What are the types of permaculture in ancient China?

Scientists of health, all generations have. Both in the medical, but also in the literature, history, philosophy scholars, can be said to be famous scholars, health care tradition for thousands of years, the formation of many schools of thought, colorful.

Spiritual health. The main way to maintain life and longevity is to quiet the body's spiritual thinking activities. Meditation was initiated by Laozi and Zhuangzi, who put forward the doctrine of "tranquility and inaction". The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, following the old, Zhuang, for the first time from a medical point of view, put forward the spirit of maintenance Diao "to prevent disease, and advocate based on the characteristics of the four seasons of the qi to regulate the spirit.

The school of thought that advocates spiritual health care believes that God is the master of life activities, and that the quietness of God fights decay and prolongs life. Human thought, anxiety, wisdom, ambition, urgency, soul, etc., are dominated by God. Advocates of the spirit of quiet internal guard, should not be restless and waste; emphasize the clear mind, suppress the eyes and ears, regulate the spirit, in line with the four seasons, and often practicing Jing Gong, in order to maintain the spirit of quiet, and promote health.

Movement and form health. Advocating the movement of the body to maintain life. Lüshi Chunqiu (The Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu Shi) was the first to advocate the use of movement to maintain health, believing that regular movement of the body can strengthen the body and prolong life. Hua Tuo, a famous doctor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, imitated the movements of tigers, deer, bears, apes and birds, and created the "Five Animal Play" gymnastics as a means of practicing and strengthening the body. The Tang Dynasty famous doctor Sun Simiao and Wang boiled and other people also advocate that people should always carry out moderate exercise.

Moderating qi for health. Advocates of regulating true qi to prolong life. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine advocates regulating true qi to cure diseases and prolong life. The school of thought that holds this view, gas is the root of life and power, gas is full of the whole body, nowhere, has the effect of curing evil and preventing disease. Qi, the noble running unceasingly. Lifting and lowering is normal. Regulating the rise and fall of qi and maintaining its normal function is enough to strengthen the body. The methods of regulating qi include prudent starting and shielding, following the four seasons, avoiding overwork, and preventing over-indulgence. Adjust the diet and the five flavors, adjust the seven emotions, save words, practice vomiting, and conduct guided tours. By regulating its qi, in order to achieve health and longevity.

Consolidation of essence. Advocates through the solid Yin essence, so that the fullness of the internal guard, in order to achieve health. According to the interception, it was Guan Zhong who first put forward the idea of fixing the essence. Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine also attaches great importance to the role of the essence of life, that the essence is the foundation of human life, the fundamental life activities, the key to human longevity, advocating the key to health is to abstain from sex to preserve the essence. Yin essence is full of solid secret, the human body is nourished, energetic, strong and long life. Fixed essence of the premise is to collect the heart is the heart. Therefore, this school of thought strong regulation of lust to prevent the yin essence of the waste, advocating late marriage. Abstinence, adjust the seven emotions, etc., in order to maintain the Yin essence, life extension.

Eating for health. Advocates of dietary regimen, replenish the essence, correct the bias of yin and yang of the internal organs, in order to achieve the regulation of disease, prolonging the life of the purpose. Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" puts forward: "respect and five flavors", "food and drink in section" and other dietary principles of nourishment. The famous Tang Dynasty physician Sun Siqi was a generation of Zongshun of this party, whose leading idea is to moderate diet, to treat pain with food, and to prolong life and old age. Diet should be clear, light, soft, simple, avoid greasy, thick, cold.