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上古天真论第一3

Shanggu Tianzhen Lunpian:

Ancient Ideas on How to preserve Natural Health Energy

帝曰：有其年已老，而有子者：何也？

Huangdi asked, “Some very old people still can bear children. What is the reason?”

岐伯曰：此其天寿过度，气脉常通，而肾气有余也。此虽有子，男子不过尽八八，女子不过尽七七，而天地之精气皆竭矣。

Qibo answered, “This ( is due to the fact that their) Tianshou ( Life-Span) exceeds ( that of the others), their Qi and blood are always smooth in circulation and their Shenqi(Kidney-Qi) is in excess. (Although) these (old people) still can bear children, (they lose such an ability at the age of) sixty-four in men and forty-nine in women.”

帝曰：夫道者年皆百岁，能有子乎？

Huangdi asked, “ Could those who have mastered the Dao ( the art of preserving health) have children when they are over one hundred years old?” 岐伯曰：夫道者能却老而全形，身年虽寿，能生子也。

Qibo answered, “ Those who have mastered the Dao can enjoy good health and prevent senility. So they still can have children when they are very old.”