Research on LENG Qian's health preserving thoughts in Siji Quebing Ge
LENG Qian's Siji Quebing Ge(《四季却病歌》)was recorded in Xiuling Yaozhi(《修龄要指》),combining six-character formula for prolonging life with health preserving in four seasons.This paper explores the origin of Siji Quebing Ge,combines the research and analysis of traditional Chinese medicine and modern medicine,reveals the principle of the six-character formula in Siji Quebing Ge,and discusses the function of the body from the upper warmer,middle warmer,and lower warmer.The practitioner regulates the function of the body,viscera through the different pronunciation of tooth,throat,tongue,and lip sounds,namely Gong(宫),Shang(商),Jiao(角),Zhi(徵),Yu(羽).He(呵)and Si(呬)regulate upper warmer,He sound focus on the tongue,sound from the tongue,five tones for the Zhi,in the five elements of the fire,the five viscera belong to the heart.Si Word pronunciation,its focal point for the teeth,sound from the teeth,the five tone belong to the Shang,the five elements belong to gold,the five viscera belong to the lung,can discharge the lung of the turbidity,conditioning the lung.Hu the main conditioning on middle warmer,the pronunciation of Hu formula is the part of the throat,the voice from the throat,the throat in the five tones for the Gong,the five elements belong to the earth,the five viscera belong to the spleen.Xu Chui the main conditioning on lower warmer,Xu sound focus on the teeth,the sound for the tooth sound,the five tone belong to the Jiao,the tooth sound in the five elements of wood,the five viscera belong to the liver,can regulate the liver,dredge the liver meridian.Chui sound focus on the lip,belong to the lip sound,five sound belongs to the Yu,the five elements belong to water,the five viscera belong to the kidney.And Xi word formula plays a total of triple energizer role,Xi the pronunciation focus contains the other five words,so that the role also contains the first five,Xi is triple energizer connection.The six-character formula is widely used in modern times,especially in the treatment of diseases,but the daily use of health preservation is less extensive than that of Baduanjin(八段锦),Taiji Quan(太极拳)and Yijin Jing(易筋经).This article expound the health thought of Siji Quebing Ge,in order to popularize the public daily health.
Traditional Chinese MedicineSiji Quebing GeHealth preservation in four seasons