A doctor who travels through two eras

In 2023, my father's Lingnantang Chinese Medicine Clinic is still undergoing renovation and it will be open for business soon.

If Dr. Lin Musen wants to become famous, in addition to studying the secret recipes and medical books of 12 old Chinese medicine practitioners and turning them into his own experience and prescriptions, he also needs the best and most authentic medicinal materials to achieve the best therapeutic effect.

Unfortunately, authentic medicinal materials are no longer available on the market in 2023.

Some are restricted by laws and have to be replaced with other medicinal materials, such as protecting animals and plants.

However, there are more Chinese medicinal materials that are artificially grown and processed using technology and harsh methods. They look good but have very poor efficacy and are even toxic.

Therefore, Lin Sanqi originally planned to transfer all the medicinal materials from Lingnan Hall from 1960.

However, even if a Chinese medicine clinic is streamlined, it still needs about 300 kinds of medicinal materials. This number of varieties of medicinal materials were not available in 1960. In 60, all medicinal materials were in the hands of supply and marketing cooperatives and later pharmaceutical companies, and individuals could not buy or sell them.

Therefore, if Lin Sanqi wants to get these medicinal materials, he must purchase them through the procurement channels of the Chinese medicine hospital in the name of the public.

Remember, this is the only way.

Even if Lin Sanqi had a golden finger, it would not be enough for him to go to other places to purchase hundreds of medicinal materials one by one.

So when the old and the young reached a tacit understanding, they both laughed as happily as the fox.

Dean Shen asked Lin Sanqi to get as many daily necessities and food as possible, just to make the people in Union Hospital greedy to death, and his intentions were very "evil".

"Union Hospital came to our door just to embarrass us, so I will defeat them in terms of life and medicine, and let them see how good the food in our Chinese medicine hospital is. I will destroy their self-confidence mentally first, so that the doctors at Union Hospital will not be in the mood to treat patients properly, hehe."

Lin Sanqi likes this kind of prank the most:
"Uncle Shen, please give me a letter of introduction first, and I will go to the restaurant to borrow a few chefs."

Dean Shen was shocked when he heard this: "Wow, calling a chef? Isn't this too generous? Our hospital cafeteria's cooking team will do, right?"

Lin Sanqi chuckled:
"Even if the people at Union Hospital don't die of hunger, our employees are fighting against diseases right now, so we should give them a few good meals. The level of our canteen chefs is only enough to cook the food, and there is no taste at all. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

It seems that every employee is full of resentment towards the canteen of their own company.

Dean Shen gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you. You must do it well for me!"

Lin Sanqi took the letter of introduction and drove a jeep back to the city, looking for Zhao Jingyi, the chef of the state-owned Red Star Hotel at the entrance of Daqudeng Hutong.

Chef Zhao lives in Nanjianzi Hutong and is idle at home every day. Since the Red Star Hotel closed down, he has had nothing to do and has been lying at home every day. Although his salary is still paid, it has been reduced by half.

But it is impossible for Zhao Jingyi to find a part-time job as there is no Meituan or Didi these days.

Each person has one position, and the position is assigned to you by the state. It is impossible for one person to hold two positions unless you have special skills.

For example, a time traveler named Lin is now the head of the purchasing department of two hospitals...

"Master Zhao, is Master Zhao home?"

Lin Sanqi came to the door carrying two cans of yellow peaches.

Zhao Jingyi came out of the house and was particularly friendly when he saw Lin Sanqi, an old customer:

"Hey, isn't this Comrade Xiaolin? Why do you want to see me? Please come in quickly. You even brought canned fruit with you. It's so precious."

Lin Sanqi also laughed:
"I don't come here for no reason. This time I'm here on behalf of our hospital and would like to ask Master Zhao to help me and be the chef for our unit for a few days."

"Hey, I thought it was nothing, it's nothing, I'm familiar with this job."

Even if the country is in a difficult situation, there are always some "rich people" who can enjoy privileges, so there are still many people who invite guests to dinner and hold wedding banquets at home. (Where do these people get the food coupons and ingredients?)

Chefs like Zhao Jingyi now have the opportunity to earn extra money.

For example, in "Love in the Courtyard", He Yuzhu was a chef in a factory. He was not even the canteen director and earned only 30 or 40 yuan a month. Otherwise, where would he get so much money and food to support Widow Qin?
It was because he often went out to work as a home chef to earn extra money, for which he was paid 10 or 20 yuan at a time, and he could also pack up some leftovers.

So Zhao Jingyi did not refuse such a good thing, and was full of gratitude towards Lin Sanqi.

"Master Zhao, this trip may take a long time, at least half a month. Here is a letter of introduction from our unit. You'd better ask for leave from the Red Star Hotel to avoid trouble later.

In addition, you'd better find a few skilled chefs to go with you, preferably those who can cook various local cuisines. This time our unit requires the food to be delicious and tasty, which is a bit like a competition. You can't let our Chinese medicine hospital down."

Zhao Jingyi thought for a moment and nodded heavily:

"Okay, leave it to me. My hometown is Sichuan, and Sichuan cuisine is my specialty. I will also find you a Shandong cuisine chef and a Huaiyang cuisine chef, and I guarantee that the meals will be different every day."

Lin Sanqi wiped his saliva and said, "Okay, then give me a list of ingredients and seasonings."

That night, in the bungalow dormitory area, 12 old national treasures headed by Mr. Shi, Dean Shen, Vice Dean Ji and several section chiefs, Lin Kushen, Lin Gancao, Lin Sanqi and his son, and Pan Ye, filled two tables.

Today is Lin Sanqi's private dinner, so all members of the Lin family and Lin Sanqi's masters can attend.

In these days, the distinction between public and private was still very clear. Even if the superiors came to inspect, if they wanted to eat, they had to hand over their food coupons and money in accordance with the rules, and even Mr. Zhou was no exception.

The ingredients prepared by Lin Sanqi were very rich, and all kinds of seasonings were included, which made the three chefs of the Red Star Hotel very happy. They felt that they had found their rivals, so they cooked with great enthusiasm.

Finally, faced with a large table of delicious food, they tasted the craftsmanship and special dishes of the three chefs of the Red Star Hotel. The two tables of people ate with great relish, and the meal received unanimous praise from everyone.

Comrade Lao Shen, after having a good meal and a good drink, slammed the table and began to curse:

"Let those traitors in Union Hospital see that if they follow our traditional Chinese medicine, they will have a good life. Traditional Chinese medicine has a future!"

"Alright, alright, Lao Shen, you're drunk."

"I'm not drunk!"

Dean Shen was drunk and mad, while Lin Sanqi quietly walked out of the dormitory and went to the outpatient area.

He was now very upset. What was the cause of this wave of high fever? He had to know, for fear that it was the virus brought by himself, the "jinx" who traveled through time and space.

Lin Sanqi figured out that in the face of this wave of unknown epidemic, Chinese medicine could simply explain it with the phrase "warmth, heat, and fire are all yang evils", and at most make a distinction between mild, moderate, and severe conditions.

What kind of infectious disease is it? Unknown.

It seems unnecessary for Chinese medicine practitioners to know this, as they just treat the symptoms anyway.

Anyway, it is either a fever or a heat syndrome. If it is more serious, it is a fire syndrome. It is actually very confusing.

(There is a joke: Traditional Chinese medicine makes you live in confusion, while Western medicine makes you die clearly)
From the perspective of Western medicine, for any infectious disease, you must identify the three basic links: source of infection, transmission route, and susceptible population.

Take the source of infection for example. Is this epidemic caused by viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma, chlamydia, or fungal pathogens?
Then we can further subdivide it. For example, if the source of infection is "virus", then what kind of virus is it? Different viruses have different transmission routes, different severity, and different treatment plans.

For example, if you have hepatitis A virus, you need to prevent the digestive tract route;

But if you have mask disease, you need to prevent the respiratory route.

Different medications and rescue measures are given for different viruses.

Lin Sanqi felt guilty, and he had to find out what kind of infectious disease it was. This might be difficult for Chinese medicine, but it is actually not difficult for modern medicine.

Because there are all kinds of test strips, and if that doesn't work, you can also have a blood test.

The branch of the Chinese Medicine Hospital is still busy at night, with patients coming and going constantly. The Union Hospital and Kuanjie Chinese Medicine Hospital have already established a joint outpatient clinic, operating day and night.

Lin Sanqi came to the East District, which is the territory of the Chinese Medicine Hospital.

The hospital is already full. There are not enough chairs and beds. Many patients are sitting or lying on the ground, and their faces look even more sallow under the dim light.

Lin Sanqi had a few small test tubes in his pocket and a few thin cotton swabs in his hand, sneaking around in the crowd looking for his target.

He must not let others see it, otherwise it would solidify his reputation as a traitor to traditional Chinese medicine.

Lin Sanqi is planning to find some patients for nucleic acid sampling. These test papers can detect mask disease, SARS, influenza, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, mycoplasma, etc., which is relatively comprehensive.

Based on his knowledge and experience, he judged that this wave of infectious diseases was most likely caused by the above-mentioned diseases.

If it is a high fever infectious disease caused by several other viral infections, they all have their own characteristics.

For example, enterovirus infection causes hand, foot and mouth disease, which manifests as herpes on the oral mucosa, palms, and soles. Some children also experience macules, papules, or maculopapular rashes.

If mumps is caused by the mumps virus, symptoms include swelling and pain in the ears and face, especially swelling under the earlobe.

As for chickenpox caused by varicella virus, it manifests as herpes on the skin and mucous membranes of the whole body;
Herpangina caused by Coxsackievirus is characterized by the appearance of dense red blisters in the pharyngeal isthmus.

The above infectious diseases are very easy to identify and have been ruled out by Lin Sanqi, but this is obviously not good news for him.

There were so many patients, and they all looked worried. Lin Sanqi put on a mask and a hat and decided not to be picky. He would just take whichever one he could catch.

The first person he caught was a family of five. The parents and three children all showed symptoms of high fever at the same time. This infectious disease with a clear family focus was the best specimen.

"Hello, comrade. I am a doctor from the Chinese Medicine Hospital. I am going to give your family a preliminary examination now." (End of this chapter)