The story of Bian Que's three brothers' treatment comes from Guan Zi Xia Juan's Sixteen Poets. The original text is: Wei asked: "Which doctor is the best in Zi Kun Emperor?" Bian Que said: "The eldest brother is the best, the second brother is the second, and Bian Que is the last." King Wen of Wei said, "Can you smell evil?" Bian Que said, "Eldest brother went to see God because he was ill, but he didn't get rid of it, so his name didn't come from home. Brother Zhong's treatment is not bad at all, so his name is not from Lu. If you are in Bian Que, you will be famous for your blood, poison and skin. "
King Wen of Wei asked the famous doctor Bian Que, "Your three brothers are all good at medical skills, which one is the best?" Bian Que replied: "The eldest brother is the best, the second brother is the second, and I am the worst." King Wen asked again, "Then why are you the most famous?"
Bian Que replied, "My eldest brother treated me before I got sick. Because most people don't know that he eradicated the cause in advance, his fame can't spread, only our family knows. Second brother treated the disease at the beginning. Most people think that he can only cure minor illnesses, so his fame is limited to his own village. And I also treat diseases when I am seriously ill. Most people have seen me perform major operations, such as bloodletting and skin medication, so I think my medical skills are brilliant and my reputation has spread all over the country. "
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Bian Que's allusions to the medical skills of the three brothers illustrate the truth that a good doctor "does not treat the disease until it is cured". The ancients said: "A good doctor often has no disease, so he has no disease;" Saints often cure suffering without suffering, so there is no suffering. " "nip in the bud", "nip in the bud" and "prevent delay" all mean the same thing
The so-called "prevention of disease" refers to taking various measures to do a good job of prevention before the disease occurs, so as to avoid the occurrence of the disease, and its core is active prevention. This is an important theory in the field of TCM therapeutics, and it is also the most cutting-edge and advanced medical thought.
"Prevention before illness" means taking precautions before it happens. Just like brother Bian Que's treatment, when the human body is in a healthy state without diseases, targeted health care measures are taken for various possible causes of diseases. Its purpose is to protect healthy qi, enhance physical fitness, avoid the invasion of various diseases and pathogens, and prevent the occurrence of diseases.
Secondly, we should prevent the disease from changing, that is to say, after the disease occurs, we should master the law of disease transmission and change, take measures to diagnose and treat it early, stop the deterioration and spread of the disease in time, and promote the rehabilitation of the disease. The need for prevention and rehabilitation after illness means that after treatment, the pathogenic factors have been basically eliminated, and the healthy qi has not yet recovered, and it is in the rehabilitation stage of initial recovery, and consolidation treatment or preventive measures are taken in advance to prevent the recurrence of the disease.
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