Chapter 56 56．Is Chinese medicine (un)reliable?

Nezha of Q nerves asked When Zhang Wuben's mung bean health regimen was booming, many people wanted to sleep with mung bean soup in their hands. Unfortunately, it didn't take long for him to be exposed as a liar and quickly fell from the horse.In the past two years, TCM health preservation has been highly praised and strongly questioned at the same time. There are almost as many supporters and opponents of TCM.We also asked a Chinese doctor to answer some health questions (see question 55). Do you think her answers are reliable? A Yun Wuxin answered the nervous Nezha Normatively speaking, the terms "Chinese medicine" and "Western medicine" are inaccurate.The "Chinese medicine" we are talking about now refers to traditional Chinese medicine, and the West also has their traditional medicine, and those parts are the "Western medicine" corresponding to "Chinese medicine".The so-called "Western medicine" refers to modern medicine. Although it was developed in the West, scientists from all over the world are contributing to its development.Corresponding to "modern medicine" is "traditional medicine" from all over the world, including "Chinese medicine".Specifically on the answer to question 55, 1. The concepts of "Yang Deficiency" and "Yin Nourishment" should be clearly defined by the Chinese medicine community, especially what is the judgment standard, otherwise it can only be empty talk.According to modern science, people need a certain amount of water every day, not only the water that is directly drunk, but also the water in the diet, such as various beverages.As for those "yin nourishing" medicinal materials, there is no evidence to prove that they can solve the problem of water shortage in the human body.From the perspective of modern science, since the ingredients are unknown, the possibility of containing beneficial ingredients to the human body is as great as the possibility of containing harmful ingredients.Just drink water when you are thirsty, and don’t force yourself if you are not thirsty. 2.When the ancestors defined "kidney", they didn't even know the existence of what modern medicine calls "kidney" in the human body, and they couldn't be tied together just because they used the same Chinese character.I don't know how to understand the "kidney" in traditional medicine, but the kidney mentioned in modern science has nothing to do with the reproductive system, and it is far away from semen.As for brain fatigue, if it can be proved that it is related to the kidneys, it would be a huge discovery.