In terms of modern medical theory, stimulating Shen Que can regulate the nervous, hormonal and immune systems thus improving organ function and returning it to normal."* By stimulating Shen Que, one can course and free the flow of qi and blood, regulate the internal viscera, and strengthen organic function. Therefore, it is said in the Yi Zong Jin Jian (The Golden Mirror of Ancestral Medicine) that acupoint the Shen Que (CV 8) is able to treat “the hundreds of diseases." Shen Que is capable of regulating the channels and vessels, qi and blood of the entire body. The navel communicates with the five viscera and the six bowels and joins the channels and vessels of the entire body. The ancients commonly chose the navel and the points around the navel to treat Lung/Spleen insufficiency diseases. In clinical practice it is the vacuity of the three viscera of the Lungs, Spleen and Kidneys which is mostly seen. As noted writer Bob Flaws points out, ".the root of allergic diseases is mostly qi vacuity, while evil winds are the branch. In Oriental medicine the role of the Dan Tian was recognized by the ancients who wrote of its importance in the classics. From yogic and 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. Most nations with enduring physical cultures have recognized this longstanding and as a result cross-cultural truth. The hara is not just an anatomical location but as the 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 hara. As such, these areas are the focal point of energy in our body from which life is given, sustained, and taken away. In their center we find the navel, the Chinese acupuncture point CV 8 Shen Que, Spirit Gate, that refers to the place where we received that life from our mother by way of the umbilical cord. Located in the center of the abdomen, referred to as the hara, reside the organs that give us life.
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