What is Peng Zu's immortality? Can the "elixir of life" extracted from these Chinese herbal medicines make people live longer? With the development of science and technology, modern scientists are also exploring another way to live longer. Will they succeed? These seem to be mysteries. Peng Zu's longevity is not fiction, but did he really live to be 800 years old?
There is a mysterious legend that Peng Zu lived to be twenty years old.
According to myths and legends, Peng Zu and Chen Tuan, the bodhi old zu, are both jade emperors in charge of the Heavenly Palace. One is in charge of the merit book and the other is in charge of the life and death book of the gods. One day, Chen Tuan said to Peng Zu, "I am overworked and want to have a good sleep. Wake me up if you have something urgent. " Peng Zu replied, "Well, you can go to bed!" Peng Zu saw Chen Tuan go to bed, so he wanted to take this opportunity to see the mortal world. One day, he changed the list of life and death books for Chen Tuan and found his name on it. Peng Zu thought: No, if the Jade Emperor finds me on earth, he will send someone to recall me soon. He had a brainwave and tore off the page with the name "Peng Zu" and bound it in the book. From then on, Peng Zu's name was never found in the book of life and death, and he descended safely.
Peng Zu was alive and became a scholar-bureaucrat in Shang Dynasty. He married forty-nine wives and gave birth to fifty-four sons, all of whom died of old age, while Peng Zu was still young and active. After he married his fiftieth wife, he resigned and went sightseeing everywhere. It was not until this wife changed from a yellow flower girl to an old woman that she settled down in a small mountain village in yijun county. Peng Zu was 800 years old at this time. One night, the couple slept in bed and chatted. His wife asked him, "I'm dying." Will you get married after I die? " Peng Zu said without mind: "Of course I want to marry, otherwise who will accompany me!" The wife asked again, "Why aren't you old?" Isn't your name on the life and death book? Peng Zu smiled and said, "I won't die!" My name is on the book of life and death, but they just can't find it. The wife then asked, "What's your name?" "Peng Zu proudly told the truth at the moment. The wife realized the mystery of Peng Zu's immortality.
After his wife died, he told the jade emperor about it. Hearing this, the Jade Emperor suddenly realized that he had sent two deities to Peng Zu. Because of the long history, the God sent didn't know Peng Zu at all, and he didn't get any reply after searching for a long time. The two messengers dare not go back to work easily, so they have to run around the world and interrogate with torture.
One day, two messengers came to Pengcun, yijun county. While the carpenters were eating, they stole a big saw and went to the threshing floor to saw a wheel, which attracted many villagers to watch. At this time, Peng Zu also came to watch. People are talking about it. Because of his age and rich experience, Peng Zu took the opportunity to sneer: "I have lived in Peng Zu for 800 years, and I have never seen anyone sawing wheels." The words sound just fell and two poor gods threw a saw and locked Peng Zu on the spot. That night, Peng Zu died at the age of 800.
Peng Zu, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine Literature of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said in an interview that Peng Zu is not a fiction, but does exist in history. After the Yellow Emperor, he was the great-grandson of Zhuan Xu and the third son of Lv Zhongjia. He is not only the oldest old man in ancient China, the founder of health-preserving culture in China, but also the originator of China kitchen, China martial arts culture and the earliest sexology in China history. However, he said that according to the current calculation method, Peng Zu actually only lived to 10 years old. "In ancient times, there was no uniform standard for calculating the year. In Pengshan area, a method of calculating the year is popular in rural areas, that is, 60 days is a year. According to this conversion to today's standards, Peng Zu has lived for many years ... but it has almost reached the limit of human survival. "
What is the ultimate natural age of a person?
The ancients said, "Life is seventy years old." The average life expectancy in Qing Dynasty was 33 years old, but actually it was only 35 years old. At present, the average life expectancy in China has reached 75 years. So, how long can people live? According to the results of scientific research, the normal life span of human beings should not be less than years old, but about years old.
"When scientists study mammals, they find that their maximum life span is five to seven times that of life. For example, when a dog is born for 2 years, its life span is about 10~ 14 years. The life span of a horse is five years, and it is about 25 to 35 years. People are also mammals, born 20~25 years, and their natural life span should be ~ years. Another study holds that the life span of mammals is 8~ 10 times of sexual maturity and 5~7 times of raw life, while the sexual maturity of human beings is 14~ 15 years; Another study pointed out that the natural life span of animals is the product of their cell number and cycle, while the number of human cells is about 50 times, with an average of 2.4 years per cycle, so the natural life span of human beings should be around years old. According to the above three calculation methods, people's natural life expectancy should reach about 30 years old. "
However, in real life, there are not many people over 18 years old. Why? Tell reporters that this is related to factors such as heredity, environment, living standard and lifestyle. "These factors promote the occurrence of diseases and the early arrival of aging, and some even directly lead to death, so the actual life expectancy of people is far lower than the natural life expectancy."
Why do the elderly in the hometown of longevity live longer?
So, why do people in some places live longer? For example, Rugao in Jiangsu, Turpan in Xinjiang and Bama in Guangxi are all longevity towns, especially Bama. According to the annual statistics, there are 74 birthday girls over 100 years old in Bama, of which the oldest is. There are 3./kloc-0 centenarians per 10,000 people, ranking first among the five longest-lived regions in the world. So is it hereditary longevity? Chen Jinchao, director of Guangxi Bama Longevity Research Institute, who has been engaged in longevity research for 25 years, said: Among the factors that form longevity, heredity only accounts for 15%, and 85% depends on the efforts made the day after tomorrow. "Bama's longevity is closely related to geography, climate and environment, and it is also related to the harmonious social environment, good lifestyle and reasonable diet structure of the long-lived elderly."
It also reminds people that there are many factors to promote vitality, such as avoiding basic injury, scientific diet, proper exercise, family health, reducing mental stress and getting enough sleep. "The diet structure of China people is more reasonable than that of foreigners. It is a pyramid structure, with vegetables and fruits at the bottom, meat in the middle and fat at the top. This is more reasonable and the environment is also very important. Otherwise, why did the ancient book say to practice in the deep mountains and forests? ...
In fact, ancient health experts have long been aware of this, and they believe that people's life span is closely related to whether they can arrange their daily life and rest reasonably. The article "Guanzi Times" said: "When you live, you should tighten your belt and eat, and the cold and summer are suitable, your health will be good and your life will be long."
Does "Laonuwan" really have the secret of rejuvenation?
So, Peng Zu lived so long, did he take some "elixir of life"? There is no clear disclosure on this point, but it is emphasized that there are quite a number of ancient "elixirs", such as Lao Nu Wan, Da Laoer Wan and Kethleen San.
"Wushi Powder" has been proved to be toxic, so are "life-long elixirs" such as Laonu Pill, Dalaoer Pill and Kethleen Powder also toxic? Can they make people live forever?
Legend has it that there was a woman in ancient times who couldn't help being lonely because her husband was away from home all the year round. But the old slave was old and weak, which made the woman very dissatisfied, so she gave him the ancestral formula of "old slave pill" Unexpectedly, the old slave "rejuvenated" and gave birth to two children with the woman. But later, after the incident was revealed, she killed the old slave and found that the old slave was full of bone marrow and hard bones.
However, in ancient medicine, there are still records about the ingredients of Laonu Pill: purple flower, Juncus Juncus, Fructus Cnidii, Plantaginis, Cistanchis Herba, Semen Cuscutae, Malanhua, Morinda officinalis, Herba Epimedii, Orange, Illicium verum, Cherokee Rose, shredded paper, Radix Aucklandiae, Flos Caryophylli, Semen Allii Tuberosi, Radix Aconiti Preparata, Radix Polygalae, Zingiberis Rhizoma, and Aquilariae Resinatum. Walnut kernel, Platycladus orientalis kernel, ootheca mantidis, Lycium barbarum, Cornus officinalis and Poria cocos are each1; Spider15; Rehmannia glutinosa 4 Liang.
Is the old slave pill really that magical? The effect of Laonu Pill was explained to the reporter. It can not only warm and help kidney yang, tonify kidney and replenish essence, but also dispel the evil of liver meridian rheumatism and dredge meridians, so it has the function of aphrodisiac. Because kidney is the innate foundation of human beings, this prescription can also play the role of anti-aging, anti-aging and prolonging life, and is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with deficiency of essence and yang, emaciation and rheumatism, impotence and lumbago and leg pain.
Why did the royal family take a fancy to Hua Tuo's improved "Xiangu Dalaoer Pill"
In addition to Lao Nu Pill, another magical Dan medicine-Da Laoer Pill is also recorded in medical skill.
Legend has it that a long time ago, a young woman took a wooden stick and chased an old man with gray hair and beard on the road. Passers-by were very angry when they saw it. As far as appearance is concerned, that woman is undoubtedly the junior of the old man. Even for couples, it is difficult for young wives to run after old husbands on the road. So passers-by attacked the young woman. Who knows that the young woman's words stunned passers-by. It turns out that the chased old man is neither the husband of the "young woman" nor her elder, but her son. The so-called "young woman" is actually over 0/00 years old. She has been taking pills prepared by secret recipes handed down from her family for many years, so her face is not old. Although she is over 0/00 years old, she is still as light as a swallow and graceful. However, her son repeatedly ignored her advice and refused to take the pills she prepared. As a result, he is over 70 years old, white-haired and senile. To this end, she was very angry and often chased her son and forced him to take medicine.
Passers-by were amazed at this. They regard the "young woman" as a fairy and ask for pills one after another. The "young woman" did not hesitate to tell everyone the secret recipe of her family. Everyone uses it, and it really works miracles. Therefore, some people call this pill "Immortal Training Old Pill". Since then, "Immortal Practicing Old Pills" has gained great fame. In the Han Dynasty, Hua Tuo, a famous doctor, suspected that the medicine was still defective, so he added or deleted several herbs on the basis of the original prescription, highlighting the role of the medicine in strengthening yang and nourishing yin, and renamed it "Xiangu Dalaoer Pill".
The ingredients of Dalaoer Pill are different, namely, Rhizoma Acori Graminei, dried Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Radix Cyathulae (soaked in the original juice of Polygonatum sibiricum, percolated and extracted with wine for one night, if there is no Polygonatum sibiricum, percolated and extracted with wine for three days, filed and baked), Radix Polygalae, Radix Morindae officinalis, Radix Dipsaci, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Fructus Broussonetiae, Eucommiae Cortex, Corni Fructus, Poria and Radix et Rhizoma Rhei.
"Xiangu Laoer Pill" has been conditioned by Hua Tuo, and its reputation and function are even more remarkable. Soon, it entered the court and became a specific medicine for the emperor and his relatives. Since entering the court, the indecent name of the drug "Big Second Pill" can no longer be used. As a result, there were different names in different years, and later spread to the Ming Dynasty, changing "Xiangu Laoer Pill" to "Yanshishou Pill". At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Guo Jinghai, a famous doctor in the Central Plains, merged the family's "Guagu Dan" into "Yanshou Bushen Pill".
Tell the reporter that as a prescription to prolong life, Da Laoer Pill can be taken by middle-aged and elderly people. It can also be used to treat waist and knee pain, impotence, hypodynamia, hypomnesis, frequent micturition at night, blurred vision, numbness of feet and other symptoms caused by deficiency of both heart and kidney.
These prescriptions can prolong life, but they are still in use today.
In addition, there is a kind of "Kethleen powder", which is also very famous. It is prepared from gypsum 30g, Lunatone 2 1 g, borneol 0.9g and Bombyx Batryticatus 3.
Legend has it that there was a man named red pine nut in Shennong period. Because he took this kind of "Kethleen powder", he can go into the fire and go into the ground with the wind and rain. Later, he became the god who prayed for rain, and Yan Di's little daughter became a fairy with him.
He affirmed the "longevity" function of these three "panaceas". He told reporters that these three prescriptions have been handed down to this day and are still in clinical use. "But it should be noted that these prescriptions can prolong life, but they will not live forever." Finally, people with yin deficiency or yang heat should be reminded to avoid using it.
The Immortality of Modern Scientists
Since the ultimate age of human beings is around ~ years old, is there any way for human beings to break through this restriction and realize their dream of "immortality"? Scientists in Britain and other countries believe that this is entirely possible, because people can live to the age of: "Aging is a disease, which is as treatable as myocardial infarction and cancer."
Tell the reporter, in fact, biologists have long discovered an interesting fact: that is, the life span of each cell has a certain limit. Under the condition of artificial cultivation, no matter how good the cultivation method is, it can't save the established fate when approaching this limit. Like human fibroblasts, according to experiments, they can only reproduce for 50 generations at most, and then they will die. Other fibroblasts like mice can only be 18 generations, turtles' fibroblasts and so on. Studies have found that the clock that controls the number of cells is telomere. Telomeres are repetitive DNA fragments at the ends of chromosomes and are often compared to plastic sleeves at both ends of shoelaces to prevent wear. These small particles do not contain genes, but they can protect chromosomes from damage. Different individuals have different initial telomere lengths, but for each individual, they can become shorter as time goes by. In new cells, telomeres at the top of chromosomes shorten a little each time. Just like wearing an iron bar, if there is only one residual root left, the cells will be close to aging. Cells lose about 30 bp (base pairs) of telomeres at a time, and some cells in mice and humans usually have about BP. When telomeres can't be shortened, cells can't continue.
This discovery seems to tell people that there is an aging clock in cells, which limits the number of cells and thus the life span of organisms. Because immortality is formed by a fertilized egg cell, it is divided into two parts, two parts are divided into four parts, and so on, forming a fetus and then becoming a youth. If cells can no longer exist, then individuals will age. Recently, another study found that people with genetic diseases that can accelerate aging have unusually short telomeres, which further shows the role of telomeres in the aging process. Therefore, telomeres are regarded as "life clocks" by some scientists.
So, does this mean that scientists have found the real cause of aging and found a way to make us live forever? Because as long as there is a way to keep human telomeres intact, human beings can live forever. In this regard, he said: "No one can be sure whether it is possible." But he told reporters that the latest research shows that cancer cells actually have this kind of resilience, and it is endless. "Some scientists have claimed that if the cause of the simultaneous decomposition of cancer cells is solved, then people will not be far from the age of 20." However, he expressed reservations about this practice and viewpoint: "I think it is possible to slow down the aging of the human body by controlling the growth of cells ... there must be a limit and it must not violate the laws of nature. It is hard to imagine whether people can really live to the age of 2000. " If the answer doesn't solve your problem, you can ask and answer online. Problem summary: No.
Not at this stage, but one day scientists can study the most scientific DNA structure, and people may live forever. People die because the DNA in our body cells is very different from when we were born. And this difference is mostly bad, which can be called error. This kind of mistake leads to organ failure or even complete loss of function. Why is there such a mistake? This is because when cells divide, they copy DNA. According to probability theory, every copy of such a long DNA will make some mistakes, just like copying a thick book, it is inevitable to write typos. Therefore, when DNA is copied for about 50 times, the error accumulation is already very large, so the cell function will be lost, cells will die, more cells will die, and people will die.
Can people really live forever? number
Not at this stage, but one day scientists can study the most scientific DNA structure, and people may live forever. People die because the DNA in our body cells is very different from when we were born. And this difference is mostly bad, which can be called error. This kind of mistake leads to organ failure or even complete loss of function. Why is there such a mistake? This is because when cells divide, they copy DNA. According to probability theory, every copy of such a long DNA will make some mistakes, just like copying a thick book, it is inevitable to write typos. Therefore, when DNA is copied for about 50 times, the error accumulation is already very large, so the cell function will be lost, cells will die, more cells will die, and people will die. Maybe you will ask why cancer cells can replicate indefinitely. That's because cancer cells replicate not complete DNA, but just a DNA fragment. Copying a book will lead to typos. If you only copy a few words, the probability of making other mistakes is much smaller, but it will also lead to typos. So cancer cells don't replicate indefinitely. Copying to an algebra will also lead to death due to mistakes, but it will take a long time, even beyond human history. At present, it is known that human cells divide 50 times, each cycle is 2.4 years, so people can live 120 years. Therefore, there are two ways to prolong life: 1. Increase the number of cell divisions. 2. Extend the division cycle. At present, science and technology can not increase the number of cell divisions, but can only extend the cycle and prolong the life of each generation of cells within a certain range. One of the problems that human genetic engineering is solving is to study human DNA and find the most perfect DNA structure. After the cell has divided into a certain number of generations, biological robots will enter the cell to repair the mistakes made by poor students before DNA, so that human DNA can be as perfect as a newborn baby, so that once it is repaired every few decades, eternal life can be achieved.
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It is impossible to live forever, but it can prolong life.
I don't think so. This is due to the gradual failure of our organs, which eventually leads to death. What we can do at this stage is to prolong life!
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Can people really live forever? Death is born. There is a natural law that no one can change. The progress of science and technology can only prolong human life at most, but it can never make people live forever! That's for sure!
Can people really live forever in the future? People can't live forever, hehe. If people can live forever, the earth will explode because of too many people.
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Can people live forever? No, but if there is a miracle, you can travel through time and space, which is the wormhole effect.