Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1072 The Secret to Longevity, "Doctor, please cut off my hand!" (Bonus Chapter for 32 Monthly Tickets)

Old Zhou stuck out his tongue for Fang Yan to see.

According to Fang Yan, his tongue was pale red with a thin yellow coating.

Fang Yan then took his pulse and found that the old man's pulse was thin, wiry, and rapid in both hands.

Considering that he is almost ninety years old this year, even if he is in good health, his physical condition will be weaker than that of an average person. Fang Yan carefully analyzed the situation in his mind.

They also chatted casually with Old Zhou:

There's an old saying that goes, "You can't wake up in the first thirty years, and you can't fall asleep in the next thirty years." It means that after the age of thirty, due to various reasons in life, the quality of sleep is not as good as before.

"I used to sleep soundly until I naturally woke up without a care in the world, but now it's hard to get enough sleep. It's actually a very common problem."

Old Zhou shook his head and said:

"That's different. No matter how many bad things happen to me, it doesn't affect my sleep. Back when there was war and bombing, everyone else was scared to death, but I could still sleep soundly. I've been used to it since I was a child."

"Now that this person is older, his life is better, and there are no troubles at home, he still can't sleep. It's really incomprehensible."

Fang Yan smiled, picked up his pen, and began writing a medical record, saying at the same time:
"Your condition isn't a major problem. It's just that you're getting older and your blood and qi are somewhat deficient. Your heart and liver are deficient in blood and your internal fire is excessive, which makes you restless and causes you to suffer from insomnia and insufficient sleep."

"All other problems stem from this one problem. Once the root cause is solved, the other problems will naturally resolve themselves."

Actually, his situation is different from that of Mr. Ba Jin. He is simply suffering from insufficient blood and qi due to old age, but he has a very good attitude. Optimistic people are easier to treat.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is responsible for regulating the flow of qi. Optimistic people naturally have smooth liver qi and will not have their condition worsened by anger.

Although Mr. Zhou exhibited signs of heart and liver blood deficiency and excessive fire, such as a thin, wiry, and rapid pulse, a pale red tongue with a thin yellow coating, his optimistic attitude could promote the liver's function of storing blood. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when one is in a good mood, liver blood is stored more fully, and the heart, which governs the mind, is not disturbed by emotions, allowing blood-nourishing and heart-tonifying drugs to play a more effective role.

In contrast, those who are angry and resentful have livers that cannot store blood, and those who overthink deplete their heart's blood, thus naturally reducing the effectiveness of treatment.

Optimists often present with a simple deficiency syndrome, while those with emotional imbalances often require simultaneous treatment of complex concurrent symptoms such as liver stagnation, phlegm-fire, and blood stasis.

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners greatly appreciate people with such an open and optimistic mindset. Not only are they easier to treat, but they also put very little pressure on people in daily interactions. They are the kind of people whose spiritual strength you can feel, unlike those gloomy people who are like emotional black holes, making you feel stuffy and the air pressure low just by being near them.

At this moment, Fang Yan inexplicably thought of a classic TVB line:
"The most important thing in life is to be happy!"

Upon hearing the dialect, Old Zhou immediately smiled happily:

"Hearing you say I'm alright makes me feel much better."

Fang Yan said to him:
"Don't worry, just keep this positive attitude and you'll recover soon."

"Okay! I believe you." Old Zhou nodded happily.

Next, Fang Yan prescribed medicine for Old Zhou. When prescribing the medicine, he followed his master Jiao Shude's instructions and used only the classic prescriptions that could be found.

The advantage of classical prescriptions is that they have clear sources in classical texts, such as the Treatise on Cold Damage and the Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber, and they have been clinically verified over thousands of years, ensuring their efficacy and safety, and making them easy for other experts to review quickly.

Of course, this is not only for their convenience, but also to protect the doctors themselves.

These old men are all getting on in years, and no one can guarantee that they won't have other problems. If they're unlucky enough to be taking medication and then suddenly pass away, especially if the medication they're taking is personalized, then it would be a real disaster.

This regulation is not intended to restrict innovation, but rather it is a necessary measure for quality control in the special context of such national-level medical missions.

Therefore, the prescription given by Fang Yan was Suanzaoren Tang from the "Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber".

The corresponding pathogenesis is precisely liver blood deficiency, with deficiency heat disturbing the mind.

In addition, Huanglian Ejiao Decoction from the Treatise on Cold Damage corresponds to the pathogenesis of heart and kidney yin deficiency and deficiency fire disturbing the mind.

Finally, the Ganmai Dazao Decoction from the "Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber" was added to improve palpitations and excessive sweating, harmonize the effects of the other herbs, and protect the spleen and stomach.

After combining the complete classical prescriptions,
15g of Ziziphus jujuba seed, 6g of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 6g of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 12g of Poria cocos, 6g of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 3g of Coptis chinensis, 10g of donkey-hide gelatin (melted), 6g of Scutellaria baicalensis, 12g of Paeonia lactiflora, 30g of wheat bran, 10 jujubes, and 1 egg yolk (stirred in after the medicinal juice has been warmed).

Decoction method:
Melt the donkey-hide gelatin, then add the egg yolk last.

One dose per day, decocted in 300ml of water, taken warm in two divided doses.

Take most of the dose (200ml) one hour before bedtime, and the rest upon waking in the morning.

All three prescriptions are from the "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" and have been verified by physicians throughout history. After the prescriptions were written, they were handed directly to the nurse next to him, who then took the medical records to Jiao Shude for his signature.

Fang Yan said to Grandpa Zhou:
"You don't need to remember my recipe. Anyway, my master just said that their local ethnic restaurant also provides services, so just let them take care of it."

"Also, you can soak your feet in water before going to bed at night, which can help to restore balance to the body's core."

After saying that, he wrote down two more phone numbers and said:
"This is my home phone number and my school phone number. Call me anytime if you have any problems. I'm either at home or at school."

Mr. Zhou took the dialect and said with a smile:

"Okay! Thank you, Dr. Fang!"

Dialectal wave:
"Hey, don't be so polite."

After Mr. Zhou carefully put away the note with the phone number written on it, he asked Fang Yan:

"By the way, Dr. Fang, how old are you this year?"

Fang Yan said to Grandpa Zhou:
"I was born in 1955, so I'm 23 this year, but I haven't had my birthday yet."

"That's a pity," Old Master Zhou clicked his tongue.

Fang Yan was bewildered and asked:

"Hmm? What's the pity?"

He slapped his thigh and said:

“I have a grandniece who was transferred to work at the Ministry of Culture in Beijing this year. She is the same age as you. It’s such a pity that you are not allowed to get married during your four years of university.”

Fang Yan was both amused and exasperated, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying:

"Haha... Thank you for your kind offer, but I'm already married, and my baby is due around October."

Now it was Grandpa Zhou's turn to be dumbfounded:

"Oh? You're married?"

Nodding in dialect:

"Yes, I got married not long after returning to the city last year."

He exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, whose girl is quick enough to do that?"

The dialect explanation is as follows:
"Haha, she's the one I'm pursuing. Her dad and my dad are colleagues, and she's also a doctor in the same department as my mom."

"Also a doctor?" Old Master Zhou asked.

Fang Yan nodded:

"Um……"

Just then, the nurse returned with the medical records and a signed prescription.

"Dr. Fang, Team Leader Jiao said there's no problem."

Fang Yan took it and glanced at it, then handed one of the forms to Old Zhou and said:

"Okay, Mr. Zhou, please take this form and write down everything clearly. Then give it to the restaurant staff and they will help you with the process."

After taking a look, Old Zhou noticed that, unlike typical Chinese medicine prescriptions, the handwriting on this prescription was neat and the information was clearly organized.

He stood up and said:

"Okay, I'll go get someone else for you!"

After Old Zhou left, Fang Yan noticed that Li Zhengji was still in a daze.

The space in front of him was still empty.

The group of old men in the distance were still chatting, and they looked like they were having a great time.

I completely forgot I was supposed to come for a doctor's visit.

Seeing Fang Yan's gaze, Li Zhengji repeated his old tune to him:

"I knew today wouldn't go too smoothly..."

Fang Yan smiled and said to him:
"This is quite normal. The fact that no patients are coming in means that their condition is not bad, and they should all have some minor problems."

"If I were feeling unwell, I wouldn't have taken this long."

Li Zhengji said quietly:

"Maybe he's just forgetful and forgot about going to the doctor."

dialect:"……"

He had already seen Old Zhou go over, greet the group of people, and then pointed to Fang Yan and Li Zhengji. A woman in her forties stepped out from the crowd and walked straight towards Li Zhengji.

Li Zhengji was somewhat surprised to see that someone had chosen him directly instead of going to the dialect group.

Wherever there is a dialect, unless he meets someone he knows, he will definitely choose the dialect and not his own, which makes him insecure.

Now that a complete stranger had chosen him, Li Zhengji felt somewhat flattered.

He asked somewhat uncertainly:

"Are you sure you're looking for me? The one next door is Fangyan."

"..." Fang Yan was speechless. How insecure was this guy?

The other party said:

"That's right, I'm here to see you. I was recommended by Principal Hu."

Li Zhengji suddenly realized that it was an old acquaintance who had made the connection. He asked the patient:
What's your problem?

The patient extended his right index finger and said:

"Do you have a way to cut this finger off for me?"

"Huh?" Li Zhengji looked at the patient in astonishment.

Fang Yan, standing to the side, was also taken aback. "Wait... what kind of request is this?"

“I don’t quite understand what you mean? What do you mean by ‘cutting’…” Li Zhengji asked.

The other person earnestly held up their right index finger to Li Zhengji, gesturing to the tip with the nail, and said:

"Just cut this part of my finger; it shouldn't affect my writing."

After hearing this, Li Zhengji looked like he'd seen a ghost; he now felt that the woman was not mentally stable.

I just said today wasn't going well, and here it comes.

He tried to remain calm and asked:
Why did you cut off your finger?

The patient said:
"I'm in pain here, it hurts for no reason. I've already had tests done at several hospitals, but there are no results."

"It's just inexplicable pain. They even told me to go to a mental hospital, saying that I have delusions."

"But it really hurts, so I thought if I cut it off, it should be fine."

As she spoke, she held out her finger to Li Zhengji. After observing it, Li Zhengji found that the finger was the same as the other fingers in both shape and color.

The patient's mental state when she spoke left Li Zhengji somewhat uncertain.

Is he really mentally unstable?

He was a little unsure for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at Fang Yan, only to find that Fang Yan was also frowning, as if he didn't understand either.

Now Li Zhengji felt the pressure increase.

At this moment, Fang Yan also noticed that Li Zhengji was looking at him. He gestured with his wrist to Li Zhengji, and Li Zhengji realized that it had been a long time since he had treated anyone. He had encountered a strange patient and had forgotten to observe, listen, inquire, and palpate.

He said quickly:
"Please extend your hand so I can take your pulse."

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That's all for today, please come early tomorrow.

Lao Feng is working hard to write tomorrow's code.

(End of this chapter)