Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2293 Hidden Dangers in Kanyang
Liao Jinsheng had almost finished eating, and he had overheard a few words of the conversation between Bian Mu and Lu Yisi.

"I've heard Lu Shiyuan mention it a few times before, and I'm quite curious! What exactly is the logic behind the 'prolonged illness' concept in traditional Chinese medicine? Could you explain it to me if you have some free time? I'd love to learn!"

"Don't say that, we're all family. It's nothing really. According to the medical philosophy established by Situ Jianqing before his death, all diseases, no matter how complex, ultimately cannot escape the problem of 'aging'—natural aging. Situ Jianqing believed that no disease can escape the component of declining vitality, even in pediatric patients. In this respect, the old man's medical philosophy was actually quite avant-garde! Are 3-year-old children necessarily vibrant and full of boundless vitality? Not necessarily! Now we have advanced theories like genetics and gene theory to back us up, making it much easier to understand. Back then, Mr. Situ basically studied it all on his own! Although the old man had overseas experience and could absorb some of the advanced theories of Western medicine, according to my research, his main medical understanding was still purely based on traditional Chinese medicine. Thinking about it now, it was quite brilliant." Bian Mu wanted to drink some soup, so he stopped talking and gestured to a waiter to order another Italian tomato soup.

"Oh... does that mean aging accompanies everyone throughout their lives from a very young age, and even the most skilled doctor can cure everything except aging? Is it true that accepting the reality of human aging and allowing it to live naturally under certain conditions within a specific range, without forcibly intervening medically, is actually beneficial for patients to recover sooner and even to prolong life?" Liao Jinsheng asked with a smile.

"More or less! However... you may not know this, but Situ Jianqing is a top master in the study of the Longevity Sect and the Immortality Sect! So... some logical details need further explanation to make it clear!"

"I see! I'm afraid people will say that when traditional Chinese medicine develops to a certain level, it becomes 'almost mystical' or 'almost demonic,' hahaha... I've certainly learned my lesson today."

"You're joking! It's not that complicated. It's like... well, let me give you a case I encountered a few days ago! She was about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, a makeup artist, the very professional kind, working at a film studio. She used to teach English at a middle school, and she graduated from a normal university. The couple came to me for treatment of sleep disorders. According to their recollection... it might be related to a burglary at their home last year. They said that last summer, during the summer vacation, the woman took her son and daughter with a film crew to shoot on location, which was basically taking the children on a trip! Her husband was at work and naturally just ate whatever was available outside at noon. After a while, the thieves figured out the pattern. It seems like two or three thieves came and ransacked the house, pretending it was a normal move. When they came back, the house was almost empty. The woman was quite traumatized, and her sleep problems started that night..." At this point, Bian Mu got a little thirsty, stopped talking, picked up the soup plate, and took a few sips.

"Stress disorder?! What does that have to do with the tail of the disease?" Liao Jinsheng asked curiously.

"I was careless at the time. Like you said, I treated it as a stress disorder, but later I found that the effect wasn't obvious. So I re-examined the cause of the house theft as a minor factor and found that she had seen a doctor in Beiqi before getting married and having children. And, luckily, she got an appointment with a famous female doctor. She was treated for stomach cold at the time. That female doctor used very strong medicine, as if she wanted to remove all the root causes of her illness. According to the female patient, the female doctor said that if the stomach cold wasn't completely cured, it could have a significant negative impact on the child after she got married and had children. Therefore, the dosage of some medicines was quite high. Moreover, that female doctor..." The doctor also used a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, employing various treatments together. Goodness! Not a single lingering problem was left—and I'm talking about relative terms here, not that the root cause of the stomach cold was completely eradicated… As a result, the intestinal qi was damaged. You're an expert in this area; the intestines are like the body's second brain, capable of thinking. Ultimately, through the nervous system, this was transmitted normally to the heart and brain. These three places and three sets of qi systems naturally formed a rather special linkage, ultimately directly affecting abnormal electrical discharges in the brain. The theft at the house amplified those abnormal discharges, ultimately leading to sleep disorders that were difficult to cure! After saying this, Bian Mu's back was covered in sweat.

"Wow! They were able to uncover such a deep and complex medical history, one by one?! That's amazing!" Liao Jinsheng exclaimed in amazement.

“It’s not that exaggerated. After clarifying this point, I followed the original line of thought, focusing on the recurrence of the ‘tail end’ as an important reference. Using the concept of restoring normal physiological pathways, I used some relatively mild medicines, such as saffron. After about two months of conditioning, the patient’s sleep quality gradually improved, and it hasn’t relapsed since!” “I understand! Then… for some tail ends, I mean, in a certain later stage, can we also consider a radical cure?!” A flash of inspiration struck Liao Jinsheng, and he suddenly said these two sentences.

"Hehe...that's true! That's why I've been emphasizing the comprehensive medical record system. It means that all medical institutions should seek a more complete system for recording, registering, and archiving medical records. Then, on a certain public platform, we doctors can share them. If we operate in this way, over a period of ten or thirty years, there will eventually come a day when a colleague in the industry discovers that certain cases are gradually growing larger, for example, with the possibility of further cancerous transformation. Then we must decisively and completely eradicate them. In this way, all doctors in the world will gradually develop into true colleagues. Of course, this idea is still somewhat naive...at least, it's not realistic right now."

"Hey! A few days ago, I attended a conference in Beiqi, and an elderly gentleman made a similar proposal. However, he put forward it from the perspective of further reducing the cost of AI construction. The gist of it was similar to what you said. It seems that you have made rapid progress in your academic achievements recently! Congratulations!"

"It's nothing really, it's just that I've been spending more time on academic matters lately..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bian Mu's phone rang again.

Teng Daili's phone call.

"I encountered a patient like this, and I felt that I hadn't made any obvious mistakes, but... instead of improving his kidney yang, he was experiencing severe diarrhea and was almost in shock. What should I do?!"

"Don't rush, send over the first day's medical records."

After quickly reviewing the case on his phone, Bian Mu instructed Teng Daili over the phone to treat her in reverse according to the "Kan Yang Qian Cang" approach, and he would rush over to provide support immediately.