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Wang Zhiwei

The Chinese doctor Wang Zhiwei created a unique method for diagnosing and curing the most complex diseases. Dr. Wang’s system is founded on a combination of various diagnostic methods, based on the knowledge of traditional Chinese, Tibetan, Ayurvedic medicine and the Buddhist Shaolin system. His method helps obtain comprehensive information about the health of the patient. This data is used for the creation of a strictly individual treatment course. Typically, the treatment includes a homeopathic treatment course, acupuncture, and massage. This method proves to be extremely effective. In his continuous practice, stretching for over 40 years, Dr. Wang has treated more than 100,000 people, and his method is recognized by modern Chinese medicine as the most advanced method in the field of diagnosis and treatment.

Today, Dr. Wang manages a hospital in a small town in Anhui Province. Each year thousands of patients from over thirty countries around the world - the U.S., Russia, England, Japan, Korea, Australia, Nigeria and others - come to him for advice and treatment, recognizing the strength and relevance of his methodology, which is rooted in the ancient traditions of the Chinese, and the Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine.

Biography

Dr. Wang Zhiwei was born in China's Anhui province in 1953. At the age of 15 he was apprenticed to the famous folk healer Huan Yu Sheng who used the techniques of traditional Chinese medicine. From his first teacher Wang Zhiwei learned the art of pulse diagnosis, passed down in the Chinese tradition from generation to generation since the era of the classical medical treatise of the Yellow Emperor (Huang Di Nei Jing, ca. 2650 B. C.)

Later, Dr. Wang studied the Shaolin Buddhist system of healing Shaolin San Ke Mi Zong, which is an esoteric sect of Buddhism, and then the Tibetan system of Tibetan Mi Zong, which also belongs to one of the esoteric Buddhist schools.

The Shaolin Buddhist system of medicine is based on the knowledge of the circulation of energy and blood in the human body. In contrast to the approach of Western medicine, based on data obtained by direct examination of the diseased areas, the Shaolin Buddhist system uses analysis based on the study of the circulation of energy and blood throughout the body. This helps the doctor to obtain information from all twelve energy meridians of the body simultaneously.

Using the experience accumulated in his medical practice, Dr. Wang created a unique diagnostic system for acquiring comprehensive information about the patient by studying his pulse. He was then invited, as the founder of this diagnostic system, to teach at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhong Jing.

Dr. Wang’s Method

A mandatory part of this system is the method of immediate correction and clarification of the diagnosis on the basis of new data. The reason is that according to traditional Chinese medicine the human condition can vary depending on the time of day, day of week, time of the year, which affects accordingly the picture the doctor sees when diagnosing his patient. Taking this factor into account Dr. Wang can follow the dynamics of the treatment in relation to the phases of the day.

Dr. Wang Zhiwei says his long medical practice taught him that every disease was directly related to the dysfunction of the energy channels of the body, the meridians, and that, naturally, understanding the code of this link provides the key to finding the right treatment for the disease. By the way, in China his technique is regarded as the link between the knowledge of the past and the future generations in the area of the traditional Chinese science of the meridians. It is also considered a necessary step in the transition from simple diagnostics based on pulse palpation to the practical methods of treatment.

In general, Wang Zhiwei’s system proposes to the Western medicine an innovative examination methodology and therefore serves as an enriched theory for clinical study. At the same time, to its native traditional Chinese medicine it serves as an expansion that allows it to correct some of its own shortcomings.

Here is what Dr. Wang says on this issue: ‘Modern science knows four ancient medical traditions: Roman, Greek, Indian and Chinese. The knowledge of the ancient Greek tradition formed the basis of modern Western medicine, which is based on the concepts of the cell, the organ, on pathology, and medical and surgical intervention.

Compared with the other three directions, the traditional Chinese medicine remained to the greatest degree a successor to the original medical knowledge, and managed to survive in the modern world and continue to thrive. This tradition became the basis of my diagnostic method.

The main point of the theory of Chinese medicine is the unity of Heaven, Earth and Man, presented in the Book of Changes. This theory states that the unity of Heaven, Earth and Man is represented in every organ of the human body. According to Chinese medicine, the health of the physical body depends on the state of the mind. Therefore, what is important is to maintain the balance between the energies Yin and Yang, as well as between the elements of Wu Xing - metal, wood, water, fire and earth. For example, if one’s Yang energy is too weak, the person should undergo a treatment aimed at enriching the Yang fire. If the Yang energy is too strong, the person needs to release a part of it.

I consider the method of pulse diagnosis as part of the procedure for preserving the equilibrium of Yin and Yang, as well as the various aspects of Wu Xing. The lungs correspond to the element metal, the liver – to wood, the heart – to the element of fire, the spleen – to earth, and the kidneys – to the element of water. If these five elements are working in harmony within each organ, then your body is in harmony and balance. Problems arise when they are out of balance.

Please keep in mind that different people have different quality and values of the Yin and Yang energy. Therefore, every patient should receive a highly personalized treatment.’

Interview with Dr. Wang

Would you describe the characteristics of the diagnostic technique of the ancient Chinese tradition?

The doctors of traditional Chinese medicine always used the following four methods of diagnosis: wang - observation; wen - hearing the voice of the patient and examining the smell of his body; wen - questioning the patient, and qie - feeling the patient's pulse.

Wang - observation. For example, a sallow face is a sign of weakness of energy, as well as problems with the spleen and stomach. Abnormal redness of the face indicates high blood pressure and problems of the cardiovascular system. Dark or gray face always points to problems of the liver and the kidneys.

Wen – listening to the voice of the patient and studying the smell of his body. For example, if the patient has a weak, quiet voice, this may indicate a weakness of the lungs. An unnatural, bad odor of the body and feces always indicates problems with the digestive system.

Wen - questioning the patient, talking to him. I make certain conclusions by asking the patient relevant questions about his health. I ask about the sensations in his head and other parts of the body, about sweating, body temperature, problems with his discharge, hearing, sight, smell, his joints, his sleep, and nutrition. I ask women about problems with their menstrual cycle and fertility, children - about vaccinations.

Qie - feeling the patient's pulse. The first written evidence of this method, so popular today, can be found in the classical medical treatises from the era of the Yellow Emperor (Huang Di Nei Jing), such as Bian Zhen Fa (Full Diagnostics Based on Feeling the Pulse). In the days of the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316) Dr. Wang Shuhe wrote The Pulse Canon – a work that can be considered the pivot of all knowledge about pulse diagnosis in the Chinese medical tradition.

Who taught you the medical knowledge and all the secrets you use in your work today?

I met my first teacher, Mr. Huan Yu Sheng, at the age of 15. Eventually he also became my father-in-law. He said that becoming a great doctor was not easy, and that you needed to study the four ancient classic treatises - The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic (Huang Di Nei Jing), The Hundred Herbs of Emperor Shen Nong (Shen Nong Bai Cao Jing), the Treatise on Cold-induced and Miscellaneous Diseases (Shang Han Za Bing Lun) and A Careful Study of Various Diseases (Wenbing Qiaobian). He also said that every doctor must constantly enrich his knowledge by studying ancient culture, literature, and history. ‘Being a regular doctor is easier: all you need to do is study basic medicine and how to give people a variety of pills. Great doctors are those who know how to cure all kinds of serious illnesses such as cancer. Whereas conventional doctors can cure only simple ailments like fever or diarrhea,’ - he used to say.

My second teacher was Mr. Li Jibai. He had extensive experience in pulse diagnosis. One day I asked him ‘Which book gave you the most knowledge? '. To which he replied, ‘Shen Gui May’ (Feeling the Pulse of the Gods and Spirits). I looked for this book for decades, but to no avail. This book, perhaps, does not, in fact, exist and has never existed in the usual sense. Rather, it is a great book of insight and inner spiritual experience that every great doctor must write for himself.

You became a very famous doctor in China quite early. What contributed to this?

There were a few cases. In 1975, a villager came to me for help. He had fallen badly from the roof and was paralyzed. After 63 days of acupuncture and massage, he began to move. Slowly at first, with a stick, and after 100 days of treatment he recovered fully. Today, this 78-year-old man is happy and leads a healthy lifestyle. Then, in 1977, I cured a man who, after a nasty blow to the head, had fallen into a coma, and had almost no palpable pulse. After the treatment, he returned to his normal life without any traumas. Another patient of mine was in the final stages of liver cancer. I used acupuncture, cauterization, and traditional classical medicine, and managed to cure it.

What is the secret to gaining and maintaining health?

In my opinion, a person is healthy when they have achieved harmony and balance in the following aspects:

• Proper nutrition. Do not eat too much, do not eat too little, do not eat too much fatty food, do not eat randomly (by eating the wrong amount or at the wrong time).
• Sleep. The most healthy sleep occurs during Zi Shi - from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m.; naps - during Wu Shi - between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. I never stay up till late at night, I sleep for half an hour in the afternoon and usually go to bed at 11 p.m.
• Fine balance between a good rest and focused work.
• Psychological health. Free yourself from worldly desires, stay calm in all your actions, be tolerant to other people, follow the principle of ‘forget and forgive.’ By following these guidelines, you will come to a state of Zheng (a worthy life filled with a sense of justice); Qing (clarity of the mind), and He (living in peace and harmony).
• A clean environment, which means a safe environment at the place where one lives and works, as well as a respect for the environment.

 I don’t have any secrets, any magic formulas, however I follow certain rules I have set for myself. Firstly, I do self-massage every day, once in the morning and once in the evening (from the head to the feet). Secondly, I do water treatments. From early spring to early winter I take a cold shower, with the onset of winter to early spring I alternate cold and hot shower once or twice a day. Also I practice Kunlun exercises that help maintain health and balance of energy.

I’ve developed my own form, which I practice every day. It is based on the knowledge of Tai Chi, Buddhist Qigong, and Taoist alchemy. The next most important thing is to food. And, of course, the most important factor is psychological health. I avoid excessive desire, aspire to be calm and serene, I try to forget and forgive easily. And I feel happier than the immortals.

 

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