Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 Hi all If you read old Taoist and tantra text, the opinion is that a woman should not bleed during her menstruation, since this will deplete her of precious life energy. Since Chinese medicine also holds that the menstrual blood is a more precious form of qi than normal blood and have its roots in taoism, would it not follow that CM also would think that loosing blood through menstrual bleeding is not good???? However, I have never encountered anywhere an expressed opinion in CM that bleeding during menstruation is not good.....does anyone have some thoughts on this subject??????? :-) BR Carl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 > If you read old Taoist and tantra text, the opinion is that a woman > should not bleed during her menstruation, since this will deplete her of > precious life energy. Carl, isn't it not that a women doesn't bleed during menstruation but that through Qigong a women can withhold menses to conserve her Qi? This is not the same as stopping one's ability to menstruate. The ability is still there it just isn't done. A step beyond this I've heard a postmenopausal woman can do Qigong to bring her bring her fertility back so she can then also withhold menses to conserve Qi. Ahh, those wacky Immortals! Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 > A step beyond this I've heard a postmenopausal woman can do Qigong to bring her fertility > back so she can then also withhold menses to conserve Qi. > But isn't Qi used in order to produce the blood for the menses? So where would the gain be? Artemis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Carl Henryk Wallmark wrote: > Hi all > > If you read old Taoist and tantra text, the opinion is that a woman > should not bleed during her menstruation, since this will deplete her of > precious life energy. Since Chinese medicine also holds that the > menstrual blood is a more precious form of qi than normal blood and have > its roots in taoism, would it not follow that CM also would think that > loosing blood through menstrual bleeding is not good???? > > However, I have never encountered anywhere an expressed opinion in CM > that bleeding during menstruation is not good.....does anyone have some > thoughts on this subject??????? :-) Hi Carl! Depends on whether it is in the " normal " range or not. No bleeding at all, or very little, something is wrong. Very heavy or continuous bleeding, something is wrong. If the patient has ever been healthy and happy, she would most likely form her opinion on what is normal for her during that time. Regards, Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Chinese Medicine , " Artemis Papert " <artemis.artemis@g...> wrote: > > > A step beyond this I've heard a postmenopausal woman can do > > Qigong to bring her fertility back so she can then also withhold > > menses to conserve Qi. > But isn't Qi used in order to produce the blood for the menses? So > where would the gain be? > > Artemis Let me guess, menopause would occur as a result of a Qi deficiency? To rebuild that deficent Qi (traditionally done with Qigong) would resume menstration. To with hold that resumed menstration (through other Qigong techniques) would be a redirection of the Qi. Isn't this a subject better approached on the Qigong list? Perhaps this isn't a part of commonly practiced Chinese med. because its something a woman has to do for herself and not have done to her. Just a speculation. Penel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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