Vital energy is the most fundamental and most important energy of the human body, and is the driving force for the human body's life activities.

The connotations of vital energy, original energy, and true energy are the same, and they all refer to innate energy.

The vital energy is mainly produced by the innate essence stored in the kidneys, and spreads throughout the body through the triple burner.

Its origin is the innate essence stored in the kidney. The vital energy produced by the innate essence is born from the vital gate. The innate essence in the kidney is born from the reproductive essence of the parents and exists at the embryo period. After birth, it must be nourished and supplemented by the essence of water and grain produced by the spleen and stomach to transform sufficient vital energy.

Therefore, whether the vital energy is full or not is not only related to the innate essence derived from parents, but also to the function of the spleen and stomach, dietary nutrition, and the acquired essence that is full or not.

If the vital energy is weak due to innate essence, the vital energy can also be enriched through acquired cultivation and supplementation.

Therefore, there is a saying that "when a person is born and old, any innate deficiencies who have acquired the strength of acquired cultivation can also be half of the strongest. This is the reason why the spleen and stomach qi are related to life."

The vital energy spreads throughout the body through the triple burner. As the saying goes, "The three burners are the difference between the original qi, which mainly passes through the three qi and experiences the five internal organs."

The vital energy is emitted from the kidneys, and the triple burner is used as the pathway, circulates the whole body, inside the five internal organs, outside the skin and pores, and everywhere, exerting its physiological function, becoming the most fundamental and important qi in the human body.

There are two main aspects of the physiological function of vital energy. One is to promote and regulate the growth and development of the human body and the other is to promote and regulate the physiological activities of various internal organs, meridians, body and orifices.

The physiological role of vital energy in promoting human growth and development and reproductive functions is similar to that of kidney qi.

Since the main component of kidney essence is innate essence, the kidney qi produced by kidney essence is mainly innate energy, so the components of vital energy and kidney qi are roughly the same, and the functions they perform are basically similar.

The rise and fall of vital energy is reflected in the natural laws of the body's growth, growth, strength, oldness and oldness.

From childhood, kidney essence is based on innate essence, and is supplemented by acquired essence and gradually enriches, transforming vitality and promoting growth and development.

After a period of time, from infants to young and middle-aged people, the kidney essence is sufficient to produce sufficient vitality, which makes the body develop, the body strong, the muscles and bones strong, and at the same time has the ability to reproductively.

When old age, due to physiological and pathological consumption, kidney essence gradually declines, the transformation of vital energy gradually decreases, the body shows signs of aging, and the reproductive function also declines, until the vital energy declines and life ends.

Therefore, insufficient vital energy is prone to pathological changes such as growth and development delay, low reproductive function and premature aging.

The vital energy passes through the three burners and spreads throughout the body, comprehensively promoting and regulating the physiological activities of the body's internal organs, meridians, and body.

It can not only make the mind excited, but also calm the mind; it can not only play the functions of "yang" such as pushing, excitement, transforming qi, and warming, but also play the functions of "yin" such as tranquility, inhibition, forming, and cooling.

Therefore, the vital energy can be divided into Yuanyin and Yuanyang, and it also affects the yin and yang of the body.

The vital energy comes from the vital gate, so there is a saying that "the vital energy is the root of vital energy and is the house of water and fire. The yin energy of the five internal organs cannot be nourished without this, and the yang energy of the five internal organs cannot be emitted without this."

At the same time, the coordination and balance between water and fire of the life gate and yin and yang of the vital energy can maintain the function of the internal organs in a healthy state of "yin and yang secret".

In short, all life activities of the body are carried out under the promotion and regulation of vital energy. Vital energy is the driving force of vital energy. If the deficit of vital energy or the imbalance of vital yin and yang will cause more serious diseases.

Zongqi is the qi accumulated in the chest by combining valley qi with natural clear qi, and belongs to the category of acquired qi.

The generation of zongqi is directly related to the rise and fall of the whole body of qi.

Where the zongqi accumulates in the chest, it is also called "Qihai" and also called Danzhong.

There are two sources of generation of zongqi. One is the water and grain qi produced by the essence of water and grain transformed by the spleen and stomach, and the other is the clear air inhaled by the lungs from nature. The combination of the two forms the zongqi.

Therefore, the normal function of the spleen's transportation and transformation and the normal function of the lungs in controlling qi and breathing is related to the generation and prosperity of the clan qi.

The zongqi gathers in the chest and spreads throughout the body through the upward breathing path, the heart meridians and the downward direction along the triple burner.

The psychic energy accumulates in the chest and comes out of the throat to penetrate the heart meridians and breathe.

On the one hand, the zongqi comes from the lungs, and follows the throat and walks through the breathing path, and promotes breathing; on the other hand, it focuses on the heart meridians and promotes blood circulation.

The triple burner is the channel for the movement of all qi. The clan qi can also run down the triple burner in the dantian below the navel to obtain the innate vital energy.

In addition, the clan Qi can be injected downward from the Qihai Sea into the Qi Street, that is, the inguinal part of the Foot Yangming meridian, and then descending to the Foot.

The physiological functions of Zongqi mainly include three aspects: breathing, blood qi and innate resources.

The sect qi moves up the breathing path and pushes the lungs to breathe. Therefore, all breathing, language, and voice are related to the sect qi.

When the zong qi is full, the breathing is slow and even, the language is clear, and the voice is loud.

On the contrary, breathing is short and weak, speech is unclear, and voice is low.

The zongqi is in the heart vein, promoting the heart to promote blood circulation.

Therefore, the movement of qi and blood, the power and rhythm of heartbeat are all related to the zong qi.

When the zong qi is full and strong, the pulse will be slow, the rhythm will be consistent and powerful.

On the contrary, the pulse will be irritable, irregular rhythm, or weak.

The large collateral of the stomach, called Xuli, penetrates the diaphragm and the lungs, comes from the lower part of the left breast, and its movement is the meridian and Zong Qi. Xuli point is located below the left breast, which is equivalent to the pulsation of the heart. You can measure the rise and fall of Zong Qi based on the pulsation here: If the pulsation is normal, it is a sign of the pulsation of Zong Qi; if the pulsation is irritable and urges the urinary qi, it is a sign of the urinary qi; if the pulsation disappears, it is a sign of the urinary qi fullness; if the urinary qi disappears.

Since the Zong Qi helps the circulation of blood and qi in the heart meridian, insufficient Zong Qi often leads to pathological changes in blood circulation, stagnation and coagulation.

Zongqi has a driving effect on respiratory movement and blood circulation, and can therefore affect various physiological activities of the human body. All qi and blood circulation, cold and gentle limb movement, audio-visual and other sensations, speech sounds and pulse strength and weakness are related to the prosperity and decline of Zongqi.

Zongqi means moving energy.

Anyone who breathes, language, sound, limb movement, and muscle strength are the functions of the Zongqi.

In addition, as acquired qi, Zongqi plays an important role in funding the innate qi.

Using the triple burner as a channel, the vital energy runs from bottom to top and is scattered in the chest to help the acquired zong qi; the vital energy is distributed from top to bottom and accumulates in the dantian below the navel to nourish the innate vital energy.

If the innate and acquired qi are combined, it will form a whole qi.

Since the amount of innate essence received by parents is limited, and the vitality produced by their transformation is also certain, the rise and fall of the energy of the whole body mainly depends on the generation of the clan qi, and the generation of the clan qi depends on whether the function of the spleen and lungs is normal and whether the dietary nutrition is sufficient.

Therefore, the deficiency of the body's qi, which is the so-called deficiency of qi, is mainly responsible for the kidneys in nature and the spleen and lungs in nature.

Ying Qi is Qi that runs in the meridians and has a nutritional effect.

Because it is rich in nutrition and operates continuously in the pulse, it is called Yingqi.

Since Ying Qi is in the meridians, it is an important part of the blood, and Ying and blood are closely related to it and cannot be separated, so "ying and blood" are often referred to together.

When Ying Qi and Wei Qi compare their nature, function and distribution, Ying belongs to Yin and Wei belongs to Yang, so it is often called "Ying Yin".

The energy comes from the essence of water and grain that is transformed by the spleen and stomach.

The essence of water and valleys is transformed into the energy of water and valleys, and the essence is transformed into the essence and is the energy and enters the meridians and runs throughout the body.

The camp is the essence of water and valley.

Harmonize and regulate the five internal organs and spread them to the six internal organs, and then enter the meridians.

Therefore, it follows the meridians up and down, penetrates the five internal organs, and connects to the six internal organs.

It can be seen that the Ying Qi is produced by the essence of water and valleys, enters the meridians, runs through the whole body, enters the internal organs, and reaches the limbs and joints outside, and resumes the entire body. The Ying Qi is endless.

The physiological functions of Yingqi include two aspects: the transformation of blood and nutrition of the whole body.

The energized qi enters the meridians and turns into blood.

As the saying goes, "The qi that promotes the body fluid, injects it into the pulse, and turns it into blood."

The qi and body fluids are harmonious, and are poured into the meridians, turning into blood, and keeping the blood volume constant.

Ying Qi flows through the blood vessels throughout the body, and the internal organs, limbs and bones are nourished by Ying Qi.

Since Ying Qi provides the material basis for physiological activities for the internal organs of the whole body, the nutritional effect of Ying Qi is very important in life activities.

The qi that is received here is to secrete dross, steam body fluids, and transform its essence. It is poured into the lung meridians, and then transform into blood to serve the living body. Nothing is more valuable than this, so it can only walk in the meridians and tunnels, and is called the qi of the qi.

The physiological effects of Yingqi transforming blood and nourishing the whole body are interrelated. If the Yingqi is deficient, it will cause blood deficiency and pathological changes in the body's internal organs and tissues due to insufficient nutrition, resulting in physiological function degradation.

Wei Qi is a Qi that runs outside the meridian and has a protective effect.

Because it has the effect of protecting the human body and avoiding the invasion of external evil, it is called Wei Qi.

Wei Qi and Ying Qi are relatively yang, so they are also called "Wei Yang".

Wei Qi comes from the essence of water and grain that is transformed by the spleen and stomach.

The essence of water and valleys is transformed into the energy of water and valleys, and the strong and smooth part of it is transformed into the hygiene energy.

Wei means the strong energy of water and valleys. Its energy is fast, slippery and sharp, and cannot enter the meridians.

Therefore, it is divided into the skin, divided between the flesh, fumigated in the penis, and scattered in the chest and abdomen.

Therefore, the Wei Qi is produced by the essence of water and valleys, and runs outside the meridians, and is not bound by the meridians. It is outside the skin, muscles, skin, skin, chest, abdomen, and internal organs, and is spread throughout the body.

Wei Qi has the physiological function of defending against external evils, nourishing the whole body and regulating the pores.

Wei Qi has the effect of defending against the invasion of external evil. Wei Qi is spread to the surface of the muscles and plays a protective role, resisting external evil energy, so that it cannot invade the human body.

Therefore, if the Wei Qi is full and the skin is protected, it will not easily lead to external evil invasion. If the Wei Qi is weak, it will often be easy to feel the external evil and cause the disease.

Wei Qi has the function of warming the whole body.

The internal organs and external muscles and fur are warmed by the Wei Qi, thus ensuring that the physiological activities of the internal organs and muscles can proceed normally.

If the body is sufficient and warms the body, it can maintain the relatively constant body temperature.

If the Wei Qi is weak, the warming power will weaken, which can easily cause yin evils such as wind, cold and dampness to take advantage of the deficiency to invade the muscle surface, resulting in cold lesions of excessive yin.

However, if the local movement of Wei Qi is blocked and the depression does not dissipate, the yang-excessive heat lesions may occur.

Therefore, there is a saying that "Wei Qi is hot. The reason why muscles can be warm and water and grains can be transformed is the function of Wei Qi. If you are weak, you will suffer from cold, and if you are actually sick, you will suffer from heat."

Wei Qi can regulate and control the opening and closing of the pores and promote the controllable excretion of sweat.

This regulation effect of Wei Qi has both the side that Qi can consolidate and promote.
To be continued...