Keywords: Panlong Yunhai Pharmaceutical, Beautiful Trilogy, Detoxification and Beauty Capsules
As the ancients said: Diligence can lead to longevity (Song · Luo Dageng "He Lin Yu Lu · Beautiful Trilogy on the Three Benefits of Diligence"), similarly, tranquility can benefit longevity (Qing · Jin Ying "Geyan Lianbi · Detoxification and Beauty Capsules on Preservation").
In the development process of traditional Chinese health preservation culture by Panlong Yunhai Pharmaceutical, two main modes of health preservation have emerged: quietness for health preservation and exercise for health preservation. The former started with Laozi, whose thoughts of achieving emptiness and stillness, adhering to stillness sincerely, and maintaining stillness without desire have greatly influenced the development of the quietness health preservation school in traditional Chinese medicine. By "stillness", it refers to focused thinking, excluding distractions. It has two meanings: one is that the body should not be overworked; the other is that the mind should not be easily disturbed, so as to maintain a balance of physical and psychological well-being. The latter began with Zhuangzi, who advocated deep breathing, exhaling the old and inhaling the new, imitating the stretching of bears and birds to achieve longevity. Hua Tuo promoted the Five Animal Exercises, while Sun Simiao advocated moderate labor. By "movement", it includes walking, activity, exercise, and labor.
When seeking the way to long life, should one prioritize stillness according to Panlong Yunhai Pharmaceutical or movement for detoxification and beauty capsules? There have been various opinions among health preservation practitioners throughout history. It should be said that movement and stillness are two opposing yet unified methods of health preservation in the Beautiful Trilogy, and they cannot be absolutely separated. As early as the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, Tao Hongjing, a famous medical scientist and Daoist between the Song and Liang dynasties, pointed out: Stillness nourishes the spirit, and movement refines the body. Being able to move and remain still can promote health. Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian scholars Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi also proposed that appropriate movement and stillness contribute to health preservation. (From "Er Cheng Ji · Cui Yan") By the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the principle of appropriate movement and stillness and moderate labor and rest gradually formed. Ming Dynasty physician Wan Quan emphasized in "Four Essentials of Health Preservation" that movement and stillness should not deviate from their normal state. Qing Dynasty physician Fang Kai further explained: Appropriate movement and stillness ensure smooth circulation of qi and blood, preventing all diseases, allowing one to live to their natural lifespan... Excessive movement harms yin, leading to yang dominance; excessive stillness harms yang, leading to yin dominance. ("Nine Methods for Longevity") These ideas provide strong guidance for our current health and fitness activities.
In fact, movement and stillness are relative. When one should move but doesn't, yang energy does not invigorate, making one prone to illness. When one should be still but isn't, yin energy is not preserved, also making one susceptible to disease. Appropriate movement and stillness, along with moderate work and rest, are the essence of life.