In fact, the debate about Chinese and western medicine has a long history. In 2007, Fang Fang, a forgery expert, wrote "Meridian does not exist", trying to prove the absurdity of meridian theory with anatomical principles, which once caused heated discussion. This time, Weibo celebrity and Beijing Jishuitan burn doctor "Po" questioned the accuracy of pulse diagnosis and pregnancy test, which undoubtedly attracted more attention from academic circles and citizens. Previously, "A Bao" had publicly stated that "Chinese medicine is pseudoscience".
This time, he even took out a prize of 50,000 yuan to launch a challenge to test whether the accuracy of pulse diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine can exceed 80% by random blind method. It is reported that the current "challenge" bonus has been raised to 65,438+10,000 yuan under the sponsorship of some netizens. Subsequently, Lu Jilai, an old Chinese medicine practitioner in Chengdu, expressed his willingness to spend 200,000 yuan as a bonus to set up a Chinese and Western medicine competition to challenge various diseases. We should not only have a pregnancy test, but also challenge ourselves to judge how many days there will be menstruation by taking the pulse.
Facing the challenge, Yang Zhen and Lu Jilai from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine have signed up for the war through Weibo. It is reported that at present, the two sides are discussing the specific plan of the challenge. It was initially decided that 32 women of childbearing age would assist in the test, and the challengers and participants would be covered with curtains, and whether the participants were pregnant or not would be judged only according to the results of pulse diagnosis.
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Mothers often use scientific and technological means to test pregnancy.
For this debate, pregnant mothers are undoubtedly the most qualified to express. Many pregnant women say that pulse pregnancy test is purely a "psychological test", and they believe in modern medical testing methods such as urine test and B-ultrasound.
"Do you use the pulse of Chinese medicine to diagnose whether you are pregnant?" Yesterday, the reporter made a simple survey in the QQ group of two-child mothers in Guangzhou. 63 mothers in this group were investigated, but none of them used Chinese medicine to diagnose whether they were pregnant for the first or second time. Mothers said that it is generally found that menstruation has not come, and the first reaction is to use a pregnancy test stick to detect whether it is "recruited". "The pregnancy test stick is cheap and accurate, and the most important thing is convenience. You can buy it at the drugstore. I will definitely go to the hospital for routine urine tests and file a doctor. " Huang Yi, a second-born mother in Yuexiu District, said.
Mothers also said that the reason why Chinese medicine is not used for diagnosis is because the accuracy of Chinese medicine is not high according to experience. Western medicine uses scientific and technological means to detect, and the results are more accurate. "In addition, whether it is a' problem baby' can also be detected by B-ultrasound and blood test. Relatively speaking, the test results of western medicine are direct, accurate and time-saving. "
Is it reliable for Chinese medicine to take the pulse?
This seemingly serious bet has also aroused discussions among the academic community and the public. "The pulse is not allowed. What should I do if my male and female servants are pregnant?" "It seems that the overall pattern of the Qing palace drama will be rewritten" ... Some people think that this discussion has certain significance, after all, the more the truth is debated, the more clear it is. In this regard, experts in Chinese and Western medicine also have their own views.
Can pulse really verify pregnancy?
The happy pulse described in medical books is slippery, and the pregnant pulse feels very cheerful and powerful, like beads rolling on a plate.
Deng Cong, a Chinese medicine doctor at Nansha Hospital of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, said that pregnancy will be reflected by pulse condition, but there will be "errors" only by pulse condition. It is "nearly ten" to diagnose pregnancy by combining the four diagnoses of "looking, listening and asking" in traditional Chinese medicine.
"It is indeed possible to diagnose whether a woman is pregnant by taking her pulse." Deng Cong said, "The happy pulse described in the medical book is slippery, and the pregnant pulse feels very cheerful and powerful, like a bead rolling on a plate."
Deng Cong also introduced that the pulse condition is divided into three parts: "inch pulse", "off pulse" and "ruler pulse", which correspond to the index finger, middle finger and ring finger respectively. When a healthy pregnant woman feels the pulse, the doctor will obviously feel that the pulse of the three fingers is very strong and stable. "Especially the ulnar pulse corresponding to the ring finger, because Chinese medicine believes that the ulnar pulse is the renal pulse, for example," The kidney is called the cell door, and the ulnar pulse is infinite in the ulnar middle, and the ulnar pulse is also pregnant ",but the ulnar pulse of normal people generally does not exercise so strongly." Deng Cong explained that in this case, combined with diagnostic methods such as "seeing, listening and asking", it can be determined whether she is pregnant or not.
Deng Bo, who works in a 3A western medicine hospital in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, said that because he is not a Chinese medicine professional, it is difficult to judge whether this method is reliable. "I think the focus of this controversy lies in the lack of available data support for Chinese medicine." Deng Bo believes that pulse-taking is a method accumulated by Chinese medicine for thousands of years, and it must have certain empirical accuracy. "But this time I took 35 cases to gamble. Why didn't I make a big sample of thousands of people before?" With data, people who question have nothing to say. "
Will you use pulse diagnosis to diagnose pregnancy in clinic?
It is difficult to diagnose a newly pregnant woman, but it is easier to find a slippery pulse after more than three months.
Pulse diagnosis can diagnose pregnancy. Is it currently used in clinic? Deng Cong said, "Healthy women are just pregnant and it is difficult to diagnose. With the increase of gestational age, the pulse condition becomes more and more obvious. Generally, it is easier to feel a slippery pulse for more than 3 months. " Deng Cong pointed out that it would be much safer to diagnose pregnancy with modern medicine. It is indeed a bit one-sided to simply use the pulse condition, and its accuracy has not been counted.
"It is rarely used to diagnose pregnancy and is only used for the diagnosis and treatment of daily diseases." It is suggested that women of childbearing age should not only rely on pulse condition to diagnose whether they are pregnant, but also refer to biochemical examination to make a more definite diagnosis (urine test is convenient). "After all, we can only find out whether it is a stillbirth or a live fetus through the pulse condition. Whether there is a congenital heart disease or genetic disease or deformity can only be diagnosed through modern medicine."
Deng Bo also said that at present, it is certain that there is no "pulse-taking pregnancy test" in the clinical diagnostic criteria for pregnancy, and there are three gold standards for diagnosing pregnancy: urine test, blood test and ultrasound.
Taking the pulse can also identify the sex of the fetus.
When a mother is pregnant with a boy, the pulse in her left hand is faster and stronger than that in her right hand, and vice versa.
For this controversy, many fans of Chinese medicine believe that taking pulse can not only test pregnancy, but also distinguish sex.
In this regard, some Chinese medicine experts said that it was indeed recorded in ancient medical books, but the school did not have a medical textbook specifically discussing this point. However, since ancient medical books are recorded, they should be of certain reference value. According to reports, ancient medical books advocated the method of "male left and female right", which was judged by comparing the pulse conditions of both hands. If a mother is pregnant with a boy, her left hand has a faster and stronger pulse than her right hand, and vice versa. Some experts in traditional Chinese medicine said that they "tried" to diagnose men and women through pulse conditions in traditional Chinese medicine, but never gave the fetus a clear "male and female" pulse condition, and the results would not be told to patients.
Professor Ding works in the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, engaged in the research of integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine. He admits that this bet is a bit "entertaining", and the method of pulse diagnosis and pregnancy test is feasible, but it cannot be said that it is 100% accurate, which is also related to the level of Chinese medicine experts. "For some experts who have practiced internal skills, pulse diagnosis will be more accurate." Even so, the diagnosis should be a whole, and it cannot be said that the diagnosis can be made simply by a pulse condition. "The machine can't be 100%, and not every method can do everything." He finally said.