经络、寒气 及营养 (1)

“伤寒论“是一本古代的经络书，讲的是如何用药物来打通经络。如此看来，打通经络不只限于敲打经脉而已，应用药物也是另一种方法之一。敲打经络是从外面来打通经络， 而药物则是从内脏来打通经络。药物就是古人所用的草药。那么草药是何物呢？实际上从近代科学的角度来看，草药含有许多的矿物质，维生素，植物化学等等, 他们其实就是身体所需要的营养。比如；枸杞籽，古代中医通常都用来预防眼疾和明目而已。他们不知为何枸杞籽能医或预防眼疾和明目，也不知枸杞籽 还有其他用途， 但他们知道枸杞籽的功效。从近代科学的角度来看，枸杞籽富含維生素Ｂ１、Ｂ２、Ｃ、氨基酸、菸酸、酸漿果紅素、隱黃質、糖類、胡蘿蔔素、谷固醇、亞油酸、人體必需的微量元素等，玉米黃素（β－Cryptoxanthine）、甜菜鹼（Betaine）等，十八種氨基酸及十九種人體必須的常量元素即微量元素（氟F、錳Mn、鉻Cr、鎂Mg、鋅Zn、銅Cu、硒Se、鉬Mo、鎳Ni、鈣Ca、磷P、鋰Li、鈉Na、鍺Ge、鈷Co、鐵Fe、矽Si、釩V、鉀K等）；其中鍺含量是大米的二十八倍，是高麗人参的三倍。 玉米黃素具有抗氧化的能力，對於眼睛因為自由基或是外在因素所造成的視網膜黃斑部退化症有預防的效果；它在體內可以轉化成維生素Ａ。它能 促進免疫功能，增強抗病能力，  抗衰老，它 具有明目、補肝、滋腎、潤肺、增強代謝功能。枸杞籽 的氧气吸收能力（oxygen radical absorbency capacity 或称为ORAC) 的指数大约为25，300 高过梅子（prunes) 大约5倍。梅子的ORAC 指数大约是5，770。ORAC 的指数越高，对身体的好处越好。

Humble apology

Due to the nature of my work, it was quite some time that I didn't pen any article in my blog and it was also possible that I did inadvertently let my visitors who visited my blog left with a sense of disappointment.. If this was a case I hereby sincerely apologize for my shortcoming. I must also record my gratitude and thanks to those who left words with full of encouragement and without such heartfelt encouragements I may not be able to proceed further as I do not know whether what I wrote is beneficial to the readers.

抱歉

因为工作的关系，好久没与大家见面也没有在部落客写作， 因此很可能让游览我这个部落客的读者失望。我在此向大家表示歉意。我在此也向给与我无限精神上支持的读者说声谢谢。 接下来的 系列将是经络、寒气 及营养。

Human Body system-Jing Luo (24)

Emotion can also affect our health Chinese medical practitioner also believed that a person's mood can also affect one's health.. If a person is always angry then he will hurt his liver, if he is always too happy then he will hurt his heart, if he is always thinking too much then it will hurt his spleen, if he is always in sad mood then it will hurt his lung, if he is always afraid or being frightened then he will hurt his kidney. The Chinese medical text also stated that kidney's meridian begins at ear and kidney governs bones. Liver's meridian begins at eyes and liver governs tendons. Lung's meridian begins at nose and lung governs skin and hairs. spleen's meridian begins at lips and spleen governs muscle. Tongue is the bud of the heart and heart governs blood vessels. Thus if a person is angry he not only will hurt his liver but also his eyes and tendons If a person feels sad, then he will hurt his lung, skin and hairs. If a person is being frightened he will hurt his kidney, ears and bones. The meridians like a web-net not only cover our entire physical structure but also organs in it. Emotion is associated with thought, mental conditions and nervous system. If our emotion can affects our organs that implies that the meridians and our emotion are to some extent some how linked up or inter-connected otherwise how could our emotion affects our organs which are inter-connected with meridians or jing luo ? Thus if our emotion is being disturbed, it will affect our meridians thereby causing the meridian to be blocked which at the end leads to sickness. Once the meridian is being blocked, negative energy in the body will not be able to be expelled from our body systems, it will remain in our systems and in consequence thereof less blood will be circulating in our arteries due to such blockages as stated earlier . If there is less blood circulating around to the finest and minute arteries then this implies less nutrition is being supplies to our cells and this could lead to lowering of blood energy. Once this happened, sickness will surface. We always hear advice from people that by relaxing yourself, you can lower your pressure and you can do so through meditation or light exercise. This is also the philosophy of living happily without sickness. However no person is undisturbed by emotion. Everyone of us to some extent will be affected by our daily emotion and this implies that to some extent our meridians to some extent will be blocked. Other than beating the meridians as stated earlier at this blogspot, the other alternative is to consume proper and right combination of herbal soup or meal or health supplements to ease the blockages. It is from the experience gathered by Chinese Medical practitioners that if the blockage is in the process of being removed, one will find slight pain at that location. This according to Chinese medical text, is a positive sign and should not be alarmed at all.

经络人体系统（23）

情绪也可影响健康 中医也认为个人的情绪也会影响个人的健康，怒会伤肝，喜会伤心，思会伤脾，悲会伤肺，恐会伤肾。古人也说：肾开窍于耳，肾主骨， 肝开窍于目，肝主筋，肺开窍于鼻，肺主皮毛，脾开窍于唇，脾主肉，舌为心之苗，心主血脉。因此假如一个人生气了，那就会伤到他的肝 而肝开窍于目，肝主筋。那也就是说 生气不单伤肝也会伤目和筋。一个人如感到悲伤，那就会伤到肺，皮和毛。一个人感到恐怕了，就会伤肾，耳和骨。经络通到百骸和体内脏腑，情绪就是思想，也是精神。如此看来经络和情绪必有沟通，必有联系。假如我们的情绪受到干扰，它也会影响到有关的的经络，使有关的经络受到阻塞 而引起一些疾病。经络一旦受到阻塞， 寒气 就不能被排除而 体内的浊气就会停滞， 动脉里的血也跟着少了，营养也供应也跟着少了，后果是气血降低，百病从生。所以我们常常听人说放松精神，可减压力 或打坐来让身体 松懈。这也是养生的其中一个道理。 人不可能没情绪，所以每一个人多多少少会被情绪所影响，所困扰 而经络因此多多少少也可能会能被阻塞 。除了敲打经络外，另一个方法就是服用恰当的药膳或保健品来疏通经络。如经络被疏通时，跟据 中医的看法阻塞的地方很可能有些微痛。这是良好的反应， 不必感到惊慌。

Human Body system -Jing Luo (23)

Xin Bao Jing or General Heart Meridian From the characters of the Chinese words, it is apparent that this meridian is related to the functions of the heart. To find this meridian you can trace it by opening your palm, following from the edge of the right side of the finger nail of your middle finger, to the centre of the palm (there is one point known as Lao Gong Xue) and follow the centre line up along the forearm, arm , shoulder then bend downwards to the left side about one inch from the nipple to a point known as Tian Chi Xue ( the left side of the body if you are using your left hand) . Actually the starting point of this meridian is from Tian Chi Xue however for the purpose of helping one to trace this meridian I do it in the reverse way. There are many important acupuncture points or pressure points along this meridian which are helpful to diseases related to the heart. Qu Zhe Xue is at the opposite side of the elbow along the meridian ie at the bend between the arm and elbow. It helps to relief inflammation of stomach or intestine. Shan Men Xue is 5” from the wrist line. It helps to relief heart pain. You can rub these points gently in circular movement first clockwise then anti-clock wise. Alternatively you can lightly beat these points. It is however not possible for layman to know each and every point in detail hence the best method I think would be to rub or beat this meridian gently. Starting from the tip of the middle finger then up till the point 1” to the left of the nipple known as Tian Chi Xue. Other than this there are two important acupuncture points or pressure points namely Shan Zhong Xue which located at the centre of the body which is the middle point of distance of two nipples and Kun Lun Xue which located behind the protruding bone at the external side of the foot above the heel. Rubbing these two points will help to assist the function of Xin Bao Jing. As stated earlier that bladder meridian is the exit point for dumping away the rubbish collected from each and every meridian. First you have to rub the Kun Lun Xue then follow by Shan Zhong Xue and then only rub the Xin Bao Jing or General Heart Meridian. By doing so you can help the body to expel a liquid in the body known as Xin Bao Ji liquid. It is generally believed that fat is being deposited in the body due to the fact that there is some blockages along the Xin Bao Jin or General Heart Meridian and in consequences thereof Xin Bao Ji liquid cannot be expelled from the body thereby causing fat to be deposited in the body. Thus by rubbing Kun Lun Xue then follow by Shan Zhong Xue and then only rub or beat the Xin Bao Jing you not only assist the proper function of the heart but also it is possible to avoid fat being deposited in the body or even remove some of the fat already deposited due to blockages of bladder meridian and its inability to expel Xin Bao Ji liquid from the body.

经络人体系统（22）

心包经 . 心包经从字体的本身来看，它是对心脏有所帮助的经络。打开手掌，从中指的指甲旁的中冲穴，沿着中间线，经过掌中心的劳宫穴 ，向手臂的中线 上 然后弯下乳头外一寸的天池穴。其实心包经是起於乳头， 不过为了容易找心包经的路线，我认为倒转过来描述反而更容易得多。心包经 上有重要的穴道不妨揉一揉，按一按或敲一敲这对心脏疾病有所帮助。曲泽穴在肘横纹上。曲代表肝的意思。泽是兹润的意思。。曲泽穴 可以治疗急性胃痛 可肠胃炎。郄门穴 在腕横纹上五寸处。此穴可治急性绞痛。除了揉此穴， 也可敲打此穴。 心包经还有其他穴位对心脏有益，我们也不可能一一揉他们。最好的方法是敲打 或擦 整条心包经。揉了中指的指甲旁的中冲穴，到劳宫穴 （掌心）然后从腕横纹敲打到天池穴。还有两个穴位，那是膻中穴 和昆仑穴 。膻中穴 是在两乳的中间而 昆仑穴则在脚外侧脚踝后方凹陷的部位。 揉揉这两个穴位对心包经有所帮助。膀胱经是身体各条经络排除 垃圾的出口。先按 昆仑穴， 然后膻中穴 才来敲打 或擦 整条心包经对心脏更有所帮助， 因为它能帮助排除心包 积液。中医认为大多数肥胖的人心包经都是阻塞的。按 昆仑穴然后膻中穴 再敲打 或擦 整条心包经不但帮助心脏也可预防由于心包 积液而引起的肥胖或 者达到减肥的效果。