"Breaking the valley", also known as "breaking the valley, removing the valley, breaking the valley, breaking the valley, and stopping the valley", originated from "not eating five grains" in Taoist health care, and was a health care method of the ancients with the help of persuasion and drug bait.
It originated in the pre-Qin period and was first recorded in Zhuangzi Xiaoyao Tour: "The mountain shot by the ancients is inhabited. If the skin is ice and snow, if you are a virgin, you don't eat grains, drink dew from the wind, ride a dragon in the clouds, and travel around the world. 」
As a health preserving method aimed at prolonging life, Bigu has been recorded in many ancient books.
A etiquette monograph before Qin and Han Dynasties, Dai Dai Li Ji, said: "Carnivores are brave, food eaters are smart, gas eaters live as gods, and those who don't eat will not die. It can be regarded as the earliest theoretical exposition of the art of forcing grain.
1973, two ancient cultural relics were unearthed from the Han Tomb at Mawangdui No.3, Changsha, Hunan Province: one is a guide map, which is a colorful silk painting with various guide postures; The second is Quegu Shi Qi, which records the specific methods of eating qi in the valley, which can be said to be the first monograph on health preservation methods in China.
Eating is a matter of course. Why break through the valley? Many people may have questions. People grow up eating whole grains. Why should we avoid it?
Taoism believes that it is precisely because people eat whole grains that digested food residues will accumulate in the intestines to form feces, which will produce foul smell and hinder the road to longevity.
Because the whole idea of Taoist immortality is to turn the cloudy turbidity of human body into Yang Qing. In other words, the fresher the air in the body, the better, and the more fresh the air, the better. In this way, some Taoists imitate the immortal behavior described in "Zhuangzi Xiaoyao Tour", hoping to achieve the goal of becoming immortal.
After the establishment of Taoism, there are not a few people who inherit this road and practice the valley.
Many historical books or works, such as The Legend of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Biography of Fang Shu in the Later Han Dynasty, Seven Signs of Yun Qi, Biography of Seclusion in the Southern History, etc., have recorded long or short successful cases of breaking the valley.
Some examples have even been observed by others. For example, Cao Zhi, the son of Cao Cao, recorded that Xi(xρ, surname) was good at guarding the valley and said that he had "bowed his head and slept together" to try it. In other words, this is the observation that I get along with him day after day, and the result is: "There is no valley for a hundred days, and I am free to walk and live." 」
Cao Cao hired many alchemists, including Zuo Ci, Shi Gan and Feng Junda. It's those who use divination.
Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty didn't think that Pigu could become immortal, but he didn't doubt that Pigu had certain fitness and longevity effects. "Bao Puzi's Inner Chapter" said: "The rest, there are many people who have broken the valley in three years and two years, all of whom are light in body and good in color. And a concrete monitoring example is given to prove it.
However, can everyone really practice Pigu? Still suitable for everyone? It should also be noted that it was mainly popular in Taoism in ancient times, and even if Taoist people crossed the valley, they mostly cooperated with other cultivation methods.
With what?
Traditional methods of breaking grain are mainly divided into two types: breaking grain with gas and breaking grain with drug bait.
Before crossing the valley, we must be sure. The first one was persuaded to cross the valley.
This is mainly through reducing diet, even stopping eating within a certain period of time, and at the same time cooperating with breathing, absorbing turbidity and absorbing the essence of heaven and earth.
There is a saying in the "Washing the Medulla Sutra" that "if you eat less and are convinced, you will be happy all your life." Biography of Historical Records of Liu Hou said: "Zhang Benign is sick, but he just doesn't eat grains. It is said that guiding the valley is a method of treating diseases.
This approach has two requirements:
The first thing is to insist on eating gas, that is, sucking sperm.
The article "Eating Grain Qi" says: "Those who eat grain eat stone leaves. If you are top-heavy and stiff (zhěn), boil (blow) it and see the benefits. In other words, when you first arrive in the valley, you are often top-heavy and weak, and you must use the method of "blowing" to overcome it.
But there must be a specific way to breathe, not that I just need to take a deep breath.
Practitioners mainly use long and gentle breathing, and the idea of this method may come from turtle breath. Taoism believes that turtles basically don't eat, and their longevity is because they "eat gas".
There are many specific ways to eat qi, such as Yin Zhenren's method of taking vitality, Wu Tai's method of taking vitality, Wang Taiqing's method of taking vitality orally, and Huan Zhen's method of taking vitality. Although the methods are different, the essence is gentle and slender breathing and breathing.
Secondly, is it possible to break through the valley with breathing and breathing? There is also a problem of gas consumption.
Ancient health experts have a saying: "Full of lust, full of food, full of sleep. Therefore, before crossing the valley, you should practice "convincing" and take it orally until you are calm.
The so-called "full of gas" means that you naturally go to the point where you don't want to eat through "persuasion". Under this premise, you can break through the trough.
Because the qi in the body is full, people are not tired because of the valley; And because he doesn't eat whole grains, his body is very fresh. Good quality of qi can make people full of energy and prolong life. This is the logical chain of eating and drinking.
But do all the methods we see now cooperate with breathing essence? If so, does it meet the requirements of Taoism?
Everything that Taoism pays attention to is "Taoism is natural". If it naturally reaches that level, it will naturally stop eating.
If the Taoist saying that "a person can't survive when he is full" is realized, will it be beneficial to break through the trough in this state? What are the benefits? What is its internal metabolism? Is it enough to support a healthy body? In addition to physical self-perception, it should be more convincing if we can make some more rigorous confirmation.
The second way to avoid grain with special drugs and food is to use bait to avoid grain.
This way is to adjust the body function by taking other complementary foods without eating the staple food of whole grains.
The drugs or complementary foods taken vary from school to school. Common omnivores are red dates, chestnuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, black beans and honey. As for drugs, there are more, such as Polygonatum sibiricum, Lycium barbarum, Rehmannia glutinosa, Asparagus, Ophiopogon japonicus, Poria, Atractylodis Macrocephala, almond, pine nut, cypress, Coicis Semen, yam, white peony root, Acorus calamus, pyrrosia and so on.
We can easily find that there are many drugs for nourishing yin here. In addition to the efficacy of nourishing yin and replenishing essence, yin-nourishing drugs are actually greasy. If you are bored, you will have an appetite, or you may feel that you don't want to eat.
There is a secret recipe for keeping the immortal in the face in Taiping Shenghui Fang, which consists of Poria cocos, chestnuts, sesame seeds and jujube. It is required to take 50 grams twice a day in paste.
According to "The History of the Song Dynasty: A Biography of Seclusion", Chen Tuan once lived in seclusion in Wudang Mountain. He "persuaded himself to avoid the valley for more than 20 years, but he drank a few drinks every day." Chen Tuan is a legend close to the immortal, but he doesn't fast completely.
There are still some people who only advocate eating less and still eat a small amount of staple food in the process of eating, which is only a degree difference from dieting.
The essence of this method is to limit calorie intake. It is hoped that through the "drugs" taken in practice, some of them will be supplemented or replaced, or the metabolism in the body will be affected, thus creating a new metabolic model.
Is it good for the human body?
It is difficult to generalize this problem in a completely positive or negative way. Because at least it involves the question of "how to break the valley" and "who is breaking the valley".
For example, all kinds of popular methods of breaking grain on the market now are long and short; Eat a small amount of food or cooperate with Chinese medicine; Others don't eat much, but they can drink water or open drinks; Some cooperate with breathing, and some do not; Some have certain medical monitoring, and some have no medical monitoring at all.
The point is, people who take part in Bigu are different in physique and basic diseases.
So this really needs to be discussed with specific people, because it is through the valley.
Of course, we often see some people who take part in the valley hunting class talking about their experiences. Most people talk about gains, but few people will say that they have lost them.
We don't have to doubt those who talk about income. But if we look at it objectively, we should be concerned about the probability of people benefiting, not individual cases. This benefit should not only have your own feelings, but also some human health data.
People in China have the habit of using various health preserving methods. As long as they get benefits, they will inform each other and form an objective advertising effect. People who don't get benefits or have side effects generally don't say it in public.
This is the way of the world of China people. So the positive and negative information we get is actually unequal.
Therefore, for this way, the general conclusion is not very good. Again, look at the specific way, look at people's physique, what are the basic diseases.
For example, for people with hyperlipidemia, gout, diabetes and obesity. If such people have no contraindications, it is reasonable to do something close to dieting under supervision.
What is Optical Valley? It is to eat properly according to one's physique and illness. For example, compared with now, reduce the amount of each meal, or try to reduce one meal on a certain day, or stop eating for half a day or one day in a week, or stop eating for three or two days in a month in a planned way.
But the premise is that there are no diseases that can't stand hunger, such as hypoglycemia and peptic ulcer, and it is best to do it under certain medical supervision.
Even with diabetes, generally speaking, for diabetic patients, the better way to control blood sugar is dieting. However, not all diabetics are suitable for dieting or even wearing valley therapy. Some types of diabetes are easy to induce hunger ketosis and even ketoacidosis when they are hungry.
If you want to avoid the valley as much as possible, what else should you pay attention to besides the above points? If you choose to avoid valley for health, what should you pay attention to?
Reduce energy metabolism.
1. It is best to persuade and meditate under the correct guidance to reduce the energy metabolism during the valley break.
2. Step by step, from shallow to deep, and let yourself have an adaptive process. According to the actual situation of different people, we should make different people's health care plans, and we must not be stereotyped. The length of time should be measured according to one's own ability, physical feeling and detection index, and it should be changed randomly under special circumstances.
You will feel safer if you can eat some fruits, medicine bait, drinks and so on.
4. Different people have different reactions during health preservation and need professional guidance, analysis and judgment.
5. People who walk in the valley should be optimistic, open-minded and peaceful, and maintain a good mood and stable mood during the whole valley walk.
6. Don't take supplements immediately after you resume your diet. You should have a few days of recovery before you can eat normally. Don't do too much exercise during health care.
As for some people who want to extend the time of food shortage, they have to take it step by step, or combine it with taking gas and taking the bait. At the same time, it is best to take into account your own feelings under the guidance of professionals or formal medical supervision. It is not without examples that the body is messed up or has an accident because of crossing the valley.
In the modern life habit where most people eat more and more, and their diet is unrestrained, it should be one of the meaningful ways to keep fit.
In addition to reducing food intake, eliminating some metabolites in the body and purifying the environment in the body, it also plays a relaxing role in the training camp. Temperament can be Zhi Tao and pleasant when the mind is clarified. According to Taoism, it is "turbid gas goes, pure gas is born".
The key point is to adapt to the crowd and do it properly and reasonably under the guidance of professionals.
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