Daoyin Instructions from Zhubing yuanhou lun

This page is dedicated to the daoyin exercises from Zhubing yuanhou lun 諸病源候論 (Treatise on the Origins and Symptoms of Medical Disorders), a 7th century Chinese medical text. A complete translation of these exercises has been published by Purple Cloud Institute with illustrations by Jessica Chiang.

Selected daoyin exercises from:

卷一風病第十七候、風痺手足不隨候

Juan 1 Wind Disorder, section 17:  Symptoms of bi and the lack of movement in the limbs caused by wind

卷一風病第十九候、偏風候

Juan 1 Wind Disorder, section 19: Symptom of lopsidedness caused by wind  

卷一風病第二一候、風不仁候   

Juan 1 Wind Disorder, section 21: Symptom of the loss of sensation caused by wind      

卷二風病第三十八候、風氣候   

Juan 2 Wind Disorder, section 38: Symptoms of wind-qi 

卷四虛勞病第七十候、虛勞陰痛候  

Juan 4 Disorder of deficiency-exhaustion, section 70: Symptoms of genital pain caused by deficiency-exhaustion

卷五腰背病第二候、腰痛不得俛仰候

Juan 5 Disorder of Lumbar Region, section 2: Symptoms of lumbar pain, inability to bend forwards or backwards 

卷十三氣病第二候、卒上氣候   

Juan 13 Qi Disorder, section 2: Symptoms of sudden upper-qi     

卷十三氣病第九候、結氣候

Juan 13 Qi Disorder, section 9: Symptoms of knotted-qi 

卷十三氣病第十五候、逆氣候   

Juan 13 Qi Disorder, section 15: Symptoms of reversed-qi    

卷十三腳氣病第一候、腳氣緩弱候  

Juan 13 Disorder of Leg-qi, section 1: Symptoms of slow and weak leg-qi

卷十四欬嗽第十候、欬逆候

Juan 14 Cough-related Disorder, section 10: Symptoms of reversed cough

卷十四淋病第一候、諸淋候

Juan 14 Lin Disorder, section 1: Symptoms of various lin disorders     

卷十四淋病第二候、石淋候

Juan 14 Lin Disorder, section 2: Symptoms of stone-lin  

卷十四淋病第三候、氣淋候

Juan 14 Lin Disorder, section 3: Symptoms of qi-lin 

卷十四小便病第二候、小便數候      

Juan 14 Urinary Disorder, section 2:Symptoms of frequent urination     

卷十四小便病第六候、遺尿候   

Juan 14 Urinary Disorder, section 6: Symptoms of bed wetting    

卷十四大便病第一候、大便難候      

Juan 14 Disorder of Bowel Movements, section 1: Symptoms of difficulties in bowel movements 

卷十四大便病第二候、大便不通候  

Juan 14 Disorder of bowel movements, section 2: Symptom of constipation   

卷十四大便病第五候、大小便難候  

Juan 14 Disorder of bowel movements, section 5: Symptoms of difficulties in bowel movements and urination

卷十五五臟六腑病第一候、肝病候

Juan 15 Disorder of 5 Zang and 6 Fu, section 1: Symptoms of liver disorder