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A historical evaluation of Chinese tongue diagnosis in the treatment of septicemic plague in the pre-antibiotic era, and as a new direction for revolutionary clinical research applications / 中西医结合学报
Journal of Integrative Medicine ; (12): 141-146, 2018.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-691073
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Chinese tongue diagnosis was initially developed to quickly and efficiently diagnose and prescribe medicine, while at the same time allowing the doctor to have minimal contact with the patient. At the time of its compiling, the spread of Yersinia pestis, often causing septicaemia and gangrene of the extremities, may have discouraged doctors to come in direct contact with their patients and take the pulse. However, in recent decades, modern developments in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as the spread of antibiotics in conjunction with the advancements of microbiology, have overshadowed the original purpose of this methodology. Nevertheless, the fast approaching post-antibiotic era and the development of artificial intelligence may hold new applications for tongue diagnosis. This article focuses on the historical development of what is the world's earliest tongue diagnosis monograph, and discusses the directions that such knowledge may be used in future clinical research.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physiology / Plague / Therapeutics / Tongue / Yersinia pestis / Chemistry / China / History, Ancient / Diagnosis / Diagnosis, Differential Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Journal of Integrative Medicine Year: 2018 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physiology / Plague / Therapeutics / Tongue / Yersinia pestis / Chemistry / China / History, Ancient / Diagnosis / Diagnosis, Differential Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Journal of Integrative Medicine Year: 2018 Type: Article