第二十四难

难经 · section 11 · 佚名 舊題扁鵲 · 382 characters

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手足三阴三阳气已绝,何以为候,可知其吉凶不?

然。足少阴气绝,即骨枯。少阴者,冬脉也,伏行而温于骨髓。故骨髓不温,即肉不着骨。骨肉不相亲,即肉滞而却。肉儒而却,故齿长而枯,发无润泽者,骨先死,戊日笃,己日死。

足太阴气绝,则脉不荣其口唇。口唇者,肌肉之本也。脉不荣则肌肉不滑泽,肌肉不滑泽则肉满[9],肉满则唇反,唇反则肉先死,甲日笃,乙日死。

足厥阴气绝,即筋缩引卵与舌卷。厥阴者,肝脉也。肝者,筋之合也。筋者,聚于阴器,而络于舌本。故脉不荣,则筋缩急。筋缩急,即引卵与舌,故舌卷卵缩,此筋先死。庚日笃,辛日死。

手太阴气绝,即皮毛焦。太阴者,肺也,行气温于皮毛者也。气弗荣,则皮毛焦。皮毛焦,则津液去。津液去即皮节伤。皮节伤,则皮枯毛折。毛折者,则毛先死。丙日笃,丁日死。

手少阴气绝,则脉不通,脉不通则血不流,血不流则色泽去,故面色黑如黧[10],此血先死。壬日笃,癸日死。

三阴[11]气俱绝者,则目眩转、目瞑。目瞑者为失志,失志者,则志先死,死即目瞑也。

六阳气俱绝者,则阴与阳相离。阴阳相离,则腠理泄。绝汗乃出,大如贯珠,转出不流,即气先死。旦占夕死,夕占旦死。

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