Delay Aging — A Chinese Herbal Prescription (16)
DELAY AGING – - A chinese herbal prescription.
Delay aging means prolonging your productive life. It also means keeping you healthy as long as possible so that you are able to enjoy a better life. Everyone knows that we are swimming against the current of aging and natural death. In this process, we should try to prevent the symptoms of old age from appearing earlier or from becoming debilitating.
Aging can be a depressing experience if you think about withering away in a helpless situation. Therefore, the goal to combat aging is to maintain your health strong enough so that you can take care of yourself and perform what you are capable of doing as you move on.
Nature of aging
• Aging and health deterioration goes hand in hand.
• In normal circumstances, your body stops growing around 20, followed by a so-called prime or plateau period lasting until 40.
• Most young people don’t worry about aging. Why should they?
• When you reach 40 or later, and begin to feel some downhill symptoms, suddenly you’ll appreciate the meaning of aging.
• Aging occurs gradually from 40 to 50, which may not be noticeable. Then it may occur in a step function, enough to make you nervous.
• There are of course some exceptions to the above description.
• The general rule is that if you care about maintaining good health even when you are young, the downhill symptoms will occur later rather than sooner.
• Health maintenance should be cultivated as a habit or lifestyle.
• Prevention should be taken more seriously.
Examples of downhill symptoms:
• Decrease in physical endurance, especially in sports activities.
• Energy depletion, more rest to replenish energy.
• Slower response time.
• Memory not as good as before.
• Joint pains more frequent and intense.
• Weight gain due to metabolic change.
• Menopause in females.
• Less fertile and less sexual desire.
• Countless others more serious and scary.
Do not fantasize about miracle herbs that can bring back the fountain of youth. The movies and some businessmen say those herbs exist. The Chinese Emperors had been looking for them all the time. The Emperors were the most spoiled bunch. Many of them died young because they did not take care of their health. They ordered the eunuchs to find the miracle herbs. The smart eunuchs would run away because they knew they could never find them. The less smart ones returned with some fake things, only to face execution because they could not deliver. During the Three-Kingdoms period in China, the legendary herbalist Hua Tuo 華佗 was executed circa 205 A.D. by Cao Cao 曹操 for refusing to devote fulltime to curing Cao’s chronic headaches. The fact that Hua Tuo was executed late in his professional life in his 90’s shows that he had found a way to delay aging.
The Chinese approach to delay aging emphasizes strengthening and prevention by adopting a healthy lifestyle, eating the right kind of food, and using medicinal herbs as a supplement. The herbs aim to enhance overall body functions, with special attention paid to weaker organs. A stronger body is the best defense against disease and aging. The following herbs are recommended for health enhancement:
1) Strengthen overall
Ren Shen 人參
Dang Shen 黨參
Bai Zhu 白朮
Fu Ling 伏苓
Gan Cao 甘草
2) Strengthen blood
Chuan Xiong 川芎
Dang Gui 當歸
Di Huang 地黃
Chi Shao 赤芍
3) Enhance Qi circulation
Huang Qi 黃耆
Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生
Suo Yang 鎖陽
4) Reduce excess heat
Huang Qin 黃芩
A total of 13 herbs are used.
Drink one cup (8 oz) of herb tea a day, preferably in the morning to allow for dissipation of excess heat generated by the strengthening herbs. You don’t need the herb tea for consecutive days. Drinking 10 to 20 cups of herb tea within a month will suffice normally.
This is just one formula with countless variations depending on:
* How accurate the herbalist can pinpoint your weak organs.
* How weak is your body initially.
* How does your body respond to the herbs.
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Two dictionaries …
Two dictionaries with both English and Chinese names side by side:
“The Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica” by Kun-Ying Yen, SMC Publishing Inc., Taiwan.
“Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas” by Him-Che Yeung, Institute of Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles.
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You’ve finally …
You’ve finally arrived at the right way to learn Chinese medicine. Here are the ways to proceed:
1. Unlearn all the rumors you’ve heard or read.
2. Anchor yourself in the herbal dictionary.
3. Find out the SIMILARITIES between my videos and all the rumors, not the difference. People interpret the same basic things in different words and labels.
4. Learn how to handle contradictions aplenty in Chinese med, e.g. Yin/Yang, Hot/Cold.
5. Separate herbal knowledge from theories.
OK ok, I’ll shut up …
I’ll try and forget the ideas that I’ve read in books and on the internet, and view your videos again; it’ll probably be better that way!
OK ok, I’ll shut up for a while, I can understand you getting fed up with my dull questions
Again, question no …
Again, question no fun, no comment.
I think you may …
I think you may have taken the below question out of context. It was in relation to a comment you made to another viewer earlier in the thread. You stated that you don’t use strengthening herbs when a person has a temperature, I was asking if this was because of the warm nature of the strengthening herbs. I wasn’t asking in relation to stagnation. If you click view all comments at bottom of page it shows the comments in the correct context. Sorry.
Yes, sorry you did …
Yes, sorry you did not say anything about the other books, that was my impression. I understand what you mean about the herbal dictionary.
I emphasize the …
I emphasize the dictionary. I did not say the other books are useless. You interpret it that way.
What do you do when you want to check the correct spelling of a word? Ask your friend or the dictionary? Your choice.
Your questions are …
Your questions are no fun for comment.
Will they make it …
Will they make it worse because of their warm nature, and then you’ll get even hotter and feel even more uncomfortable?
You make it sound …
You make it sound like a text book is useless for learning Chinese Medicine, and the only book worth having is an Herbal Dictionary.
You are not …
You are not following the correct way to learn Chinese medicine. All my videos have tried to point people to the correct way.
You always ask me to explain why my idea is different from others. You should ask them instead. I will not answer this kind of “why different” question.
I have explained enough in my videos. I only answer questions why you do things. Your questions only concern the difference with what you have heard, not why.
Even though you …
Even though you have seen most of my videos, you haven’t picked up the essence of them. There is no standard in Chinese medicine. That’s why you have to consult the dictionary for herbal knowledge, else, you will find 1000 ideas from 1000 sources.
How many times have I emphasize the dictionary? If you don’t consult the herbal dictionary, you are going nowhere. Just enjoy the confusion.
Also I suspect that …
Also I suspect that many people who view your videos are interested in knowing more about Chinese Medicine, and have probably already spent some time learning a little. Somebody only needs to google for ‘Qi Stagnation’ and within a few results will find mention of ‘Liver Qi Stagnation’ and the formula ‘Xiao Yao Wan’. This is why I am curious about the herbs you use for Qi Stagnation, and if they serve the same purpose. I suspect my understanding of Qi stagnation is too narrow, I’m sure it is.
Please don’t think …
Please don’t think I am attempting to contradict you with what I have read in books. I don’t know this subject and am simply keen to learn, hence my questions. I am attempting to access info on Chinese Herbs from good sources, but there appears to be a lot of contradictions which is confusing. The opinions in the book are not my opinions, I don’t know this subject, which is why I ask. I have tried using Chai Hu for Qi stagnation in past with no luck, so I am interested in what you say.
You mentioned your …
You mentioned your book a couple of times. Please note that I have no interest in commenting on your book. You are entitled to your own opinions in your book. I’m only answering your questions and tell you what I know and think to be the truths.
You’re absolutely …
You’re absolutely confused. I told you to use the dictionary to find out the effects of Chai Hu, but you are going to other sources. See my video on herbal knowledge. If you don’t base on the dictionary, you’ll hear millions of bogus ideas. Enjoy the confusion forever.
Sorry I’m a bit …
Sorry I’m a bit confused! The chapter in my book on Qi Stagnation says “Since most incidents of Qi stagnation are related to impaired free coursing of the liver, formulas often contain liver coursing Qi rectifying medicinals such as Chai Hu”. Also I have read many times on the internet that ‘Xiao Yao Wan’ is a primary formula for Qi Stagnation and it uses Chai Hu as the lead herb. Maybe I’m mixing ideas up, I thought Qi Stagnation means poor circulation of Qi?
Although short in …
Although short in history, science is rational and is not afraid to refute what is wrong but believed to be right before (such as the earth was flat, the sun revolved around the earth, and heavier-than-air cannot fly).
Chinese medicine represents mostly cultural values of long history. Cultural values resist rationality and die hard. They may not represent the truth.
That’s why I advise employing your reasoning to confirm the truths.
Go to an herbal …
Go to an herbal dictionary to find out the effects of Chai Hu. Chai Hu is a cold herb used to calm the liver or expel internal heat.
Chai Hu is not fit for Qi circulation because it is cold. See my video about the concept of Hot and Cold.
In my book it says …
In my book it says that Chai Hu is the most frequently used herb to help Qi Circulation, I notice you hardly ever use this herb. Do you use Sang Ji Sheng for a similar purpose as Chai Hu?
We dont need …
We dont need Scientists to tell us what the truth is beliserius. Science has a short history, and you can be sure that facts existed long before Science existed to verify them or not.
Herbalists have …
Herbalists have their own favorite herbs to use.
Qi and blood circulation are basically the same, the former being an oriental favorite. See my Qi video for the Chinese concept.
Enhancing blood circulation enhances energy. It also reduces chronic pains too, like joint pains. Why do you walk, move or exercise? Enhance blood circulation!
I notice you very …
I notice you very frequently use the herb Sang Ji Sheng in your formulas. Usually you put it in the category of ‘Enhancing Blood Circulation’ here it is ‘Enhancing Qi Circulation’, does it also help Qi circulation then? Also what it the purpose of enhancing blood circulation?
Please see my other …
Please see my other videos, especially “Common Sense and Simple Truth.