Expert: Hand diagnosis is just a folk saying, which has not been clinically verified. Do not take your seat according to your number

August 5, www.jiangsu. com? A few days ago, a "palm diagnosis map" about seeing health through the palm made many people jumpy. Some people thought they had liver cancer. Is it true that the hand diagnostic chart has something to do with it, or is it a trick? In the interview, experts said that the term "hand diagnosis" has been mystified by many people. Hand diagnosis is just a folk saying, which has not yet been clinically verified, nor can it be used as a basis for disease diagnosis. Citizens should not sit down and make jokes.

[Reader's question]

　　 Can you see dozens of diseases in the "palm diagnosis chart"?

"High fever, convulsions and the third vertebra are all at the reaction point of the thumb. Gallstones and inflammation of the gallbladder and liver, insomnia and dreaminess are evident in the index finger. The high and low pressure of the left and right headache is in the middle fingers, one two three. The inflammation of the intestines and lungs vomits cancer, and the reaction on the ring finger is complete. The inflammation of the bladder and kidney, diabetes, and tumors appear up and down the little finger..." Last week, Ms. Wang's friends sent her a hand diagnostic chart, with a health formula attached, It claims to be able to diagnose 50 kinds of diseases with high accuracy. After Ms. Wang compared her palm with the picture, she was very jumpy and didn't sleep well for several days.

"My hand lines are the same as many places above. There are diabetes, liver problems, and it is very similar to the early stage of liver cancer. I am only 36 years old. What should I do after that?" Yesterday, Ms. Wang took the "palm diagnosis map" to the hospital to ask experts to help see if there is a scientific basis for palm recognition of diseases. Later, Ms. Wang also asked the doctor to write a CT checklist to check whether there was a tumor in the liver, which made the doctor laugh and cry.

[Reporters' investigation]

　　 There are two versions of manual diagnostic chart, 50 and 24, which is true or false?

After the reporter input the "hand diagnosis map" in Baidu, she found that the hand diagnosis map Ms. Wang said was just one version of it. In addition to the "50 style", the reporter found that there is also a "24 style" hand diagnostic chart, which can see 24 kinds of diseases, and each type is marked with detailed disease corresponding palm shape. There are liver disease, diabetes, gallstones, heart disease, neuralgia, and even liver cancer, suicide attempts can be seen, and netizens exclaim "God like picture".

Taking early liver cancer as an example, the picture says that patients with early liver cancer will have "many thin and short lines cut across" on their emotional lines, and Mercury Dome (below the little finger) will be swollen, with many vertical and horizontal striae and blurred. The emotional line here is usually thin or broken. The health line is vague and shallow, with bifurcated lines. Venus Hill or Moon Hill (on both sides of the left and right palms near the wrist) is red, with red, purple and tan spots.

In addition, there is a hand diagnostic chart of "spotted palm", and the so-called spotted palm refers to the color of the palm, red and white, which is scattered. The poster said that most people with spotted palms have poor digestive function, mostly due to deficiency of the spleen and stomach. At the same time, their heart and lung functions are also weak, and they are prone to fatigue and respiratory diseases.

　　 Some people believe in it, and some people don't believe in evil

"When you look at the picture and compare it with your palm, you can see where your body is sick at a glance." In the interview, the reporter found that some netizens were very serious and would rather believe it, believing that it might reflect the clues of physical diseases. I found that they were very similar to my own, so I was very frightened. I went to the hospital to ask the doctor for confirmation, and handed the picture and my palm to the doctor, leaving the doctor at a loss.

But some people don't think so. "If you look at the palm of your hand, you can know the health status of your body. What's the difference between this and fortune tellers?" The netizen "Little Cabbage" is strongly suspicious of the hand diagnostic chart. He said, "If you can know the disease just by looking at the palm of your hand, doctors will have read in vain for more than ten years. Modern scientific inspection equipment has become a chicken's ribs. Why do you still need hospitals? Why don't doctors lose their jobs?"

[Doctor exposure]

　　 There was a hand doctor in Nanjing who was once scolded as "playing the devil"

"There are really doctors studying hand diagnosis". According to an expert in the acupuncture department of a hospital in Nanjing, there was an old Chinese doctor in their hospital who read a book about hand diagnosis and became obsessed with it, specializing in hand diagnosis. Because of his research experience, he gradually gained many fans and was often asked to watch him. "After a group of fans saw him, some people regarded him as a god, saying that he could see many health hazards and prevent them before they happen. Many people also described him as" playing the devil ", which is no different from fortune tellers." The expert said frankly, "We dare not say whether it is scientific or not, but we can only say that none of the 'regular army' in our circle has ever studied it, and it has not been used in clinic, let alone confirmed clinically," said the expert.

[Tracing back to the source]

　　 Is hand diagnosis fortune telling or is it true?

"When it comes to hand diagnosis, many people tend to associate it with fortune tellers who set up stalls on the street. However, hand diagnosis and fortune telling are totally different concepts." Facing the mysterious and mysterious hand diagnosis diagram, Wang Dongxu, deputy director of the traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment expert of Nanjing Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine Hospital, told the reporter that there was a talk of hand diagnosis in ancient times. Hand diagnosis mainly used vision, touch, etc, The signs on the hand were observed purposefully, and some of the contents were similar to the observation of traditional Chinese medicine, which was described in the Internal Classic. However, he also stressed that "hand diagnosis is not medicine, but a folk saying. People's experience is only accumulated, so it cannot be used as the basis for disease diagnosis."

Experts say that hand diagnosis is to see the changes of meridians, blood vessels and skin color, rather than lines. There is no scientific basis for the mysterious palm print. "It's a joke to say good, but it's a fortune teller to say bad."

[Connecting experts]

　　 Hand diagnosis belongs to the non mainstream. It's not necessary to be serious

Wang Dongxu told the reporter that some statements about hand diagnosis have certain reference value. For example, people with "green palms" generally do not have healthy liver and smooth blood circulation. In fact, "white palm" is an objective reflection of the body surface of people with relatively cold physique. The so-called "red palm" generally refers to patients with excess heat in the body. The spotted palms are mostly of autonomic nerve disorder type.

"However, the statement of hand diagnosis should not be taken too seriously." Wang Dongxu said that the scientific nature of hand diagnosis has not been systematically studied and is not the basis for clinical diagnosis. Non mainstream medicine should not be over superstitious, nor should it be taken too seriously to avoid making jokes.

　　 There were records of hand diagnosis of children in ancient times, but now people have no basis for diagnosis

"Traditional Chinese medicine also has a similar method of hand diagnosis, such as finger diagnosis of children, which is mainly used for babies under 3 years old." Ni Zheng, the chief physician of the hospital's Department of Preventive Medicine, told reporters that Wang Chao, a doctor of the Tang Dynasty, first recorded this method in the "Water Mirror Diagram", by observing the changes of the subcutaneous superficial veins exposed on the radial side of the baby's index finger (the side close to the thumb), such as floating, sinking, color Part and shape, etc., to identify the exterior and interior of the disease, cold and heat, deficiency and excess, and severity.

Ni Zheng believes that hand diagnosis can only be used as an auxiliary means of diagnosis and treatment, and should not be overly superstitious, let alone generalizing. The final diagnosis should be based on specific test results and doctors' diagnosis.

■ Extended Reading

　 Four types of hand diagnosis have been clinically verified

Experts said that clinically, there are 4 kinds of palm disease manifestations have been verified.

1. Small black spots on the palm: according to Chinese medicine theory, different parts of the palm correspond to different parts of the body, and black spots on different parts of the palm indicate that there are disease signals in the corresponding areas.

2. Spider nevus on the palm: it shows dark red or purplish red spots, surrounded by lines like spider claws, indicating liver damage, decreased detoxification function of the liver, and liver disease.

3. Red and white palms: autonomic nerve disorder, related to personal constitution.

4. Rough palms: if they do not work, they show rough and protruding palms, which are mostly of the type of blood deficiency and wind dryness. (Reporter Qi Zaibing)