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太阳所谓肿腰[柯校云:“‘肿腰’当云‘腰肿?”肿痛者，正月太阳[于鬯说:“‘太阳’二字疑涉下衍”]寅，寅太阳也，正月阳气出在[明抄本“在”作“于”]上，而阴气盛，阳未得自次也，故肿腰雕痛也。病偏虚为跛[《太素》卷八《经脉病解》“偏”上无“病”字]者，正月阳气冻[读本，赵本，吴本“冻”并作“东”]解地气而出也，所谓偏虚者，冬寒颇有不足者，故偏虚为跛也。所谓强上引背[《太素》无“引背”二字]者，阳气大上而争，故强上也。所谓耳鸣者，阳气万物[张文虎说:“‘万物’二字衍”]盛上而跃，故耳呜也。所谓甚则狂巅疾者[《图经》注引无“甚则”二字]，阳尽在上，而阴气从下，下虚上实，故狂巅疾也，所谓浮为聋者，皆在气也。所谓入中为痛者，阳盛已衰，故为瘩也。内夺而厥，则为瘠俳，此肾虚也。少阴不至[《太素》“不至”下重“少阴不至”四字]者，厥也。

In Taiyang channel, there is the disease of swelling and distention of the loins and pain of the buttock. This is because the first (lunar) month of the year is Yin, and the month of Yin belongs to Taiyang. In the first month, the Yang energy begins to emerge from above, while the cold energy of Yin is still prosperous, and the Yang energy can not expand itself freely without impediment yet, so, it causes pain in the loins and the buttock.

The condition of lameness due to the partial asthenic of Yang energy in the body is: when the Yang energy come from the east in the first month, it thaws the energy of the frozen earth and ascends, as the weather is still cold, the Yang energy in the body is still insufficient, so, the asthenic Yang energy can only reside in the body slanting to one side, and the syndrome of lameness will occur.

The condition of headache and stiffness of the neck is due to the contention of Yang energies when rising.

The condition of tinnitus is due to the overabundance and the activity of the Yang energy above.

The condition of mania is: the Yang energy is staying above exclusively, unable to combine the Yin energy below, the Yin energy asthenia below and the Yang energy sthenia above will caues mania.

The deafness caused by the Yang energy floating above is due to the up-flaming of the Yang energy and the failure of fire to come down.

The condition of dysphonia is the Yang energy enters into the interior and the Yang energy has already become asthenic.

When one's sexual activities is excessive, the disease of Jueni (coldness of limbs) will occur, it can develope into dysphonia, aphasia and paralysis of limbs. The disease is due to the declination of the kidney which can not be reached by the energy of Shaoyin Channel. When the energy of the Shaoyin Channel is not approaching, the disease of Jueni will occur.

少阳所谓心胁痛者，言少阳盛也[《太素》“盛”作“戌”，下“盛者”同，孙鼎宜说““言’字衍”]，盛者心之所表也，九月阳气尽而阴气盛，故心胁痛也。所谓不可反侧者，阴气藏物也[《太素》杨注《图经》“阴气”上有“九月”二字]，物藏[四库本“物藏”作“藏物”]则不动，故不可反侧也。所谓甚则跃者，九月万物尽衰，草木半落而堕，则气去阳而之阴，气盛而阳之下长，故谓跃。

The condition of pain in the heart and hypochondrium of Shaoyang Channel is: the Shaoyang belongs to the ninth lunar month of the year which is the month of Xu. Xu belongs to Shaoyang Channel which is connecting the pericardium, and the onset of the disease will affect the heart channel. In the ninth month, the Yang energy is about to become exhausting, and the Yin energy is becoming more and more prosperous, so, it causes the pains of the heart and the hypochondrium.

The condition of unable to toss and turn when lying of the patient is: the Yin energy become prosperous gradually from the ninth month, all things on earth are going to hide, and they all appear to be calm and motionless, since the energy of the Shaoyang Channel in human body is also affected, so, the patient can not toss and turn.

The condition of the disease of Yao is: in the ninth lunar month, all things begin to decline, the grasses and trees are withered and bare, and the energy of man is turning from Yang to Yin, if the Yang energy is prosperous, it will be active below as well, so it is called the disease of Yao (being active).