The Red Era: Living in Seclusion in a Siheyuan as a Boss

Chapter 627: A doctor’s heart of compassion!!!
Wang Shuang, a reporter from Yanjing Daily, visited Liujiazhuang in depth. This trip not only focused on the innovative development of "Liujiazhuang Pharmaceutical Group" and the modern operation of "Liujiazhuang Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Development Co., Ltd.", but also focused on the "Liujiazhuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Development Association", a special organization.

Reporter Wang Shuang discovered through field visits that the association has been systematically carrying out the protection and revitalization of folk Chinese medicine culture through various means such as establishing a traditional medicine archive, holding experience inheritance meetings for veteran Chinese medicine practitioners, and funding research on folk prescriptions, injecting new vitality into the inheritance and development of this intangible cultural heritage.

The predecessor of "Yenching University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital" is "Liujiazhuang Chinese Medicine Hospital", which was first established in the late 1960s.

Unlike the makeshift team at the beginning, it has made great strides in development after more than 30 years.

This traditional Chinese medicine hospital located in the old town of Liujiazhuang has now become one of the nationally renowned tertiary hospitals, and it has gathered many top talents in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.

Not only are there many masters of Chinese medicine from various schools, but there are also a group of Chinese medicine masters with unique skills. It can be called the "holy land of martial arts" in the contemporary Chinese medicine community.

Reporter Wang Shuang had read about the deeds of veteran Chinese medicine practitioner Wang Tianyun in the "Health Times".

Dr. Wang is now 58 years old and has been practicing medicine for more than 30 years. He has a unique skill - ear acupuncture therapy.

Wang Tianyun was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in Xiangqiu, Nanhe. His maternal grandfather was a local traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

He was influenced by his surroundings when he was young, but he really embarked on the path of becoming a doctor after he joined the army at the age of 21.

While serving in a unit of the Yanjing Garrison, Wang Tianyun learned rapid acupuncture therapy from the new medical team at the time.

From then on, he studied and practiced medicine in the army.

One year, Wang Tianyun returned to his hometown to visit his relatives for a month.

During this period, he provided free medical treatment in the areas around his hometown. His acupuncture techniques became more and more proficient, and his medical skills were recognized by patients.

During the one-month visit, Wang Tianyun provided free medical treatment to the villagers. He was so busy that he could only rest for two hours a day. At that time, there were hundreds of patients queuing in the yard every day.

The director of the acupuncture department of the local county hospital had heard of Wang Tianyun's fame and took the initiative to lead five doctors to learn from him.

During the ten years from 1970 to 1980, Wang Tianyun, who had already become somewhat famous, continued to teach himself medical knowledge in the army and also provided free medical treatment to his comrades.

In the early 1980s, Wang Tianyun learned ear acupuncture diagnosis and treatment from Professor Huang, an ear acupuncture expert at the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army.

Later, he provided free medical treatment to the people using the ear acupoint pressing method at Ditan Park every Sunday. He did this for 10 consecutive years and was praised by the people as the "Sunday Doctor". His fame grew, and hundreds of patients lined up at the east gate of Ditan Park every day to make appointments.

Later, Wang Tianyun was invited to be a visiting professor at Yenching University of Chinese Medicine.

And he is listed as an "expert from the Affiliated Hospital of Yenching University of Chinese Medicine" and is seeing patients.

At that time, there were many specially hired experts in the Liujiazhuang "Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine" and some well-known Chinese medicine practitioners: Liu Duzhou, Zhao Shaoqin, Wang Mianzhi, Huang Binhua... and others.

Moreover, the "affiliated hospital" charged Wang Tianyun a registration fee of 5 yuan, which was more than the 3 yuan charged by Liu Duzhou and others, which showed a high recognition of his medical skills. However, Wang Tianyun only agreed to charge 1 yuan.

The path of the famous Chinese medicine expert Huang Binhua to practice medicine is quite legendary. He was born in an ordinary peasant family in Bac Ha Province.

When he was in his 20s, Huang Binhua suddenly fell seriously ill with headaches, coughs, blood in his sputum, and fatigue.

Huang Binhua first sought treatment from his uncle, an old Chinese medicine doctor in the village, who diagnosed him with tuberculosis. After more than half a year of treatment, his condition did not improve and he became increasingly thinner.

Huang Binhua went to his uncle for treatment again, and his uncle prescribed the same medicine. Huang Binhua began to hesitate.

Afterwards, Huang Binhua refused to let him go and went to his uncle's cousin for treatment.

This cousin was also a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, but none of the ingredients in the prescriptions he prescribed were the same as those of his cousin.

Huang Binhua didn't know which one to believe, so he thought it over again and again and went to the local hospital to find a well-known local Chinese medicine doctor named Pan for diagnosis.

But this old Chinese doctor Pan also said that Huang Binhua had "tuberculosis", but the prescription he prescribed was different from the previous two.

Huang Binhua became skeptical about traditional Chinese medicine and turned to Western medicine.

However, the local hospital told Huang Binhua that according to current medical technology, his disease was incurable.

After hearing this conclusion, the young Huang Binhua was at a loss.

He has elderly parents and a pregnant wife at home, both of whom Huang Binhua cannot let go of.

Huang Binhua also wants to take good care of his family and figure out how to fulfill his responsibilities for them in the future.

Give them a peaceful life, protect them for the rest of their lives, be their solid backing and stable pillar, and give them stable happiness.

But without a healthy body, what can Huang Binhua give?

Huang Binhua, who is so young, must not give up on himself like this.

So Huang Binhua started his long journey of treatment again. He received treatment with Chinese and Western medicine in the local village for nearly a year, but his condition did not improve and was gradually getting worse.

Brother Li, a good brother from the same village, suspected that he was not suffering from tuberculosis and suggested that he go to a large hospital in Yanjing for a check-up.

By chance, Huang Binhua came to the "Liujiazhuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital" of that year.

This Chinese medicine hospital became famous more than 20 years ago.

Here, Huang Binhua happened to meet Dr. Rong, a Chinese medicine practitioner.

Doctor Rong is one of the many disciples of the old man of the Liu family.

After taking photos and conducting repeated and detailed examinations, Dr. Rong finally wrote "Chronic bronchitis causing bronchial dilatation and bleeding" on the X-ray report.

Huang Binghua was relieved of his "terminal illness sentence" and was patiently told that the cause of the disease was insufficient endowment, which damaged the spleen, and the weakness of the mother affected the child, damaging the lung meridian and causing coughing and bleeding.

The main treatment is to treat the root cause while also treating the symptoms. The disease can be cured after a few months of treatment using the "cultivating soil to produce gold method".

At that time, Dr. Rong, who was taking the film, did not have the right to prescribe medicine. He gave two books to Huang Binhua, namely "Medical Records" and "Five Books of Shen Rou".

Doctor Rong also said: "Your life is your own. I will teach you how to read the book and you can find the prescription yourself in the book. It is your personal 'doctor'."

Later, Huang Binhua became Dr. Rong's disciple.

Under the personal guidance of his master, the old man of the Liu family, he read books, found prescriptions, prepared medicines, and took medicines on his own. His health gradually improved. After three months, all the symptoms disappeared, and his weight increased from 98 catties to 125 catties.

By chance, Huang Binhua developed a lifelong bond with traditional Chinese medicine.

With the help of the Liu family, Huang Binhua settled down in Liujiazhuang.

He and Doctor Rong have a father-son relationship and love each other deeply.

Doctor Rong often took Huang Binhua to visit his master, the old man, and learn from his teachings.

The old man of the Liu family is old and his energy is not as good as before.

But he still cares deeply about his disciples.

The old man warned Huang Binhua: "As a doctor, you must remember that human life is of paramount importance. You must not get carried away just because you have cured a few patients. You must continue to learn. More importantly, you must treat the root cause of the disease, apply it flexibly, and prescribe the right medicine for the right condition."

He also instructed Huang Binhua to repeatedly study classic Chinese medical books such as "Huangdi Neijing", "Yi Zong Jinjian", "Wenbing", "Shennong Bencaojing", and "Compendium of Materia Medica".

From then on, Huang Binhua kept his master's teachings in mind, studied hard, and mastered medical skills.

Huang Binhua is neither a graduate of a professional school nor does he come from a family of traditional Chinese medicine.

With only an education level of less than primary school graduation, one can imagine how difficult it is for someone to navigate the vast ocean of traditional Chinese medicine.

What was even more difficult was that his mentor, Dr. Rong, passed away after only teaching him for a few years.

From then on, their relationship as master and apprentice ended, and Huang Binhua chose to return to his hometown to study Chinese medicine on his own.

Without a master to guide him, Huang Binhua could only firmly learn from books according to Master Rong's teachings.

It was also during that period that Huang Binhua developed the habit of reading and self-study, and gradually realized the profoundness of traditional Chinese medicine through self-study.

Due to his limited cultural knowledge, when he was teaching himself Chinese medicine, he often had to keep dictionaries on the table and read them at any time.

But no matter how great the difficulties are, they cannot shake my passion.

Sometimes a crucial step determines the direction of a long life.

At that time, Huang Binhua's father was ill and suffered from severe edema all over his body. The two old Chinese medicine doctors in the village were helpless, and Master Rong had just passed away.

Huang Binhua was deeply shocked when his father encouraged him, who had studied medical books diligently, to give it a try.

In response to his father's edema caused by spleen and kidney yang deficiency, he found a solution in the Golden Chamber and prescribed a dose of Zhenwu Decoction. After taking it, his father's diarrhea stopped and his body became better. After taking three doses, he was cured.

This was the first patient he cured after learning Chinese medicine by himself, apart from self-medication. With this, he joined the ranks of Chinese medicine practitioners. Later, he used Gan Sui Ban Xia Tang, which originated from the "Golden Chamber Synopsis", to cure his wife's brother-in-law's phlegm and fluid disease;
Healed his brother's intestinal abscess with Da Huang Mu Dan Tang, which originated from the Golden Chamber.

Use Yinqiao Powder from Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Maxing Shigan Decoction from Treatise on Febrile Diseases to cure polio attacking the heart (called measles pneumonia combined with heart failure in Western medicine);

Use Angong Niuhuang Pills, which originated from "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", to cure my nephew's summer heat spasm (called epidemic encephalitis B in Western medicine).

After curing himself and his five relatives, Huang Binhua became more committed to Chinese medicine, and his fame spread quickly.

Afterwards, villagers came one after another to see Huang Binhua for medical treatment, but at that time his main job was the brigade clerk and accountant, and his office was often crowded with patients who came to see him.

The brigade secretary transferred him to the health station as a barefoot doctor, and also took charge of the brigade's cooperative medical work.

From then on, Huang Binghua embarked on the path of practicing medicine.

At that time, the main medicines used by rural doctors were still Chinese herbal medicines, and many of them had to be collected by themselves. Huang Binghua spent half a day seeing patients and half a day digging herbs.

With great passion, he never forgot to practice the art of medicine, and created one legendary story after another.

He also participated in the Beihe region barefoot doctor correspondence course from 1977 to 1978 and obtained a diploma.

Wherever he went, Huang Binhua would meet people who pestered him to treat their illnesses. He would always respond to their requests and provide free diagnosis and treatment for his colleagues, friends, relatives and the general public.

At this time, Huang Binhua still did not give up traditional Chinese medicine, and insisted on combining practice with learning, laying a solid foundation for his medical practice.

Over the years, he has developed a habit: he always carries a pen and paper with him, and is ready to take the pulse, diagnose, and prescribe medicine for villagers in need.

Years of medical experience and hard research have greatly improved Huang Bin's medical skills.

Facing an interview with Wang Shuang, a reporter from the Yanjing Daily: "Director Huang, what do you think it takes to become a qualified Chinese medicine practitioner?"

Huang Binhua believes that a good Chinese medicine practitioner should be indifferent to fame and fortune, be sincere and kind, and considerate of patients; work hard, prescribe the right medicine to treat patients; and actively inherit traditional Chinese medicine and carry forward Chinese medicine.

He said so and did so.

Wang Shuang randomly interviewed a male patient:
His name is Zhang Baoyu, he is 62 years old. He went to the hospital for surgery due to cerebral hemorrhage in April last year.

After that, he could only lie in bed, his right hands and feet could not move, and he could not take care of himself. The hospital recommended that he undergo rehabilitation.

After a friend told him that Dr. Huang was an expert in this field, his family quickly pushed Zhang Baoyu over in a wheelchair.

Huang Binhua was treating a patient in the room at the time. When he saw Zhang Baoyu's condition, he gave him priority in seeing the doctor.

I took the medicine in batches of 3 to 5 packets at first, and then I took it every other day. After about half a year, I could basically take care of myself.

The money I spent on Chinese medicine with Dr. Huang was just a small fraction of the cost of staying in the hospital for more than twenty days.

Now, not only Zhang Baoyu, but also his family members, his brother, relatives and friends, who are sick or unwell, are introduced here for treatment.

Huang Binhua made great progress in Zhang Baoyu's condition. Zhang Baoyu's family wanted to give them a gift, but Huang Binhua refused.

A compassionate heart that saves lives and a miraculous hand that brings people back to health, this is the best image of Dr. Huang.

Wang Shuang asked Huang Binhua's apprentice how the master taught her. The apprentice said: "At the beginning, Mr. Huang did not teach us how to treat patients, but taught us how to be a doctor. He said that a Chinese medicine practitioner must first have medical ethics.

This was how the first year went by. After that, when Mr. Huang saw patients, he would let us watch from the side, observing and recording how he communicated with the patients, just like on-site teaching.

Through learning from a master, I realized that the theories learned in school are full of rules and regulations but do not have very detailed content.

Sick people are not necessarily standard cases; the conditions of each person who comes to see a doctor vary widely.

Even the same person’s condition may be different when they come for a follow-up visit. We need to add or subtract medicine according to changes in symptoms, so learning from a master is more realistic.

Teacher Huang would also ask me to study Chinese medicine books in depth, just like he did when he was learning Chinese medicine, and he would often test me to see if I had memorized the prescriptions to see if I was serious about it. "

Saving the world is another kind of touching feeling that Huang Binhua’s master, Old Master Liu, left to his disciples.

Huang Binhua's apprentice told reporter Wang Shuang: "There was an elderly man living alone who suffered from severe ascites. His abdomen was swollen and he was the type that hospitals were reluctant to see.

The hospital wrote a stack of checkup orders, but I had no money to do them, so I found Teacher Huang. Seeing this situation, Teacher Huang said that as long as you want to be treated, I will treat you, and I won’t charge you for the cost of medicine.

After a period of treatment, the last time I saw the patient, his stomach had shrunk.

If he encounters patients with urgent conditions, Teacher Huang will give them priority in diagnosis and treatment.

I hope to learn more about his character and medical skills, and I will surely make great progress.”

Wang Shuang from the Yenching Daily learned that there are many famous doctors like Huang Binhua with a kind heart in Yenching University of Chinese Medicine and Yenching Hospital of Chinese Medicine.

Liu Shufeng, who is known as "the master of medicine in the capital and the legend of saving the world with acupuncture and medicine", is one of them.

Liu Shufeng is a direct descendant of the Liu family and has had a strong interest in traditional Chinese medicine since childhood.

The aroma of medicine that filled the home and the focused look on his great uncle's face when he treated patients when he was a child, all planted the seeds of Chinese medicine in his young mind.

When he was a child, he often followed the old man of the Liu family to the mountains to collect herbs, identify various herbs, and listen to the old man Liu talk about their effects and uses.

During this process, Liu Shufeng not only accumulated a wealth of knowledge about herbal medicine, but also deeply realized the magical power of traditional Chinese medicine in curing diseases and saving lives.

After graduating from high school, Liu Shufeng resolutely applied for Yenching University of Chinese Medicine and began to systematically study theoretical knowledge of Chinese medicine.

During his college years, he eagerly studied classic works such as "Huangdi Neijing" and "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", listened carefully to the professors' explanations in class, and actively consulted senior Chinese medicine practitioners for clinical experience after class.

With a solid theoretical foundation and a passion for Chinese medicine, Liu Shufeng graduated with excellent results and began his medical career.

When he first entered the clinic, Liu Shufeng discovered that the diseases encountered in actual diagnosis and treatment were far more complicated than those in books.

In order to improve his medical skills, he began to read a lot of medical cases from ancient and modern times and draw experience from them.

At the same time, he often visited famous old Chinese medicine practitioners living in Liujiazhuang and humbly sought advice from them.

By chance, Liu Shufeng witnessed the miraculous effect of an old Chinese doctor using acupuncture to treat hemiplegic stroke patients, and was deeply touched.

From then on, he began to study acupuncture therapy in depth and combined it with traditional Chinese medicine.

In order to master the essence of acupuncture, Liu Shufeng practiced acupuncture techniques every day, tried the needles on himself, and felt the acupuncture reactions of different acupoints.

Liu Shufeng also continues to study meridian theory, accurately selecting acupoints and adjusting acupuncture techniques based on the patient's symptoms and constitution.

When it comes to traditional Chinese medicine, he pays attention to the compatibility and dosage of drugs, and often considers it over and over again to find the most suitable prescription for the patient.

After years of hard work and practice, Liu Shufeng gradually formed his own unique diagnosis and treatment style - using both acupuncture and medicine to complement each other.

With his superb medical skills, Liu Shufeng became famous in the traditional Chinese medicine community in Beijing.

Many patients with difficult and complicated diseases come to Liujiazhuang, some of whom have been to many places and have not been cured for a long time.

There was once a patient who suffered from severe insomnia. He sought treatment from many sources without success and was almost on the verge of a mental breakdown.

After Liu Shufeng learned about the patient's condition and living habits in detail, he first used acupuncture to regulate the patient's qi and blood and internal organ functions, and applied tonifying and purging techniques.

At the same time, based on the patient's physical condition, a Chinese herbal prescription was prescribed to regulate qi and blood, nourish the heart and calm the nerves.

After a period of treatment, the patient's sleep quality gradually improved and his mental state also improved significantly.

There was also a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who suffered from unbearable joint pain and difficulty in moving.

Liu Shufeng uses acupuncture to warm the meridians, dispel cold and relieve pain, and combines it with traditional Chinese medicine to dispel wind and dampness, and promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

After several courses of treatment, the patient's joint pain was greatly relieved and joint function gradually recovered.

There are countless similar cases. Liu Shufeng used his needles and medicine to bring hope and health to countless patients.

He not only pays attention to the patient's symptoms, but also pays attention to the patient's psychological counseling, and gives the patient encouragement and comfort with warm words.

As he grows older, Liu Shufeng realizes the importance of inheriting traditional Chinese medicine.

He began to teach apprentices and passed on his many years of clinical experience to the younger generation without reservation.

During the teaching process at "TCM University", he focused on cultivating students' clinical thinking and practical ability, and encouraged students to think more and practice more.

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