Emperor Long was very proud of his longevity. On his seventieth birthday, he wrote "rare in ancient and modern times", liked seal cutting and called himself "the son of heaven". At the age of 80, I felt "deeply attached to the sky". "There are not many clouds, but they are unprecedented since ancient times." So, he carved and made the "Eight Treasures of Revelation" to express his wealth. British envoy magal described Gan Long after meeting with Emperor Qianlong in chengde mountain resort: "Look at his charm. Although he is 83 years old, he looks like a 60-year-old man, full of energy and can surpass teenagers. " At dinner, I was surprised at its order. "
According to common sense, the status of the emperor in feudal society is supreme, and all the royal families in the world have it. Generally speaking, he has three palaces and six hospitals, concubines and dogs, and his life is decadent, which leads to more deaths and less lives. So why did Emperor Qianlong live a long life and devote himself to it?
Medical case experts in Qing dynasty believe that there are three main reasons for Qianlong's longevity: first, he pays attention to physical exercise, likes hunting and travels to famous mountains and rivers; Second, the law of life, eating, drinking and living are careful; Third, long-term use of longevity drugs.
In the early years of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi often went on patrol. According to historical records, the 69-year-old Emperor Kangxi visited the south of the Yangtze River six times, with footprints all over Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and all over the country. I visited the Great Wall four times, in Lhonore, Krulun River, Langya Mountain and Soyuki Mountain. Climb Wutai Mountain, a Buddhist holy land, four times to enjoy the scenery in the north. Mount Tai worships Dongyue and cherishes Taiyuan and Xi.
Following his grandfather's example, Dragon visited Suzhou and Hangzhou, which is known as "paradise on earth", and wrote poems by boating on the Grand Canal.
Although the emperor could ride a horse and sit in a sedan chair, the logistics supply along the way was fully guaranteed, but under the material and traffic conditions at that time, it was very difficult to ride a pommel horse over mountains and mountains. This kind of hard training is naturally good for physical and mental health. The author calculated that it took 666 days for Ganlong to go to the south of the Yangtze River for six times, with an average of11day each time. Such a long journey naturally requires a strong body and can greatly promote physical and mental health.
Besides, Emperor Qianlong, like his grandfather, likes hunting and shooting very much. In the fifty-eighth year of Kangxi, Emperor Kangxi once said to his trusted bodyguard, "I grew up as a child. Every time I bow my head with a shotgun, I hit 135 tigers, 20 bears, 25 leopards, 10 lynx, 14 deer, 96 wolves, 132 wild boar and hundreds of deer. " The rest of the animals were shot and will not be remembered. Another 3 18 rabbits were shot in one day. "
Such a large-scale hunting activity undoubtedly greatly enhanced the physique of Kangxi and members of the royal family. Emperor Kangxi was not only keen on riding and shooting fitness, but also passed on riding and shooting as an "ancestral system" and asked the younger generation to "get immediate results". Therefore, the far-sighted Emperor Kangxi not only regarded riding and shooting as an important way to exercise his body and will, but also a necessary condition for strengthening national strength and maintaining the rule of the Manchu Dynasty.
Emperor Qianlong inherited his grandfather's riding and shooting tradition. Gan Long likes cruising and hunting since he was a child. History calls him a "dead shot". He was strong and lived to the age of 89. Emperor Long used to shoot outside the palace gate when he met the military attache in summer, and so did he in autumn. When shooting, the rate of fire is three times, with three arrows each time. If every bullet is round, nine arrows can be six or seven. 10 In the third year, shooting in front of Daxi, Qian Lu was surprised by the different thinness.
In addition to strengthening physical exercise, the Dragon Emperor is also rich in hobbies and spiritual life, which conforms to the principle of "seven emotions are better than drug addicts" emphasized by Chinese medicine. According to historical records, Emperor Qianlong liked listening to songs and often asked musicians to change new songs for him. The so-called "when you expect the sun to shine, the music of the Moon Palace blooms in the clouds" shows that he understands the relationship between music and health.
Emperor Long also likes to write poems and calligraphy. Emperor Long traveled all his life to famous mountains and rivers, wrote poems and inscriptions everywhere, and wrote 43,630 poems in his life, which is unparalleled in the history of China. Poetry can express a person's ambition and cultivate a person's temperament, which is also an experience of "keeping in good health is important"; The dragon writes everywhere, and his ink is everywhere. This may be one of the reasons for his long and healthy life. Because writing needs "no emotion, no gain or loss, no honor or disgrace, no mind, no breath, no breath", it inadvertently achieves the purpose of calming the nerves, soothing the breath, strengthening the brain, activating the blood and strengthening the bones, and calming the nerves. It can be said to be a multi-purpose health care method.
In summing up his own health care experience, Emperor Long thought: "It is a good way to cure diseases by saving clothes and taking care of daily life." . "Ordinary people eat and drink. When they choose what suits them, they can't eat more good things. " He also said that "the diet of the elderly should be light, and eating vegetables will make everyone less sick and good for their health." Therefore, farmers are strong and old health is strong. "These views deserve our attention today.
In addition, since ancient times, the emperor's good wine color has led to longevity decline, kidney essence loss and unstable vitality, so signs of aging are often seen early. The dragon emperor is 89 years old and has nothing to do with temperance.
Experts who study medical books in the Qing Dynasty believe that the longevity of Emperor Qianlong is also closely related to his daily use of anti-aging prescriptions.
The tonics commonly used in Gan Long are Guilingji, Guilingtang, Songling Taipingchun Liquor, Chunling Yishou Liquor, Jianpi Zishen Zhuangyuan Prescription, Michuan Guben Xianfang and so on.
Most of these six longevity elixirs are products of invigorating the spleen and tonifying the kidney. For example, Guilingji recipe consists of ginseng, pilose antler, Solanum lyratum Thunb, Lycium barbarum, Cistanche deserticola, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Achyranthes bidentata and Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. It is mainly used for treating muscle fatigue, dizziness, night sweats, nocturnal emission, impotence, yin cold and abdominal pain. The secret recipe of ancient sages consists of 4 1 drug, most of which are tonics, which are slowly adjusted by pills. This prescription is composed of psoralea corylifolia, swim bladder, donkey kidney, velvet antler, yellow dog kidney, Alpinia oxyphylla and other kidney-tonifying drugs, so it is called "strengthening the body resistance". This is because Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the innate foundation, and the innate foundation is sufficient, so the constitution should be healthy.
Jianpi Yuanqiang recipe is composed of aspongopus and Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. Semen Plantaginis, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Herba Epimedii, Fructus Lycii and Rhizoma Dioscoreae. There are qi-invigorating drugs such as Rhizoma Cyperi and Radix Aucklandiae in the prescription, which can not only nourish the prescription, but also avoid the side effects of flatulence of diaphragm. Eupolyphaga is an insect of Gynostemmaceae. It is said that this medicine can treat "deficiency of both spleen and kidney and strengthen yang". The effect of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang is more obvious by using kidney-tonifying drugs.
In addition to the above prescriptions, Emperor Qianlong also commonly used Changshou Guangsi Pill and Sanyi Shenqi Pill, both of which had the function of tonifying kidney. Bazhen ointment, Buyi Shiseido pills, etc. It has the function of strengthening the spleen; Yiji Pill, Qiongyu Ointment, Wuzhimao Jinsudan, etc. Has the functions of invigorating spleen and tonifying kidney; Ginseng, astragalus ointment, bailing pill, Baoyuan Yishou pill, etc. However, some drugs use the word "magic" when explaining their efficacy, which needs systematic medical research and a certain number of animal life experiments to confirm, and cannot be blindly believed.
The dragon emperor has never suffered losses.