I can hear the voice of Chinese medicine

Chapter 233 Imbalance of yin and yang means illness
While Lu Xuan was prescribing medicine for the young woman, Ji Xiuwen hesitated to speak.

To be honest, he has not been Lu Xuan's assistant for a while, and he has never encountered such a situation.

However, I had heard of it when I was in school.

Thinking of this, Ji Xiuwen smiled and said: "I heard the instructor talk about dysmenorrhea in school before, and he specifically mentioned female students without boyfriends. I thought it was just a joke, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

"Yes, yes, but it's relatively rare. Not all dysmenorrhea is related to having a boyfriend." Zhang Guangli knew something about this, so he spoke.

"Dean Zhang, can you tell me?" Ji Xiuwen looked curious.

Zhang Guangli pondered: "It's not that I can't, but I'm afraid I don't know as much as Dr. Lu. Instead of letting me tell you, it's better to let Dr. Lu talk to you."

"and……"

"To be honest, I don't know much about this area."

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and looked at Lu Xuan, who was writing the prescription.

Although Lu Xuan had been writing the prescription very seriously, he could still hear the conversation between the two very clearly. He seemed to have felt the eyes on him. Lu Xuan quickly wrote the prescription and put down the ballpoint pen in his hand. , cleared his throat and said: "When it comes to this, what I have to talk about is yin and yang."

yin and yang?

Ji Xiuwen frowned.

Zhang Guangli nodded secretly.

The two words yin and yang can be said to have penetrated the entire Chinese medicine.

The woman who was about to leave with the prescription in hand sat back again after hearing this.

The reason why she came to Hui'an Pharmacy to see a doctor was because of someone else's introduction. Yesterday, she heard that Dr. Lu would also explain in detail the medical principles of traditional Chinese medicine when treating patients. She didn't believe it at first, but now, she had to believe it.

I even became vaguely curious about Chinese medicine and decided to sit down and listen carefully.

Several people were sitting at attention.

Some of the patients who were close to Lu Xuan were also pricking up their ears at this moment, for fear of missing out.

"In the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, the two words yin and yang are extremely important. There is even a theory that an imbalance of yin and yang means a disease. An imbalance of yin and yang will cause illness. If yin is dominant, it will be yang disease, and if yang is dominant, it will be yin disease. If yang is dominant, it will be hot, and if yin is dominant, it will be cold. If there is severe cold, it will be hot, if there is severe heat, it will be cold.”

"Here, we have to mention the concept of an ordinary person's pulse."

"What is a normal person's pulse condition?"

Lu Xuan asked himself and answered: "From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, you should know what is a disease? An imbalance of yin and yang means a disease. So people gradually feel that when they look at traditional Chinese medicine, it is all about yin and yang imbalance."

But if yin and yang can be truly distinguished, the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine will be revealed.Therefore, no matter whether he is male, female, old or young, tall, short, fat or thin, Chinese or foreigner, as long as he is relatively healthy, then according to the law of yin and yang, he should be in a state of relative balance.

No matter he is male or female, old or young, tall or short, fat or thin, as long as he is relatively balanced and healthy, he is in a state of yin and yang balance.Among all relatively healthy groups, the unchanging general rule is, "Yin balances Yang secretly, the spirit is governed, Yin and Yang are separated, and essence is eliminated."

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that imbalance of yin and yang in the human body will cause illness. However, some people think that the yin and yang theory is philosophy, and Chinese medicine uses philosophy to treat diseases. They even think it is superstition. Is this true?What does yin and yang mean in Chinese medicine? "

Everyone was deep in thought, seeming to be thinking about this issue.

The two words yin and yang, whether those who have studied traditional Chinese medicine or not, and even those who understand or have not understood it, have almost all heard of this word.

In most cases, this word is inextricably linked to superstition.

But in the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, it has something to do with superstition, but it doesn't have much to do with it.

Is Chinese medicine superstitious?

Obviously not.

How powerful it is can be known from the tradition of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Traditional Chinese medicine has nothing to do with superstition. Maybe not everyone can understand its medical theory, and it is not as scientific as Western medicine, but it is so unscientific. His medical skills have solved many diseases that cannot be solved by Western medicine and saved countless people.

This is a fact that cannot be concealed.

"The Qi in our body that is warm, has heat, and can promote the functional activities of our organs is called Yang Qi. The Qi that has a moisturizing effect and can provide human nutrition is called Yin Qi.

Every organ has yin and yang. Only by balancing can we be healthy. The yin balances the yang secretly, and the spirit is cured.

When yin and yang are in disharmony, diseases arise. "

While everyone was thinking, Lu Xuan's voice rang in their ears: "We can use food or medicine to balance yin and yang."

Ji Xiuwen, who had studied Chinese medicine, understood that he had heard Lu Xuan mention this type of knowledge before, so it was not a blind spot in his knowledge.

And Zhang Guangli knew better.

To balance yin and yang, you can not only rely on medicine, food can also be used.

However, others couldn't understand, and the doubts on their faces were very obvious.

It can be seen from the wrinkles on everyone's forehead. If this is not explained, I am afraid that not many people will be able to understand it.

Therefore, Lu Xuan raised his eyes and looked at everyone, thought for a while, and decided to use a relatively easy-to-understand language to explain this part of the knowledge clearly: "To give a simple example, watermelons grow under direct sunlight, and we can eat watermelons. It has the effect of eliminating heat, dispelling summer heat, producing body fluids and quenching thirst. In order to balance the yin and yang inside and outside the body, it must have the ability to resist heat, so it is okay for us to eat enough in this season.

Eating watermelon in the cold winter will cause stomach pain, so don’t eat or eat less out-of-season foods.Plants that grow in water, humid, or swampy places must have the ability to resist water. Most of the medicinal materials growing on sunny slopes are heat-clearing, because they can resist heat, and those that can resist heat are cold.

Adenophora, Polygonatum odorifera, and Polygonatum japonica growing on the upper half of the shady hillside all have the effect of nourishing shade. In deep ravines, where ice and snow do not melt, the plant Aconitum, whose lateral roots are aconite, cultivates It has the ability to resist cold and dampness, and can treat rheumatoid arthritis, as well as symptoms such as deficiency of true yang, coldness in the whole body, and cold hands and feet.

Not just plants, but animals as well. "

Lu Xuan added: "Ants burrow in moist and dark underground. They do not suffer from arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Ants have anti-rheumatic effects, so ants are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is really effective." Certain effect.

There is a kind of water bird that lives by the water. It often eats fish in the water and often stands in the water. It has a certain ability to resist water and moisture. Some water birds have poor physical fitness. If they get rheumatoid arthritis, they fly near the ant nests. Fan the ants with their wings. The ants will be irritated and come up to bite the water bird. The water bird will open its feathers and let the ants bite. The water bird will receive free treatment. The water bird's arthritis will be cured after receiving formic acid injection...

These are closely related to the yin and yang concept of traditional Chinese medicine.Of course, in determining the yin and yang attributes of a food or a drug, in addition to its ecological environment, the nature and species of the animal are also very important.

There are some special things about animals when it comes to judging their yin and yang attributes. For example, ducks often move in water. It is said that water is negative, and ducks should be masculine. In fact, ducks are not masculine, they are feminine. It has the function of nourishing yin. The reason is that when ducks move in the water, they get more yin energy in the water, so they belong to yin.

The chicken runs on land and is warmed and nourished by the energy of the sky, so its own attributes are positive.To judge the yin and yang attributes of a food or medicine, in addition to its ecological environment, the feeling after eating is more important.

Since medicines and foods are divided into yin and yang, our human physiques are also divided into yin and yang. "

At this moment, Lu Xuan got to the point.

Plants are divided into yin and yang, animals are divided into yin and yang, and humans are naturally divided into yin and yang.

However, compared to plants and animals, the distinction between yin and yang in humans is not that obvious, nor is it that simple.

"What kind of people have a positive constitution and who have a negative constitution? How can people with different constitutions adjust the balance of yin and yang through diet and stay healthy?"

Lu Xuan asked multiple questions. He raised his head and looked at the young woman in front of him.

As if feeling Lu Xuan's gaze, the young woman thought for a while and hesitated: "Is it similar to the way plants and animals judge?"

"more or less."

It was hard for Lu Xuan to say that this answer was wrong, but it was also hard to say that it was right. After all, the young woman was right, she just took a shortcut.

“To put it simply, if the person is particularly excited, afraid of heat, hyperactive, and outgoing, then a person with such characteristics has a positive constitution.

If this person is particularly afraid of the cold, introverted, quiet and less active, this is a negative constitution.For people with a positive constitution, we use negative foods to adjust; for people with a negative constitution, we use positive foods to adjust. "

"Of course, this is just one way to judge."

"Besides this, is there any other way to judge?" The young woman frowned.

"nature."

Lu Xuan explained: "Character is only one of them. It is difficult to say that it is suitable for all situations. At this time, we have to use other methods to judge.

If a person is often afraid of the cold, has cold hands and feet, and suffers from diarrhea after eating something cold, this is not only a physical problem, but also a lack of yang energy. In this case, medicine needs to be used to regulate it.

If your hands and feet are cold and you are afraid of the cold, if it is accompanied by palpitation and heartbeat, it means heart yang deficiency.

If it is accompanied by backache, weak legs, low libido, or even impotence, it means kidney yang deficiency. If it is accompanied by bloating, frequent diarrhea, and diarrhea when eating cold things, it means spleen yang deficiency.
Medications are used to treat different situations. If a person has dry mouth, dry nose, upset stomach, small urine volume, and dry stool, this is a sign of Yin deficiency.
If it is accompanied by palpitation and heartbeat, it is heart yin deficiency. If it is accompanied by soreness in the waist and legs, it is kidney yin deficiency. If it is accompanied by cough and less phlegm, it is lung yin deficiency. This situation can be corrected by relying solely on the yin and yang attributes of food. Rely on medication.

This is also the main reason why it is difficult for us to take dietary supplements to have an effect. Although dietary supplements are mediocre, their effects are difficult to achieve the effect of curing diseases. "

"but……"

Lu Xuan changed the topic and continued: "If you use drugs to correct the human body, you can't go too far. Going too far is not enough, and things will go to the extreme.

"The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" says, "Yin prevails, and Yang disease occurs, and Yang prevails, and Yin disease occurs. Yang prevails, and heat occurs, and Yin prevails, and cold occurs. Severe cold causes heat, and severe heat causes cold."

If you use negative medicines or cold medicines too much, your Yang Qi will be consumed, and cold syndrome will occur. "

"For example, I heard a story before. There was a young man who drank a few sips of water while swimming. When he got home, he had stomachache, tenesmus, and blood and pus in his stool. When he went to the hospital, he was tested and found to be acute dysentery. Later, he went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. He was told that it was a disease caused by excessive yang heat and he also had a mild fever, so he was prescribed cold and cool medicine and yin medicine. He was told to only take five doses. After taking it for one day, his fever subsided, and after two or three days, he was cured. I no longer have diarrhea, and I’m basically fine after taking five doses of medicine.

Because he had an uncle who also had dysentery in the past, but he was not completely treated. After that, the dysentery would relapse every year on the days when he got dysentery, forming chronic and recurrent dysentery.

The young man thought that the traditional Chinese medicine this time was so powerful that he would definitely be able to eradicate the disease after taking it. Then he took five more pills. When he was about to finish eating, he started to have diarrhea again. He thought that it had not been cured before, so he bought five more pills and started eating again, but the more he ate, the diarrhea became worse. Very powerful.

In the end, I had no choice but to go to an old Chinese medicine doctor for treatment. It turned out that the diarrhea this time was caused by deficiency of the spleen and stomach. I can no longer take cold or bitter medicines. This is overkill. Taking too many cold medicines will damage the spleen. Yang Qi, the current diarrhea is not acute dysentery, but a manifestation of spleen Yang deficiency, spleen deficiency, and cold and dampness.Then I gave him warm medicine and positive medicine, and then he gradually recovered.

At this point, I have to mention that if Yang prevails, Yin disease will occur, and if Yang prevails, heat will occur.

What do you mean?
If the positive medicine is used excessively, it will damage the yin fluid.

I have a friend who is much older than Dean Zhang. He is an old Chinese medicine doctor. A lady came to him for treatment before. Her leucorrhea was thin and abundant, like running water. She kept having to return the pads, and she never stopped. From the waist down to the legs, it was as cold as if I were soaking in cold water.

Western medicine diagnosed her as pelvic inflammatory disease. At that time, my friend thought it was a symptom of yang deficiency and water dampness, so she prescribed medicine to warm yang and diuretic. After a week, she left.

After she took the medicine, she felt better, so she continued taking it on her own initiative. On the third week, her husband came to my friend and said that after taking the medicine, his wife was quarreling with him every day for no reason, so he asked her. It turned out that I started to feel dry mouth after taking it for the second week. In the third week, I was always upset and wanted to quarrel with others. I couldn't quarrel with others at work, so I had to find family members.

When I heard this, I understood it immediately.

Why? "

"Has the sun passed?" the young woman asked subconsciously.

"Yes, the sun has passed."

Lu Xuan nodded and said, "She was prescribed yang-heat medicine before. If it is used too much, it will damage the yin. If it is not enough, it will cause upset, irritability, and insomnia."

In fact, the same is true for diet. When we go to restaurants, many restaurants serve a cup of chrysanthemum tea. Chrysanthemum tea is yin and clears away heat. Can everyone drink it? "

"Probably not." The young woman was not sure.

"Not a should, but a yes."

Lu Xuan shook his head and said: "What kind of people can't drink chrysanthemum tea? What is the healthiest way to drink chrysanthemum tea? Why do some people get more angry when they clear their fire?

If Qi Yang heat is strong and the weather is hot, it is okay to drink a little of this yin, refreshing chrysanthemum tea or herbal tea.

But if you drink it all year round, over time, it will damage your bad yang energy and lead to a new yin and yang imbalance.

Some elderly people feel that they are suffering from internal heat, have recurrent oral ulcers, are always thirsty, and have a dry throat, so they take medicine to clear the internal heat. As a result, the more they take, the more dry they become.

Oral ulcers are getting worse, what's going on?
In fact, the elderly often suffer from both yin and yang deficiency. Her feeling of being on fire is caused by the inflammation caused by the deficient fire after the yin deficiency. It is a deficient fire, not a real excess fire. She takes heat-clearing and cooling medicines. What is clear is real fire.

On the contrary, it makes one's Yang Qi even more weak. If Yang Qi is insufficient, Yin liquid cannot be transformed into it.

The transformation of yin fluid in our human body depends on yang energy as the driving force to promote it. Therefore, the more you take heat-clearing medicine, the more yin fluid will be deficient and the deficient fire will become stronger.This is why the more elderly people take fire-clearing medicine, the more they feel like they are getting angry.

Therefore, no medicine can go beyond the limit, as going too far is not enough.However, it is also extremely difficult to grasp this dosage, and not just any doctor can do it with ease.

Moreover, this requires the cooperation of the patient. "

(End of this chapter)