When it comes to Chinese's health, the biggest problem is "spleen deficiency".
It is no exaggeration to say that ten people go to see a Chinese medicine practitioner, and nine will get a diagnosis of "spleen deficiency".
The spleen is also the "acquired foundation" of people, which means that after birth, the continuation of life activities and the metaplasia and enrichment of essence, qi, blood and jin liquid all depend on the physiological functions of the main movement of the spleen.
Once "spleen deficiency" occurs, multiple systems of the human body will have problems, including the digestive system, hematopoietic system, and even the reproductive system, as well as the body's motor function.
And this is often the early stage of the beginning of the disease -
Why are Chinese people prone to spleen deficiency?
1. Excessive thinking
TCM believes that "the mind is the god", and all mental activities of the human body need to be controlled by the mind.
In the five elements, fire gives birth to earth, fire corresponds to the heart, and earth corresponds to the spleen.
People who think too much, their hearts are consumed too much, they are naturally unable to give birth to soil, and their temper is weakened.
This is also why the literati of the past and many intellectuals now give people the impression of "unrestrained chicken power", and their spleen deficiency is caused by excessive brain use and too heavy thinking.
And Chinese people have always been good at using brains, and even minds, which increases the chance of "temper" being damaged.
2. Too comfortable
Chinese weak muscles are innate, and the spleen dominates the limbs and muscles, so if you do not arrange your daily activities well, muscle overwork and overwork will affect the spleen.
In the past Chinese lived by labor, overwork was a common thing, and naturally consumed temper; Modern people generally lack exercise, and from overwork to overwork, and the use of advance and waste will also weaken the temper, resulting in spleen deficiency.
3. Eat and drink
China is a big agricultural country, and in an agrarian society, people "depend on the sky for food", and hunger and satiety are very common.
Modern people have experienced a huge change from "insufficient food and clothing" to "moderate prosperity", and eating too much or often eating some high-calorie foods will hurt the spleen and stomach.
Spleen deficiency, there will be changes here
Many people are used to judging whether they have spleen deficiency through their own symptoms and tongue manifestations.
For people without medical professional training, it is often difficult to get an accurate answer through the above methods.
Therefore, today Xiaolangzhong teaches everyone a simpler way - look at Zusanli!
Zusanli is a key point for strengthening the spleen that we commonly use, which is located three inches below the eyes of our legs and knees, that is, the width of four fingers and a horizontal finger outside the tibia.
If you feel a depression here, it may indicate spleen deficiency.
If it is also accompanied by symptoms such as bloating, abdominal pain, indigestion, loss of appetite, diarrhea and constipation, then your spleen deficiency is "inseparable".
In fact, this method of judging the deficiency of the spleen has long been recorded in the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Scripture, Coffin, Meridian" - "The truth must be seen, the void must be lowered, and the blind will not be seen, and seek the upper and lower".
This means that many empirical and false evidence on the body will appear concave or convex changes in acupuncture points.
So you can feel free to try it out.
What to do with spleen deficiency?
As we all know, the most important thing to regulate the spleen and stomach is a reasonable diet, about which most people are familiar with and will not repeat it.
Today, what Xiao Langzhong wants to share with you is a small action to nourish the spleen and stomach——
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the key to regulating the spleen and stomach is to follow the law of changes in the qi machine of each organ.
Stomach qi is mainly lowered, and the spleen is mainly rising, which means that the food is rotten through the stomach and needs to descend into the small intestine for the next step of digestion and absorption, and the spleen is to infuse the essence of food to the lungs, and then to other tissues and organs.
Through the orderly movement of the spleen and stomach, the whole body can be adequately nourished.
The action of raising the arm alone recorded in the eight dan jin uses this mechanism and is very useful for regulating the spleen and stomach.
Method:
1. Stand up with your legs slightly bent at the knees, palms of both hands up, and hold them in front of your lower abdomen.
2. Turn the palm of the left hand, raise it up, and press down next to the right crotch with the palm of the right hand.
3. Spread both palms up and down, while standing up straight with both legs and stretching the entire body.
4. Hold for 2 seconds at a time, return both hands to their original state, close in front of the lower abdomen, and relax the whole body.
5. After one set is completed, switch to your right hand and repeat 30 times.
Note: Inhale slowly when raising the arm, the lower abdomen is slightly contracted, and when the arm falls, exhale slowly, the lower abdomen is slightly loose.
This article synthesizes itself from the Great Doctor Guan Wei, Jinlan Traditional Chinese Medicine Society, etc