所按之，乃出针复刺之也。三日恢刺;恢刺者，直刺傍之，举之前后，恢筋急，以治筋痹也。四日齐刺[齐:孙鼎宜日:“‘齐’当作‘参’”];齐刺者，直入一，傍入二，以治寒[寒气:《甲乙》巻五第二“寒”下有“热”字]气小深者。或日三刺;三刺者，治痹气小深者也[或日三刺，三刺者治痹气小深者也;《针炙大成》卷一引无“或曰”以下十四字]。五日扬刺;扬刺者，正内一，傍内四，而浮之，以治寒气之博大者也。六日直针刺;直针刺者，引皮乃刺之，以治寒气之浅者也。七曰输刺;输刺者，直之直出，稀发针而深之[稀发针而深之:按“稀”“深”二字疑误，似应分作“疾”“浅”二字]，以治气盛而热者也。八曰短[短:“短”字疑误，似应作“竖”]刺;短刺者，刺骨痹稍摇而深之，致针骨所，以上下摩骨也。九日浮刺;浮刺者，傍入而浮之，以治肌急而寒者也。十日阴刺;阴刺者，左右率刺之，以治寒厥，中寒厥[中寒厥:《圣济总录》卷一百九十二引无“中寒厥”三字]，足[足:《圣济总录》卷一百九十二“足”上有“取”字]踝后少阴也。十一日傍针刺;傍针刺者，直刺傍刺各一以治留痹久居者也。十二曰费刺;赞刺者，直入直出，数发针而浅之出血，是谓治痈肿也。

There are twelve methods in pricking to treat the various diseases of the twelve channels. The first kind is calld the paired-needling, and in the needling, prick the painful location on the chest first, and then, prick the painful location on the back, so as to treat the diseases of the obstruction of the heart-energy kind, and the pricking should be shallow to avoid hurting the internal organ, The second kind is called the trigger-puncture which is to treat the unlocalized pain which is now up and now down, prick straightly but do not pull out the needle immediately, press the location of the pain with the left hand and then pull out the needle, and prick likewise again when another painful point is found. The third kind is called the relaxing-needling which is to prick straightly beside the painful muscle and manipulate the needle up and down, anteriorly and posteriorly to relax the muscle so as to relieve the muscular aching and spasm. The fourth kind is called the uneven-puncture which is to prick the centre of the affected part with one needle and both sides with two needles respectively ,it is also called triple-puncture which is for treating the protracted but slight cold and heat. The fifth kind is called the Yang-puncture which is to prick the centre of the affected part with one needle and prick the four sides with four needles in shallow pricking to treat the disease of which the cold and heat are extensive. The sixth kind is called the perpendicular-needling which is to hold the skin up with fingers first, and then prick with needle along with the skin to treat the bi-syndrome attacked by slight cold-evil. The seventh kind is called the Shu-point-needling of which the thrusting and lifting of the needle are perpendicular with swift insersting and shallow pricking to treat the disease with abundant energy and high fever. The eighth kind is called the vertical-needling which is to treat the bone bi-syndrome, after the insertion, wave the needle slightly to advance the needle and cause the needle tip to approach the bone, apply the lifting and thrusting method of the needle so as it can treat the bone bi-sydrome. The ninth kind is called the superficial-puncture which is to prick shallowly lateral to the surface of the muscle to treat the bi-syndrome due to muscular spasm. The tenth kind is called the Yin-puncture which is to prick the iner sides of the left and rigt thighs to treat the cold-type jue-syndrome, the Taixi point of Foot Shaoyin behind the inner ankle should be pricked. The eleventh kind is called the nearby-needle puncture which is to prick straightly the affected part with one needle and prick the nearby location with another needle to treat the protracted bi-syndrome. The twelfth kind is called the repeated-shallow-puncture of which the thrusting and lifting of needle are perpendicular, and the pricking is swift and shallow to treat the carbuncle and swelling.

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