Topic on discussion of befitting different methods in the plain questions (Twelfth article part IV) [1]

The south is the area where everything grows and the yang qi is exuberant. The landscape is low. The water and soil are soft. Mist and dew converge the south. Its people have a predilection for sour or fermented foods. Their muscular striae are loose and the skin is reddish. Their diseases are spasm and numbness. The filiform needle is proper for them. So the nine needles come from the south.

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