In the south, heat generates fire, fire generates bitterness, bitterness generates heart, heart generates blood, blood generates spleen, and heart governs tongue. It is heat in the sky, fire in the earth, pulse in the body, heart in the organs, red in color, symbol in sound, laughter in sound, sorrow in change, tongue in the orifice, bitterness in taste, and joy in aspiration. Happiness and sadness are overcome by fear, happiness is overcome by heat, cold is overcome by heat, bitterness is overcome by qi, and saltiness is overcome by bitterness
Let's go on to say, 'When changes turn into worries, when the senses turn into tongues, when tastes turn into bitterness, and when aspirations turn into joy.'. In the fifth chapter of the "Great Treatise on the Relationship between Yin and Yang", there is a lot of discussion about changes, but very little is mentioned in other chapters. The liver wood is changing to grip. As I mentioned last time, children with particularly strong muscles have stronger grip strength. As they age, their grip strength gradually decreases. Many people will give up their hands when they die, and their grip strength will be completely open. Change is a special change among the five organs, and the correspondence between the five elements is only mentioned in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, not in other classics. For example, fire generates heart and wood generates liver, which may be found in other classics such as "Huainanzi", "L ü shi Chunqiu" or "Baihu Tongyi". However, something as profound as this, like changing into grasping or worrying, disappears. What does it mean that you are changing from worry to worry in the heart system? The changes in emotions belong to worry and joy, as long as there is worry, there is joy, and these two things will affect the internal organs of the body.
Do we remember where the liver and wood opened their orifices? Open the eyes, in the eyes. The opening of the mind lies in the tongue, especially the tip of the tongue, and you can tell whether this person's inner turmoil is really strong or not. The taste is bitter ", which is quite important. Some people have a bitter taste in their mouth every morning when they wake up. There are some patients with liver problems, anxiety, liver depression, and qi stagnation. The first thing these people do when they wake up in the morning is to drink a cup of warm water and rinse their mouth first. They feel that their mouth is particularly bitter and has a taste when they sleep all night yesterday. This is because the taste is bitter, and bitterness is the taste of fire. Therefore, as long as the fire is on, the mouth is bitter. After the fire is on, mouth sores are easy to occur and the corners of the mouth are easy to rot. These are all manifestations of fire, because" fire is hot ", the body is very interesting, and fire always moves upwards. For example, if the eyes are on fire, the eyes will turn red. I feel like my mouth is on fire, and I have developed mouth sores and ulcers. My face is on fire, and I have long bumps on my face. My eyes are on fire, and my whites are red. My ears are burning and ringing in my ears. Some people have a burning sensation in their ears, causing pus to flow inside. These are all signs of internal heat. Nose burning, nose bleeding, and dry nasal cavity. Where does the fire in the kidneys go? The fire in the kidney travels to the teeth, causing toothache, bleeding, and inflammation of the gums. These are all caused by internal heat, but it is important to note why the fire tends to move upwards. Have you ever had a rash on your feet when the fire rises.
Why don't you walk towards your thighs, towards your heels, always upwards, always focused on your head? Has anyone ever said that when I get on fire, my arms hurt, my legs and stomach become twisted, and when I get on fire, my feet hurt? No, Fire always moves upwards and tends to focus on the head, which is why ancient people discovered this characteristic called "fire is on the hot side". Therefore, these medicines for clearing fire are all beneficial to the head's ears and nose. White chrysanthemum clears liver fire and clears the eyes. After eating white chrysanthemum, not only do the eyes feel comfortable, but the taste in the mouth also disappears. The nose seems to be ventilated because white chrysanthemum clears the heat and wind, and the fire in the nasal cavity is also cleared out. After eating white chrysanthemum, the ears are not as loud. I just gave the case of white chrysanthemum. We know this principle in clinical practice. Sometimes we use chrysanthemum, mulberry leaves, bamboo leaves, honeysuckle and other ingredients to make a small prescription together. After eating it, the fire in the head, ears, and nose can be cleared away. Why? In fact, fire all comes from one fire. Everyone should pay attention to the inner fire. The heart governs the fire. If the heart is not anxious or anxious, can it ignite fire? There is a saying in ancient times that goes, 'A calm heart naturally cools down.' As long as there is no heart fire, other fires are not easy to go up. On the contrary, when the heart fire is strong, all the fires will go up with it, which is equivalent to a wick in the middle of the head. Once the wick is lit, as long as the fire inside the head is ignited, the fire may come out from the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and seven orifices on the head. From all seven orifices, it is easy to go out because there is a mass of fire in the brain, which is caused by the heart fire. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine is used to regulate it. It's not just about clearing any orifice. For example, like a lantern, after extinguishing the flame in the center, all the flames in these seven orifices are extinguished. This is his principle of treating diseases, So some experts like to use Huanglian and Huangqin to clear the heart fire. We learn from "Treatise on Cold Damage" that Zhang Zhongjing's clear heart fire is super simple. Sanhuang Xiexin Tang uses Huanglian, Huangqin, and Dahuang. Whether it's the fire in the nose, ears, mouth, or tongue, as long as it's the fire in the seven orifices, you can remove it all, because if you extinguish the middle fire, there won't be any fire coming out of the seven orifices. That's the reason.
What kind of thinking should we bring when studying the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon? It is a continuous thinking that can be directly applied to the clinical practice of "Treatise on Cold Damage" and to our daily lives. Therefore, everyone must remember that clearing fire is the fire of the heart. How did Heartfire come about? In fact, it's just resentment, anger, and annoyance. You worry, worry, and crave every day. When a person becomes greedy, they are prone to anger and hatred. When a person becomes angry, their brain heats up and they become foolish. When a person gets angry, their intelligence decreases. So greed, anger, and ignorance are interconnected, and ancient sages called them greed, anger, and ignorance. In fact, these three are three physiological states, and the origin of these physiological states is greed. What is greed? It's just that we have a lot of desires, so if we want to keep our body healthy and extinguish the fire in our hearts, we have to get rid of greed, get rid of desires, and after diluting greed and desires, we can be calm and composed. After a person is no longer greedy, what other troubles does he have? Worries can be eliminated by 95%, without greed or desire. This type of person has at least 95% less worries. If there are no people who can generate hatred, they will not hate. After not hating, the whole day will be peaceful, and they will definitely not be foolish, very calm and clear headed. Therefore, the key issue lies in greed, so it is necessary to go greedy. Once a person has no greed, it is easy to be happy. Therefore, the normal mindset is to be happy among the five mindsets, and he will be joyful and happy.
Children before the age of three have no greed and their hearts are very peaceful. They are happy and cheerful every day, and they laugh whenever they have nothing to do. Adults can't laugh once or twice a year. What's the reason? It's about children having a peaceful mind, which is called having no worries. Because there are no worries, they can eliminate all suffering, and all suffering can be eliminated. It's true and not empty, so the mind is not worried, and they can have a happy heart every day. This is a very good way to maintain health. You don't have fire anymore. Without fire, the circulation of qi and blood is good, and blood can flow in the veins. The heart produces blood, blood produces spleen, and the spleen and stomach nourish well. The foundation of the day after tomorrow, the source of qi and blood biochemistry, is sufficient, so it's not easy to get sick. From beginning to end, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon tells us a rule that we need to maintain a very good mentality. Once the mentality is good, it's more important than anything else, it's more important than how much you eat. Jin health products are more effective, this is the secret of health preservation.
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