Men are only eight or eight, and women are only seven or seven. What do seven seven and eight eight mean?

"Eight men and seven women" is a statement about the growth cycle of men and women in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Huangdi Neijing introduced "eight men and seven women" to some extent. Huangdi Neijing holds that the growth cycle of men is eight, that is, every eight years, men will grow and change once; The growth cycle of women is seven years, that is, every seven years, women will have a big growth and change.

And "eight men and seven women" here "July 7" refers to 49 years old, while "August 8" refers to 64 years old. The ancients believed that 49 was an important turning point in a woman's life, while 64 was an important turning point in a man's life. In Huangdi Neijing, men are usually observed in a cycle of eight years.

In most cases, by the age of sixty-four, men's physical functions will begin to decline, and their physical condition will get worse and worse. For women, the cycle is seven years. Generally from the age of 49, the body is getting worse and worse.

Matters needing attention and key points for men and women:

Due to the progress of medical level, people's life expectancy has been extended to some extent. However, people will still find that female climacteric syndrome generally occurs between the ages of 40 and 50, which is very similar to the records in ancient books, from which we can also see the wisdom of the ancients.

Of course, this statement is largely based on the social environment at that time. In the feudal society with underdeveloped medical technology, the life span of human beings is not as long as it is now, so men can live to be in their sixties and women can live to be in their fifties, which can be called old age.

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