黄帝内经 英汉对照 上古天真论第一2

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                           上古天真论第一   2

                                                             Shanggu Tianzhen Lunpian

Ancient Ideas on How to preserve Natural Health Energy

帝曰：人年老而无子者，材力尽邪？将天数然也？

Huangdi asked, “ Old people cannot give birth to any children. Is it due to the exhaustion of Caili ( Essence –Qi) or the natural development of the body?”

岐伯曰：女子七岁肾气盛，齿更发长。

Qibo answered,“For a woman, her Shenqi(Kidney-Qi” becomes prosperous and her teeth begin to change at the age of seven.

二七而天癸至，任脉通，太冲脉盛，月事以时下，故有子。

At the age of fourteen, Tiangui begins to appear, Renmai ( Conception Vessel ) and Chongmai ( Thoroughfare Vessel ) are vigorous in function. Then she begins to have menstruation and is abel to conceive a baby.

三七肾气平均，故真牙生而长极。

At the age of twenty-one, as Shenqi ( Kidney-Qi) is in vigor, the wisdom teeth begin to grow and he body has fully developed.

四七筋骨坚，发长极，身体盛壮。

At the age of twenty-eight, her musculature and bone become strong, her hair grows long enough. Her body has reached the summit of development.

五七阳明脉衰，面始焦，发始堕。

At the age of thirty-five, Yangming Channel starts to decline, her face begins to wither and her hair starts to lose.

六七三阳脉衰于上，面皆焦，发始白。

At the age of forty-two, as the three Yang Channels are deficient ( in both blood and Qi ), her countenance becomes wane and her hair begins to turn white.

七七任脉虚，太冲脉衰少，天癸竭，地道不通，故形坏而无子也。

At the age of forty-nine, as both the Renmai ( Conception Vessel ) and Chongmai ( Thoroughfare Vessel ) become deficient and menstruation stops, she becomes physically feeble and is no longer abel to conceive a baby.

丈夫八岁肾气实，发长齿更。

For a man, at the age of eight, his Shenqi (Kidney-Qi) becomes prosperous and his teeth begin to change.二八肾气盛，天癸至，精气溢泻，阴阳和，故能有子。

At the age of sixteen, as Shenqi ( Kidney-Qi ) is abundant and Tiangui occurs, he begins to experience spermatic emission. If he has copulated with a woman at this period, he can have a baby.

三八肾气平均，筋骨劲强，故真牙生而长极。

At the age of twenty-four, his Shenqi ( Kidney-Qi ) is full, his musculature and bone become strong, the wisdom teeth appear and the whole body is fully developed.

四八筋骨隆盛，肌肉满壮。

At the age of thirty-two, his musculature and bones have well developed and are very strong.

五八肾气衰，发堕齿槁。

At the age of forty, as Shenqi (Kidney-Qi) declines, his hair begins to drop and his teeth start to wither.

六八阳气衰竭于上，面焦，发鬓颁白。

At the age of forty-eight, Yangqi over the upper part of the body collapses, his face starts to wither and his hair begins to turn white.

七八肝气衰，筋不能动，天癸竭，精少，肾脏衰，形体皆极。

At the age ot fifty-six, as Ganqi ( Liver-Qi) declines, his musculature becomes inflexible. With the exhaustion of Tiangui and the reduction of Shenqi (Kidney-Qi ), his kidney is weakened and his body becomes very weak.

八八则齿发去。

At the age of sixty-four his teeth and hair begin to lose.

肾者主水，受五脏六腑之精而藏之，故五脏盛，乃能泻。

The kidney controls water, it receives and stores Jing (Essence ) from Five Zang-Organs and the Six Fu-Organs . Thus only when the Five Zang-Organs and the Six Fu-Organs are vigorous can (the kidney have enough Essence) to discharge.

今五脏皆衰，筋骨解堕，天癸尽矣，故发鬓白，身体重，行步不正，而无子耳。

Now the Five Zang-Organs have declined, the bones become weak and the Tiangui is exhausted, his hair turns white and his body becomes clumsy. ( As a result ,)
he walks with difficulty and is unable to have a baby.