Hua Tuo’s Wu Qin Xi (Five Animal Frolics) Movements and the Logic behind It

The key proposition of this hypothesis is logic behind the order of movements of Hua Tuo’s qigong Wu Qin Xi(Five animal frolics).To date,there were many discussions about connection of the movements of Wu Qin Xi with existing TCM theories and why Hua Tuo made it in that particular way.Some experts are saying that there is no connection but if all stories of Hua Tuo’s abilities and knowledge were half-truth,he wouldn’t let even the order of movements of qigong that he created be just a random order.Hypothesis is exploring different views on Taiji movement direction,Wu Xing and connection between animals in Wu Qin Xi,Lo Shu square and Sun wheel and proposing possible solution to the question“Why Hua Tuo made such order of animals in Wu Qin Xi?”by analyzing and and cross referencing the common ground between theories and bridging the gap the we were left without any written explanation from the master itself.Further progress and confirmation of this hypothesis requires deeper research and cooperation between Qigong expert historians.

A nursing study on five‑animal frolics in improving anxiety and depression of inpatients

Objective:The objective is to investigate the effect of five‑animal frolics on anxiety and depression of hospitalized inpatients.Materials and Methods:Totally 50 inpatients from departments of Internal Medicine,Surgery and General Medicine with hospital admission date between January 2019 and July 2020 were included.All patients exercise five‑animal frolics under the professional guidance of the nurse in charge.The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS)was used to assess the conditions of anxiety and depression of patients before and after taking five‑animal frolics exercise.Results:The overall score of anxiety patients was significantly lower after five‑animal frolics exercise than before[6.0(5.0,8.0)vs.10.0(8.0,12.0),Z=‑5.466,P<0.001];the overall depression score of patients was significantly lower after five‑animal frolics exercise than before[6.5(4.0,8.0)vs.10.0(8.0,14.0),Z=‑5.175,P<0.001].There were 26(52.0%)very effective cases after exercise,16(32.0%)effective cases,8(16.0%)invalid cases,and the effective rate was 84.0%Conclusion:Taking five‑animal frolics exercise can improve anxiety and depression of inpatients.