Traditional Chinese medicine relies on the four diagnostic methods to diagnose and treat diseases

　　Perhaps many people think that Chinese medicine can treat patients' diseases by feeling the pulse, which is too powerful. But in fact, can Chinese medicine know the condition just by feeling the pulse? Next, I will take you to understand the situation of Chinese medicine feeling the pulse.

　　Pulse diagnosis is an important means of diagnosing diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners will use this simple, convenient and meticulous method to diagnose and treat diseases. The usual pulse feeling refers to the "cunkou diagnosis method". The changes in the cunkou pulse condition can be used to determine the rise and fall of the qi and blood functions of the organs, which can be used as a reference for diagnosing diseases.

　　Where does this theoretical basis come from? This is because Cunkou is the place where the Qi and blood of the lung meridian circulates. At the same time, the lungs are at the highest position. The Qi and blood circulation of the whole body's internal organs must flow through the lungs and then merge with Cunkou. Therefore, the rise and fall of Qi and blood in the internal organs can be reflected at Cunkou.

　　Why can’t you diagnose a disease just by feeling your pulse?

　　A few patients exaggerate that a certain Chinese medicine doctor can correctly diagnose the disease just by feeling the pulse. Is it really possible to diagnose the disease just by feeling the pulse? In fact, it is not the case.

　　Diagnosis by feeling the pulse is only one of the methods used by TCM doctors to diagnose conditions. Since ancient times, Chinese medicine has diagnosed diseases through the "four diagnoses", which seem to be inspection, smelling, questioning and cutting.

　　1. Inspection: The doctor uses vision to observe the patient's condition, which serves as the basis for preliminary estimation of the severity of the patient's disease, the nature of the disease, and the prognosis. Inspection is the first of the four diagnoses, which is really natural. After the patient comes, the doctor first takes a look at the patient and gets a preliminary impression of the condition.

　　2. Auscultation: The doctor uses hearing and smell to identify the patient's sounds and the smell of the discharge. It has important reference significance for distinguishing the cold, heat, deficiency and excess of the disease.

　　3. Questioning: This is more important. Asking the patient's medical history in detail can fully understand the entire process of the disease and the patient's main pain. It is of great significance for analyzing the condition and making a correct diagnosis.

　　4. Diagnosis: It usually refers to the two parts of feeling the pulse and pressing the diagnosis. The doctor uses his hands to touch and press the patient's pulse and diseased areas to obtain more objective physical signs.

　　The above four diagnostic methods are diagnostic methods with national medical characteristics formed through long-term personal experience of countless people and continuous summary by medical scientists of past generations. In clinical application, the four diagnostic methods must be integrated.

　　Those who think that diseases can be diagnosed by simply feeling the pulse lack a comprehensive understanding of traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic methods. They do not understand that when the patient's symptoms are inconsistent with the pulse, the doctor can take the pulse to seek verification. What must be special is that most of the doctors who boast that they can see a doctor by just feeling the pulse are charlatans who "sell dog-skin plasters" and are not trustworthy. Do not be fooled, as this may prevent the disease from being cured and delaying the best time for treatment.