Nourishing health is about nourishing qi

Many TCM practitioners believe that gas is the material basis that makes up the human body and the substance that keeps people healthy. The ancients said that the way to maintain one’s health is when the gas coalesces, and if the gas dissipates, then one’s life comes to an end. It is emphasized that gas plays an important role in human activities and has a great impact on human life and health. The generation of “gas” is complex, with different sources and many classifications. Its functions are five: propulsion, warmth, consolidation, defense and gasification. “Qi is a disease of Qi deficiency, Qi depression, Qi stagnation, Qi obstruction, etc. Heart Qi deficiency, Lung Qi deficiency, Liver depression and Qi stagnation, Lung Qi obstruction, etc. are common in clinical practice. The symptoms of qi deficiency are described in the “Ling Shu Kou Wen”: “If the upper qi is insufficient, the brain will be dissatisfied, the ears will be bitter, the head will be bitter, and the eyes will be dazzled; if the middle qi is insufficient, the urine will be changed, and the intestines will be bitter; if the lower qi is insufficient, the heart will be impotent and thin. In view of the important role of “qi” in the life activities of the human body In view of the important role of “qi” in the vital activities of the human body, Chinese medicine always takes nourishing qi as the first priority in health care. Huang Kaijun, a doctor of the Qing Dynasty, put forward in the “You Yuzhai Medical Discourse” “nourishing Qi training”, the method of nourishing Qi summarized. 1, less thought to nourish the heart Qi Heart Qi refers to the range of functional activities of people, can also refer to the heart of the blood in the gas to promote the blood circulation function. If the heart Qi is insufficient, it will lead to the body will appear a series of minor problems. Old herbalists often say that heart qi starts to weaken at the age of 60 because the mood is sad and the blood flows more slowly, so the only way to rest is to lie in bed. People’s daily thinking is more consuming heart qi. Therefore joy and sadness, sadness and sorrow, fear and other symptoms are to consume a lot of heart qi. 2, Mo anger nourish liver qi Anger is a strong emotional reaction that usually occurs when self-esteem or threatened or damaged. It is easy for anger to lead to distension and pain in the ribs, chest tightness, and common digestive dysfunction or women’s menstrual disorders and other symptoms, and in serious cases, it can also raise blood pressure and even sudden death, which is called “Su Wen angry Tong Tian Lun”: “great anger is the form of gas is extinct, and the blood court on the top, so that people thin convulsions”. It can be seen that it is very important to maintain the tranquility and balance of the mind. 3, thin taste nourish stomach gas stomach gas refers to the body’s digestion and absorption function. Adequate stomach gas is a sign of the body’s health. Chinese medicine believes that “stomach gas is alive, no stomach gas is dead”. Medical practitioners have even made it clear that “people take stomach qi as the basis”. Do not prohibit the appetite of the mouth and stomach, wantonly eat fat, sweet and thick taste is most likely to damage the stomach qi, “Suwen paralysis” summarized as “diet since the times, the intestines and stomach is injured. 4, less speech to nourish the lung Qi The lung is the main gas, the division of respiration, the main propagation of suction, through the regulation of water channels. Lung Qi is not enough for coughing, weakness, fear of wind, spontaneous sweating, and susceptibility to sensation are most common. In addition to disease factors, too much talk and too much language tend to deplete lung qi. Chinese medicine says that “too much talk consumes qi” and warns “don’t talk too much” and “too much talk leads to lack of qi”; it is advisable to “speak less”. The gas can be fully nourished and not needlessly dissipated. 5, the room to maintain the kidney qi kidney qi specifically refers to the cycle of kidney function, mainly in reproduction, growth and development and other aspects. Chinese medicine believes that abstinence from sexual life, the essence of sufficient, full of gas, blood “nourishing qi training” text is simple, easy to understand, if the reader can appreciate the meaning of the subtleties contained therein, you can achieve “people can pay attention to the five nourishment, longevity and eternal life without difficulty also”. The body is naturally healthy when it is prosperous.