经筋/Jing Jin

(The Tendons Distributed Along the Channels)

足太阳[足太阳:按《脉经》、《经别》、《经水》等篇例之，“足太阳”上疑脱“黄帝日”三字]之筋，起于足小指，上结于踝，邪上结于膝，其下循足外踝[其下者循足外踝:周本“踝”作“侧”]，结于踵，上循跟，结于服;其别者，结于蹦外，上胸中内廉与胭中并上结于臀，上挟脊上项;其支者，别入结于舌本;其直者，结于枕骨，上头下颜[颜:《甲乙》卷二第六作“额”]，结于鼻;其支者，为目上网[网:《甲乙》卷二第六并作“纲”]，下结于頄[頄:《太素》卷十三《经筋》并作“鼽”。王注:“鼽，面颧也];其支者，从腋后外廉，结于肩髃;其支者，入腋下，上出缺盆，上结于完骨;其支者，出缺盆，邪上出于颃。其病小指支[支:圣济总录]卷一百九十一作“及”，跟肿[肿:《太素》卷十三《经筋》，《甲乙》卷二第六并作“踵”]痛，腘挛，脊反折，项筋急，肩不举，腋支[腋支:按“支”疑亦“及”之误字]，缺盆中纽痛，不可左右摇。治在燔针劫刺，以知为数，以痛为输，名曰仲春痹也。

Yellow Emperor said:"The tendon distributed along the channel (the channel tendon) of the Foot Taiyang Channel of Bladder starts from the small toe, assembles on the outer ankle and ascends slantingly to the knee; another branch below runs along the outer flank of the foot and assembles on the heel, then, runs along the heel to reach the popliteal fossa; another branch assembles on the outer flank of the calf to reach the inner side of the popliteal fossa and runs in parallel with the other branch on the popliteal stated above, then it ascends to assemble on the buttock above and runs along the spinal column to reach the top of head; from here, another branch separates out to link the root of the tongue; the branch which runs straightly forward assembles in the occipital bone to reach the top of head above and reach the forehead below, then, assembles by the two sides of the nose; from here, it separates to become the fine tendons around the eyelash and the eye socket above and assembles on the cheekbone below: another branch separates from the outer side behind the armpit and ascends to assemble at the Jianyu point; another branch enters into the lower part of the armpit, ascends to the supraclavicular fossa and ascends again to assemble on the Wangu point behind the ear; another branch separates from the supraclavicular fossa, slanting up to reach the cheekbone above. The diseases stem from this channel tendon are:pain in the small finger and the heel, contracture of the popliteal, reverse bending of the spinal column,tightness of the tendon in the neck, pain in the armpit and the supraclavicular fossa causing the patient to become restless and the inability of waving the shoulder. When treating, prick with the heated needle and pull out the needle instantly after pricking, the times of the pricking are not limited but must stop the pricking as soon as the disease is remitted, and prick the painful location only. This is the so called bi-syndrome of mid-spring.

足少阳之筋，起于小指次指，上结外踝，上循胫外廉，结于膝外廉;其支者，别起外辅骨，上走髀，前者结于伏兔之上，后者结于尻;其直者，上乘胗季胁，上走腋前廉，系于膺乳，结于缺盆;直者，上出腋，贯缺盆，出太阳之前，循耳后，上额角，交巅上，下走颔，上结于颃;支者，结于目眦为外维。其病小指次指以转筋，引膝外转筋，膝不可屈伸，胭筋急，前引髀，后引尻，即上乘胗季胁痛，上引缺盆膺乳颈，维筋急，从左之右，右目不开，上过右角，并骄脉而行，左络于右，故伤左角，右足不用，命曰维筋相交。治在燔针劫刺，以知为数，以痛为输，名曰孟春痹也。

"The tendon of the Foot Shaoyang Channel of Gallbladder starts from the tip of the fourth toe, it assembles on the outer ankle above and runs along the outer flank of the tibia, assembles at the Yanglingquan point on the outer flank of the knee;its branch joins the outer fibula, ascends to reach the upper thigh, its frontal branch assembles on the femoral rectus muscle and its rear branch assembles on the sacrococcygeal region; the channel tendon that runs straightly forward ascends to reach the soft and empty location under the hypochondrium, and then, ascends to reach to the front of the armpit, runs along the breast beside the chest and assembles on the supraclavicular fossa above: another branch which runs straightly foward separates from the armpit, passes the supraclavicular fossa and runs in front of the channel tendon of the Foot Taiyang Channel, then, runs along the rear of the ear, ascends to the forehead corner, converges at the top of head, descends to reach the chin and ascends to assemble at the cheekbone; another branch assembles on the outer canthus to become the outer fine tendons of the eye. The diseases stem from this channel tendon are: spasm in the fourth toe, spasm of the outer flank of the knee drawn by the fourth toe, inability of bending and stretching the knee joint, stiffness of the popliteal fossa, drawing pain of the thigh in the front and drawing pain of the sacrococcygeal region in the rear, pain in the soft and empty location under the armpit and the soft ribs, contracture of the supraclavicular fossa, breast, neck and all the locations where the channel tendon link. When there is contracture in the channel tendon which runs from the left side to the right side, the right eye will not be able to open, and this channel tendon ascends to pass the right forehead corner and runs in parallel with the Jiao Channel; the channel tendon of the left side is connecting the right side, so, when the channel tendon of the left side is injured, the right foot will not be able to move, and it is called the phenomenon of the intersection of the joint and the tendon. When treating, prick with the heated needle and pull out the needle instantly after the pricking, the times of the pricking are not limited but must stop the pricking as soon as the disease is remitted, and prick the painful location only. This is the so called the bi-syndrome of early-spring.

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