[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-can-hear-the-heart-s-voice-of-traditional-chin":3,"chapter-i-can-hear-the-heart-s-voice-of-traditional-chin-i-can-hear-the-heart-s-voice-of-traditional-chin-chapter-76":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1556691,2021,"Chapter 76 - 43: Xiao Ke (Diabetes) (Part 3)","i-can-hear-the-heart-s-voice-of-traditional-chin-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>Additionally, in normal people, physical activity, drinking alcohol or coffee, or emotional agitation can also cause an accelerated heartbeat, showing a rapid pulse for a certain period. However, this situation is not considered a pathological pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Liu Shao in front of him, already over fifty, Lu Xuan detected no trace of alcohol scent on him, clearly having nothing to do with these factors; it indicated a problem with Liu Shao’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just the rapid pulse on the right hand was not enough to diagnose Liu Shao’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Left hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xuan spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shao cooperatively moved his right hand away and extended his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xuan pressed lightly, not feeling the same situation as with the right hand; he couldn’t even feel the pulse on the left hand, so he had to press harder, only then did he sense Liu Shao’s left-hand pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xuan quickly made a judgment in his mind; the pulse was deep and weak, almost imperceptible unless pressed firmly to the muscle beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in \"Vein Language,\" there is a saying: \"The deep pulse is felt beneath the muscle.\" \"Medical Zen\" also states: \"The deep pulse does not respond to light touch; only with firm pressure, it can be detected. Raise the fingers slightly, and press more firmly; even then, it does not immediately respond to the fingers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The left pulse is deep and hidden, and the right is deep and rapid, what could it indicate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Xuan frowned deeply, instinctively looked at Liu Shao, opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to ask the situation, but seeing the other’s attitude, he swallowed back the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not asking, not only because he feared the other might not answer but also because he couldn’t make a judgment, which didn’t mean the Heart’s Voice couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knowledge was limited, but this group of experts had encountered too many ailments over thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too numerous to count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It seems our Dr. Lu has run into a problem this time! Without any symptoms, trying to diagnose solely by pulse-feeling is something even an experienced TCM practitioner might struggle with.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Whether he can diagnose it depends on if Dr. Lu can think of those two statements.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Which two?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Although the patient’s left and right pulse conditions differ, they share a similarity, which is both are deep pulses, as stated in \"Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in Volume 14 of Water Qi Disease it says: When all pulses are deep, it must be charged with water, indicating body swelling and heaviness. This suggests the patient retains water in their body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, relying solely on this cannot conclude a diagnosis, but if remembering another saying, \"those with a deep pulse have retained drink,\" the range of ailments can be narrowed down.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones with a deep pulse have retained drink, indicating the patient exhibits symptoms of thirst, yet observing this person, the body does not seem swollen; instead, he appears thin, likely due to frequent urination. Frequent urination, thirst, weight loss, further noticing the cracked lips, suggest it might be diabetes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diabetes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of surprise surfaced on Lu Xuan’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This term, general people might not understand; from the literal interpretation, one might think of a thirst-related ailment, but these two words belong to traditional Chinese medicine terminology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Western medicine terms, it refers to diabetes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, from the pulse condition, Liu Shao’s diabetes might not be mild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, this surprise on Lu Xuan’s part was seen by Liu Shao, undoubtedly making him slightly disappointed, feeling that today’s traditional Chinese medicine practitioners were all about empty fame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he heard others mention that Dr. Lu from Qiu City Health Center’s TCM department had remarkable medical skills, so he thought to give it a try, but now it seems, without those Western medical tests, diagnosing what illness he had was just as elusive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Liu Shao withdrew his hand, got up, ready to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This illness, might as well leave it be!\u003C\u002Fp>",667,"2026-06-06T07:37:12.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","b93891958e06323d59b4ddbd3738f7c88f77c5968962bfa5db02b741243ff44c","i-can-hear-the-heart-s-voice-of-traditional-chin-chapter-77","i-can-hear-the-heart-s-voice-of-traditional-chin-chapter-75",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-can-hear-the-heart-s-voice-of-traditional-chin-cover.jpg"]