Yuan Qi is the most fundamental and important Qi of the human body, and it is the driving force of the human body's vital activities.

The connotations of Yuanqi, Yuanqi, and True Qi are the same, and they all refer to innate qi.

The vitality is mainly generated by the innate essence of the kidneys, and it is popular throughout the body through the three focal points.

The source of its generation is the innate essence hidden in the kidney, the innate essence of metamorphosis is born in the gate of life, the innate essence in the kidney is endowed by the reproductive essence of the parents, the embryonic period already exists, after birth, it must be nourished and supplemented by the essence of the spleen and stomach metamorphosis, in order to metamorphose sufficient vitality.

Therefore, whether the vitality is abundant or not is not only related to the innate essence from the parents, but also related to the spleen and stomach function, dietary nutrition and metaphysical essence are abundant.

If the vitality is weakened due to the lack of innate essence, it can also be enriched through the cultivation and replenishment of the acquired essence.

Therefore, there is a saying that "the self-birth of the deceased to the old, where the congenital is insufficient, but the acquired cultivation power, the power of making up for the sky, can also be half of its strength, and the spleen and stomach are not small about the life".

The vitality is popular throughout the body through the three cokes, as the so-called "three cokes, the difference between the original qi, the main passage of the three qi, experienced in the five internal organs." ”

The vitality originates in the kidneys, with the three focal points as the pathway, follows the whole body, the internal and internal organs, and the external skin and intestines, everywhere, exerting its physiological functions, becoming the most fundamental and important qi of the human body.

There are two main aspects of the physiological function of Yuanqi, one is to promote and regulate the growth and development of the human body and reproductive functions, and the other is to promote and regulate the physiological activities of various viscera, meridians, body and organs.

The physiological role of Yuan Qi in promoting human growth and development and reproductive function is similar to that of Kidney Qi.

Since the main component of kidney essence is the innate essence, and the kidney qi generated by the kidney essence is mainly the innate qi, the composition of the yuan qi and the kidney qi are roughly the same, and the functions they play are basically similar.

The changes in the rise and fall of vitality are reflected in the natural laws of the body's growth, growth, strength, old age, and already.

From a young age, the kidney essence is based on the innate essence, and is gradually enriched by the supplement of the acquired essence, transforming vitality and promoting growth and development.

After a period of time, from infants and young children to young adults, at this time, due to the abundance of kidney essence to a certain extent, the metamorphosis is sufficient, so that the body develops, the body is strong, the muscles and bones are strong, and at the same time have the ability to reproduce.

In old age, due to physiological and pathological consumption, the kidney essence gradually declines, the metaphysical vitality gradually decreases, the body appears to look old, and the reproductive function also declines, until the vitality decays and life is terminated.

Therefore, if the vitality is insufficient, it is prone to pathological changes such as growth retardation, low reproductive function and premature aging.

Through the three focal points, the vitality is distributed throughout the body, and the physiological activities of the body's viscera meridians and organs are comprehensively promoted and regulated.

It can not only excite the mind but also make the mind tranquil, and it can not only play the functions of "yang" such as propulsion, excitement, qi dissipation and warmth, but also play the functions of "yin" such as tranquility, inhibition, forming, cooling.

Therefore, the vitality can be divided into yuan yin and yuan yang, and it affects the yin and yang of the body.

The vitality is born in the door of life, so there is a saying that "the door of life is the root of vitality, the house of water and fire, the yin of the five organs cannot be nourished, and the yang energy of the five organs cannot be developed".

At the same time, the harmonious balance between the water and fire of the life gate and the yin and yang of the vitality can maintain the healthy state of "yin and yang" in the function of the viscera.

In short, all the life activities of the body are carried out under the promotion and regulation of the vitality, and the vitality is the driving force of the life activities.

Zongqi is the qi that accumulates in the chest by combining the valley qi with the pure qi of nature, and belongs to the category of acquired qi.

The generation of Zongqi is directly related to the rise and fall of the qi of the body.

The place where the sect's qi accumulates in the chest is also called the "sea of qi", also known as the middle of the body.

There are two sources of Zongqi, one is the water valley qi generated by the essence of the water valley transported by the spleen and stomach, and the other is the clear qi inhaled by the lungs from nature, and the two are combined to form Zongqi.

Therefore, whether the transport and transfer function of the spleen and the function of the main qi and the respiratory function of the lungs are normal have a direct relationship with the generation and prosperity of the zongqi.

The Zongqi gathers in the chest and spreads throughout the body through the upper breath path, permeating the heart and descending along the three focal points.

Zong Qi accumulates in the chest, comes out of the throat, runs through the heart, and breathes.

On the one hand, the Zongqi goes up from the lungs and follows the throat to promote the breathing, and on the other hand, it penetrates the heart and veins to promote the flow of blood.

Sanjiao is the channel for the operation of all qi, and the zongqi can also run down the dantian under the umbilicus along the three jiao, so as to fund the innate vitality.

In addition, Zongqi can be injected from the sea of qi down into the qi street, that is, the groin part of the foot yang meridian, and then down to the feet.

The physiological functions of Zongqi mainly include three aspects: respiration, blood qi and innate energy.

Zongqi goes up the breath path and pushes the lungs to breathe. Therefore, all breathing, speech, and vocalization are related to Zongqi.

When the Zong Qi is abundant, the breathing is slow and even, the speech is clear, and the voice is loud.

On the contrary, shortness of breath is weak, speech is slurred, and speech is low.

Zongqi is permeated in the heart and pulses, which promotes the heart to promote blood flow.

Therefore, the movement of qi and blood, the strength and rhythm of the heartbeat, etc., are all related to the zongqi.

When the Zong Qi is abundant, the pulse is slow, and the rhythm is consistent and powerful.

On the contrary, the pulse is irritable, irregular, or weak.

The big network of the stomach, the name is called the void, through the diaphragm and lungs, out of the left breast, its movement should be clothed, and the pulse is also qi. The Xuli acupoint originates under the left breast, which is equivalent to the part of the heart's apex pulsation, and the rise and fall of the Zongqi can be measured according to the pulsation here: if its pulsation is normal, it is a sign of Zongqi's abundance; if its pulsation is restless, it is a sign of Zongqi's great deficiency; if its pulsation disappears, it is Zongqi's extinction.

Since Zongqi helps the operation of blood qi in the heart and veins, the deficiency of Zongqi often leads to pathological changes such as blood stasis and coagulation.

Zongqi has a promoting effect on breathing and blood circulation, so it can affect a variety of physiological activities of the human body, such as the flow of qi and blood, the cold and gentle movement of the limbs, the sensations of hearing and hearing, the sound of speech and the rhythm of the pulse, etc., are all related to the prosperity and decline of Zongqi.

Those who are angry are also motivated.

All breathing, speech, sound, and body movements, and those who are strong or weak in tendons are also responsible for the function of Zongqi.

In addition, Zongqi, as an acquired qi, has an important supporting role in innate vitality.

With the three focal points as the channel, the vitality runs from the bottom to the top and spreads in the chest to help the acquired qi, and the zongqi is distributed from the top down and accumulates in the dantian under the umbilicus to fund the innate vitality.

When the innate and acquired qi are combined, they become one body.

Since the amount of innate essence endowed by the parents is limited, and the vitality of its metamorphosis is also certain, the prosperity and decline of the qi of the body mainly depends on the generation of zongqi, and the generation of zongqi depends on whether the function of the spleen and lungs is normal and whether the diet is nutritious.

Therefore, the deficiency of qi in the body, that is, the so-called qi deficiency, is mainly responsible for the kidneys in the congenital and the spleen and lungs in the acquired.

Yingqi is the qi that travels in the veins and has a nutritional effect.

Because it is rich in nutrients and operates continuously in the veins, it is called Yingqi.

Because camp qi is in the vein, it is an important part of the blood, and the camp and blood are closely related and can be separated, so it is often called "camp blood".

Comparing the nature, function and distribution of camp qi and wei qi, the camp belongs to yin and wei belongs to yang, so it is often called "camp yin".

The camp qi comes from the subtlety of the water valley transported by the spleen and stomach.

The essence of the water valley is transformed into the qi of the water valley, and the essence is generated by the camp qi, which enters the veins and runs the whole body.

The camper, the essence of the water valley also.

Harmony is in the five organs, sprinkled in the six organs, and it can enter the veins.

Therefore, follow the veins up and down, run through the five organs, and network the six organs.

It can be seen that the camp qi is incarnated by the essence of the water valley, enters the veins, runs the whole body along the veins, enters the internal organs, and reaches the limbs outside.

The physiological functions of camp qi include metaplasia, blood and nutrition, and the whole body.

The camp qi is injected into the veins and turned into blood.

As the saying goes, "those who camp qi secrete their fluid, inject it into the vein, and turn it into blood." ”

The camp qi is harmonized with the jin fluid, injected into the veins, and turned into blood, and the blood volume is kept constant.

The camp qi flows through the blood and veins throughout the body, and the five internal organs, limbs and hundreds of bones are nourished by the camp qi.

Since the camp qi provides the material basis for physiological activities for the organs and tissues of the whole body, the nutritional role of the camp qi is very important in life activities.

The person who receives the qi here, secretes the dross, evaporates the liquid, turns it into subtlety, and injects it into the lungs, which is turned into blood, and is dedicated to the body, which is not valuable here, so it is only possible to walk in the tunnel, and the life is called the camp qi.

The physiological functions of blood and nutrition are interrelated, and if the qi is insufficient, it will cause blood deficiency and pathological changes in the physiological function of the whole body due to insufficient nutrition.

Guarding qi is the qi that travels outside the veins and has a protective effect.

Because it has the effect of protecting the human body and avoiding the invasion of external evils, it is called guarding qi.

Wei Qi and Ying Qi are relatively Yang, so they are also called "Wei Yang".

Wei Qi comes from the subtlety of the water valley of the spleen and stomach.

The essence of the water valley is transformed into the qi of the water valley, and the fierce and smooth part of it is transformed into the guard qi.

Defender, the fierce spirit of Mizutani. Its qi is swift and smooth, and it cannot enter the pulse.

Therefore, it follows the skin, divides the flesh, smokes in the diaphragm, and scatters in the chest and abdomen.

Therefore, the Wei Qi is born from the essence of the water valley, running outside the veins, not being constrained by the veins, and the skin and tendons on the outside, and the chest and abdominal organs on the inside, spreading throughout the body.

Wei Qi has the physiological functions of defending against external evils, warming and nourishing the whole body, and regulating the intestines.

Guarding Qi has the effect of defending against the invasion of foreign evils. Guarding Qi reaches the surface of the skin and plays a protective role in resisting external evil qi so that it cannot invade the human body.

Therefore, if the guard qi is abundant, it will protect the skin surface, and it is not easy to attract the invasion of external evils, and if the guard qi is weak, it is often easy to feel external evils and get sick.

Wei Qi has the effect of warming the whole body.

The internal organs, and the external muscles and fur are warmed by the health qi, so as to ensure that the physiological activities of the viscera and muscle surface can be carried out normally.

If the health qi is sufficient and the body is warmed, the body temperature can be maintained relatively constant.

If the deficiency of Wei Qi weakens, the power of warmth is weakened, and it is easy to cause wind, cold, dampness and other yin evils to invade the muscle surface, and the cold lesions of Yin and Sheng appear.

However, if the movement of the guard qi is blocked in the local area, the stagnation will not disperse, and the heat lesions of Yang Sheng may appear.

Therefore, there is "the one who guards the qi, and the heat is also." The reason why the muscles can be warmed, the reason why the water valley can be transformed, is also the function of guarding the qi. If it is false, it will be sick and cold, but in fact it will be sick and hot".

Guarding Qi can regulate and control the opening and closing of the intestines, and promote the controlled excretion of sweat.

This regulating role of Wei Qi has both the side of Qi energy fixing and the side of Qi energy promoting.

Through the normal excretion of sweat, the body maintains a relatively constant body temperature, thus ensuring the coordinated balance between the internal and external environment of the body.

Sweat comes from yin and out of yang.

The root of this is the camp qi in the yin, and its opening and closing is the guard qi in the yang.

Therefore, when the health qi is weak, it is a failure to regulate the function of the intestines, and pathological phenomena such as no sweating, excessive sweating or self-sweating can occur.

The three functions of Weiqi are interconnected and coordinated.

Resisting the invasion of external evil is also closely related to the opening and closing of the intestines, if the intestines are loose and sweat comes out spontaneously, it is easy to be invaded by evil spirits, and if the intestines are dense, it is difficult for evil qi to invade.

In terms of regulating body temperature, the warming function of Wei Qi is also closely related to the opening and closing of sweat pores, and only when the warming of the body and the cooling of sweating are constantly coordinated with each other, the body temperature of the human body can be kept normal.

If you sweat too much, you will be hot and sweaty, and if you sweat too much, your skin will be cold and sweaty.

The so-called "those who guard qi, so they divide the flesh with warmth, fill the skin, fatten the body, and open and close the body", is a summary of the three functions of the guard.

There is a connection between camp qi and guard qi, and there is a difference.

Both camp qi and health qi come from the subtlety of the water valley and are generated by the spleen and stomach.

Although the source is the same, the nature of the camp qi is pure, rich in nutrients, the nature of the health qi is smooth and smooth, and it is easy to be popular; the camp qi travels in the veins, and the guard qi travels outside the veins; the camp qi has the function of metaplasia of blood and nutrition of the whole body, and the health qi has the functions of defense, warmth and regulation of the intestines.

It can be seen that there are certain differences in the nature, distribution and function of the two qi of Yingwei.

In a nutshell, the camp is yin, and the guard is yang.

Because the yin and yang sides in the body must be coordinated with each other, the normal body temperature and sweat secretion can be maintained in harmony with the body, and the human body can have strong anti-evil power and normal physiological activities of the viscera.

If there is a disharmony between the camp and the guard, there may be chills and fever, no sweating or excessive sweating, "lack of sleep during the day", and low disease resistance and easy to catch a cold.