P. WANG – O. DUHAMEL
Professor ZHANG Tiange explains first of all various breathing techniques
used in medical qi gong:
- Breath in, breath out, pause ... used for example for constipation
problems;
- Breath in, pause, breath out ... used for example in gastric ptosis
and chronic hepatitis;
- Breath in, pause, breath out, pause ... for the same indications
as the previous line but more powerful;
- Breath in, pause, breath in, breath out ...
- Breath in, pause, breath in, pause, breath in, breath out...
- These latter two techniques can be used with normal abdominal breathing
(breath in while swelling the stomach and breath out while pulling
the stomach in) or reverse abdominal breathing (the contrary) in which
case incontinence, impotency, and anal prolapse problems (Qi deficiency),
etc. can be treated effectively. This technique is also, beneficial
to the postgastrectomy syndrome
- Normal, light inspiration, deep expiration twice as long combined
with a sound of varying frequency. This has a calming effect on the
mind; if it is repeated ten to fifteen times three times a day for
a month it helps to significantly reduce essential arterial hypertension.
Professor ZI-IANG then shows how some gynaecological problems can be
improved by massaging for instance the region under the navel (Dantian
region), with one hand on top of the other, 36 times in one direction
and then 36 times in the other. In men, massaging the testicles 7 times
7 times or 9 times 9 times can help improve some sexual dysfunctions.
He then shows a few qi gong movements in which the movement is combined
with specific breathing and a projection of thought. The dragon dance,
in particular, is a very classical exercise tonifying the liver and
the spleen, stimulating the digestive organs and breathing, acting on
all the rachis and obtaining an energising, mood elevating, and relaxing
effect.
Lastly we see therapeutic practice concerning a young lady doctor sufféring
from. a thoracic outlet syndrome. The principle is to get Qi to circulate
along the meridians concerned, remove the obstacle between the head,
neck and thorax, stimulate certain specific points of the head, neck
and ear, and inject energy with the hand and flingers.
The last part of the cassette shows a traditional Chinese medicine
museum. located in Taichung (Taiwan). You see: ancient instruments for
preparing plant powders; various types of plants with their place of
collection in continental China; ginseng; mineral and animal products;
jade; mother of pearl; and a small garden of medicinal plants.
You also see: a traditional phannacy with its many drawers containing
plants that have been dried and prepared for therapeutic use; magistral
formula preparations for decoctions; plants crushed to powders and packed
in unit sachets; classical formula compositions.
Examples of breathing cycles: inspiration, expiration, withholding
of breath with empty or full lungs.
(Document: Ecole française d'acupuncture)
Passive mobilisation of the lower limbs by the qi gong master
(Document : Ecole française d'acupuncture)
Auricular acupressure by the qi gong master
(Document : Ecole française d'acupuncture)
DISCUSSION
Mr COCUDE
The cassette we have just seen represents a considerable sum of work
by the team of three persons present here, three doctors-Mrs WANG, Mr
DUHAMEL, and Mr SAUTRELIL-whom I wish to thank and congratulate for
the technical quality of their work and also for the interest and exemplarity
of what has been shown. We understand perfectly what ifs all about.
Qi gong is a set of movements, types of breathing, and concentration
with considerable mental work by the patient and, where applicable,
by the therapeutist who treats him by sending his Qi (energy, magnetism)
either directly or via a needle on an acupoint.
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