Wu Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Sickness (bìng)
Zheng
Kangxi Stroke Count: 20
Page 782, Entry 28
Pronounced zheng.
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Abdominal mass or illness.
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Abdominal illness.
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Bian Que: By using this to observe illness, one can fully perceive the masses and nodules of the five viscera.
Wang Shuhe’s Pulse Classic (Maijing): If the pulse of the left hand is horizontal, the mass is on the left; if the pulse of the right hand is horizontal, the mass is on the right.
Baopuzi, Inner Chapters (Neipian): For those who do not eliminate abdominal masses and nodules, and do not practice the techniques of Bian Que (Yueren), it is difficult to attain the longevity of Peng Zu (Laopeng).