Wang Shuhe (王叔和), a native of Gaoping ,山陽高平, in modern Weishan Zou County, Shandong) during the Han and Jin dynasties, died in the sixth year of the Western Jin Dynasty (270 AD) under the reign of Cao Wei. Earlier, Cao Cao, because of the recurrence of the "head wind", asked Hua Tuo not to arrive, and killed Hua Tuo in prison. Later, due to the illness of Aizi Cangshu, he regretted killing Hua Tuo and realized the importance of medicine. In the first year of Yankang (220 AD), the State of Wei was established. Uncle Wang and he became Cao Wei's Tai Doctor With his superb medical skills. At that time, the three kingdoms of Wei Shu and Wu were at the height of their own, and they fought for many years. Where the army passes, people are displaced and epidemics are prevalent. Even Cao Zhi exclaimed: "There is the pain of zombies in the family, and there is the mourning of the trumpet in the room." Therefore, the father and son of the Cao clan went out on the expedition, in order to avoid being infected, they must let the Tai Doctor order Uncle Wang to go with the army. Uncle Wang and his army went through arduous battles, and on the one hand, they prevented and cured diseases, and on the other hand, they took advantage of the superior political conditions of taiyi ling to search for classical medical works, Zhongjing testaments, and Huatuo classics in Jiangnan and Huaibei in preparation for writing books.
Historically, there is a mixture of information about pulse science, such as the location of the pulse, which has been circulated since ancient times.
The first is the all-round diagnosis method, which is to massage the arteries that can be touched throughout the body, including the head and neck, the buccal arteries, the radial arteries of the upper limbs, the posterior tibia of the lower limbs, the dorsal popliteal fossa and the femoral artery. The incision of the Inner Classics is mainly the method of diagnosis.
The second is the three-step diagnosis method, that is, the diagnosis of the neck of the person Ying (common artery of the parapharyngeal region), the inch mouth of the wrist (radial artery) and the foot of the Zhaoyang (dorsal artery), Zhang Zhongjing has used this method.
The third is the inch mouth diagnosis method, that is, the individual cutting and pressing the posterior palm radial artery, so it is also called the single inch mouth diagnosis pulse method.
In addition, the description of the type of pulse and the main disease, the statements of each book are not uniform, so Uncle Wang sighed and said: "The pulse is subtle, its body is difficult to distinguish, the strings are tight and floating, and the tossing and turning are similar, and it is easy to understand in the heart, and it is difficult to understand under the fingers." In order to improve the scientific nature of pulse science and better play its role in clinical diagnosis, Wang Shuhe deeply felt the need to systematize and standardize it. Therefore, it resolutely took on the heavy responsibility of compiling the "Pulse Sutra".
Uncle Wang used all kinds of pulse materials collected by zuo Tai Yi Ling to "collect the masses" by the side. From the Neijing to Hua Tuo and unknown physicians, he collected all the discourses on pulse science. Then, according to their own clinical experience, according to the root causes of hundreds of diseases, each with the method of following the class, distinguish the outline, arrange according to the class, and finally organize it into a pulse science monograph "Pulse Sutra". The vein shapes of various pulses are described in the chakra. The various pulses are summarized into: floating, flooding, slippery, number, promotion, string, tight, sinking, volt, leather, solid, micro, astringent, fine, soft, weak, virtual, slow, late, knot, generation, movement and so on 24 kinds. The method and basic knowledge of pulse cutting are discussed, the main organs of the three parts of the left and right inches are listed, and the method of cutting pulse time and determining the number of pulses by breath is proposed in the early morning. He also warned people to pay attention to the yin and yang of the pulse, the virtual reality, the life and death, and the combination of pulse evidence, and specially introduced the exposition of the pulse image by Bian Que, Cang Gong, Zhang Zhongjing, and Hua Tuo. He not only preserved the valuable medical materials of the Han and Jin dynasties, but also provided convenience for the study of ancient pulse knowledge in China. The "Pulse Sutra" is truly a great work of medical diagnosis.
Editor: Beijing Little Green Dragon