Faith, two questions, believe what?Why should you believe?
What to believe, let's talk about it in several ways:
Clause. First, we must believe in the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine.
In the process of learning the basic theories of TCM, there are some crucial theories that we need to understand and keep in mind. For example: "The blood of the heart is the main blood, and its splendor is in the face";"The liver is the main tendon, and the knee is the house of tendons";"The lungs are the main fur, and the kidneys are the main bones". These theories are the cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine and an important basis for us to judge diseases and formulate best strategies. If we easily doubt or ignore these theories, it is equivalent to losing the soul of Chinese medicine, leaving only a bunch of scattered and unsystematic ** experiences. This is tantamount to buying back the pearl, only seeing the surface and ignoring the intrinsic value. In clinical practice, many Western medicine doctors are skeptical of TCM and even completely deny the value of TCM. One of the most important reasons is that they do not recognize or understand these basic theories of Chinese medicine. They believe that these theories are wrong, and that the level of Chinese medicine is only related to the accumulation of drug experience, and has nothing to do with these basic theories. There are even those who advocate abolishing the theory of Chinese medicine and keeping only the part of Chinese medicine. Here, I would like to share my learning experience. Through in-depth study and practice, I have deeply realized the value of these basic theories of Chinese medicine. They are not just theories, they are practical guides for us to diagnose and ** diseases. Only by mastering these theories can we truly understand the essence of TCM and become true TCM masters. In clinical practice, we often encounter various facial problems such as acne and melasma, among others. In the face of these patients, if the thinking is not correct, then the effect is often unsatisfactory. However, when we recall the TCM theory that "the heart is the main blood vessel, and its splendor is in the face", we can re-examine these facial problems. This theory tells us that problems in the face are closely related to the heart. Therefore, we should focus on the conditioning of the heart to achieve significant results. In addition, for patients with ** diseases such as eczema and urticaria, we should first think of "lung main fur". This means that we should not limit ourselves to allergies, but look at them from the perspective of the lungs. By conditioning the lungs, we can effectively ** these diseases. When confronted with patients with knee pain, the diagnosis is often "degenerative disease of the knee joint". However, if we follow the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, "the kidney is the main bone, the liver is the main tendon, and the knee is the house of tendons", then the ** method will be different. We should start with the liver and kidneys, and relieve the patient's pain by nourishing yin and soft tendons, and obvious results can often be seen after three to five days. In addition, for patients with delayed healing after fractures, we should think of the "kidney backbone" first. This means that we can't just limit ourselves to the best methods of bone healing and blood circulation and blood stasis. Only by starting with the kidneys can we better promote the healing of fractures. In summary, the basic theories of TCM have guiding significance in clinical practice. Only by deeply understanding and believing in these theories and applying them flexibly to clinical practice can we give full play to the advantages of TCM and provide patients with more effective solutions. Clause.
Second, we must believe in the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine.
On the issue of the efficacy of Chinese medicine, I would like to ask first: those who have doubts about the efficacy of Chinese medicine, have you really tried Chinese medicine?Have you ever looked at your health with the way of thinking of Chinese medicine, and used the best methods of Chinese medicine to regulate your body?If not, is the questioning of the efficacy of TCM a bit arbitrary and one-sided?Mr. Liu Lihong, in the preface of "Opening the Door to Traditional Chinese Medicine", gave a positive evaluation of the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine. He wrote: "We have seen that Chinese medicine can indeed cure diseases, and it can not only treat minor diseases, but also major diseases, and even more prevent diseases. This sentence profoundly reveals the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine and its unique diagnosis and treatment perspective. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the holistic concept and syndrome differentiation treatment, it focuses on the balance and harmony inside and outside the human body, and achieves the purpose of disease by adjusting the balance of yin and yang in the body, strengthening the right and dispelling evil. In practice, the efficacy of TCM has been widely verified and recognized. Many patients have seen significant improvements in their condition and quality of life after receiving TCM**. On that hot summer day, a patient came to me in a hurry, with a hint of anxiety and anticipation in his eager eyes. He wanted me to sling the bottle for him, and he was convinced that it was a quick way to get a bad cold. I smiled and asked him why he had this idea, and he replied that every time he had a cold, he would be fine in three days. I explained to him that I do not use Western medicine here, but insist on pure Chinese medicine. I asked him gently, "Do you think a few days are good?"He smiled and said that every time he had a cold, he would be fine in three days. I confidently replied to him, "Then I will cure you in one day, is it considered fast?"He was obviously taken aback, and then asked excitedly, "Is Chinese medicine okay?"I nodded without hesitation. The patient caught a cold because the air conditioner was turned down too low at night. So, I used ginger oil to scrape his back, scraping a lot of purple-black petechiae along the bladder meridian. In just ten minutes, he felt a lot better. Then, I prescribed him a dose of ephedra aconite fine spicy soup. To his own surprise, the so-called severe cold, using traditional Chinese medicine**, was fine in one day. In the years that followed, the patient chose to take Chinese medicine every time he caught a cold. In general, one dose of medicine is sufficient. For a slight cold, he boiled some green onion and ginger water and drank it himself, and it would be fine. The patient had been convinced of the idea that "a cold must be bottled", but after this experience, he completely changed his mind. Instead, it is the TCM concept of how to prevent colds and how to regulate them in the early stages of colds. What's even more gratifying is that under the influence of the patient, his family has also begun to try to see and receive Chinese medicine**. This is undoubtedly the best affirmation and promotion of traditional Chinese medicine. In clinical practice, we often encounter cases of children with fever due to improper diet. Fever will not only affect the child's health, but also cause great distress to parents. In order to solve this problem, we have adopted the laxative method of the Eight Methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment, that is, to eliminate food accumulation and heat evil in the body through laxative.
In order to achieve this purpose, we have adopted the method of internal administration of Erchou powder. Erchou powder is a powder made of black and white ugly, which has the effect of eliminating food and accumulation, clearing heat and conducting stagnation. Through oral administration of Erchou powder, it can effectively remove the accumulated food and heat evil in the child's body, so as to achieve the purpose of eating and fever.
In clinical medicine, white eye hemorrhage is a common eye disease. It is mainly due to the rupture of the blood veins of the white eye, and the blood spills under the outer membrane of the white eye, forming a bright red patch with clear boundaries. This phenomenon is known as subconjunctival hemorrhage in Western medicine. For patients, overnight they may find that their eyes have become rabbit eyes, vividly describing this sudden eye change. Traditional Chinese medicine theory believes that "the liver opens up to the eyes", and white-eye hemorrhage can be carried out from the liver and lungs**. According to the Five Rounds Theory, "the white eyes are the master of the lungs", so the fire of clearing the liver and lungs has become the key to the first. By using 30-50 grams of mulberry leaves to decoction water, it can effectively remove the fire of the liver and lungs and relieve the symptoms of white eye hemorrhage. In general, patients can be cured after two or three days of taking it, and it is not easy to do so.
One day in the autumn of a few years ago, pink eye suddenly broke out in many parts of the country, and for a while, there was an endless stream of patients. For those patients who came to the clinic, when I cut their pulses, I found that their lungs were too golden, and their liver wood was too restrained. In order to ** this disease, I carefully prepared a prescription, reusing mulberry leaves to clear the liver and lungs, and at the same time combining raw rhubarb and skullcap to laxative the lungs, plus peppermint to soothe the liver, and dandelion to clear heat and detoxify.
Happily, many patients are cured after only three doses. For patients with more severe disease, five doses of the drug is also sufficient**. In order to benefit more people, I posted this prescription on the bulletin board of the pharmacy. After seeing it, many patients grabbed the medicine according to the prescription. What is amazing is that in just three days, three doses of medicine, ten yuan, and epidemic conjunctivitis was **.
At that time, my own eyes were dry and itchy, and I took this prescription to prevent infection. Despite being exposed to a large number of patients every day, I did not get infected. I am deeply pleased with the miraculous efficacy of this prescription and has been a boon to many patients.
In acupuncture and moxibustion, there is a "Song of the Four General Acupoints", that is, the abdomen is three miles away, the waist and back are entrusted, the head item is missing, and the face and mouth are closed. Clinically encountered mumps, which is called mumps in Western medicine. Borrow the "noodles and mouth to harvest the grain", puncture the grain acupoint, leave the needle for 15 minutes, twice a day, once effective, three days is good, fast two days is good.
To learn Chinese medicine, you must believe in the efficacy of Chinese medicine, which is very important.
Because the efficacy is the confidence in your prescription, and without this confidence, you can't prescribe confidently!
Clause. 3. Believe in the way of thinking of Chinese medicine.
When it comes to the way of thinking of traditional Chinese medicine, we have to mention the concept of taking analogies and corresponding to heaven and man. In the eyes of many, these notions may seem archaic and anachronistic, and some may even dismiss them as absurd logic. However, we cannot deny that in modern scientific research, many scientific research results and biomimetic technologies are precisely borrowed from this way of thinking. This is not to say that this way of thinking is backward, on the contrary, it is the manifestation of human instinct to learn from the natural world. With the progress of society, people seem to gradually forget this way of thinking about taking images and analogies and corresponding to heaven and man, and even our thinking ability is gradually degrading. However, it is crucial for those who are studying TCM to develop this mindset. It not only helps us to better understand the theoretical basis of TCM, but also makes us more comfortable in practice.
When we believe in and skillfully use this mindset, our thinking space will be greatly expanded, and our minds will become more creative. This way of thinking will undoubtedly make our study and work more colorful. Let's take an example of the way of thinking about analogy:
Zhuli, the name sounds ordinary, but in fact it is a precious sap extracted from fresh bamboo. The extraction process of this juice is not simple. First of all, it is necessary to select fresh bamboo and cut it to the appropriate length, about 30-50 cm. Then, you need to remove the ends, leaving the middle part. Next, the treated bamboo is erected and roasted over a fire. Miraculously, after heating, there will be juice flowing out at both ends, which is what we call bamboo drain. It is blue-yellow or yellow-brown in color, transparent and clear, and gives off a burnt smell. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the nature of bamboo lee is sweet and cold, and it has the effect of clearing the heart, lungs and stomach. It can expel phlegm and moisten dryness, calm shock, and has a good effect on some common diseases such as phlegm fever, restlessness, etc. It is recorded in the ancient medical book "Danxi Heart Method": "Zhuli can slip phlegm." This shows that bamboo leaching has a unique role in dissolving phlegm. Not only that, bamboo drain can also nourish blood, which has many benefits for human health. So, why does Zhuli have such a magical effect?An old Chinese medicine doctor told me the truth. He explained that looking at the shape of the bamboo, it can be seen that it is hollow and straight, with knots from head to root. Although it seems to be blocked, in fact, the gas engine is connected. This is similar to the trifocal in the human body, which seems to be incomprehensible, but it actually runs through the whole body. As the essence of bamboo, bamboo lee has a very rapid effect of benefiting three cokes and dissolving three coke phlegm heat. In addition, Zhuli also has the effect of clearing heat and dissolving phlegm, and can discharge phlegm and heat from the body through the Sanjiao waterway. The explanation of this old Chinese medicine doctor gave me a deeper understanding of Zhuli. It turns out that this seemingly ordinary bamboo actually contains the creation of heaven and earth, and has miraculous curative effects. Whether it is Zhuru, Zhuli or Zhuhuang, they all have the property of Tongli, and can be compatible with hot phlegm, stubborn phlegm blocking, Sanjiao, six intestines and other diseases**. A few months ago, an eighty-year-old grandmother came to the doctor with a cold and cough. After a week of cough medicine**, the condition did not improve. The grandmother felt chest tightness and discomfort, so she went to the local hospital**. However, after a month of antibiotics**, the condition is still not in remission. After being discharged from the hospital, she sought a Chinese medicine practitioner**. The elderly patient is very old and suffers from a variety of diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and gallbladder polyps. She takes a large amount of Western medicine every day, and now she has symptoms of chest and abdomen fullness, difficulty in breathing, and coughing up a large amount of yellow phlegm. The stool has not been done for a week, and the three cokes and six intestines are blocked. I advised the patient to take Chinese herbal medicine**, but the patient refused due to fear of the taste of the herbal decoction. After some thought, I suggested that my family go to the mountains to cut bamboo, roast the bamboo, and take 30ml each time, twice a day. Two days later, the patient's family told me that the patient had released a lot of sticky stools, the symptoms of cough and chest tightness were greatly reduced, and his appetite was restored. After a week, all the symptoms of the patient disappeared. This example fully proves the miraculous curative effect of bamboo lee. I believe that the thinking of traditional Chinese medicine will open a door of inspiration for you, so that you can have a lot of good ideas when you encounter incurable diseases, instead of sticking to the textbook and following the map.