Exploring the content of face-to-face diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine

Exploring the content of face-to-face diagnosis in 　　Chinese medicine

The modern face-to-face diagnosis method is developed under the guidance of the theory of Chinese medicine and combined with the theory of biological holography. Therefore, the distribution of the corresponding organs in the face and the method of diagnosis are different from those of traditional Chinese medicine. Abnormal changes in the body may occur before or after facial changes appear. Examination of the face can reveal changes in bone shape, muscle tension, elasticity, and contractility, as well as swelling, wrinkles, scabs, defects, changes in facial skin color, congestion, and pain. If you want to know which organ is diseased, you only need to look at the part of the face to see if there are any abnormal changes mentioned above. If there is, it means that the corresponding organ is diseased. The general judgment is as follows:

1. If there are wrinkles, spots and skin color changes on the face, it indicates that the corresponding organs in the area are out of balance.

2. If there are small bumps, congestion, or swelling on the face, it indicates that the corresponding organs at the site are infected by bacteria and invade the blood.

3. Black eye sockets indicate disease of the kidneys, ovaries or bladder.

4. Yellow scleral stains indicate liver disease.

Modern face-to-face diagnosis methods are simple and easy to grasp, and the diagnosis accuracy rate is also high. It is the main method of modern Chinese medicine to diagnose diseases.

Modern face examination research

Because face-to-face diagnosis is of great value in the diagnosis of diseases in Chinese medicine, it has not only attracted the attention of many modern Chinese medicine practitioners, but the results of further in-depth research on face-to-face diagnosis have important value for clinical diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

1. Facial Crab Claw Patterns and Diseases

According to clinical observations, there is a certain pattern in the appearance of crab claw patterns on the face and the main disease. Heart disease is mainly caused by cloth patterns in the temporal area; liver disease, liver and kidney disease is mainly in the nose and cheek area; lung disease is mainly in the zygomatic area; kidney disease is mainly in the zygomatic area. The buccal area is mainly; the spleen disease lacks specificity. After observing lung cancer, obstructive pulmonary emphysema, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular accident, hypertension, etc., it is found that the appearance and depth of facial crab claw lines have certain reference value for diagnosis and treatment.

2. Facial color diagnosis and critical illness

Facial color diagnosis is not only of diagnostic value for chronic diseases, but also for critical illnesses. For example, the complexion of patients with heart failure is dark, the complexion of those with mitral valve stenosis and insufficiency of heart disease is chlorosis, and the complexion is reddish; the complexion of cirrhosis and liver cancer is very dark; the complexion of patients with chronic nephritis and uremia is dark and yellow.

In short, the color is deep, heavy and dull, it is mainly for internal disease, serious disease, and chronic disease; the light and luster is obvious for external disease, light disease, and new disease; those between dull and bright, the disease is not very bad; if the color is diseased If the cloud is flying, the disease will be healed; if the gathering is stagnant, the disease will become incurable.

3. Stomach and gallbladder disease and color diagnosis

According to clinical observations, the faces of patients with gastroptosis are mostly blue-brown and bean-shaped. The depth of the pigment is related to the length of the disease, and those with darker color are chronic diseases. In patients with cholecystitis, the wings of the nose are light yellow or dark green, bean-like, and oval in shape.

4. Pediatric disease and sex diagnosis

Because of the rapid pulse in children, it is difficult to diagnose the disease based on it. The main help is to check the color, such as red face and excessive tears, tears are the prodromal symptoms of measles; blue face is predominantly convulsive; Diarrhea and vomiting benefit; yellow face is due to spleen deficiency chronic injury or damp-heat content. In addition, when children suffer from acute abdomen, the face is gray; children with severe diphtheria are waxy pale.

The heaven of the face is the reaction zone of the human head and facial organs. If this area appears diseased, it means that the head or face has disease. The sky is straight down, and the area above the eyebrow area is called "queshang", which is the reaction zone of the human throat. If the disease appears in this area, it reflects the disease of the organs and tissues in the throat area. The area between the two eyebrows is called "the center of the eyebrows" and "the center of the eyebrows". It is the external manifestation area of ​​the lungs. If the disease appears in this area, it means lung disease. Straight down from the que, is the root of the nose, also called "mountain root", or "lower pole" in ancient times. This place is the external imaging area of ​​the heart. When the disease appears here, it reflects the internal disease of the heart.

The part straight down from the lower pole was called "nasal column" by ancient physicians, and "longevity" by acquaintances. The nasal column should be flat and straight, and should not be knotted, deviated or distorted. The corresponding internal organ of the nasal column is the liver. Liver and gallbladder are the inner and outer organs of each other, so the left and right areas of longevity are the reaction areas of gall bladder; below the longevity is the tip of the nose area. Ancient physicians called this area "Mianwang" and "Mingtang". The Xiangjia family referred to it as "Zhantou", "Saturn" and "Zhongyue". The position of the quasi-head is in the center of the entire face. Its five elements are soil, and its internal organs are the spleen. The left and right sides of the quasi-head are the nose wings. Ancient doctors called them "Fangshang", while xiangjia called them "Lantai" and "Tingwei". The spleen and stomach are the inner and outer organs of each other, and the spleen is inside. They are outside the stomach, so they are the outer anti-correspondence area of ​​the stomach and intestines.

The outer side of the nose is the inner side of what Xiangjia called the "Ling Wings". This area has the Yingxiang acupoint used for acupuncture. This area is the corresponding area of ​​the large intestine. It is still in the center of the face on the cross section. It is called "Central". The four internal organs of lung, heart, liver, and spleen are in the abdomen, all in the peritoneum, and their external reaction areas are all located in the nose area on the midline of the face. Only the kidney, because it is anatomically located on both sides of the spine in the posterior peritoneum, its corresponding area on the face is also far away from the midline, and is distributed on the horizontal line of the large intestine area outside the nasolabial fold. This is "the person who holds the large intestine, the kidney is also". The kidney is opposite to the navel, and the corresponding area of ​​the navel on the face is located below the kidney area of ​​the cheeks. The upper part of the horizontal line of the nasal alignment head and the lower part of the biliary zone correspond to the small intestine. This is "the one above the noodle king, the small intestine". Below the midline of the quasi-head is the "human center" area, which corresponds to the bladder and the genital area where the offspring is reproduced. This is "below the face king, the bladder is also". The subsection refers to the internal and external genitalia of men and women. The xiangjia also pointed out that “people who are ordinary and do not bear beards have many masters and no children. Women are also good at childbirth.

The above focuses on the corresponding reaction zone of the internal organs on the face. A few writers of modern Chinese medicine in China may have incorrect explanations because they have not been passed on by the teacher or have not been verified by their own internal strength when marking and interpreting the parts. The attention of researchers should be aroused, so as to avoid misrepresentation and misunderstandings, and shame the diagnostic skill of traditional Chinese medicine.

Observing the face of the disease. Parents live with their children every day, and it is a very convenient way to check the health of their children through facial observation. There is a popular saying that it is mainly to observe the complexion of the face. Chinese medicine practitioners say: "You must observe the color when you see the doctor, and you must observe the face when you see the color." Normal people's complexion is slightly yellow, slightly ruddy and shiny. Abnormal color when sick is a manifestation of disease changes, called disease color. Inspection visits are of certain significance for observing the health of children. In TCM theory, the facial color is divided into five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black. Each color has a different disease.

(1) Facial bruising: Generally speaking, facial bruising is a manifestation of hypoxia. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the qi and blood are blocked and the meridians are blocked. It is more common in cold syndrome, pain, and convulsions. When a child has a high fever, the face appears blue, which is easier to see around the nose, eyebrows, and lips. This is a sign of convulsions. Hypoxia caused by any reason, such as suffocation, congenital heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, heart failure, etc., may appear bluish complexion. When stomach or intestinal spasm pain, colic caused by biliary tract disease attacks, it can also make the complexion blue.

(2) The complexion is red: it is caused by blood filling the skin veins. If the blood gets hot, it is fine, and the veins are used to fill the blood, so the red color is more common in the heat syndrome. However, there are differences between actual heat and asthenia heat. The positive symptoms are red, and the face is often flushed; the face of the deficiency syndrome often reappears after a long illness, such as tuberculosis and redness of the cheeks in the afternoon. Red color is seen on the cheeks and cheeks, which is a sign of heart disease. When gas is poisoned, the face will be cherry red. If the complexion is flushed, with thirst, dry tongue and even convulsions, it is common in high fever diseases caused by acute infection.

(3) Yellow complexion: yellow complexion can be divided into chlorosis complexion and bright yellow complexion. For children with yellow complexion, the first thing to distinguish is whether the yellowing is caused by improper eating or the yellowing caused by the disease. Such as excessive eating carrots, or a child child eating orange juice, paranasal will be yellow, indigestion after subside. If it is not caused by eating to cause yellowing, the complexion is chlorosis, and the spleen and stomach are mostly weak. Yellow face is also more common in jaundice. For example, the sclera and the whole body are yellow, mostly jaundice hepatitis, biliary stones and so on. In addition, 2-5 days after the birth of a newborn, the skin may turn yellow, which will subside within a week, which is called physiological jaundice. If the jaundice does not go away after a week or the jaundice reappears after it goes away, this is a disease phenomenon.

(4) White complexion: The skin of healthy children is white and rosy and delicate. If the face is like white wax without rosy color, it is mostly anemia. For example, pale complexion can be seen in blood loss, severe abdominal pain, chills due to external cold, parasitic diseases, blood diseases, shock, etc. caused by various reasons. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pale complexion belongs to deficiency syndrome and cold syndrome. Pale and haggard, lips pale as blood deficiency.

(5) Dark complexion: Dark complexion is mostly a sign of chronic diseases. People suffering from adrenal insufficiency, chronic cardiopulmonary insufficiency, chronic renal insufficiency, and liver cirrhosis may turn dark. In addition, long-term use of certain drugs, such as arsenic, can also cause varying degrees of darkening of the complexion, but it returns to normal after stopping the drug. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dark complexion is mostly a manifestation of severe cold or blood stasis.

When looking at your complexion, you should pay attention to distinguishing the normal color of the guest color and the diseased color. The guest color in Chinese medicine refers to the change of healthy children's face with the seasons and climate, or when it changes from exercise, mood changes, sun exposure, emotional excitement, or crying. Can cause temporary facial flushing; strong capillary contraction caused by stimuli such as cold and panic can make the complexion pale.

It should be noted that seeing the clinic is an external phenomenon of body or disease changes, and these phenomena can only be used as a guide for diagnosis, and other diagnostic methods must be combined to arrive at a correct diagnosis.

1. General

1. Moles and scabs on the face; it means that the organs in this part are not innately functional.

2. Spots on the face: It means a chronic disease (formed in 3 to 5 years) caused by chronic wear and tear of the part.

3. Acne on the face: It means that there are inflammatory lesions (short-term formation) in the organs at this stage.

4. Acne and spots on the whole face: endocrine disorders or decreased liver immune function.

2. Monographs

1. Psychological pressure: The reflection area is from the upper 1/3 of the forehead to the hairline (that is, a circle of the hairline), where pimples appear: (pimple), or the color of the face is different, indicating that the person is under heavy psychological pressure . If spots appear; it means that there is a disease of the heart (such as: myocardial weakness); there are moles and constrictions, which means that the heart function is congenital insufficiency.

2. Heart: The reflection area is at the bridge of the nose between the corners of the eyes, where the horizontal stripes or stripes appear more obvious, which proves that the arrhythmia or the heart condition is not good; if the horizontal stripes appear deep and there are deep vertical lines on the tongue. Striae (grooves) may be a serious heart disease. People with heart disease generally have poor intestinal function; they can also cause diseases such as blood vessels, brain, thyroid, and parathyroid glands. Wrinkles in the lower ears and lips are coronary heart disease, and purple lips are heart diseases.

3. Brain: The reflex area is between the brows. Vertical lines appear here. If the vertical lines are deep and the part is red, it proves that the person’s cardiovascular and cerebrovascular blood supply is insufficient, headache, neurasthenia, dreaminess, poor sleep, and heart palpitations. , Irritability, etc.

4. Lungs: (respiratory system, throat, trachea, tonsils, etc.): the reflection area is between 1/2 of the eyebrows; the part below 1/3 of the forehead. If the middle of the forehead is concave, and the color is dull, or blue, or spots, it is said that the person has lung disease and has difficulty breathing; if there is acne, it proves that the person has a recent cold or sore throat. If there are moles, scabs or whitishness on both brows, it means that the person has pharyngitis, laryngitis, or tonsillitis, or chest tightness, shortness of breath, or lung disease. There is a raised brow to the upper part, and there is also a lung disease. People with poor lung function generally have poor bowel excretion.

5. Chest (breast): The reflection area is between the corners of the eyes and the bridge of the nose. If this part of a man is dull or blue, it means he has chest tightness and shortness of breath. If a woman is dull or blue in this area, it means that her breasts are tender and painful during menstruation. Moles, scabs, or acne-like protrusions on the inner part of the upper eyelid indicate that female breasts have lobular hyperplasia and male pleurisy. If there is a small bag at the corner of the eye of a woman, it means that the female breast hyperplasia or mammary gland tumor.

6. Liver: The reflex area is from 1/2 of the eyebrows to above the temples, below 1/3 of the forehead, and the middle of the bridge of the nose (that is, the highest part of the bridge of the nose). If these two areas are dark or spotted, and the person is younger or a rich boss or high-ranking official, it may be fatty liver. If there are pimples (pimples) in these two parts or one of them, it proves that the person is irritable. If there are spots on the temples, it proves that the liver function is weak. If there are spots on the bridge of the nose, it may also be anger, emotional instability, menopause, etc. If there are obvious classes in both places, and the face is dull, looks ugly, and the person is thinner, it means that the person has liver disease (hepatitis or cirrhosis). There is a mole in the center of the eyebrow, the eyeball is yellow, and the complexion is very yellow, it is hepatitis B. From the bridge of the nose to the nose, it may be cancer or tumor!

7. Gallbladder: The reflection area is at the outer part of the nose bridge. If there are red blood filaments, acne, or bitterness in the mouth after getting up in the morning, it means that there is a slight inflammation of the gallbladder; if there are spots, there may be cholecystitis. If there are vertical folds in this part, or vertical folds when laughing, it means that the person has a problem with the gallbladder. If there are moles or scabs in this area, it proves that the biliary function is insufficient. If you put your right hand under your right rib (the gallbladder is in this area), and hold a boxing with your left hand and hit the back of your right hand, if this area is painful, it is cholecystitis; if the tingling is severe, it may be gallstones. People with gall bladder problems may be obese. There is a pair of obvious spots or moles or scum in the bile area under the eyes, which are gallstones. Gloomy bags under the eyes also prove that they are not courageous.

8. Kidney: The area where the reflex area intersects with a straight line hanging down from the middle of the ear and the flat line of the outer corner of the eye down to the chin. If there are red blood streaks, acne, or spots in this area, it proves that the person has kidney deficiency, general fatigue, and sore back and legs. There are deep and large spots in this area, which are most likely to be kidney stones. If there is a disease or a ruffle in this area, it proves that the person is born with insufficient kidney function, and the waist, legs and back will be sore. Kidney deficiency can cause diseases such as the bladder, reproductive system, and gonads. There are deep crow's feet at the corners of the eyes. There are vertical folds next to the ear, which is also a sign of kidney deficiency. If there is disease or constriction in the kidney area and deep vertical lines in the brain area, it proves that the person has high blood pressure or indicates that the person will suffer from cerebral thrombosis in the future.

9. Bladder: The reflex area is at the base of the nose on both sides of the nose. This area is red, with red blood streaks, pimples, sores, etc., which proves that there is cystitis, red and yellow urine, a little frequent emergency and other symptoms. Cystitis can also cause waist pain. Women suffer from cystitis, sometimes due to gynecological problems. The root of the nose is red, but the urination is infrequent, urgent and the entire nasal bridge is red, which proves to be rhinitis.

10. Spleen: The reflex area is in the nose. If the nose is red or rosacea, or the nose is enlarged, it proves that the spleen is hot or enlarged. Generally, you feel heavy head, cheek pain, upset, etc. If the nose is yellow or white, it is because of spleen deficiency, there will be excessive sweating, wind fear, lazy movement of the limbs, fatigue, and lack of appetite.

11. Stomach: The reflex area is in the nose. If the nose is red, it is caused by stomach fire, easy hunger and bad breath. There are red blood streaks and more serious, usually gastritis. Stomach pain before meals is usually gastritis. Abdominal pain one or two hours after a meal is a gastric ulcer, and the tender point is in the middle of the abdomen or slightly to the left; two to four hours after a meal, abdominal pain is a duodenal ulcer, and the pain is in the middle of the two rows of flank bones near the heart. Similar to acupuncture, in severe cases, the pain can reach the back, and the tenderness is slightly to the right of the abdomen. If the nose is gray and blue, it is a cold of the stomach. When shaking hands, you can feel the person's fingertips cold, and the person suffers from wind-cold stomach pain, diarrhea, etc. Those with blue wing of the nose usually have stomach pain before, which can cause atrophic gastritis, and atrophic gastritis is more likely to cause gastric cancer. Thin nose and deep grooves prove to be atrophic gastritis.

12. Small intestine: The reflex area is on the inner side of the cheekbone. If there are red blood streaks, acne, spots, moles or scum in this area, it proves that the absorption function of the small intestine is not good, and the average person will be thin.

13. Large intestine: The reflection area is on the outer side below the cheekbones. If there are red blood streaks, acne, spots, moles, or scum in this area, it means that the person has a large intestinal dysfunction, usually dry stool, constipation or loose stools. If there is a half-moon-shaped spot in this area, it proves that the person is constipated Or hemorrhoids. The intersection of the lower line of the base of the nose and the pendulous line of the outer corner of the eye is the rectal reflex area. The spot here is hemorrhoids. If there is redness or white spots here, there is a possibility of rectal cancer.

14. Reproductive system: The reflex area is in people and around the lips. If a woman has moles, scabs, red chin, and the reflection area of ​​the kidney is relatively smooth, it proves that the uterus is tilted back and the waist is sore. If there are moles or scum around the lips of a woman, and the kidney reflex area is not good, or the women’s lips are blue, black or white, and the kidney reflex area is not good, these two conditions generally prove that the person is cold . If a woman has a constriction, it is usually a disease in her uterus. If a man has moles or scum on his lips last week, and the renal reflex area is not good, it means that there is a problem with the reproductive system of the man. If the upper lip of men over 40 years old is thicker, the prostate gland may be enlarged; if the upper lip has acne, and the person recovers, it may be prostatitis. The upper lips of men are uneven and grooved, which is a male sexual dysfunction, and the redness of both sides of the upper lips of men is also prostatitis.

Attachment: (1) A mole on the upper eyelid proves dizziness. (2) Moles or scabs in any part of the reflex area prove that the ancestors have suffered from the disease in this part. (3) Diabetes: The nose is pitted and there are red blood streaks in the kidney area and redness of the nose. The red line in the middle of the tongue with swollen eyelids and mouth bursting may be diabetes. (4) Darkness around the eyes proves that the blood supply to the brain is insufficient. Easy to cause trigeminal nerve pain and poor sleep. (5) If there are two blue tendons in the throat, it is proved to be rheumatoid arthritis. (6) There are spots on the entire face, which belongs to thrombocytopenia.

The forehead is close to one-third of the forehead. If there are symptoms, it means cardiovascular dysfunction or high mental stress. If there is a mole, it means that the cardiovascular function is congenital dysfunction. If it is a pimple or redness, swelling, blue, purple, black, dark, it means that the cardiovascular function is bad or the mental pressure is high now or for some time. If it is spots or pigmentation, it means long-term poor cardiovascular function or long-term mental stress. Between the eyebrows and one-half of the eyebrows, the circled part in the middle represents the lungs, pharynx, and larynx of the respiratory system. The outer circled part of the half of the eyebrows includes the temples, which represents the liver. Below the eyes and above the cheekbones represent the gall bladder. The root of the nose between the eyes represents the heart and brain blood vessels. Between the eyes and the root of the nose, the male represents the thoracic cavity and the female represents the breast. Both men and women are looking at each other crosswise. Another location of the liver is the interruption of the bridge of the nose, and the location of the gallbladder is on both sides of the interruption of the bridge of the nose. The tip of the nose represents the spleen, and the wings of the nose represent the stomach. From the lower part of the cheekbones to the lower part of the nose, it is parallel to the big U, and the outer side represents the large intestine. The small U on the medial side represents the small intestine. The area between the cheekbones and the ears, including the ears and cheeks, represents kidney function. The human representative of the bladder. Around the mouth represents the reproductive system. The chin represents soreness in the kidneys or on the body; acne on the whole face represents high mental stress or imbalance in body function.

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