The Yellow Emperor s Inner Canon teaches you how to maintain health in winter
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In the third month of winter, this is called 'closed storage', where the water, ice, and earth are cracked, and there is no disturbance to the yang. When lying down early and getting up late, one must wait for the sunlight, so that one's mind can remain calm and hidden. If there is any private intention, if it has already been obtained, it will warm up when it is cold, and there will be no leakage of the skin, causing the qi to be urgently taken away. This is the way to nourish the storage of winter qi. If it is reversed, it will damage the kidneys. In spring, it will be impotence, and there will be few people who give birth
The content we are learning today is the health preservation method of "Winter March". This passage comes from the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon - Four Qi Regulating Divine Treatise". The original text is written as follows: "Winter March, this is called closed storage. The water and ice on the ground are cracked, and there is no disturbance to the yang. Lying down early and waking up late, one must wait for the sunlight, so that the mind can be hidden and hidden. If there is any private intention, if it has already been obtained, the cold will be removed and the skin will be warm without leakage, causing the qi to be urgently taken away. This is the way to nourish and store the winter qi. If it is reversed, it will damage the kidneys, and spring will cause impotence and fainting. There are few who serve life
Winter in March "refers to the three months after the beginning of winter, while" closed storage "refers to the latent vitality and the accumulation of yang energy. The term 'water ice ground cracking' here refers to cracking, 'causing qi to be urgently taken away', and 'urgent' means urgent. Spring is called impotence, which refers to the weakness and coldness of the hands and feet. What is reverse cooling? The feeling of coldness from fingertips to elbows and shoulders is called reverse coldness of hands and feet.
What does this paragraph mean? It is October, November, and December in winter, referring to the lunar calendar. These three months refer to winter, which is the season when all living phenomena are hidden. The yang energy in nature is deeply hidden, while the yin and cold energy is vigorous, showing a scene of cold wind, frozen water, and cracked ground. In order to adapt to this environment, people also need to reduce their activities, which means' harmony between heaven and man '. That is to say, human activities should correspond to the activities of nature, and humans should also correspond to the state of nature. So, in response to the environment, people should reduce outdoor activities, which is called "undisturbed yang", and not disturb the yang energy in the body. Early bedtime and late bedtime "means to rest early and wake up late. We must wait for the sun to rise before getting up, in order to avoid the invasion of coldness. To calm one's thoughts and emotions, one must be calm and composed. To calm one's thoughts and emotions, one must be calm and composed, while to conceal oneself means to hide. One must calm one's thoughts and emotions as if they have gained something, and be unwilling to disclose personal information or secrets. Only then can this mentality be nurtured and stored. Winter is the final stage of growth, maturation, harvesting, and storage, known as' nurturing and storing '. Keep your mood calm and maintain a calm appearance. At this time, you should also pay attention to keeping warm and avoiding the cold. Do not let your skin easily release sweat to prevent the loss of yang energy. The above are the health preservation methods that adapt to the characteristics of the winter "Tibetan" solar term. If this method is violated, it will damage the kidneys, and in spring, "impotence" and "syncope" will occur.
Erectile dysfunction "and" Jue disease "refer to the condition where the hands and feet are weak, weak, and cold. Because winter is the foundation of spring, only after the 'winter storage' is done can spring begin to flourish. If there is no good storage of essence and yang energy in winter, it is like a plant without roots. It should sprout in spring, but when it should grow, it cannot, which can lead to the symptoms of "impotence" and "syncope".
The overall principle of "regulating the four qi and regulating the spirit" in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon is that if the previous solar term is not well maintained, the next solar term will be damaged. For example, if the "harvest" is not well maintained in autumn, it will turn into "meal diarrhea" in winter, causing diarrhea and not melting after finishing the grain.
If you don't take good care of your "hide" in winter, you won't be able to grow hair in spring, and your hands and feet will easily become cold and weak. All of this is permeated with the truth that the previous solar term is precisely the foundation of the next solar term. So, the cycle of birth, growth, transformation, collection, and storage, each link is the beginning and foundation of the next solar term. According to the principle stated in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, we know that winter should be kept in seclusion. What is meant by seclusion? Just two points. Firstly, it is necessary to maintain mental calmness, which is called 'if hidden, if there is any private intention'. This means calming the mind, as if hiding something, as if having a private matter and not telling others. Maintaining this kind of quietness, maintaining this state of collection, is the spirit. Secondly, the body is called 'Wuyang', which warms up when it goes cold and has no skin leakage. Do not disturb the yang energy, do not sweat profusely, do not let the skin release a lot of sweat. To "warm up after removing the cold" means to go to a warm environment, do not be too cold, as it can damage the body's meridians. We all know that 'water conquers fire' in the Five Elements, where fire corresponds to the heart and water corresponds to winter. During winter, the heart is most susceptible to injury. So, we see that especially in the northern regions during winter, the frequency of heart attacks increases, and cerebrovascular disease also increases. At this point, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, it seems that there is a problem with the "heart" organ, which is caused by the damage of yang qi.
Up to now, we have also found that in winter, many people have heart problems and experience palpitations and palpitations. The precordial area of the heart, including its reflex zone, as well as the back and arms, can cause pain. When encountering cold weather, or cloudy, snowy, or windy weather changes, the organs in the body first react, just like the weather forecast. The next day it will cool down, and my heart will react first. This is the deficiency of yang qi in the heart, which is called heart yang deficiency or heart yang deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine. In clinical practice, Guizhi, dried ginger, Atractylodes macrocephala, licorice, and sometimes Danshen are used to regulate and achieve good results. These are all methods of health preservation.
In the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, we see the concept of "regulating the gods throughout the four seasons". Some of the ideas and methods used here are actually related to human diseases and qi. The most important thing in traditional Chinese medicine is to regulate qi, which is the qi mechanism of the human body. When the body gets sick, it is also due to the disorder or imbalance of qi mechanism.
Overall, the methods of adjusting the body in March of spring, March of summer, March of autumn, and March of winter actually explain the cyclical process of a person's body qi generation, growth, transformation, collection, and storage throughout the year. That is to say, the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon always runs through the idea of "correspondence between heaven and man". Heaven and earth refer to nature, while humans refer to our lives. Our lives correspond to nature, influencing and permeating each other. Especially during the four seasons, the body changes differently according to different solar terms, so we need to adapt to these seasonal changes to maintain our health.
Disclaimer: This article is a sharing of health knowledge. The drugs, prescriptions, acupuncture and moxibustion and other treatment and health preserving methods mentioned in this article should be applied under the guidance of professional doctors, and should not be applied by yourself. We are not responsible for any issues arising from improper use.
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