In an interview, some people in the field of Chinese medicine who did not want to be named talked about the popularity of Qu Limin's books, and even said that the book was not worth reading. Some cautious Chinese medicine practitioners pointed out that Qu's lecture suffered a lot of serious injuries, and it was inappropriate for her to cover the diseases of western medicine from the perspective of Chinese medicine. For example, people who blush may not have liver problems, and diabetics cannot cure diseases by eating soy rice. ...
But even Qu Limin's critics believe that Qu Limin has successfully introduced China people into the door of Chinese medicine culture. Next, more Chinese medicine experts have the responsibility to lead the public into the hall of Chinese medicine step by step.
When we are worried about the future of TCM, and we are still indignant at the idea of abolishing TCM, we should really thank Qu Limin, who made more people in China like TCM.
Fire is square-her classroom is like fresh air.
1. She made Chinese medicine fire.
"Many friends outside the circle of Chinese medicine always like to ask me about Qu Limin. It seems that as long as you are engaged in Chinese medicine, you will definitely know her. " Wang Hao, a teacher (pseudonym) from a college of traditional Chinese medicine in Beijing, said with a smile that since last year, the chances of being invited by universities, scientific research institutions and even many enterprises to talk about traditional Chinese medicine have obviously increased. This time, there happened to be Qu Limin's kiss of TCM health preservation.
"Chinese medicine is really getting more and more popular." Lv Jiage, the author of "Saving Chinese Medicine" and the son of Lu Bingkui, a famous Chinese medicine predecessor, lamented, "Friends in the field of Chinese medicine often talk about Qu Limin. She has played a very good role in promoting Chinese medicine culture, so that more people can pay attention to Chinese medicine culture. "
Fan, a famous TCM health expert, is often active in TV stations, print media and many public welfare lectures. With more than 40 years of clinical and research experience in traditional Chinese medicine, he feels that Qu Limin's fire is inevitable. "Everyone is willing to accept what they are familiar with, and so is health. Chinese medicine should have more affinity than western medicine. The people feel that western medicine has a sense of distance, while Chinese medicine is easier to master and practice. "
What she said is very practical.
"Why is TCM keeping in good health so hot? I think one of the reasons is that treating diseases is a big expense for the people in China. Since the disease can't be cured, it should be prevented early, and Chinese medicine pays special attention to preventing diseases. The health care method of Chinese medicine is practical and cheap. " Lu Jiage said.
Peng Yuqing, deputy director of the sub-health department of Oriental Hospital affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, also believes that the health care method mentioned by Qu Limin is very convenient to use: "What if a pregnant woman catches a cold? Qu Limin gave a trick. They could cook soup with scallion in the early stage. Every family has scallions, so it's convenient to make soup. You don't have to worry about the side effects of drugs. Can pregnant women who dare not take medicine with a cold not like it? "
Wang Hao believes that rubbing the feet with the palm of Qu Limin's hand can make the heart and kidney intersect, which is helpful for the kidney to play its collection function. Through the attack time of heart disease, we can roughly guess which meridian is out of order and so on. Everything is correct and practical.
It is not easy for her to speak simply.
"Qu Limin compared the kidney to a gas tank and a piggy bank, and suddenly explained the complicated medical theory of kidney in traditional Chinese medicine." In Peng Yuqing's view, in addition to providing practical methods of TCM health preservation, being good at comparing TCM is also the most commendable place for Qu Limin.
"The common people's views on Chinese medicine culture have always been: mysterious, profound and difficult to understand. Qu Limin used vivid and simple language to spread Chinese medicine, which not only made people who didn't understand Chinese medicine understand, but even I began to use her metaphor to explain various pathologies to patients. " Peng Yuqing lamented.
"Qu Limin's class is like a breath of fresh air." Lin Zheng (pseudonym), who is now a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine in a 3A general hospital in Beijing, recalled that she had heard Qu Limin talk about TCM health preservation when she was studying at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. "She tells the truth of Chinese medicine in a way that is not bound by the profession of Chinese medicine. Although popular, they are all loved by ordinary people and can be understood. "
How difficult is it to make the truth of traditional Chinese medicine easy to understand? Professor sambora of Xiyuan Hospital of Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine was deeply touched: "For practitioners of Chinese medicine, it is much easier to write academic papers than popular science articles. The former only needs to be' deep' and the latter needs to be' deep' and then' shallow', which requires considerable efforts. "
Sambora admits that he didn't put down the science of traditional Chinese medicine until he was awarded the title of professor. "Many Chinese medicine experts have failed to join the ranks of Chinese medicine popularization, largely because of the pressure of work. Academic papers must be published to evaluate professional titles, and doing Chinese medicine science popularization has no effect in this regard. "
She made more people fall in love with Chinese medicine.
"A patient has a boil on his ear. When she came to see me, she asked her if boils had anything to do with visceral diseases. Later, I learned that he read Qu Limin's book and learned that Chinese medicine pays attention to the overall problem, so he wondered if there was something wrong with the viscera. " Peng Yuqing still remembers it.
In Peng Yuqing's view, Qu Limin not only penetrated into her patients, but also penetrated into the hearts of her family. Peng Yuqing said frankly: Although she is a Chinese medicine clinician, her family still buys Qu Limin's books, because all she can do is to help others treat diseases, and what Qu Limin does is to keep more people healthy.
"Some retired workers in our hospital are also going to buy Qu Limin's CD to watch at home. If they encounter any problems, they will ask me again with questions if they don't understand. " Peng Yuqing feels that through the popularization of Chinese medicine, more people have been guided to pay attention to and understand Chinese medicine, which is the credit of Qu Limin.
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Qu Limin is a heavy hammer.
Despite the controversy over Qu Limin in one way or another, every expert in Chinese medicine appreciates Qu Limin's great contribution to the promotion of Chinese medicine: she pushed the fever of Chinese medicine to a climax, she let the people know that our old ancestors left a great medical work, Huangdi Neijing, and she showed many people who knew nothing about Chinese medicine a brilliant corner of Chinese medicine.
In 2006, a farce of "canceling Chinese medicine" by ten thousand people was fresh in people's memory. "Qu Limin Phenomenon" makes us realize the powerful vitality of TCM. Because Chinese medicine is hidden in the thoughts of every common people in China, and immersed in the dribs and drabs of our lives, Qu Libin used a heavy hammer to wake up our sleeping brains and arouse our knowledge of Chinese medicine.
We want to thank these Chinese medicine experts who are willing to stand up and criticize Qu Limin. It is because of their criticism that we can treat Qu Limin more objectively and correctly understand the knowledge of TCM health preservation. We hope that these experts can be "inspired" by Qu Limin and lead the public to understand Chinese medicine more correctly and deeply, to know Chinese medicine and to popularize it.
There is a saying in American medical circles that doctors who don't do popular science education are not good doctors. Applying this sentence, we think that Chinese medicine practitioners who do not do popular science education are not good Chinese medicine practitioners either. The vitality of TCM is not at the top, but at the bottom, in the hearts of ordinary people. To make this ancient towering tree of traditional Chinese medicine flourish forever, it is necessary to put its roots deep into the minds of ordinary people. What does this depend on? It depends on the popular science education of Chinese medicine.
If the majority of Chinese medicine practitioners and even the whole society can realize this, the bonfire of Chinese medicine popularization will burn more and more brightly, and the heat of Chinese medicine will warm more people.
The ice is on the opposite side-popularity can't be vulgar.
1. Her foundation is not deep enough.
Once, a patient went to see a doctor because of acne. Dr. Lin explained that it was caused by lung heat and spleen damp heat. Unexpectedly, the patient asked, "Why are you different from Qu Limin?"? She said that acne is caused by stomach fire. " The words made Lin Zheng speechless. "If you have a few small boils on your face, it may be caused by stomach fire, but the cause of acne will not be stomach fire."
Improper explanation of etiology and pathology is the most controversial thing for Qu Limin in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.
"QuLiMin said chronic cough deficiency, you should let him cough, so let the lung, cough will be fine. But the problem is that if there is deficiency, the treatment of chronic cough deficiency needs to be connected, not declared; Also, Qu Limin said that there is sweetness in the mouth, which is a problem with the convergence of the spleen. I don't agree with this. It should be said that it is caused by spleen heat and rebellious temper. " Wang Hao often frowned when reading Qu Limin's Talking about Health from Head to Foot.
"Although some of Qu Limin's health care methods are good, they still have not come up with real Chinese medicine skills." Wang Hao said, for example, "ten fingers knocking" to prevent cold hands and feet, this method is far less rapid than the well point (fingertip) on the hand.
2. You can't cover the diseases of western medicine from the viewpoint of Chinese medicine.
"QuLiMin said drinking blush, liver has a problem. This is absolutely correct. If a reader checks because of this sentence and the diagnosis result is no problem, will he no longer believe in Chinese medicine? "
Zhao Wen, a senior reporter of China journal of traditional chinese medicine, felt that some of what Qu Limin said violated the core view of TCM, that is, "syndrome differentiation and treatment", that is, "it varies from person to person". Traditional Chinese medicine pays the most attention to the concrete analysis of specific situations, but it is inappropriate to simply graft the index diagnosis method of western medicine to traditional Chinese medicine.
Fan also agrees with this view: many diseases in modern society, Chinese medicine itself does not exist, can not mislead readers. "For example, diabetes is not found in Chinese medicine, and some are similar to it."
Qu Limin also talked about diabetes in the book. She said: "There is a prescription for treating middle-term diabetes. Every meal is dominated by soybeans, with more soybeans, rice, vegetables and bean products, and only a small amount of lean meat. The average person can recover in two or three months, and even the medicine is not eaten. "
"Obviously, this view is a bit too absolute. After all, there are many reasons for diabetes in Chinese medicine, such as eating out and silting out. " Fan further explained: what we eat means that our ancestors gave us a stomach to digest fiber food, but we began to eat more and more western-style steaks, which buried the hidden danger of diabetes over time; And congestion. Modern people have great work pressure, and secular desires can melt fire. If the internal heat is much higher, it may also lead to diabetes. Then there is the weakness of qi and blood in the elderly. "All this, just eating soy rice for treatment, is obviously too one-sided."
"I firmly believe that the popularization of Chinese medicine is necessary, but popularization does not mean vulgarization. Chinese medicine is not as simple as eating radish and ginger. Chinese medicine should be able to give more comprehensive, correct and effective guidance and help to the public health. " Zhao Wen said this.
Don't go astray in the popularization of Chinese medicine
Lu Jiage met a ridiculous thing: "A person I know went to a short-term Chinese medicine class for a fee. As a result, the speaker described the location of Weizhong point as elbow here (the correct location is on the leg), and even the basic issues such as the location of acupuncture points were wrong. It's hard to believe what he can say about authentic Chinese medicine. I also read in a health book of traditional Chinese medicine that cancer patients should drink chicken soup. In fact, this is also wrong. Cancer patients can't eat hair, and chicken, beef and mutton are not suitable for eating, otherwise it may cause adverse consequences. This irresponsible statement will harm people. "
"Chinese medicine science should also have a holistic view, don't be isolated, and don't take the side door. Including the very hot palmprint health care in the society now, understanding the disease through palmprint is controversial in the academic circles of Chinese medicine. " Fan said frankly that the popularization of TCM health care should talk more about the principles and basic things of TCM health care.
Zhao Wen's view is similar to Fan's. She believes: "Now most of the popular science content of Chinese medicine is to spread the technology of Chinese medicine, that is, specific health care methods. This is very important, but while introducing the methods, we should also convey the health concept of traditional Chinese medicine, which is more useful to the public. With the correct theoretical guidance, the public not only mastered the guidelines for using Chinese medicine health care methods. For example, not everyone can have the effect of qi, so if you have flatulence, eating radish doesn't work. You can consider the reason for your flatulence and change other tricks. Therefore, I think it is more meaningful to guide from the concept than to simply say one trick and one style. "
Lu Jiage also talked about the role of the media. He said that newspapers update much faster than books. In view of the wrong statements in books and lectures, newspapers should correct them in time and inform the public of the correct methods and opinions. People should not blindly follow the trend when choosing lectures and books on traditional Chinese medicine.
In this regard, Fan suggested: "If people who don't have the ability to distinguish want to learn Chinese medicine, it is best to choose books or lectures from scholars with professional backgrounds. People with discriminating ability can listen to health lectures and read health books according to their own preferences, but they must find scientific and correct content before they can practice. Most importantly, the purpose of popularizing Chinese medicine is to make more people less sick and not sick. If they are sick, they must see a doctor. "
This has become the knowledge of almost all experts.