Su Wen can be said to be the "source" of all TCM theories. Its writing has a long history, but this does not affect its strong theoretical nature. In other words, from the perspective of modern people, Su Wen is still a rich and comprehensive medical masterpiece.
Anyone who has read Neijing knows that there are few oral drugs that modern people are familiar with throughout Suzhou. On the contrary, it occupies a great space in acupuncture, external treatment and preventive health care, thus laying and constructing the basic outline of traditional health care.
So, what do you think "keeping in good health" should be achieved by?
This is a very simple question, but few people can easily answer it. We often talk about keeping fit, but how to keep fit really means eating something and doing something? Even so, then, why take some medicine and food, and why do you do it?
In fact, the answers to these questions can be found in Huangdi Neijing.
To sum up, the theory of health preservation in Neijing is nothing more than three main aspects:
1, all diseases begin with use:
"Su Wen. Meridian syndrome differentiation theory ":Therefore, it is normal that there are four seasons of yin and yang in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the disease starts from overuse.
Many people think that excessive use is "excessive consumption". But in my opinion, there is nothing wrong with this understanding of excessive consumption, but at least it is not comprehensive. The real "overuse" is actually the so-called "accumulation", which later doctors called "accumulation".
In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, accumulation can be at least divided into: gas accumulation, blood accumulation, food accumulation, wine accumulation, phlegm accumulation, meat accumulation, water accumulation, milk accumulation and so on. And these stagnation, if it violates the meridians, the meridians will stagnate, if it violates the blood vessels, the blood vessels will be congested, if it violates the five internal organs, the five internal organs will be sleepy.
The reasons for accumulation are different from external and internal causes.
The so-called external cause is nothing more than the evil of "wind, cold, heat, humidity, dryness and fire". The so-called internal cause refers to the imbalance of Yin, Yang, Qi and blood in the body caused by factors such as diet, daily life and emotion. As a result, some harmful substances even appear in forms, affecting health.
The main reason for accumulation is the imbalance of yin and yang and qi and blood in the body. Excessive accumulation of "overuse" will lead to accumulation, and excessive consumption of "overuse" will also lead to accumulation. Moreover, the regenerative wind is accumulated first. It can be said that "wind is the source of all diseases".
2. Spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow;
And how to regulate the spleen and stomach? From the perspective of health, "harmony" is the most basic practice.
The accumulation and dregs in the body, if not removed for a long time, will certainly bring different degrees of influence to the viscera, meridians and qi and blood, and even cause certain damage.
For the body, the accumulation caused by "overuse" is like "entering the house". If you want to be healthy, you must clean up the accumulation in your body; In order to remove the accumulation in the body, we must first "open the door to drive away thieves"-that is, strengthen the spleen and stomach and the middle energizer to accumulate and thicken the stomach and intestines.
Only by removing the accumulation can the viscera (spleen and stomach) be slowly conditioned and the health of the body be realized. This is a general concept in and.
3, for heaven and earth, grasp the Yin and Yang:
No matter what kind of regimen, our ultimate goal is health and longevity. The most basic exposition of longevity in Neijing is the book "Innocence in Ancient Times", which says: Lift heaven and earth, grasp yin and yang, and eventually die.
How to raise heaven and earth and grasp yin and yang? Nothing more than keeping your body alive.
Chinese medicine regards "God" as three treasures. To sum up, it is actually what is usually called "vitality."
In life, when we encounter a big blow, we will say, "Our vitality has been greatly hurt." In fact, this kind of primordial qi injury may be due to the deficiency of viscera function, the waste of qi and blood, and more likely to be emotional depression.
As the saying goes, "grief in the heart is greater than death" actually refers to the great trauma of "vitality", which hurts the spirit, especially the inner "God".
Therefore, vitality is both the foundation and the source of life. Although invisible and intangible, it actually exists and can be perceived. It plays a very important role in our health and longevity.
Therefore, whether a person is healthy or not, the most unobstructed way is to see whether he is "refreshed". No matter how strong his physical appearance is, if he is "absent-minded", he will be a walking corpse. How can he be healthy?
In TCM health preservation, the highest level of health preservation method is to cultivate "spirit", that is, to cultivate the vitality of the body. To nourish vitality, we must get rid of dross, dredge meridians, harmonize qi and blood, and repair viscera.
After these aspects are done well, they should be combined with the "cultivation" of emotions. If you are indifferent, avoid exultation and great sorrow. Adjust your mind and make your spirit meaningful. This is roughly what Neijing said: "Lift heaven and earth and grasp yin and yang".
Therefore, to sum up, the way of keeping in good health in Neijing is nothing more than the above three aspects: avoiding endogenous accumulation due to excessive use; Nourishing the spleen and stomach, consolidating the foundation of the day after tomorrow; Regulate yin and yang, and nourish the spirit. If you do the above three points, health and longevity will be in your own hands.