Generally speaking, the "Wang" diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine is mainly to observe the changes of the spirit, color, shape and state of the human body in order to infer the changes in the body. Of course, this visit is not an isolated process, but also combined with other diagnoses. Traditional Chinese medicine regards man's god as the spirit of hope, including spiritual consciousness activities and the external expression of man's life activities. Observe the patient's mental state, whether the consciousness is clear, whether the response is sensitive, whether the action is coordinated, etc. Through mental state, facial expression, language breath, etc. So as to judge the rise and fall of qi, blood, yin and yang and the severity of the disease. Look at the complexion and observe the color of the patient's skin, which is the external manifestation of the qi and blood of the viscera. The change of color can reflect the different properties of different visceral diseases; The change of luster, that is, the glory or decline of skin color, can reflect the rise and fall of viscera essence. "the twelve meridians, 365 collaterals, whose qi is injected into the face", the face is full of qi and blood, the skin is thin and tender, and the color change is obvious, so the complexion mainly refers to the color of the face. Through the change of facial color, it is helpful to understand the rise and fall of qi and blood and the development and change of diseases. A person's appearance corresponds to the five internal organs. Generally speaking, the five internal organs are strong and the appearance is strong. The five internal organs are weak and the appearance is weak. Therefore, it makes sense to look at a person's health from his face.
Although western medicine mainly focuses on instrument testing, there are also many diagnostic tips of "observing words and observing colors". For example, western medicine will say that "seeing is believing, but hearing is empty". The so-called look is to look at people's mental outlook and face, but western medicine pays attention to instrument testing, and the diagnostic means of looking at it is only part of it.
From the appearance, health preservation is an auxiliary means.
Zhou Zunsheng, senior chief physician of Beijing Geriatric Hospital, said in an interview with the author: "Generally speaking, good health can't be wrong. But the knowledge is so deep that it is impossible to simply say that you will definitely see something wrong. It can't be said that the accuracy of looking at health through appearance can reach a few percent. This has a lot to do with the doctor's diagnosis and treatment time and diagnosis level. "
Dr. Zhou also pointed out: "From the patient's point of view, there are many uncertain factors. There are two main influencing factors: one is congenital genetic factors, and the other is external environmental factors. Some people are born young, but it is difficult to show that they are in better physical condition than others. Another factor is the influence of the environment. For example, people in the northwest countryside are obviously older than their peers in a city in the south, but often these rural people are better than urban people. "
Therefore, inferring a person's physical condition only from appearance can only be regarded as an auxiliary means, not as the final basis. Of course, for people who feel good about themselves, it is enough to diagnose their physical condition through their faces. Unless you feel uncomfortable, or your face has changed a lot, you need more reliable instruments to check.
Scientific instrument inspection is the most reliable.
Dr. Zhou also said: "Looking at the physical condition from a person's face can only be said to be an auxiliary means for doctors to check the patient's body. Generally speaking, old doctors can judge possible diseases from their faces because of their rich clinical experience. For example, if a person looks yellow, then the doctor will judge that it may be a digestive system disease. When a person's face looks black, there may be something wrong with the liver system. In this way, in the process of further diagnosis, doctors can focus on checking these places that may be sick. "
However, Dr. Zhou also stressed: "Although we can get a general view by looking at people's faces, the most reliable thing is to pass scientific instrument inspection. Because it is only a personal behavior to diagnose a person's disease through a doctor's experience, there are many uncertainties. Scientific instrument inspection can remove these uncertain factors and truly diagnose the patient's disease, so as to find the cause and cure it in time. "