Let's talk about the health things of Lichun
Fan Letter] Dear Doctor, Hello! I am a big fan of yours and have developed a keen interest in TCM culture in recent years. Recently, when I was studying Baduanjin, I noticed that there is a formula called "Shaking the head and swinging the tail to go to the heart fire: summer to nourish the heart", I would like to ask you, what is the effect of this style on purifying the heart and nourishing the heart? Can you explain this in rigorous and scientific language? Looking forward to hearing from you!
Popular science answers] Dear fans, hello! Thank you very much for your attention and support to TCM culture. As for your questions, I will try my best to answer them in rigorous and scientific language.
First of all, we need to understand that Baduanjin is a kind of health preservation with a long history**, which integrates traditional Chinese medicine theory, guidance, massage and other methods, which has a significant effect on strengthening the body and preventing diseases. And the style of "shaking the head and tail to go to the heart: summer heart" is an important action in Baduanjin for summer heart.
In summer, the climate is hot, and people are prone to exuberance, which is manifested by symptoms such as emotional irritability, insomnia, dreams, and dry mouth. Traditional Chinese medicine theory believes that the heart is the main god, and if the heart is too hot, the spirit is not resigned, and it is easy to have psychological problems such as palpitations and anxiety. Therefore, it is particularly important to nourish the heart in summer.
Shaking the head and tail to remove the heart fire: "Xia nourishing the heart" formula, through the action of shaking the head and tail, the meridians of the whole body are dredged, especially for the heart and its surrounding areas of the blood circulation has a good regulatory effect. This action can promote the downward movement of the heart, making people calm and refreshed.
Specifically, shaking the head can stimulate the meridians of the head, promote the flow of qi and blood, help clear away heat and detoxification, calm and calm the nerves; Tail swinging can activate the waist meridians and enhance kidney function, so as to achieve the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, nourishing yin and reducing fire. At the same time, this pose can also exercise the muscles of the chest cavity and back, which helps to expand the chest cage and improve the cardiopulmonary function.
In addition, I would like to share an ancient recipe to further illustrate the importance of nurturing the mind. The ancient recipe is called "Cinnabar Tranquility Pill", which is composed of cinnabar, Coptis chinensis, licorice, angelica, rehmannia and other medicinal materials. This prescription is mainly used for symptoms such as heart palpitations, insomnia, and irritability caused by excessive heart fire and insufficient yin blood. Among them, cinnabar has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, calming the nerves; Coptis chinensis can clear away heat and dampness, relieve fire and detoxify; licorice blends medicines; Angelica sinensis and rehmannia can nourish blood and nourish yin. The combination of various medicines plays the role of clearing heat and calming the nerves, nourishing blood and moistening dryness.
In short, shaking the head and tail to remove the heart fire: the style of summer heart nourishment, through unique movements, can effectively clear the heart fire and maintain the mind, which is of great significance for summer heart nourishment. I hope you find my answers helpful and I wish you good health and well-being!
References] 1"Health Preservation of Traditional Chinese Medicine".China Traditional Chinese Medicine Press, 2010.
2."Eight Duanjin Health Preservation Skills".Sports Press, 2009.
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