~ ~ ~ regulating qi and keeping healthy
As we all know, people have three treasures of "God", among which "Qi" is the motive force of human life activities. However, many human diseases are caused by abnormal operation of qi, so Chinese medicine believes that "all diseases are born of qi" and health preservation must regulate qi.
Zhang zhen, a famous master of Chinese medicine, was born in 1928. He is 93 years old now. Founder, senior researcher, master tutor of Yunnan Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, honorary professor of Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, academic experience inheritance tutor of the fourth batch of national TCM experts, expert of famous TCM studios in Yunnan Province, founder of Yunling Shudiao School. Engaged in clinical diagnosis, treatment and theoretical research of traditional Chinese medicine for more than 60 years. He has profound academic attainments and rich experience in diagnosis and treatment, and has his own unique views on syndrome differentiation and treatment. He put forward the viewpoint of "to improve the clinical curative effect and not forget to regulate the qi of the sick body", and advocated that regulating the qi of the sick body is one of the great internal treatment methods, attaching great importance to supporting the innate foundation of the human body, making good use of the method of regulating the spleen and kidney, and promoting the recovery and improvement of chronic intractable diseases. He advocated and practiced the way of relaxing and regulating qi, which is worth learning from Chinese people.
Promoting qi is the concentrated expression of viscera function.
"Qi" is a category similar to matter in China's ancient materialism, and it is an "element" that constitutes everything in the universe. Qi in the field of traditional Chinese medicine refers to subtle substances and functional activities of zang-fu organs that are constantly moving and changing in the human body. "Machine" refers to the key to the occurrence, development, change and movement of things, and is the function of vitality activities of organisms.
Researcher Zhang zhen believes that the qi that maintains a series of life activities, such as birth, growth, strength, aging and so on, is composed of the vitality in the kidney given by innate parents, the essence in Shui Gu absorbed by the spleen and stomach and the essence in nature absorbed by the lungs. The three qi in the human body are combined and divided into countless human qi with different functions, each with its own movement mode and law, and finally form a relatively balanced and coordinated pluralistic contradictory unity. Therefore, the "Qi" in TCM can basically be said to be a comprehensive summary of the activity patterns and laws of human vitality and viscera function.
The core of regulating qi is the liver.
Researcher Zhang zhen has more than 60 years of clinical experience in traditional Chinese medicine, mainly regulating liver qi, spleen and kidney, and taking into account other related syndromes. That is, the liver is the main body, the spleen and kidney are the two wings, and the treatment principle of "one body and two wings" is adopted. The core of regulating qi is to relax liver qi, restore, adjust and activate its normal function of regulating qi, so as to maintain the smooth operation of human qi.
The liver belongs to the wood in the five elements, and it is depressed, and the liver is just dirty. Judging from the structure of Chinese characters, Zhang zhen thinks that "moon" is meat, "stem" is like a sword, and the liver is like a fleshy sword inside the human body, and a sword inside can interfere with its dirty activities.
When the liver is in a normal state, it can have the functions of relaxing mood, promoting qi circulation, gallbladder fluid, menstruation and triple energizer. If wood can overcome soil, it will help the spleen to rise and clear yang, and the stomach to lower turbid yin; When the liver is combined with gallbladder, the source of biochemistry is rich; The metabolism of nutrients in the body is not affected.
The liver can dredge triple energizer, dredge water, distribute water and body fluid in all directions, nourish the whole body, and maintain normal water-liquid metabolism of human body. Because the collaterals of the liver meridian of Foot Jueyin are related to reproductive organs, to some extent, they can also be related to male penis, semen, female vulva and menstruation, involving urogenital function.
Moreover, the liver is dirty and there is blood hidden. If the liver blood is full, the liver will be soft, the qi will be smooth, the blood circulation will be smooth, the feet will be moist and the tendons will be strong. Liver governs thinking, which is closely related to mental and emotional activities. When the liver function returns to normal and the mood is comfortable, qi and blood will be harmonious, which is expected to block or alleviate and eliminate various secondary diseases and related symptoms caused by qi stagnation.
This is the core or goal of soothing tunes. Therefore, Zhang Jingyue, a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty, said: "It is a wonderful thing in medicine to practice medicine without knowing its qi, and to treat diseases with interest."
After a long-term study, Zhang zhen created a classic basic prescription for treating diseases and conditioning-Shutiaoqi Decoction. This prescription has been used clinically for more than 50 years, and the statistical effective rate in recent years has exceeded 80%. What's so magical about it? I suggest you watch the TV interview "The Classic of Traditional Chinese Medicine Master's Health Preservation-The Art of Longevity and Nourishing Three Qi".
Shutiaoqi decoction has the effect of "one body and two wings", one body is soothing the liver, and the two wings are tonifying the spleen and kidney. Can be used for treating chronic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux, functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic prostatitis, chronic cervicitis, and chronic cholecystitis.
The key to regulating qi is to cultivate three qi.
Laozi has a cloud: "Nature comes from harmony, which is the way"; "Zhuangzi" has a cloud: "The world is full of qi, gathering will lead to life, and dispersing will lead to death." Zhang zhen, a famous master of traditional Chinese medicine, is the founder of the theory of regulating qi. He believes that "people live in three tones": weather, local atmosphere and popularity. In order to live a long and healthy life, it is necessary to coordinate and balance the three qi of the human body, better transform the weather and the local qi absorbed by the human body into popularity, and make the human body live a long and healthy life.
"Popularity" is an innate qi, which is bred by the blood of father and mother. This tune is placed in the kidney, which can also be called "vitality". This kind of "vitality" is consumed in the whole life process, and it will soon be consumed if it is not replenished in time. So how to supplement the "vitality"? Researcher Zhang zhen said, catch one in the sky and one on the ground. It is to make up for the weather and atmosphere. The so-called "weather" means that the air absorbed by the human body enters through the nostrils; The so-called "rustic" is Shui Gu's subtle qi, which is obtained from food and entered through the mouth. The weather and atmosphere absorbed by the human body can be better transformed into popularity, which makes the popularity abundant and the human body can live a long and healthy life. Zhang zhen believes that in order to cultivate three qi, we must nurse the spleen and stomach function, absorb Shui Gu's subtle qi, exercise moderately, work and rest regularly, and improve the quality of sleep.
In terms of health preservation, Zhang zhen was also inspired by Confucian doctrine of the mean and Taoist concept of tranquility. He learned how to cultivate self-cultivation from Confucian classics, how to meditate from Taoist works, and try to be quiet and be himself. As Huangdi Neijing said: "Nothing is indifferent, the true qi follows, the spirit is hidden inside, and the disease is always safe?"