The Internal Five Forms correspond to the Five Organs: the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Where the qi (气) and strength (力) go, the posture follows; where the posture goes, the qi and strength are concentrated. Therefore, when qi and strength are abundant, the posture is effective, and when the posture is trained, qi and strength increase.
These internal and external harmonies are interconnected. When performing martial arts, the movement of the elbow and hand is driven by the back, which pushes the shoulders, the shoulders push the elbows, and the elbows push the hands.
"The Internal Three Harmonies (内三合) and External Three Harmonies (外三合) are the guiding principles of Da Liuhe Men. The Internal Three Harmonies align the mind, intention, and energy, while the External Three Harmonies synchronize the root, trunk, and tips of the body. Through these harmonies, the art achieves unity and adaptability in techniques, making them fluid, dynamic, and harmonious.
The concept of Taiping Qi (太平气, Great Peace Energy) is deeply rooted in traditional Chinese Daoist philosophy and internal alchemy, particularly as described in the 《Taiping Jing》 (Classic of Great Peace), an early Daoist text from the Eastern Han Dynasty.
太平气是一种祥和安逸的气态，本质是和气。俗语云：万事以和为贵。事物的变化确实在祥和的环境下才能有自然的演化。这不单是事与事、物与物之间的自然规律，也是生命造化秩序中的一个必须条件。养生也只有在一个和气的状态中实现。
The Chán (Zen) Buddhist North Shaolín Monastery currently being reconstructed on Pan Mountain (盘山, Panshan) in Ji County (Jixian), 120 Km. north of Tianjin and 90 Km. east of Beijing in northeast China is in the imperial heartland of China and thus was exposed to much more direct aggression than the older Songshan Shaolín.
Chinese medicinal properties and actions are generalized extractions of the principles and traits of Chinese medicinal functions, commonly referred to as "medicinal nature." The five flavors, ascending and descending, floating and sinking (of qi movement or medicinal action), channel entry, toxicity, and the four qi (also known as the four natures) are among its contents
Erigeron breviscapus (Deng Zhan Hua 灯盏花) is a herbal medicine belonging to the family Asteraceae, containing scutellarin and scutellarein as major phytochemicals used in cerebrovascular diseases and cerebral infarction.