第三十八难

难经 · section 16 · 佚名 舊題扁鵲 · 319 characters

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脏唯有五,腑独有六者,何也?

然。所以腑有六者,谓二焦也,有原气之别焉,主持诸气,有名而无形,其经属手少阳。此外腑也,故言腑有六焉。

第三十九难 经言:腑有五,脏有六者,何也?

然。六腑者,正有五腑也。然。五脏有六脏者,谓肾有两脏也,其左为肾右为命门。命门者,谓精神之所舍也,男子以藏精,女子以系胞,其气与肾通,故言脏有六也。 腑有五者,何也?

然。五脏各一腑,三焦亦是一腑,然不属于五脏,故言腑有五焉。

第四十难 经言:肝主色,心主臭,脾主味,肺主声,肾主液。鼻者肺之候,而反知香臭,耳者肾之候,而反闻声,其意何也?

然。肺者西方金也,金生于巳,巳者南方火也,火舌心,心主臭,故令鼻知香臭。肾者北方水也,水生于申,申者西方金,金者肺,肺主声,故令耳闻声。

第四十一难 肝独有两叶,以何应也?

然。肝者东方木也,木者春也,万物始生,其尚幼小,意无所亲,去太阴尚近,离太阳不远,犹有两心,故有两叶,亦应木叶也。

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