Leng Qian's "Essentials of Aging in Ming Dynasty" is a monograph on qigong health preservation with rich contents. This paper discusses in detail the four-season daily life adjustment method, four-season treatment method, longevity method, eight-stage brocade guidance method and guidance treatment method. The book mostly introduces the main points and specific methods of health preservation in the form of songs, which is easy to understand and implement.
Wan Mizhai's "Four Essentials of Health Preservation" puts forward the principles of health preservation, such as "abstinence, caution, timeliness and treatment of one disease", and all diseases caused by violating these principles are listed by drug treatment.
In Qing Dynasty, Wu Shiji wrote Li Long Parallel Prose, which is a monograph on physical therapy. Wu advocates physical therapy such as plaster and external medicine such as inducing sneezing, taking medicine and medicated bath. He believes that the principle of external treatment is the same as that of internal treatment, and the same effect can be achieved as oral decoction pills. It is also believed that health care can not only rely on drug bait, but it is more beneficial to health if we pay attention to regulating daily life and cultivating temperament. Wu Shiji has opened up a new way of health preservation in external treatment and health care.
Although the method of combining static and dynamic health care was initially put forward in the pre-Qin period, the theory and method of combining static and dynamic health care were further clearly put forward in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Li Yong pointed out in "Introduction to Medicine": "The spirit is extremely quiet, and the qi and blood are extremely moving." Put forward the dialectical relationship between static spirit and dynamic body.
Fang Kai's "Study on the Luck Map of Rubbing Abdomen", also known as "Nine-turn Life Extension Law", points out: "Heaven and earth depend on Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang rely on exercise, so does the human body. The movement is appropriate, the blood is smooth, and all diseases are not born, but you have to do what you can. "
Although Cao Tingdong believes that "keeping quiet is the first priority", he attaches great importance to the important role of exercise in keeping fit. For example, "Guidance for the Elderly" points out that there are many methods of guidance, such as Ba Duan Jin, hua tuo wuqinxi, Twelve Brahma Methods, Tianzhu Massage Tactics, etc. However, it is conducive to promoting qi and blood circulation, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, creating the "three items of lying, sitting and working" for the elderly.
Another example is the monograph on walking recorded in Lao Lao Heng Yan, which comprehensively discusses the function and requirements of walking. For example, taking a leisurely walk, "walking around the house for a thousand steps before going to bed" and "seeking quietness while moving" all contribute to sleep and emphasize the importance of combining static and dynamic.
After the Ming Dynasty, the development of Wushu and the compilation of Taoist scriptures promoted the progress and development of Daoism. Eight Chapters of Respect for Life recorded eight kinds of guiding techniques, which were not only widely circulated in China, but also translated into English and distributed abroad in 1895.
For example, Forty-nine Prescriptions of Immortals written by Luo Hongxian in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty recorded Hua Tuo's "Five-Animal Play" in the most detail, and pointed out: "Ordinary people are uncomfortable, just sweat when playing this game of animals", which shows its important role in guiding health care.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Jin Shen 'ao wrote the book Rhinoceros and Candles in the Origin of Miscellaneous Diseases. The first volume listed the "exercise rules", including guidance, qigong and massage. Most of these methods are taken from Cao's "The Way to Keep Healthy" in Ming Dynasty. It can be seen that the guide has high practical value.