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Huangdi Neijing · The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon
Lingshu 25 · The Root of Illness
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If illness comes first and counterflow follows, treat the root. If counterflow comes first and illness follows, treat the root. If cold comes first and illness follows, treat the root. If illness comes first and cold follows, treat the root. If heat comes first and illness follows, treat the root. If diarrhea comes first and another illness follows, treat the root: regulate it before treating the other illness.
If illness comes first and central fullness follows, treat the branch. If illness comes first and diarrhea follows, treat the root. If central fullness comes first and vexation follows, treat the root. There may be guest qi or qi of the same kind. If urination and defecation are obstructed, treat the branch; if they flow freely, treat the root.
When illness arises with excess, proceed from root to branch: treat the root first and the branch afterward. When illness arises with insufficiency, proceed from branch to root: treat the branch first and the root afterward. Carefully examine relief and severity and regulate with judgment. In milder cases proceed together; in severe cases address one alone. If difficulty passing urine and stool comes first and another illness follows, treat the root.
The current Chinese catalog labels this whole chapter only “Record 1.” Its English catalog name identifies the root-and-branch discussion without changing the Chinese title.
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