Joking about various health preservation wonders in China that are even more absurd than yin dates

When it comes to health preservation, everyone is familiar with it. Generally, it's like eating greasy and spicy food, going to bed early and getting up early, soaking feet in hot water if you have nothing to do, soaking goji berries in a thermos cup, and making hand skewers during leisure time

When it comes to health preservation, everyone is familiar with it. Generally, it's like eating greasy and spicy food, going to bed early and getting up early, soaking feet in hot water if you have nothing to do, soaking goji berries in a thermos cup, and making hand skewers during leisure time. Anyway, the common people have different understandings of health preservation, but ultimately the goal is to have a physically healthy and mentally relaxed lifestyle.

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The concept of health preservation originated from Zhuangzi's "Master of Health Preservation",

It is recorded that "Wen Huijun said, 'What goodness! If I hear the words of Paoding, how can I maintain health?'" Taking care of one's body and mind and promoting longevity can be considered a fundamental goal of health preservation. The concept of health preservation was proposed during the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, but with the blessing of power, health preservation gradually began to deviate in the long history.

In the novel "White Deer Plain", it is mentioned that Guo Juren used Tian Xiao'e as a medicinal stove to soak yin dates for his consumption. What is Yin jujube? It is to put the dried and cored red dates into the vagina of a girl (preferably a virgin), absorb the essence, take out the dried dates, and then eat them. It is said that men can absorb yin and strengthen yang after eating them.

Many friends may think this is too disgusting when they see it. It must only appear in backward and ignorant remote rural areas. However, the method of soaking yin dates was first seen in the Pre Qin period, dating back to about 1700 years. The first bizarre novel about soaking dates was written by a person from Shaanxi, who was also known as Wang Jiashu from the pre Qin period. In his "Records of the Collection of Cultural Relics," there was a practice of eating yin dates for health preservation.

Many ancient people believed in the theory of nourishing yin and yang in their health preservation. During the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing took the "red lead pill" made from the menstruation of virgins, so eating two Yin dates was nothing.

Health preservation can lead to longevity, while nourishing can lead to health preservation. The nourishing theory in traditional Chinese medicine has given absurd wings to health preservation.

If someone asks you to eat snot and drink urine, do you first think you want to smoke the other person? But this is the secret recipe for health preservation and alchemy that Su Shi, the great literary figure of the Song Dynasty, personally wrote in his "Yang Dan Jue". Su Dongpo described in his "Dongpo Zhilin": "After the winter solstice, he often inhaled nasal mucus and gargled it to make it sweet, but swallowed the elixir." We don't know how this Su adult would feel that nasal mucus tastes sweet when drinking. In addition, this person has also invented the "Pure Yang Night Urine Pill Refining Method". Interested parties can search for specific methods.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were even more diverse ways to nourish and maintain health. Lu Rong, an official of the Ming Dynasty, wrote in the Shuyuan Miscellaneous Notes Volume IV that at that time, the Taoist monk Le (l ) Jitan liked sesame seeds in feces, and mixed rice cooked Congee to eat. Zhao Hui, the son-in-law's lieutenant, feeds on women's Yin Jin Yue Shui. Qin Lijiang, an official in Nanjing, enjoys eating fetal clothing. Liu Jun, a Nanjing Guozi sacrificial wine, enjoys eating earthworms. Compared to these few people, drinking rainwater and eating snot are not considered disgusting.

Since we mentioned the placenta above, we have to mention the purple river carriage, which is the human placenta. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effects of tonifying qi, nourishing blood, and benefiting essence. There is a lot of controversy regarding the consumption of purple river cars. What are your opinions on this? You can comment and discuss them in the article.

The next miracle of health preservation is "drinking blood". We often see Kangxi on TV drinking deer blood to nourish and nourish his blood whenever he goes to the Mulan paddock. But in fact, as early as the Song and Yuan dynasties, liquid supplements represented by animal milk and blood began to become popular. This health product was called "drink" at that time, which is what modern times refer to as a health beverage. Some dignitaries also drink deer blood as a health product. Some families even raise hundreds or even thousands of deer for their own health care. Not to mention the various bacteria in the blood, not everyone has the courage to kill a bowl of blood in one gulp.

Friends who see this must feel that these health preserving wonders are all from ancient times. It was all due to the backwardness of culture and technology at that time. Next, let's take a look at the absurd health preservation of modern people.

A health loving aunt in Hunan suddenly had a whim and mixed more than 20 types of fruits to extract juice. After filtering, she injected them into a vein. As a result, it can be imagined that this bold behavior caused her skin to itch and her body temperature to rise. She was sent to the ICU that night, but fortunately, she was finally saved. Aunt! Juice is not a holy water for purifying the body.

If you often go for a stroll in the park, you will find a strange phenomenon, which is that elderly people often use various parts of their bodies to hit trees in various ways. Regarding the health preservation of hitting trees, elderly people believe in a widely circulated saying: they believe that hitting trees for exercise can unblock meridians and achieve the effect of expelling dampness. It is also believed that collision and friction with trees can alleviate muscle soreness. As for the actual effect, I don't know if I've ever hit a tree.

The last wonderful way to maintain health is to take medicine. There are two types of medication here, one is superstitious health products. What health drugs are used to protect the eyes, liver, heart, kidneys, and blood vessels? In addition, vitamin A is added to Z. A survey conducted in a certain community in Shanghai several years ago showed that 51.33% of elderly people take medication every day, of which 18.74% take three drugs at the same time every day, and 2.52% of elderly people take six drugs at the same time. But in daily life, there are still many elderly people who take medication while also consuming health products. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that improper mixing of drugs and health products is not only detrimental to disease treatment, but may also pose risks. Therefore, it is best for elderly people who take a lot of medicine to use fewer health products.

Another way to take medicine for health preservation is traditional Chinese medicine DIY. Some Chinese people believe that traditional Chinese medicine is a good thing, pure plants have no side effects, and they often buy their own Chinese medicine to make water and stew. What, such as Sanqi, can dissipate blood stasis, stop bleeding, reduce swelling, and relieve pain, while Cassia seed can clear heat. As a result, the media reported that Mr. Zhou in Zhejiang Province had been taking herbs such as Panax notoginseng for a long time, resulting in diffuse liver masses. Middle aged female patients in Beijing have been using Polygonum multiflorum to blacken their hair and cause liver failure. So we need to remind everyone that medicine is three parts toxic, please follow the doctor's advice when taking medication.

Health preservation is a good thing, indicating one's pursuit of a healthy life, which is worth encouraging. But health preservation requires attention to methods and methods, not blindly, not superstitious, and not hearsay. If you have a disease, you need to seek professional doctors. You should exercise with something that you can tolerate and will not cause harm or affect others.

Finally, I wish everyone a healthy body.

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