How to nourish the liver for women?

  The famous doctor of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Tianshi, said in his “Clinical Guide to Medical Cases” that “Women are pre-disposed to the liver.” How to understand this statement, we have to start from the physiological characteristics of women.  First of all, menstruation, belt, fetus, birth and breast milk are closely related to the liver.  There is a famous passage in the Huangdi Neijing Shanggu Tianzhen: “When a woman is seven years old, her kidneys are strong and her teeth grow longer. The second seven years of age and the heavenly sperm to, the Ren vein through, the Taichong vein Sheng, menstruation to time down, so there are children. The third seven years of kidney energy average, so the real teeth and long pole. In the fourth seventh year, the tendons and bones are firm, the hair is long and strong, and the body is strong. In the fifth year, the Yang Ming pulse declines, the face begins to scorch and the hair begins to fall. Sixth and seventh, the three Yang veins fail on the top, the face is scorched and the hair begins to turn white. In the seventh year, the Ren pulse is weak, the Tai Chong pulse is declining, the Tian Kui is exhausted, and the earth channel is not accessible, so the form is bad and childless.” The above article describes in detail the physiological characteristics of women in various periods, unlike men, women bear more responsibility in human reproduction, menstruation, belt, fetus, childbirth, breast milk are unique physiological phenomena of women, and these are closely related to the liver. Why do you say so? The liver stores blood, regulates the amount of blood and transmits qi. The blood produced by the internal organs is stored in the liver, in addition to nourishing the whole body. Therefore, the normal function of the liver and the fullness and relaxation of qi and blood can ensure that menstruation comes as promised and in the right amount. The normal menstruation is a necessary precondition for pregnancy, and the Tai Chong and Ren Vessels, which are related to pregnancy, are also regulated and controlled by the Liver’s qi flow, and the recovery of qi and blood and the production of breast milk after childbirth also require the smooth flow of liver qi and the fullness of liver blood as a guarantee.  Secondly, the emotions of the liver are often detrimental to the disease.  By nature, women are sentimental, delicate and easily hurt by emotions. The seven emotions of Chinese medicine, anger and thought, are the more common causes of emotions for women. Anger hurts the liver, anger makes the liver drainage function is affected, causing liver qi stagnation, blood flow is not smooth, can cause menstruation after the wrong, dysmenorrhea, infertility and other diseases. Thinking hurts the spleen, excessive thinking, spleen depletion too much, function decline, the spleen is the source of blood biochemistry, is the body produces blood processing plant, blood can not nourish the liver, prone to low menstruation, amenorrhea and other diseases, which also explains why in order to lose weight and dieting girls prone to amenorrhea.  In summary, we understand why women are liver-based.  Therefore, women should pay attention to nourishing liver and blood, liver qi, specific should do a few things: 1, pay attention to balanced nutrition, do not partial food, and do not blindly diet for weight loss; 2, do not crave cold, including diet and clothing, excessive craving for cold drinks easily hurt the spleen and stomach yang, and do not pay attention to body warmth, especially the waist and lower extremities, cold invasion of the body affects the flow of qi and blood, liver qi and liver blood will also be affected, forming a 3, do a good job of self-emotional management, to ensure that the mood is comfortable, do not calculate on trivial matters, more smiles, less anger, qi and blood flow, people also spirit; 4, diligent exercise, the spleen is the main limbs, through physical exercise can make the limbs muscle full, qi and blood flow, the spleen function is strong and healthy, conducive to the spleen to produce qi and blood to nourish the liver, and, exercise makes people happy, is also the only way to ensure a good mood.