"The Eight Pieces of Brocade have perfect movements and are effective in curing diseases and improving health. This exercise is divided into eight sections, each with one movement, hence the name Eight Pieces of Brocade."
"The first section: Holding up the sky with both hands regulates the three burners."
As Su Zhengnan explained to his classmates, he demonstrated the first posture of the Eight Pieces of Brocade.
The posture is very simple: slowly raise both hands from your sides overhead, then interlace your fingers and turn your palms upwards, then turn them downwards, keeping your eyes following your hands, and exhale slowly at the same time.
Repeat this upward and downward movement of both palms four to eight times.
This movement appears to be an extension exercise of the limbs and torso, but it is actually a simultaneous full-body movement of the limbs, torso, and internal organs.
The Sixty-Sixth Difficulty of the Classic of Difficult Issues states: "The moving qi between the kidneys below the navel is the life force of a person... Therefore, it is called the original envoy of the Sanjiao, which governs the circulation of the three qi and passes through the five viscera and six bowels."
The entire Animation Department's Class 4 of the 2003 cohort had approximately forty students.
As the students listened to Su Zhengnan's explanation, they all stood up and started practicing as well.
"You know what, the movements of the Eight Pieces of Brocade look pretty simple, even simpler than the exercises during recess. I wonder if they actually have any health benefits?"
"I don't know, but it won't hurt to practice along. We're just killing time anyway."
"Yeah, I think it's pretty fun."
"I think it should work, after all, Dr. Su's medical skills are very impressive, don't you know that?"
"Hmm, let's give it a try. There's no harm in it anyway. Besides, I think this Dr. Su must have some real skills, otherwise he wouldn't be so famous at school."
"......"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The classroom was filled with the sound of hand gestures; at least half of the students were practicing along with Su Zhengnan's movements.
As for the students who didn't practice with us, most of them were girls.
Maybe she's a little shy?
The girls didn't really like practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade with Su Zhengnan in class.
"The second section, drawing the bow with both hands as if shooting an eagle."
As Su Zhengnan slowly assumed the posture, he continued, "The key to this movement is to improve blood circulation in the thoracic spine and neck, while also providing a rhythmic massage to the organs in the upper and middle jiao, especially the heart and lungs, thereby enhancing cardiopulmonary function..."
Half of the students in the classroom were practicing with Su Zhengnan, while a few others took out their phones to search for information about 'Baduanjin' online.
Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it.
The "Eight Pieces of Brocade" exercises online are similar to those taught by Su Zhengnan.
If we had to point out a difference, it would be that the online version of "Eight Pieces of Brocade" doesn't explain how to breathe during practice, while Su Zhengnan did teach the breathing method as well.
It is important to know that any health-preserving exercise must be combined with appropriate breathing techniques to achieve the best health benefits.
The effects of health-preserving exercises without proper breathing techniques will be greatly reduced.
"The third section, regulating the spleen and stomach, requires lifting one arm!"
"The fourth section, the five strains and seven injuries, look ahead!"
"The fifth step, wagging its tail and shaking its head, dispels the fire in its heart!"
Su Zhengnan demonstrated the movements while explaining the relevant postures and breathing techniques.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Ring ring!
Soon, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.
Su Zhengnan smiled and stopped what he was doing. He smiled slightly at the students present and said, "That's all I have to say about traditional Chinese medicine and health preservation. If any of you are still interested in health preservation, you are welcome to come to the school clinic to find me anytime."
With that, Su Zhengnan picked up the first-aid kit on the podium, turned around, and left the classroom.
Watching Su Zhengnan's departing figure, the students in the classroom looked at each other, and then rushed out of the classroom in a rush.
Su Zhengnan walked out of the teaching building where the animation department was located, carrying a first-aid kit on his back.
Ding!
The next moment, the system's mechanical notification sounded softly in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations on completing today's hidden mission: Teach ten students on-campus health preservation techniques. You will receive the reward 'Mastery of the Complete Text of Traditional Chinese Medicine's Zhuyou Branch'.]
With a whoosh!
In an instant.
The system then crammed a whole bunch of related knowledge into Su Zhengnan's mind.
As one of the thirteen branches of traditional Chinese medicine in ancient times, the Zhuyou branch naturally encompasses a very wide range of content.
The term "Zhuyou" first appeared in the medical book "Suwen," which states that in ancient times, people treated illnesses without injections or medicine. They simply shifted the spirit and changed the temperament, and asked someone to perform the Zhuyou technique to cure the disease.
Of course, there may be some exaggeration involved.
Humans are born by consuming the energy of heaven and earth, and become ill due to internal injuries caused by the seven emotions of joy, anger, worry, grief, fear, and shock, and external injuries caused by the six pathogenic factors of wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire.
Therefore, in the view of the Zhuyou branch of traditional Chinese medicine, curing diseases and saving lives is nothing more than these factors, and the essence remains unchanged despite all the variations.
As the ancients said, "If my heart is free of ghosts, how can ghosts invade it? If my heart is free of evil, how can evil disturb it? If my heart is free of demons, how can demons attack it?"
Therefore, illnesses caused by ghosts and spirits all originate from the mind.
In ancient times, the art of incantation was often integrated into the internal and external medicines of traditional Chinese medicine, and was used together with scalpels, needles, and medicines to treat and save lives.
It took Su Zhengnan a little time to digest the knowledge of incantation that he had acquired, but it wasn't enough to make him unable to walk; it just took a bit of brainpower.
My head is buzzing a little, like it's been filled with water.
By the time Su Zhengnan returned to the school clinic, the feeling had disappeared.
Zhou Zixuan had already seen her parents off. As soon as she saw Su Zhengnan return carrying a first-aid kit, she immediately greeted him with a smile:
"Dr. Su, are you on another emergency call? Has another student gotten into trouble?"
Su Zhengnan glanced at her, smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No, I was just promoting traditional Chinese medicine and health preservation to the students. No one was hurt."
"That's good. I thought something had happened to a student when I saw you carrying a first-aid kit!"
Zhou Zixuan breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that Su Zhengnan was going out with a medical kit to provide emergency care for the students.
As Su Zhengnan walked towards his traditional Chinese medicine clinic, he asked, "Have you sent Uncle and Aunt back yet?"
"Yes, I told them to take a taxi home themselves."
Zhou Zixuan nodded somewhat embarrassedly and looked at Su Zhengnan, saying, "I'm really sorry about lunch earlier. My dad is just like that, so I hope you won't take offense, Dr. Su."
"Yes, it's okay, I understand."
Su Zhengnan smiled slightly and said, "By the way, I said I'd prescribe another medicinal diet for your dad. Come and get it later!"
"Oh, okay, thank you so much, Dr. Su."
Zhou Zixuan nodded quickly and thanked her.
Afterwards, Su Zhengnan returned to his clinic and wrote down several medicinal diet recipes suitable for Zhou Zixuan's father. He handed them to her and said, "These medicinal diets, when combined with the herbal soup I prescribed for your father before, will be very good for regulating his body. You can let your father try them."
"Okay, I understand."
Zhou Zixuan accepted the medicinal diet prescription, thanked him again, gave him a deep look, and then turned and returned to the nurses' station.
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