I. Please introduce the liver and its functions. Does the human liver have a close relationship with spring?
The liver is the largest organ in the human body, located in the middle of the abdomen, under the right diaphragm, in front of the gallbladder and in front of the right kidney, above the stomach.
According to Chinese medicine, the liver is the most important organ in the human body among the five internal organs. Its functions are manifested in the following two aspects: the liver is the main drainage organ, which means that the liver qi has the function of unblocking and unobstructing the qi of the whole body, thus promoting the movement and distribution of essence, blood and fluid, the lifting and lowering of the qi of the spleen and stomach, the secretion and excretion of the bile and the relaxation of the emotions. The liver is the main reservoir of blood, which means that the liver has the function of storing blood, regulating the amount of blood and preventing bleeding.
Chinese medicine also believes that the liver is a wood in the five elements and is connected to the spring energy. In analogy to the growth and growth of trees in spring, liver qi has the characteristics of being fluid, rising and growing, and full of vitality. If the liver qi is not in harmony with the biochemical qi of spring, it will easily become fire, which will lead to the loss of nourishment for the liver and make the liver yang hyperactive, the liver wind moving inside, and the liver yin depleted, so many liver diseases tend to aggravate or recur in spring.
Second, advise people often say “do not move the liver fire”, move the liver fire and what is the relationship with human health?
Anger, anger will make liver qi stagnation is easy to cause qi depression into fire, which is often referred to as “liver fire”.
Chinese medicine believes that: the liver qi is the prerequisite for the normalcy of other internal organs, if the liver qi is depressed, liver loss of drainage will easily lead to diseases of the other five organs. For example, it can lead to spleen and stomach disharmony, decreased appetite, epigastric fullness, belching and other digestive malfunctions. In Chinese medicine, “when we see liver disease, we know that the liver transmits the spleen, so we should first strengthen the spleen”, which means that liver disorders can lead to diseases of the spleen, so it is important to first strengthen the spleen after having liver disease, and this is what we often call treating the disease before it occurs.
Liver qi stagnation, qi depression into fire, and the spring biochemical qi together more likely to lead to liver loss of nourishment, resulting in liver yang hyperactivity, liver wind within the movement, liver yin depletion, liver and gallbladder drainage does not have the right, qi depression into fire, fire with qi fleeing, or up to disturb the top, easy to cause liver encephalopathy, confusion, coma, epilepsy and other mental diseases.
According to Chinese medicine, the liver and kidneys are of the same origin, mainly in terms of the same source of essence and blood, the mutual use of the collection and discharge, and the mutual nourishment and control of yin and yang. Liver qi stagnation and internal depletion of liver yin can also cause depletion of kidney yin, which leads to male and female reproductive system diseases and sexual dysfunction.
The liver is open to the eyes, and the eyes are nourished by the liver blood to see clearly, so if you get angry when you move, it will also lead to certain eye diseases.
Third, how to understand the idiom of liver and gall from the medical point of view, or the idiom of “red gall and loyalty”, “dog gall” and so on?
The gall bladder is attached to the liver, the liver and gall bladder have meridians and veins and are each other’s cousin, and the gall bladder contains pure juice, which is different from the turbidity of other internal organs, so it is also a Qi Heng’s internal organs, which are complementary to the liver, and is also an important organ of the main emotion. And because the bile more phlegm more fire, so phlegm fire depression, often worried about the mind, easy to lead to psychological and mental problems. Only the bile gas is smooth, the liver can reach the mood can be relaxed, on the contrary, bile gas depression liver loss of drainage, people are irritable and irritable.
Fourth, since the liver has so many functions and responsibilities, how should we normally take good care of the liver and gallbladder?
1.Keep your emotions smooth, be happy with what you have, and use a peaceful mind to deal with the world.
2, pay attention to rest and proper exercise. Spring is a season of recovery, the human body after a winter of hibernation, spring, or move, if the rest is not good easily lead to liver disease recurrence. The normal sleep time for adults should be 8 hours, the normal should be from about 23:00 to go to bed, 1 to 3 am is the best time to nourish the liver and blood conversely, the human body if at this hour, has not entered a deep sleep, the liver can not lift the toxic substances, produce fresh blood, because of the collection of blood is not conducive to a long time, prone to various types of liver disease. Therefore do not stay up as late as possible. You should also do proper exercise, first evaluate your cardiorespiratory function, and set a reasonable amount of exercise according to your degree of tolerance to exercise. Avoid strenuous exercise, to swim, jogging, brisk walking and other aerobic exercise, generally advocate 3 to 5 times a week moderate intensity aerobic exercise, exercise for the maximum heart rate of 60% to 80% (maximum heart rate = 220 – age), each exercise lasts more than 30 to 45 minutes. For young and middle-aged people can increase the number of exercises, exercise should pay attention to the gradual, persistent.
3, standardize the use of drugs, avoid taking drugs on their own. In spring, everything is biochemical, the virus also take advantage of the spring wind to become more active, which leads to the recurrence of chronic liver disease such as chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C. In addition, the climate is unpredictable, which can easily lead to external sensations, many people choose to buy drugs in pharmacies and take them on their own, and the drugs eaten must be detoxified by the liver, which invariably increases the burden on the liver and leads to liver damage. Therefore, any disease should be regulated under the guidance of a doctor, to avoid taking other drugs on their own, and affect the liver’s ability to metabolize drugs. People with liver disease should inform their physicians of all the drugs they are currently taking to serve as a reference for the physician’s prescription.
4, alcohol hurts the liver, drink first calculate the amount. The sun is shining in spring, friends and family gatherings increase, we all know that drinking hurts the liver, and drinking is an essential item in some parties, how to do it? Please count the amount before you drink, the safe amount of alcohol consumption should be 40 grams of pure alcohol, women should be cut in half. In turn, the amount of alcohol consumed by men more than 40 grams per day for more than 5 years will become alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis, so drinking must be mastered in quantity. The formula for converting alcohol is: grams = amount of alcohol consumed (ml) × alcohol content (alcohol %) × 0.8 (alcohol specific gravity). If a man has 2 taels (100ml) of 52 degree liquor per day, the equivalent amount of ethanol (grams) = 100ml × 52% × 0.8, which is 41.6 grams.
V. How to be unperturbed by changes in contemporary society? How to maintain a calm state of mind?
Our country is in a period of development, and social phenomena such as inequality between the rich and the poor tend to make people emotionally unbalanced, which can cause various diseases. To maintain a calm heart in such a social environment, I think the following points are more important.
1, more reading, the ancients have “the longest of all, for my use” reading sentiment. Read a good book, not only can enrich their experience can also make our hearts like clear water, let us see farther, more clearly, but also let us know who is walking with you, and how we should be self-seeking and adjustment.
2.Have faith in your heart, have a career, and have something to put your mind and body on.
3.Let go of fame and profit, get closer to nature, put the world outside of you, and achieve the harmony between human and nature.