Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 820 Insect Medicine Breaks Through Poisonous Mist, Southern Zhu and Northern Jiao Achieve Integration (Bonus Chapter 3K for Monthly Tickets)

This also shows that the reputation of the dialect in the capital is still quite high.

Upon seeing him, half of the people in Jiao Shude's group disappeared, all running over to Fang Yan's side.

The most awkward one was Li Zhengji. Although his master Jiao Shude introduced the dialect to the others, they seemed not to hear it. They either chose the dialect or waited in Jiao Shude's group.

This is the patient's freedom, and Jiao Shude and Fang Yan cannot force them to see Li Zhengji.

So Li Zhengji had no choice but to say to Fang Yan that he might as well become Fang Yan's assistant.

After all, no one was looking for him while he sat there, and he felt quite embarrassed watching his master Jiao Shude and Fang Yan treat the patients.

Seeing this, Fang Yan had no choice but to try anything, even if it seemed hopeless, and said to the people in line in front of him:
"This is my senior brother, he's very skilled in medicine. Why don't you all give him a try? That way you can finish your appointments faster and get back to your own business."

Hearing this from the dialect, Li Zhengji hadn't had much hope, but he was still quite moved.

At least the dialect speaks for itself.

However, after he finished speaking, a few people actually came over from the back of the line.

"Since Dr. Fang says so, then let's come and give it a try."

"That's right, he's Dr. Fang's senior brother, so he shouldn't be bad."

"Then I'll give it a try... to give Dr. Fang some face."

Several more people arrived one after another and lined up in front of Li Zhengji.

Although that's what they said, you could tell from their accents that these people were all relatively young. They arrived a bit late, and actually, they chose to try Li Zhengji's place because they didn't want to wait in such a long line.

As for giving face to dialects, just listen to them and that's enough.

Although everyone knows the truth, it's pointless to say it out loud between adults.

Fang Yan bowed to them in thanks.

Now everyone has a patient in front of them, and Fang Yan has started making diagnoses.

The first patient treated by this dialect group was a six-year-old boy who came with his parents.

"Come on, tell me what the problem is?" Fang Yan asked the patient's family member in front of him.

At this moment, Chen Yong also quietly stood up.

The patient's father first handed over a file bag containing X-ray films.

It's been a long time since I've seen this dialect, so it's clearly an orthopedic issue.

Fang Yan looked at the light and then glanced at the report, which stated that the second and third phalanges of the middle finger had slight bone damage and incomplete edges.

Then the patient's father said:
"Dr. Fang, it's like this. Two weeks ago, my child got a splinter on the inside of his right middle finger. We immediately did some initial treatment at home, disinfected it with white wine, and then bandaged it up."

"But to our surprise, three days later, the child's injured area became red and swollen and he kept complaining of pain, so we went to a nearby hospital for treatment."

"After examination, the doctor diagnosed it as purulent dactylitis and prescribed antibiotics for us."

"However, after taking the medicine, the child's swelling and pain symptoms did not lessen, and the body temperature even rose. We thought that the medicine would help, but after another three days, the child's condition became more and more serious, so we took the child to the hospital again. This time, the doctor performed a small operation on the center of the second joint of the child's middle finger, saying that he would cut open and drain the pus."

"After the surgery, we took the child home, thinking that things would get better. But three days later, the injured area swelled up again, and the fever persisted without any signs of abating."

"Then, seeing that there was no other way, we went to the hospital for the third time and asked the doctor to find a solution as soon as possible. Oh dear, the pediatrician seemed a bit panicked at that time. Actually, I should have taken the child to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor..." The child's father clearly regretted it as he said this.

I could tell from the dialect that the doctor here was a mediocre doctor.

“Please continue,” Fang Yan said to the patient’s father.

The patient's father nodded and said:
"Then the doctor performed surgery on both sides of the third segment of my child's middle finger, making incisions for drainage, saying that this should solve the problem."

"But the swelling did not go away, and now the inflammation has spread to the palm area."

"My child has had a fever for a week without it going down. He has no appetite, hasn't had a bowel movement for three or four days, his urine is yellow and scanty, and he sometimes vomits."

"Because his hand was cut in several places, the child was in so much pain that he cried and fussed constantly. He couldn't sleep at night either, and we adults stayed up with him to keep him company."

"Later we went to see that doctor to ask him what happened, why it hadn't healed after so long, even though it was just a splinter, but now his hand has several cuts, and he still has a fever even after taking antibiotics?"

Fang Yan was speechless. If he knew what was going on, he would have cured the person directly.

Asking is pointless.

The patient's father said, somewhat agitated:

"And guess what that bastard said?"

He suggested that our child undergo finger amputation immediately!

"Such a small problem, and now he's going to have to cut off his finger? Is he even human?!"

“We started making a scene at the hospital, and then the hospital leaders called my workplace and asked my boss to come and talk to me. To be honest, if it weren’t for my boss’s sake, I would have killed him.”

Fang Yan spoke to the patient's father, who was becoming somewhat agitated:
"Please don't get agitated," the patient's father said, regaining his composure.
"I know, I know, I'm not agitated anymore. I know you definitely have a way. Everyone knows you have a 100% cure rate."

Fang Yan said to him:
"Let me take a look at the child's hands first."

The child didn't cry this time; upon hearing the dialect, he immediately reached out his hand.

Upon examination, the patient's right middle finger was found to be severely edematous, with an incision of about 2 centimeters on each side of the third phalanx and in the center of the fingertip.

The skin around the incision was grayish-white, and a gauze drainage strip was packed inside the wound. The drainage strip was covered in blood and yellow tissue fluid. Fang Yan took out a silver needle and pointed it at the child, saying:

"Just bear with it for a moment, it will feel a little numb."

The patient's father also said to his child:

"Son, this is a very capable doctor, listen to him."

The patient's child nodded somewhat numbly.

Then Fang Yan inserted the needle, and the child's hand immediately drooped on the table as if it had been broken, which startled the child's father. If Fang Yan hadn't spoken first, he would have thought that his child had developed a problem.

Next, Fang Yan quickly removed the drainage strip and found that a lot of pus and blood were flowing out, and it emitted a strong odor.

Then he took out a gold needle and began to examine the area. He found that the three incisions on the finger were connected, and the redness and swelling on the finger had spread to the area of ​​the palm near the wrist.

Due to the severe swelling of the middle finger, the patient is likely unable to flex or extend the finger.

Fang Yan then removed the silver needles from the child's hand, and while taking his pulse, said to him:
"Stick out your tongue so I can see it."

Upon hearing this, the child obediently opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue.

According to the dialect, the tongue coating is white with a yellowish tinge, and the tongue body is red.

After taking the pulses of both hands, confirm that the pulse is fine and rapid.

"Dr. Fang, how is it?" The patient's father looked at Fang Yan with some anxiety.

Fang Yan said to him:
"Your child was infected with a toxic pathogen due to a previous injury from a splinter. In Western medicine terms, it means he was infected with a drug-resistant strain. This pathogen has eroded the tendons and bones. In traditional Chinese medicine, this condition is called 'snake belly boil,' also known as 'tendon and bone erosion.'"

The patient's father asked:
"Then...can it be cured? Do I need to have my finger amputated?"

He said in dialect:

"It can be cured without cutting off the finger."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Jiao Shude beside him and found that the other man was also looking at him, probably waiting for him to tell him the treatment plan.

He nodded, signaling for the dialect to continue.

Fang Yan smiled, then turned around, picked up a pen, and began to quickly write out a treatment plan.

Standing behind Fang Yan, Chen Yong saw the plan Fang Yan had written and realized that it was different from what he had thought; it only included external treatment methods.

Centipede Detoxification Powder: 1 centipede (dried and ground into powder), 3g of Coptis chinensis powder, and 0.3g of pearl powder.

Usage: After drainage, sprinkle this on the wound and cover with gauze.

Earthworm extract preparation: Add 20g of white sugar to 10 fresh earthworms and filter the extract.

Usage: Use as a substitute for saline solution to rinse the wound twice daily.

Then comes insect-based moxibustion.

Acupoints: Baxie (affected side), Ashi points.

Procedure: Place 0.01g of blister powder in moxa wool and perform moxibustion with ginger slices as a barrier for 3 cones.

Finally, there is the prescription for internal use.

Honeysuckle 9g, Forsythia 6g, Scorpion 1.5g (powdered and taken with water), Earthworm 3g, Bombyx mori 3g, Red Peony Root 4.5g, Raw Astragalus 6g (to counteract the strong effects of insect-based drugs), Licorice 2g.

Decoction method:
Except for the whole scorpion powder, the remaining medicines are decocted in water, one dose per day, taken in three divided doses with the whole scorpion powder.

After reading it, Chen Yong frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask Fang Yan:

"Junior brother, is there any explanation for this method? It looks somewhat like Master's 'Five Insects Eliminating Boils Drink' to me."

Fang Yan turned to look at Chen Yong. This man was a master who had studied under the famous master Guan Youbo and then became a disciple of Jiao Shude. Fang Yan would not underestimate him just because he was Jiao's son-in-law.

Fang Yan turned his head and said:
Chen Shigong in "Surgical Orthodox" said: "When poisonous evil is trapped inside, insects and ants should be used to search and remove it." Ye Tianshi also wrote in "Clinical Guide to Medical Cases": "When a long-term disease enters the collaterals, only insects can penetrate it." In this case, the poison has already eroded the bone, and ordinary herbs and plants cannot reach the disease site. Only insect medicines are good at moving and can penetrate deep into the meridians to remove the poison.

“I was inspired by my master’s book, and I also received guidance from my wife’s uncle, Mr. Zhu Liangchun, which is why I used this formula.”

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(End of this chapter)