Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 444: Using Tiger Bones Brutally, Evidence of Brain Marrow Insufficiency

The two seniors, Quan Quanzhen and Xue Wanglou, have stopped talking since Fangyan received that mentally ill patient yesterday.

They can really think of a treatment method, and it is clearly written in the medical records.

Even the follow-up treatment is written very clearly.

So since the old man Fangyan was willing to receive treatment, they had no objection.

Who can blame him for being so capable?

So the two of them said nothing and just watched from the side.

I would like to see how dialect can be used for treatment.

Others who hold the same mentality include Old Deng and his grandson Deng Nanxing.

The impression that dialects give them now is very strange, which is that... there is no upper limit.

It seems like he can always find a solution to any strange disease that comes his way.

It’s not a general solution yet.

There may even be more than one solution.

There may be several styles of treatment.

This is terrifying. It's like there are a large group of old Chinese medicine practitioners living in a young man's body.

Fangyan has no idea what is going on in the minds of this group of people.

What he is thinking about now is how to make this last day complete.

Lifting up Old Chen's trouser legs, Fangyan saw his shriveled left leg.

This is also the leg where he broke the joint.

Fangyan checked and found that the old man did have some bone problems.

As people age, they lose calcium and their bones become brittle.

So what the elderly fear most is falling.

Fortunately, the old man was lucky and didn't suffer any serious injuries from the fall. It was a blessing in disguise.

It is just at this time that you can try the "Yingbing Bone-setting Paste" in the last "Yanxia Shengxiao Fang". Its efficacy is described as being even more powerful than the Luo family's Dipsacus asper Bone-setting Holy Golden Pill, and it is said to be able to treat all injuries, swelling and pain, and traumatic fractures.

Taking this opportunity, Fangyan also wanted to see if he was really that powerful.

So Fangyan asked Old Dengtou if he had any tiger leg bones in his store.

Old Deng went to take a look and found that the goods were not there, so he asked Jia Dapeng to take his store manager's ID and seal and go to the warehouse immediately to order the goods.

It's freezing outside. Others would definitely not be happy about it, but Jia Dapeng is happy about it.

He was so happy that he didn't have time to express himself. This was the store manager's rights being exercised in advance.

I went to order the goods in a hurry.

In the 20s, tiger bones were still being purchased in China.

At the beginning of 49, there were relatively many tigers, and in some places there was a serious tiger infestation threatening the safety of people and animals. Therefore, tigers were listed as hunting targets at that time, and the tiger bone resources produced in the process of pest control would be purchased by the state.

The purchase is usually done by cooperatives in various towns and villages, which also produce posters to introduce the tiger bone purchase situation and preservation methods to farmers.

In 1968, the purchase price of one kilogram of tiger bones was 20-24 yuan.

After being transported to pharmacies in the city, tiger bones can be sold at a high price of 550 yuan per kilogram. Only tiger kneecaps are relatively cheap, but they can also be sold at a price of 240 yuan per kilogram.

My younger brother's book "Birch Forest" describes the story of hunting tigers in Northeast China when he first arrived there in the 1960s.

After entering the 70s, the number of hunts gradually decreased. More than 70 Siberian tigers were hunted in the 200s, and the number of South China tigers was even smaller.

Large-scale acquisition and hunting have led to a sharp decline in the number of tigers.

As tiger populations gradually decrease, knowledge about wildlife conservation is gradually increasing.

In May 1993, the country officially banned the sale, purchase, transportation, carrying and mailing of tiger bones, abolished the standards for the medicinal use of tigers, and stopped the production of all tiger-related drugs.

In traditional Chinese medicine theory, tiger bones are pungent, sweet and warm in nature, belonging to the liver and kidney meridians. They have the effects of dispelling wind and relieving pain, strengthening bones and calming nerves, and are often used to treat rheumatism, sore feet and knees, palpitations, epilepsy and other symptoms.

While tiger bones can still be used, Fangyan must make full use of them. He didn't use them in his last life, but he must use them in this life to see what the effect is.

Speaking of which, last time my father-in-law wanted to give Fangyan a pair of tiger bones.

But I didn’t want it at that time.

By the way, Fangyan still remembers the reason why Old Chen came to see the doctor earlier. He had hoarseness due to excessive heat in the lungs and stomach, and Fangyan cured him with just two injections.

At that time, Fangyan knew about his daily living habits. He liked to eat spicy food and also liked to have a drink of wine.

At that time Fangyan advised him to change his lifestyle a little bit, but Old Chen didn't listen and said that he was sick and could just come over to see a doctor. Unexpectedly, his words turned out to be a prophecy and now a big thing has happened.

Fangyan began to ask him about his symptoms.

It was Old Chen’s son who just told the story. Now Fangyan wants Old Chen to tell it again himself.

One is to better understand his own situation, and the other is to test whether there are any problems with his current thinking.

"Well, it's just a minor problem. It's normal as I get older!" Old Chen tilted his head and waved at Fangyan, still looking very casual.

It seems that apart from his super-strong grandson, other things have little impact on him.

The old man has a good attitude, even a little too indifferent.

Fang Yan said to him:
"Please tell me in detail how you feel recently, and then talk about eating, going to the toilet, etc." "Hmm..." Old Chen pondered for a moment, then said:

"It's just the left side of my body. My hands and feet are a little numb, as if I slept in the wrong position and that part of my body is numb."

"Then when I walked, my left leg was sore and weak, and I couldn't use any strength. I felt like I was walking in a straight line, but it turned out to be leaning to the left."

"It's worse these past two days. I fall down after taking two steps. I fell on my butt. But it's okay because I'm lazy and didn't sweep the snow in the yard. Otherwise, I would have fallen seriously."

Fangyan nodded and continued to ask:

"Are there no other feelings besides this?"

Old Chen thought for a moment and said:
"Oh, yes! Sometimes I can feel a cool air flowing from the top of my head along both sides of my spine toward my coccyx."

He gestured as he spoke.

Fangyan nodded and said that this was caused by the deficiency of Yang in the Du meridian.

Old Chen continued:
"There was also a surge of air that rushed from my lower abdomen to my neck, as if it was going to burst out of my throat."

The air rushes up from the lower abdomen to the chest and throat. This is the cold and yin air rushing up and is about to cause a running pig.

Fangyan continued to ask:

"How about eating, going to the toilet and sleeping?"

The old man thought for a while and said:
"Eating is not good, but drinking is okay."

"..." Fang Yan was speechless. Even now he still hadn't forgotten about that sip of wine.

"Go on." Fang Yan said to him.

Old Chen nodded and continued:
"I have diarrhea when I go to the toilet, and I have frequent urination but can't urinate. I have a tendency to dream a lot when I sleep, and I always dream about random things."

Fangyan nodded and said that his appetite was dull and his stools were loose, which was due to a weak spleen.

Then he continued:

"Stick out your tongue for me to see."

"Ah..." Old Chen was very nice and stuck out his tongue, and was considerate enough to show all sides to Fangyan.

The tongue coating is thin white and very dry. A normal person's tongue will have some saliva on it, but there is saliva on the tip of his tongue, but the surface of the tongue is dry.

This is a phenomenon of lack of fluid and also a sign of spleen deficiency.

In addition, there were bruises on the front and sides of her tongue, which was evidence of blood stasis.

Fangyan gestured to him:
"Let me feel your pulse."

Upon hearing this, Old Chen obediently stretched out his hand and let Fangyan diagnose him.

After touching both hands.

The dialect revealed that the pulse was deep, thin and weak.

After taking the patient's pulse, Lao Chengtou suddenly remembered something and added:
"Oh, by the way, the left side of my body feels colder than the right side, and my left chest hurts when I stand, but it's fine when I sit or lie down."

Fangyan nodded and began to quickly sort out Old Chen's condition in his mind.

"How is it?" The store manager, Old Dengtou, came over at this time, wanting to see how Fangyan planned to treat the patient.

There were three other people who were as curious as he was.

When Fang Yan heard Old Deng's question and saw that Deng Nanxing and two seniors, Quan Quanzhen and Xue Wanglou, had also arrived, he simply said while writing the medical records:
"The patient's left half of the body first feels stiff and then numb, with the left leg becoming sore and weak, and the patient feels like falling when walking on the left side. This is a sign of brain marrow deficiency."

"There is a stream of air on the top of the head flowing along both sides of the spine toward the coccyx, and the patient's left hand is colder, which is caused by the deficiency of the yang of the Du channel."

"Qi rushes up from the lower abdomen to the chest and throat, accompanied by frequent urination, which is a sign of kidney yang deficiency. Yin and cold qi rush up like a piglet, shortness of breath, fatigue, and poor appetite. Loose stools are caused by spleen qi deficiency. Petechiae on the tongue are a symptom of blood stasis. Thin, white, and less fluid in the feces is a sign of spleen deficiency."

"A deep pulse indicates that the disease is internal, while a deep, thin and weak pulse indicates insufficient Qi and blood."

"When I stand up, I feel chest pain, but it is not a problem when I sit or lie down. This is caused by stagnation of the heart meridian."

After hearing Fangyan's analysis, everyone felt that there were a lot of problems and it was a bit difficult to start.

However, the dialect has been dialectically explained, which shows that he already has an idea in his mind.

Deng Nanxing asked:
"With so many problems, how should we treat them?"

The dialect responded:
"Lingshu. Hailun records that if the marrow sea is insufficient, the brain will spin, the ears will ring, the legs will be sore and dizzy, the eyes will be unable to see, and the person will be lazy and sleepy."

"If the brain marrow is insufficient, the kidney should be nourished to strengthen the brain, because the brain marrow is closely related to the kidney. The Neijing records that the kidney produces bone marrow, and all marrow belongs to the brain. The kidney should be nourished to strengthen the brain first, and then the adverse effects should be reduced and the meridians should be removed to improve the circulation of qi and blood in the heart and brain, so that the brain marrow of the patient can be fully nourished by qi and blood, and the insufficient brain water can be restored."

"The symptoms of brain marrow deficiency are easily confused with stroke. His symptoms are only numbness on the left side of his body, but his limbs can move normally. This is completely different from the symptoms of stroke, such as blocked meridians, hemiplegia, crooked mouth and eyes, etc."

After speaking in dialect, he continued writing:
"So, the treatment method is... to nourish the kidney and strengthen the brain, warm the yang and reduce adverse effects, and remove blood stasis and dredge the meridians. It's a three-pronged approach."

After saying that, he immediately changed his words:

"Oh, no, we also need to treat his bone injuries, so we have to do it all at once!"

After saying this, he paused and looked at the two seniors, Xue Wanglou and Quan Weizhen.

Said:

"I plan to first use Zuoguiyin and Guizhi Jiagui Tang to treat it."

"First, let the patient's legs become strong and his mind clear, eliminate the downward airflow from the top of the head and the air rushing up from the abdomen, so that he can eat and sleep well. Then, use the method of warming the middle and strengthening the spleen, and continue the treatment with Huangqi Jianzhong Decoction."

Now, these words in dialect are spoken to them.

(End of this chapter)