Concept of Qi

Energy which is applicable to the human body is called vital energy. In other words Qi which can be manipulated with the Acupuncture needle in called 'jing Qi ' or vita energy which circulates in the meridians. Life process is activated and maintained by the energy or Qi or the vital force. Law of nature in formed by the behaviour of the vital force eg rhythm periodicity polarization and depolarization.The human body carries certain amount of Q I at birth. this quota of energy given to ones body is definite (say x+y). The energy of the internal circuit cannot be created or eliminated, only transformed from one place to another.It is depleted by the daily activities of the body and argumented by the intake of the food and air depletion or reinforcement when in balance maintain growth and health but unbalance results ill health and absence of the energy in death purpose of Acupuncture is therefore to balance the imbalanced energy by giving needles at in Acupuncture point. It is well known fact that the fetus has an independent energy or Qi. This Qi which nourishes the unborn in called the Qi of formers heaven or prenatal Qi or Qi of unborn.Qi which fills the born in called Qi of later heaven or post natal Qi orQi of born. When the baby in born she can live without anything by mouth for at least 6 to 8 hours.That means she in living only on the Qi from lung O2.This process that for Qi of later heaven,the lung in a very important organ.The inability of the body to extract Qi from air,food and water in just as much a cause of death as its deprivation of them true Qi in a combination of what is received from the heavens and the Qi of water and food.That means true Qi informed by breathing and eating. It permeates the whole body.True Qi in the original Qi. Qi from heaven in received through the nose and controlled by the wind pipe, and is extracted by the lungs.Qi from food and water enters the stomach and in controlled by the gullet and in extracted by the spleen and stomach source Qi, known as Qi of kidney is inherited from the parents and related to the reproductive function.It is referred to as congenital Qi or Qi of former heaven rch or prenatal Qi true Qi obtained from the food and air in also called acquired Qi It in the same as Qi of later heaven or post natal Qi.Qi in universal. The root of the way of lift,birth and change in Qi. All things in heaven and earth obey this law.Qi in the periphery envelops heaven and earth.Qi in the interior activates them. Mans possession of lift in completely dependent upon this Qi.In chinese treaties on Acupuncture, the effect of pricking the skin with the needle in called " obtaining Qi " and if the needle fails to obtain Qi,the acupuncture treatment will be ineffective.Thus one in able to small only if lung Qi penetrated the nose.One can distinguish the colours of liver Qi penetrates the eyes.One can taste only if heart Qi penetrates the tongue.One likes or dislikes food only at spleen Qi penetrates the mouth the capabilities of seven holes( Eyes, Mouth, Nose) depand upon the penetration of the Qi from solid organs.Qi is not stationary in the body.It circulates in the body like blood.This circulation is two types.
(I) That of nourishing Qi through meridians like blood vessels .
(II) That of protecting Qi- between the siw and the flesh in the subcutaneous tissue.Nourishing Qi impure Qi ; Protecting Qi in less pure.Pure part of the and products of the assimilated food in nourishing Qi and less pure part in protecting Qi.Nourishing Qi in with in the meridians. protecting Qi outside the meridians.As protecting Qi in formed from the causes part of the products of digestion (i,e., because its crude origin)its in rough and has more aggressive properties.If therefore,cannot penetrate the delicate meridians and hence circulates in the subcutaneous tissue. protecting Qi warms the subcutaneous tissue, moistens the skin,controls the opening and closing of the pores and nourishes the space between the skin and the flesh.If protecting Qi is too weak to permeate the subcutaneous tissue,and to protect it from outside evil,nourishing Qi comes to its rescue,causing blood vessels and meridians and muscles to suffer because of a lack of Qi, and hence the patient suffers from heumatism preumonia etc.Important function of the protecting Qi in to protect the body from outside invading evil. If for example wind and cold invade the body.Protecting Qi meets the invasion by producing the derise for warmth and manifestation of fever, on the other hand, the unvasion in successful, that means either the evil in too strong or protecting Qi in weak,in which care the patient will fall a victim to the disease.Like pneumonia or rheumatism. Nourishing Qi is considered as '' yin Qi it circulates with the blood in the interior of the body ''. Qi in considered as '' yang Qi '' it circulates under surface of the body and is not associated with the blood.Nourishing Qi which is present in the organs in delicate in texture.It nourishes the tissue.Chinese monks perform certain type of breathing exercise to transfer rough and impure energy of the body unto pure agents.They call it ''Golden Elixir '' also named prenatal breathing. They transfrom grey hair unto black with this type of breathing.
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