Chinese medicine focuses on the prevention and treatment of disease.
"Yellow Emperor's Internal Classics·Suwen·Four Qi Tiao Shen Dalun" said: "So the saint is incurable and has not cured the disease, the incurable has been chaotic and the treatment is not chaotic. This is also called.
" Golden Chamber Synopsis " begins Speaking of “working without curing the disease before curing the disease”. What does
mean without disease?
Many people think that not having a disease means not having a disease. This understanding is not correct. Traditional Chinese medicine is magical, but it can’t be known as a prophet. The measures taken by
when there is no illness can not be counted as treatment, and it has nothing to do with the absence of the disease, but can only be said to be prevention. It is detected. Any disease is the development process from never forming to forming, never getting sick to sick.
TCM pays attention to disease prevention, which is a concentrated expression of the overall concept of traditional Chinese medicine. Pay attention to disease prevention, so that Chinese medicine has the development law of disease It has made a more comprehensive and in-depth exploration, and has accumulated systematic and effective experience in diagnosing the disease.
"seeing the subtle and knowing the work" is an image metaphor of the TCM theory of disease prevention. discovers changes in human physiological activities The clues, and then the diagnosis of the location, nature and development of the disease, are the basic understanding of the disease-free.
The theory of the disease-free in traditional Chinese medicine runs through the entire development process of the disease. Therefore, whether the disease is not formed or the disease has formed, it is in the diagnosis and Treatment and prevention are of guiding significance. Western medicine also attaches great importance to disease prevention, but the theoretical basis of Chinese and Western medicine is completely different, so the treatment ideas obtained are very different.
For example, the prevention of diabetes , Western medicine generally requires It is necessary to "control your mouth and open your legs", pay attention to reasonable exercise, and strictly control your diet. But in real life, it is not only difficult to implement, and the effect is not ideal. Western medicine focuses on the digestive system of diabetes.
Chinese medicine Diabetes was discovered very early and was attributed to " diabetic ". Diabetes in Chinese medicine is not the same as diabetes, but there are many valuable experiences in the treatment of diabetes.
Chinese medicine is not only focused on diabetes It is the stomach, but more attention is paid to the lungs, liver, and kidneys. This overall concept is of great reference for the prevention and treatment of diabetes, and it can truly pay attention to disease prevention.
If diabetes and its complications occur Prevention is limited to exercise, diet, and rational use of hypoglycemic drugs , which is difficult to effectively control. The thinking of
also applies to hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, cancer, etc. Western medicine has very mature treatment experience. Diseases.
With the advancement of medicine, the understanding of diseases has been very deep. Almost all diseases have determined very detailed corresponding medical terms, that is, what are commonly referred to as "disease", such as pneumonia, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid. Hypotension, hypertension, diabetes, etc. The “disease” only reflects the basic This feature does not reflect the location, cause, nature, and relationship between the right and wrong of the disease.
take antihypertensive drugs for high blood pressure, and take antihypertensive drugs for high blood sugar . It seems that it is similar to "headaches and feet pains." It seems that it is difficult to effectively prevent the spread of disease and solve the problem.
Therefore, it is difficult to prevent and treat the disease without the guidance of the overall concept of Chinese medicine and the theory of disease prevention.
is true for serious illnesses, and so is minor illnesses. Today we will talk about a very common disease: oral ulcers and .
Almost everyone has had mouth ulcers, or they bit their tongue or cheek because of trauma, such as wanting to eat meat. Or it may be in a nervous mood, such as facing college entrance examinations, high work pressure; or malnutrition, such as a partial eclipse. Most cases of
are occasional, even without treatment, it can heal itself within 7-10 days.
and recurrent oral ulcers are not so easy to treat, and it is not uncommon in clinical practice. The following two medical records are quoted in order to understand the symptoms, causes, and treatment methods of recurrent oral ulcers.
Hu Xishu
The first is the medical record of contemporary TCM master Hu Xishu :
Shi, male, 42 years old, lives in Dongsi Liutiao No. 80, November 15, 1965, first visit. z1Z
symptoms: recurring mouth and tongue ulcers for 2 years, this attack has been half a month, there are huge ulcers on the tongue and under the tongue, due to pain, unable to eat and speak, the right side of the side of pain, little loose stool, yellow thick coating, slippery pulse.
card is: is hot and cold.
treatment method: bitter Kaixinjiang, and licorice Xiexin Decoction. Treatment result of
: After taking two doses of medicine, the tongue has been painful, eating as usual, and the symptoms are eliminated for half a month.
Li Ke
The second is the medical record of contemporary Chinese medicine expert Li Ke:
iron factory female worker Yan Cuiping, 29 years old, first diagnosed on August 8, 1983. Symptoms of
: suffered from mouth and tongue sores for 6 years, several times in January, and it became more frequent. In the past month, due to eating melons and fruits after a miscarriage, I felt cold. The heat relapsed. I couldn't turn off the electric fan at night. The doors and windows were opened. I was attacked by the wind and cold. After the exogenous feeling healed, the mouth and tongue suddenly burst into white papules this morning, and the burning pain was intolerable. The pulse is weak, the tongue is pale, the complexion is pale, the waist is sleepy and the knees are weak.
syndrome is: kidney deficiency and cold spleen, and arrogant deficiency of fire.
Treatment method: Cultivate the earth to restrain the fire, ignite the fire and return to the Yuan. Addition and subtraction with Sijunzi Tang. Treatment result of
: took 3 doses of medicine, all symptoms were cured, and 10 doses were added or subtracted with invigorating the middle and nourishing qi. The follow-up was conducted in 1990, and there was no recurrence. What can
learn from the above two cases?
Many people think that oral ulcers are irritating, so they often choose external medicines such as watermelon cream and Houfengsan, or use Sanhuang tablets, Shangqing pills and other drugs for clearing away heat and detoxification.
More doctors said that the immune system is low, and vitamin supplementation is not only difficult to quench the thirst of the near water, but also costs a lot and has little effect.
The fire that causes oral ulcers is mostly virtual fire, and the cause of virtual fire lies in stomach deficiency or cold. The method of clearing away heat and detoxifying may relieve the pain for a while, but it does not shorten the schedule of the disease, and it is more likely to cause gastrointestinal discomfort.
The method of clearing heat and detoxification may be effective for occasional oral ulcers, but it may have counterproductive consequences for the treatment of recurrent oral ulcers.
Many diseases are external responses to internal changes in the body. Suffering from oral ulcers, you should not only consider oral ulcers, but also consider which parts of your body have problems, consider how to better prevent them, and think about whether you need to adjust your diet? Is it necessary to relieve tension? Do I need to adjust my stomach?
