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How to maintain health with different constitutions?
According to Chinese medicine, according to clinical symptoms, pulse condition and tongue coating, there are mainly the following eight constitutions: yin deficiency constitution, yang deficiency constitution, qi deficiency constitution, blood deficiency constitution, yang excess constitution, blood stasis constitution, phlegm-dampness constitution and qi stagnation constitution. The specific regimen is as follows:

1. Yin deficiency constitution regimen

(1) physical characteristics

Physical emaciation, flushing, dry mouth and throat, restless mood, fever in hands and feet, little sleep, dry stool, yellow urine, intolerance in spring and summer, preference for cold drinks, rapid pulse, red tongue and little fur. If you are sick, the above symptoms will be more obvious, or accompanied by dry cough and less phlegm, hot flashes and night sweats (lung yin deficiency); Or palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia and dreaminess (heart yin deficiency); Or backache, dizziness and tinnitus, nocturnal emission in men, and less menstrual flow in women (kidney yin deficiency); Or hypochondriac pain, blurred vision (liver yin deficiency).

(2) the principle of keeping in good health

Nourishing yin and clearing heat, nourishing liver and kidney, the key of yin deficiency constitution lies in nourishing yin; Among the five internal organs, the liver stores blood, and the kidney stores essence, so it is very important to nourish the liver and kidney.

(3) Health preserving methods

Mental conditioning: people with this constitution are impatient, often upset and irritable, which is the reason why yin deficiency and fire are flourishing and disturb the gods. Therefore, we should follow the Dafa of "being quiet and empty" and "keeping the spirit inside" in Huangdi Neijing. Usually at work, she won't argue with others about unprincipled issues to reduce her anger, and she should also take less part in entertainment activities in order to win or lose.

Environmental adjustment: this kind of people are thin, while thin people are full of fire, often with hot hands and feet, dry mouth and throat, fear of heat and like cold, easy to catch cold in winter, uncomfortable in summer, and attention should be paid to summer in hot summer.

Diet nursed back to health: it is advisable to nourish yin and lower yang, which should be light, far fat, greasy and dry; You can eat more light foods such as sesame, glutinous rice, honey, dairy products, sugar cane and fish, but eat less spicy foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, leeks, onions and peppers.

Abstinence: because essence belongs to yin, dogs with yin deficiency should protect yin, and too much sexual life will damage essence and should abstain from sex.

Drug treatment: those with lung yin deficiency should take Baihe Gujin decoction; Those with heart yin deficiency should take Tianwang Buxin Pill; People with kidney yin deficiency should take Liuwei Dihuang Pill; Those with liver yin deficiency should take yiguanjian; Other Chinese medicines such as Ligustrum lucidum, Cornus officinalis and Eclipta prostrata can also be selected.

2. Yang deficiency constitution regimen

(1) physical characteristics

White and fat body or pale face, usually afraid of cold and warm, listless limbs, long urine, loose stool, weak lips, frequent spontaneous sweating, heavy pulse and pale tongue. People are easy to get sick from cold, which can be regarded as fear of cold, cold limbs, or persistent abdominal pain, and like warm pressure; Or edema of the body and face, not suitable for urination; Or cold pain in the back, clearing the valley; Or impotence, nocturnal emission and infertility caused by palace cold; Or chest pain, cough and palpitation; Or frequent urination at night, incontinence.

(2) the principle of keeping in good health

Eliminating yang to treat cold and warming spleen and kidney, because the key to yang deficiency is to replenish yang. Among the five internal organs, the kidney is the root of yang and the spleen is the biochemical source of yang, so it should be supplemented with emphasis.

(3) Health preserving methods

Mental conditioning: In Huangdi Neijing, it is said that people with poor liver function are prone to fear, and it is also pointed out that people with low heart function are prone to sadness. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yang deficiency is the further development of qi deficiency, so people with insufficient yang spirit often show bad mood and are easy to be sad. Therefore, we should strengthen mental conditioning, be good at adjusting our emotions, eliminate sadness, prevent panic, maintain a happy mood and eliminate the influence of bad emotions.

Environmental adjustment: this constitution has cold limbs, likes warmth and fears cold, and is resistant to spring and summer but not to autumn and winter. Therefore, people with yang deficiency should pay special attention to environmental regulation and improve human resistance. It has been pointed out that if you sunbathe 20 ~ 30 times in summer, the ultraviolet rays obtained for each time 15 ~ 20 minutes can last for one year. For the elderly and infirm, don't sleep outdoors in summer, don't let the electric fan blow directly, and don't stay in the shade for too long.

Strengthen physical exercise: Because "movement leads to yang", it is carried out 1 ~ 2 times a day in spring, summer, autumn and winter, depending on physical strength.

Diet care: eat more foods with aphrodisiac function, such as mutton, dog meat, venison, chicken and so on. According to the principle of "nourishing yang in spring and summer", eating mutton soup every volt in summer is to strengthen the yang of the human body when the world is prosperous.

Drug treatment: Guizhi plus Fuzi decoction should be used for those with yang deficiency; Those who are partial to spleen-yang deficiency choose Lizhong decoction; Those who are partial to kidney-yang deficiency should take Jinkui Shenqi Pill.

3. Qi deficiency constitution regimen

(1) physical characteristics

Thin or fat, tired and weak, pale face, low voice, frequent spontaneous sweating, especially during exercise, palpitation, anorexia, pale tongue with white fur and weak pulse are its basic characteristics. If you get sick, the symptoms will get worse, or accompanied by shortness of breath, laziness, cough and asthma; Or eat less, abdominal distension, loose stool; Or proctoptosis, uterine prolapse; Or palpitation, mental fatigue; Or soreness of the waist and knees, frequent urination, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation in men, and leucorrhea in women.

(2) the principle of keeping in good health

Supplementing qi and nourishing qi, because the lung governs the whole body's qi, the kidney stores vitality, and the spleen and stomach are the "source of qi biochemistry", so the spleen, stomach, lungs and kidneys should be warmed up.

(3) Health preserving methods

Qigong exercise: the kidney is the root of vitality, so qi deficiency should tonify the kidney; The implementation method is as follows:

Lift when bending over: sit up straight, legs are naturally separated, hands are raised sideways, elbows are bent, fingers are straight up, and ears are connected. Then, raise your hand until both sides feel affected, and then take it back. You can do it ten times in a row. This action can relieve people with shortness of breath and difficulty in inhaling.

Throw the air: sit up straight, bend your left arm naturally, put it on your leg, bend your right arm, palm up, and do parabolic motion for 3 ~ 5 times. Then, put your right arm on your leg and throw your left hand in the air, just like your right hand in the air. You can do it five times a day.

Swing your legs: sit up straight and your feet droop naturally. First slowly turn your body left and right for three times, then, your feet are suspended and swing back and forth for more than ten times. This action can move the waist and knees, and has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the waist.

Waist rubbing: sit up, take off your coat, loosen your belt, and rub your hands together, feeling a little hot; Then put your hands on your waist and rub your waist up and down until it feels hot. Rubbing the waist is actually a self-massage for the points of Mingmen, Shenshu, Qihaishu and Dachangshu in the waist, and most of these points are related to the kidney. When rubbed to fever, it can play the role of dredging meridians, promoting qi and blood circulation, warming kidney and strengthening waist.

The word "blow": stand up straight, put your feet together, raise your head with your hands crossed, then bend over, touch the ground with your hands, then squat down, tuck your knees with your hands, and recite the word "blow" in your mind for more than ten times, which belongs to the word "blow" in the six-character formula. Regular practice can enhance kidney qi.

Diet: You can often eat japonica rice, glutinous rice, millet, yellow rice, barley, yam, indica rice, naked oats, potatoes, dates, carrots, mushrooms, tofu, chickens, geese, rabbits, quails, beef, dog meat, herring and silver carp. If the qi deficiency is very serious, it should be nourished with "ginseng lotus seed soup".

Drug health: People with qi deficiency should often take Jingui Yam tablets. Those with spleen deficiency should choose Sijunzi Decoction or Shen Ling Baizhu Powder; Those with lung qi deficiency should choose Bufei decoction; Kidney-qi deficiency, take more Shenqi pills.

4. Blood deficiency constitution regimen

(1) physical characteristics

Pale or sallow complexion, pale lips, dizziness, palpitation and insomnia, numbness of hands and feet, pale tongue, thin and weak pulse.

(2) Health preserving methods

Adjustment of daily life: beware of "long-term blood injury" and don't overwork.

Diet: you can often eat mulberry, litchi, pine nuts, black fungus, spinach, carrots, pork, mutton, beef liver, sheep liver, turtle, sea cucumber, flat fish and other foods. Because these foods have the function of enriching blood and nourishing blood.

Drug health care: Danggui Buxue Decoction, Siwu Decoction, or Guipi Decoction can be taken frequently. If both qi and blood are deficient, both qi and blood should be supplemented, and Bazhen Decoction should be selected. Shiquan Dabu Decoction or Ginseng Yang Rong Decoction can also be made into pills for long-term administration.

Spiritual accomplishment: People with blood deficiency are often depressed, insomnia, forgetfulness and inattention, so they should be refreshed. When you are upset and in a bad mood, you can listen to music, enjoy drama and watch a humorous cross talk or mime, which can cheer you up.

5. Yang Sheng's fitness regimen

(1) physical characteristics

Strong body, blushing when annoyed, loud and thick voice, like cold and afraid of heat, thirsty and cold drinks, hot urine and smelly stool are its characteristics. If you are sick, you can easily turn from yang to heat, but you will see high fever, heavy pulse, thirst and cold drinks.

(2) Health preserving methods

Spiritual cultivation: People in Yang Sheng are prone to get angry. On weekdays, they should strengthen moral cultivation and will exercise, cultivate a good character, control themselves with consciousness, and overcome emotional impulses with reason when encountering angry things.

Physical exercise: Take an active part in sports activities and let the excess yang go out. Swimming is the first choice, besides running, martial arts and ball games. You can also choose according to your hobbies.

Diet: Avoid spicy and dry food, such as pepper, ginger and onion. It is advisable to eat less beef, dog meat, chicken and venison. You can eat more fruits and vegetables, such as bananas, watermelons, persimmons, bitter melons, tomatoes and lotus roots. People with hot alcohol and strong yang must give up drinking.

Drug nursed back to health: Chrysanthemum and kudingcha can be soaked in boiling water. If the stool is dry, use Huomaren Pill or Runchang Pill; For those who are thirsty, use Mai Men Dong Tang; People who are upset and irritable should take Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder.

6. Blood stasis regimen

(1) physical characteristics

Dark complexion, dark lips, dark eyes, nail dislocation, easy bleeding, dark purple tongue or petechiae, thin and astringent pulse or knotted pulse. If you get sick, the above characteristics will be aggravated, and tingling in the head, chest, flank, abdomen or limbs may occur. Blue lips or bleeding tendency, vomiting blood, black stool, etc. Or abdominal mass, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, etc.

(2) Health preserving methods

Exercise: Do more activities beneficial to the heart and blood, such as various dances. Tai Ji Chuan, Baduanjin, mobile Gong Zhuang, longevity exercise, internal strength and health massage techniques can all be implemented, and the principle is that all parts of the body can be moved to help blood circulation.

Diet conditioning: You can often eat foods with the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, such as peach kernel, rape, arrowhead, black beans and so on. You can always drink a small amount of wine and eat more vinegar. Hawthorn porridge and peanut porridge are also suitable.

Drug health: products that can promote blood circulation and nourish blood can be selected, such as Rehmannia glutinosa, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis, Acanthopanax Senticosus, Sanguisorba officinalis, Dipsacus, Fructus Leonuri, etc.

Mental conditioning: In the mental conditioning of blood stasis constitution, we should cultivate optimistic mood. Cheerful spirit leads to the harmony of qi and blood, camp circulation and health, which is conducive to the improvement of blood stasis constitution. On the contrary, depression and melancholy will aggravate the tendency of blood stasis.

7. Phlegm-dampness constitution regimen

(1) physical characteristics

Obesity, gluttony, mental fatigue, laziness, lethargy, weight, sticky mouth or loose stool, slippery pulse, fat tongue and greasy fur. If you are sick, you will feel chest tightness, cough, asthma and phlegm. Or eat less, nausea and vomiting, loose stool; Or edema of limbs, mental depression, unfavorable or turbid urination; Or heavy head and body, severe joint pain, and dull skin; Or women have too much leucorrhea.

(2) Health preserving methods

Environmental adjustment: not suitable for living in a humid environment; Pay attention to the invasion of dampness in rainy season.

Diet: eat less fat and sweets, drink more, and don't be too full. Eat more fruits and vegetables, especially some foods with the functions of invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis and resolving phlegm, such as white radish, water chestnut, laver, jellyfish, onion, loquat, ginkgo, jujube, lentils, coix seed, adzuki bean, broad bean and Chinese cabbage.

Exercise: Phlegm-dampness constitution, multi-body obesity, easy to get tired, so we should persist in physical exercise for a long time, and we can choose walking, jogging, ball games, swimming, martial arts, eight brocade, five-story play and various dances. The amount of activity should be gradually enhanced, so that the loose muscles can be gradually transformed into strong and dense muscles. In Qigong, we should exercise the skills of Gong Zhuang, health care and longevity, and strengthen luck.

Drug health care: phlegm-dampness is closely related to lung, spleen and kidney, so the key point is to regulate lung, spleen and kidney. If the lung fails to descend, the body fluid loses its distribution, and the body fluid accumulates to produce phlegm, Erchen decoction should be used when the lung announces phlegm; If the spleen is unhealthy and accumulates phlegm, you should strengthen the spleen and resolve phlegm, and choose Liujunzi Decoction or Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction. If kidney deficiency can't induce diuresis, and the water is turbid and turbid, when warming yang and resolving phlegm, choose Jinkui Shenqi Pill.

8. Qi stagnation physical health

(1) physical characteristics

Thin or fat, pale or sallow complexion, usually irritable, easily excited, or depressed, chest tightness, shortness of breath, reddish tongue, white fur and thready pulse. If you are sick, you will have chest and hypochondriac pain or channeling pain; Or chest and abdomen pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea; Or pharyngeal obstruction, if there is a foreign body; Or neck swelling and pain; Or epigastric pain, acid water vomiting, hiccups and suffocation; Or abdominal pain, bowel sounds, and uncomfortable defecation; Or shortness of breath, headache and dizziness.

(2) Health preserving methods

Emotional adjustment: this kind of person is introverted and often in a state of depression. According to the principle of "happiness wins sorrow" in Neijing, he should take the initiative to seek happiness, participate in social activities and collective entertainment activities, and often watch comedies, burlesque, cross talk, and encouraging movies and television, instead of watching tragedies and bitter dramas. Listen to some lively, cheerful and exciting music to improve your mood. Read more books that are positive, inspiring, interesting and show the bright future of life, and cultivate a cheerful and open-minded consciousness, regardless of fame and fortune.

Take part in more physical exercises and tourism activities: Because both sports and tourism activities can exercise and circulate qi and blood, not only can you enjoy the natural beauty, adjust your spirit and breathe fresh air, but you can also bathe in the sun and enhance your physique. In Qigong, it is advisable to keep fit and exercise Gong Zhuang, with emphasis on breathing and breathing, so as to enlighten stagnation.

Diet and weekly maintenance: you can drink a small amount of wine to activate blood vessels and improve your mood. Eat more foods that can promote qi, such as bergamot, orange, orange peel, buckwheat, leek, fennel, garlic, ham, sorghum peel, sword bean and citron.

Drug health: The commonly used prescriptions are mainly drugs such as Cyperus rotundus, Lindera root, Toosendan Fructus, Foeniculum vulgare, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride and Radix Curcumae, such as Yueju Pill. For qi stagnation and blood stasis, it should be combined with drugs for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.