Hua Tuo not only has superb medical skills, but also dabbles in a wide range. He can use drugs, acupuncture, moxibustion and surgery ... He was praised as a "magic doctor" by people at that time, saying that he had the ability to bring back the dead. However, the prescription that such a famous doctor left to his two apprentices when he died was not a prescription for treating diseases, but a prescription for preserving health.
The two prescriptions that Hua Tuo handed down to his disciples were "prevention". One is "Lacquer Leaves Sticking" and the other is "Wuqinxi".
Huangdi Neijing first recorded "prevention before illness". "It is said that the sage failed to cure the disease before, and failed to cure the disease without disorder. This is also called. The doctor's illness has become medicine, and disorder has become a cure ... ",which means that saints treat diseases" before they get sick ". If they wait until the disease happens, it will be as late as when they are thirsty. Even an imperial doctor like Hua Tuo, when he encounters a helpless serious illness, can't help but send out the feeling of "if only he had been treated earlier".
Lacquer leaf green sticky powder has long been lost. According to research, it is made of Polygonatum odoratum or Polygonatum sibiricum, which is a good health care prescription for people who are short of body fluid and often stay up late to hurt yin. Wuqinxi has been passed down to this day.
Wuqinxi is Hua Tuo's habit of observing animals' living habits and sports dormancy for a long time. He summarized, induced and evolved a set of effective bionic technologies according to human physiological functions. They are tiger, deer, bear, ape and bird, which is a set of exercises that can exercise the qi and blood of human organs, meridians and collaterals, and has many benefits. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, after exercising according to law, Hua Tuo's apprentice, Wu Pu, was still in his 90 s and his ears were bright and his teeth were clenched, which was one of the sports valued by the imperial courts in past dynasties.
Modern medical research also proves that Wuqinxi, as a medical gymnastics, can not only stretch human muscles and joints, but also improve heart and lung function and promote the normal development of tissues and organs. 1982 The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the State Sports Commission of China issued a notice, regarding Wuqinxi as one of the contents of "Healthy physical education class" promoted by medical science. In 200 1 year, the State General Administration of Sports entrusted Shanghai Institute of Physical Education to sort out and study the Five Animal Plays, and compiled and published the Five Animal Plays of Fitness Qigong, which is also a more authoritative and authentic version today. Interested people can go online to find videos.
There are also ways to practice wuqinxi. Tao Hongjing said in "Keeping Healthy and Prolonging Life Record" that is to say, when practicing, don't care too much about the degree of exertion and the number of times of practice, just sweat a little.
"Fitness Qigong Wuqinxi" suggests that you should slow down your breathing and adjust your breathing frequency during practice, which can also massage the internal organs. Also, relax your body and muscles and wear loose clothes, so that your movements will be more coherent.
Contemporary people are under great pressure of life, their bodies are in sub-health state for a long time, and all kinds of back pain and cervical pain ... If conditions permit, you can take time to practice 3-4 times a week for about half an hour each time, which can not only relieve physical fatigue, but also relax your spirit. Why not?
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References:
1, Wuqinxi, Baidu Encyclopedia;
2. Health Qigong Management Center of the State Sports General Administration: Health Qigong Wuqinxi, Beijing: People's Sports Publishing House, 2003.