A Diagnostic Study of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Based on the New England Journal Tongue Diagram
- VernacularTitle:基于新英格兰杂志舌图的中西医诊断研究
- Author:
Xiaohui SONG
1
;
Jiyao YIN
;
Zichen LIU
;
Guoquan LIU
;
Zhuang GUO
;
Shiqing QIU
;
Jiajie XU
;
Hongguan JIAO
;
Weijun ZHANG
;
Junwen WANG
Author Information
- Keywords: Tongue image; NEJM; Traditional Chinese medicine; Integrative Chinese and Western medicine
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024;26(5):1354-1360
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective Taking typical cases of Western medicine as an example,this paper explores the connection between Chinese and Western medicine on the understanding of tongue elephants.Methods After collecting the literature with tongue diagram attached to the clinical imaging column published in NEJM magazine,extracting the symptoms,signs and Western medicine disease information recorded in the literature,the tongue diagram was diagnosed from three aspects:tongue quality,tongue moss and sublingual meridians,and whether the symptoms and signs of tongue correspond to a certain diagnosis result,and the results were analyzed.Results A total of 48 articles were included,including 6 literature on abnormal tongue dynamics,which could correspond to abnormal tongue morphology in traditional Chinese medicine.Thirty-four cases of abnormal tongue shape were found.Among them,12 cases could be diagnosed with corresponding TCM tongue diagnosis,including 7 cases of abnormal tongue shape and 5 cases of abnormal coating.The remaining 22 cases were secondary changes in tongue structure.There were 8 articles on abnormal tongue color,including 1 abnormal tongue color,1 abnormal sublingual chord,and 6 abnormal lichen color.Conclusion Starting from the form and function,explore the connection between Chinese medicine and Western medicine in their understanding of tongue diagnosis,and promote the objectification and standardization of Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis.
