Category Archives: life cultivation

05 Properties of Goji Why can goji nourish the kidneys so effectively? How can it nourish both yin and yang simultaneously? Typically, medicinal materials either nourish yin or support yang, and it’s rare for a single herb to do both. Each medicinal material has properties such as warm, hot, cold, and cool. Warm and hotContinueContinue reading “Revitalize Your Kidneys with Goji 02”

01 Introduction We’ve written several articles emphasizing the importance of the spleen, stomach, and kidneys, highlighting the need to maintain these organs daily. However, the concept of kidney tonification we discuss here might differ from common understanding. Many people believe that kidney tonification means replenishing something missing in the kidneys, such as vitality. However, theContinueContinue reading “Revitalize Your Kidneys with Goji 01”

08 Taoist Influence on Health Revitalization A cold lower abdomen, where the human dantian is located four fingers below the navel, is more serious than a cold back. Taoists believe this area is where one nurtures the inner elixir. Taoist alchemy involves collecting beneficial herbs and boiling them repeatedly, similar to making soup. However, unlikeContinueContinue reading “Revitalizing the Kidney Subsystem 03”

Strong and Stable Kidneys 01 Stable Yuanqi The Quanzhen Sect, a branch of Taoism, has a poem by Qiu Chuji praising his junior practitioner, Wang Chuyi: “Standing in the sun in the nine summers, sleeping in the snow in the three winters.” This means Wang Chuyi could stand in the hot sun without sweating andContinueContinue reading “Revitalizing the Kidney Subsystem 02”

01 Introduction We’ve spent considerable time emphasizing the importance of the spleen-stomach subsystem among the five internal organs. This subsystem is crucial for producing yuanqi, which is vital for our health and survival. Now, let’s discuss the significance of the kidney subsystem, which is responsible for storing unused yuanqi, another critical aspect of our health.ContinueContinue reading “Revitalizing the Kidney Subsystem 01”

01 Introduction Traditional herbal medicine emphasizes the significant impact emotions have on our health, particularly sudden bursts of emotion. Emotions are categorized into seven types: anger, joy, thought, worry, sadness, fear, and shock, collectively known as the seven emotions. However, worry and sadness, as well as fear and shock, are closely related and can beContinueContinue reading “Revitalize your Health: Control Your Emotions”

08 Longevity and the Spleen-Stomach Subsystem Our great master Huang Yuanyu died young at the age of fifty-six. In his youth, he took medicine to treat an eye disease, which seriously damaged his spleen and stomach. Despite becoming a great medical scientist later in life, he was unable to heal this damage. As a renownedContinueContinue reading “Revitalizing the Spleen-Stomach subsystem”

06 Case Study: The Death of Huang Yuanyu Stomach health is crucial to our overall well-being. In this section, we will explore case studies that highlight its significance and learn how to treat the spleen-stomach subsystem for optimal health. When Huang Yuanyu was young, he was asked to take the wrong medicine for an eyeContinueContinue reading “Revitalizing the Spleen-Stomach System”

04 When to Revitalize the Spleen-Stomach Subsystem As practitioners of life cultivation, we know that each season has its health revitalization focus. In spring, we focus on the liver; in summer, the heart; in autumn, the lungs; and in winter, the kidneys. But when should we focus on the pi-wei (spleen-stomach) subsystem? According to theContinueContinue reading “Revitalize your Health 02”

Revitalizing the Spleen-Stomach System 01 Introduction In Huang Yuanyu’s theory, the pi-earth (spleen) and wei-earth (stomach) are the most crucial subsystems of the wuzang (five internal organs). Regardless of the disease being treated, the pi-earth and wei-earth must be revitalized. When diagnosing a disease, a patient’s eating habits are a significant indicator for the herbalContinueContinue reading “Revitalize Your Health”