A novel approach based on OCT for tongue inspection in traditional Chinese medicine

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haixin Dong ◽  
Zhouyi Guo ◽  
Changchun Zeng ◽  
Huiqing Zhong ◽  
Xin Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Tongue Inspection

Quantitative analysis on tongue inspection in traditional Chinese medicine using optical coherence tomography

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 011004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haixin Dong ◽  
Zhouyi Guo ◽  
Changchun Zeng ◽  
Huiqing Zhong ◽  
Yonghong He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Coherence Tomography ◽  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Optical Coherence ◽  
Tongue Inspection

scholarly journals Tongue inspection

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-214
Author(s):  
Gislaine Cristina Abe ◽  
Paulo Eduardo Ramos ◽  
Sissy Veloso Fontes ◽  
Márcia Pradella Hallinan ◽  
Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Prognostic Assessment ◽  
Examination Protocol ◽  
Tongue Inspection ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Selection Of

Background. Tongue inspection (TI) is important for diagnosis and prognosis in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Tongue evalua­tion models vary among countries; however, no systematic protocol is in place. Objective. To propose a systematic protocol for TI to be used in neurology. Method. 1) A review of the books in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, and of papers in English, Portuguese, Span­ish, and French retrieved from the databases Pubmed, Lilacs, and Cochrane Library using the following descriptors: tongue, diagnosis, prognosis, traditional Chinese medicine; 2) Selection of the major tongue characteristics; search for a tongue examination protocol, and search for descriptions of features related to prognostic assessment. Results. In total, 26 articles were selected; however, none of them provided information pertaining to the object of the present study, or the information was inaccurate and vague. The same occurred with the Western medicine books, as none of them outlined a protocol. A TCM-based TI protocol was prepared, comprising four levels of severity and complexity. Conclusion: A systematic TI protocol was created for use in integrative medicine (Western and Chinese medi­cine), eliminating the divergent points and simplifying the items to be assessed during tongue inspection.

scholarly journals Entropy-Based Model for Interpreting Life Systems in Traditional Chinese Medicine

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-lian Kang ◽  
Shao Li ◽  
Ji-feng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Real Data ◽  
The Body ◽  
Entropy Theory ◽  
Entropy Flow ◽  
Holistic Model ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Evolution Of Life

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatsqias the core of the human life systems. Starting with a hypothetical correlation between TCMqiand the entropy theory, we address in this article a holistic model for evaluating and unveiling the rule of TCM life systems. Several new concepts such as acquired life entropy (ALE), acquired life entropy flow (ALEF) and acquired life entropy production (ALEP) are propounded to interpret TCM life systems. Using the entropy theory, mathematical models are established for ALE, ALEF and ALEP, which reflect the evolution of life systems. Some criteria are given on physiological activities and pathological changes of the body in different stages of life. Moreover, a real data-based simulation shows life entropies of the human body with different ages, Cold and Hot constitutions and in different seasons in North China are coincided with the manifestations ofqias well as the life evolution in TCM descriptions. Especially, based on the comparative and quantitative analysis, the entropy-based model can nicely describe the evolution of life entropies in Cold and Hot individuals thereby fitting theYin–Yangtheory in TCM. Thus, this work establishes a novel approach to interpret the fundamental principles in TCM, and provides an alternative understanding for the complex life systems.

scholarly journals The ancient, Present and Future Prospects of Tongue Manifestation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-414
Author(s):  
Yu-Hui Ma ◽  
Lin-Feng Li ◽  
Hao-Nan Wu ◽  
Yu-Xuan Zhang ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Western Medicine ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Tongue Manifestation ◽  
Tongue Inspection

Tongue inspection with a long history is one of the most distinctive methods in diagnosis of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The emergence and improvement of tongue inspection theory is the crystallization of countless ancient medical doctors' wisdom. We should combine the theory of tongue inspection and modern technology and interchange TCM and western medicine, which is conducive to clinical research and promotes the objective development of tongue inspection, achieving the inheritance of TCM and creating TCM of our time. Keywords: tongue inspection; ancient; modern; future prospects

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