What are the ancient Chinese permaculture techniques?

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

Spiritual health

The main way to maintain life and prolong life is to quiet the body's spiritual thinking activities. The idea of meditation was initiated by Laozi and Zhuangzi, who put forward the doctrine of "tranquility and inaction". The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, after Laozi and Zhuangzi, proposed for the first time from a medical point of view that spiritual maintenance can prevent diseases and advocated the regulation of the spirit according to the characteristics of the four seasons.

The school of thought that advocates spiritual health care believes that God is the master of life activities, and that the quietness of God resists decay and prolongs life. People's thinking, thinking, wisdom, ambition, urgency, soul, etc., are dominated by God. Advocates of God's quiet internal guard, should not be restless and waste; emphasize the clear mind, suppressing the eyes and ears, regulating the spirit, in line with the four seasons, often practicing static, in order to maintain the God's quiet, and promote health.

Movement of the form to maintain health

Advocates the movement of the form to maintain life. The Lü Shi Chun Qiu (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 could strengthen the body and prolong life. Hua Tuo, a famous doctor in 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 moderating true qi to prolong life. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine advocates the regulation of true qi to cure diseases and prolong life. The school that holds this view believes that qi is the root and driving force of life, qi is full of the whole body, everywhere, with the effect of curing evil and preventing disease. Qi, noble in the running, lifting and lowering of the normal. Adjusting the elevation of qi and maintaining its normal function is sufficient to strengthen the body. Ways to regulate qi include careful living, 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.

Fixed essence health

Advocated through the fixed Yin essence, so that the fullness of the internal guard, in order to achieve health. According to the interception, the earliest person to put forward the idea of fixing the essence was Guan Zhong. 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 that 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 is strong to regulate lust to prevent the yin essence of the waste, advocating late marriage, abstinence, adjusting the seven emotions, etc., in order to maintain the yin essence, longevity.

Eating for health

Advocates 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: "careful and five flavors", "food and drink in section" and other dietary principles of nourishment. Sun Siqi, a famous doctor in the Tang Dynasty, was the master of this party, and his leading idea was to moderate diet, treat pain with food, and prolong life. Diet should be clear, light, soft, simple, avoid greasy, thick, cold.