What is a half-moon mark?

What is the half moon mark

A white half-moon shape appears at one-fifth of the bottom of the nail. This is called a half-moon mark. Some people call it a little sun. Nail is the junction of Yin, Meridian and Yang, and the nail bed is rich in blood vessels and nerve endings, which is a window for observing the changes in the blood circulation of the human body. "Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" says: "Yin and yang are vivid and vigorous, and the twelve classics are the foundation of those who move vigor." Therefore, nail half-moon marks, also known as health circles, are representative of human spirit.

Chinese medicine believes that claws are not only the liver, but the blood of the liver in the body is closely related to the nails, and certain changes in the body will also be reflected on the nails. If the nails are too white, it may indicate anemia, and the number and large number of crescents may indicate a poor physique. Heat, etc., but there are many causes of disease. You cannot judge the disease based on the nail changes alone, let alone judge the health of the body by the number, size, and position of the crescent.

In traditional Chinese medicine, the number and size of the crescent does not indicate whether the body is healthy, but one of the symptoms of cold and hot physique. Normally, people have three to five crescents. If the number of crescents is too small (less than three or none) and small, the general physique is cold. Crescents can be used as a reference for judging cold and hot physique, but they cannot be used to distinguish diseases. Seeing a doctor, because physique cold and heat are two different things from disease-related cold and heat. Cold physique has fever, and hot physique may also get cold.

The scientific name of the crescent moon is a half-moon or half-moon mark, which is a new-born nail that has not been completely keratinized. Fingers that wear faster and nails grow faster, so the nail half moon will be more obvious. Occasionally, there is one more or one less crescent. This is just a normal change in the body's metabolism.

Detailed Explanation of Half Moon Mark

A, the formation principle of half-moon marks

Nail, the scientific name of the nail plate, is the "manufacturing base" of nail matrix, which constantly produces new keratin cells and keeps the nail constantly growing to form the nail plate.

Because the growth rate of the nail matrix decreases from the center to the two sides, and the time required for the keratinocytes to become translucent does not change depending on the position, this arc-shaped white and translucent is formed. Junction. If the white arc is just exposed, it is a half moon or crescent. The so-called "crescent" is just a nail that is not completely keratinized.

B, the role of half-moon marks

The essence of Chinese medicine is the basic substance that constitutes the human body. Essence comes from innate endowment and acquired dietary nutrition. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is blood if the qi is not depleted, the kidney is the essence if the blood is not depleted, and the bone is the marrow if the essence is not depleted.

The half moon mark is the window to the essence of the human body. The half-moon mark changes, just like the oil gauge on a car, it will tell the human body when it is full of "oil", when the bottom is "oil", and when there is no "oil"; it can also tell the human body what kind of "oil" to add. ". Therefore, essence is a high-level energy substance with life information in the human body. It is the source of metamorphosis vitality.

The effect of vitality:

1. Nourish the internal organs of the whole body.

2. Promote the normal movement of qi and blood in the internal organs and six organs.

3. Fight against external evils (immune function).

4. Longevity anti-aging substances.

5. Genetic material-fine.

Abundant vitality, normal growth and reproductive functions, full of energy, strong physical strength, and strong body immunity; on the contrary, weak vitality will result in poor growth and development or aging of the body, and the body’s immunity will decline. Therefore, the half-moon mark is a sign of human energy. Observe the health window.

"Insufficient essence to make up for the taste." Replenishment of energy depends on high-quality neutral protein, such as milk, eggs, beans, fish and black food, seed, embryonic food, as long as nutrition is guaranteed and maintenance is maintained, usually one nail is on one nail for a month and a half. It usually grows with the thumb first, then the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger will be full after half a year. If you stay up late for a long time, the excessive nightlife will quickly disappear. The so-called: "the fine-footed person is strong (half-moon-marked foot), the weak and weak (half-moon-marked discoloration), the young and the old (half-moon-marked) are exhausted." Therefore, even those who have no half-moon marks need to pay attention to nourish their bodies even if they are temporarily free of illness. Especially when only the thumb has a half-moon mark, the body is telling you that it has been used: "primer oil", you need to quickly add high-quality neutral protein and "oil".

C, normal half-moon marks

1. Quantity

There should be half-moon marks on 8-10 fingers of both hands. (Contradictions with the above 3 to 5, no one found it?)

2. Form

The area of ​​half-moon marks accounts for one-fifth of nails.

3. Color

Milky white (not as white as possible), which means energy.

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