Traditional Chinese medicine believes that human tissues are composed of blood, meat, tendons and bones. The corresponding ends of these tissues indicate: "Fingers are the tips of tendons, tongues are the tips of meat, teeth are the tips of bones, and hairs are the tips of blood", and the four tips are related to the functions of viscera.
Different "hint" exercises have different methods.
Tendon tip: clap your hands frequently and soak your feet frequently.
Finger (toe) is the tendon tip and liver is the tendon root, which corresponds to the liver in the five internal organs. Old people can often clap their hands when practicing tendon tips, or massage in circles with one hand and one finger; Toe care can often do this action: take a stand at attention posture, lift your heel with your toes, and repeat it many times. In addition, soak your feet with hot water before going to bed at night.
Meat tip: tongue, palate, saliva and saliva.
Tongue is the tip of meat and an important part of TCM inspection. Spleen governs muscles, and tongue is the symptom of spleen. One of the health preserving methods of Sun Simiao, a medical sage in the Tang Dynasty, is "waking body fluids in the morning", which can dispel diseases and prolong life. He often exercises his tongue when he wakes up every morning, produces a mouthful of body fluid and then slowly swallows it.
Bone tip: always love your teeth and buckle your teeth.
Teeth are the tip of bones, and the teeth of the elderly are fragile due to kidney deficiency, and they are easy to fall off or become loose and weak. Therefore, the elderly should raise their awareness of oral cleaning and insist on brushing their teeth every morning and evening. In addition, the teeth should be buckled frequently every morning and evening, that is, the upper teeth bite the lower teeth, which is repeated to strengthen the teeth and strengthen the body.
Blood tip: comb your hair frequently and care for your hair.
Hair is the tip of blood. Hair is not only the qi and blood of human body, but also the shedding or graying of hair is one of the signs of human aging. Old people should always wash their hair to maintain hair hygiene, comb their hair every day to maintain hair elasticity and promote scalp blood circulation. Usually pay attention to eat more black food, such as black sesame, walnut, fungus, donkey-hide gelatin, Polygonum multiflorum and other foods that tonify kidney, benefit blood and blacken hair.
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