Therefore, in spring, it is good to suffer from bleeding, in midsummer, it is good to suffer from chest and rib diseases, in long summer, it is good to suffer from cold in the cave, in autumn, it is good to suffer from wind and malaria, and in winter, it is good to suffer from rheumatism and syncope. "- Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, Su Wen, Jin Kui Zhen Commentary, Volume 4
Midsummer is the time of summer when one is good at treating chest and rib diseases. We mentioned before that in summer, illness is in the heart and Yu is in the chest and ribs. The last time we talked about those with summer qi, the disease is hidden, and here it mainly refers to the heart. Last time in class, everyone listened carefully, and once you listen again, you will understand. In summer, the corresponding organ is the heart, so its manifestation is the chest and rib area. The chest refers to the chest, and the rib area is the side from the axilla to the ribs. Pain and discomfort in this position are all symptoms of it.
For people with heart problems, the first symptom is chest tightness, the second is shortness of breath, and the third is palpitations, mainly due to these three points. At the beginning, it's just chest tightness, shortness of breath, and palpitations. As it progresses, this area of the heart will ache, which modern medicine describes as precordial pain. Some patients may experience pain radiating to the back and scapula, while others describe pain in the armpits and ribs, which are all manifestations of heart problems radiating from the past. Some people describe it inaccurately, saying that they have a painful appetite. Many people do not know what appetite means. Appetite is a local dialect in the north, and painful appetite refers to the depression below the sternum, which is called "heart pit". Pain in this area is called painful appetite. What is it actually? It's not stomach pain, everyone should pay attention and make a differential diagnosis. When practicing medicine, be careful and meticulous. He said that his appetite hurts, and many people are misled. Sometimes clinical doctors can easily be misled by one sentence. So when we were studying medicine, the teacher repeatedly emphasized the importance of understanding what the patient's chief complaint was? What is he describing? What exactly does it mean, rather than simply listening to what the patient says. Sometimes the word described in the patient's spoken or colloquial language does not match our actual symptom description.
For example, when it comes to stomach pain, the pain in the middle of the precordial area is definitely not stomach pain. Be careful, you need to treat your stomach pain according to your heart condition. So what I just talked about is a manifestation of chest and rib diseases, which are all manifestations of heart disease.
I just mentioned that in the early stages of heart disease, it is characterized by chest tightness, shortness of breath, and palpitations, followed by pain. For example, pain in the anterior chest area of the left chest, radiating to the back and then to the armpit, some people radiating to the arm, causing pain in both arms, and some people describing it as appetite pain, which is pain in the chest and rib area. These are all manifestations of the heart, and this is the second step. The third step is myocardial infarction. The common people call it myocardial infarction, which is actually myocardial infarction. This condition manifests as a feeling of impending death, which is very serious. If someone has suffered from myocardial infarction, they will never forget this feeling for the rest of their life, which is the feeling of impending death. The feeling of feeling like they are about to die only occurs when they have a heart disease.
When kidney disease, liver disease, lung disease, and spleen and stomach disease occur, there will never be a sense of impending death or feeling like one is about to die. Only one organ is sick, and there is a feeling of imminent death, which is heart disease, with a sense of impending death. So the ancient Chinese people discovered that the heart was in trouble, and once the heart had the symptom of myocardial infarction, it would feel like it was dying. Therefore, the traditional Chinese medicine called the heart storing the spirit, and believed that the heart and the spirit were connected. This is amazing. We all know that according to modern medicine, the conscious activity of God is mainly in the nervous system, which is mainly in the brain, not in the heart. The heart is the circulatory system, different from the nervous system. But the problem arises, patients' self perception and chief complaints often have a sense of impending death, so I will share this with you in the future. It is about the differences and connections between the understanding of life in traditional Chinese medicine and the current understanding of life in science. There may seem to be some contradictions between the two, but they are actually unified. In the future, I will have a special class to teach this part.
This is what we are talking about as' good for chest and rib cage diseases in midsummer '. In summer, we sweat a lot, and many young people don't feel much. Those who are more prone to illness, especially the elderly, sweat more in summer and soon have symptoms of heart disease such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and palpitations. In addition, if you can't sleep well for several consecutive days, the precordial area will immediately ache, which is all heart disease. So, in summer, it's important to cultivate yang energy. Nourishing yang in spring and summer, nourishing yin in autumn and winter. It is necessary to maintain yang energy well in spring and summer, and the key to good maintenance is to nourish the heart. Spring is about nurturing the liver, summer is about nurturing the heart, which means not sweating too much and preserving your heart and vitality. This is the way to maintain health in summer.
Many people don't understand the concept of 'Chang Xia is good at treating diseases and releasing cold through caves'. I have specifically mentioned it before. Chang Xia refers to the time when summer and autumn intersect, which is similar to the period of Sanfu. During this time, the corresponding internal organs are the spleen and stomach, and if the spleen and stomach qi are weak, it is called' Dong Xie Han Zhong '.' Dong Xie 'has been specifically mentioned before, and the disease caused by' Dong Xie 'is diarrhea. The term 'cave diarrhea' emphasizes the inability to melt after eating something, and the urgency of diarrhea is called 'cave diarrhea'.
'Hanzhong' means the presence of cold qi in the middle, which is the spleen and stomach deficiency cold syndrome. Zhang Zhicong's annotation is: "The spleen is the highest yin in the yin, unable to transform heat, but rather cold." The spleen is the highest yin in the yin, and there are six meridians in the foot meridian, among which the Taiyin meridian is the spleen meridian. If the spleen meridian becomes cold, it is not easy to warm up. Therefore, when we see those old stomach coldness, why is old stomach coldness? There is a type of patient called chronic stomach disease, also known as chronic stomach cold disease. This type of patient takes a long time to recover, like the patients treated by Zhang Jingyue in the book "Jingyue Quanshu", who have been recovering for three to four years and eating more than ten to twenty pounds of ginseng before slowly regulating their spleen and stomach. This indicates that chronic stomach diseases are difficult to treat.
Why is it difficult to treat? Because the spleen is the ultimate yin, it is extremely difficult to warm it up. It feels a bit like undergoing a complete transformation and changing a set of organs. This requires high standards for both doctors and patients, requiring doctors to be very precise in medication and accurate in diagnosis. Patients are required to cooperate and regulate their bodies well, so that they cannot work hard, eat or drink cold food, or let the wind blow, and maintain their yang energy. This feeling is like finally igniting a small flame. You have to hold it with your hands and not let the wind blow it out, so that it can slowly grow and the yang energy can be maintained. (Please follow WeChat: pengxinboshi) Many people have disappointed me now. Some patients have finally been prescribed good medication, which is also very targeted and has been very good after taking it for a period of time. But like protecting a small flame, after finally lighting it up for him, he went out to play for seven days, staying up late and flying every day. When he came back, he saw that the symptoms were not good again, and the indicators came out again, and the symptoms reappeared. It was finally cured, but after seven days of turmoil, it relapsed again.
Some people may wonder if it will always be like this, but it's not. After the symptoms have disappeared, it is necessary to take care of the body. It is like using your hands to protect this small flame. After it gradually becomes bigger and brighter, you can release your hand. When the wind blows, it is not easy to blow it out. At the beginning, it is necessary to take care of it. That's why many patients, after being cured, repeatedly go through the process of recovery. The reason for this is the lack of a nurturing process. (Please follow WeChat: pengxinboshi) In traditional Chinese medicine, the process of recuperation is called consolidation treatment, which means that you don't need to take medicine every day during this period. You may take a pair of medicine every two or three days, but the most important thing during this period is to take good care of your body. Don't stay up late, don't be tired, and don't talk too much. I have listed eight rules for everyone, in total, including not having sexual activity too frequently, not playing on your phone until late every day, and so on. I have very detailed rules. Anyone who follows the methods I suggest for health preservation will be better. Some young people recover quickly, like those who have damaged their sperm. Middle aged and elderly people can achieve good improvement after a period of adjustment. If you cooperate and pay attention to taking care of your body, it will be easier for you to recover quickly. This is the meaning of "cold in the middle", which means that the spleen and stomach in the middle burner are deficient and cold, and the cold qi is in the middle burner. So, Changxia corresponds to the spleen, which is the organ that reaches the Yin level. It is difficult to get rid of cold diseases, so 'Changxia is good at relieving cold in the cave'.

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