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On a sunny afternoon, Zhang Hua waved a kite in his hand and enjoyed a rare leisure time in the park.
Not far away, his neighbor, Dr. Lee, was sitting leisurely on a bench with a magazine in his hand.
"Zhang Hua, do you know? Some traditional home remedies sound strange, but they actually have a lot of health benefits. Dr. Li raised his head and looked at Zhang Hua, who was concentrating on flying a kite, with an expression that seemed to be smiling rather than smiling.
Zhang Hua, a middle school history teacher, didn't know much about medicine, but he was interested in the strange home remedies Dr. Li mentioned, "Oh? for example?" he asked.
Dr. Lee began to recount a recent case he had come across about a patient who had been suffering from a stomach problem for a long time and had overheard of an old home remedy of putting peppercorns on his navel.
At first, he tried this method with half a doubt, but he didn't expect that after half a month, his stomach pain was significantly reduced, and his sleep quality was also improved.
Zhang Hua listened with relish and was very surprised by this peculiar treatment.
Dr. Lee went on to explain that although this method sounds rather outlandish, there is a scientific basis for it.
The navel of the human body is considered to be one of the important acupuncture points that connect the various internal organs, and in traditional Chinese medicine theory, it is directly related to the spleen and stomach.
Zanthoxylum pepper has the effect of dissipating cold in warmth, and can indirectly affect the spleen and stomach when applied through the special part of the navel, thereby relieving the discomfort caused by stomach cold.
To convince Zhang, Dr. Li also mentioned a study that showed that more than 60% of a group of patients with stomach pain reported an improvement in their symptoms after using the method of putting peppercorns in their navel.
This proportion is significantly higher than that of the control group, proving the effectiveness of this traditional home remedy in modern medical research.
As the afternoon sun softened, the conversation shifted from general health knowledge to a discussion on how to integrate traditional healing methods with modern life.
Dr. Lee mentioned that while modern medicine has made tremendous progress, traditional treatments still have their own unique value and deserve to be valued and applied in today's healthy lifestyle.
During the conversation, Dr. Lee also talked about other similar cases, such as the use of ginger slices on the soles of the feet to relieve cold symptoms, or the use of mugwort leaves to soak the feet to improve sleep quality.
He stressed that although these methods seem simple and even a little absurd, there is a certain scientific basis and practical utility behind them.
If these traditional methods are effective, why are they not as popular as Western medicine methods in modern society?
In response to Zhang Hua's question, we can delve into the application of traditional medicine in modern society and the challenges it faces.
Although traditional medical methods such as putting peppercorns on the navel have their scientific basis and practical utility, due to the lack of large-scale scientific research and standardized processes, these methods are often regarded as adjunct or alternative treatments rather than mainstream treatments.
In addition, the modern pursuit of immediate results has also led to the widespread application of many traditional therapies.
Therefore, the integration and complementarity between traditional medicine and modern medicine, and how to better confirm the effectiveness of traditional therapies in scientific research and clinical practice, has become a topic worth exploring.
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