Those with yang qi, when they are tired, will open up, their essence will be exhausted, and they will accumulate in summer, causing people to faint. They cannot see with their eyes blind, cannot hear with their ears closed, and will collapse like a broken city, gurgling uncontrollably. "- Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, Su Wen, Qi Qi Tong Tian Lun Chapter 3
Those with yang energy, when they are tired, will open up, their essence will be exhausted, and they will accumulate in summer, causing people to faint. Blind eyes cannot see, closed ears cannot hear, and they will collapse like a ruin, gurgling uncontrollably
This original text is a bit long, let's explain it paragraph by paragraph. When does the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon suggest that the Yang energy can be consumed, as the saying goes, 'Those with Yang energy will be exhausted when they are troubled.'? It's called 'when you're tired, it's hard'. Irritable "annoyance" was believed by ancient people to be a combination of "complexity" and "heaviness", referring to abundance, while "annoyance" referred to excessive labor. 'Zhang' refers to the meaning of 'Kang Sheng' and 'Wai Zhang'. Describing a person who is quite exhausted and overworked, their yang energy opens up and becomes vigorous outside. Once the excess yang energy is released, it will all dissipate. Once the yang energy is released, it is called "Jingjue". When the essence and qi are depleted, long-term consumption of yin essence leads to depletion of essence and qi. "Jue" means depletion.
Looking further down, 'Bi Ji Yu Xia' refers to the opening of a 'bi' on top and the 'clothing' and 'folds' on the bottom of a garment. The word' bi 'refers to the folds of a garment. 'Bi Ji' is extended to mean repetition, and Bi Ji is the accumulation of repetition. Repetitive accumulation, especially in summer, causes the natural yang energy to surge and the human body's yang energy to also surge, always dissipating and consuming outward, forcing the body's yin essence to further torment and "make people faint". Jianjue "is an ancient disease name that refers to a condition in which the excess of yang qi causes the suffering of yin essence, leading to qi reversal and fainting. In the "Su Wen Wu Zhu", it is said: "The upper four stem from the instability of Yang Qi, which gives rise to external sensations, while the lower three stem from internal injuries that damage Yang Qi." Exhaustion refers to the disturbance and frequent disturbance of Yang Qi. "When Yang Qi expands and becomes exhausted due to fire, the fire will dry up, causing the essence to be depleted. This is done by delaying and accumulating until the summer month. When both the inside and outside are hot, the fire will become more intense and lean, and the isolated Yang will be completely extinguished, like boiling and boiling, hence the name" Jian Jue "
The "Su Wen Wu Zhu" explains this passage very smoothly and clarifies the underlying reasons. It is said that frequent disturbance of yang qi will cause it to expand. It's like turning up the heat under a pot, and once the heat is up, the water in the pot will quickly dry up. "If the fire is hot, it will dry up". This water is equivalent to Yin essence. We have seen many people turning up the fire too much. Their Yin essence, which is the essence in the kidneys, is very scarce like oil, and the flame is particularly strong, which quickly burns up the oil. Once the fire is over, this situation accumulates repeatedly, especially in summer when the yang energy is stretched out, the fire is still very strong, and the water in the pot is gone. This belongs to dry boiling this pot, just like frying in the pot, and the result will be gas reflux and fainting. The ancient people gave this disease a name called "Jianjue", which refers to the "frying" of eggs. It's like a pot without water, and the heat is still boiling vigorously. When the water is gone, the water is equivalent to essence. If it is boiled dry there, the body's Yin essence is all gone, and the person becomes angry and faints. This is called "Jianjue". We will see later that there is another type of Jue called "Bo Jue", also known as "pai Jue" or "po Jue". "Bo" is the thick and thin "Bo", which is another Jue syndrome. The one in front is called 'Jianjue', which is equivalent to a kind of jue caused by the torture of Yin essence.
The symptoms of Jue are very interesting as we will see later. "Blind eyes cannot see, closed ears cannot hear," the eyes cannot see anything, and the ears seem to be blocked, unable to hear anything. The sound of 'Kuai Kuai Hu' is like a broken city, gurgling uncontrollably '.' Kuai Kuai Hu 'is a polyphonic word used to describe the state of water rushing. In this context, it describes the onset of symptoms such as the collapse of a dam. This is called the 'Collapse Like a Damaged City', and the 'City' connects to the 'Zhu' - the 'Zhu' on the 'White Hair Fishing and Woodcutting River', referring to the waterproof embankment. It means that this water has already washed away this waterproof embankment. Describing the disease of Jianjue as if it were a great flood that broke thousands of miles away, coming with a fierce and particularly fast force. The gurgling sound is unstoppable, "referring to the appearance of water flow. This place describes the rapid onset of symptoms in Jianjue, as if a dam has burst and it is difficult to control this situation.
When this passage is related to clinical practice, it can be found that the content of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon can be frequently seen in clinical practice, and people may also encounter it in real life. People with long-term liver and kidney deficiency are prone to stroke. What are the manifestations of stroke? Stroke develops particularly quickly at the beginning. We all know that stroke is a symptom of the central nervous system where the blood vessels in the brain either clot or rupture. If the hematoma is located in the visual area and the eyes cannot see it, it may be a symptom of the central nervous system; Some people are trapped in the language center, and due to the blood clot, they cannot speak; Some people are trapped in the auditory center, which is relatively rare.
In fact, the passage in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon states that the eyes can no longer see and the ears can no longer hear, referring to the meaning of "obscuring the upper body". This problem lies in the upper body, the brain, and the head clearing the body. Both visual and auditory abilities are impaired, leading to language problems. In clinical practice, we may encounter some patients who have language disorders, thinking disorders, and visual impairments after stroke. For example, if you can't see or are partially blind, there may be some issues with the visual area. There are also issues with the auditory area, but they are relatively rare. This phenomenon mostly refers to stroke caused by liver and kidney deficiency. It is very difficult for such people to think well, why? Because the stroke caused by liver and kidney damage requires a long time to nourish the kidneys and liver.
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