Therefore, there is a saying in idioms that "treat each other with sincerity".

Many modern diseases are related to staying up late and getting up late;

It is related to the yang that hurts the liver and gallbladder;

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine;

Bile is very important,

Because "eleven zang-fu organs depend on gallbladder"

Therefore, health care should start with nourishing the liver and gallbladder.

Let's first intuitively look at the close relationship between "liver and gallbladder are exterior and interior" from the perspective of western medicine anatomy. The liver is located in the abdominal cavity, under the diaphragm and in the right rib. Bile, located under the right rib, is a pear-shaped hollow cystic organ attached to the short lobe of the liver through fascia. Bile is transformed from the essence of the liver and stored in the gallbladder. After eating, bile is secreted, which passes through the spleen and stomach and is injected into the duodenum to promote the digestion and absorption of food.

In the past, anatomists had the experience of taking out the liver and gallbladder from animals, hanging them high and storing them at room temperature for many days. But once the gallbladder breaks and bile flows out, the liver will soon rot. It can be seen that the liver and gallbladder are brothers who share the same fate and mutually assured destruction. Therefore, there is a saying in China's idioms that "treat each other with sincerity".

Look at courage with wisdom and courage.

The human body is a wonderful and complete self-organizing system, which is called "personal small universe". From a sociological point of view, it looks like a tiny country. Therefore, the Huangdi Neijing thousands of years ago mapped the organs in the human body to the different functions of a country.

So, what role does the liver and gallbladder play in a country? Huangdi Neijing said: "The liver is the official of the general, but think about it." It can be seen that the liver is the general who protects the monarch (the heart is the official of the monarch) and quells the chaos (called "detoxification" by western medicine)

Chinese medicine says that "the liver is a sea of blood", that is to say, the liver plays the role of storing and regulating blood. Only when liver qi rises and is properly excreted, and qi and blood move with qi, can essence blood and body fluid nourish the body in time according to the needs of one day's activities, and can the bones and muscles be smooth and the joints flexible. Quick thinking, comfortable mood, people are in a state of sleep at night, when liver blood can be metabolized.

The liver is the "official of the general." It must be wise and brave, not useful and reckless. So once the general fails to perform his duties, the country will be in trouble. Similarly, if there is something wrong with the liver, it will not only cause diseases in the physical body, but also affect a person's temperament. For example, if the liver qi rises too much, you will be impatient, impatient and impulsive when dealing with things, and you will often regret it afterwards. On the other hand, if the liver qi is insufficient, it will be indecisive and hesitant, and it is easy to miss the opportunity.

Let's take a look at the description of the liver in Huangdi Neijing: "Be brave, be the official of Zhongzheng, make a decision". Courage is equivalent to the judicial department of modern society, which needs to be impartial between right and wrong, calm and upright in judgment, and decisive. Usually we often say that a person is bold and timid, which shows that he is full of yang and qi deficiency. When something happens, he is easily described as "coward", "timid as a mouse", "scared to death" and "scared to death". On the contrary, if a person is full of courage, others will praise him for "courage" and "extraordinary courage". There was no name of "depression" in ancient China, but some symptoms of "depression", such as timidity, paranoia, cleanliness addiction, excessive breathing (frequent sighing), were classified as "gallbladder qi deficiency". The main reason of modern depression is that sleeping too late hurts the yang of the liver and gallbladder.

From the definition of liver and gallbladder in Huangdi Neijing, it can be seen that the balance of material body directly affects people's spirit, and the wise decision of gallbladder can't be separated from the consideration of liver, just as Huangdi Neijing said: "gallbladder is attached to the liver" with both exterior and interior. Although liver qi is strong, it is not gallbladder, so is gallbladder. If a person's liver and gallbladder are full of qi and blood, then he is not only energetic, orderly and efficient, but also bold and brave in handling things, not timid and impulsive.

Seven essentials of liver and gallbladder health:

1 Go to bed before midnight

The most important thing to maintain your liver and gallbladder is not to stay up late. It is best to fall asleep on a winter day, that is, from 2 1 to 3: 00 a.m. Beijing time, and not later than "infancy" (23: 00) to ensure that the gallbladder meridian is at its peak (23: 00- 1: 00) and the liver meridian is at its peak (65438).

Huangdi Neijing says that "eleven zang-fu organs depend on gallbladder". Depends on what the gallbladder is. That is an important opportunity to rise; Because; The most abundant gallbladder meridian is "Zishi", when the sun of heaven and earth rises. If you don't sleep at this time, not only can you not raise the yang of your liver and gallbladder, but you will also consume the yang.

Two "stab" to get up.

"Spring qi is connected with liver qi", and spring dominates hair growth. 5 o'clock is a "sting" day, which means that hibernating insects wake up. If you are still lying down at this time, because the qi and blood in your body are more vigorous, the tendons and veins will be easily oppressed. Therefore, if you get up too late, people will feel dull and sore all over, and you will be mentally exhausted. Even depression. If you don't get enough sleep, you'd better get up at 5 o'clock. You can meditate or walk indoors to improve the yang in your body. When you are sleepy, take a long sleep.

3 peace of mind

As a channel to dredge the human body, the liver is very delicate and sensitive. When there is trouble, the qi in the body will be blocked. Huangdi Neijing says that "all diseases are born of qi" and "anger is born of qi". Not only anger hurts the liver, but also anger, sadness, fear and too many emotions are the causes of liver injury;

Close your eyes often.

Huangdi Neijing says that blood belongs to the liver when people lie down, and the liver opens its eyes, which hurts blood for a long time. The liver has the function of storing blood, and the eyes are equivalent to the door of the storage room. People get used to closing their eyes when they lie down. So sleeping at night is the best way to nourish liver blood. In addition, you should try to reduce the time in front of the computer and watching TV during the day, and you can close your eyes when you take the bus.

Beat the gallbladder at 5 am

The gallbladder meridian is the yang meridian along the side of the body from head to toe. Gallbladder is the qi of shaoyang, which is equivalent to the rising sun in the body. In addition to timely sleep, there is also a magic weapon to maintain the liver and gallbladder, which is to pat the gallbladder along the outside of the leg every day. Need to be reminded that the gallbladder meridian should be slapped in the morning or in the morning, and it is not easy to beat it excessively. Night belongs to Yin. If you beat the gallbladder meridian at night or before going to bed, it will make the gallbladder meridian rise to yang, which will make people excited and difficult to fall asleep. Therefore, people who usually fall asleep at 90 o'clock in the evening, after knocking on the gallbladder meridian at night, in addition to falling asleep slowly, some will habitually wake up suddenly when they are "childhood" or "ugly", which is an external phenomenon that the liver meridian and gallbladder meridian are too hot.

6 dredge the liver meridian

People with liver fire can calm liver qi by massaging Taichong point of liver meridian circulation on the instep. In addition, face the sole of your foot toward yourself and turn your left toe upward and outward with the palm of your left hand. At this time, if you press the left foot floor with your right hand, you will find a stiff tendon, which is also a route for the liver meridian to follow the foot. For people with insufficient liver qi, this heel tendon is not obvious, but for people with hyperactivity of liver yang or internal heat, this heel tendon will be hard and inelastic. You can press this meridian in the morning exercise.

7 nourishing liver diet therapy

People with liver-qi deficiency and body cold can eat more foods that tonify qi and blood, such as scalded hot wine, peppers, red ginseng, royal jelly, angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, red dates, longan and black glutinous rice porridge. For those with internal heat, Chinese wolfberry, black beans, red beans, chains and other hot and dry foods can be supplemented, and Chinese yam, peanuts and Mi Dou (or. In addition, it is easy to eat less at dinner, so you can eat more white radish, or soak Ziziphus jujuba seeds in water after meals to soothe the nerves and help sleep, which will help improve insomnia or restless sleep. People with sour taste and bluish color have nothing to do with the liver. Those with internal heat due to yin deficiency and hyperactivity of liver yang should eat less spicy and greasy food, and should eat some cool green vegetables, such as celery, mugwort, spinach, amaranth, mung bean teeth and vinegar.

As a "general officer", the liver must be both intelligent and brave, and cannot be foolhardy.

So once the general fails to perform his duties, the country will be in trouble.

In the same way, a problem with the liver will not only cause countless physical diseases, but also affect a person's temperament.

I hope it helps you!