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Foreword
Qigong is a gem of traditional Chinese medicine. According to historical
records, it has a history of nearly 3,000 years. It is a unique medical health
care method which the ancestors of the Chinese nation gradually created,
accumulated and organized during their cumulative lives and medical practice.
Traditional Chinese medicine holds that yuanqi (vital energy) is the root of
life the starting factor of life's growth and visceral activities. A human
body's health situation depends on the degree of rise and fall of yuanqi: if
yuanqi is plentiful, and viscera coordinated, one will be in good health;
however, if yuanqi is insufficient or damaged, diseases may occur. Traditional
Chinese medicine also considers the maintenance process of human bodies' normal
life activities as a result of balance of yin and yang. Any imbalance of yin and
yang may result in illness. Through exercise of body, breath and heart, Qigong
cultivates and strengthens a person's zhenqi (yuanqi or zhenqi -vital energy).
It helps retain the balance of yin and yang, clear and activate the channels and
regulate qi and blood so as to prevent and cure diseases, keeping the body in
good health. Modern medicine has proven that Qigong has some regulatory
functions on the nervous, respiratory, digestive, circulatory and endocrine
systems, and can promote the stability of internal circulation.
There are two ways to cure diseases using Qigong: the first is for a Qigong
master to send external qi to patients; however, this kind of Qigong master is
very rare. Also, curing disease by external qi greatly consumes a Qigong
master's strength, thereby preventing him from meeting the needs of a great many
people. The second is a self-treatment method. A patient can practise Qigong
alone to improve physical functions, strengthen physique and rid the body of
diseases. The Qigong introduce in this book belongs to the latter method. The
book is called Practical Chinese Qigong for Home Health Care in order to
emphasize that practice of these Qigong movements do not require a special
location. They can be at home, a park, a courtyard, and just about everywhere.
The Qigong therapies introduced in this book are characterized by easy and
practical learning and practice. One can master them even without the
instruction of a teacher. Qigong therapies introduced in this book are
suitable for all Qigong enthusiasts who wish to be face of diseases, and enjoy a
healthy body and a long life.
Contents
Chapter One Introduction to Qigong
What Is Qigong
The Effects of Qigong
The Essentials of Qigong Practice
Matters Needing Attention
Correcting Deviations from the Path of Qigong
Chapter Two Practical Qigong for Home Health Care
Quiescent Sitting Health Cultivation Exercise
Relaxed and Quiescent Recumbent Exercise
Standing Straight Like a Stake Cultivation Exercise
Morning Walking Exercise
Health Cultivation Massage
Ear Massage to Strengthen Health
Longevity Exercise
Eight Pieces of Brocade Exercise
Sinew-transfroming Exercise
The Buddha's Guardians' Exercise
The Five Animals Frolic
Harmonization Exercise
Taiji Qigong
Chapter Three Qigong Therapy for Some Common Diseases and Serious Diseases
The Common Cold
Neurasthenia
Insomnia
Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
Tuberculosis
Bronchial Asthma
Pneumosilicosis
Bronchiectasic Disease
Pneumothorax
Virus Pneumonia
Chronic Gastritis
Gastric and Duodenal Ulcer
Gastroptosia
Volvulus of Stomach
Chronic Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Cholelithiasis
Intestinal Adhesion
Diarrhea
constipation
Proctoptosis
Hemorrhoids
Hypotension
Hypertension
Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
Apoplexy Sequelae
Coronary Heart Disease
Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease
Congestive Heart Failure
Chronic Myocarditis
Primary Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Diaphragm Convulsion
Acromelic Arteriospasm
Hysteria
Facial Nerve Paralysis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Cervical Spondylopathy
Stiff Neck
Scapulohumeral Periarthritis
Tennis Elbow
Myotenositis of Common Extensor Muscle of the Fingers
Prolapse of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
Acute Lumbar Sprain
Lumbar Muscle Strain
Sciatica
Osteophyte
Angitis
Peripheral Neuritis
Chronic Nephritis
Sexual Impotence
Diabetes Mellitus
Prostatomegaly
Varicocele
Alopecia Areata
Vitiligo
Chronic Pelvic Inflammation
Metroptosis
Menopausal Syndrome
Dysmenorrhea
Menstrual Disorder
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
Myopia
Senile Cataracts
Glaucoma
Electric Ophthalmia
Meniere's Synderome
Laryngopharyngitis
Chronic Rhinopathy
Chronic Tympanitis
Chapter four The Accessory Therapeutic Method of Qigong for Carcinosis
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Pulmonary Carcinoma
Esophagus Carcinoma
Stomach Carcinoma
Hepatic Carcinoma
Breast Cancer
Cervical Carcinoma
Malignant Lymphoma
Osteosarcoma
Chapter Five Jingluo and Qigong Point Massage
The Distribution of Jingluo and Its Functions
The Commonly Used Qigong Point Massage
Chapter Six Qigong Massage for Natural Beauty
Using Qigong to Make the Face More Beautiful
Using Qigong to Make the Neck More Beautiful
Exercises for Female Beauty
Slimming for Females
Body-shaping Exercises
Eliminating Fat in the Waist
Correction of Humpback
Elimination of Double Chins
Exercises for Puerperal Restoration
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