Xue's Medical Records

Author: Xue Yi / Edited by: Li Zhanyong
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Publishing Date: 1997-04-01
Features: Synopsis "Xue's Medical Cases" is a renowned large-scale medical series, famous for its rigorous selection and practicality. Especially noteworthy are Xue Yi's annotations on certain classic works, which have had a profound influence. This book includes twenty-four works, including:
- Medical Classics: "Elucidation of the Fourteen Meridians," "Essentials of the Difficult Classic"
- Materia Medica: "Elucidation of Materia Medica"
- Diagnosis: "Ao's Mirror of Cold Damage"
- Cold Damage: "Method of Cold Damage"
- Comprehensive Medical Books: "Compendium of Treatment," "Miscellaneous Medical Works"
- Internal Medicine: "Abstract of Internal Medicine"
- Surgery: "Elucidation of Surgery," "Essentials of Surgery," "Key to Surgery," "Mysterious Formulas for Carbuncle and Furuncle," "Experiential Formulas of Surgery," "Essentials of Surgery"
- Gynecology: "Annotated Good Methods for Women," "Essentials of Gynecology"
- Pediatrics: "Direct Principles of Qian's Pediatrics," "Chen's Treatise on Smallpox and Measles," "Essentials of Protecting Infants," "Mirror of Protecting Infants"
- Orthopedics: "Essentials of Correcting the Body"
- Stomatology: "Essentials of Stomatology"
- Ophthalmology: "Revelation of the Origin of Eye Diseases"
- Leprosy: "Essentials of Leprosy"
This edition is based on the Ming Dynasty edition, meticulously collated with Qing Dynasty editions from Shuyetang, Jujintang, and Yugu Shanfang. It is suitable for clinical Chinese medicine practitioners, integrative medicine professionals, and enthusiasts.
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"The branch from the wrist extends straight to the inner side of the second finger and exits at its tip. The end of the arm bone is the wrist. The largest channel of the pulse is the meridian. The intersecting meridians are the collaterals. The main meridian ends at the tip of the index finger. This path starts from the Lieque acupoint on the wrist, reaches the inner side of the second finger, and intersects with the Hand Yangming meridian. When this meridian is activated, it causes lung distension, fullness, wheezing, coughing, and pain in the suprasternal fossa. Severe cases may involve crossing both hands and blurred vision, known as arm. It is also responsible for lung-related diseases such as coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, restlessness, chest fullness, and pain along the front of the arm and forearm. When qi is excessive, it causes shoulder and back pain, sweating due to wind-cold (the character for wind is possibly a typo), frequent urination, and shortness of breath. When qi is deficient, it causes back and shoulder pain, coldness, and yellow urine. In severe cases, there may be sudden incontinence. In excess, the pulse at the cun position is three times larger than the pulse at the Renying point; in deficiency, the pulse at the cun position is smaller than the pulse at the Renying point.
Figure of the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian
Acupoints of the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian
The Hand Yangming Large Intestine meridian starts at Shangyang, extends to Erjian, Sanjian, Hegu, Yangxi, Bianli, Liliu, Xiulian, Shanglian, Sanli, Quchi, Eliao, Wuli, Biqiao, Jiangu, Tianding, Futu, Hegu, and ends at Yingxiang—totaling twenty acupoints.
The Hand Yangming Large Intestine meridian has twenty acupoints on each side, totaling forty acupoints. This meridian has abundant qi and blood. The large intestine is one zhang one chi long, four inches wide, and curves sixteen times to the right of the navel.
The Hand Yangming meridian starts at the tip of the second finger (Shangyang acupoint), runs along the upper part of the finger, exits between the two bones of the thumb and second finger, and enters between the two tendons. The second finger refers to the index finger. The Hand Yangming meridian is the large intestine meridian.
In the pathways of meridians, the yin meridians run on the inner side of the hands and feet, while the yang meridians run on the outer side. This meridian starts at the tip of the second finger (Shangyang acupoint), receives the connection from the Hand Taiyin meridian, and runs along the yang portion. It then follows the upper part of the finger, passes through Erjian and Sanjian, and exits between the two bones of the thumb and second finger, before entering between the two tendons of Yangxi.
- Shangyang: On the inner side of the thumb and second finger, like the edge of a chive, below the nail tip.
- Erjian: On the inner side of the base of the thumb and second finger, in a depression.
- Sanjian: On the posterior side of the base of the thumb and second finger, in a depression.
- Hegu: In the depression between the two bones of the thumb and second finger.
- Yangxi: On the upper lateral side of the wrist, in the depression between the two tendons.
It then ascends the upper part of the arm, enters the lateral side of the elbow, runs along the front of the forearm, and ascends to the shoulder. From Yangxi, it ascends along the upper part of the arm, passing through Bianli, Liliu, Xiulian, Shanglian, Sanli, Quchi, Eliao, Wuli, Biqiao, and ascends to the shoulder, reaching the Jiangu acupoint.
- Bianli: Three inches posterior to the center of the wrist.
- Liliu: Six inches posterior to the wrist, three inches lateral to the ulna and five inches lateral to the radius.
- Xiulian: Below the ulna, one inch lateral to Shanglian.
- Shanglian: One inch below Quchi.
- Sanli: Two inches below Quchi, where the muscle rises when pressed.
- Quchi: On the lateral side of the elbow, in the depression between the two bones when the elbow is flexed and the palm is held against the chest.
- Eliao: On the lateral side of the elbow, in a depression between the two bones.
- Wuli: Three inches above the elbow, in the depression between the two tendons, lateral to the large artery.
- Biqiao: Seven inches above the elbow.
- Biqiao (see the Hand Shaoyang meridian): The collateral of the Hand Yangming meridian.
- Jiangu: At the tip of the shoulder, in the depression between the two bones, hollow when the arm is raised. It exits the lateral side of the Jiangu bone, ascends to the summit of the zhuanggu bone, and meets at the Dazhui acupoint.
- Jiangu: On the upper side of the tip of the shoulder, in the depression between the two bones.
- Dazhui (see the Du meridian): The meeting point of the Hand Taiyang, Hand Shaoyang, Foot Taiyang, and Du meridians.
It then descends to the suprasternal fossa, connects to the lung, passes through the diaphragm, and belongs to the Taiyang. From Dazhui, it descends to the suprasternal fossa, runs along the outer side of the Foot Yangming meridian, encircles the lung, and passes through the Tianshu area, meeting with the large intestine.
- Suprasternal fossa, Tianshu (see the Foot Yangming meridian).
The branch that diverges from the suprasternal fossa ascends to the neck, passes through the cheek, and enters the gap between the teeth. The head and neck are the neck. The curve below the ear is the cheek. The small part in front of the mouth is the teeth.
This branch ascends from the suprasternal fossa along the neck, passing through Tianding and Futu, and penetrates the cheek, entering the gap between the teeth.
- Tianding: One inch posterior to the midline of the neck and one inch posterior to Futu.
- Futu: One and a half inches posterior to Qishu and one and a half inches posterior to Renying when the head is tilted back.
It then exits the mouth, crosses the philtrum, and alternates left and right. It ascends to the side of the nostrils. The area above the upper lip and below the bridge of the nose is the philtrum.
After entering the gap between the teeth, it exits to the sides of the mouth, crossing at the philtrum. Left-sided pulses cross to the right, and right-sided pulses cross to the left, ascending to the side of the nostrils and following the Hegu and Yingxiang acupoints, finally meeting with the Foot Yangming meridian.
- Philtrum (see the Du meridian): The meeting point of the Hand Yangming and Du meridians.
- Hegu: Below the philtrum, five minutes lateral to Shuigou.
- Yingxiang: One inch above Hegu, five minutes lateral to the nostril.
When this meridian is activated, it causes toothache and swelling. It is also responsible for diseases related to body fluids, such as jaundice, dry mouth, nasal discharge, sore throat, pain in the front of the shoulder and arm, and pain in the thumb and second finger, which may be paralyzed. In excess, the pulse at Renying is three times larger than the pulse at Cun; in deficiency, the pulse at Renying is smaller than the pulse at Cun.
Figure of the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian
Acupoints of the Foot Yangming Stomach Meridian
The Foot Yangming Stomach meridian has forty-five acupoints on each side, totaling ninety acupoints. This meridian has abundant qi and blood. The stomach is one and a half inches long, curved, and two and a half feet long.
The forehead is the nose; the root of the nose is the forehead. The Foot Yangming meridian starts at the Yingxiang acupoint on both sides of the nose, ascends to the forehead, and intersects at the center. It passes through Jingming, descends along the outer side of the nose, passes through Chengqi, Sibai, Juliao, and enters the upper teeth, then exits through Dicang, along the sides of the mouth, encircling the lower lip, and intersecting at Chengjiang.
- Yingxiang (see the Hand Yangming meridian).
- Jingming (see the Foot Taiyang meridian): The meeting point of the Foot Taiyang, Hand Taiyang, Hand Shaoyang, Foot Yangming, and Du meridians.
- Chengqi: Seven minutes below the eye, directly below the pupil.
- Sibai: One inch below the eye, directly below the pupil.
- Juliao: Eight minutes lateral to the nostril, directly below the pupil.
- Dicang: Four minutes lateral to the sides of the mouth.
- Chengjiang (see the Ren meridian): The meeting point of the Foot Yangming and Ren meridians.
It then descends to the lower cheek, exits through Da Ying, passes through Jiache, ascends in front of the ear, passes through Guqiu, follows the hairline, and reaches the forehead.