Chapter 348: A new ally, clues to the remaining scrolls
"Grandma, don't worry. I'll feel your pulse and look at your complexion first, and then make a further diagnosis and give you acupuncture or medicine." When Li Quan came yesterday, the old woman was in good physical condition.
He could roughly determine the location of the disease by the pulse.
However, Chinese medicine can classify rheumatism into several types, and the right medicine must be used.
It is a quack doctor to give medicine immediately after discovering that the patient has rheumatism.
The correct approach is to diagnose the specific type of rheumatism when the patient is ill. Generally speaking, there are three types of rheumatism: heat arthralgia, wind-cold-damp arthralgia, and heart arthralgia.
The more troublesome one is heart paralysis.
Especially for these elderly people, their lives are as fragile as a candle in the wind, and they can die if they are not careful.
In ancient times, there were some newly trained doctors who accidentally caused deaths because they were not cautious enough and were careless.
"Director Zhang, please don't think I'm too much trouble. Although my mother was diagnosed with rheumatism due to wind-cold-dampness yesterday, she is sick today. I will diagnose her again and the result will be more accurate."
Li Quan explained.
"We should be careful when treating diseases. Doctor Li, just do it!"
Director Zhang expressed his understanding.
After Li Quan took the old man's pulse for the second time, he felt more reassured.
He touched the old man's forehead with the back of his hand.
There is obvious fever.
"Grandma, do you ever feel dry mouth but don't want to drink water?"
"Yes, yes, yes, my mother is like this every time she has an attack." Before the old woman could answer, Director Zhang nodded.
Li Quan nodded and touched the old man's knee with his hand.
The old man didn't respond.
This indicates that the skin around the elderly's leg joints is numb.
"Grandma, do you have a headache?"
"Oh, Doctor Li, you are amazing. My mother was complaining of headache not long ago." Director Zhang has full faith in Li Quan's medical skills.
"Your pulse is dark and tight, and you also have headaches, fever, sweating, and numbness in your lower limbs. So I diagnosed you with wind-cold-dampness arthralgia. I'm going to treat you accordingly."
Li Quan informed Director Zhang and others of his diagnosis results in detail.
"Doctor Li, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Although I'm the chief physician of the emergency department, I know very little about rheumatism, and it's only limited to what Western medicine knows. There's no such detailed classification as Chinese medicine. I hope you can teach me what is wind-cold-dampness arthralgia?"
Director Zhang is a filial son.
I am very concerned about my old mother's rheumatism.
Now that he had met an excellent doctor, he did not hesitate to ask for advice and humbly sought Li Quan's advice.
"Wind-cold-dampness arthralgia refers to the invasion of external evils. When the patient is weak, the yang qi is insufficient, and the defenses are not strong, the wind-cold-dampness evils take advantage of the weakness to invade, flow through the blood vessels, and cause pain in the limbs and joints. When the righteousness and evils fight each other, there will be fever, slight aversion to cold, headache, and sweating. If the wind prevails, the pain will wander; if the cold is strong, the pain will increase when it is cold, and decrease when it is hot; if the dampness is heavy, the joints will swell and the skin will be numb."
"As for treatment, it is usually to correct the evil and strengthen the body, mostly with acupuncture. After the initial treatment, Chinese medicine is prescribed to allow the patient to regulate the body, strengthen the yang energy of the muscles and bones, and the disease will heal itself."
Li Quan gave his own treatment advice.
This is fundamentally different from Western medicine's analgesia and anti-inflammation.
Western medicine's pain relief and anti-inflammatory treatment can be understood as a vanity project. However, traditional Chinese medicine is practical and effective. Although the effect is slow, it is steady and solid. It first traps the evil qi in the patient's body, then supports the yang qi in the patient's body, and finally eliminates rheumatism.
After using Western medicine, the disease would relapse every few days, and the condition would worsen with each relapse.
In fact, this is also a common problem in Western medicine.
The most typical example is antibiotics, the ultimate resort of Western medicine.
For example, if you caught a minor cold this time, you used a relatively basic antibiotic to cure it. The next time you caught a cold, you still took the same antibiotic, and it was cured this time, but you took it for a longer time and the dosage was increased.
After using it several times, you will find that this antibiotic has no effect when you catch a cold again.
Then you have to treat it with more advanced antibiotics.
Eventually, you'll be at a point where you have no medicine left.
Even a common cold can kill you.
This is not alarmist, but fact.
While antibiotics kill viruses, they also force them to evolve and mutate faster. Many people must have heard of some super viruses and super drug-resistant bacteria that have appeared in the United States.
Those super viruses are the survivors after being repeatedly destroyed by ordinary antibiotics.
They are evolving more and more.
The saying "the higher the virtue, the higher the evil" is the most true portrayal of Western medicine.
However, Western medicine has both advantages and disadvantages.
Its popularity has indeed benefited all mankind.
In traditional Chinese medicine, there are very few medicines that can cure all diseases, but in Western medicine, there are countless such medicines.
For example, the most famous penicillin, also known as penicillin, was once a life-saving drug on the battlefield. There are also amoxicillin, cephalexin, and so on.
Too many to count.
Moreover, Western medicines are almost all antibiotics, and they are updated and replaced very quickly.
Finally, let me summarize: Can Western medicine cure diseases? Definitely.
However, Western medicine treats the symptoms, while Chinese medicine treats the root cause.
The two have similarities as well as essential differences.
After Li Quan gave Director Zhang a medical prescription for wind-cold-dampness arthritis, he began to treat it.
Acupuncture and moxibustion are applied together.
After a round of silver needles are inserted, the patient will be fumigated with medicine.
This is called "framing evil", which is equivalent to putting a cage around the evil spirits. Before they break out of the cage, they can no longer harm the patient.
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After nearly an hour, Li Quan removed the needle and packed up the tools.
The old man has improved significantly after his treatment and no longer suffers from unbearable pain.
"Director Zhang, the Honored Matres treatment has come to an end for now. If the old man's legs hurt at night, you can apply hot compresses to the painful area. You can also keep the air conditioner in the room on, control the temperature at 24 or 25 degrees, and reduce the humidity to the minimum. I estimate that if the situation is good, the pain will go away after one or two more treatments. If it is cured, you have to be patient and treat it a few more times."
After Li Quan finished the treatment, he stood up and said goodbye.
Director Zhang's family thanked him profusely. Director Zhang personally sent Li Quan to the gate of the community before returning.
This also shows how grateful Director Zhang is to Li Quan.
Li Quan cured Director Zhang's mother, which was a great favor. From now on, Li Quan had a staunch ally in Huier Hospital.
After having dinner at Sophie's house and chatting with her for a while, Li Quan hurried back to the rental house to continue reading the "Bian Que Neijing".
He had figured it out after today’s confrontation with Deputy Director Ye and Director Pang of the Orthopedics Department .
A blacksmith must be strong himself.
All titles and positions are false.
Only by learning more miraculous medical skills can he truly gain a foothold.
You know, even now, he is still in Huier Hospital and is being controlled by the directors and deputy directors of several departments. If he becomes more famous and powerful in the future, the opponents he faces will also be stronger.
If you are not strong enough, you will be bullied.
I opened the door of the rental house and saw the lights on in the living room, but no one was there.
There was a sound of water splashing in the bathroom.
Someone must be taking a shower.
Li Quan glanced at Han Dong's room. The door was open and there was no one inside.
There was no one in the kitchen.
Could it be that Juanzi left?
"Dongzi, you sent your girlfriend home in just one day?" Li Quan asked with a smile.
"Um...oh...no! She went out to buy something and should be back soon!" Han Dong's voice was a little panicked.
"It's so late, and you let her go out to buy things alone. You are so careless. Aren't you afraid that she will be in danger? Hurry up and take a shower. I will go to sleep after I finish taking a shower." Li Quan treated many patients today and was very tired.
He plopped down on the sofa.
I remembered that I hadn’t called my parents for some days.
I don’t know if dad has been discharged from the hospital?
As for asking the Hong family to pay for medical expenses and lost wages, he was not in a hurry.
The Hong family doesn’t have the ability to refuse to pay his bill.
When Li Quan wanted to call his parents, he remembered that they didn't have a mobile phone. Usually he would call his uncle or the landline at the village store.
If I had known earlier, I should have given my parents a mobile phone last time.
Li Quan called Director Zhou of the County People's Hospital to ask about the situation first.
"Hello, is this Dean Zhou?"
"It's me!"
A commanding voice came from the other end of the line.
"Are you Doctor Li Quan?" Dean Zhou seemed to recognize the voice.
"I'm Li Quan! Dean Zhou, I'm sorry to bother you so late. I want to ask if my father's leg injury has healed?" Li Quan asked.
"Your father stayed in our county people's hospital for four days. Yesterday he said he didn't want to stay any longer, saying that being locked up in the hospital all day was like being in prison. He didn't even complete the formalities, sneaked out of the hospital and never came back. I even sent someone to confirm that your parents have returned home safely."
Speaking of this matter, Dean Zhou is also troubled.
"Ah... my dad is such a jerk. His leg injury hasn't healed yet, why is he in such a hurry to be discharged from the hospital? Dean Zhou, I'm sorry to bother you. Thank you for taking care of my dad."
When Li Quan heard that his father had secretly escaped from the hospital, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
It is so comfortable to have food, shelter and medical treatment in the hospital.
The key is not to pay for it yourself.
My dad is a simple man.
"Doctor Li, please don't say that. You are the pride of our hometown. It is my honor to do something for your father. I saw your glorious deeds on the TV news this time..."
Dean Zhou pulled Li Quan aside and kept talking for a long time.
Li Quan finally ended the call and quickly called his fifth uncle.
"You little bastard, why aren't you asleep yet so late?" Uncle Five was very different from Dean Zhou. He wasn't polite at all.
It was just a conversation between family members.
"Uncle Wu, I want to ask, did my parents go home yesterday?"
"Yes, he's back. He doesn't know how to enjoy his blessings. He is still complaining to me that he is uncomfortable living in the hospital, like being in prison."
"Can he walk on his legs now?"
"I can walk with crutches. By the way, you were so persistent that you quietly decided to build a big villa. Your father and mother have become the leading figures in our village. Everyone is so envious of you and says that you have made great achievements in the city."
There was a hint of jealousy in Uncle Wu's words.
He wished his own child could be as outstanding as Li Quan.
"I'm not a big shot. I'm just an ordinary worker. Has the construction of my villa started?" Li Quan handed the matter over to his old classmate Zhang Daniu.
The down payment has already been made.
He must ask, after all, one hundred thousand yuan is not a small amount of money.
"The construction started two days ago. I even went there to stay for two days. Boss Zhang is very sincere and considerate. I think you have chosen the right person to build the villa for him."
This is the character of Uncle Wu. If he sees that Li Quan's family needs help, he will help as long as he can, without asking for permission.
Sometimes they won’t even mention it after helping.
It takes three to make a good man.
Li Quan was very grateful after hearing what his fifth uncle said. He should cherish the relatives who showed affection. Li Quan didn't even want to greet the snobbish and scheming relatives like his second uncle and second aunt.
"Uncle Wu, my father has difficulty walking. If there is anything I can do for him, please help me. Next time I go home, I will buy you two packs of good cigarettes and two bottles of good wine."
Li Quan greets his fifth uncle.
"You little bastard, why are you talking to each other? Your father and I are brothers, we share the same surname, how can I not help you? Who cares about your cigarettes and alcohol, really."
Uncle Wu sounded very unhappy.
"Haha, Fifth Uncle, don't be angry. If I treated you as an outsider, I wouldn't ask for your help. I have something else to do, so I'll hang up first." After Li Quan understood the answer, he felt relieved.
Zhang Daniu treats him as an old classmate and a good friend, so Li Quan will definitely reciprocate the favor.
If Zhang Daniu needs help in the future, Li Quan will not stand idly by.
After ending the call with his fifth uncle, Li Quan looked towards the bathroom and found that Han Dong had not come out yet.
"Dongzi, you're not going to give birth to a baby in there, are you? It's been so long, why haven't you come out yet?" Li Quan and Han Dong are close friends and they have never been polite to each other.
If someone speaks politely, he is definitely not a true friend.
The closer the relationship, the more casual the words and actions.
“Ahem!”
Han Dong coughed dryly in the bathroom.
Li Quan didn't understand what was going on at first, but then he changed his mind and understood what was going on.
No wonder I didn’t see Juanzi.
Young couples just know how to enjoy themselves.
"Hey Dongzi, I suddenly remembered that I left something at Sophie's house, and I have to go get it. You better hurry up, I have to take a shower soon."
After Li Quan finished speaking, he hurried out the door.
Deliberately slam the security door loudly.
When he went downstairs and took a walk and came back, the bathroom door was already open.
Han Dong and Juanzi sat on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
"Hey, Juanzi, you're back! I was just teaching Han Dong a lesson for not being considerate of others. It's so dangerous to let a girl like you go out to buy things in the middle of the night."
Li Quan greeted with a smile.
Juanzi's face was very red, all the way to her neck.
"Haha, it's okay, I'm used to it ." Juanzi lowered her head, not daring to look at anyone.
"I say, don't you want to take a shower? Why are you talking so much nonsense. Are you trying to sow discord between me and my girlfriend?" Han Dong glared at her and cursed.
"Okay, I'm going to take a shower, you guys watch TV."
Li Quan did not stay here as a light bulb any longer.
After taking a shower, he went back to his room to read, leaving the space for Han Dong and Juanzi.
I guess the days of sharing a house with Han Dong won’t last too long.
Once Li Quan buys a house, he will move out.
Sitting on the bed, holding "Bian Que Neijing" and continuing to read.
"The heaven and earth have righteous energy, which is mixed and flowing. Below it is the rivers and mountains, and above it is the sun and stars..."
Isn’t this a line from the Song of Righteousness?
How did it get to Bian Que's Classic of Internal Medicine?
Or was it that this was originally created by Bian Que and later learned by Wen Tianxiang?
Li Quan couldn't help but feel extremely shocked.
This passage in the medical book begins to explain the meaning of the Neijing.
I didn't expect to have such a sentence that I had seen in modern poetry and prose.
First of all, this volume of "Bian Que's Internal Classic" should be authentic. Moreover, judging from its font, the fact that it is woven into bamboo slips from tortoise shells, and the degree of wear on the surface of the scroll, Li Quan can be sure that this volume of tortoise shell bamboo slips is definitely not a modern thing.
Then there is only one possibility, that Wen Tianxiang had read this medical book, or someone else had read this medical book and then quoted it in other works.
When it is seen by later generations, it continues to be quoted.
"When that person saw this medical book, was it only fragments left? Or was it complete at that time?"
This is a very important clue.
Because he can get a complete original medical book, Li Quan can gain 100 points of favorability after reading it.
