Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 1341 The Deadly Cancer-Fighting Soup (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

“Okay!” He Puren took out a pen and paper from his pocket and immediately began writing the prescription.

Fang Yan then quickly inserted the Tiangong needle into Neiguan and Zusanli. Neiguan calms the mind and soothes the nerves, while Zusanli strengthens the spleen and stomach and generates qi and blood, first supporting the foundation of acquired constitution. Next, he inserted the two important acupoints of the lower jiao, Guanyuan and Qihai. After obtaining the qi, Fang Yan began to rotate the needle handle to stimulate the acupoints. The people around watched Fang Yan's rescue with tension.

"They were fine when they arrived, how did things turn out like this after just a few words?" a family member asked Fang Yan and the others.

Fang Yan's hands didn't stop moving, the needle handle spinning rapidly between her fingertips, but her eyes remained fixed on Mr. Sima's face. Her tone was as calm as possible but carried an undeniable certainty: "Don't panic, it's not a matter of 'saying a few words'. Mr. Sima's body is like a sack that's been emptied out. What he has accumulated now is the last bit of strength that will break him."

He slightly lowered his wrist, inserting the silver needle at the Guanyuan acupoint another half a step, and continued to explain:
“Your husband has been smoking for over forty years, and the ‘qi’ in his lungs has long been weakened by the smoke; eating raw and cold foods all year round has also damaged his spleen and stomach, the ‘roots of blood production and qi nourishment’; chemotherapy and radiotherapy have further depleted his remaining vital energy. It’s like a house that has been in disrepair for many years, where the beams have long been rotten. The way we lifted him onto the bed just now was like pushing the rickety beams again, and it almost collapsed.”

He Puren had just finished writing the prescription and handed it to the nurse when he heard the sound, and quickly added:
“The sweat he was sweating just now wasn’t hot sweat, it was ‘excessive sweating,’ meaning his body’s vital energy couldn’t be held back and was ‘leaking’ out! Shallow breathing and purple lips are signs that his ‘qi’ is not keeping up and his ‘blood’ is not being supplied. It’s not the same as when we’re exhausted. It’s an old problem of ‘being too weak’ that’s finally flaring up.”

The way the patient's family member is talking makes it sound like what they said earlier had terrified the patient, and that they need to explain things clearly.

Old Tao pressed on Mr. Sima's shoulder and helped to comfort him: "Look at the acupoints that Director Fang needled. 'Zusanli' is for eating and blood production, while 'Guanyuan' and 'Qihai' are for holding in vital energy. It's like patching a leaky bag or adding support to a rotten beam. Now we're just bringing back the energy and blood that he's 'leaked' out."

The patient's family members nodded in realization.

As they spoke, Fang Yan finished the acupuncture. He gently twisted the handle of the last silver needle, and Mr. Sima's shallow breathing gradually became more even. His bluish-purple lips turned slightly red, and the cold sweat slowly stopped.

Fang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, released the needle handle, and checked his pulse again. After a while, he said, "It's beating more steadily now, and he can catch his breath."

He turned to the family members, his tone softening somewhat:

“You haven’t encountered this situation before because he could barely hold on. But this time, with an overnight transfer in Hong Kong, the journey was arduous, and the environment was different. As soon as he lay down and relaxed, his remaining strength gave out. It’s not that he suddenly got worse; it’s that the previous ‘weakness’ hadn’t been replenished, and it only came to light today.”

"Then, is everything alright now?" The family member's voice was still trembling, but she was calmer than before. Her gaze was fixed on Mr. Sima's face. Seeing that his brows had relaxed a bit, she felt a little relieved.

"He's temporarily stabilized, but we need medicine to slowly replenish his vital energy." Fang Yan said while checking the time and keeping the needle in place. "When the fire-inducing soup is ready, feed him half a bowl first. That medicine is yin-nourishing water and also a channel for igniting fire. It can bring back his rising internal heat and fill his body with something substantial."

The patient's family nodded, and Fang Yan then said to He Puren and Lao Tao:

"Let's go outside and discuss the treatment plan."

"Okay!" The two nodded.

Then, speaking in dialect to the patient and his family, he said, "The needle is still in his body. Don't move it until the time is up. We'll be outside. Call us immediately if anything happens."

The patient's family nodded; at this point, the only thing they could trust was the local dialect.

However, the family still sent their secretary and assistant along, wanting to hear how Fang Yan and his family had discussed the treatment plan.

Director Liao also came out, wanting to know if Fang Yan was confident in treating the patient, as the patient's condition had already indicated that it was very bad.

The lipomas on his body and the thyroid cancer on his neck were enough to make anyone's scalp tingle.

He felt so weak, like he was made of paper, and he fell ill shortly after lying down.

As soon as He Puren stepped outside, he wiped the sweat from his brow. He was genuinely terrified; if Fang Yan had been a little slower with the needle, the man might already be dead.

He spoke in dialect:

“He has quite a few illnesses now, we need to sort out the procedures.”

Fang Yan nodded and said:
"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. We'll see how things go after we drink the 'fire-inducing soup'."

He Puren and Lao Tao both nodded in agreement. The patient was too weak, and the treatment steps could not be wrong, otherwise it would affect the whole body.

He might confess on the spot. Old Tao said:

"This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this. The soles of her feet were ice cold, but her upper body was flushed. This 'hot on top, cold on the bottom' phenomenon is more bizarre than anything I've ever seen before. Chemotherapy and radiation really take a toll on people. Those lipomas are really scary to look at."

He said in dialect:

"Lipomas may look scary, but they actually appear when the body's vital energy is depleted and unable to retain dampness and turbidity."

Mr. Sima's secretary listened intently. He then said to Fang Yan and the others, "According to Western medicine abroad, these lipomas are indeed related to a weakened immune system. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy kill immune cells too much, causing metabolic disorders and fat to accumulate into lumps. But doctors don't have a good solution; they can only wait for the immune system to recover on its own."

"But how could he possibly have the strength to recover?"

"So the root of the problem lies in the 'emptiness'," Fang Yan said.

"We can't be greedy and try to do too much at once; we can't afford to make any mistakes."

"The first step is to 'strengthen the body and nourish the vital energy,' which is the foundation for saving his life. The emergency treatment just now stabilized his Qi and Yin, but his kidney Yin is completely depleted, his lung Qi is too weak to withstand the wind, and his spleen and stomach are too weak to eat. We must first replenish these three deficiencies."

"The second step is to 'remove adverse reactions and eliminate turbidity'."

"The lump on the side of his neck is called a 'stone goiter' in traditional Chinese medicine. It's been there for five years, with phlegm and blood stasis accumulating, and then it's hardened like iron by radiotherapy. It won't dissipate in a short time. Once he's taken the 'Fire-Inducing Decoction,' his tongue coating won't be so dry, and his pulse will stabilize. Then we can start treating this area. Otherwise, before the blood stasis is broken, his qi will collapse. As for those lipomas, we won't care about their size for now. Once his spleen and stomach can function properly, we'll add Poria and Atractylodes macrocephala to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. Once the dampness and turbidity are gone, the lipomas will naturally disappear slowly. Trying to force it now is just courting death."

He Puren stroked his chin and added:

“I agree, lipomas are the worst of the worst. I’ve encountered this before in Africa, where a person with weak constitution developed lipomas. I didn’t dare use strong medicine, so I just made porridge with yam and lotus seeds and nourished the body for half a year. The small lipomas disappeared on their own. Mr. Sima’s condition is even worse, so he needs to be treated more slowly.”

At this moment, the secretary asked Fang Yan:

"What about the lump on his neck that's pressing on his trachea? What if he suddenly has difficulty breathing again? We can't rely on acupuncture for emergency treatment every time, can we?"

Fang Yan said upon hearing this:

"It depends on the effect after drinking the fire-inducing decoction. The situation is still uncertain, so I can't decide on a treatment method."

"If the Dragon Thunder Fire subsides, his sense of oppression will lessen, and he shouldn't have too much trouble breathing."

"Right now, our main focus is on addressing his current acute condition of 'deficiency of both Qi and Yin, with upward surge of deficient fire,' to save his life before discussing any subsequent pressure issues." Fang Yan's gaze swept over the secretary, and he continued:
"However, your concerns are valid. First aid can only provide temporary relief; we need long-term solutions."

The secretary nodded; he also agreed with the dialect explanation.

Let people live first, then we'll talk about other things.

Fang Yan had actually already come up with a solution by now.

That is the "Seaweed and Licorice Decoction" by Mr. Dong Jing'an, a famous doctor in Lanzhou. It was originally used to treat scrofula, but later it was used by Dr. Li Ke to treat tumors.

Of course, he made many improvements over time.

Among them, 24 patients with thyroid adenoma were cured, 5 patients with thyroid adenoma and left supraclavicular lymph node enlargement and malignant transformation were cured, 12 patients with iodine deficiency goiter were cured, 4 patients with cervical lymph node tuberculosis were cured, 5 patients with generalized lipoma were cured, and 1 patient with brain tumor recurrence after surgery was cured. Most patients recovered within half a month. It has been used clinically for forty years and is a typical example of a single effective treatment that works everywhere.

Upon seeing the patient, Fang Yan immediately thought of this prescription.

After being improved, this formula was given a name: Cancer-Fighting and Life-Saving Soup.

P.S.: There will be more this afternoon.

(End of this chapter)