[Discussion of some problems in studying relationship between sphygmo-diagram and syndrome types or diseases].
In contemporary studies of pulse and of the relationship between sphygmo-diagram and syndrome types or diseases, pulse instrument is usually applied to trace the sphygmo-diagram. A comparatively systemic theory about pulse diagnosis has been formed, and it promotes the pulse researching process. But the mechanism of pulse is complicated and the expressive information of pulse is diversity. So it is difficult to record the complicated information of pulse by applying the instrument. In addition, the simplicity in methods of tracing and analyzing sphygmo-diagram and the lack of criterion for syndrome differentiation make it difficult to study the relationship between the sphygmo-diagram and the syndrome types. It's important to lay stress on clinical applying, to promote communication among researchers, to unify the standards of pulse instrument and syndrome differentiation, and to reinforce the research on the relationship between sphygmo-diagram and the syndrome types. The government's support is also needed to promote multi-science cooperation at the same time.
Tai
Jia-Bin
JB
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. taijiabin@sohu.com
Shen
Xu-Bo
XB
Li
Lin
L
Liu
Wen-Qi
WQ
Zhu
De-Zeng
DZ
Ling
Chang-Quan
CQ
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D011674:Pulse / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013577:Syndrome