◎Computers Cannot Do Without Fans
It can be seen that traditional Chinese medicine treats depression as the circulation of the body’s Qi. In general, everything, when obstructed, can lead to illness. If you can help patients relieve their depression and regulate their emotions, many ailments can be alleviated.
In our current era, which is highly competitive, many people have bad tempers, and their liver Qi is often obstructed, leading to anger and anxiety. Therefore, when prescribing medication, it is essential to address the characteristics of modern ailments, often including one or two wind-dispersing herbs like mint, schizonepeta, bupleurum, and chuanxiong to promote Qi circulation and bring tranquility.
Mint tastes refreshing; it is like opening a window on a hot summer day, inviting a cool breeze that refreshes your mind and dispels worries. Therefore, for any wind-heat symptoms, mint should be your first thought.
Mint is like the fan of a computer. When the computer has heat buildup, it can easily damage the motherboard and CPU, shortening its lifespan and significantly reducing its operating speed. At this time, we do not repair the motherboard or CPU; instead, we need to fix the fan. The fan is like the sweat pores of the human body; when the fan rotates normally, it can expel the heat from the case. When the body’s pores sweat normally, they can also expel the heat from the organs. So why do so many people today easily get heat symptoms? They may not have eaten anything hot but still frequently experience heat symptoms because their pores are blocked. In simpler terms, the 84,000 pores of the human body are not functioning properly. In the past, people would sweat slightly for a few hours every day because there was no air conditioning and they had to do physical labor, allowing many toxins to be expelled through sweat. Without pressure on the organs, heat dissipates quickly.
However, now with more mental labor and less physical activity, diets have become richer and more congested. More importantly, most households have installed air conditioning, and people have gotten used to air-conditioned rooms, which have blocked their sweat pores. Humans have lost their primary function for expelling disease—sweating. This leads to a plethora of diseases and various health issues.
Experienced doctors know that for many symptoms, the first step is to release the exterior. This means, no matter what, we must allow your body to communicate and circulate air with nature effectively.
The Huangdi Neijing states that humans correspond with the universe. Once there is an obstruction in the rise and fall of Qi between humans and nature, many diseases will arise. Therefore, the most urgent treatment is to restore the rise and fall of Qi in the human body. The Leigong Paozhi Lun states that only after understanding the principles of rise and fall can one treat and save patients from diseases.
Here, we use herbs like mint, schizonepeta, bupleurum, and chuanxiong to break through the barriers between the human body and nature, opening blocked pores.
Humans are products of nature; how can we be isolated from it? You cannot survive for more than a few minutes without breathing. If you do not engage with nature properly, your body will suffer from many diseases and sub-health conditions.
Our current health crisis is not due to poor physical constitution, not because of an increase in infectious diseases, nor because of a lack of miraculous medicines. The health crisis is worsening because people are drifting further away from nature.
Originally, nature designed summer to make you sweat, allowing the coldness accumulated in autumn, winter, and spring to be expelled. That would ensure peace through the seasons. However, people are afraid of sweating, hide from the sun, and rush into air-conditioned rooms. They quickly turn on fans when they sweat a little and shut windows when it gets slightly warm.
All day long, how much waste must the human body metabolize? If you block all the outlets for expelling disease, are you not inviting illness upon yourself? Thus, illness arises from ignorance, while health stems from awareness.
A significant portion of why people are sick today is due to actions like closing windows and blocking drains. A traditional Chinese medicine practitioner wishes for patients to have very open sweat pores, urinary tracts, and intestinal passages. However, many patients do not understand the importance of these three aspects in expelling waste. Waste gases, waste water, and waste residues in the human body are like industrial waste; if you do not expel them and they are trapped in the factory, it will lead to foul odors and endless harm.
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