The Discussion on the Four Seasons' Thorns and Reversals

There is an excess of syncope Yin, and the disease is caused by Yin obstruction. Insufficiency leads to heat-induced arthralgia. Then the disease of the fox and the punishment of the wind follow. When there is astringency, there will be a deficiency of qi accumulation in the abdomen. There is an excess of clear blood in the affected skin, while the hidden pearl is insufficient in the affected lung. Excessive dampness leads to lung wind. Astringency leads to the accumulation of disease and bleeding. When there is an excess of the Taiyin, the diseased flesh is numb and cold. Insufficiency leads to spleen obstruction. Sliding leads to spleen wind disease. Astringency causes illness to accumulate in the heart and abdomen, leading to fullness. Yangming had a surplus of ￥, with a sore pulse and intermittent fever in the body. Insufficiency, heartbreak and pain; If one is slippery, the heart will be ill. When one is astringent, they tend to be startled when illness accumulates. There is an excess of the sun, and the sick bones and body are severely affected. Insufficiency leads to kidney obstruction. If one is slippery, it will affect the kidney and wind temple. When one is sluggish, the accumulation of good deeds will lead to a sudden illness. There is an excess of Shaoyang, and the affected tendons and hypochondrium are swollen. Insufficiency leads to liver obstruction. If it is clear, it will cause liver wind defects. When the disease accumulates, the muscles become tight and the eyes hurt. It is to release the spring energy in the meridians, the summer energy in the collaterals, the summer energy in the muscles, the autumn energy in the skin, and the winter energy in the bone marrow. The emperor said, "I wish to hear the reason." Qi Bo said: "In spring, the weather begins to clear up, the earth's energy starts to release, the cold melts and the ice melts, water flows through the meridians, and thus the human energy is in the meridians." In summer, the meridians are full and the qi overflows. The meridians are nourished by blood, and the skin is plump and full. In the long summer, all the meridians are vigorous and overflow into the muscles. In autumn, the weather begins to subside, the muscles become blocked, and the skin becomes anxious. In winter, the internal storage is covered. The blood and qi are in the middle, containing the bone marrow and flowing through the five internal storage compartments. Therefore, pathogenic factors often enter the body along with the qi and blood of the four seasons. Once they change, they cannot be controlled. However, one must eliminate the pathogenic factors through the qi of the meridians. Once the pathogenic factors are eliminated, the chaotic qi will not arise. Emperor S said: "When the four seasons go against the flow, chaotic qi is generated and one is drawn back." Uncle S said: "In spring, if the meridians are prickled, blood and qi will overflow, causing one to lack energy." Spring changes. ① Regarding the number of deaths and births in a month: The "Shi Su" and the "Yong Ji Jing" describe it as "taking the number of deaths and births in a month as the precise number." ② Unblocking the meridians: (The Jia and Yi Meridians refer to it as "passing meridians", corresponding to the previous phrase "what passes through is not clear". Stabbing the muscles back causes the blood and qi to flow backward, leading to the upward movement of qi; stabbing the tendons and bones during longevity causes the blood and qi to flow inward, leading to abdominal distension.) When the meridians are pricked in summer, the blood and qi are exhausted, causing the body to relax. If the muscles are pricked in summer, the blood and qi will be depleted internally, making people feel extremely frightened. Xia benefits the muscles and bones, causes the blood and qi to rise upward, and makes people prone to anger. In autumn, stinging the meridians causes the blood and qi to rise upward, leading to forgetfulness. In autumn, the thorns and meridians prevent the qi from flowing outward, making one lie down without the urge to move. In autumn, pricking the tendons and bones causes the internal dispersion of blood and qi, making one feel cold and chilly. All the meridians are pricked, causing the blood and qi to be exhausted, making one's vision unclear. In winter, if the collaterals are pricked, the internal qi will be expelled from the outside, leading to severe arthralgia. When each muscle is pricked, the Yang energy is exhausted, making one forgetful. All these four seasons' thorns are a serious illness of rebellion. One must not disobey them; otherwise, it will lead to the illness of disorderly qi and lust. Therefore, if one does not know the meridians of the four seasons, the cause of illness will be to follow and go against, causing internal chaos in the vital energy and being incompatible with the essence. One must examine the nine signs to ensure that the vital energy is not disrupted and the essence and energy do not shift. The emperor said, "Good." If the five viscera are pricked, the center will die within one day, and the movement will be the Chen Zhonggan. If the liver is pricked within five days, it will die, and the movement will be the speech. The middle lung died within three days, and its movement was coughing. The middle kidney died within six days, and its movement was sneezing. The spleen in the middle will die after ten days, and its movement will be swallowing. If one pricks the five internal organs of a person, death is inevitable. The movement of such a person depends on the changes in their internal organs to determine their death.