If this thing on your body is not good, you will definitely suffer from many diseases.

Qi and blood are the spirit of man!

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says:

“When Qi and blood are out of harmony, all kinds of diseases will arise”; “When Qi and blood are abundant, all kinds of diseases will not arise”.

Taoist medical theory holds that the source of all human body's acquired life activities lies in Qi and blood. Qi and blood are connected to the internal organs and other organs through the airways (meridians) and blood vessels, and circulate throughout the body. The internal organs, bones, meridians, and even hair and skin of the human body must rely on the promotion of qi and blood. Without qi and blood, there is no life. Conversely, the internal organs can transform the essence of food and water into qi and blood through their functional activities. They transform and influence each other.

Therefore, once the Qi and blood are not normal (such as Qi deficiency and blood stasis, Qi stagnation and blood stasis, and poor airway blood circulation, collectively referred to as Qi and blood abnormalities in Taoist medicine), it is bound to have an adverse effect on the internal organs. When the internal organs are affected, their functions will be weakened, and symptoms such as soreness of the waist and knees, dry eyes and dizziness, hair loss, tinnitus, frequent urination, and dripping urine will appear. If not treated in time, the internal organs will inevitably suffer long-term damage, pathological damage, and cause various chronic diseases, such as diabetes, fatty liver, chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, hepatitis, chronic kidney disease, prostate disease, eye disease, etc. In Taoist medicine, all these diseases caused by unhealthy Qi and blood are collectively called "Qi and blood syndrome."

1. Chronic hepatitis

In Taoist medicine, "the liver stores blood". If blood stasis, damp heat and other conditions occur, it will increase the burden on the liver, causing poor airway and blood circulation, and chronic hepatitis. On the other hand, since the liver and kidneys have the same origin, long-term liver disease will damage the kidneys, and "the kidneys are responsible for absorbing qi", further aggravating kidney qi disorder. Therefore, the treatment of this disease should start from regulating the source of Qi and blood, while nourishing the liver and kidneys, and assisting with clearing away heat and removing dampness, in order to achieve a good therapeutic effect. Simply using medication for the liver will only make the disease more difficult to cure.

2Chronic bronchitis

“The lungs are the master of Qi, and the kidneys are the root of Qi.” The kidneys are responsible for taking in Qi. If the kidney Qi is insufficient and cannot help the lungs take in Qi, the lung Qi will go against the flow and symptoms of chronic bronchitis such as coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing will occur. Generally, the cause of this type of disease is not external factors, but insufficient kidney qi caused by unhealthy qi and blood. After a long illness, qi stagnation and blood stasis become more serious, the liver and kidneys become more deficient, and the symptoms become more obvious, such as coughing and shortness of breath, especially when moving. The treatment of this disease should focus on preventing recurrence. The fundamental measure is to treat Qi and blood simultaneously during the remission period, while also regulating kidney Qi and improving the body's resistance to reduce the number of colds and achieve the goal of cure.

3. Chronic kidney disease

Taoist medicine attributes chronic renal failure and other kidney diseases to the categories of "edema", "consumption", "low back pain", "hematuria", etc. The main sites of the disease are the lungs, spleen, and kidneys, with the key being the kidneys. The main cause of the disease is qi stagnation and blood stasis, which lead to weakening of the three internal organs and inability to transform qi and blood well. Over time, it will inevitably lead to kidney physiological dysfunction and some complications.

Experts at the Union Medical College Kidney Hospital believe that treating both Qi and blood and nourishing the liver and kidneys are the most basic principles for treating all types of kidney disease. In the combination of Chinese and Western medicine, taking some Chinese medicines that can both replenish qi and regulate blood and nourish the liver and kidneys, such as Lycium barbarum polysaccharide LBP preparations, can not only directly act on the kidneys, protect kidney tissue, reduce the degree of kidney pathological damage, improve kidney structure, enhance kidney function, accelerate human metabolism and repair of damaged kidney units, reduce inflammation, promote diuresis, reduce the amount of urine protein, and have anti-coagulation, anti-proliferation and fibrosis effects.

4Prostate disease

Western medicine believes that the function of the prostate is regulated and controlled by the hypothalamus, adrenal glands, and pituitary glands. This is very similar to Taoist medicine's understanding of the prostate. In Taoist medical theory, the organ that controls the regulation of human functions is the internal Qi, which runs through the meridians to the internal organs, hair and skin. Therefore, although the external factors and symptoms that cause prostate hyperplasia, prostate hypertrophy, and prostatitis are not exactly the same, the key is the imbalance of Qi and blood.

Prostatitis is classified by Taoist medicine as "turbid semen and stranguria", "stagnation of qi and blood", "yin deficiency of the liver and kidney", etc. It is mostly caused by overwork of kidney qi, invasion of external pathogens or the combination of internal and external factors. The root cause is qi stagnation and blood stasis. The treatment should focus on regulating the kidneys and treating qi and blood at the same time, supplemented by a certain amount of antibiotics and other drugs.

Prostatic hyperplasia is classified as "gonorrhea" or "urinary retention" in Taoist medicine. The etiology and pathogenesis are mostly due to downward flow of warmth and heat, upward flow of qi, and blood stasis. The main treatment options are traditional Chinese medicines that nourish the liver and kidneys and regulate both Qi and blood.

Taoist medicine believes that prostate hypertrophy is located in the bladder, causing blood stasis, urinary tract obstruction, and poor bladder qi transformation - it is caused by unstable qi and insufficient blood. The treatment methods are roughly as follows: regulating blood and removing blood stasis, calming Qi and opening the orifices, clearing away heat and removing dampness, and treating Qi and blood simultaneously is the key step.