The so-called "eight benefits" refer to eight ways of harmony between men and women that are beneficial to the body and mind and to the practice of preserving, cherishing, protecting and solidifying essence.
Treating qi refers to practicing qigong indoors before sexual intercourse, so that the whole body is unobstructed and qi and blood are full, so it is called "treating qi".
Second, it refers to anal contraction, body fluid swallowing, so that the Yin essence gas reaches the lower part, so it is called "foaming".
The third term "knowing the time" refers to the time when men and women choose the best time to have sex after "feeling god and meaning", which is called "knowing (intellectual) time".
Fourth, animal qi refers to the movement of relaxing the back, contracting the anus and guiding the downward movement of internal qi, thus accumulating the qi of yin essence, which is called "animal qi".
The five words "He" mean "Don't rush to count, go in and out, treat it well" and "be calm. Harmony is the most important. It moves slowly and absorbs body fluids, so it is called "harmonious foam".
Six days of gas accumulation. It means moderate sexual intercourse, neither too much nor too little. Accumulation of essential qi is called "gathering qi".
"Waiting for seven days" refers to sitting quietly before the end, cooperating with exhaling, so that its essence can be kept full and not vented, and rest until its energy is restored. Therefore, it is called "waiting for profit".
Eight said it would tilt. It means that at the end of sexual intercourse, both men and women should quickly restore their mental and physical strength to normal state, so as to prevent yang injury or yin injury, so it is called "fixed inclination". "One closed, two vented, three thirsty, four no, five annoying, six unique, seven expensive."
The so-called seven evils: first, the essence is blocked, second, the essence is premature ejaculation, third, the essence is exhausted, and fourth, impotence. The fifth is upset, the sixth is despair, and the seventh is wasting energy in vain. "On the World": "So make good use of eight benefits, eliminate seven losses, and not do five diseases." What are the "five diseases"? "The sick man is inside. One of them is "incomprehensible, sweating, wheezing and upset due to illness", that is, if sexual activity is carried out quickly and uncontrolled, it will be impossible to make the air flow clear, thus making people sick, and the symptoms are sweating, wheezing and upset. " Funeng can cure diseases, produce excessive internal heat, drink medicine and burn moxibustion to make them angry, and help others "is another one, which means that if a symptom is not treated in time, it will produce excessive internal heat." At this time, traditional Chinese medicine should be taken orally with external moxibustion to dredge qi and blood and reconcile yin and yang.
In addition, it should be supplemented by diet or dietotherapy. "Strong use, can't guide. The third type is acne swelling, which refers to physical exhaustion. Reluctant sexual intercourse can't make qi circulate, which will cause acne and testicular swelling. " Qi and blood win, the nine orifices are not guided, and the top and bottom are connected. Acne and gangrene rank fourth, indicating that although you are in good health. Qi and blood are full, but acne or gangrene can occur if the internal organs, the front and back yin are blocked, the body surface tissues and organs are not smooth, and the human body shrinks up and down. In short, "five diseases" refer to the five diseases mentioned above, namely sweating, wheezing, moderate annoyance, acne and swelling, acne and gangrene. Seven damages and eight benefits is an important concept of China ancient residential health culture. The so-called "seven evils" refer to seven things that are harmful to human health and longevity in sexual life; The so-called eight benefits refer to eight practices that are beneficial to human health and longevity. The theory of "seven damages and eight benefits" was first seen in the bamboo slips "Talking on Earth" unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province, and was quoted by many later sex books. And developed.
Yi Zhuan holds that "Yi is the standard of heaven and earth" and the number of Yi is the way of the universe. Physicians "learn Yin and Yang, learn Shu Shu", and also compare the numbers with the observed developmental characteristics of human body stages according to Yi Shu. Neijing further puts forward the development model of "eight men and seven women".
Zhang Jiebin: "Seven is the number of young people. When a woman gets the number of yang due to yin, there must be yang in the yin. " "Eight is the number of less yin, the number of yin, and the male body has yin in yang. According to Su Wen's ancient naive theory, at the age of eight, men's kidney qi began to flourish, and reached its peak at the age of four or eight, which are the four benefits of men. At the age of seven, women's kidney qi began to flourish, reaching its peak at the age of four or seven, which is the four benefits of women-eight benefits. Men's kidney qi began to decline in May and August and was exhausted in August, which was a man's four losses. Women began to decline on May 7th, and they were exhausted on July 7th. This is the three losses of women-together, it is seven losses.
-This is the "seven damages and eight benefits" in Su Wen's theory of yin and yang. "The emperor said: How should I adjust the two (referring to the yin and yang of the human body)? Qi Bo said: "If you know that the seven losses and eight benefits can be adjusted, but if you don't know how to use this, then you are precocious. ".Forty years old, Yin Qi is half, and my daily life is a failure. Fifty years old, weight, eyes and ears are not smart. Sixty-year-old, yin flaccid, qi failing, nine orifices unfavorable, deficiency in the lower part and excess in the upper part, with tears all over. So knowledge is strong, ignorance is old, so the same name is different. Wise men look at the same, fools look at different, fools are insufficient, wise men are more than enough, eyes and ears are smart, and the body is light and strong, and the old are rejuvenated. The strong are conducive to governing the country. "But there is no clear content in the book. It was not until the precious medical bamboo slips "Tian Dao Lun" unearthed from Mawangdui tomb in Changsha that the specific content of "seven damages and eight benefits" was discovered, which is a great contribution to the theory of atrioventricular health care in China. At the same time, it also reveals the eternal unsolved case that doctors in later generations argued endlessly and failed to reach an agreement.
The "seven losses" mentioned in "On the World" refers to "one closure, two discharges, three thirst (exhaustion), four blessings (no), five annoyances, six disappointments and seven consumptions."
Explained in modern language, the seven evils mainly refer to seven practices that are harmful to the human body during sexual intercourse, namely: rude and reckless actions during sexual intercourse lead to pain in the five internal organs, which is "closure" (adduction); During sexual intercourse, sweating profusely and exhaustion of essence is called "leakage" (leakage); Excessive sexual intercourse, too much sex, qi and blood failure, called "failure"; And "happiness" means that although there is a strong sexual impulse, it cannot be carried out because of impotence; During sexual intercourse, my heart is agitated and it is "annoying"; One party has no sexual desire, and the other party has forced sexual intercourse. At this time, both sides are very unfavorable to the woman's physical and mental health, just like being in a desperate situation, so it is called "absolutely"; When sexual intercourse is too fast, it is neither pleasant nor beneficial to the body, wasting energy. This is called "fee". The ancients used very vivid language to say seven practices harmful to body and mind in atrioventricular health care. If you commit the above seven evils, it will often backfire and lead to diseases. This explanation still has important scientific significance and reference value for us today.
In view of seven practices that are harmful to human body in sexual intercourse, the ancients also put forward eight practices that are beneficial to human body in atrioventricular life, namely, "eight benefits", namely, "one is to treat qi, the other is to cause foam, the third is wisdom, the fourth is beast, the fifth is foam, the sixth is to steal qi, the seventh is to win the temple, and the eighth is to stay in the body."
Here, the specific treatment methods of Bayi are introduced one by one. Namely: 1. Regulating essence; 2. Cause body fluid; 3. Grasp the appropriate handover opportunity; 4. store essence and nourish essence; 5. Adjust vaginal fluid; 6. Accumulate the essence; 7. stay full; 8. Prevent impotence.
Sexual life has a pleasant feeling and enhances the feelings of husband and wife. "Seven damages and eight benefits" is the law that the ancients followed in their communication. In the process of sexual life, we should also be good at using the method of "seven damages and eight benefits" to adjust our sexual life. There should be a seriousness about atrioventricular affairs, so that life can be subordinated to the important principles of health care, and the purpose of tonifying the body and prolonging life can be achieved through sexual intercourse.
"Seven damages and eight benefits" are all kinds of sexual health care measures and sexual taboo experiences summarized by the ancients in the process of atrioventricular health preservation. The theory of "seven damages and eight benefits" was first put forward by the ancient medical book Lun Shi Liang Fang. "Seven damages and eight benefits" is an atrioventricular health care method based on comprehensive mental health care, sexual physiological health care, sexual behavior norms, qigong guidance and other knowledge.
Ancient atrioventricular hygienists believed that in sexual life, there were eight kinds of essence that supplemented people and seven kinds of essence that harmed people. If we can't use eight methods to replenish sperm and avoid seven methods to damage sperm, then people's sexual function will be halved by the age of 40, and their living ability will be significantly weakened by the age of 50. If the seven evils are avoided, the eight benefits can be used to treat diseases and restore the health of the elderly, so that mature people will not get old.
According to Yang Shangshan's "Tai Su Yin and Yang" and Yang Shangshan's "Su Wen Yin and Yang should be alike", "Yang Sheng was hot, closed, short of breath, unable to sweat, hot teeth, full stomach and died." According to the theory that yin prevails over body cold, sweating and the body is always clear, counting chestnuts will make you feel cold. If you feel cold, your stomach will be full, you will die, and you will not live in summer. It is considered that "Eight Yiyang is superior to the body, and seven impairments of yin are superior to the body's deficiency". Eight benefits refer to body heat, tight muscles, heavy breathing, pitching and sweating, but there is heat and cold.
Yang theory classifies the symptoms of diseases with emphasis on yin and yang, emphasizing that yin and yang are the key to analyze and understand diseases. In Su Wen's theory of Yin and Yang, "a good doctor distinguishes Yin and Yang by color pulse" should play a positive role in promoting Yin and Yang to become the general program of eight categories of syndrome differentiation. However, there are still some problems in the specific understanding of "seven losses and eight benefits". First, Yin Sheng's "counting chestnut cold" is divided into two losses, while Yang Sheng's "sweating and being hot" is only beneficial, which is suspected of supplementing seven or eight; Second, it is inconsistent with the following methods of reconciling yin and yang, so it is not adopted by later physicians.
According to the theory of growth and development process and law, Bing Wang thinks that the seven impairments refer to the expensive menstruation of women at present, while the eight benefits refer to the almost full essence of men. The so-called "seven impairments of yin make the sea full of blood". Yang Ba should benefit, but when it comes to essence, it will drain. It can be seen that it is seven losses and eight benefits, and it is reasonable to know. "
Wu Kun's "Wu Zhu" also pointed out: "Those who suffer from seven losses are called seven losses because they are seven bases in women's days, seven bases in days, and yin and blood are often deficient in the present; Those who have eight benefits, men take eight as the discipline, and at 28 o'clock, the sky is full, the essence overflows, and the yang is always surplus, so there is no loss of the moon, so it is called eight benefits. " In this regard, Yin Yang Jing once retorted: "According to Qi Zhu, if a woman can be damaged, the sea will be full of blood from the bottom; Men are good to Yang Ba, just meet each other, and explain their sexual intercourse in words. But menstrual blood needs to be adjusted, and it can't be said that it is damaged. How can it be said to be beneficial? "
In fact, Wang and Wu interpreted "seven damages and eight benefits" as the process and law of human growth and development. Therefore, according to the growth and development process of naive men and women in ancient times, Yuan Jianzhi thinks that women aged seven, erqi, sanqi and siqi combined with men aged eight, 28, 38 and 48 * * are eight benefits, women aged 57-77 and men aged 58-88, *. It is clearly pointed out that "seven losses and eight benefits" are the process and law of human growth and development.
Theory of Yin-Yang Shu-Shu: From the perspective of Yin-Yang Shu-Shu, Zhang Jiebin pointed out: "Seven is the number of shaoyang, and eight is the number of shaoyin. The seven-loss word gradually disappears, and the eight-benefit word is long. The husband of yin and yang, the source of life and death, depends on yang, which should not be extinguished; Death depends on yin, and yin should not last long. " It is the cause of premature aging. Here, according to the theory of Yin and Yang in Yijing, Zhang called "seven" as "the number of less yang" and "eight" as "the number of less yin", and expounded his academic proposition of supporting yang and restraining yin.
However, the viewpoint of Zhang Zhicong's Notes on Su Wen is just the opposite to that of Zhang Jiebin. He believes: "Women take seven as the discipline, men take eight as the discipline, and those who lose eight benefits from seven often say that Yang is often redundant and Yin is often insufficient. However, Yang is born in Yin essence, and it is adjustable to know the deficiency of Yin essence without making it lose money. " It can be seen that these two theories are based on the understanding of "Yang flourishes and Yin declines" in Su Wen's On Taiyin Yangming. Modern people have also interpreted the number and image position of seven or eight zang-fu organs in the nine-number orientation map of Luoshu. According to these viewpoints, "seven damages and eight benefits" embodies the idea that Neijing follows the four seasons of yin and yang to treat and preserve health, and embodies the concept of "correspondence between man and nature".
Fang Zhongshu said: Bamboo slips unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha earlier than Neijing clearly recorded the contents of "seven damages and eight benefits", and its text said: "Qi has eight benefits and seven grandchildren (damage). Can't use eight benefits, lose seven grandchildren (loss), 40-year-old Yin Qi and a half, 50-year-old daily life decline, 60-year-old eyes and ears are not bright, 70-year-old exhausted, Yin Qi does not use, spit and cry. There are ways to rejuvenate them, except for the seven evils, to lift their illness, and to lift their qi with eight benefits, which means that the elderly are rejuvenated and the strong will not die ... Eight benefits: one is to cure qi, the other is to cause foam, the third is wisdom, the fourth is qi, the fifth is anger, the sixth is to steal (accumulate) qi, and the seventh is to win (gain) the temple. Seven grandchildren (lost): one closed, two vented, three exhausted, four no, five annoying, six unique, seven expensive. "
The article "Jade House Secret Decision" quoted by Dan Bokang Lai's "Medicine Heart Prescription" is similar to this article. It can be seen that "seven damages and eight benefits" refers to the ancient indoor art, that is, eight behaviors beneficial to human body and seven behaviors harmful to human body. Although different families have different understandings of the specific behaviors of "seven damages" and "eight benefits", they all emphasize the use of breathing and guidance to keep their spirits full, adjust their mental and physical state, and avoid falling in a hurry. Since the bamboo slips unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha in 1980s, most scholars have followed this theory.