英語訳
**[Continuing from the *Nankai-den* — The Four Great Elements in Disarray and Methods of Health Cultivation]**
[The wind element stirs and the vital energy (*ki*)] strikes and beats [the body] with its breath. As for observing (*ukagau*) the root causes of illness (*byōgen*) in general, one should examine (*察する*) oneself every morning. If one becomes aware that the four signs (*yonkō* — the conditions of earth, water, fire, and wind) have deviated in any way from the norm, one should immediately make fasting (*zetsuryū*, the cutting off of grain/food) the first course of action. Even if great thirst (*daikatsu*) arises, do not drink fluids or gruel (*shōsui*). This is the paramount prohibition. Whether for one day, two days, or four mornings [five mornings], take recovery (*ie*) as one's aim. The principle is not [to be understood with] rigid inflexibility (*kōchū*, like gluing a peg in place).
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**[From the *Taiso-kyō* 大素経 (*Huangdi Neijing Taisu*) — also cited in the Uji manuscript]**
The *Taiso-kyō* says (and the Uji manuscript also states): When illness first arises from the *yin* [aspect], first treat its *yang*, and thereafter treat its *yin*. *[Interlinear note: "First treat its yin, then thereafter treat its yang; as for one who first arises from yang..."*] In all cases, the therapy treats the root (*hon*) of the condition.
It also says: When the body (*katachi*) is at ease and the will (*kokorozashi*) is suffering, the illness arises from the [blood] vessels (*myaku*). To treat this, use moxibustion and acupuncture (*kyū-shi*). When the body is suffering but the will is at ease, the illness arises from the sinews (*suji*). To treat this, use *wiin* — that is, warm compresses (*unan-hō*) and *dōin* (therapeutic exercises / guided stretching). When the body is at ease and the will is also at ease, the illness arises from the flesh (*niku*). To treat this, use acupuncture needles and stone [lancets] (*shinseki*). When the body is suffering and the will is also suffering, the illness arises from *en-katsu* — dryness of the throat and thirst. *[Phonetic gloss: "喝" (*katsu*) is read with the fanqie spelling 乙芥反, and is pronounced "ai".]* To treat this, use medicine (*kusuri*). When the body repeatedly startles and fears, and the sinews and vessels (*kinmyaku*) fail to circulate properly, the illness arises from *fujin* — numbness and loss of sensation. To treat this, use massage (*anma*) and medicinal wine (*rōyaku*).
Among illnesses, there are those that arise from wind, cold, heat, dampness, food and drink, and sexual activity [between men and women (*danjo*). When these are] not heart-diseases (*shinbyō*, i.e., conditions of mental-emotional origin), they can be removed (*suteru*) using acupuncture, stone [lancets], and herbal decoctions (*tōyaku*). However, when joy, anger, grief, and anxious thought (*ki, do, yū, shi*) injure the spirit (*shin*) and thereby cause disease, one must first, through reasoned understanding (*kotowari*), bring clarity and lucidity to one's feelings and character (*jōsei*), remove the joy, anger, grief, and anxious thought, and thereafter use acupuncture and medicine to assist the spirit. Those who rely on acupuncture and medicine alone will be unable to effect a cure.
It also says: Hakkō (*Bogāo* 伯髙) said:
The military arts (*heihō*) say: "Do not advance to meet an army whose spirit is at its peak (*hōhō no ki*); do not strike an array that stands in imposing formation (*dōdō no jin*)." The art of needling (*shihō*) says: "Do not needle scorching, blazing heat (*kokkoku no netsu*)" *[phonetic gloss: "熇" (*kok*) — fanqie 玉許酷反, meaning 'blazing' (熾) and 'burning' (焼)]*, "do not needle torrential, pouring sweat (*hyōhyō no kan*)" *[phonetic gloss: "瀌" (*hyō*) — fanqie 甫嬌反, appearing in the *Shi jing* (Book of Odes) in the line 'rain and snow' (雨雪)]*, "do not needle a churning, surging pulse (*konkoku no myaku*)", and "do not needle [a patient] in whom the disease and the pulse are in mutual opposition (*aiisakarau*)."
*[Interlinear note: Yōjōzen (楊上善, *Yáng Shànshàn*) said: "'熇' is read with the fanqie 呼篤反 and means the blazing, flourishing heat. 'Dōdō' (堂々) describes an army at its most formidable. One in whom the spirit and color of the army's force is in full flourish should not yet be struck — wait for its decline, and only then strike. The same principle applies to needling. When the evil *qi* (*jaki*) is at its peak, allow it to dissipate and recede, perform massage to break down its great force (*taiki*), and only thereafter needle it."]*