Our ancestors were very smart. They found many places in nature that corresponded to the human body. They established a thinking system corresponding to heaven and man for us. This way of thinking benefits us everywhere.
So, what is the relationship between Yang Qi and moisture in our body?
This is a relationship of mutual influence, just like the weather we see. When the fog is heavy, it blocks the sunlight and we cannot see the sun, so the temperature drops. It is said that the volcanic eruption filled the sky with smoke , The ground has not seen sunlight for a long time, and the temperature has become very low. As a result, the dinosaurs were unlucky. It seems that the disappearance of the dinosaurs is related to this, otherwise it should not be tigers but dinosaurs in the zoo now.
Then, when the sun is sufficient, the fog will also be dispersed. For example, at noon, the fog will generally dissipate, and it will come out again in the evening.
The same is true in our body, water and yang influence each other. In our body, Yang Qi is like the sun, and moisture is like fog.
Many patients asked me: "Do I have Yang deficiency caused by heavy dampness? Or is Yang deficiency caused by heavy dampness?"
If we understand the state of nature, we will understand the state of our body, that is, the two influence each other.
For some people, the yang qi is injured first, and the yang qi is insufficient, just like the sun going down, which will cause flooding of moisture; similarly, if the humidity is heavy, it will block the sun like a foggy day, so Yang Qi is not enough.
Our body corresponds to nature. Our heart belongs to fire, just like the sun in nature. If the humidity is heavy, it will seriously affect the heart yang.
The spleen belongs to the soil, just like the earth in nature, if the moisture floods, the spleen yang will be trapped, just like the earth that has been flooded, the soil will be wet everywhere, and there is no way to cultivate it.
There is also the kidney, which is also like nature. Under our land, there is groundwater, and further down, there is a fire. We all know that if the fire erupts, it will be a volcanic eruption. It is underground, so the kidney also corresponds to nature. It is under the soil and belongs to water. However, there is fire in the water. Therefore, Chinese medicine says that the kidney is two waters and one fire, with water on both sides and a fire in the middle. A little fire, this fire is called the fire of the gate of life, water and fire together to achieve balance, this is the best state pursued by ancient philosophy, that is, the balance of yin and yang, this is called the harmony of water and fire. In this way, the fire in the kidney will not be too hot, and the water will not be too cold.
If the water in the body is heavy, then the kidney yang will also be affected. After the kidney yang is suppressed, the balance of yin and yang in the kidney will be lost, and the yin qi will be heavy.
Similarly, we can think in reverse: if our heart yang is insufficient, then the moisture in our body will gradually increase. This is mutual. If the spleen yang is insufficient, the moisture in the body will also increase. If it is not enough, there will be flooding.
This is the relationship between moisture and yang in our body. If you understand this, you will understand a lot of principles of health preservation.
Our ancestors discovered these problems a long time ago, so they created many ideas to adjust these situations. There are many specific methods and ideas, such as removing moisture from the upper burner, removing moisture from the middle burner, and removing moisture from the lower burner. , Invigorate the heart yang, nourish the spleen yang, nourish the kidney yang, etc., which are used in Zhang Zhongjing's classic prescriptions to a superb level. If you don't understand this, then many diseases cannot be cured. If you understand it, it will work like a drum. The same is true for health preservation. If you understand this, you can maintain your own health and avoid getting sick. If you don’t understand these principles, if you drink cold water every morning when you wake up, you will be in trouble with yourself. When you are sick, you will understand. Something went wrong.
Use the method of health preservation to prevent yourself from entering the state of disease. This is our ancient way of thinking about preventing diseases. If everyone can do this, then the world will have a lot less suffering.
When I was studying Zhang Zhongjing’s scriptures, I thought about many methods, trying to find the best way of thinking. Finally, I figured out a visual method, which is to use "images". In fact, this is not me. When the ancients developed Chinese medicine, they used this method, which is called "taking analogies", which is similar to this.
I don’t really agree with the method of memorizing the rules, because Zhang Zhongjing recorded a lot of content for us, but it’s not complete. Xu Shuwei told everyone that we should learn from Zhang Zhongjing’s thoughts and don’t memorize them. Later, Miao Xiyong also warned everyone about this. , so I just understand the thinking of Zhang Zhongjing’s prescription, and then I will gradually form a vivid picture in my mind, which is about the mechanism of this prescription, a very vivid picture, for example, the relationship between Yang Qi and moisture I talked about , In fact, it is completely possible to draw an image of nature. This idea will be more obvious when I talk about the ideas of each recipe. When you imagine this picture, you will understand the idea of this recipe better.
