(a) the physical characteristics of qi deficiency constitution?
Qi deficiency constitution is a physical state characterized by shortness of breath and low viscera function caused by a body's lack of qi. ?
The characteristics of qi deficiency constitution are: 1) Morphological characteristics: soft muscles. 2) Psychological characteristics: introverted, emotionally unstable, timid and unwilling to take risks. 3) Common manifestations: shortness of breath, laziness, low voice, listlessness, weakness of limbs, excessive sweating, red tongue, fat and tender, teeth marks on the edge and weak pulse. Pale or pale face, decreased vision, pale mouth, pale lips, dim hair color, dizziness, forgetfulness, normal stool or constipation but not hard, or irregular stool, drowsiness after defecation, normal or excessive urination. 4) Adaptability to the external environment is manifested as cold-resistance, wind-resistance and summer-resistance. ?
Some people have shown from literature research that the frequency of various physical characteristics of qi deficiency constitution is high: yellow or white complexion; Limbs are prone to fatigue; Shortness of breath and laziness; Spontaneous sweating; Less eyes; Dizziness; Visceral prolapse; Poor cold and heat resistance, especially not cold; Palpitation and insomnia. ?
(B) the formation factors of qi deficiency constitution
The formation of all constitutions is the result of the interaction between congenital and acquired, and qi deficiency constitution is no exception. ?
One is congenital genetic factors. ?
Innate is the internal basis of the formation of human physique, which determines the relative stability and specificity of physique. Neijing records:? People are born with rigidity, strength, length, yin and yang. ? It shows that people have different physical types from birth, including fat and thin, strong and weak, tall and short, yin and yang. ?
Ming dynasty doctor Wan Quan said:? The child is separated from his parents. If lung qi is fur and lung qi is insufficient, the skin will be brittle, thin and cold, and the hair will not be reinforced by liver qi. Deficiency of liver qi leads to soft bones. Explain that if the parents are qi-deficient constitution, then the child may also be qi-deficient constitution. ?
Second, the acquired factor?
Traditional Chinese medicine pays more attention to the influence of acquired factors on physique, because the physique determined by innate factors is not static, and the difference of physique depends largely on acquired factors. In my opinion, paying attention to acquired factors is actually paying attention to internal needs. ?
Acquired factors include diet and nutrition, daily life, mental state, desire to work, environment, drugs, diseases and so on. ?
Ye pointed out in Clinical Guide Medical Records:? After a long illness, the disease must be in the collaterals, and the disease is not deficiency. Because of the long delay, the constitution was rejected. ? It shows that a long illness can damage the qi of human body and lead to the formation of qi deficiency constitution.
(3) Prevention of Qi Deficiency Constitution
There are two main points to prevent qi deficiency constitution: one is congenital endowment, and the other is aftercare. ?
First, prevention from birth?
The key to innate endowment lies in parents, especially mothers. Mom should pay attention to the following points during pregnancy:
First, adjust your diet and daily life, never indulge your lust, and maintain fetal qi; Second, keep an optimistic and peaceful mood and stay away from negative emotions such as resentment, anger and trouble; Third, what you usually see, hear, think, say and do is mindfulness. If this can be done, the mother's qi and blood will be peaceful, and all diseases will not be born, and the mother and child will be naturally safe after delivery. ?
Second, prevention the day after tomorrow?
Traditional Chinese medicine attaches importance to the influence of acquired factors on constitution, so qi deficiency constitution can be prevented. ?
Nursing refers to the combination of work and rest, moderate diet and a degree of sadness and joy emphasized in the first article of Neijing. Eat moderately, live moderately, don't be a thief of evil, avoid when, be vain, follow the true qi, keep the essence inside, and don't get sick?
In my opinion, health comes from self-discipline. Taking the constitution of qi deficiency mentioned in this paper as an example, the prevention of qi deficiency constitution also comes from self-discipline. Each of us should pay attention to health care, which depends on self-discipline. ?
First of all, acupuncture and massage prevent qi deficiency constitution. ?
Studies have confirmed that massaging Guanyuan and Zusanli points can obviously improve the constitution of qi deficiency. Guanyuan is the point of ascending the small intestine meridian, and it is also the place where the human body demonstrates, which is congenital; Zusanli is the point of Tujing, and it is also the point of Xiaguanhe of Stomach Meridian. Stomach is the sea of water valley, and it is the day after tomorrow. Massage Guanyuan and Zusanli can regulate nature and nurture. ?
In fact, you can also use acupuncture or moxibustion. Usually, acupuncture Guanyuan and Zusanli can stimulate the yang of the human body, promote the balance of visceral functions, and effectively prevent the constitution of qi deficiency. ?
Some people use acupuncture to treat patients with chronic fatigue syndrome of qi deficiency and yang deficiency, and find that acupuncture can significantly improve their fatigue symptoms and physical integral of qi deficiency and yang deficiency. ?
The prevention and treatment of physique should start from the innate and acquired, and more methods of tonifying should be adopted. From the research, it can be found that acupuncture has a unique regulating effect on the constitution of qi deficiency, which can improve the partial constitution well, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing disease before it happens. ?
Acupoints: Zusanli, Guanyuan, Shenque, Qihai and Laogong. Every day 1 time, 2-3 acupoints are selected each time, and each acupoint is gently moxibustion with moxa stick 10 minute.
Second, take cream to prevent qi deficiency constitution. ?
Some people use ointment to treat sub-health fatigue state of qi deficiency type, which can not only reduce the fatigue degree of patients, but also improve their psychological state, thus comprehensively improving their quality of life. ?
Cream is a kind of advanced tonic, especially suitable for regulating physique. Clinically, different creams are established according to people's different constitutions and clinical manifestations. Ointment is generally composed of more than 20 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine, which belongs to the category of generous and compound prescription for a long time. The preparation of ointment must be aimed at the nature of the patient's disease and physical type. ?
I created Bushen Plaster, Gan Yang Plaster and Ginger Plaster, which are suitable for different physique types. Simply put, Bushen ointment is suitable for kidney deficiency (both yin deficiency and yang deficiency); Gan Yang ointment focuses on yin deficiency and qi deficiency; Ginger paste focuses on yang deficiency and qi deficiency. ?
Third, chiropractic in children can improve the constitution of qi deficiency. ?
Some people use chiropractic combined with acupoint massage to children, which has obvious improvement effect on children with qi deficiency constitution. ?
Children chiropractic is very good. Repeated stimulation of Du Meridian and Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian can effectively balance the functions of the five internal organs, stimulate Yang qi, and achieve the effect of improving the constitution of qi deficiency. Not only the constitution of qi deficiency, but also those children with congenital constitution deviation can consider using the chiropractic method for children to improve their constitution. Must persist, need to persist for many years, and the curative effect is higher. ?
Fourth, the three-volt patch improves the constitution of qi deficiency. ?
It is found that Sanfutie can improve the incidence and clinical symptoms of patients with qi deficiency, yang deficiency and qi stagnation. ?
From the analysis of traditional Chinese medicine, the three-day patch stimulates the human body's yang by stimulating acupuncture points on the dog days, which is equivalent to warming the human body's yang through the yang of heaven and earth. Therefore, Sanfutie can not only treat winter diseases in summer, but also improve the constitution of qi deficiency. ?
(4) Prescriptions of qi deficiency constitution
Although the constitution is relatively stable, it also has acquired adjustability, and the partial constitution can be changed through acquired conditioning. Qi deficiency constitution can also be changed through acquired. Neijing records:? Those who make contributions are warm, and those who lose are good? This establishes the general principle of treatment of qi deficiency constitution. ?
First, the main medicine to improve the constitution of qi deficiency?
The following principles should be grasped when choosing the main drug to improve the constitution of qi deficiency: first, it is mild in nature and suitable for long-term administration; Second, pay attention to invigorating qi and rising yang, and appropriate temperature; Third, pay attention to the level of qi and yin, qi and yin, then yin is solid and qi is strong; Fourth, pay attention to replenishing qi and blood, because blood is the mother of qi and qi is the handsome of blood, and the two cannot be separated. ?
First, Astragalus qi, aphrodisiac, solid table?
Astragalus is good at invigorating qi, strengthening yang and strengthening spleen. Materia Medica justice records:? Astragalus membranaceus, nourishing middle earth and warming spleen and stomach? . Western medical participation records say:? Can you replenish qi and lift qi at the same time? . It can be seen that Astragalus is good at invigorating qi, strengthening yang and strengthening spleen. ?
Astragalus membranaceus can replenish qi and consolidate exterior. Astragalus membranaceus can supplement both inside and outside, not only the qi of spleen and lung, but also the qi of muscle surface, and treat the deficiency of exterior and interior. This is what Zhongjing's Ji Fang Huangqi Decoction and Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Decoction mean. ?
Although the power of invigorating qi of Astragalus membranaceus is not as good as that of Ginseng, it is suitable for patients with chronic qi deficiency or even deficiency, which can be seen from the fact that Ginseng is commonly used in Zhongjing to replenish qi deficiency quickly and Astragalus membranaceus to replenish deficiency slowly. ?
Second, is yam equal to Yin Qi?
Yam can nourish qi and yin. Because of its mild nature, yam also appears in our daily life as a kind of food and can be taken for a long time. ?
Yam is different from licorice. Although licorice is flat and sweet, it can benefit qi and strengthen spleen, but compared with yam, yam is flat and sweet and astringent, which can replenish yin and prevent qi loss. Moreover, this medicine belongs to spleen, lung and kidney meridians, which can replenish qi for days. Shennong's herbal classics say:? Buzhong Yiqi, grow muscles? . The new edition of the dictionary of traditional Chinese medicine includes yam:? Tonifying the spleen and stomach, promoting fluid production and benefiting the lungs, and tonifying the kidney and astringent essence? . ?
Zhang's "Materia Medica Justice" contains: Can Chinese yam tonify spleen, nourish yin and tonify kidney? . It is also recorded in the classic book of materia medica:? Yam can tonify kidney and replenish essence. Top grades are common food, not medicine for treating diseases, so Shennong put forward the word "long service". All top-grade drugs must be taken for a long time with the support of grains, ranging from life to several years, in order to achieve the goal of longevity. . ?
Third, jujube blood, raising camp?
Jujube is sweet and warm, and belongs to spleen, stomach and heart meridian. This medicine can replenish qi and blood, nourish blood and nourish the camp, and also replenish the acquired qi. ?
"Materia Medica Yan Hui" cloud: Jujube? Ganrun Gao Ning can nourish yin and yang, qi and blood, body fluid, veins, tendons and bones? . "Ben Jing" says jujube: soothe the spleen and help the twelve meridians. Wei Ping is a panacea for qi and blood? . ?
Fourth, does Pseudostellaria heterophylla strengthen the spleen, replenish qi and nourish yin?
Pseudostellaria heterophylla is a tonic known for its slow tonic. Its taste is sweet and bitter, its nature is flat, and it mainly enters the spleen and lung meridians. Pseudostellaria heterophylla belongs to Dianthus, and its efficacy is similar to that of ginseng, but it is different from ginseng. Ginseng is a warm tonic, and Pseudostellaria heterophylla is a clear tonic, which is more suitable for summer use. Pseudostellaria heterophylla has the function of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, and is used to treat spleen and stomach weakness caused by deficiency of both qi and yin. ?
Pseudostellaria heterophylla is good at invigorating spleen and stomach, invigorating spleen and lung, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production, and is used for the syndrome of spleen weakness and insufficient stomach yin. Traditional Chinese medicine takes spleen and stomach as the source of qi and blood biochemistry and the foundation of the day after tomorrow. Pseudostellaria heterophylla can tonify spleen and stomach weakness. ?
Modern research has found that Radix Pseudostellariae contains Radix Pseudostellariae polysaccharide, various amino acids and minerals, which can obviously improve the immune function of the body and improve the heart function. Regular administration of Radix Pseudostellariae can enhance physical fitness. ?
To sum up, Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Fructus Jujubae and Radix Pseudostellariae can all be used as the main drugs to improve the constitution of qi deficiency.
Second, the main prescription to improve the constitution of qi deficiency?
I advocate Buzhong Yiqi Decoction. ?
My reasons are as follows: First, this prescription takes Astragalus as the monarch medicine, which can not only tonify the middle qi, but also tonify the lungs, strengthen the exterior and stop sweating. Although there is no yam and jujube in this prescription, two kinds of medicines can be added to smooth qi and blood and nourish ying Wei. In addition, the ginseng in the prescription can be changed to Radix Pseudostellariae to strengthen the function of strengthening spleen and stomach. The combination of Angelica sinensis and Astragalus membranaceus has the functions of invigorating qi and blood, nourishing merchants and producing sperm. The whole prescription fully embodies the methods of invigorating qi, consolidating exterior, invigorating qi and promoting yang, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, nourishing blood and nutrition, which makes this prescription suitable for regulating qi deficiency physique from the whole structure. ?
Buzhong Yiqi decoction plus yam and jujube is suitable for long-term use. ?
People with qi deficiency need to promote qi and blood circulation, so Buzhong Yiqi Decoction is more suitable. First, this prescription is beneficial to qi and yang at the same time: Astragalus is the monarch drug in the prescription, which benefits qi and yang. The compatibility of Bupleurum, Cimicifuga rhizome and Qingqingsheng powder can make the depressed Qingyang rise and return to its original position. Second, this prescription takes care of both qi and blood. Although there are no yam and jujube in the original prescription, two drugs can be added to make qi and blood smooth and replenish qi and blood. Remove ginseng and change Radix Pseudostellariae, Radix Pseudostellariae has a flat nature, tonifies the qi of spleen and lung, and Atractylodes macrocephala strengthens the spleen and benefits qi. Angelica supplements blood and nourishes blood. Qi and blood are homologous, and qi deficiency will damage blood for a long time. Therefore, the combination of sweet angelica and astragalus plays the role of benefiting qi and enriching blood, nourishing business and producing sperm. Third, it embodies the characteristics of timely completion. Qi deficiency leads to weak blood circulation, which is prone to slow blood circulation and blood stasis in the pulse, so angelica is used to promote blood circulation. Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae regulates qi and strengthens the spleen, so that the whole prescription can be supplemented without stagnation. ?
Based on the above analysis, I think Buzhong Yiqi Decoction can be taken for a long time. ?
(5) Health care of qi deficiency constitution?
First, adjust the diet?
People with qi deficiency often have weak spleen and stomach functions, resulting in insufficient blood and blood biochemistry. Therefore, we should pay attention to regulating diet and regulating the function of spleen and stomach, mainly to replenish deficiency. Usually you can eat millet, japonica rice, glutinous rice, peanuts, white lentils, yam, jujube, eggs and so on. And you can also use qi-invigorating drugs, such as ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, American ginseng, astragalus, etc. To make soup. ?
Studies show that eating whole grains (especially wuhuang) can obviously improve the thinness of people with qi deficiency constitution. Among them, brown rice supplements medium coke, corn supplements medium coke, buckwheat expels qi stagnation, oats soothes the liver and regulates qi, millet consolidates the roots and absorbs qi, and the five flavors are nourished together to replenish vitality. ?
Second, active exercise?
People with qi deficiency tend to be quiet and inactive because of lack of qi. The more you don't exercise, the more it is not conducive to the operation of qi and blood, resulting in more cases of qi deficiency. You can do relaxing exercises, such as Baduanjin, Tai Ji Chuan and walking. Make your body sweat slightly. ?
People with qi deficiency must exercise moderately, which is not suitable for strenuous exercise. Strenuous exercise perspires, which consumes energy and yin and yang. ?
Third, adjust the mood?
Neijing puts forward:? Calm and empty, true qi follows, spirit stays inside, and disease is always safe. ? So it is very important to stay happy. It is very important to keep a harmonious mood and stay away from negative emotions such as resentment, anger and trouble. ?
Fourth, did you sleep well?
Sleep is to draw yang into yin, return to the root of yang, and save your strength. The ancients said:? Medicine tonic is better than food tonic, and food tonic is better than god tonic. ? Keeping adequate and good sleep is a tonic. The better the sleep, the more balanced the body, the more vigorous the blood and the more peaceful the constitution. (Dong Hongtao)