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[Shinjiro’s Explanatory Notes]
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Kyokai
Edition. 2) The words in [] are Shinjiro’s notes, not in the original text.
3) The words in () are added by Shinjiro to facilitate comprehension in
English.
4) The words in {} are notes in small characters in the original texts.
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The Third (Chapter)
THE
SHANG-HAN
EXAMPLES
(li)
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Four
seasons,
with
eight
Joints
(jie)1,
twenty
four
Qi2,
the
seventy
two
Weather-changes
(hou)3,
will
decide
the
treatment
method.
11:
{around
March
21
in
the
Gregorian
calendar}
Little
Hot
Day
(xiao-shu)
in
June18
at
the
Joint
Qi
(jie
qi);
the
Final
Hot
Day
(chu-shu)
in
July21
at
the
Central
Qi
(zhong
qi);
the
handle
of
the
Big
Dipper
points
in
the
direction
of
the
Monkey
(shen:
West
South
West).
21:
around
August
23
in
the
Gregorian
calendar
White
Dew
Day
(bai-lu)
in
August22
at
the
Joint
Qi
(jie
qi);
the
handle
of
the
Big
Dipper
points
in
the
direction
of
the
Elder
Brother
of
the
Metal
(geng:
West
West
South).
22:
around
September
8
in
the
Gregorian
calendar
Autumn
Equinox
(qiu-feng)
in
August23
at
the
Central
Qi
(zhong
qi);
the
handle
of
the
Big
Dipper
points
in
the
direction
of
the
Cock
(you:
West).
23:
around
September
23
in
the
Gregorian
calendar
Cold
Dew
Day
(hang-lu)
in
September24
at
the
Joint
Qi
(jie
qi);
the
handle
of
the
Big
Dipper
points
in
the
direction
of
the
Younger
Brother
of
Metal
(xin:
West
West
North
).
24:
around
October
8th
or
9th
in
the
Gregorian
calendar
Frosty
Day
(shuang-jiang)
in
September25
at
the
Central
Qi
(zhong
qi);
the
handle
of
the
Big
Dipper
points
in
the
direction
of
the
Dog
(xu:
West
North
West).
25:
around
October
24
in
the
Gregorian
calendar
First
Winter
Day
(li-dong)
in
October26
at
the
Joint
Qi
(jie
qi);
the
handle
of
the
Big
Dipper
points
in
the
direction
of
the
Dog-Boar
(gan:
West
North).
26: around
November
8
in
the
Gregorian
calendar
Little
Snow
Day
(xiao-xue)
in
October27
at
the
Central
Qi
(zhong
qi);
the
handle
of
the
Big
Dipper
points
in
the
direction
of
the
Boar
(hai:
North
North
West).
27:
around
November
23
in
the
Gregorian
calendar Big Snow Day (da-xue) in November28 at the Joint Qi (jie qi); the handle of the Big Dipper points in the direction of the Elder Brother of Water (ren: North West North).
28:
around
December
7
in
the
Gregorian
calendar Winter Solstice (dong-zhi) in November29 at the Central Qi (zhong qi), the handle of the Big Dipper points in the direction of the Rat (zi: North).
29:
around
December
22
in
the
Gregorian
calendar Little Cold Day (xiao-hang) in December30 at the Joint Qi (jie qi), the handle of the Big Dipper points in the direction of the Younger Brother of Water (gui: North East North).
30:
around
January
5
in
the
Gregorian
calendar Midwinter Day (da-hang: big cold day) in December31 at the Central Qi (zhong qi), the handle of the Big Dipper points in the direction of the Ox (chou: North North East).
31:
around
January
20
in
the
Gregorian
calendar In Twenty Four Qi, there are twelve Joints (jie) and twelve Central (zhong) Qi. Five days compose one Weather-change (hou). Qi is the same32. There are a total of seventy two Weather-changes (hou) in a year. {Those factors} decide whether a person lives or dies. Please understand those {factors} well.
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Shinjiro's Notes:
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1: Eight Joints (jie): First Spring Day (li-chun), Spring Equinox (chun-feng), First Summer Day (li-xia), Summer Solstice (xia-zhi), First Autumn Day (li-qiu), Autumn Equinox (qiu-feng), First Winter Day (li-dong), and Winter Solstice (dong-zhi)}
2: 24 Qi also Jie-qi: One Jie-qi is composed by 15 days. In the ancient Chinese calendar, one year is 360 days (24x15).
3: Weather changes (hou): Every 5 days compose one Weather
Clause 2
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The
Yin
Yang
Da
Lun
(Great
Treatise
on
Yin
and
Yang)*
says
that:
“Spring
Qi
is
warm
and
mild.
Summer
Qi
is
hot,
having
heat.
Fall
Qi
is
clear
and
cool.
Winter
Qi
is
cold
and
severe.
These
are
the
orders
of
correct
Qi
of
the
four
seasons.
In
the
Wintertime
it
is
severely
cold.
Everything
reserves
itself
deeply.
The
man
of
virtue
(jung-zi)
securely
protects
himself
{in
Winter},
thus
he
will
not
be
harmed
by
cold.
When
the
person
is
injured
by
cold,
it
is
called
Shang-han
(harmful
cold).
When
people
are
harmed
by
Qi
of
the
four
seasons,
they
easily
suffer
from
illnesses.
The
poison
of
Shang-han
(harmful
cold)
is
the
most
powerful
killing
Qi.” |
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*Lost.
This
section
is
one
of
the
longest
quotes
from
this
classic.
1: Wu-feng: Hating Wind: In the Song Text, Wu-fen signifies the declining state of Yang Qi (= Wei Qi). Even so, it is a milder symptom than Wu-han, and it could come with and after Wu-han.
Clause 3
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When
it
immediately
causes
illness
after
striking
{the
person},
it
is
called
Shang-han
(harmful
cold).
If
it
does
not
cause
illness
immediately,
the
cold
poison
hides
itself
in
the
skin,
and
when
Spring
comes,
it
transforms
into
Wen
bing
(warm
disease).
When
Summer
comes
it
transforms
into
Shu
bing
(hot
disease).
The
Shu
bing
(hot
disease)
is
{a
disease
with}fever
which
becomes
far
more
severe
than
{the
case
of}
Wen
(warm){bing:
disease}.
It
means
even
though
there
are
many
sufferers
of
Wen
Shan
bing
(warm
and
heat
diseases)
in
Spring
and
Summer,
they
caught
cold
in
Winter
and
they
are
not
suffering
from
Seasonal-circulation
(shi
xing)
Qi.
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It
is
called
Seasonal-circulation
(shi
xing)
Qi
when
in
the
Springtime,
when
it
should
be
warm,
it
is
severely
cold
instead.
{It
is
called
Seasonal-circulation
(shi
xing)
Qi
when}
in
the
Summertime,
when
it
should
be
hot,
it
is
severely
cool
instead.
{It
is
called
Seasonal-circulation
(shi
xing)
Qi
when}
in
the
Fall,
when
it
should
be
cool,
it
is
severely
hot
instead.
{It
is
called
Seasonal-circulation
(shi
xing)
Qi
when}
in
the
Wintertime,
when
it
should
be
cold,
it
is
severely
hot
instead.
When
a
season
has
{another}
season’s
Qi,
and
during
that
year,
from
elders
to
infants,
a
lot
of
people
suffer
from
a
similar
illness,
this
is
called
Seasonal-circulation
(shi
xing)
Qi. |
Clause 5
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The way you want to examine and find out the illness due to correct Qi of the four seasons and Seasonal-circulation epidemic Qi, you have to consult with the calendar which shows the direction of the handle of the Big Dipper. After the Joint (jie) of the Frosty Day (shuang-jiang) in September, it should be getting cold gradually, and {the season will} proceed to Winter’s severe cold. It will be relieved from {cold} after the Joint (jie) of the Rain Water Day (yu-shui) in January. It is called Rain Water (yu-shui), because ice and snow melt and they create rain. After the Joint (jie) of the Scaring Worms Day (jing-zhe) in February, Qi |