Research On The Thought Of Health Preservation In SheSheng YaoYi

She Sheng Yao Yi is an excellent representative of the specialized treatises on health preservation in the Ming Dynasty.Its content includes ten sections on meditation,regulating breath,massage,guiding and directing,physical exercises,diet,living environment,sexual activity,seasonal changes,and taboos.It not only contains a systematic health preservation theory but also a rich variety of practical methods.Studying traditional Chinese medicine literature on health preservation,excavating the ideas and methods of the predecessors in health preservation,has unique value for the development of the discipline of health preservation and important guiding significance for modern health preservation practice.This article uses methods such as literature review and logical analysis to sort through relevant literature,comprehensively summarize the health preservation content in She Sheng Yao Yi,classify the health preservation methods contained within,reveal the health preservation ideas,and excavate the research value of She Sheng Yao Yi.This article is divided into six sections:The first chapter examines the author of She Sheng Yao Yi.The author of She Sheng Yao Yi,known as Hebin Zhangren,is mainly researched from the aspects of medical literature,ancient book catalogue,local chronicles,historical data and biographies.The second chapter mainly discusses the social and cultural background of the compilation of She Sheng Yao Yi,summarizes the characteristics of its compilation,explores the framework and composition of its health preservation ideology,and examines the historical transmission and current versions of the book.The third chapter provides an overview of the main content of She Sheng Yao Yi.This chapter will briefly introduce the preface and postscript of She Sheng Yao Yi,as well as its main content,including “Reflections”,“Regulating the Breath”,“Massage”,“Guiding and Leading”,“Physical Exercise”,“Diet”,“Living Environment”,“Sexual Health”,“Seasonal Health”,and “Taboos”.And explain the “essentials” of health maintenance.The fourth chapter focuses on the study of the health preservation methods in She Sheng Yao Yi.She Sheng Yao Yi has a comprehensive and systematic theory and methods of health preservation.This chapter will elaborate on the health preservation methods and theories in the book from six aspects: spiritual health preservation,Qi method health preservation,physical health preservation,visceral health preservation,dietary health preservation,and four times daily life health preservation.The fifth chapter examines the health preservation ideas in She Sheng Yao Yi.She Sheng Yao Yi has a comprehensive and systematic theory and methods of health preservation.This chapter summarizes the health preservation ideas of She Sheng Yao Yi into the following aspects: both internal and external cultivation,co cultivation of form and spirit,balanced eating and drinking,regular daily life,emphasis on internal organs,and comprehensive regulation.The sixth chapter investigates the value of She Sheng Yao Yi.This chapter will provide an explanation of the literary and health preservation values of She Sheng Yao Yi from various aspects,including daily living habits,dietary hygiene,physical exercise,mental and emotional states,and sexual activity,based on the book’s compilation,the development of health preservation as a discipline,and the contemporary demand for health preservation in society.Through research,the following conclusions have been drawn:First,according to the comprehensive analysis of font size,official position,era,birthplace,writings,biographies,historical materials,publication year,and postscript in the book,She Sheng Yao Yi,the author of the existing version is Wang Tingxiang,a Ming Dynasty scholar with the alias of Hebin Zhangren.The book is the author’s interpretation of the health preservation ideas of ancient sages,based on his own experiences.It contains both systematic theories and practical methods of health preservation,including meditation,breath control,massage,guidance,exercise,diet,living habits,sexual practices,seasonal changes,and taboo avoidance.Second,She Sheng Yao Yi cites content from classic works such as Huangdi Neijing,Zhou Yi,Zhuangzi,Qian Jin Yao Fang,Huang Ting Jing,Su Shen Liang Fang,Ben Cao Yan Yi,Xiu Ling Yao Zhi,San Yuan Can Zan Yan Shou Shu.The author summarizes the “essentials” of health preservation as regulating breathing,regulating sexual activity,slowing down,and abstinence.The health preservation methods in the book include six aspects: spiritual health preservation,Qi method health preservation,physical health preservation,visceral health preservation,dietary health preservation,and four hour daily life health preservation,almost covering all directions of traditional Chinese medicine health preservation methods.Third,the health preservation concept of She Sheng Yao Yi can be summarized as both internal and external cultivation,co cultivation of form and spirit,balanced eating and drinking,regular daily life,emphasis on visceral organs,and comprehensive regulation.It is mainly derived from and developed upon the health preservation concepts of the Chinese medical classic Huangdi Neijing,such as “harmony with the principles”,“cultivating both form and spirit”,and “regular living habits”.Fourth,the study of She Sheng Yao Yi has important values in both literature and health preservation.On the one hand,as an excellent representative of Ming Dynasty ’ s health preservation monographs,She Sheng Yao Yi embodies the characteristics of health preservation at that time,which provides a reference for the study of health preservation ideas in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and has important literary value.On the other hand,the comprehensive content and rich references of She Sheng Yao Yi,as well as its practical health preservation methods,cater to the needs of modern society for healthy living,which has important value in the field of health preservation studies.