Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 786: Several Historical Events Involving the Abolition of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the "Effective Acupuncture Techniques of Master Woyan Ling"

Back in the dormitory, Zeng Yong and his friends were discussing what had happened at noon that day.

After the topic of Yu Yunxiu destroying traditional Chinese medicine was started in the prescription, he became a hot topic among the students today. Sure enough, being famous for being controversial is still being famous. Even after his death, Yu Yunxiu is still a topic of discussion. There are just too many things to criticize about him.

It's as if he's never done anything decent in his life. All the points that people can think of are either him setting a trap for traditional Chinese medicine, or his true intentions being revealed.

In fact, it wasn't just Yu Yunxiu; Wang Jingwei and Chu Minyi, who were his contemporaries, also supported him.

Furthermore, Fang Zhouzi and Zhang Gongyao also made similar remarks in later generations.

In his works such as "Science Achieves Health," Fang Zhouzi claims that "Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory is pseudoscience" and advocates abolishing the TCM theoretical system, retaining only "Chinese herbal ingredients verified by modern medicine."

Zhang Gongyao, a little-known professor in the Department of Philosophy at Central South University, seems to have been inspired by Yu Yunxiu. In 2006, he launched a "Notice to Promote the Withdrawal of Traditional Chinese Medicine from the National Medical System," claiming that he wanted to "withdraw traditional Chinese medicine from the modern medical system."

His proposal to "abolish traditional Chinese medicine" sparked widespread attention and controversy. Zhang Gongyao also published a series of articles entitled "Abolish Traditional Chinese Medicine," questioning "traditional Chinese medicine" from the perspective of scientific philosophy, which triggered a major discussion in the national medical community about the scientific nature of traditional Chinese medicine.

In 2007, he visited Nanjing University and gave a lecture that questioned traditional Chinese medicine, but his views were not accepted by the students of Nanjing University, as well as many scholars, professors and veteran TCM doctors who attended the lecture.

His actions also drew joint opposition from the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and 48 academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and his whereabouts became unknown afterward.

In addition, information was declassified from the Rockefeller Files when their confidentiality period expired in later generations.

In 1920, the Rockefeller Foundation, through funding the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, promoted a strategy of "replacing traditional Chinese medicine with Western medicine" in an attempt to monopolize the traditional Chinese medicine medical system.

As a result, before 1979, Peking Union Medical College Hospital did not have any good traditional Chinese medicine practitioners.

In addition, in the 1870s, the Japanese government promulgated the Medical System, abolishing the independent status of Kampo medicine (equivalent to traditional Chinese medicine). This policy influenced the thinking of some Chinese scholars who later studied in Japan.

In fact, before 1949, there was a constant trend of abolishing traditional Chinese medicine. It wasn't until after the founding of the People's Republic of China that the government issued a directive stating, "Traditional Chinese medicine is a great contribution of China to the world!" This reversed the trend of abolishing traditional Chinese medicine.

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After Fang Yan and the others returned to their dormitory, Du Heng and Yan Yifan joined their roommates in their discussion.

Fang Yan didn't participate. Instead, he took out the box from his shop, opened it, and found a roll of old silk inside.

After the dialect was unfolded, it was discovered that inside was a book on acupuncture techniques entitled "The Effective Acupuncture Techniques of Mr. Ling of Woyan".

See below for dialects:
It is difficult to move: Taichongqi should be in ruins.

For severe pain in the philtrum, the point should be located at the Weizhong point.

To remove the dullness and foolishness from the heart, one should go to Taichong.

When the neck is injured by wind, one should first seek treatment at Fengfu (GB20); the appropriate point is Chengjiang (CV24).

For dizziness and vertigo, look for Fengchi (GB20): it should be Hegu (LI4).

If the ears are blocked, one must listen carefully to treat it: the problem lies in the Yifeng point.

For eye pain, massage Hegu point is recommended: the point should be Jingming point.

The chest tightness and the yellowing of the Yongquan point are the key points: it should be at the Zhiyin point.

For blurred vision, red eyes, and diarrhea, the following conditions are favorable: The sun is in the vicinity.

The elbows are constricted and the cubital fossa is flat: it should be located at the cubital fossa.

Toothache can be treated at Taixi (KI 3); the second acupoint should be consulted...

Hosseou previously mentioned that he obtained this item from a Japanese man, which suggests it was most likely stolen from Japan and then taken back by Hosseou's men after arriving in Cuba.

The person named Mr. Woyan Ling is most likely Ling Yun, the famous imperial physician and acupuncturist of the Ming Dynasty.

Ling Yun's experience of studying medicine is quite legendary.

Ling Yun, courtesy name Hanzhang, sobriquet Woyan, was a native of Gui'an, which is now Wuxing, Zhejiang. In his early years, he was a student in the county, but later abandoned his studies and traveled north to Mount Tai.

In front of an ancient temple on Mount Tai, he encountered a critically ill patient, but at the time he did not know any medicine and could only watch without being able to help.

Just then, a Taoist priest appeared out of nowhere and used acupuncture to revive the patient.

Ling Yun then asked the Taoist priest to teach him acupuncture techniques.

After examining Ling Yun's face, the Taoist priest agreed.

He then imparted all his knowledge of acupuncture to the student.

It truly lived up to Fan Zhongyan's saying, "If you can't be a good prime minister, then be a good doctor."

After abandoning his studies to pursue medicine, Ling Yun displayed his astonishing talent.

After Lingyun completed his studies, he began practicing medicine in the community. With his superb medical skills, he cured many difficult and complicated diseases and became famous.

It wasn't until Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, Zhu Youcheng, heard of his name that he issued an edict summoning him to the capital. After renowned physicians from the Imperial Medical Academy tested his acupuncture skills, they discovered his exceptional technique and appointed him as an imperial physician.

Ling Yun authored "The Principles of Classical Learning", "Illustrated Explanation of the Meridian Flow", and "Distinguishing Doubts about the Flow".

Among them, "Jingxue Huizong" was discovered in the 1990s. It was originally collected by Nanjing Library and was later printed and published in 1995, and can also be bought on the market.

Neither the "Illustrated Explanation of the Meridian Flow" nor the "Distinguishing Doubts about the Meridian Flow" has been passed down to posterity. The theory in the "Illustrated Explanation of the Meridian Flow" was quoted by many other Chinese medicine books in the Ming Dynasty, and most of the information could be pieced together from various sources.

There is no record of it in "Liuzhu Bianhuo".

If this "Ode to the Effective Acupuncture Techniques of Mr. Ling of Woyan" is indeed by Lingyun, then it is yet another undiscovered volume.

The content is very simple and easy to understand, just like its name, "Effective Acupoints".

As long as the treatment is targeted correctly, it will be effective.

This is a good introductory guide for beginners in acupuncture techniques.

It has a simple and clear feel, like the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual". If it were printed, it would only be a few pages long, which would be a good thing to promote traditional Chinese medicine.

Of course, its most important aspect is its historical value.

It's unclear whether this is the original scroll, but it's most likely from the Ming Dynasty.

Silk requires strict care and should be kept away from direct sunlight and humid environments. If it was preserved from the Ming Dynasty, it means that the owner was of high status and that it was well preserved.

It was only later that it was stolen.

The dialect says to keep it safe; the advantage of storing this kind of thing in the North is that it's not afraid of dampness.

As long as it's kept in a box, it should be fine to store.

With this tortoiseshell box inlaid with emeralds, this thing is essentially a pocket-sized courtyard house.

Come to think of it, Hossué is really generous.

Just then, the dormitory door was pushed open, and several boys from the class stood in the doorway, shouting at Fang Yan all at once:

"Class monitor, class monitor! There's a fight going on in the girls' dormitory!"

"Brother Fang! This is terrible! You'd better come and see! Dai Shasha, the girl you were mentoring, has been beaten up."

"Yes, yes, it was Qi Ningxiang who hit him!"

P.S.: I still owe you 58000 words after finishing this chapter.

There will be more this afternoon!
(End of this chapter)