八正神明论篇/Ba Zheng Shen Ming Lun

(The Relation Between the Weather Change of Eight Main Solar Terms and the Purging and Invigorating by Acupuncture)

黄帝问日:用针之服，必有法则焉，今何法何则?岐伯对日:法天则[“天则”明抄本作“则天”]地，合以天光。

Yellow Emperor asked:"The technique of acupuncture must have some specific rules. What are the rules then?" Qibo said:"One can only study and realize then by following the pattern of heaven, earth, Yin and Yang and the celestial bodies of the sun, moon and stars."

帝日:愿卒闻之。岐伯日:凡刺之法，必候日月星辰四时八正之气，气定乃刺之。是故天温日明，则人血淖液而卫气浮，故血易写，气易行;天寒日阴，则人血凝泣[《太素》“凝”作“涘”，《云笈七签》引“泣”作“沍”]而卫气沉。月始生则血气始精，卫气始行; 月郭满，则血气实[《太素》“实”作“盛”]，肌肉坚;月郭空，则肌肉减，经络虚，卫气去，形独居。是以因天时而调血气也。是以天[《甲乙》“天”作“大”下“天温”同]寒无刺，天温无疑[《针炙大成》卷二《标幽赋》杨注引“疑”作“灸”]。月生无写，月满无补，月郭空无治，是谓得时而调之。因天之序，盛虚之时，移光定位，正立而待之故日:月生而写，是谓藏虚;月满而补，血气扬[《移精变气论》王注引“扬”作“盈”]溢，络有留血，命日重实;月郭空而治，是谓乱经。阴阳相错，真邪不别，沈以留止，外虚内乱，淫邪乃起。

"Yellow Emperor said: "I hope you can tell me in detail." Qibo said: "Generally, one must examine the energies of the eight main solar terms (the spring equinox, the autumnal equinox, the summer solistice, the winter solistice, the beginning of spring, the beginning of summer, the beginning of autumn and the beginning of winter) and prick after the energy is stabilized.

"If the weather is fine, and the sun is shining bright, the blood of the body will be moist and the Wei-energy will be abundant; if the weather is cold and cloudy, the blood circulation will be dull and stagnated, and the energy will be sunken and hiding. When the moon is newly appeared, the blood and energy of man begin to generate in the wake of it, and the Wei-energy starts to operate with it: when the moon is full, the blood and energy of man will be prosperous and his muscle will be firm and substantial; when the moon is dark, the muscle of man will become emaciated, by this time, his channel and collaterals become asthenic, his Wei-energy is gone, and his body is left all alone. Therefore, when pricking, one must adjust the blood and energy along with the condition of heaven.

"Thus, do not prick when the weather is too cold; do not treat with moxibustion when the weather is too warm; do not apply purging therapy when the moon is newly appeared; do not apply invigoration therapy when the moon is full; do not treat at all when the moon is dark: and this is the so called the capability of adjusting the energy and blood according to the condition of heaven. One should ascertain the location of the energy according to the moving sequence of the season and the abundant or decline status of blood and energy of a man, and wait attentively for the optimum opportunity for treating.

"If purge is applied when the moon is newly appeared, it is called the 'double asthenia'; when pricking is applied when the moon is dark,-will disturb the channel-energy, and it is called the 'channel confusion'. These maltreatments will cause the disorder of Yin and Yang, confusing of the healthy and the evil-energy, retention of the evils, as a result the syndrome of outer asthenia of the collateral and inner confusion of the channel will occur, and the evil-energy will take advantage to invade. "

帝曰:星辰八正何候?

Yellow Emperor said: "What do the stars, eight main solar terms and the four seasons verify?

岐伯曰:星辰者，所以制日月之行也;八正者，所以候八风之虚邪以时至者也;四时者，所以分春秋冬夏之气所在，以时调之也，八正之虚邪，而避之勿犯也。以身之虚，而逢天之虚，两虚相感，其气至骨，入则伤五藏，工候救之，弗能伤也，故曰天忌不可不知也。

Qibo said:"When examining the bearings of the star, it can determine the regular pattern of the abiding route of the sun and moon: when examining the alternation of the regular energies of the eight main solar terms, it can determine the arrival time of the disease which is invaded by the eight winds: when examining the four seasons,it can determine the location of the energies of spring, summer, autumn and winter; when one measures the evil-energy of the eight main solar terms according to the time sequence and try to evade it, the invasion of evil-energy can be avoided. When one is asthenic and being invaded by asthenic evil-energy, the double asthenia will cause the evil-energy to invade the bone. If the physician understands the effects of the weather change and rescue in time, the patient may not be seriously hurt. Otherwise, the evil-energy will penatrate deep into the viscera. Thus, it is neccessary for one to understand the time abstentions associated with heaven."

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