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National Medical Hotline – Dr Hu Naiwe Hello listeners welcome to the Hope Radio Station 's Medical Hotline with Dr Hu Naiwen I'm Tang Yu Our guest is the renowned Chinese physician Dr Hu Naiwen Please welcome Dr Hu Hello Dr happy Lunar New Year Hello everyone listening happy Lunar New Year to all of you Doctor Hu should feel the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year even more strongly in Taiwan and yet here you are taking time away from your own holiday break Sharing health and wellness tips on the show Thank you so much Dr Hu That's when Dr Hu realized another year had begun anew According to traditional Chinese medicine or Daoist health practices The human body also corresponds to the four seasons Isn't that what's called "Zi Wu Liu Zhu" Exactly When you mention Zi Wu Liu Zhu you'referring to the changes in time throughout a single day This represents the changing of the four seasons — they are not entirely the same yet share commonalities Let me put it simply: our ancestors said "The plan for the year lies in spring " Then it says the key to a day lies in the morning right That morning we're talking about is the morning of the day which essentially refers to the time known as early morning and you could put it that way too That means it has twelve months in a year each with its own challenges and hardships —twelve months of hardship for the officials and the people throughout the year Every day four or five officials suffer from severe harm caused by the deadly corrupt and lustful Yin-Mao hour affecting the body for twelve hours In fact these two terms are nearly synonymous What does synonymous mean Spring corresponds to the month of Yin Mao the following four or five months constitute summer likewise within a single day the hour of Yin Mao marks spring while the hours of Si Wu signify summer That means each day also has the four seasons—spring summer autumn and winter So take some time to really think about this It's roughly like that This is quite fascinating Dr Hu A day consists of twelve时辰 (shíchén) Exactly matching the body's twelve meridians right Yes the twelve hours of the day correspond perfectly with the twelve meridians In Chinese medicine we often begin counting from the hour of Yin Mao which corresponds to the start of spring within a day just as spring governs the lungs and summer governs the next organ and so on This phase corresponds to the lungs large intestine and stomach then moving down to the fourth and fifth positions it reaches the spleen and so on the yin-yang balance is maintained through proper circulation and harmony That counts as one day so this involves the lungs large intestine stomach and spleen heart small intestine bladder and kidneys Then to the pericardium triangle gallbladder liver this makes twelve hours exactly twelve hours correspond to the twelve zang-fu organs and meridians That's why today we'd like Dr Hu to walk us through from the beginning which organ and meridian corresponds to each of the twelve hours Then how should we practice health preservation at different times of the day Before we hear Dr Hu explain this issue Dr Hu I'd like to ask you This idea should originate from certain traditional Chinese concepts Whether it's traditional culture Chinese medicine or the wisdom of Daoist cultivation practices I'm not particularly familiar with those as for the latest research findings in Western medicine According to traditional Chinese medicine's concept of twelve -hour cycle-based health preservation is this now largely consistent with modern understanding In other words would it be acknowledged today Personally when I studied biology in the past I've always been fascinated by the concept of time and in fact I read several books on the subject back then—it's about how a day's time actually relates to animals The growth rest and other processes of plants are all closely related to this known as the biological clock or Biological clock which means every living organism has its own internal clock For instance a line mentioned in that book once said: "He claimed there 's animal by the seaside " which we now call fiddler crab in Chinese Actually it's a type of crab a kind of crab-like creature They had already discovered these fiddler crabs long ago and observed their daily routines It's all connected to the tides the rise and fall he said if today's high tide is at five o'clock in the afternoon that's precisely when the creature climbs upward Climb up to this closer shore spot instead of going out into the sea by five o'clock and after a while it heads that way—today it's five tomorrow it might be four ten Tomorrow will be equivalent to reaching 3:20—wait a moment— he said he had noticed at the time that there was this kind of fifty-minute difference occurring repeatedly so he placed this fiddler crab animal into one— In a room completely devoid of light they observed that place and it continued following its original course—running up and down as before—leading him to conclude that This animal still maintains its own rhythm—varying by a few minutes each day with this daily up-and-down fluctuation —thus it's called a biological clock And this biological clock at the time was likely related to some special structures within the animal's body and today of course we all know it's connected to our own bodies When it comes to mammals there's a trap on the body known as the pineal gland and it's connected to this phenomenon That's why people today are paying so much attention to pineal gland health and wellness—it's truly fascinating How to nourish the pineal gland—Dr Hu might one day discuss this with you—perhaps he could also share some insights with everyone Today let's first talk about养生 according to the twelve hours of the day You just mentioned that the human body also experiences spring summer autumn and winter each day so when exactly should we begin for instance when getting up in the morning—is it midnight Definitely not Midnight to 1 a m is the hour of Zi so are you following the sequence of Zi Chou Yin Mao or when should you actually get up the beginning of the day's routine That's the time when it starts Okay I'll go first Let's begin with something everyone often encounters—reading novels When reading novels people often say I'm about to be swept away right This refers to officials who are already at court serving the emperor What does "yingmao" mean Yingmao means arriving before the emperor at the start of the Mao hour Having already begun their duties What time is yingmao The hour of Ying Mao corresponds to the period from 5 to 7 a m which is the Mao hour this means people should generally wake up toward the latter part of the Yin hour By the time it reaches the hour of Mao you should have seen the emperor—that means activity must have already begun by then specifically between 5 and 7 a m But people today are often not like that which naturally means our lifestyle differs from that of people in the past What exactly is the hour of Mao The hour of Mao refers to 5 to 7 in the morning From the perspective of the human body Dawn or the hour of the Rabbit marks the time when energy enters the large intestine the hour of the Tiger signifies entry into the lungs—the beginning of the day according to traditional Chinese medicine during this hour energy flows into the lung meridian At the hour of Mao the energy enters the Large Intestine meridian then at the hour of Chen it reaches the stomach next at the hour of Si it arrives at the Spleen and then it continues onward downward Thus the Yin and Yang of the寅卯 period resemble the five viscera and the body's empty frame corresponding to the lungs large intestine stomach skin heart and small intestine and so on continuing in this sequence until finally reaching the time of the gallbladder It's time for the liver then comes the next day's turn for the lung which is what we refer to in traditional Chinese medicine as the " ziwu rhythm " a concept that essentially means Staying in different meridians according to the time of day—that's the idea Good then Dr Hu would like you to clarify: is it true that qi and blood are constantly present throughout the body's various meridians At this particular time in that system—let's say the liver or the gallbladder—qi and blood reach their peak vitality or most active state is that a correct way to understand it Yes that' s an accurate way to put it Back in ancient times people would consult fortune-tellers I believe many of us have had our fortunes told at some point like having our birth charts calculated—basically figuring out what time period one is entering based on their birth timing It's always the same—what applies to the body is the same—there are times of strong and weak energy meaning the lungs are strongest during the Yin hour and the large intestine is strongest during the Mao hour When is the gallbladder most active The gallbladder is strongest at midnight the liver at dawn then the stomach and spleen at early morning and so onin sequence—gallbladder liver lungs large intestine Continuing this way means this character Wàng once your meridian becomes strong then what about the other meridian just mentioned it will start to weaken right Good time for the gallbladder meridian therefore the triple burner meridian just mentioned begins to weaken Similarly when the liver meridian is at its peak the gallbladder meridian starts to decline That's exactly it therefore based on this principle Traditional Chinese Medicine discovered what is known as the rule of the Zi-Wu Liuzhu Thus in the practice of acupuncture within Traditional Chinese Medicine That's the so-called Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupuncture method—ah right now that you mention it just what exactly is this Zi Wu Liu Zhu acupuncture school Doctor Kui Let's take a break Please come back and explain it in more detail for everyone and we'll also share our hotline number with our listeners — it's 888-275-1628 — welcome listeners If you have any health concerns please call our hotline Okay take a break and be right back Hello listeners welcome to the Minyi Hunan Health Hotline Our guest today is renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine physician Dr Hu Naiwen Our hotline is 888-275-1628 listeners with health concerns are welcome to call whether or not you have health issues we still welcome your call Chatting with Dr Hu exchanging New Year greetings and sharing our experiences and progress in health and wellness throughout the year—these are all wonderful things A very relaxed moment When the ads were playing just now I also felt the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year all kinds of products now during the Lunar New Year holiday This is basically the peak time for the biggest discounts available so listeners if you're looking to purchase any health or wellness products don't miss out on this opportunity —right now on Hope Radio The website fm961 net not only features discounts on some products from the Better Life Shop but also offers health-boosting items like the ginseng series such as Black Nerve Ginseng and whole ginseng roots And then there's this set we call a three-piece gift box—this one comes with a massive discount Be sure to visit our website fm961 net to check it out Remember wellness is not something achieved in just a day or two We may truly need to steadily and consistently put in this kind of effort toward ourselves bit by bit to reap a healthy body Good welcome back Dr Hu Earlier we discussed the concept of "Zi Wu Liu Zhu " What exactly does this mean Zi Wu Liu Zhu This term is based on the following principle: Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen Si Wu Wei Shen You Xu Hai — these are the twelve Earthly Branches with Zi and Wu representing the extremes of the cycle symbolizing the balance and flow of energy These twelve divisions Twelve of these which we call shichen or the sequence commonly referred to by ordinary Chinese people correspond to what we call At that time the vital energy and blood are stored in the gallbladder meridian making it at its peak vitality fortune- tellers refer to this state as "prosperous " known as the " Four Prosperities"—I won't elaborate further on these concepts That's when the energy is strongest Then once the peak has passed for example when it reaches the hour of Chou the strength begins to decline That's why in traditional Chinese medicine we have a method called "draining during the peak hours"—when the energy is at its strongest and your qi is overly abundant we gently release some of it to restore balance Alright when it's at its weakest point give it a boost—this is also the perfect time to balance its vital energy and blood so that the person's body can then be properly strengthened Because a certain organ or meridian is either overly strong or excessively weak it is appropriate tonify or drain during that specific hour That way a balanced state is achieved and the person 's body will heal—this is what it means For example earlier on during a lecture I gave I was discussing the acupuncture technique known as Shu-Mu retention As for the acupuncture method I mentioned one is the technique just described and the other is what's known as the "Najia" method which involves selecting points based on the hour and day's celestial stem and branch When the heavenly stem associated with Jia and Bing corresponds to different time periods then during that time acupuncture should be performed which can help balance the body's qi and blood At that time there was a certain acupuncturist who performed the procedure He said based on his experience he had a friend who often suffered from coughing and shortness of breath and when asked about the timing of these symptoms he explained from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective It's related to the lungs when talking about organs and to the lung meridian when discussing meridians so he had the friend stay at his house Give him a release at three in the morning then replenish him at five o'clock—unexpectedly it turned out like this after a few times From then on his friend never experienced that coughing and wheezing condition again—it no longer occurred as easily This is one application of the Zi Wu Liu Zhu method used at different times By regulating the meridians connected to different organs—either reinforcing or draining them—this person can become completely free from the influence of that illness It sounds incredibly magical and it does seem genuinely effective but people might wonder whether he'll be limited by time—like you just mentioned the patient would have to stay at the doctor's house The three points must be needled there otherwise it's much harder to perform Yes this is a relatively difficult method to execute Why do you see If you have lung issues You'd have to spend that extra time to make up for it to release the tension—well the thing is at that time the doctor hadn' t even opened yet right From three to five The clinic doesn't open until five so how can he treat patients That's why he's staying over Luckily the friend is a close one so he can stay at his place What else could he do Still it's not feasible That is why later generations have used the different heavenly stems and earthly branches corresponding to specific times of day to treat people and this approach has consistently yielded excellent results—this is what is known as the Zi-Wu retention method A different approach was developed later—previously treatment had been based on this method of intake or what could be called the "ingestion method"—but eventually it was discovered that another related system existed That method is called using the Nailjia technique to treat stagnation in the Zi-Wu meridians this is exactly the approach I later adopted using Nailjia without incorporating Nailzhi Why Because incorporating Nailzhi is far too inconvenient You'd have to come live at my place if you had lung disease or else I'd have to wake up so early every day to treat you—but since that's not possible we use the Naji method which is based on the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches corresponding to different hours can be used to treat bodily ailments at that time yielding excellent results Doctor Huo could you please explain what the two characters "Nà Jiǎ" mean Ganzhi refers to the first stem Jia in the sequence Jia Yi Bing Ding in fact you could also say "nai Yi " "nai Bing " or "nai Ding " meaning exactly that—nai as in "to accommodate " That's right the capacity to accept isn't it Good listeners who are interested can go ahead and explore this further It's truly fascinating And while we're at it let me ask a quick off-topic question Doctor Ho often says Everyone is born with a built-in biological clock like a default setting— for instance your specific year month day and hour of birth If you put it that way For example someone born during the zi hour means born at midnight while someone born during the wu hour refers to daytime specifically between 11 a m and noon so between 11 a m and noon It should be when yang energy is strongest while at midnight yin energy is at its peak So can we understand it this way: a child born during the zi hour inherently has deficient yang energy whereas a child born during the wu hour has You're born with abundant yang energy Oh I guess that's not quite the right way to put it Because these things still depend on the heavenly stems and earthly branches As I mentioned earlier zi hour refers to the earthly branch The earth branch and heavenly stem form the basic structure of the calendar system it's pointless to worry about imaginary harm the heavenly stems are甲乙丙丁 when things reach their peak renewal follows naturally you must consider both aspects simultaneously Alright the midnight hour corresponds roughly to the winter solstice in a day and the noon hour corresponds to the summer solstice I'm just saying they're comparable—basically that's the idea So then what's actually happening at the winter solstice At the Winter Solstice the yang energy begins to rise At this time yang starts to ascend No matter what yang energy has already begun to emerge which means that at this po If you can seize this moment when the vital energy rises upward and give it an extra boost of yang wouldn' t that be even better In this way your yang energy will naturally ascend This is why we often say nowadays What is the summer solstice's three伏s What is this winter solstice's nine What is this nine Three Nine refers to the coldest period of winter while Three伏 refers to the hottest period of summer So when we talk about these things their meaning becomes clear: at that time I'll give you a little push and you'll be fine When your yang energy is excessive at that time— during the Summer Solstice when yin begins to rise—just gently guide that yin energy upward and isn't that sufficient That's how many illnesses are able to be cured Alright Dr Hu mentioned that the zi hour is from 11 p m to 1 a so logically if a person were a machine wouldn't it be time to shut down then Then people lie down in bed perfectly correct because this time happens to be the darkest part of the day so the so- called "first yang rising at winter solstice" refers precisely to that moment The darkest moment is precisely when yang begins to emerge So at this time just get a good night's sleep That way you'll have replenished the yin and yang will naturally start to rise Isn't that exactly when you can begin to propel it upward I just explained that this is what it means—so during the zi hour you should be sleeping soundly ideally by midnight getting into bed and falling asleep right then And if you were able to get a good sleep at that time your overall balance between energy vitality and deficiency would be fully restored Thank you very much for Dr Hu's explanation Our hotline number is 888-275-1628 We welcome our listeners If you have health concerns please call our hotline Let's take a short break Mingyi Lake Literary Hotline Hello listeners welcome back to Mingyi Hunei 's hotline our hotline number is 888-275-1628 Welcome to call our hotline for health concerns Doctor Hu welcomes you back Please continue sharing Throughout the different hours of the day what are the key points in our wellness practices As we just discussed the midnight hour corresponds to the gallbladder meridian if a person doesn't rest during this time could it lead to indecisiveness and constant restlessness That's precisely because his gallbladder hasn't been properly nurtured It's not just that—now we've reached a point of exhaustion Without proper care for the gallbladder a person truly becomes timid and easily prone to panic Easy to fear and so on We often insult someone by saying that person has a really big 胆 so let's talk about boldness—right —and if you switch it around you get someone as timid as a mouse That's exactly how it is— when the gallbladder isn 't properly cared for you' re likely to experience exactly what was just described: timidity cowardice and the like Why such cowardice Do you know In modern Western medicine similar experiments have been conducted revealing that rats truly lack courage—no real backbone at all—so when people say someone is too timid it might actually be true It's just that excessive worry can weaken one's constitution — that's the gist of it Okay we have a listener on the line now Let's take曹女 士's call Hello Ms Cao Hello I'd like to ask Dr Hu a question I'm 59 years old I have a few underlying health conditions and my body often feels hot it comes in waves just for a moment then it passes and I feel fine again Then I also have trouble with my lungs at night and I have many nodules— fifteen in total—and I'd like to know how to调理 them Good Looking at these two issues together First explaining why there was a slight fever at that time which is somewhat related to menopause and coincidentally there was also a lung nodule These things in other words also exhibit the same kind of feverish condition so we treat both together Let me tell you in ancient Chinese medicine there was a particularly clever formula—it's what's known as a qi-tonifying prescription The prescription that tonifies lung and spleen qi is called Si Jun Zi Tang I'm sure many of you have heard of it—Si Jun Zi Tang is a crucial formula for replenishing qi Now by adding two herbs to this formula A type of lentil and another called Chinese yam—when these two are added the mixture is known as Si Shen San This formula is precisely suited to treating such conditions Low-grade fever and the effects of strengthening the spleen and lungs In your case this condition can often be effectively resolved Of course if you consult another Traditional Chinese physician they might very well tell you to take Xiao Chai Hu Tang or similar formulas That's correct—this one can help reduce heat but the two herbs mentioned earlier when supplemented to support the spleen and lungs and combined with just a touch more still benefit both the spleen and lungs This formula is called Sishen San It can quickly eliminate this kind of false heat condition so you might as well try seeing a doctor for a full-body check-up and ask whether the approach just mentioned would be suitable for you Such a formula as Si Shen San Alright Ms Cao do you have any further questions I've always struggled with chronic constipation Good chronic constipation Constipation itself Young people with constipation are often around 10 In such cases a mild herbal remedy is needed to relieve it But if it's an elderly person it's known as deficient constipation Or for pregnant women the elderly and others like them—this deficiency requires tonifying Therefore you really should consult a doctor to have it checked What are the methods for addressing this In traditional Chinese medicine there are well-known approaches Daichōki-to Shōchōki-to flavor-adjusted Chōki-to and similar formulations are used to treat it and with the appropriate prescription recovery is likely to be swift The herbs used inside are not identical for example Da Cheng Qi Tang uses wine-washed rhubarb while Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang uses rhubarb soaked in wine And in this small Cheng Qi Decoction raw rhubarb is used meaning even the rhubarb itself must be carefully selected and prepared in different ways so that Only then can it truly achieve a therapeutic effect so it's still best to have a doctor take a look Alright thank you Dr Hu Ms Cao please go ahead These all need to be prepared and cooked personally I just said it's best to have a doctor take a look because no matter what this medication still has some effect on making the body adjust to this it's about achieving balance after all It always tends to drop a bit in pressure In that case it's best to consult a doctor for proper adjustment rather than relying on what I'm saying on this broadcast since this is meant for general audiences But I can't go through and identify each one individually you'd have to remove it layer by layer while also adding a bit of tonifying herbs and so on I simply can't help with that since I didn't take the pulse Not seeing a person always makes things a bit worse—being separated by a mountain is not just like being divided by a single sheet of paper but truly separated by a mountain in such a case treatment becomes very difficult Sorry I didn't catch that clearly—was it Si Junzi Tang or Si Shen Tang Si Junzi Tang Just listen to the broadcast again if you can still access the recording go ahead and replay it You'll understand it better won't you Yes our Ms Cao can go online later to find the replay of our program and listen again to Dr Hu Today's discussion went like this: Good thank you to our listeners for participating and thank you Dr Hu for your answers In fact you've consistently emphasized one key concept— that each individual is unique There's actually a significant difference so if we can tailor a prescription to his specific condition that would be the most accurate approach As I was listening to your explanation just now I found something particularly interesting—many people for instance— Hot flashes caused by menopause— you mentioned earlier that taking something like Liuwei Dihuang Wan could help addressing it from the perspective of the kidneys And the approach you our listener are directly applying is addressing these issues from the perspective of the five lungs so each person's situation is different right Everyone has their own evolving Five Elements for instance from a fortune- telling perspective one person is a Jupiter type another is a Mars type and another is a combination of wood fire earth metal and water People with different such qualities — then different qualities — plus the distinction between yin and yang — and countless others — so whether it's someone reading fortunes or a traditional Chinese physician since ancient times Chinese physicians have always been Someone akin to what is called a cultivator Naturally such a cultivator would view that person through the lens of Daoist thought Is he empty or solid If he is empty how should it be filled How should one properly release it Just balance the release and this person will improve significantly and will rarely suffer from the same illnesses again throughout their life That's why we must understand People are inherently individual beings not statistical averages it' s not as simple as saying everyone should take these medications and everything would be fine That's not how it works Actually this is one of the biggest differences between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine Western medicine might have you take the same drug for high blood pressure but in traditional Chinese medicine the approach is entirely different Good so Doctor Hu as you just mentioned uses acupuncture at different times to regulate the body's balance by targeting specific points thereby adjusting the body's energy—both reinforcing and dispersing as needed There's another method—taking medication During your medical practice how do you decide between these two approaches What I'm asking is could one method be faster and more direct Or perhaps one method has greater side effects— for instance are medications more likely to cause side effects than acupuncture Does acupuncture work faster Or does taking medication directly into the stomach produce quicker results It depends on the individual I still remember when I was doing research work in our lab back then everyone—those so-called pharmacology students—had once said the same thing He said if you can get better eating good food don't take medicine if you can get better taking medicine don't get an injection if you can get better with an injection don't have surgery I think anyone who's studied medicine knows this right So it's best to tailor the management of each person's health according to their individual circumstances If possible focus on wellness practices—like knowing what you can eat and maintaining healthy eating drinking elimination sleep and exercise habits Such a person hardly needs other medicines—this is ideal For example the method we're discussing now maintaining health through the Zi-Wu sleep regimen means going to bed before 11 p m Between 11 p m and 1 a is when you sleep most comfortably and from 1 to 3 a the sleep is so deep you couldn' t wake the person even if you shouted So if you can get a good restful sleep at that time nurturing the baby then it' s time to wake up during the Yin and Mao hours—between 3 and 5 AM and 5 and 7 AM You can get up now If that's the case this person raises infants At this time rising early means raising sheep Early to bed raise infants early to rise raise sheep Then your body won't easily deteriorate In that case isn't it best to rely on neither medicine nor drugs at all So we really need to learn how to take care of ourselves properly embracing basic health knowledge and becoming our own doctors—this might just be the best approach Thank you so much to Dr Hu for today's insightful sharing thank you to our listeners for tuning in thank you again to Dr Hu and thank you all—wishing everyone a happy new year