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King of Medicine<br />
Sun Si Miao<br />
The King of Medicine, Sun Si Miao, lived around<br />
581-682 A.D. He was very well known for his knowledge<br />
of Chinese medicine. He is said to have lived to over 100<br />
years old because of his understanding of the body and<br />
how to keep it functioning.<br />
2. Regularly Circling the Eyes<br />
Today the principle of medicine is to cure disease, but actually<br />
it only stops it for a short time as it does not cure the<br />
cause of the problem. This is one reason we suffer from<br />
many kinds of illness and are never really healthy. Traditionally,<br />
doctors of Chinese medicine had to prove that they were<br />
healthy themselves before they could give medicine to patients.<br />
Sun Si Miao wrote two books which are still used and<br />
followed today. One was Thousand Golden Medicine<br />
Prescriptions and the other was Thousand Golden Wing<br />
Prescriptions. Sun Si Miao was also a famous Daoist <strong>Qigong</strong><br />
master. His <strong>Qigong</strong> must have been very good for health to<br />
help him live to such a very old age. Here are 13 <strong>Qigong</strong> skills<br />
to help longevity.<br />
1. Regularly Combing the Hair<br />
Close your eyes and then open them strongly. Circle<br />
your eyes, looking left, right, up and down in all four directions.<br />
Then close your eyes and repeat everything a total of three<br />
times.<br />
This is good for the eyesight, helping with short and<br />
long sightedness.<br />
3. Regularly Tapping the Teeth<br />
Close the mouth gently and then tap your teeth gently.<br />
Tap your teeth together so that they make a noise but do not<br />
tap them too hard. This is good for strengthening the teeth,<br />
clearing the mind, good for the stomach and keeping the<br />
intestines in good condition.<br />
4. Wet the Mouth with Saliva<br />
Rub your palms together 36 times. Then stroke your<br />
warm hands from your forehead over the top of your head,<br />
the back of the head and then down the back of the neck. Do<br />
this 10 times, twice a day in the morning and evening.<br />
This can help prevent headaches, migraines, tinnitus,<br />
grey hair and hair loss.<br />
Gently close the mouth and keep the tongue touching<br />
the back of the teeth. Starting from the top, circle the tongue<br />
on the outside of the teeth clockwise 12 times and then in an<br />
anticlockwise direction 12 times. Then swallow any saliva.<br />
This is very good for the gums and for preventing ulcers<br />
in the mouth and good for the digestion.<br />
page 12 Qi Magazine Apr/May/June 2007
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