跟中医教授学两招丨从闻香到导引：中医如何调神又调脊？

闻一闻清香就能调理身心，练一套导引就能矫正体态？很多人以为芳香疗愈是西式养生专利，实则中医早已将这套养生智慧传承千年。在《跟中医教授学两招》节目中，山东中医药大学五音导引研究院院长、山东中医药大学第二附属医院周霞教授，揭秘中医芳香疗法和导引正脊传统的养生魅力。

不少人混淆中医芳香疗法与普通香水、精油香氛，周霞教授点明二者核心差异：普通香氛仅能愉悦嗅觉，而中医芳香疗法兼具“悦鼻、悦身、悦神”三重功效。该疗法源远流长，早在《黄帝内经》时期便有记载，马王堆汉墓出土的香枕、香炉、香薰被褥等香材用具，更是印证了先秦至汉代古人的用香养生智慧。

谈及闻香治病的原理，周教授解释，中医素有“芳香开窍”之说，芳香药材之气外用可通过鼻窍入体，内服可通过胃肠道吸收以疏通经络、调和气血，怡情养神。更精妙的是，嗅觉的信号从鼻腔到大脑的边缘系统以及前额叶系统只有0.2秒的时间，能快速调节情绪、舒缓心神，真正实现“通鼻又通心”，印证了中医“神安则身安”的养生真谛。不同于西方芳疗侧重精油化学成分，中医芳疗依托四气五味、归经理论，兼具药理调理与身心滋养的“形神同调”双重作用。

针对当下全民高发的脊柱问题，从青少年脊柱侧弯、含胸驼背，到中老年颈腰椎疾病，周教授也给出了专属解决方案。她表示，脊柱失衡绝非单纯肌肉问题，而是筋膜、肌肉力量失衡导致的生理曲度异常，仅靠拉伸无法根治。

节目中分享了一则典型国际调理案例：两名来华文化交流的法国青少年，筛查发现存在轻度脊柱侧弯。依托国家级非遗古本易筋经十二势导引功法，周霞教授作为第五代传承人，联合第六代传承人量身定制导引运动处方，通过柔性整脊、专属导引处方，搭配同龄人示范教学，突破语言壁垒开展精准调理。

据了解，中医导引是自古有之的主动运动养生疗法，调身、调息、调心三调合一，导气和脉、柔筋健骨。两名青少年经过一周院内调理练功，体态气质明显改善，后续通过线上居家指导持续巩固，一个月后脊柱侧弯基本矫正，无需吃药、针灸便实现高效康复，尽显中医非遗技法的温和与实效。

从芳香调神到导引正脊，两项中医技法彰显了“形神合一”的传统养生理念，简单安全、适配全年龄段，让千年中医智慧轻松惠及大众养生。

Can simply smelling a pleasant fragrance restore both body and mind, and can practicing a set of health-preserving exercises correct poor posture? Many people assume aromatherapy is a Western wellness practice, yet Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has actually passed down this wisdom for thousands of years. On the program “Tips from TCM Professors”, Professor Zhou Xia, Director of the Wuyin Daoyin Research Institute at Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and a physician at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, reveals the health-preserving charm of TCM aromatherapy and the tradition of spinal-correcting daoyin exercises.

Many people confuse TCM aromatherapy with ordinary perfume or essential-oil fragrances. Professor Zhou points out the core difference between them: ordinary fragrances can only delight the sense of smell, whereas TCM aromatherapy offers a threefold effect—"delighting the nose, delighting the body, and delighting the spirit." This therapy has a long history, with records dating back to the Huang DiNei Jing(theYellowEmperorsInternalClassic). Fragrant artifacts unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tombs—including fragrant pillows, incense burners, and aromatherapy bedding—further attest to the ancient wisdom of using fragrance for health preservation from the pre-Qin period through the Han Dynasty.

When it comes to how smelling fragrances can treat illness, Professor Zhou explains that TCM has long held the principle of "aromatic herbs opening the orifices"—the qi of aromatic medicinal materials, when applied externally, can enter the body through the nasal passages; when taken internally, it can be absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract to unblock the meridians, harmonize qi and blood, and soothe the emotions while nourishing the spirit. What is even more remarkable is that olfactory signals travel from the nasal cavity to the brain's limbic system and prefrontal cortex in just 0.2 seconds, allowing them to rapidly regulate emotions and calm the mind—truly achieving "unblocking both the nose and the heart." This embodies the TCM health-preserving truth that "a tranquil spirit brings a tranquil body." Unlike Western aromatherapy, which focuses on the chemical components of essential oils, TCM aromatherapy is grounded in the theories of the four natures and five flavors, as well as meridian tropism, offering a dual effect of "regulating both body and spirit" that combines pharmacological regulation with nourishment of body and mind.

Addressing the currently widespread spinal problems affecting people of all ages—from scoliosis, hunched backs, and rounded shoulders in teenagers to cervical and lumbar spine disorders among middle-aged and elderly people—Professor Zhou also offers a dedicated solution. She points out that spinal imbalance is by no means simply a muscle problem; rather, it is an abnormal physiological curvature caused by imbalances in the fascia and muscle strength, and it cannot be fundamentally resolved by stretching alone.

The program shared a typical international case of therapeutic conditioning: two French teenagers who had come to China for cultural exchange were found, through screening, to have mild scoliosis. Drawing on the twelve-posture daoyin exercises of the ancient Yijinjing, a national-level item of intangible cultural heritage, Professor Zhou Xia—as the fifth-generation inheritor of this tradition—collaborated with sixth-generation inheritors to design a customized daoyin exercise prescription for them. Through gentle spinal realignment and personalized daoyin prescriptions, combined with demonstration teaching by peers, they broke through language barriers to deliver precise conditioning.

It is understood that TCM daoyin is an active, movement-based health-preserving therapy dating back to ancient times, integrating the "three regulations"—regulating the body, regulating the breath, and regulating the mind—to guide qi and harmonize the meridians while softening the sinews and strengthening the bones. After one week of in-hospital conditioning and practice, the two teenagers showed significant improvement in posture and overall bearing. With continued reinforcement through online home-exercise guidance, their scoliosis was essentially corrected within a month—achieving efficient rehabilitation without medication or acupuncture, fully demonstrating the gentle yet effective nature of this TCM intangible cultural heritage technique.

From aromatic regulation of the spirit to spinal correction through daoyin, these two TCM techniques embody the traditional health-preserving philosophy of "the unity of body and spirit." Simple, safe, and suitable for all age groups, they make it easy for millennia-old TCM wisdom to benefit the general public's everyday wellness.

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策划：王静

统筹：武玮佳、周溪琳

文案、翻译：武玮佳、周溪琳

出镜：徐明业

剪辑：周溪琳

摄影：张光