Blood is the lifeblood

Chapter 11 Distinguishing Qi and Blood by Observing Words and Colors——You can tell if Qi and blood are good (3)
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidneys open to the ears, so many people think that tinnitus may be related to kidney deficiency.It is clinically found that some patients will damage the kidney function after using certain antibiotics, and the ear function will also be damaged at the same time, which provides evidence for the kidney to open to the ear.The medical book "Jingyue Quanshu" of the Ming Dynasty in my country has long pointed out: "If the kidney qi is sufficient, the ears and eyes will be smart. If the blood qi is overworked, the essence will be exhausted and the kidney will be exhausted, and it will cause deafness. Therefore, after middle age, every time a person has tinnitus, it is like wind and rain, like cicadas. Mingling, like the sound of the tide, is all due to yin deficiency and kidney deficiency.”

However, if you think that all tinnitus is caused by kidney deficiency, you will go into a misunderstanding, because the ear is extensively connected with other viscera and meridians, and the imbalance of Qi and blood in the five viscera and six viscera and the twelve meridians can cause tinnitus.In addition to kidney deficiency, different causes can cause tinnitus, such as wind-heat invasion, liver fire disturbing the clear orifices, phlegm-fire stagnation and clearing the orifices, qi stagnation and blood stasis, and qi and blood deficiency.Therefore, it needs to be carefully distinguished clinically and targeted treatment should be adopted.

Mr. Wang is 43 years old, he is a civil servant, his wife is a middle school teacher, and he has a son who is also very smart and motivated. Outsiders see this as a very happy family.But he did not match his age at all, with a melancholy face and a very bad mood. He said that he had been crying all the time during his illness, because his tinnitus had been bothering him for two years. He had been to Beijing and Shanghai. This disease can't be cured, and after a long time, he will stop singing when he is deaf." These words added a great psychological burden to him, and he was in a daze, with a roaring sound at the back of his brain, and the sound of running water and cicadas in his ears. It was very painful to wait for several sounds, and what worried him even more was that his hearing was getting worse, and he worried that one day he would lose his hearing completely.My wife learned that a traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Xi'an had good treatment methods and curative effects for tinnitus and deafness, so she took him there for consultation.After the examination, the chief physician in charge of diagnosis gave him a unique method of "fumigation therapy".After a course of treatment, the tinnitus disappeared, my mood improved, and my sleep improved, so I ordered a second course of medicine by mail, and my hearing was completely restored.

How did the chief physician come back to life?Why does this side have such a miraculous effect?Let's take a look at the method he used first: Fumigate the ear with a unique drug, so that the pores of the ear will expand rapidly after being heated, and the drug will directly enter the affected part of the ear with the steam. blood circulation.Fully enhance the metabolism of the ear, so as to regulate the blood supply and support of the ear nerve, eardrum and human brain; after the ear is fumigated, the pores expand and do not shrink after being heated, and the blood circulation is accelerated after being heated. The absorbed drug is directly placed in the ear canal, and directly conducts and absorbs through the meridian nerve in the ear, activating the auditory nerve that is about to be necrotic.In addition, the use of minerals, animals and precious Chinese herbal medicines is carefully prepared by scientific methods, and internal conditioning can promote the regeneration of cochlear auditory nerve fiber cells, so that the dual treatment from the outside to the inside can achieve the ultimate goal of restoring hearing.

Through the above explanations, it is not difficult to find that the chief physician treats tinnitus by regulating the blood circulation in the ear and then acting on qi and blood.So how to protect Qi and blood by protecting ears?
According to traditional Chinese medicine, the human ear is like an inverted fetus, and every organ and part of the human body has a corresponding representative point on the ear - acupoints.Regular massage of the ears can dredge the meridians, circulate qi and blood, and regulate visceral functions. It has a good effect on preventing and relieving headaches, neurasthenia, high blood pressure, and deafness.The specific method is:

(1) Massage the helix: Make empty fists with both hands, and use the thumb and index finger to massage up and down the helix until the helix is ​​congested and heated.

(2) Pull down the earlobe: Use the thumb and index finger of both hands to pinch the earlobe and pull down, from light to heavy, 15-20 times each time.

(3) Push and rub the root of the ear: put the index finger in front of the ear, put the thumb behind the ear and push and rub along the root of the ear from bottom to top, 40-50 times each time.After pushing it, the ears will feel hot, and the face and head will also feel hot.

(4) Pull up the auricle: Use the right hand to go around the head and pull the upper edge of the left auricle and pull it up 20 times, then use the left hand to pull the right auricle 20 times in the same way.

When massaging the ears, the movements should be gentle, as long as there is no pain and the auricles are red and hot, 3 to 5 minutes each time.Get up in the morning and do it once before going to bed at night. If you persist for a long time, you can see the effect.

Observing hands: Watching palms, knowing health
[Qi and Blood Health Sutra] Just like face counting, palmistry is also a mirror of Qi and blood, which can clearly view people's health information.Learn to read palmistry, you are a qualified Qi and blood physiotherapist.

Just like flowers and trees, the leaves are green and juicy, indicating vigorous growth, otherwise there is something wrong.The same is true for people. Skin color, veins, shape, etc. can tell the strength of the body at a glance, and according to the theory of 24 meridians in traditional Chinese medicine, all meridians can be traced in the palm of the hand, so you can know your health by looking at the palm.

Since the beginning of winter, a small prescription has quietly become popular in a certain city in the north. According to the salesperson of the pharmacy, more than 30 middle-aged ladies who come to seek the prescription are received every day. The common feature of them is that they have cold hands and feet, repeated colds, and The body's immunity is low.

So, what is this unilateral use for?What is so magical about it?The doctor of traditional Chinese medicine who developed this prescription said: In winter, as the temperature drops and the air is dry and cold, some people with low immunity will feel cold hands and feet and catch colds repeatedly, especially female friends.This is because women are prone to deficiency of qi and blood, and the lack of qi and blood of the whole body organs will lead to malnutrition, resulting in endocrine, estrogen and various metabolic disorders.At this time, various deficiency syndromes mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine will appear, which are reflected on the body, and the most concentrated manifestation is cold hands and feet.The TCM unilateral prescription he developed comes from the folks. It is simple and effective in treating various deficiency syndromes. After using it for a month, all kinds of deficiency syndromes can be eliminated, and the symptoms of cold hands and feet can disappear.

Through the above case, it can be seen that the temperature of the palm is a manifestation of the deficiency of Qi and blood. The normal hand temperature is warm in winter and cool in summer. If it is just the opposite, it means blood deficiency.However, the temperature of the palm cannot be generalized, it is also measured in different regions, divided into three situations: hand feeling, palm and fingers:

(1) Feeling hot: Generally, there are two types of symptoms. One is excess fever. Take fever as an example. The head gets hotter when you touch it, which means there is inflammation; Too hot can be seen in hyperthyroidism, liver and kidney yin deficiency, mostly asthenic fire, insomnia, dreaminess, upset, dry mouth and bitter mouth, pharyngitis, high blood pressure, diabetes, yin deficiency and heat syndrome, etc.

(2) Cold hand feeling: It can be seen in spleen and kidney yang deficiency, hypothyroidism, microcirculation disturbance, poor meridian operation, easy fatigue, easy cold, irregular menstruation, etc.

(3) Finger fever: more common in constipation, blood stickiness, and high blood lipids.

(4) Cold fingers: mostly due to poor blood circulation, easy fatigue, difficulty falling asleep, dreaminess, palpitation, confusion, dizziness and headache.

(5) Heat in the palms: Exuberant fire in the heart, more common in insomnia, dreaminess, upset, dry mouth, bitter mouth, pharyngitis, etc.

(6) Cold palms: Mostly due to deficiency and coldness of the spleen and stomach, poor digestion and absorption system of the spleen and stomach, easy to indigestion, anemia, loose stools, and fatigue.Women are more common in gynecological diseases, with more leucorrhea and irregular menstruation.

(7) Alternating cold and heat: cold palms and hot fingers, or hot palms and cold fingers, or one hand is cold and the other is hot, which is an imbalance of yin and yang.It is more common in fear of heat in summer and fear of cold in winter; eating hot and getting angry, eating cold and feeling cold; upper heat and lower cold, wearing more clothes and afraid of heat, wearing less clothes and afraid of cold, deficiency is not nourished, and irregular menstruation.Upset and restless, insomnia and dreaminess, endocrine disorders such as sore throat above and cold hands and feet below are most likely to occur.

In addition to the temperature of the hand, the color and skin texture of the palm are also important information for observing the blood qi. The standard palm color should be white at the palm and red at the fingertips. Such palms indicate that the person’s liver qi is right, the blood vessels are strong, and the person is healthy.In addition, people whose palms are very soft to the touch are people with very low blood gas levels and very little protein in the blood. Part of the muscles have already been converted into sugar and used up.People with very thick and thick palms must have low blood gas levels, so that a lot of garbage has accumulated in the palms, and the skin on the surface has not been renewed for a long time. Obviously, the tissue regeneration ability is also weak.

The blood vessels on the back of the hand are also important information. For people with low blood gas levels, the total blood volume is insufficient, and the blood vessels are not obvious. When they go to the hospital for drips, it is not easy to find the blood vessels, and sometimes the blood vessels are even sunken.Some people with high blood lipids have very dark blood vessels. For example, the blood vessels of diabetic patients look thicker but not elastic.With the increase of blood gas level, the blood vessels will become more and more full, the color will become lighter and more elastic.

Ten ways to teach you whether your Qi and blood are sufficient
[Qi and Blood Health Sutra] Changes in blood qi will leave various traces on the surface of the human body, so health checks do not necessarily need to rely entirely on equipment. Carefully pay attention to changes in your body parts, and you will be able to understand your true qi and blood level.

The running status of qi and blood affects all aspects of human health. Knowing your qi and blood level in time is not only an important part of personal health care, but also a good way to prevent diseases and prevent problems before they happen.

Uncle Li, who lives in Fengtai, Beijing, is 72 years old this year. He has always had a good habit of exercising and is in very good health. Every week, he invites three or five friends to go to the west of Beijing to climb Fragrant Hills. Every time, he brings back a large bucket of mineral water for his children and grandchildren. Drink, I don't feel tired at all.But recently, Uncle Li has gradually felt that his physical strength has declined. The same bucket of water is a little out of breath when he carries it home.This aroused Uncle Li's vigilance, he did an electrocardiogram and found nothing abnormal, but Uncle Li usually loves to read books and newspapers, and he has a lot of knowledge about health preservation. He remembered that the newspaper said that physical decline is often a manifestation of lack of energy and blood, so he I still went to a trusted Chinese medicine doctor to feel my pulse. As expected, recently my daughter and son-in-law got divorced, and the old man also worried about it. His body is not as strong as before.The doctor said a lot of reassuring words to him, and prescribed a few medicines to regulate qi and blood. Under such conditioning, the old man's body recovered quickly, and he was able to climb mountains and backwaters again.

Our body can speak by itself. When Qi and blood drop, it will express its lack through small details in life. Careful people can usually grasp this kind of body language. For example, Uncle Li understands by looking at physical strength own blood.If you experience chest tightness, shortness of breath, and difficulty recovering from fatigue during walking, jogging, or Tai Chi, or you are very tired after doing some daily housework, or you are unable to lift heavy objects, you often like to lie down, and you are unable to sit for a long time or Dizziness and shortness of breath after standing for a while, these symptoms are manifestations of severe deficiency of Qi and blood.

What other methods can help us quickly judge whether our blood level is high or low?According to the method below, you can judge for yourself.

1. Look at the hair

Black, thick, and soft hair means sufficient Qi and blood; dry hair, hair loss, yellowing, whitening, and split ends are all signs of insufficient Qi and blood.Especially liver and kidney yin deficiency and blood deficiency can cause premature white hair.

2. Look at the eyes

Looking at the eyes is actually looking at the color of the whites of the eyes. As the saying goes, "people are old and the pearls are yellow", it actually means that the color of the whites of the eyes becomes cloudy, yellow, and bloodshot, which indicates that your energy and blood are insufficient.If the whites of the eyes turn blue, it indicates that the yang energy is weak and the cold energy has accumulated in the body.The eyes can be opened wide at any time, which means that the blood is sufficient; on the contrary, the bags under the eyes, the eyes are dry, and the eyelids are heavy, which means that the blood is insufficient.

3. Look at the skin

The skin is white and pink, shiny, elastic, wrinkle-free, and spot-free, which means sufficient qi and blood.Conversely, rough skin, dull, dark, yellow, white, blue, red, and long spots all represent poor physical condition and insufficient blood.In addition, the skin is sensitive and will be allergic to everything. This is due to the insufficient transportation and chemical functions of the spleen and lungs, and it is also caused by insufficient qi and blood.

4. Look at lip color

Normal lip color is light red, but after long-term blood gas overdraft, the color of lips will gradually darken, and in severe cases, it will become purple-black.But when the Qi and blood condition starts to improve, the color will start to change from the inside of the lower lip, gradually from the inside to the outside.Therefore, as long as the color difference between the upper and lower lips is used, it can be judged whether the person's qi and blood have been on an upward trend in the past period of time.

5. Look at the gums

The gums are another part that is very easy to observe Qi and blood, especially for some people who were originally deficient in Qi and blood. Most of the original gums are very dark in color. There will be a thin trace of new flesh on the part of the gum near the tooth. The color of this part is close to pink, forming a strong contrast with the original dark color.As the recuperation time continues to prolong, the light red part gradually increases, and a very clear line is formed between the two colors. Just by observing the position of this line, you can know the changes in the person's living habits or work pressure in the past period of time .If the color of the gums is very light, it means that the person has slept long enough.But the time was wrong, and the energy and blood were still insufficient.The normal color should be a little blood red.

In the process of increasing Qi and blood, the gums on the gums will grow and thicken, and the exposed teeth will become shorter and shorter, and the gums will gradually grow into the gaps between the teeth. This is also a good way to observe the trend of Qi and blood.On the contrary, if the qi and blood continue to drop, the gums on the gums will become lower and lower, that is, the gums will gradually shrink, and the teeth will become longer and longer until the roots of the teeth are exposed, and it is easy to get periodontal disease.

6. Look at the pulp of the fingers
Regardless of children or adults, if the finger pulp is flat, thin or thin, it means insufficient Qi and blood, while the finger pulp is full and the flesh is more elastic, which means that Qi and blood are sufficient.

7. Look at the veins

If you see blue tendons on the index finger of an adult, it means that the digestive function was not good when you were a child, and this state has continued into adulthood.This type of body is weak and loses both energy and blood.If you see green tendons on the little finger, it means that the kidney qi is insufficient.

If there are many and deep lines at the bottom of the palm near the horizontal stripes of the wrist, it means that they have poor nutrition, weak physique, and insufficient qi and blood when they are young.After adulthood, these women are susceptible to gynecological diseases, while men are susceptible to prostate enlargement and gout.

8. Look at the half-moon shape on the nails
Under normal circumstances, the half-moon shape should be all except the little finger.

On the thumb, the half-moon shape should occupy 1/5 of the nail area, and the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger should not exceed 1/5.

If there is no half-moon on the finger or there is only a half-moon on the thumb, it means that the body is cold, the circulation function is poor, and the blood is insufficient, so that the blood cannot reach the end of the finger; if the half-moon is too large or too large, it is easy to suffer from hyperthyroidism, High blood pressure and other diseases.

9. Look at the vertical lines on the fingernails
Longitudinal lines on the nails only appear on the hands of adults, not children.When vertical lines appear on the fingernails of adults, one must be vigilant. This indicates that the body is deficient in both Qi and blood and has overdrawn, which is a symbol of aging of the body.

10. Watch sleep

If an adult falls asleep quickly, sleeps deeply, breathes evenly like a child, and wakes up naturally after sleeping, it means that he has enough energy and blood, but it is difficult to fall asleep, easy to wake up, nocturia, deep breathing or snoring. .

In addition to these signs, many other symptoms can be found on the body. For example, people with white hair must have poor gallbladder function, and their qi and blood will not be good. Dry and gray skin is a manifestation of extremely low qi and blood. Through these You can observe the level of qi and blood and the trend of change, which is left for everyone to study carefully in the future.

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