The lung is the 'official of the human body', and the lung faces all the meridians, so it knows all about the viscera!
The position of the lungs in the internal organs of the human body is very high. It is said in the "Huangdi Neijing": "The lungs are the officials of the relatives, and they govern the festivals." This sentence means that the lungs in the human body are equivalent to a The position of prime minister in the imperial court can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people. So what are the powers of the prime minister? He needs to understand the heads of the officials, coordinate and arrange the work of the officials, and it can be said that he has to take care of everything in the DPRK as the prime minister. If the lung is compared to the prime minister in the human body, then it must understand the operation of the internal organs, so the "Huangdi Neijing" has "the lungs face hundreds of channels", which means that the blood vessels in all parts of the body directly or indirectly converge. It is applied to the lungs of the human body and then applied to the whole body. Therefore, the rise and fall of the various organs of the human body will inevitably be reflected on the lung meridian. Chinese medicine pays attention to understanding the health status of the whole body by observing the "inch" on the lung meridian. Cunkou is located on the inner side of the radius of both hands. The two acupoints of the Taiyin Lung Meridian of the hand are located at this position. This is the pulsation of the radial artery. The pulse in Chinese medicine is actually to observe the operation of the Lung Meridian.
The lungs mainly have the following three major functions, namely, the lungs control qi, control subduing, and control fur.
The first major function of the lungs is to control the Qi, and the lungs control the Qi of the whole body. The lung is not only a breathing organ, it can also transform the breath of the breath into a kind of righteousness and clearness of the whole body, and then distribute these righteousness and clearness to all parts of the body. "The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" mentions that "the lungs go to the hundreds of veins, and they govern festivals". All the meridians of the body must face the lungs, because the lungs exist under the emperor and above ten thousand people, and they govern the whole body by regulating the movement of Qi.
The second major function of the lungs is to control subduing and descending. The lungs are located in the west of the human body, just like autumn in the four seasons. The autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves, and the fallen leaves rustle down, so they stop in the human body and play the role of subduing, that is, they can subdue the qi of the person. The lung is an important place for the pulmonary circulation, it can not only reduce the qi of the person to the whole body. It can also depress and release the body fluids in the human body to all parts of the body. The subduing and depressing of lung qi is combined with its announcing function, so it can also regulate the water channels and play a role in smoothing the pulmonary circulation.
The third major function of the lung is to control the skin and hair. The human body has pores on the epidermis. In traditional Chinese medicine, the pores are also called stomata. They are the place where the qi exits the human body, and are directly controlled by the lungs. Breathing is mainly through the nose, so the lungs are opened in the nose.
Therefore, the three functions of the lungs determine its status in the body. So, if there is a problem with our lungs, how should we regulate it? In fact, traditional Chinese medicine is very special in regulating "lung qi" and treating lung diseases, which can be directly treated or indirectly treated. Direct treatment includes the eight methods of dispersing the lung, eliminating the lung, clearing the lung, removing the lung, warming the lung, moistening the lung, nourishing the lung, and astringing the lung.
For example, the lung-clearing method mainly uses drugs that clear lung-heat to expel the excess heat in the lung, such as Rhizoma Imperatae, Trichosanthes, Reed Root, etc.; the lung-moistening method mainly uses drugs that moisten the lung and promote body fluid to prevent dryness and heat from damaging the lung yin. , Polygonatum, lily, etc.; the principle of invigorating the lungs is to invigorate the lung qi, improve the respiratory function, and improve the immune defense barrier of the lungs, which is to strengthen the righteousness and eliminate pathogenic factors. Commonly used drugs are ginseng, Radix ginseng, Astragalus, Chinese yam and so on.
In fact, improving lung function by clearing the lungs, moistening the lungs and other methods is to achieve the effect of nourishing the lungs. By nourishing the lungs to remove the cause, the function of the lungs can be restored naturally. Strengthening the function of the lung itself, the pathogenic factors can also be naturally eliminated, which is complementary to each other.
In addition to drug treatment, Chinese medicine scholars also suggest that people should strengthen exercise on weekdays, improve the sanitation environment, prevent air pollution, adapt to the season, pay attention to diet and health, and eat more foods that clear the lungs, nourish the lungs, and nourish the lungs, such as lily, figs, sugarcane, Apple, horseshoe, longan, etc., to achieve the purpose of protecting lung function, preventing and resisting respiratory diseases.