Abstract

Professor Li Ding studied his family knowledge of health preservation with Qigong (气功). And, in his early years, he consulted Mr. Jiang Weiqiao (蒋维乔) on this topic. This article explained the theory of meridian points related to Qigong's theory, such as the location of the Dantian (丹田), the concepts of upper Dantian (上丹田) and lower Dantian (下丹田), the relation between the minor circulation (Xiao Zhou Tian, 小周天) and the conception/governor vessels, as well as the relation between Yin/Yang heel vessels and Qigong. The article also collected one self-composed version health preservation, consisting of four parts of walking, sitting, lying, and rising, which is fit for practical use.

Details

Title
Professor li ding's experience in applying the theory of meridians and collaterals (经络学说) to Health Preservation (养生)
Author
Chen, Ruiying 1 ; Zhang, Chao 2 

 Acupuncture Clinic, Shanghai Shenhong TCM Clinic, Shanghai 
 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 
Pages
174-178
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Oct-Dec 2019
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
25899627
e-ISSN
25899473
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2331396619
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.