health_maintenance_in_ancient_china

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1、Int.J.Med.Sci.2011,81InternationalJournalofMedicalSciences2011;8:s26-s42©IvyspringInternationalPublisher.Allrightsreserved.ReviewHealthMaintenanceinAncientChinaLiviaKohnProfessorEmerita,BostonUniversity,P.O.BOX609,Dunedin,FL34697,USACorrespondingauthor:Tel:727-

2、501-6915;E-mail:Liviakohn@gmail.comPublished:2011.02.15AbstractTheancientChineseconceptofhealthreachesfarbeyondthemereabsenceofsymptomstoincludethepresenceofastrongvitalenergyknownasqi.Asmooth,harmonious,andactiveflowofqicreatesharmonyinthebodyandabalancedstateof

3、beingintheperson.Thispersonalhealthisfurthermatchedbyhealthinnature,definedasregularweatherpatternsandtheabsenceofdisasters.Itisalsopresentashealthinsocietyinthepeacefulcoexistenceamongfamilies,clans,villages,andstates.Thisharmonyonalllevels,thecosmicpresenceofas

4、teadyandpleasantflowofqi,iswhattheChinesecallthestateofGreatPeace,asemi-utopicanbutpervasivevisionveneratedbyallphilosophicalschools.Definingthebodyinenergetictermsandrequiringtheperfectfunctioningofbodiesonalllevelsofexistence,theChinesehealthprogramisnotlimited

5、toonesetofmethodsorpractices,nordoesitstopathealingpatients.Rather,itleadspeopletoreachextendedyears,improvetheirqualityoflife,andrealizethemselvesfullyintheWorld.Keywords:Vitalenergy,Handynasty,acupuncture,longevity,exercises,meditation,energymedicine,energypsyc

6、hology1.INTRODUCTIONTheessentialconceptofChinesetraditionalmodes.Atthecenter,thereisprimordialqi,prenatalmedicineisvitalenergy:qi.Qiistheconcreteaspectofqi,ortrue,perfectqi;attheperiphery,thereispost-theDao,thematerialenergyoftheuniverse,thebasicnatalqiorearthlyq

7、i—inconstantmotionandclassi-stuffofnature.Inancientsourcesitisassociatedwithfiedincategoriessuchastemperature,density,speedmist,fog,andmovingclouds.Thecharacterforqiasitofflow,andimpactonhumanlife.appearsintheoraclebonesoftheShangdynasty(1766-1122BC),consistsoftw

8、oparts:animageof2.AIMsomeoneeatingandgraininapot.Eventoday,itTheaimofthispaperistopresentthecoreshowsthewordfor“rice”underawind-blown“sail”:medicalpractices,as