內丹術
Three main dantian are typically emphasized:
- Lower dantian (下丹田, Xià Dāntián): below the navel (about three finger widths below and two finger widths behind the navel), which is also called "the golden stove" (金炉Jīnlú) or the namesake "elixir-of-life field" proper, where the process of developing the elixir by refining and purifying essence (精1) into vitality (氣) begins.
- Middle dantian (中丹田, Zhōng Dāntián): at the level of the heart, which is also called "the crimson palace", associated with storing spirit (神) and with respiration and health of the internal organs, in particular the thymus gland. This cauldron is where vitality or 氣 is refined into 神 or spirit.
- Upper dantian (上丹田, Shàng Dāntián): at the forehead between the eyebrows or third eye, which is also called "the muddy pellet", associated with the pineal gland. This cauldron is where 神 or spirit is refined into 無為 or emptiness.
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In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the by-name丹田Dantian is given alternatively to three acupuncture points: 關元 the "Gate of Origin" (Ren 4/guān yuán/Origin Pass), and 氣海 the "Sea of Qi" (Ren 6/qì hǎi), and, by some, also to 石門 the "Stone Gate" (Ren 5/shí mén). All three points are situated on the midline (centre of the linea alba) of the lower abdomen (i.e. below the navel). They constitute part of 任脉穴, 任脈 the Ren Mai, usually translated as the "Conception Vessel" (CV), which is one of the 奇經八脈 qí jīng bā mài, the Eight Extraordinary Vessels or eminent energy pathways of the body.
120° Moment angulaire
Everyone in the world says of me: 'great 一 but doesn't seem normal.' It's just 'greatness' 一 that's why it does not seem normal. If I were normal, I'd have been of little worth for a long time now.
I have three treasures, I protect and keep hold of them.
- The first is called 'gentleness'
- the second is called 'frugality'
- the third is called 'not presuming to act as the leader of the world.'
- Gentle, so able to be bold,
- frugal, so able to be lavish,
- not presuming to act as the leader of the world, so able to become head of a government.
Yes, gentleness: "Attack with it and you will win, defend with it and you will stand firm." When Heaven wants to rescue someone, it surrounds him with a wall of gentleness.
All the world says that, while my Dao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching).
Now it is just its greatness that makes it seem to be inferior. If it were like any other (system), for long would its smallness have been known!
- The first is gentleness;
- the second is economy;
- and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
- With that gentleness I can be bold;
- with that economy I can be liberal;
- shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel of the highest honour.
Gentleness is sure to be victorious even in battle, and firmly to maintain its ground. Heaven will save its possessor, by his (very) gentleness protecting him.
肉 “meat; flesh” + 复 to go back, to return => Bio key to restoration
Located in the centre of the abdomen, referred to as the 腹 hara, reside the organs that give us life. In their center we find the navel, the Chinese acupuncture point 任脉八 神闕 CV 8 shén què, Spirit Gate/Palace, that refers to the place where we received that life from our mother by way of the umbilical cord. As such, these areas are the focal point of energy in our body from which life is given, sustained, and taken away.
The 腹 hara is not just an anatomical location but as the 丹田Dan Tian or center of the energy of our body we gain our core physical, mental, emotional and even spiritual health, for in many ways we are as healthy and as calm, centered and peaceful as the 腹 hara. Most nations with enduring physical cultures have recognized this longstanding and as a result cross-cultural truth. From yogic and氣功Qi Gong exercises of breathing, to belly dancing, meditation, martial arts, aerobics and more, these practices have recognized the importance of infusing the center of the energy of life, the abdomen and the organs, with the breath of life to regulate the energy and blood of the entire body.
In Oriental medicine the role of the 丹田 Dan Tian was recognized by the ancients who wrote of its importance in the classics. As noted writer Bob Flaws points out, "...the root of allergic diseases is mostly 氣 qi vacuity, while evil winds are the branch. In clinical practice it is the vacuity of the three viscera of the Lungs, Spleen and Kidneys which is mostly seen. The ancients commonly chose the navel and the points around the navel to treat Lung/Spleen insufficiency diseases. The navel communicates with the five viscera and the six bowels and joins the channels and vessels of the entire body. Therefore, it is said in the 醫宗金鑑 Yi Zong Jin Jian (The Golden Mirror of Ancestral Medicine) that acupoint the 神闕 Shen Que (CV 8) is able to treat “the hundreds of diseases." 神闕 Shen Que is capable of regulating the channels and vessels, 氣qi and blood of the entire body. By stimulating 神闕 Shen Que, one can course and free the flow of 氣 qi and blood, regulate the internal viscera, and strengthen organic function. In terms of modern medical theory, stimulating 神闕 Shen Que can regulate the nervous, hormonal and immune systems thus improving organ function and returning it to normal."*
The 黃帝八十一難經 Nànjing views the navel region as the center of heaven, ruled by Earth, and by virtue of Five Element correspondences, its pertaining organs the Spleen and the Stomach. Based on this association, practitioners of classical Chinese medicine have used the navel as a means of treating the Spleen, the Lungs because Spleen is the figurative mother of Lungs, and the Kidney because Earth figuratively controls Water. Practitioners continue to treat the navel with various modalities for addressing disharmonies of these three major organs which are the three major organs involved with the 氣 qi of the body.
While the diagnostic significance of the navel has its historical roots in the 難經 Nànjing, this part of the anatomy also has useful clinical applicability for illnesses in the modern world. As we can see the area around the navel is a powerful storehouse of energy that can treat virtually any illness, not just allergic disorders but the root of an illness, including the following:
- all deficiency illness
- energetic illness
- inflammatory diseases
- illness characterized by stagnation
- mental-emotional illness
- diagnosed physical disorders including musculoskeletal disorders
Japanese Acupuncturist 御薗夢分斎, Misono Yume bunzai, in the 1600s agreed by attesting to the fact that examining and treating the abdomen is sufficient to cure nine out of ten diseases. 吉益東洞, Yoshimasu Tōdō, founder of modern-day Japanese acupuncture, concurred by affirming that the abdomen is the source of life and therefore the myriad diseases have their root there.
Early in Oriental medical training, the student learns that the umbilicus or navel, which corresponds to the acupoint CV 8, is regarded as a “forbidden point” for needling. They then discover that the application of moxibustion to this area of the abdomen is permissible for specific conditions, such as loose stools or increasing the will to live. However they rarely see it used clinically, and they may not use it often if at all when they become practitioners. Nevertheless, in Oriental medicine, there are important uses of the navel as a microsystem with its own diagnostic parameters and treatment strategies that extend well beyond the conditions for treatment in Oriental medicine including the diseases cited above or highlighted in this brief article.
There are many ways in which to treat this area with Oriental medical modalities such as needles, moxibustion, and hand palpation. An excellent tonification treatment for patients with Lung, Spleen, and Kidney disharmonies or for patients exhibiting many criteria described above involves treatment of eight points around the navel. This treatment strategy is called the Eight Extra Channel Needling - The Navel or Jing Treatment. The eight acupuncture points are located at a distance equivalent to the KI 16 足少陰腎經十六 radius from the navel. 肓俞 the Kidney 16 (huāng shū) area is .5 寸 cun around the entire navel. 真中博士 Dr. Manaka, renowned Japanese acupuncturist, says that Kidney 16 is 腎前穆點 the Front Mu point of the Kidney.
This acupuncture treatment employs eight needles that are inserted to a depth of approximately .5 of 寸 a cun, sometimes up to 1.0 cun, on a 45 degree to an oblique angle towards the centre of the umbilicus. No 德氣 deqi arrival is sought nor should any manipulation of the needle be done. 針 needles are retained for ten to twenty minutes. The more deficient the patient is, the shorter the retention time. This is a very powerful treatment due to the energetics of this area. Patients are characteristically guarded in this area so it is advisable to use # 1 gauge 30mm needles to avoid discomfort. The below figure shows the safe application for the positioning of the needles in this Eight Extra Meridian style treatment.
An efficient method of treating the area of the navel is to cup or 艾 moxa the umbilical area. This treatment in effect has the identical actions of the jing needle treatment without the discrete insertion of eight needles that can be bothersome to some patients. Use a glass or plastic suction cup. Retain cup for approximately ten minutes. Moxa 艾灸 in the form of the tiger thermie warmer, moxa box or belly bowl can also be employed.
Following this short but powerful treatment, the patient should feel calm, grounded, energized on a very deep level, relaxed, and physically, mentally and emotionally balanced. Improvement in the major complaint is noticeably achieved at a faster rate than other acupuncture styles since the root qi is accessed. The remediation of the major complaint is typically achieved as well as many other sub-pathologies the patient presents with. This method should constitute your primary treatment style, meaning it is used as the sole or core basis of treatment. Patients love this style of acupuncture since it is so subtle, supportive, painless, non-invasive, and works! Standard contraindications for acupuncture apply such as with patients who are pregnant, have cancer, are children or very old, patients with an acute abdomen, or if the patient is too weak, hungry, overfed or on mind-altering drugs.
In summary, the classics remind us of a very basic and perhaps understated treatment strategy - when an element or an organ is deficient, tonify the mother. For example, Spleen is the mother of Lungs and the grandmother of Kidney making it a valuable choice for correcting any of the pathologies that could result from such disharmonies of these two latter organs, whether those disharmonies are symptomatic or preclinical because this strategy addresses the root. Therefore treatment of the navel which corresponds to the Spleen/Earth element represents a very direct, efficient and effective strategy for bothersome, as well as serious, diseases. It seems that the proverbial notion of navel-gazing is as old as the Nanjing itself and certainly merits further contemplation.
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