In the ancient history of China, few emperors lived long, and many female emperors were no exception. Generally speaking, due to medical reasons, the life span of ancient people is relatively short, and many factors such as political and economic environment, especially the fierce officialdom struggle of emperors and excessive love between men and women, make them live longer. However, as the first empress in the history of China, Wu Zetian lived to 8 1 year. Obviously, she has many unique features in health care.

Everyone loves beauty. Women love beauty, no matter you are a queen or a servant girl. As a queen, Wu Zetian has the power to beautify herself throughout the country, and it is more convenient to mobilize resources to beautify herself. So she spent a lot of effort and made a lot of contributions on beauty issues.

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According to some official history and unofficial history records, Wu Zetian is a very caring person, and doctors have prescribed many beauty secrets for her. Two famous beauty tips commonly used by Wu Zetian. One is "motherwort powder", which was included in the New Materia Medica edited by Su Jing, and was later included in the Secret of Foreign Taiwan by Wang Dao. Later, it was also included in medical books by later generations and renamed as "Xianji Powder". In Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty, the original name was restored in Compendium of Materia Medica. Motherwort is a good medicine for gynecology, which can be taken orally or used externally. External use has the effects of treating dull complexion and removing facial spots and wrinkles. Regular use can make the skin moist and shiny.

Wang Tao said in his notes: at first, washing your face with this medicine will make your hands smooth and your face shiny. Later, you will gradually become rosy. If used for many years, a woman in her forties and fifties will look as young as a woman in her fifties, and Wu Zetian, who is 80 years old, can still maintain a beautiful face, which seems to be related to her frequent use of this beauty secret recipe.

Another beauty prescription was prescribed by Zhang Wenzhong, a physician, to Wu Zetian, and it was called "Apply facial fat frequently", which was included in Wang Tao's "Tips for Outside Taiwan". As a beauty product, facial cream was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to our facial mask today. Different from today, the mask at that time was made of natural medicinal materials. The main ingredients of this prescription are asarum, yam, astragalus, Typhonium Typhonium, Flos Magnoliae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Fructus Trichosanthis, Indigoferae Cortex and lard. The preparation method is also very complicated. The medicine should be chopped, then soaked in wine overnight, then fried, and then slowly solidified into facial fat. Rhizoma Dioscoreae Septemlobae, Fructus Trichosanthis and lard have the effects of nourishing yin and moistening skin; Asari, Rhizoma Typhonii and Flos Magnoliae can dispel wind and dredge orifices; Astragalus membranaceus can replenish qi and kidney; Chuanxiong and Indigofera can promote blood circulation and keep moisture. Therefore, this mask can make the skin smooth, wrinkle-free and moisturize after use, and the curative effect is still remarkable.

The above-mentioned beauty secret recipe often used by Wu Zetian has been handed down to future generations, which has really contributed to the beauty cause and opened up a new world of beauty for future generations. But she also invented a completely different method of keeping in good health, but it is a DD that future generations can't follow and learn from, that is, she used handsome Toy Boy to serve her health.

As we know, Wu Zetian's face-raising is recorded in many historical materials, so there is no need to prove its authenticity. Only this kind of behavior has been criticized by later generations, but from the perspective of ancient atrioventricular health, if men and women are harmonious and restrained, they can really achieve the function of health care and longevity. This theory can also reveal the reasons for Wu Zetian's longevity from another angle.

According to historical records, among Wu Zetian's favorite young leaders, one is her physician, named Shen Nan, who is young and handsome and knows medical skills, so she is very favored in front of Wu Zetian. He often said that Wu Zetian was weak in blood gas, and it was very difficult to replenish qi through medicine stone. Yuanyang method should be adopted. The intercourse of Yin and Yang will make her full of blood, and supporting Wu Zetian from a medical point of view will naturally make Wu Zetian very happy. Results Shen Nan's medical skill was not necessarily brilliant, but he was famous for serving the Queen, which became a miracle and scandal in the history of doctors.

Discussing this anecdote of Wu Zetian here is by no means advocating the method of "saving face first", but trying to explain a simple truth of medical care through analysis: harmonious husband and wife life is also a good recipe for beauty. In fact, we can see many such phenomena around us. For example, some women who lack normal sexual life for a long time are more likely to get old and ugly than those who have a harmonious relationship. Recommended reading:

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