Conditions Treated

“When the five yin and six yang organs are diseased, it is like there is a thorn, a piece of dirt, a knot, or a blockage. Although the thorn may be longstanding, it can be removed. Although the dirt may be longstanding, it can be wiped away. Although the knot may be longstanding, it can be untied. Although the blockage may be longstanding, it can be opened up. Those who say that old diseases cannot be taken up speak wrongly. Those who use needles should look for the cause of disease. Then the thorn can be removed, the dirt wiped clean, the knot untied, and the blockage opened up. Even though a disease is longstanding, it can be stopped. Those who say these conditions cannot be treated have not yet realized their skill.” 

– Inner Classic, Divine Pivot, Chapter 1