Teeth are one of the most important organs of human body, and also an important symbol of human health. Kidney essence can produce marrow and marrow can nourish bone, so sufficient kidney essence can make bone marrow biochemically active, and sufficient bone marrow can nourish bone, so that teeth will be strong and durable, and teeth will not fall off easily. Because of the close relationship between teeth, kidneys and bones, we should face up to the problem of nourishing kidneys both physically and therapeutically. If the kidney essence is insufficient, the bone marrow is empty, and the bones are malnourished, it can be seen that children are stunted, their bones are weak, and they are soft in five stages. Among them, 5 late teeth include late teeth, that is, too late teeth. Adults, the bones are loose and weak, but the waist and knees are weak and even the feet are weak and unable to walk, and the teeth are loose and easy to fall off; Old people are also prone to fracture due to bone marrow reduction and osteomalacia.
Dental health is not only an important sign of a person's health, but also has an important impact on the overall health. For example, teeth are dry, even teeth are as dry as bones, mostly due to kidney yin failure, which is seen in the late stage of fever and the condition is serious; Loose teeth, even broken teeth, exposed roots, more common in kidney deficiency or the elderly; Bite your teeth when you fall asleep, mostly because of stomach heat, insect accumulation or indigestion and so on.
As the old saying goes, "Everything is animistic, so don't harden your teeth first." People have different genetic endowments, so do their teeth. Because it is closely related to the adequacy of the innate essence-kidney, people with congenital deficiency are likely to suffer from tooth decay even if they pay great attention to oral hygiene. These people are old and weak in kidney essence, and their teeth are more likely to fall off early. Therefore, Chinese medicine believes that nourishing kidney essence is necessary to protect teeth. Congenital endowment is sufficient, and the acquired kidney essence nourishes, so the teeth are white and solid, and it is not easy to fall off and get dental disease. Some drugs that enter the kidney meridian, such as velvet antler, psoralea corylifolia, dodder, gecko, Cordyceps sinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, Dipsacus, etc. It has the function of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang; Lycium barbarum, Dendrobium candidum, Polygonatum sibiricum, Eclipta prostrata, Ligustrum lucidum, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis and Carapax Trionycis have the effects of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, which can be applied according to the symptoms, tongue quality, tongue coating changes and pulse conditions of patients. There are also some foods that can tonify kidney essence, such as black sesame, mulberry, lean meat, yam, peanuts and so on.
In every chewing exercise of three meals a day, you can maintain kidney essence and protect your teeth. The kidney in the liquid is saliva, and saliva is transformed from kidney essence, which can nourish kidney essence, so it is called "chalcedony". While chewing food with your teeth, saliva will also be secreted in your mouth. Chewing slowly when eating can fully mix and absorb the subtle Shui Gu and saliva in the diet. Spleen governs the transport of subtle Shui Gu, and the relationship between spleen and kidney is innate and acquired. Congenital kidney can be nourished by acquired spleen, so spleen health can nourish kidney essence. Because healthy teeth contribute to the transportation of spleen, make teeth healthy and promote the cultivation of kidney essence.
You can knock your teeth up and down 36 times after three meals, and you can also tonify the kidney and strengthen the spleen to help digestion. Teeth are outside the kidney, so knocking at the door every day can strengthen the kidney and teeth. The method of tooth tapping is: the mouth is gently closed, and the front and rear teeth are tapped up and down 36 times respectively. In addition, biting the front teeth when urinating and biting the back teeth when defecating are silent, which is also a method of fixing teeth.
Teeth are like a mirror, reflecting the human kidney. Having healthy teeth can make our life full of laughter and show our exuberant energy.