精形消长新论

精与形虽然生成同源，但在临床中常可见到补精而形衰、形小而精盛等精形变化不一致的现象。这表明精与形的关系可能存在同消同长与消长不一致的不同关系。精与形消长不一致是生命的实际状态，常表现为损精益形或损形保精，是常人多病，难以终寿的主要原因。精与形消长一致是生命的理想状态，能协调精形消长者即可长寿。调和精形的时机以“天癸至”之前最佳，中年之后为补救精形关系的关键时期，补精与练精是调和精形的主要手段。理清上述精形关系，对丰富调精治形的临床治疗与养生思路有现实意义。

A new perspective on the rise and fall of the essence and body

Essence and body come from the same source,however they often change discordantly in clinical practice.The fact suggests that the relationship between essence and body might change with one accord in certain circumstance,however they may change discordantly sometimes.The inconformity is an ordinary state between essence and body,and dominants the life span.That is the reason human can hardly get rid of diseases and extend life span.In an ideal state,people who can make essence and body rise and fall concurrently may reach the longevity.It is the best time before adolescence to deal with the relationship between essence and body,while the middle age is the key time to remedy their relations.The main approaches to treat their relations are tonifying and polishing essence,which helps to extend clinical thinking and solve relevant clinical issues of essence and body.