灵枢·卫气 Miraculous Pivot · Wei Qi
黄帝曰：“五脏者，所以藏精神魂魄者也；The Yellow Emperor said, "The five zang-organs are where the spirit, essence, hun (the ethereal soul), and po (the corporeal soul) are stored;
六腑者，所以受水谷而行化物者也。其气内干（别本作：入于）五脏，而外络肢节。the six fu-organs are where water and grains are received and transformed. Their qi enters the five zang-organs internally and connects with the limbs and joints externally.
其浮气之不循经者，为卫气；其精气之行于经者，为营气。The qi that floats and does not follow the regular meridians is called Wei Qi; the essence qi that travels along the meridians is called Ying Qi.
阴阳相随，外内相贯，如环之无端，亭亭淳淳乎，孰能窃（别本作穷）之。Yin and Yang follow each other, and the internal and external are interconnected like an endless ring, flowing continuously and steadily. Who can fully understand it?
然其分别阴阳，皆有标本、虚实、所离之处。However, when distinguishing between Yin and Yang, there are all aspects such as the root and branch, deficiency and excess, and the places where they separate.
能别阴阳十二经者，知病之所生；（知）候虚实之所在者，能得病之高下；Those who can distinguish the twelve meridians of Yin and Yang will know where diseases originate; those who can detect the locations of deficiency and excess will be able to determine the levels of diseases;
知六腑之气街者，能知解结契绍于门户；those who know the qi streets of the six fu-organs will be able to understand how to untie knots and connect passages like opening and closing doors;
能知虚实之坚软者，知补泻之所在；能知六经标本者，可以无惑于天下。”those who know the hardness and softness of deficiency and excess will know where to apply tonification and purgation; those who know the root and branch of the six meridians will have no doubts in the medical field."
岐伯曰：“博哉！圣帝之论！臣请尽意悉言之。Qi Bo said, "How profound is the Emperor's discussion! Please allow me to explain it in detail.
足太阳之本，在跟以上五寸中，标在两络命门。命门者，目也。The root of the Foot Taiyang Meridian is five cun above the heel, and its branch is at the two collaterals of the Mingmen. The Mingmen here refers to the eyes.
足少阳之本，在窍阴之间，标在窗笼之前。窗笼者，耳也。The root of the Foot Shaoyang Meridian is between the Qiao Yin, and its branch is in front of the Window Cage. The Window Cage here refers to the ears.
足少阴之本，在内踝下上三寸中，标在背俞与舌下两脉也。The root of the Foot Shaoyin Meridian is three cun above and below the medial malleolus, and its branch is at the back transport points and the two veins under the tongue.
足厥阴之本，在行间上五寸所，标在背腧也。The root of the Foot Jueyin Meridian is about five cun above the Xingjian, and its branch is at the back transport points.
足阳明之本，在厉兑，标在人迎，颊挟颃颡也。The root of the Foot Yangming Meridian is at the Li Dui, and its branch is at the Renying and the area between the cheeks and the pharynx.
足太阴之本，在中封前上四寸之中，标在背腧与舌本也。The root of the Foot Taiyin Meridian is four cun above the Zhong Feng, and its branch is at the back transport points and the root of the tongue.
手太阳之本，在外踝之后，标在命门之上一寸也。The root of the Hand Taiyang Meridian is behind the lateral malleolus, and its branch is one cun above the Mingmen.
手少阳之本，在小指次指之间上二寸，标在耳后上角下外眦也。The root of the Hand Shaoyang Meridian is two cun above the space between the little finger and the ring finger, and its branch is at the upper outer corner behind the ear and the outer canthus.
手阳明之本，在肘骨中，上至别阳，标在颜下合钳上也。The root of the Hand Yangming Meridian is in the elbow bone, going up to the Bie Yang, and its branch is at the area below the forehead and above the joint.
手太阴之本，在寸口之中，标在腋内动也。The root of the Hand Taiyin Meridian is in the Cunkou, and its branch is at the pulsation in the armpit.
手少阴之本，在锐骨之端，标在背腧也。The root of the Hand Shaoyin Meridian is at the end of the styloid process, and its branch is at the back transport points.
手心主之本，在掌后两筋之间二寸中，标在腋下下三寸也。The root of the Heart Governor Meridian is two cun between the two tendons behind the palm, and its branch is three cun below the armpit.
凡候此者，下虚则厥，下盛则热；上虚则眩，上盛则热痛。When observing these, if the lower part is deficient, there will be jue (syncope); if the lower part is excessive, there will be heat; if the upper part is deficient, there will be dizziness; if the upper part is excessive, there will be heat and pain.
故石（《医部全录》：当作实）者，绝而止之，虚者，引而起之。Therefore, for those with excess (in the "Medical Complete Records", it should be "excess" instead of "stone"), it should be stopped by purgation; for those with deficiency, it should be raised by tonification.
请言气街，胸气有街，腹气有街，头气有街，胫气有街。Now let's talk about the qi streets(The route of the running of meridian qi). There are qi streets in the chest, in the abdomen, in the head, and in the shins.
注：气街---经气运行的路线
故气在头者，止之于脑；气在胸者，止之膺与背腧；So, for the qi in the head, it stops at the brain; for the qi in the chest, it stops at the chest and the back transport points;
气在腹者，止之背腧，与冲脉，于脐左右之动脉者；气在胫者，止之于气街，与承山踝上以下。For the qi in the abdomen, it stops at the back transport points, the Chong Meridian, and the arteries on both sides of the umbilicus; for the qi in the shins, it stops at the qi street and from the Cheng Shan to the area above and below the ankle.
取此者，用毫针，必先按而在久，应于手，乃刺而予之。When needling these areas, use a filiform needle. First, press firmly for a long time until you feel a response in your hand, and then insert the needle.
所治者，头痛、眩、仆、腹痛、中满暴胀，及有新积。The conditions treated include headache, dizziness, fainting, abdominal pain, sudden fullness and distension in the middle, and new accumulations.
痛可移者，易已也；积不痛，难已也。”If the pain can be shifted, it is easier to cure; if the accumulation is painless, it is more difficult to cure."
