For the word kidney deficiency, we are not unfamiliar, men are especially afraid to wear this hat, but when it comes to “essence deficiency” is not a few know, in fact, “essence” for the human body is very important, about our life and death, the following we will be in the form of questions and answers to clarify Below we will clarify the concept in the form of questions and answers, and give you some advice on how to maintain your health.
Q: What is essence?
A: Essence, which represents the root of life in Chinese medicine, refers to the tangible substances that make up the human body to maintain growth and development, reproduction and the functional activities of the internal organs. It includes the vital substance endowed by parents, the innate essence, and the food essence acquired later in life, the postnatal essence. Ruixin Dai, Department of Urology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Q: Where is “essence”?
A: The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine says that “the kidneys store sperm”, which means that sperm is stored in the kidneys, so there is also the term “kidney sperm”.
Q: What is the “innate essence”?
A: “Jing Yue Quan Shu” says that “the shape is formed when the essence is united, the shape is also the essence, and the essence is also the shape”, which means that the innate essence is endowed by the parents and is the original material that constitutes the embryo, and the initial form should be the fertilized egg, which is nurtured and grown in the mother’s body, and is influenced by heredity and the state of the mother’s body during pregnancy, so everyone is born with a difference. The one with sufficient kidney essence is well developed, strong and intelligent, while the one with insufficient kidney essence is stunted, thin and mentally retarded.
Q: Isn’t it true that life is determined at birth?
A: Before answering this question, we have to talk about the “acquired essence”. After birth, what do we rely on to continue our growth and development, and to maintain our daily activities? The “acquired essence”, which comes from our food and, of course, some medicines. It is easy to understand the relationship between the two. The innate essence is inherited from the mother’s womb, but it must be fed by food. This is a very general statement in “What does it mean to be a doctor”: “The essence is the most precious thing in the whole body, which originates from the congenital and becomes the latter. Now look at the previous question, the answer is naturally there, the acquired essence can help us make up for some congenital deficiencies, especially through Chinese herbal medicine, so we can often see Chinese doctors in hospitals using kidney supplementation to treat some small children with late fontanelle, late walking, late talking and little hair, but we also have to realize that supplementing the acquired is not feasible in all aspects, for example, in genetic defects, some However, we should also realize that the remedy is not feasible in all aspects, for example, in genetic defects, some congenital organic lesions, and very little effect.
Q: What is the role of “essence”?
A: Essence is the root of the human body, it promotes the growth and development of the organism and has the ability to reproduce, essence is the driving force of life. Since ancient times, various generations of doctors have believed that the development of reproductive organs and their ability to reproduce are dependent on the sufficiency of essence. According to this theory, fixing the kidney and preserving sperm has become one of the important methods to treat abnormal sexual and reproductive functions. In addition, in addition to sexual function, it is the driving force that determines the entire development process of birth, aging, sickness and death, and presents different physiological stages of birth, growth, strength, old age, and already, due to the changes in the strength and weakness of essence. Why is it that when people get old, their bones become osteoporotic? Why does hair turn gray? Hearing is poor? The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine said “the kidney is the main body of the bone marrow” “kidney, …… its Hua in the hair” “kidney gas through the ear, the kidney and can hear the five sounds carry on. ” People are old (kidney) essence is naturally deficient, the organs will have problems, to slow down the aging process, so that the internal organs work for a few more years, the kidney is the remedy.
Q: When do I need to replenish sperm? How to replenish sperm?
A: The author believes that we should make up for it in stages according to age.
Children and adolescents are in the growth and development period, this period is full of vitality, the five organs and six internal organs are experiencing the development process from deficiency to maturity, essence deficiency is the norm, but this norm is normal for this stage, generally speaking, there is no need to supplement, but should pay attention to the protection of the spleen and stomach, diet and nutrition, so that the acquired essence biochemical source, innate nourishment. In addition, take more deep-sea fish, walnuts, sesame seeds, milk can be educational and healthy brain.
In the youth, the internal organs are mature, the body is strong, the essence is sufficient, this period should pay attention to the regularity of life, the room is moderate, away from bad habits, “moderation” is the best way to supplement.
When people reach middle age, the essence is gradually deficient, in the face of the pressure of work and life, it is necessary to take tonic, but should be mainly food, supplemented by medicine, such as chicken, sparrow, pigeon eggs, silverfish, turtle, mutton, dog meat, honey, monkey head mushroom are good choices. In addition, pay attention to physical exercise, shape and benefit from the essence of the complementary.
The age, the internal organs decay, tonic is very important, Sun Simiao cloud “forty after the beauty of the medicine does not leave the body” is the truth. Because the spleen and kidneys are the key organs to store and nourish essence, this period should focus on the spleen and kidneys, the use of drugs to calm products is good, the daily amount of drugs should be small, the spleen and kidneys in the morning, the evening tonic pill, six bits of Dihuangwan are good choices.