No Magic Formula For Health in The Palace
Mar 09, 2022
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Throughout Chinese history, emperors of all dynasties were expected to live forever and enjoy a long life. We found that the Qing dynasty emperors seek longevity methods, are in health conditioning, supplementation to increase longevity, such as daily food therapy, health care prescriptions are important aspects of health care.
1、Exercise to strengthen the body
2、Food therapy health care
Dietary supplementation has a long history. Since ancient times, medicine and food have had the same origin, many foods can not only satiate but also has a tonic body, disease prevention, and the role of prolonging life. Yuan Dynasty physician Zou Xuan said: "The elderly have a problem, it is appropriate to first food, food treatment does not heal, and then ordered medicine." This also has an important guiding significance for the health care of the elderly today.
In the Qing Palace health food, there are many varieties of wine. Such as tortoise age wine (Rehmannia, raw earth, asparagus, angelica, Cistanche, Sichuan cow knee, Chinese wolfberry, Eucommia, bone marrow, locking sun, green salt ......), Tsubaki age benefit life tonic wine), pine age Taiping spring wine, etc., intended to take its purpose of activating blood circulation, tonicity, and health.
The Qianlong Emperor often took medicines containing Cistanche
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3、 longevity medical prescription
Qianlong Emperor is the longest life span of all emperors, so it is also known as the "Ancient Son of God", "ten whole elderly". It is easy to find that the Qianlong emperor often took tonic and longevity prescriptions through the statistics of the palace medicine base book. He often took nearly one hundred prescriptions for tonicity and longevity, including Gui Ling Ji (Shu Di, Sheng Di, Tian Men Dong, Angelica Sinensis, Cistanche, Chuan Niu Knee, Fructus Lycii, Eucommiae, Boneset, Lock Yang, Green Salt ......), Bajan Gao, and the secret recipe for the Immortal. Many of the prescriptions have undergone modern pharmacological research and clinical trials to confirm their efficacy. Through the analysis of their drug composition, it is found that most of the commonly used medical prescriptions for longevity are: Cistanche, deer antler, wolfberries, Eucommia, locking yang, epimedium, bone marrow, Rehmannia, Angelica, pine nuts, he shou wu, ginseng, lotus meat, yam, etc. The main treatment is to tonify the kidneys, strengthen the spleen and nourish the blood.
The nutritional value of Cistanche is very high
It is not difficult to find that whether it is a medicinal tonic or a dietary tonic, Cistanche appears on top of the list of health care in the palace. The Han Dynasty's Shennong Ben Cao Jing states that Cistanches can "nourish the five viscera, strengthen the Yin, benefit the essence, and lighten the body when taken for a long time". The famous Tang dynasty doctor Zhen Quan also believed that it "benefits the marrow, pleases the color and prolongs the life." This shows that Cistanche is a precious herb that can slow down the aging process.
Cistanche is known as "desert ginseng" and is also a valuable herb that is used more frequently in prescriptions for kidney tonics. Li Shizhen once said, "It is a tonic but not harsh. It is the appearance of calmness." In other words, Cistanche is a flat tonic, warm but not hot, warm but not dry, and not easily over-supplemented. Modern pharmacological research shows that Cistanche has many health benefits such as improving body functions, improving learning and memory, anti-Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, anti-fatigue, anti-aging, whitening, regulating endocrine, nourishing liver, and kidney, laxative, etc. It is a natural tonic for human health.
Cistanche is a valuable herb that slows down the aging process
