Table of Contents

第一章中医养生学的形成与发展/3

第二章中医养生学基本概念/13

第一节天年/14

第二节衰老/16

第三节却老/20

第四节至贵三宝/22

第三章养形/25

第一节起居有常/26

一、顺应节律/26

二、劳逸适度/27

三、合理睡眠/29

四、居处适宜/30

第二节法于阴阳/33

一、春季摄生/33

二、夏季摄生/34

三、秋季摄生/35

四、冬季摄生/37

第四章养神/39

第一节形神合一/40

第二节情志调摄/42

第三节修心养性/43

第五章食养/45

第一节食养概述/46

第二节辨证施膳/48

第三节调和五味/50

第四节药膳养生/55

第五节进食宜忌/60

第六章药养/63

第一节药养概述/64

第二节古代药养常用中药/66

第三节养身益寿常用名方/71

第七章针灸养生/79

第一节针灸养生概述/80

第二节针灸养生的机理/81

第三节针灸养生应用/82

第八章其他非药物养生方法/89

第一节非药物疗法概述/90

第二节按摩导引/91

第三节养生气功/92

第四节中医养生适宜技术/94

Chapter 1 A Brief History of TCM Health Preservation / 101

Chapter 2 Fundamentals of TCM Health Preservation / 119
Section 1 Tiannian / 120
Section 2 Aging / 124
Section 3 Delaying Aging / 131
Section 4 Three Most Precious Treasures / 135

Chapter 3 Cultivating the Body / 139
Section 1 Living A Regular Life / 140
Ⅰ Conforming to the rhythm of life / 140
Ⅱ Moderate labor and rest / 142
Ⅲ Proper sleep / 146
Ⅳ Living environment / 148

Section 2 Following the Law of Yin and Yang / 152
Ⅰ Health preservation in spring / 152
Ⅱ Health preservation in summer / 154
Ⅲ Health preservation in autumn / 157
Ⅳ Health preservation in winter / 160

Chapter 4 Cultivating the Spirit / 163
Section 1 Unity of the Body and Spirit / 164
Section 2 Emotional Health Preservation / 166
Section 3 Mind Cultivation / 168

Chapter 5 Dietetic Health Preservation / 171
Section 1 Overview of Dietetic Health Preservation / 172
Section 2 Diet Based on Syndrome Differentiation / 175
Section 3 Harmonizing Five Flavors / 180
Section 4 Medicated Diet for Health Preservation / 189
Section 5 Dietary Recommendations and Restrictions / 197

Chapter 6 Medicinal Health Preservation / 201
Section 1 Overview of Medicinal Health Preservation / 202
Section 2 Commonly Used Traditional Chinese Medicinals for Health Preservation / 205
Section 3 Commonly Used Famous Formulas for Nourishing the Body and Prolonging Life / 214

Chapter 7 Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Health Preservation / 227
Section 1 Overview of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Health Preservation / 228
Section 2 Mechanism of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Health Preservation / 229
Section 3 Applications of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Health Preservation / 231

Chapter 8 Other Non-medication Therapy for Health Preservation / 239
Section 1 Overview of Non-medication Therapy for Health Preservation / 240
Section 2 Massage and Daoyin / 242
Section 3 Health Qigong / 243
Section 4 Commonly Used Techniques for Health Preservation / 245