NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 174: Master of Chinese Medicine Identification [asking for monthly ticket]

At this moment, Jiang Ming's phone kept ticking, because his friends in China had just celebrated New Year's Eve. While sending him Happy New Year greetings, they were also wishing Jiang Ming a prosperous business.

For example, Fang Xiaotong's brother Fang Xiaofeng took the initiative to send a blessing for the first time.

In Fang Xiaotong's words, her brother has also changed.

"Then bring him over too."

"Haha, okay." Fang Xiaotong's soft body like a water snake fell directly into Jiang Ming's broad arms.

Jiang Ming's doctoral student in traditional Chinese medicine, whom he met on the college court, also made a major decision:
"I quit my job to watch the NBA! The formalities are being processed, wait for me to help you!"

A junior student from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department also sent a Happy New Year message and a loving message:

"I only want to work for you! I'm waiting for you to come for the interview!"

There was also a home-loving postgraduate nurse student who left a tearful message:

"When will you come to China? I will definitely serve you! No, I will serve your clinic!"

Some people are happy but others are sad.

With the opening of the clinic tomorrow, the private clinic circle in the United States is not very welcoming because, in their view, their user groups are still the same type of people.

Although Jiang Ming's outpatient registration fee is only US$10, the highest consultation fee is US$50 for the chief physician.

It is simply incomparable to the Mayo Clinic's prices of $172 to $574, and the average private clinic starts at $100, so the local private clinics in Portland have suffered a devastating blow. Fortunately, Tomorrow's Clinic is not a large clinic, otherwise they would really be subject to vicious competition from their peers.

But in fact, this kind of outpatient fee is not a problem at all. Some patients dare not go in because the registration fee is so cheap. After all, medical care is the same all over the world, and the examination fee is where you can charge a lot of money.

The problem is that he is Jiang Ming, the miracle doctor who cured Paul Allen's lung tumor and can be said to be able to detect problems in advance!
And the first patient going to the clinic tomorrow is not an ordinary person, but a superstar like Bosh. There are even reports that Bosh went there to see a doctor for a shoulder strain, but the examination revealed some blood problem. Now he is drinking Chinese herbal medicine for treatment from time to time.

Therefore, many bosses and managers of large companies are planning to have their annual physical examinations at Tomorrow Clinic, and the physical examination department of Tomorrow Clinic has the most appointments.

The reason is simple: Jiang Ming can predict some diseases that they don’t know about, so every big boss wants to find Jiang Ming to do a diagnosis.

Moreover, compared to self-employed entrepreneurs like Paul Allen, those idle rich second-generation old men are the ones who are truly afraid of death. Their lives are dissolute and chaotic, so they want to find a mysterious doctor like Jiang Ming to prolong their lives, so a lot of money is ready to be invested in Tomorrow's Clinic.

Thomas Clanton, the Rockets' chief team doctor and a world-renowned chief surgeon, smiled bitterly after watching the news about the clinic's unveiling ceremony tomorrow:
"It's hard for my handsome Middle Eastern princes to choose me anymore."

Ma Fei, an assistant in his private clinic, could not deny it:

"It's OK. He was lucky not to drive to Houston."

She was the one who disdained Jiang Ming's rise the most, because although Jiang Ming's clinic was very famous, its impact on Thomas' clinic was minimal so far, and their clinic was still crowded every day.

"That's true. Half of the orthopedic surgeries in our clinic are Chinese. If he were still in Houston, he would be our direct competitor."

"But it still has an impact. At least Chinese athletes will no longer choose us."

Before Jiang Ming became famous, many of China's top athletes were connected to the Rockets' team doctors for treatment after being injured by Yao's team, but now Yao's team rarely contacts them.

During the Olympics, didn't Xu Yong also feel confident and bold in sending Jiang Ming for treatment?

"Who cares? I don't believe he won't make mistakes. I've investigated the predecessor of Tomorrow's Clinic. It's an internet-famous hospital that relies on scenery and design to attract patients. Jiang Ming has retained several doctors and departments in the hospital. They can't be that powerful."

Thomas Clanton took a puff of a cigar between his bony hands and couldn't help shaking his head at Maffei. It seemed that firing her from the Rockets was the right decision.

Don’t you understand now?

How great do you think you are?

In fact, more than 95% of doctors in all hospitals are pretty much the same.

Just like this private clinic that you founded, how many people come to see you for treatment because of your name, Ma Fei?
It would be great to have a leader like Jiang Ming.

"Hey, now is really the era of young people." He is not the only old doctor who expressed such emotion. In their eyes, Chinese medicine is not scary at all. What is scary is this young man who is not even 30 years old!

He opened a clinic with more than 30 beds when he was less than 100 years old.

When Jiang Ming reaches their age of 50 or 60, won't he become bigger and stronger?

soon.

The 2009 All-Star Weekend is here.

Jiang Ming and Robert were waiting for their flight at the airport and picked up a magazine to read the news.

The topic of Yao Ming's self-deprecating statement that he has become a "has-been star" is still very popular in the United States.

Because his All-Star voting lead this year was lost to someone else, Magic center Dwight Howard won the 3 All-Star voting lead with 150 votes.

The biggest regret of this year's All-Star Weekend may be that Nash, who was playing at home, withdrew from the All-Star Game due to back and ankle injuries. Dr. Carter wanted to take this holiday to give Nash careful treatment.

This led many fans to urge Nash to come to Portland for treatment. It seems that the supporters of the Suns' miracle doctor and the Trail Blazers' miracle doctor gang are also arguing fiercely online.

And the Rockets are really unlucky. Not only did McGrady fail to be selected for the All-Star Game, but he also failed to replace Nash and enter the game due to his back injury.

McGrady was so angry that he had a big fight with his agent. He really wanted to apply directly to the team medical staff and Morey and take this opportunity to go to Portland. His back was so sore every night that he couldn't sleep well!

However, Roy and Oden of the Trail Blazers both became substitutes in the All-Star Game. Having two All-Star players on one team is already a very strong standard for a playoff-level team.

But in fact, even if Nash and McGrady wanted to come to Jiang Ming for treatment, he was too busy because he had to take Robert back to China.

After the All-Star Weekend, the entire Trail Blazers team had 8 days off, which meant that only the players who went to Phoenix to participate in the All-Star Weekend sadly did not get to take a day off.

Oden and Roy joked that they were chosen workers. They originally had a rare opportunity to relax, but now they have to entertain the NBA and participate in commercial activities in the next week.

In fact, the actual game during the All-Star Weekend only lasted for 10 minutes at most. The main lineup was too terrifying. The two players of the Trail Blazers were young new All-Stars and were bullied by Kobe, Stoudemire, and Paul.

In addition to these two players in the main competition, Ibaka and Dragic are in the Rookie Challenge, which shows that the rookies selected by the Trail Blazers last year were very good.

Ibaka also signed up for the dunk contest, but the league rejected him and gave the spot to Westbrook, which made him so angry that he asked Jiang Ming to prescribe a calming plaster before leaving.

As for why only Robert was brought, one reason is that the clinic is now crowded every day, and it is impossible to bring all members of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department. They should even take advantage of this pioneer holiday to come to the outpatient clinic for consultation.

Also, Jiang Ming was originally planning to go back to China alone to get things done as soon as possible. But Robert took the initiative to apply to go with him, and Jiang Ming realized that he had never been to China, and he was the least knowledgeable about Chinese culture among the five members of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, so he wanted to experience the charm of traditional Chinese medicine and China in person.

So Jiang Ming was reading a sports magazine, while Robert was holding "Chinese History".

Then Jiang Ming is of course willing to take him along to promote Chinese culture, starting with me.

Robert was the NBA's best team doctor in 2006 and has many honors to his name. It would be great if his heart could be warmed in China.

"Don't worry, when you get to the Celestial Empire, you'll be treated to great food, drinks and entertainment. Just tell me what you want to play."

Robert smiled sheepishly: "Let's focus on business, Director, what is our main purpose this time?"

“Inspect the goods!”

On the plane, Jiang Ming also told Robert the main thing to do this time, which was to identify the quality of Chinese medicine.

The quality of traditional Chinese medicine refers to the authenticity and quality of the medicine.

The authenticity, falsehood, quality and inferiority of traditional Chinese medicine.

"True" means genuine products. All Chinese medicines listed in the national drug standards are genuine products.
"Fake" means counterfeit products. Any variety of traditional Chinese medicine that does not meet the national drug standards, as well as non-drugs disguised as traditional Chinese medicine or other drugs disguised as genuine products are counterfeit products.

"Excellent" means excellent quality, which refers to Chinese medicines that meet all indicators stipulated in the national drug standard quality regulations;
"Inferior" means inferior medicine, which refers to traditional Chinese medicine that does not meet the national drug standard quality requirements.

The reasons for the appearance of fake, mixed or adulterated Chinese herbal medicines include wrong planting, wrong picking, wrong collection, wrong sale, wrong use, confusion between varieties with similar names, similar appearances or similar origins, and some individuals deliberately forging and passing off fake products as genuine ones.

Fake or low-quality Chinese medicines will lead to failure in scientific research, drug production and clinical efficacy, causing economic losses at the very least and harming patients at the worst.

"Of course, each country has its own standards, and our clinic has its own standards. Let me tell you."

On the long journey home, Jiang Ming also taught him how to distinguish. After all, he only had a pair of eyes and a pair of hands, and with one more person he would definitely be able to see more and more carefully.

"Okay, no problem. I'll make sure to complete the task."

Robert followed Jiang Ming this time to study, and he learned a lot of refreshing knowledge on the plane. He couldn't wait to get off the plane to put it into practice.

"It's okay, just relax, you can treat it as a trip. The Chinese medicinal materials base is a bit remote, but in other words, you can see the beautiful mountains and rivers of our country, which are definitely more beautiful than those in the United States."

"Haha, OK, I've long wanted to visit the land where you grew up!"

Jiang Ming and Robert did not land directly in the imperial capital.

Instead, he first flew to several large Chinese herbal medicine planting bases in Henan, Yunnan and Guangzhou. Several domestic pharmaceutical companies purchase their goods from these bases.

He had already decided to leave the previously cooperating Zhentian Pharmaceutical for inspection last.

After all, it is a pharmaceutical research and production company that we have cooperated with early on and has always been very reliable, so as long as the quality of the medicinal materials is similar, Zhentian will definitely be the first choice.

We are old partners, and Zhentian Pharmaceutical's headquarters is in the imperial capital. Pharmaceutical companies that can be opened in the imperial capital are generally not bad. Those who understand will understand that the inspection is very strict.

It would be a lie to say they were unhappy when the two looked at the various medicinal fields.

The main thing is that they don't have to pick the herbs, but they just watch the farmers pick them. Coming from the city, they haven't felt so relaxed physically and mentally for a long time. There is endless green, workers working in the fields, and the blue sky.

The air we breathe is clear!

"There is a poem in our area that goes: Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains. The current temperature and scenery are very similar to this picture."

“I can feel it.”

However, when the two inspect, they usually take a look at the entire crop, and then go to the fields themselves to assess the quality.

Because this is the first step: source identification.

It is also the simplest step.

Common methods for identifying traditional Chinese medicine include source identification, property identification, microscopic identification, physical and chemical identification, etc.

1. Source identification is to apply the taxonomic knowledge of animals, plants, and minerals to identify and study the sources of traditional Chinese medicine and determine its correct scientific name to ensure the accuracy of the applied varieties, including observing plant morphology, checking literature, checking traditional Chinese medicine specimens, etc.

The first thing Jiang Ming did was to identify the source. After all, if the quality of the source of the medicinal materials is not good enough, let alone the finished product.

Only when he feels it is suitable will he allow the staff of the pharmaceutical factory to take it for further identification.

The following assessment is that Robert will probably have to keep learning until he dies.

2. Identification of properties: It is to identify the appearance properties of medicinal materials through very simple identification methods such as observation, touch, smell, taste, water test, fire test, etc. It is simple, easy and rapid.

It includes observing the shape, size, color, surface characteristics, texture, cross-section, smell, and taste of Chinese medicine.

This is the method used by our ancestor Shennong and the King of Medicine Li Shizhen. The bosses of these pharmaceutical companies were all shocked. How could Jiang Ming, at such a young age, know so many identification methods?
Even the inspections by national departments are not as advanced and professional as this one!

He is worthy of being a world-renowned genius in traditional Chinese medicine. He is truly awesome.

In the view of these middle-aged bosses who have been studying traditional Chinese medicine for more than ten or twenty years, it will take at least 10 years to master this identification method. Their companies only have experienced Chinese medicine practitioners to cooperate with, and they usually just take a quick look at the appearance and then directly use microscopes and other technological products to identify the products.

Jiang Ming was born only 20 years ago, but he knows this ancient, retro yet awesome identification method?
It was also this step that allowed Jiang Ming to detect many defective products. Indeed, by smelling, touching, or even tasting the food yourself, one can directly tell whether it is good or bad.

However, the next two methods are much more modern and can be operated by Robert.

3. Microscopic identification: It is an identification method that uses microscopic technology to conduct microscopic analysis of traditional Chinese medicine to determine its variety and quality, including tissue identification and powder identification.

4. Physical and chemical identification: It is an identification method that uses certain physical, chemical or instrumental analysis methods to identify the authenticity, purity and quality of traditional Chinese medicine.

Including determination of general constants, general physical and chemical identification, chromatography, spectroscopy, etc.

With this set, the quality can be easily compared.

"Good fellow, Doctor Jiang Ming, I never knew you are also a master in identifying Chinese medicinal materials!"

【PS: Please give me monthly recommendation tickets at the beginning of the month, thank you! 】

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