Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1907 The Female School Doctor

Amidst laughter and conversation, Bian Mu accompanied Bian Yue and the female school doctor surnamed Liu as they ate and chatted.

Bian Mu discovered that her younger sister, Bian Yue, was much more skilled at eating Western food than she was. She would occasionally go out with Mrs. Mai to social events, and she learned social etiquette quite quickly.

"Dr. Bian! Every now and then, students come to our psychological counseling room to talk about their problems. Most of them are girls, and there are relatively fewer boys. Judging from your approach to treating stomach problems... could you extrapolate that most so-called deficiency syndromes are actually based on excess syndromes?!" The female doctor surnamed Liu asked a rather difficult medical question right away.

Upon hearing this, Bian Mu smiled, put down his knife and fork, picked up his teacup, and took a couple of sips.

"Pretty much! Traditional Chinese medicine has always been seeking some kind of evolution, some kind of technological breakthrough, such as the introduction of the energy interaction theory. University campuses are high-energy-gathering areas, and the interaction between positive and negative energies is quite active in terms of quantity, frequency, multidirectionality, mutual interference, etc. For some students, it can even be described as intense! If students usually have good habits of physical exercise, then it's better; otherwise, from the perspective of physiological metabolism alone, that high dose of energy exchange, magnetic field response, and degree of self-space construction will directly and continuously affect students' lung meridian, heart meridian, intestinal meridian, stomach meridian, etc., and mostly negatively. If it cannot be metabolized in time, psychological problems will definitely occur." Bian Mu explained with a smile.

This was the first time Bian Yue had heard her older brother explain such profound medical principles, and she was a little unaccustomed to it. In a daze, Bian Yue suddenly realized that the older brother she used to know was becoming more and more unfamiliar.

"Oh! This is the first time I've heard such a novel medical concept. I admire it. Could you explain it in more detail? There are some logical details that I can't quite put together right away. I hope you'll forgive me, Dr. Bian!" The female school doctor surnamed Liu was very eloquent.

"Not at all! Don't be so polite! Traditional Chinese medicine is extremely sensitive to pulse. From the perspective of university students, energy interaction, magnetic field interference, frequency exchange... all transform into a kind of pulse. They are connected by 'qi' and carried by 'blood.' Qi begins with energy interaction, flourishes with magnetic field interference, and ends with frequency neutralization, ultimately returning to a temporary balance. If this temporary balance cannot be maintained for more than 6 hours, and it must be continuous for 6 hours, the student's psychological level has more or less developed problems. In layman's terms, psychological problems can actually be shown in a kind of indirect simulated image, which is somewhat similar to the 'psychological profile' in Western medicine. Our 'numerical medicine' school is still exploring this aspect, striving to print out test reports using relevant professional instruments as soon as possible and give them to patients to see, which is very intuitive!" Bian Mu patiently continued to explain for a long time.

"Oh! From what you're saying... if there are psychological problems, as long as the diagnostic techniques such as pulse diagnosis are up to par, we can actually test, diagnose, and treat them?! Instead of just stopping at taking tests, doctor-patient Q&A sessions, understanding family medical history... and continuing with general psychological counseling, or, in severe cases, taking some oral medication, it's as simple as that, am I right?"

“It’s like being in a completely different field. We can’t use mainstream diagnostic and treatment methods as a contrast just to establish a new understanding of traditional Chinese medicine. I’ve always opposed this kind of simplistic, black-and-white, right-or-wrong logic. But… you’ve summarized it very well! For our ‘numerical medicine’ school, we can indeed achieve a certain degree of practical testing, diagnosis, and treatment for young patients with milder symptoms and shorter durations of illness.” Bian Mu’s words were very subtle and mature, completely unlike what a doctor in his late twenties would say.

"No wonder you're so famous! Dr. Bian is truly insightful, I admire you! So... in the last year or two, have you had any specific cases where the treatment method was quite simple and the treatment effect was particularly good?" The more she listened, the more engrossed she became, and she even forgot to eat.

"I met a female college student a few days ago. She came with her counselor. Her condition wasn't severe, and the treatment was very simple: cooling balm, the kind with three tigers printed on the packaging, applied to her temples every morning at six o'clock. She ate what she was supposed to eat, attended classes, and rested as usual, without any restrictions on food or drinks. After about a month, almost all her symptoms disappeared," Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"Huh?! So concise and effective?! What's the specific medical logic behind it?" The female school doctor surnamed Liu quickly asked.

Bian Yue found it quite interesting, but the food was more appealing. While enjoying her meal, she listened attentively.

"The temples, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, are considered one of the extraordinary acupoints. The surrounding area is rich in blood vessels, sensory nerves, and muscle groups, acting as an important information relay station. For that female student, the main ingredients of the cooling balm, while seemingly having cooling, heat-dissipating, and refreshing functions, actually acted as an additional information switch. After using it, some energy interaction channels were shut down. To put it another way, the temples are like a pair of information receiving antennas; using the balm blocked many ineffective information channels. As a result, the female student was no longer troubled by the large amount of ineffective information, energy, and magnetic field interactions. Her physiological state stabilized, and her psychological state quickly recovered." Bian Mu patiently explained. Suddenly understanding, the female school doctor surnamed Liu felt deep admiration and genuine respect.

"Opening is closing, closing is opening; opening for the sake of closing, opening the mind's aperture for the sake of the mind's aperture—truly brilliant! Dr. Bian! When your esteemed institution is not busy, would you allow us to visit and learn from you?"

"Well... I'm really sorry, our place is always packed, and we really don't have any extra staff to accompany you. We'll invite you all to come and exchange skills when we open a branch in the future." Bian Mu didn't want to cause any trouble, so he politely declined.

The female school doctor, surnamed Liu, smiled and said nothing more.

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After the meal, Bian Yue escorted Bian Mu a long way before stopping.

"Brother! I feel like Dr. Liu is trying to trick you into telling him something!"

"You're so clever! As for her... she must have worked in a top-tier hospital before, she knows both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, she's not simple! This is just something we can say casually in private, don't go around telling others!"

"I knew it! She knows a lot of people at that kind of restaurant. I didn't expect there to be so many hidden talents among our school doctors!"

"Of course! Your school is really good, study hard! Do you have enough pocket money?"

"There's plenty more! You should head back now! Drive carefully!"

"That female classmate is starting to get better. School doctor Liu is the kind of person who cares a lot, so he will definitely take good care of her in the future. If there's nothing else, try to avoid contact with her and focus on your studies! Once she's fully recovered, you two can go out together again."

"understood!"

"I'm not busy this weekend, so I'll go home and spend more time with my parents." After saying that, Bian Mu walked east along the sidewalk towards the entrance of the tunnel station.