Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1170 Mathematical Background of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The medical community in Lijin City has always had the habit of drinking medicinal tea, which has a history of more than a thousand years.

Using tea to bring medicine, or using tea to bring tea, does not mean that the properties of tea and medicine are naturally integrated and inseparable. Since ancient times, the medical community in Lijin has had its own unique insights, and over thousands of years, many factions have naturally emerged.

Regardless of Chinese or Western medicine, many doctors in Lijin City can prepare medicinal tea nowadays.

This time, Bian Mu took the idea of ​​using tea as medicine, 90% tea and 10% medicine. With the help of Huang Boxi's unique tea-making skills, Bian Mu had to prepare a decent gift for Professor Mi and others.

Huang Boxi used his own customized equipment to cut the prepared brick tea, and Bian Mu helped on the side. When he came, he had already prepared special tea sets such as copper "tea shovel" and "tea knife", which were made by skilled craftsmen. They were heavy in the hands and very useful. Bian Mu had acquaintances in the "Huatian Ghost Market", so preparing these things was naturally a piece of cake for him.

After packaging everything one by one, Bian Mu was ready to say goodbye.

The topic of "Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine" is too broad and it is difficult to discuss it in a short time. There is a long time to go, and I will chat with Mr. Huang again when I have time.

Before leaving, Huang Boxi gave some earnest reminders and suggested that Bian Mu should take the integration of Chinese and Western medicine as an important topic and not engage in those specious approaches, whether it be paper writing, theoretical innovation, or even better, breakthroughs in clinical medical technology. Once he makes some achievements, he will definitely benefit from them for the rest of his life.

After thanking Huang Boxi for his careful guidance, Bian Mu carried his travel bag and returned to the Wu family's old house.

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At 15:20 in the afternoon, under the guidance of the female master's degree student surnamed Jia, Bian Mu appeared at the south gate of the First Affiliated Hospital of Lijin Medical University.

The number of male security guards at the South Gate had obviously doubled, and some cleaning ladies in cleaning uniforms were also gathered nearby. Bian Mu took a few casual glances and found that the security guards and cleaners were checking the drainage systems inside and outside the hospital. Several strong male security guards were unloading sandbags from a truck. The green canvas standard engineering sandbags were obviously used to prevent rainwater backflow.

Seeing that the hospital and some businesses across the street were taking measures to prevent flood disasters, Bian Mu felt much more at ease.

"Wen Xueye is really awesome! The whole city is working together to take protective measures, so no matter how heavy the rain is, it can't hurt." Bian Mu couldn't help but think to himself.

Professor Mi's office is located in Office Building No. 9, a comprehensive office building. When he was about to reach the flagpole, he looked up and saw the female master's degree candidate named Jia standing on the platform, waiting for him with a smile.

"Is it there?" Bian Mu walked up and asked with a smile.

"I just came back from the ward and should still be in the office now!" The female master's degree student named Jia responded with a smile.

"Here! Medicinal tea! It's specially made for the discomfort caused by the recent heavy rain. Brew some when you feel listless and your sleep quality is not very good. It should be helpful."

"Heavy rain? No wonder everyone in the city is making preparations. You seem to know a lot about it! How heavy is the rain?"

"It's something that happens once in decades or even a century. By the way, in the next seven days, don't go out unless it's necessary. Either stay in the dormitory or stay in the hospital. Eat in the cafeteria. Cancel all other social activities if possible!"

"Ah?! So serious! Then... I have to go to various major hospitals for interviews! Regular training! Go quickly and come back quickly, it shouldn't be a problem! By the way, you are a famous person in the medical field now, do you know any dean well?" Bian Mu wanted to introduce this smart and clever female master's degree holder to Dean Chen Yurong to try his luck, but then he thought that he had only met her a few times, and it was so difficult to find a job now! Why bother Dean Chen?

"You think too highly of me. I still run a clinic on the street. If you go to a major hospital for an interview, you'd better take the subway to avoid running into a puddle of water halfway and being unable to get in or out."

"Okay then! I'll listen to you! I have something else to do at school, so I won't accompany you. Thank you for the tea!"

"You're welcome!" After saying that, Bian Mu walked quickly towards the stairwell.

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Professor Mi was writing something at his desk alone. When he saw Bian Mu come in, he stood up with a happy look on his face and said a few polite words.

"Medicinal tea? Did you make it?" As he spoke, he picked up a box of medicinal tea and weighed it a few times. Oh, it was quite heavy.

"I'm afraid you teachers will laugh at me, but this is something I specially commissioned Teacher Huang Boxi to prepare. Please pass it on to me, Professor Mi." As he spoke, Bian Mu sensibly put the travel bag in his hand in an inconspicuous corner.

"You are so generous! That is a really good thing! What's the ratio?"

"Nine to one, specially formulated for the discomfort caused by the recent heavy rains." As he spoke, Bian Mu briefly described the main symptoms of the syndrome of discomfort caused by the recent heavy rains.

"Oh... you are so prophetic! I don't have anything urgent to do right now. Come! Sit here and tell me in detail." As he spoke, Professor Mi invited Bian Mu to sit on the small sofa for guests.

Without hiding anything, Bian Mu briefly introduced the process of how he made the calculations. Naturally, he did not mention the fact that he had sought help from Wen Xueye.

"Wow! You are so proficient in the old art of 'calendar'. No wonder your medical skills have progressed so rapidly. About ten years ago, we were having a meeting in the south. In our spare time, we visited a nearby Buddhist temple and accidentally met a monk. He said that he used to be a monk doctor. According to him, in a sense, one of the core elements of traditional Chinese medicine is actually numerology. If you don't pass the traditional mathematics test, you will never achieve great things. After hearing what you said today, I have some understanding. That... the so-called 'Tianyuan Art' described in martial arts novels is the use of the four characters of heaven, earth, man, and things to refer to x, y, z, and w to solve unknown variables. Is it not made up?" From what he said, Professor Mi's knowledge is really profound.

"I often read the martial arts novel you mentioned. It talks about multivariate polynomial equations. The most difficult part described in the book only goes up to 19 yuan, and you have to use counting rods for the specific calculations." As he spoke, Bian Mu briefly explained some of the key technical details of how to use counting rods to solve multivariate polynomial equations.

"The young are really formidable! No wonder Nie Yixiong and Cen Songxue tinker with arithmetic whenever they have nothing to do. I see... Then... By now, can you use the knowledge of advanced mathematics such as calculus, functions, and equations to reinterpret our traditional arithmetic, that is, traditional mathematics." Professor Mi was more and more surprised the more he listened, and he raised a few questions.

"I can't guarantee it 100%, but to this day, I can indeed use knowledge of advanced mathematics to explain in detail some of the contents of traditional arithmetic." Bian Mu responded neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"It seems that... the rumored... 'Mathematical Medicine' project you're working on is probably true?"

"That's true!" Bian Mu replied confidently.

Professor Mi was not mentally prepared at all and was really surprised after hearing this.