A doctor who travels through two eras

Chapter 122 Cordyceps sinensis for pigs

The little girl was snatched alive.

This kind of first aid caused by an allergic reaction will actually have no sequelae as long as the person survives. At most, the person will feel weak as if the whole body has been drained.

However, for the rescued girl, there was something that was difficult to talk about, because the two big peaks on her chest had been squeezed red by Lin Sanqi, which made her feel painful and embarrassed.

In the carriage, Lin Sanqi was packing his first aid kit. He was very happy to have saved a life.

The middle-aged doctor took the lead and walked over at this time, holding Lin Sanqi's hand tightly:

"Great, great! I have witnessed the technical strength of the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Oh, let me introduce myself. My name is Qi Jiping, and I am a doctor in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Qinghai People's Hospital. What is your name?"

When Lin Sanqi heard that he was from the same industry, he also politely replied:
"Hello, Doctor Qi. My name is Lin Sanqi. I am on a business trip to Qinghai this time. What a coincidence, haha."

Men in the northwest are all very generous. If they like you, they will treat you as a real brother. Moreover, Lin Sanqi is a doctor in a superior hospital, so he respects you even more:

"It's Doctor Lin. I wonder what business you're on in Qinghai? As long as I, Old Qi, can help, I will definitely do my best!"

Lin Sanqi waved his hands repeatedly. He was just a time traveler who had sneaked into the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. His real identity was just a medical student who had been expelled. How could he dare to show off in front of the old doctor?

"Doctor Qi, you are too polite. Just call me Xiaolin. This time I went to Qinghai on behalf of the hospital to purchase two kinds of medicinal materials. That's it."

Lin Sanqi took out the letter of introduction and showed it to Qi Jiping, which was actually to confirm his identity.

"Mahuajiao and Tanggute Dahuang? No problem, I will be responsible for the purchase of these two herbs. How much do you want?"

When Lin Sanqi heard this, it was a pleasant surprise. The supply channels had already been settled before the train arrived at the local area, which could save him a lot of time and energy.

"Doctor Qi, I need 500 kilograms of Trichosanthes macrophylla and 1000 kilograms of Tangut rhubarb. I don't know the number..."

Qi Jiping waved his hand and said, "The quantity is a bit too much, but I'll take care of it. We have some stock in our hospital's pharmacy. I'll also help you contact the local Chinese medicine cooperative and ask them to send some over."

Lin Sanqi was overjoyed, thinking that local bosses were more reliable in getting things done.

His original plan was to find a local leader (President Shen had already contacted him) after arriving at Qinghai, then give him some gifts and ask him to help with the acquisition.

But the county magistrate is not as good as the current one, how can he be as direct as the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of the People's Hospital? And the quality is more guaranteed.

"Doctor Qi, I am so grateful. I don't know how to thank you. Haha, let's go to my carriage. I have delicious food there."

Qi Jiping said somewhat embarrassedly:

"Hey, Xiaolin, can you teach me what CPR you just did? I saw you press a few times like this and the patient was brought back from death. It's amazing."

Lin Sanqi suddenly realized that the other party wanted to "steal his skills", no wonder he took charge of all the purchases for him.

Traditional Chinese medicine doctors like to hide their incompetence, and many of their unique medical skills are kept secret. However, Western medicine doctors rarely have this concern, and it would be best if everyone could learn it so that more people can benefit.

"What's the big deal? If you want to learn, I can teach you. And this train journey is pretty boring, so we can learn from each other."

Lin Sanqi and Qi Jiping needed help from each other, and since they were in the same industry, they naturally had a lively conversation.

The family of the rescued girl had already appeared in the carriage. The three of them knelt down in front of Lin Sanqi.

"Thank you for saving my daughter, benefactor. You are the benefactor of our whole family~~~"

For traditional Chinese people, the highest courtesy to express gratitude to someone is to kneel down. This family did not know how to thank Lin Sanqi, so they used this traditional courtesy to express their gratitude.

But Lin Sanqi is a modern person, and he doesn't have the mindset of kneeling at every turn, so he quickly stepped aside and supported the girl's father:

"No, no, it's our duty as doctors to cure diseases and save lives. It's fate that I met you. It also means that your family must have accumulated virtues and done good deeds in normal times, so that someone would help you at the critical moment."

This was a beautiful statement, and the passengers watching nearby applauded.

The girl's father saw the needles that were put aside and quickly took out money from his pocket:
"Doctor Lin, I don't know how much the drugs you used cost in total, but I have never seen these syringes before, so they are obviously not cheap. The drugs are all from the government, and I cannot let you suffer any personal loss. Here is 100 yuan, please do not hesitate to accept it."

Lin Sanqi thought that this person had a strong ability to observe, and judging from his clothes, he was not from an ordinary family. Ordinary people would not bring their daughters to the capital to visit relatives and travel during the summer vacation.

"Okay, I'll take the money. These are imported medicines, and they are indeed very expensive."

Lin Sanqi accepted the money without hesitation.

Some people may say that Lin Sanqi's thinking is not noble enough. How can a doctor charge money for saving lives? It should be free. This shows boundless love.

In fact, this is a misunderstanding. For example, in traditional Chinese medicine, poor patients will be exempted from medicine fees, but the consultation fee will be doubled for the rich and powerful. Why?

Because doctors also need to make a living, so they make up for the loss here by making up for the loss there, robbing the rich to help the poor, so that the income and expenditure can be balanced.

If everything is free, saving lives is free, medicine is free, and then you go bankrupt and live on the street? This is not called a doctor, this is called the Leshan Giant Buddha.

The girl's father was very happy to see Lin Sanqi accept the money, so he made up his mind that after getting off the train, he would write a letter of praise to the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine to thank the person who saved his daughter's life.

In Car No. 10
Lin Sanqi and Qi Jiping were chatting while eating donkey meat hotpot.

Lin Sanqi thought, since he had met a local from Qinghai by chance, he naturally had to find out what the current situation in Qinghai was like and prepare for his trip to Yushu later.

"Doctor Qi, I actually have a purchasing mission here. Can you help me with the advice?"

Qi Jiping took the letter of introduction and was filled with questions: "Cordyceps sinensis? Why does your Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine need this stuff?"

"what?"

Lin Sanqi blinked his big eyes, a little confused as to why the Chinese medicine doctor said that.
It seems that...somewhat they look down on Cordyceps sinensis???

This is Cordyceps, brother!!!
Lin Sanqi asked uncertainly: "Doctor Qi, is there any problem with this Cordyceps sinensis?"

Qi Jiping was actually full of questions, but then he thought, what kind of unit is the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine? They must have their own reasons for wanting the medicine, so he laughed dryly:

"No, no, it's just that the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the only one that comes to Qinghai to buy Cordyceps. In previous years, the supply and marketing cooperatives bought a small amount and distributed it all over the country. This thing is not valuable, and the supply and marketing cooperatives think the profit is too low and are unwilling to buy it."

Is Cordyceps sinensis low in profit?
Lin Sanqi thought to himself, Qi Jiping, Qi Jiping, what kind of lewd words are you talking about? His doubts became even stronger.

"Isn't this Cordyceps sinensis a valuable medicinal herb? This, this..."

Qi Jiping burst into laughter:
"I'm telling you, Xiaolin, don't be fooled. Cordyceps sinensis is used to feed pigs in the snowy areas. Have you heard of the Tibetan fragrant pig? They eat this stuff. It's the same status as wild vegetables.

But if you want to talk about its medicinal value, it does have some effects. It can nourish the kidney and lungs, stop bleeding and resolve phlegm. It is mainly used to treat sore waist and knees, chronic cough, asthma, and cough with sputum and blood. But you may not know how effective it is. Anyway, I rarely use it in clinical practice. "

Lin Sanqi almost jumped up:

"What? Feeding Cordyceps sinensis to pigs? Is this pig going to become an immortal?"

In fact, what Lin Sanqi didn't know was that Cordyceps sinensis was purely a thing that was hyped up by capital since the 90s. Before the 90s, it was not completely useless, but at best it was just an ordinary Chinese medicinal material.

Later, the miracle drugs such as Cistanche deserticola and black wolfberry were packaged in this way.

Maca has been hyped up a lot.

This thing is originally produced in South America and belongs to the cruciferous plant. Similar to radish, it has strong vitality and adaptability, and its yield is very large locally.

However, after it was designated as the special drink for the 98 Olympic Games, it seemed to have been reborn and quickly became popular across the country in just a few years.

Capital began to hype the product up as much as it could, saying that it acted like a gas station for men and that soaking wine in it had beauty benefits. Advertisements flooded the streets and even elevators were covered with maca advertisements.

For a time, maca became an omnipotent "magic drug" and its price continued to soar.

In fact, maca is just an ordinary agricultural product similar to radish. Its nutritional value is not much different from radish, and consumers have paid a lot of IQ tax.

While capital is making huge amounts of money, it is probably still laughing behind the scenes at those fools who were sold out by them and are still counting money for them.

In addition, even if Cordyceps sinensis has certain medicinal value, the dosage at one time is at least between 5-15g, and 1 gram of Cordyceps sinensis generally contains 2 to 3 pieces. Even the top-grade products only contain about 1 gram each piece.

It is equivalent to that if you want to achieve therapeutic effects, you must grab a handful of Cordyceps with your hands.

However, after Cordyceps was hyped up to sky-high prices, unless people had a mine at home, most people would only take one or two cordyceps to make tea or stew soup, and the total amount was only a few tenths of a gram.

Do you think it will be effective?

But people are stupid and have a lot of money. So many "smart people" believe in this thing, causing the price to change every year, and finally it became a nutritional supplement that only a few people can afford.

What’s even more unethical is that the counterfeiting of Cordyceps has formed an industrial chain.

Fake Cordyceps is made using advanced technology. Not only is it ineffective for consumers to eat it, it is harmful. This is really bad luck.

Fortunately, Cordyceps sinensis only cheats rich people because poor people can’t afford it.

(End of this chapter)