Chinese Face Diagnosis

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Diagnosis is an ancient Chinese wisdom in recognizing a health condition by its location, cause and symptoms. There are many diagnostic techniques, but here I only listed two of them. They are face and hand diagnosis to examine the health consequence of the person.

Ancient Chinese practitioners believe that all diseases are reflected in the face as each area of the face corresponding well to a specific internal organ. In Chinese ancient face reading, future events are interpreted according to color, shape, disfigurements and birthmarks on specific areas of the face. Careful inspection on the face and the hand may determine the location and origin of the disease which is useful in the course of a treatment.

Some of the examples of traditional …show more content…
Face is too red: heart disease or high blood pressure
Face becomes yellow: the spleen and stomach’s ability is low
Face becomes dark: kidney function is low
Face or skin too white: the lungs’ ability is low
Black moles appear on the face: the accumulation of acid and toxin levels in the vaginal are extremely high and may cause inflammation and pain in the vaginal. In this case, the patient should avoid sexual intercourse and any sexual relations with the male.
Folding between the areas of two eyebrows: the lymph’s ability is low, the immune system is weak and the possibility of catching flu is higher
Red spots or pox around the eyebrows: more likely to get flu in the next few days or the person is suffered from the flu.
Eyebrows become red: brain nerve is too active to enable the person to sleep well
Eye socket becomes red: inflammation in the kidneys or back pain
Nose becomes red: bladder inflammation or pain of the back
Swelling veins on the nose: the kidneys and bladder functions are deteriorating
Lips become red: the stomach is too active
Lips become black: both spleen and kidney functions are …show more content…
When the male’s kidneys and bladder function is low, he is more likely to have an enlarged prostate.
Black moles in between the nose and the lip: acid and toxin levels in the body is extremely high, and Chinese fortune-teller has related the formation of black moles as a sign of loneliness
Black moles in between the nose and the lip are too dark: one should aware of getting cancer
The region between the chin and the ear with depressed, scars, pox marks or any other anomalies: the intestine is not functioning well. If this region becomes red, it is possible that the person will have diarrhea in a few days.

Hand Reading

To be good at observational diagnosis of the hand, you need to observe and verify more, and notice the minor things. You should avoid making conclusion too instantly. You may ask the patients if they have any problems, but you should not tell them straightaway that they have defects on their faces or palms as this will embarrass or offend
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