Amchi* Dorjee Tseten Bhutia

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(iv. Touch:)
Left hand of patient examined by the right hand of the amchi
a. The tip of the index finger on the right side detects heart diseases and on the left intestinal diseases
b. The tip of the middle finger on the right side detects diseases affecting the spleen, and on the left stomach diseases
c. The tip of the ring finger on the right side detects kidney diseases and on the left diseases affecting the seminal vessel

Right hand of patient examined by the left hand of the amchi
d. the right tip of the index finger detects lung diseases, the left tip diseases affecting the guts
e. the right tip of the middle finger detects liver diseases, the left tip diseases due to unbalanced bile
f. the right tip of the ring finger detects kidney diseases, and the left tip diseases affecting the urinary bladder

The right hand pulse should be examined first in the case of female patients, and the left hand one in the case of males. The reason for this is that the tip of the female heart is tilted towards the right and vice versa with males.

Interrogation
Interrogation forms the most important clinical aspect of the diagnosis. There are three main elements to a medical interrogation:

g. determining the causative factors
h. determining the site of the illness
i. studying the signs and symptoms – this involves the amchi asking the patient about the sort of food and drink s/he has been consuming, and what kind of physical and mental behaviour s/he has been experiencing

Disease points are divided into three vertebras bone, nerves points, and venessection and moxa points.

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