Ancient Chinese medicine health care law 1. Tranquilization and health care play an important role in traditional health care. The ancients believed that God was the master of life activities. Keeping quiet and psychologically balanced can keep innocent vitality, make the five internal organs peaceful, help prevent diseases, improve health and prolong life. On the contrary, anger hurts the liver, likes sadness, thinks about hurting the spleen, worries about the lungs, fears hurting the kidneys, and even induces various physical and mental diseases.
2. What did the ancients think of dynamic health preservation? People have to work hard, but all diseases can't be done? ; The poet Lu You said that? Do you want to work hard? It shows that the ancients realized the positive effect of moderate exercise on health. In practice, the ancients groped for and formed dynamic forms such as massage, qigong, Tai Ji Chuan, Baguazhang and Wuqinxi, so as to keep fit and prolong life. If people covet comfort, do not exercise enough, or are overworked, it is easy to cause it? Strain? , also called what? Five pains? That is, long-term blood injury, long-term lying injury, sedentary injury, long-term bone injury and long-term injury.
3. Diet and healthy and reasonable diet can regulate essence, correct the deviation of yin and yang of viscera, prevent diseases and prolong life. What should diet be based on? Five fruits are helpful, five grains are beneficial, and five dishes have stuffing? , but also pay attention to the harmony of five flavors, otherwise it will cause disease due to unbalanced nutrition, biased constitution and dysfunction of internal organs.
4. Nourishing health Traditional medicine highly advocates the use of nourishing drugs to regulate yin and yang, nourish viscera and nourish essence and blood. Reasonable tonic can strengthen the body, prevent diseases and prolong life. Tonifying should be both dialectical and moderate, and we should also consider adapting to the four seasons. When taking tonics, such as lung tonic, autumn is more suitable; If it is warming, winter is more suitable.
5. Meridian health Meridian is a kind of meridian all over the human body? Network? System to control the operation and flow of blood and gas to ensure the normal function of each tissue system. According to the meridian chapter of Huangdi Neijing, meridians can dominate all the functions of the human body, and have the functions of deciding life and death, treating all diseases and regulating excess and deficiency. Ancient health care experts believed that dredging meridians can be an important health care measure, and the simplest method is to stimulate, massage and acupuncture three important points of the human body, namely Hegu point, Neiguan point and Zusanli point. Hegu point can prevent and treat facial diseases, Neiguan point is helpful to prevent and treat heart diseases, and Zusanli point is effective for visceral diseases, especially digestive system diseases. The ancients believed that Jingxue was the essence of human nutrients and the material basis of life. Only when the five internal organs are nourished by essence and blood can they maintain their normal functions. If sexual desire is unrestrained, excessive loss of seminal blood will cause physical weakness and reduce life expectancy. If women have excessive sexual desire, it will also lead to kidney failure. Measures such as late marriage and birth control can prevent the consumption of yin essence and delay aging.
6. There are different climate changes at four o'clock on the timely health day. Everything on the ground has laws of life, growth, harvest and concealment, and the human body is no exception. The operation of human viscera, yin and yang, qi and blood should adapt to the four seasons, not the other way around. Therefore, the ancients put forward the law of timely health preservation from the aspects of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Adjusting one's life behavior in time is helpful to keep fit and prevent diseases. Otherwise, it is easy to hurt the liver, the heart, the lungs and the kidneys against the spring, summer, autumn and winter.
7. Cultivation and health care Anyone who pursues health and longevity must first start from cultivation. On weekdays, we should eliminate all kinds of delusions, say more good words and do more good deeds. Meng Juyun, a medical scientist in Tang Dynasty: If you can keep in good health and raise your feelings, you must always be kind and never give up. ? Say good things and do good things. ? Sun Simiao said? If you are sincere, you should think about it, and if you cultivate yourself, you should worry about it. ? Therefore, often doing things that are beneficial to others can make you open-minded and emotionally stable.
8. Regulate Qi, maintain human health and vitality, and have the functions of metaplasia, promoting blood circulation, consolidating blood, warming whole body tissues, resisting pathogens and enhancing viscera functions. Many factors, such as unbalanced nutrition, improper work and rest, emotional imbalance, and invasion of pathogenic factors, can cause yuan-qi deficiency, depression, stagnation and inversion, and then cause pathological changes. The method of regulating qi and keeping in good health advocates a series of measures, such as living and living, adapting to the four seasons, stopping overwork, preventing excessive relaxation, regulating diet, reconciling five flavors, regulating seven emotions, saving words and learning to breathe and breathe, to regulate vitality, eliminate diseases and prolong life.
9. Attenuated health care, if moody, will lead to imbalance of Yin, Yang and Qi in the body. Overwork will damage temper, damage diet will lead to damp heat and phlegm, will offend six evils and epidemics (infectious diseases), and various diseases will occur when it hurts. Can this pathogenic factor be regarded as human health? Poison? So bring it up? Attenuation? To keep the true qi healthy. By adjusting diet, taking drugs and other measures, we can avoid diseases, prevent premature aging and prolong life.
The Secret of Ancient Health Care: Foot Bath Health Care
? Foot bath? That is, soaking feet with hot water. According to the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine, there are 66 acupoints below the ankle starting from the Sanyin meridian (spleen, liver and kidney). In the view of Chinese medicine, soaking feet with hot water, just like moxa stick moxibustion, has the functions of promoting blood circulation, warming viscera, strengthening body and preventing diseases. According to modern medical measurements, people's feet feel most comfortable when they are kept at 28 ~ 33℃. The elderly have arteriosclerosis and reduced blood supply to the feet. They are more afraid of cold than young people, and their feet are cold and cold, which will reduce their body resistance and cause diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to keep warm enough at all times and soak your feet with hot water every night, which can make the whole body circulate blood and be beneficial to physical and mental health. Its specific practice is; ? Foot bath? It is required to soak feet in hot water for a long time. You must feel hot and sweaty on your forehead. The water temperature is kept at 60 ~ 70℃ at most. At the beginning, the water temperature can be around 40 ~ 50℃, and even some hot water can be added. Hot water should overflow the ankle joint. Foot bath? It can be done all year round, but winter is the best. Chest protection therapy
Ancient health care experts attached great importance to the maintenance of chest cavity, and believed that proper maintenance could resist evil, prevent diseases and keep fit. The protection of the chest and back is mainly to keep warm and keep out the cold, in addition to strengthening the exercise of the chest. In practice, the ancient physicians in China created a set of methods of protecting the chest and keeping in good health by paying equal attention to massage and hitting. Experience has proved that this method can broaden the chest and smooth qi, promote blood circulation and refresh the brain, and delay aging. Modern medical research shows that regular massage or beating on the chest can improve the body's disease resistance, prevent coronary heart disease, emphysema and muscular dysplasia, and treat chest tightness, palpitation, shortness of breath and costal pain. Its specific practice is:
① Chest thumping: Stand naturally and relax. In winter, you should take off your cotton-padded clothes, clench your fists with both hands, punch your right chest with your left fist first, from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top. Then punch your left chest with your right hand. About 200 times. After punching the chest, hit the back a few times, take a deep breath or whistle, which is more conducive to breathing and breathing. Old people can be beaten by others at the same time, and the effect is better. When you beat your chest, you should be slow first, then fast, moderately, and not too hard.
② Chest patting: Fingers together, palms slightly bent, palms patting the chest. You can cross your chest with one hand or slap both sides of your chest with both hands at the same time. Top-down, repeated several times.
③ Wipe the chest: rub your hands hot, first wipe the chest with your right hand and then your left hand from top to bottom to make the chest slightly hot. Then comb your hands from top to bottom on both sides of your chest, and repeat 10 times.
Sit-in regimen
As early as the Warring States Period, Zhuangzi advocated abandoning selfish desires and valuing peace. Wang Yangming in Ming Dynasty inherited and developed this theory and founded Zen. Guo Moruo, a great literary master, was ill and miserable when he was young. Later, he practiced meditation to eliminate his illness until he was 86 years old. Modern medical research shows that in the process of meditation, people's oxygen consumption is obviously reduced, the heart load is reduced, the cerebral blood flow is increased, people's body and mind are fully rested, and the brain function is actively adjusted, thus greatly improving people's physical fitness and making people alert and healthy. The specific practice of healthy sitting posture is:
① posture: the head is naturally upright to avoid rigidity, the nose is facing the navel, the eyes are slightly closed, the lips are slightly closed, the teeth are not bitten, the tongue is on the palate, the shirt is taken off, the belt is loosened, the back is relaxed, and the shoulders and elbows sink, but no force is exerted; The body should be straight, the spine should be straight, the back should not rely on other things, and the chest can lean forward slightly; Palm down, naturally gently placed on the thigh root near the lower abdomen; Feet parallel to the ground, shoulder width, seat bent 90 degrees.
(2) Breathing: long and slow breathing, short and fast breathing, and casual walking. Sit-in pays special attention to luck, requires nature, does not exert strength, eliminates distractions, and deliberately shows off the abdomen.
③ Time: Early morning and bedtime are better. Sit quietly for 30 minutes at a time, regardless of location.
Tooth buckling therapy
The ancients believed that good teeth made people healthy, and health made people live longer. Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in Tang Dynasty, advocated? Three hundred times in the morning? . When talking about the secret of longevity, Leng Qian, the centenarian birthday star in Ming Dynasty, particularly emphasized? Do you have to knock your teeth often? . The specific methods of fixing teeth are: knocking the mortar (back) teeth 36 times in the morning, knocking the front (front) teeth 36 times, knocking the canine teeth 36 times by mistake, and finally licking the teeth with your tongue 3 ~ 5 times. Knock your teeth once in the morning, once in the middle and once in the evening. Knocking at the door in the morning is the most important thing, because after a night's rest, my teeth will be a little loose. At this time, knocking on the teeth will not only consolidate the gum and periodontal tissue, but also excite the teeth nerves, blood vessels and dental pulp cells, which is of great benefit to dental health.
Moxibustion
Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in Tang Dynasty? Often rub your stomach with your hands? As a way to stay healthy. Song Dynasty poet Lu You often wrote? Abdominal friction? . They are all famous people with long life in ancient times. Modern medicine has proved that rubbing abdomen can not only regulate the peristalsis function of gastrointestinal tract, but also strengthen the blood circulation of gastrointestinal tract and prevent gastrointestinal digestive dysfunction. Abdominal friction can be performed in the following order:
① Press xiphoid process (heart socket) with the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of both hands, and rotate around the circumference by 2 1 turn.
② Three fingers rub downward from xiphoid process and then move while rubbing until they reach pubic symphysis, reciprocating 2 1 time. ③ Move from pubic symphysis to both sides, rubbing and rubbing until it is under xiphoid process.
④ Rub the umbilical cord with the right palm to the left for 2 1 time, and then rub it with the left palm to the right for 2 1 time. It should be noted here that belly rubbing should be done before meals or before going to bed. The technique should be gentle and soothing, and the posture can be sitting or supine. You should concentrate on meditation and get rid of other thoughts. In addition, it is not appropriate to rub the abdomen when bleeding or inflammation of digestive tract diseases.
Moxibustion Zusanli regimen
Chinese medicine acupuncture rhyme cloud:? If you want to be safe, Li San usually doesn't do this? . This means that if you want to keep your body healthy and strong, you must always moxibustion Zusanli point. Zusanli point is located three inches below the lateral side of the kneecap and one finger on the lateral side of the tibia. Among the 360 acupoints in the human body, Zusanli is the first acupoint with health-care and health-preserving functions, which has the functions of strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach, strengthening the body resistance, nourishing the body, eliminating diseases and prolonging life. Foreign medical circles also call this point a health care point? 、? Live longer? . Therefore, pressing Zusanli point frequently can regulate the secretion of gastric juice, enhance the function of digestive system, improve human immune function and delay aging. The specific way to practice this skill is:
① The thumb is opposite to the middle finger, and the right thumb presses the right Zusanli point. First press it clockwise and counterclockwise for 32 times, then change hands and press the same method.
② Take supine position before going to bed, or press Zusanli point on the right leg with the left ankle for massage. Pressing for more than 10 minutes at a time will often cause pain and numbness in acupoints. Some people who are sensitive to meridians will also have the feeling of acid and numbness conducting upward or downward. If the stomach and abdomen are uncomfortable, the stomach cavity is swollen or painful, it can be relieved by pressing Zusanli point.
③ Beat Zusanli, and beat Zusanli with the knuckles of the little fingers of both hands (fist up). When boxing, tibialis anterior has obvious feeling of acid swelling, which has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and colds. Can you choose one of the above three methods or use them alternately? Go on. ?
Moxibustion
Chinese medicine believes that the waist is the house of the kidney. There is a vein passing through the waist. Massage the waist can tonify kidney and qi, strengthen waist and bones, improve hearing and improve eyesight. It can not only treat urogenital diseases, but also prevent low back pain, dredge blood gas and prolong life. There are many ways to massage the waist. Here are three:
① Press the thumb of both hands on the lower edge of the rib arch, and put the other four fingers on the lower back, rubbing clockwise for 32 times, and then rubbing counterclockwise for 32 times; Then the palm is repeatedly rubbed up and down from the back waist to the coccyx end for 32 times. ② Make a fist with both hands and rub it up and down on both sides of the waist for about 40 times. The action should be quick and powerful. ③ Stand naturally, relax the whole body, stretch your hands with half fists or fingers horizontally, and then turn your waist naturally from left to right. As the waist turns, the upper limbs will shake. When the waist rotates to the right, the palm of the left upper limb is driven to beat the right abdomen. At the same time, the right upper limb and the back of the hand are slapped to the left waist, and so on. The palm or fist is consciously slapped to the waist and abdomen, 200 times on each side.
Mozu health
Foot massage is a self-massage method with a long history in China, which can nourish yin and reduce fire, strengthen waist and kidney, and fill essence and marrow. Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, rubbed his feet in the morning and evening for decades, never stopping, and remained energetic and as old as ever until his later years. According to modern medical research, foot massage can promote blood circulation, stimulate nerve endings there, promote uric acid excretion, eliminate diseases and prolong life. Rubbing feet can also treat insomnia, dreaminess, dizziness, sore throat, hypertension, palpitation and other diseases. Its specific practice is:
① Rub your feet: you can do it in bed, twice in the morning and twice in the evening, with your feet facing each other. Rub your right foot with your left hand and your left foot with your right hand until your feet get hot.
② Pressing Yongquan point: This point is located in the plantar depression, in front of the plantar? At the junction of 1/3 and the back 2/3, the method is to massage from the center of the foot to the toes with the middle finger or forefinger, press once or twice every few days, and then press 10 times, and finally it can be increased to 500 times or even 1000 times. Over time, it will naturally play a role in tonifying the kidney, strengthening the brain and strengthening the body.
Warming kidney and preserving health
Lu You, a great poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, said: If you want to have nothing to do in life, two pears must be simmered. ? Here? Two pears? Testis. Ancient name of testis? Renal capsule? So the ancients called this work Dou Wei's Kidney Capsule? Also known as? Iron crotch work? . Modern medicine believes that testicular massage can increase local blood circulation and promote testicular endocrine function. Androgen can not only enhance male function, but also enhance protein synthesis, making people healthy and energetic. The specific approach is:
(1) hands rub hot, left hand kidney capsule, right hand little finger on the pubic hair of the lower abdomen, rubbing testicles, penis, etc. Hands up about 100 times; Changing hands will also wipe your pocket 100 times. Just start training, be gentle. The number of times can reach hundreds, depending on individual circumstances.
② Warm your hands, and then rub your testicles and penis back and forth appropriately 100 times or more.
③ Hold the testicles and penis in the palms of both hands and pull them up and down for 3 ~ 5 times.
4 Rub the testicles with your fingers, alternate your hands, and then rub the lower abdomen dozens of times. When practicing this skill, you must pay attention to the following points:
Step by step, no pain and discomfort after practice.
It is best to insist on long-distance running, boxing or swimming at the same time when practicing.
(3) Always clean the genitals and keep your hands clean to avoid inflammation.
(4) If you feel unwell, stop practicing and delay medical treatment.
⑤ This work should be done in bed and quilt in the morning and evening.
6. Restrain your sex life.
⑦ Impotence, premature ejaculation and the elderly and infirm are suitable for practicing this technique. Unmarried young people are forbidden to practice medicine.
Ear rubbing therapy
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the ear is the trick outside the kidney. The kidney directly affects the functions of various organs in the whole body through the meridian system, thus promoting people's overall health. Therefore, physicians of past dynasties created various forms of ears.
Health care work:
① Pull the left ear upward with your left hand and the right ear upward with your right hand, ten times each, or pull the ear with your hands crossed to make the qi and blood in the ear unblocked.
(2) Cover your ears with two palms, tap your fingers on your head 24 times, and hear rumbling in your ears. This method is also called. Playing drums? .
③ Press, rub and knead the two auricles with both hands, and then pull and move the two auricles respectively until the auricles are red and hot.
A form of therapy
After people enter middle age, various functions of the body begin to decline, the anus is slack, and diseases such as hemorrhoids, proctoptosis and constipation are prone to occur. This is an important signal of human aging. If we don't take active preventive measures at this time, it will definitely affect people's health. ? Lift the anus? It can strengthen kidney and delay aging. Generally, if you can persist in lifting the anus for more than one year, it will be effective. The specific method is: the legs are equally wide apart, the hands are attached to the outside of the thighs, the eyes are looking straight ahead, and the whole body is relaxed. Inhale through the nose, slowly and evenly. While inhaling, lift the anus intentionally, including the perineum. The anus is closed, and the lower abdomen contracts slightly upward. Pause, relax and exhale slowly. When exhaling, the abdomen and anus should be slowly relaxed. This is a tight and loose, and it has been done 10 many times. Every morning and evening. Pharyngeal humoral therapy
Pharyngeal fluid is also called. The red dragon stirs the sea? 、? Fetal food? , is an ancient way of fitness. Ancient health care experts believed that pharynx and body fluid can irrigate internal organs and moisten the skin of limbs; Blood circulation spirit, enhance digestive function, delay body aging. Its specific practice is: the upper body is naturally straight, sitting on the stool safely, legs apart like shoulder width, hands lightly placed on thighs, lips slightly closed, the whole body relaxed, and distractions removed. Breathe naturally, close your eyes gently and concentrate your thoughts on your mouth. Stir the teeth with your tongue first, generally around the upper and lower teeth, first left and then right, first up and then down, and then gently stir each 36 times in turn. The force should be gentle and natural, and then the tip of the tongue should be pressed against the palate 1 ~ 2 minutes to promote the parotid gland and sublingual gland to secrete saliva. When the saliva in the mouth is full, drum your cheeks 36 times. After gargling, the body fluid in the mouth is swallowed in three small mouthfuls, and the consciousness is transferred from the mouth to the mouth. Dantian? . There is not much body fluid when practicing this skill for the first time, but it will increase after practicing for a long time. This work can be done in the morning, during lunch break and during sleep, and it is better to do more.
Bathing system
All previous generations of health experts have emphasized it? Do you want to knead more noodles? . Sun Zhenren's health song says: If you want to fly, you can't repair Kunlun. Wipe your hands often. ? Modern medicine believes that face rubbing can improve blood circulation, enhance skin elasticity, reduce wrinkles, moisturize the face, delay aging, and prevent and treat colds, headaches, brain swelling, tears in the wind, toothache, nasal congestion, facial paralysis and salivation. The specific method is: rub your hands hot, keep your palms close to your forehead, rub them from top to bottom with a little force, and go back and forth about 20 times; Then use two thumbs to point to the back and gently wipe the sides of the nose from top to bottom for about 20 times until the face is ruddy and slightly hot. At the same time, massage the acupoints of Tang Yin and Xiang Ying. Do it at least twice a day to take effect. Don't use the sore on your face when it hasn't healed.
Grasping head health