Various medical tips for longevity can be found in various articles. But Tokyo’s royal archives abound with such advice.
Dennis Noble is Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology at Oxford University. His achievement is that he was the first to develop a computer model of the heart, and his current research concerns medical advice contained in 30 Inshiro scrolls. It is a medical archive of a Japanese royal family and its doctors. This handbook, with its suite of documents, is a valuable source of information in the field of medicine.
In these writings, Noble reveals a holistic approach to human health, as well as instructions for creating and sustaining life force, with a focus on sexual energy. These are completely different understandings from those of the West, because these understandings are 2000 years old and date back to East Asia. They envisage reaching orgasm without loss of male semen. Many of the works of that time vividly describe the slow and careful approach to the joys of sexual intercourse. The focus is on extremely slow and gentle movements, which activate the mysterious energy meridians in the body. In the 28th turn, written by Emperor Tamba Yasyuori’s doctor in 984, three women advise the emperor on what “longevity exercises” should look like. The tips are in the form of verses, and some of them read:
“If done only once: strong energy
If done twice: clear sight and hearing
If done three times: the diseases will disappear.
Four times: the soul is at peace.
Five times: the blood flows better.
Six: thighs strengthen
Seven: the buttocks tighten
Eight: the body will shine
Nine: longevity is achieved
Ten: immortality. ”
The term immortality refers to the long-term and quality improvement of health. These scrolls are written in classical Chinese and are a little more difficult to translate into modern Japanese. Sachiko Maki managed to do that and finish it in a series of 34 volumes. “Ishino” is partially translated into English.
