Friends, are you the same:

I felt that my chest was blocked, my ribs were swollen on both sides, and I felt uncomfortable when I ate something. The temper also deteriorated, and I wanted to get angry at a little thing, or when I was alone, I couldn't help but sigh and feel particularly depressed.

When it comes to this, many people's first reaction is: "I have liver qi stagnation, and I have to eat some chai hu to loosen the liver." It seemed to work, but a few days after stopping the medicine, the old problem came to the door again, repeatedly, and it was particularly tormenting.

What is the problem? Why does liver qi always can't get along with you?

We Chinese medicine look at the problem and pay attention to a "root problem". Many times, the "fruit" of liver depression grows on the "lungs".

What is the relationship between lungs and liver?

You may find it strange, the lungs are responsible for breathing, and the liver is responsible for emotions, what is the relationship between the two? It's a big deal!

In traditional Chinese medicine, the liver is the general, responsible for dredging the qi of the whole body, so that the qi and blood can run smoothly to all corners of the body, which is called "liver main drainage". If the liver general has a temper and stops working, and the qi is blocked together, the person will be "liver depression".

But if the general wants to mobilize troops, he must also have soldiers and motivation, right? This total power source is the lungs.

The lungs are the "prime ministers" of our body, in charge of the qi of the body, called "the main qi of the lungs". It is like a big blower, breathing, sucking in clear air, and then delivering power to the whole body.

If the "blower" of the lungs has no strength, which is what we call "lung qi deficiency", then it is not enough to promote the operation of the whole body. Even if the liver general wanted to dredge it, he found that the "qi" could not be pushed at all, so wouldn't it be stuck in place and become liver depression?

This is what is called "Jin Kemu" in the five elements of traditional Chinese medicine. The lungs belong to metal, and the liver belongs to wood. Under normal circumstances, sufficient lung qi can well restrict and regulate liver qi and prevent it from messing around. But once the lungs are weak and the liver cannot be controlled, the liver wood qi is easy to rampage or stagnate.

Why is modern people prone to lung qi deficiency?

Think about it, do we often:

Sitting all day: the chest cavity cannot be opened, breathing becomes shallow, and the lungs are not fully stretched.

Heavy mind and love to ponder: Traditional Chinese medicine says that "worry hurts the lungs", and the brain keeps turning, and the most consuming thing is qi.

There are grievances in my heart: I dare not speak, I can't speak, and I often sigh and sigh, which is secretly consuming lung qi.

These habits are quietly weakening your lungs. As soon as the power of the lungs is weak, liver depression will naturally come to the door.

Therefore, if you want to solve liver depression from the root, you have to change your thinking

At this time, you only use Bupleurum to loosen the liver, just like dredging the downstream river, but there is no water upstream (lack of power), and it is in vain to dredge it.

What is the smart way? First turn on the "master switch" of the lungs to add enough horsepower to the gas machine!

Here we have to mention a very ingenious medicine - platycodon flower.

The main function of platycodon is to "promote the lungs". What is Xuan Lung? It is to open and lift the stagnant qi in the lungs, so that the respiratory function of the lungs becomes stronger and restores its instinct to promote the operation of the qi machine.

It's like filling up a blower with oil and making it spin again powerfully.

Once the lung qi is opened, just like the upstream of the river, the downstream blockage (liver depression) is naturally easy to be washed away. When the lung qi is smooth, the liver qi will also be smooth.

Therefore, Chaihu soothes the liver a thousand times, it is not as good as platycodon once to declare the lungs, although this sentence is a bit absolute, but it points out a core idea: the liver should not only focus on the liver, but first look at the lack of power of the lungs.

When you take care of your lungs, have enough energy, and have strong motivation, you will find that not only is the chest and flanks no longer bloated and painful, but the whole person's mood is like opening a window, and it is suddenly enlightened.