Traditional Chinese Medicine Health KT Board

The essence of a qualified TCM health KT board is to break down the underlying logic of syndrome differentiation and treatment into practical guidelines that ordinary people can follow without stepping into pitfalls. It is by no means a collection of professional jargon or promotional materials that exaggerate the efficacy.

Last year, I helped the community health service center near my home modify three health-preserving KT boards that were to be put up on the wall. The original version published by the advertising company was full of general slogans such as "Eat more greens to nourish the liver in spring" and "9 out of 10 people with dampness need cupping." Three days after it was posted, an aunt who often came to measure blood pressure came to me and said that she took the photos. I was advised to drink dandelion and chrysanthemum tea every day. After drinking it for a week, I suffered from stomach colic and broke into cold sweats. After asking, I found out that my aunt has a constitution with deficiency of the spleen and stomach. She did have symptoms of hyperactivity of liver yang and bitter taste in the mouth, but she couldn't bear to drink cold chrysanthemum tea continuously. In the end, the general practitioner prescribed warm medicine to relieve the pain.

Nowadays, those who are engaged in traditional Chinese medicine health KT boards have actually been thinking in two ways, and they have been arguing for a long time. The first type is made by people who graduated from the publicity department of public hospitals and traditional Chinese medicine schools. They always feel that they have to be professional enough not to mislead people. The whole page reads "Those with yin deficiency and internal heat should nourish yin and moisturize dryness" and "those with stagnation of qi should soothe the liver and regulate qi." Not to mention the elderly who have never been exposed to traditional Chinese medicine, many young office workers were stunned for a long time after reading it, not knowing which category they belonged to. In the end, they just didn't read it. The other type is those made by health care centers and beauty institutions. They are very purposeful and do whatever they want to induce drainage. They all use absolute expressions such as "patting the elbow socket to expel toxins from the heart and lungs" and "consistently drinking astragalus water to replenish qi and blood." They don't even mention a single taboo. Last time I saw something even more outrageous at a street health center. , the KT board said "Moxibustion for three miles, life to ninety-nine", there was no reminder that patients with diabetes or skin ulcers should not use moxibustion. Later, I heard from the owner of a nearby drugstore that a man with diabetes actually applied moxibustion and didn't even notice the blisters. It took less than half a month for them to heal.

When I modified the three KT boards, I did not deal with the weak ones. Take the spring health section as an example. I directly listed the three most common types of problems that are prone to occur in spring, with methods that everyone can understand at a glance: "I often stay up late recently, and my mouth is bitter and my eyes are dry. I soaked in chrysanthemum and wolfberry water. The maximum is 3 chrysanthemums and 3 wolfberry pills a day. If you don't drink it for 3 days, don't drink it." Recently, I have diarrhea and cold hands and feet after eating something cold. Don’t follow the trend of drinking chrysanthemum tea. It’s more suitable to boil some ginger and jujube water.” “If you lose your temper frequently recently and have sweaty palms and soles, don’t moxibustion at home. Walking in the park for half an hour is better than anything else.” A line of bold text was added at the bottom: “The above content is for daily reference only. If you feel uncomfortable, please see a doctor first.”

Some people also lie to me, saying that you are still not rigorous in doing this. What if someone has the same symptoms but has a special constitution? This is true. After all, traditional Chinese medicine values ​​​​thousands of people, and a KT board is only one square meter long. It is impossible to list all situations. Therefore, every time I make this kind of content, I will emphasize that the KT board is a "stepping stone" for popular science, not a diagnosis and treatment guide. It allows everyone to pay more attention after reading it. Don't just follow the trend of any health care method, and the task has been completed.

Don’t underestimate these KT boards, which cost dozens of yuan each. They are posted in social welfare corridors, community bulletin boards, and at the front desks of health care centers. People passing by can memorize a few sentences with a glance. If the content is reliable, it can help many people avoid pitfalls. If you write blindly, ordinary people who trust you will be fooled. To put it bluntly, there are so many fancy requirements for making a TCM health KT board. It is better than anything else if ordinary people can understand it, follow it and avoid any pitfalls.