Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 884 Terrifying Mother, Using the Shattered Jade Needle Again

Chapter 884 The Terrifying Mother, Using the Shattered Jade Heavenly Craft Needle Again (Two Chapters Combined)
"The Complete Collection of Classical Texts on Acupuncture and Moxibustion?"

"The name is entirely composed of Chinese characters?"

Meng Jimin, who was standing nearby, came over and, seeing the acupuncture book in Fang Yan's hand, asked curiously.

He translated and spoke in dialect as he went:

"It's nothing unusual."

"In the past, Japanese Kanji was mainly used in official documents, religious classics and literary works, and only a few nobles and scholars could master it."

“During the Heian period (794-1192), Japan began to create hiragana and katakana based on the cursive and regular scripts of kanji. These were used together with kanji and gradually formed the Japanese writing system.”

"Dr. Fang is very knowledgeable in this area!" Kang Xin said to Fang Yan.

Anyone who has ever used the internet in later generations knows something about this; it's not a big secret. Xiao Rizi and Xiao Bangzi are two different people: one openly steals culture, and the other steals culture secretly.

However, that's not important. What's important is that the acupuncture techniques in this book are rather complicated.

The book is a compilation of various ancient acupuncture texts from Japan and other neighboring countries.

It's a bit of a hodgepodge, and it seems like he's afraid that others will completely learn it, so there are some obvious deletions and alterations.

It's the kind of mediocre acupuncture book that teaches you how to select acupoints but not how to perform the techniques.

They didn't teach anything about acupuncture techniques, tonification and sedation, or the contraindications of moxibustion.

From an expert's perspective, there are many useful things to see, but for ordinary people to learn from, they miss the key points. It's fine for watching the show, but to actually use it is all a matter of luck.

Fang Yan turned to the last page, saw what was written on it, and then said:
"Published by the Japan Publishing Science Research Institute Co., Ltd., this is the first volume of a 23-volume set."

Kang Xin said:

"Yes, this book is very popular, and many families have a copy."

“I also do moxibustion when I have free time, and I cured my gynecological disease myself.”

Fang Yan scratched his head. He didn't know what level Kang Xin was at. If you said she was no good, she cured herself. If you said she was good, she ended up like this with her own daughter.

"Then tell me about your child?" Fang Yan said to her.

"Uh..." Kang Xing was a little embarrassed.

After composing herself, she said:

"This is actually a long story..."

"When she was in elementary school, she had her first migraine, but we don't know what caused it."

"The child said the headache comes in waves, starting from the left side of the neck, extending upwards to the top of the left side of the head, and then spreading to the forehead and above the eye sockets," Kang Xin said, gesturing to the child lying on the bed.

"The attacks mostly occur at night, when she is awakened by the pain after falling asleep."

"The child said the pain was like being stabbed with an awl, or like something was throbbing and oozing pus. The pain in his left temple was particularly severe, like it was about to split open, and he also felt a burning sensation."

"I remember that her left eye turned red and kept tearing up, her nose was blocked and had thick snot running down her face, and she was sweating."

"The pain worsened day by day, my blood pressure rose, my pulse slowed down, and I also felt nauseous and vomited. When the pain was severe, I couldn't sleep all night. After the attack, I was exhausted, couldn't eat, and didn't want to talk."

"During that year or so, the child underwent comprehensive neurological examinations at the neurology departments of various hospitals, but no abnormal signs were found."

"Later, I was diagnosed with vascular headache or neurovascular headache. The doctor prescribed medications such as nitrazepam, cephalin, vitamin B1, lutein, compound danshen injection, codeine phosphate, and ergotamine tartrate, but none of them had a significant effect."

"Then I used my knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine to treat my child."

"I bought books on traditional Chinese medicine at the bookstore, including prescriptions and acupuncture. I first tested them on myself, and then I tried them on my child. I don't know how, but after spending more than six months and trying several different methods, I somehow cured her!"

"..." The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Then why did it relapse this time?" Xiao Chengzhi asked curiously.

Kang Xin said:

“She caught a cold again recently, and then her headache started again, so I started treating her with acupuncture. As a result, her headache lessened, but then she started feeling nauseous, and then she started vomiting. Finally, she started sweating profusely, her eyes were watering, and her face turned red with visible blood vessels, as if she had run several kilometers. Her eyes also started to turn red, and her breath was hotter than usual.”

"Then I knew that there must have been a problem with the treatment, so I quickly went to the local hospital for treatment."

"After the IV drip, her sweating, red eyes, flushed face, and hot breath subsided temporarily, but the headache came back, and she vomited again."

"Then I used acupuncture on her, but this time it not only didn't cure her, but she also developed a problem where she couldn't speak."

"Then I happened to hear that there was a lot of publicity about you, Dr. Fang, back in China, so I came back hoping you could give me some guidance and help me figure out what's wrong with me?"

"..." Everyone fell silent again.

Fang Yan asked Kang Xin:

"Ms. Kang, may I ask you a few questions?"

“Of course.” Kang Xin nodded repeatedly.

Fang Yan first asked a seemingly plausible but actually ambiguous question:
Where is your husband?

Kang Xin was taken aback. Although she didn't quite understand why Fang Yan asked this question, she still answered honestly:
“He’s still in Japan. Our business needs someone to look after it, and we also have a son who’s still in elementary school. It’s impossible for both of us to come back.”

Fang Yan asked this question in order to indirectly assess the isolation and blindness of Kang Xin's treatment decision.

It seems this father is unreliable too.

Fang Yan nodded, then picked up the book "A Comprehensive Collection of Classical Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine" and asked her:
"Are you aware that acupuncture requires meridian differentiation, obtaining the qi sensation through needling, and techniques for tonifying and reducing needling?"

"Huh? What's that?" Kang Xin asked innocently.

Fang Yan and everyone else present were speechless.

As expected, she didn't know.

Fang Yan then asked:
"So how do you treat your child?"

Kang Xin was a little embarrassed, and she said:

"Oh... I see..."

"I just followed the diagrams in the book to insert the needles!"

She opened the book and said:
“The book says that for migraines, you should acupuncture points such as the temples, Fengchi (GB20), and Baihui (GV20). So I found the acupoints according to their locations and then used moxa sticks to moxibust the child.”

“When she first started having headaches, I would give her 20 minutes of acupuncture and half an hour of moxibustion every day. Later, when she got better, I changed it to every other day.”

"Once, when my child cried out in pain, I gave him a few more injections..."

"Later, her cold relapsed, so I added Hegu and Lieque acupoints to try and dispel wind and cold for her. Who knew that... the more I needled, the worse it got?!"

At this moment, the usually taciturn Wang Zhijun couldn't hold back any longer and asked:
"Do you know the contraindications of moxibustion? For example, direct moxibustion on the temples or forehead can cause the heat to rise and worsen symptoms such as red eyes and runny eyes? Moreover, acupuncture is divided into tonifying and reducing techniques. If it doesn't work, that's fine, but if you use the wrong technique, it may cause more problems."

"Ah!?" Kang Xin was shocked.

Wang Zhijun, a pediatrician, then asked:
"Also, the constitutions of adults and children are different. Adults are mainly characterized by excess, while children are immature in terms of Yin and Yang. Children's meridians are sensitive, and the same amount of stimulation can easily become excessive, leading to Qi imbalance... such as nausea and vomiting. Moreover, repeatedly changing treatments, even if you have tried multiple methods for 6 months, may damage the child's vital energy, making it more likely to relapse after the condition is temporarily relieved."

Kang Xin's face was somewhat pale. She said:

"But...but it's not written in the book!"

“They applied moxibustion directly to my temples… The book didn’t say it wasn’t allowed!? Who knew my child’s face would turn bright red and his breath would be burning hot…”

"Sigh, if I had known that there were different methods of tonification and purgation, and which acupoints to avoid, I would never have dared to treat myself like this!"

At this moment, Professor Ren Yingqiu said:

"Actually, it's not her fault; the national conditions are different."

"As far as I know, some schools of Kampo medicine in Japan have developed their own characteristics in the process of development, and they do not pay enough attention to the four diagnostic methods of 'observation, auscultation, inquiry and palpation' in traditional Chinese medicine."

"Some traditional Chinese medicine practitioners focus more on selecting prescriptions based on the patient's main symptoms and physical characteristics. They do not conduct the traditional four diagnostic methods (inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation) as comprehensively and deeply as traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, or they directly abandon these methods and use modern medical examination methods and diagnostic techniques to judge the condition."

Fang Yan nodded and said:
"They discarded some things and have their own set of logic, but they don't completely abandon them."

He comforted Kang Xin, saying:
“Ms. Kang, don’t be too anxious now. If you don’t get the Qi through acupuncture and don’t stimulate the meridian response through lifting, inserting and twisting, the therapeutic effect is probably just a formality. This situation should not have a big impact on the child and has not depleted her vital energy.”

"You just have a problem with moxibustion."

After all, they're the big spenders, so we can't use too much dialect.

Wang Zhijun said it, so he stopped talking.

One plays the good cop, and the other plays the bad cop.

Hearing Fang Yan's words, Kang Xin's expression softened slightly, but she still asked with some concern:
"Then... what's wrong with her vomiting and inability to speak?"

He said in dialect:

“Children’s meridians are sensitive, and the same amount of stimulation can easily be excessive. Treating them with adult tolerance levels can lead to qi stagnation and vomiting. Then we frequently changed treatment methods. After all, we tried many methods in 6 months, which caused the child’s qi and blood to become imbalanced. Her aphasia is probably caused by phlegm and heat obstructing the orifices.”

"Let's take your pulse and look at your tongue first."

Speaking in his dialect, he came to the bedside and held the child's hand tightly.

The left Guan point feels like a taut string, and when pressed, it vibrates rapidly with a slippery sensation, indicating that liver fire, along with phlegm and heat, is disturbing the upper body.

This basically matches the previous guess about the dialect.

Then, Fang Yan began to diagnose the right hand.

The right hand feels slippery, indicating that the external wind-evil has not been cleared up.

"Let me take another look at the tongue," Fang Yan said to the child.

Although the other person couldn't speak, they could hear the sounds outside and obediently opened their mouth and stuck out their tongue.

A bright red tongue with prickles at the tip indicates excessive heart fire. Additionally, a thick, greasy yellow tongue coating with a charred, powdery black center indicates excessive phlegm and heat, and depletion of body fluids.

Furthermore, her tongue was large and swollen with obvious teeth marks on the edges, indicating spleen deficiency and dampness retention.

After observing the child's expression, Fang Yan noticed that the whites of both eyes were slightly red and the eyelids were swollen.

Her face was still a little red, but not a healthy red; it was a dull red.

Fang Yan then touched her palm and found that it was warmer than normal and that her palm was sweating.

Then I rubbed the soles of my feet, and they were also warm.

You can faintly hear phlegm in your throat as you breathe.

She spoke to him in dialect:

Take a deep breath.

The child took a deep breath and then exhaled.

The phlegm sounds became more pronounced.

“This is liver yang transforming into wind, with phlegm and heat obstructing the orifices,” Fang Yan said, raising his head to Kang Xin beside him.

"What do you mean?" Kang Xin looked bewildered, her face revealing a thirst for knowledge.

Fang Yan said to her:
"Simply put, it's because external pathogens invade the body, triggering the liver fire that was originally hidden inside."

"Excessive liver fire burns the body's fluids, turning them into phlegm."

"Phlegm and heat rise together and invade the head's sensory orifices, which are the fingertips, leading to headaches and an inability to speak normally."

"At the same time, the fire evil forces downwards into the stomach, which causes symptoms of nausea and vomiting."

Hearing Fang Yan's words, Kang Xin nodded as if she understood but not quite.

Then asked:

"So what should we do next?"

"Let's use the acupuncture you're familiar with," Fang Yan said.

Fang Yan took out the box of Heavenly Craftsmanship Needles he had just received. He wanted to test the difference between a broken Heavenly Craftsmanship Needle and one that wasn't broken.

He said in dialect:

"I use the most common method of locating acupoints."

"The first needle is placed at Baihui (GV20), where a purging method is used to awaken the mind, open the orifices, calm the liver, and extinguish wind."

"The second and third needles are inserted at Fengchi and Taichong points, and the same purging method is used to clear liver and gallbladder fire and guide the heat downward."

"The fourth and fifth needles are inserted at Fenglong with strong stimulation to promote the expulsion of phlegm and dampness. The Neiguan needle is inserted with a balanced tonifying and reducing method to resolve phlegm, unblock the meridians, harmonize the stomach, and stop vomiting." "The sixth needle is inserted at Lianquan with a shallow insertion of 0.3 inches to benefit the child's throat and open up the voice."

"The last seventh needle is applied at Sanyinjiao using a tonifying method to nourish Yin and strengthen the spleen, and to harmonize the liver and spleen."

Kang Xin tentatively asked:

"Not moxibustion?"

Fang Yan shook his head:
"We don't use moxibustion to avoid generating heat. We only need to start with liver fire and phlegm heat, use acupuncture to expel the pathogens, and at the same time nourish yin and strengthen the body."

After saying that, Fang Yan picked up the needle.

The first Heavenly Craft Needle was new. Fang Yan aimed it at the Baihui acupoint and inserted the needle.

The silver needles made a hissing sound when they were inserted.

The girl frowned slightly.

Fang Yan turned the needle in his hand and felt a clear gas reaction as the fish swallowed the hook.

With a slight hint in the dialect, the girl took a deep breath, her complexion turning from sallow to slightly flushed, fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead, and her brows relaxing slightly. Although she didn't speak, Kang Xin knew that this was a good reaction from her daughter.

She watched Fang Yan's hand movements with curiosity.

I discovered that the technique used was completely different from when I inserted the needles myself.

The movements and rhythm of the silver needles in the hands of the dialect speaker have a unique beauty.

Especially this needle seems different too.

It's not a typical metal handle.

Then Fang Yan picked up a Tiangong needle with a cracked jade handle and aimed it at the girl's Fengchi acupoint. The needle had been sterilized before it was pulled out, so Fang Yan could use it.

The first needle made a strange "hissing" sound, and then Fang Yan continued to insert the needle. The girl's neck muscles suddenly tensed up, and Fang Yan continued to pierce her neck. It felt like a fish swallowing the hook.

I'm so angry!

It's okay?
I originally thought the broken handle would have an impact.

But the next second, he felt a faint chill creep up his wrist from the needle handle and up his arm, as if it were trying to reach his head.

What the hell?

Fang Yan suddenly released the Heavenly Craftsmanship Needle, and the chill vanished instantly.

"What's wrong?" Kang Xin asked when she saw Fang Yan's actions.

"A cramp," Fang Yan said calmly.

Then he took out a piece of paper, pinched the Heavenly Craftsmanship Needle through the paper, and pulled it out directly.

"I'll start over."

Kang Xin was amused; she hadn't expected that dialect could also lead to mistakes.

I immediately felt much better.

But she was happy, because now everyone else could see the problem.

But with Kang Xin here right now, it's hard for anyone to say anything.

Everyone looked at the needle with curiosity.

Fang Yan took out new needles from the box and continued acupuncture.

This time, I didn't feel that sensation at all when the needle was inserted.

Fang Yan even doubted whether the chill she had just felt was just her imagination.

Then came the third needle, inserted at Taichong and Yongquan.

Kang Xin grimaced at the sight of this technique, but noticed that her daughter seemed completely unaffected.

The moment the needle pierced the Yongquan acupoint, the girl's sole twitched violently, and she made a rattling sound in her throat, followed by several coughs. Fang Yan picked up a piece of paper from the table and handed it to the girl's mouth. The girl took the paper and quickly spat out a thick, yellow phlegm.

"This...is that amazing?" Kang Xin said in surprise.

Fang Yan continued to pick up the needle and puncture other acupoints. When the Fenglong acupoint was strongly stimulated, the girl's calf muscles spasmed. Fang Yan continued to thrust, and the girl suddenly gagged, but did not vomit anything.

When the needle was inserted into Neiguan, the sweating in the girl's palms stopped, and her rapid breathing gradually became steady.

Next, we'll have to assassinate Lianquan.

This acupoint is located in the anterior neck region, above the larynx, in the depression at the upper edge of the hyoid bone, on the anterior midline.

Simply put, the Lianquan acupoint is located at the midpoint between the chin and the throat. When the head is slightly tilted back, you can feel a noticeable depression there.

The percussion needle is shallow, about 0.3 inches deep. After obtaining the Qi, the percussion needle is gently rotated.

The child suddenly uttered a muffled sound:

"mom."

Kang Xin was taken aback; she was somewhat surprised.
"You...you spoke?"

"Mmm," the girl replied.

Then, before he could speak, he heard someone in a dialect say:

"I'll tell you later, don't rush."

The girl had no choice but to stop.

This really excited Kang Xin.

"Dr. Fang, you are amazing! I have never seen anything like this before!"

"This...this is the level I've been striving for!"

Fang Yan was speechless; he really wanted to say:

"Sister, stop pursuing this for now, and figure out the proper way to tonify and drain!"

However, he still said:

"This is just the most basic technique. You will be able to master it quickly after you learn it systematically."

Kang Xin said:

"Then teach me, and I'll pay the tuition!"

After saying that, she changed her mind:

"No, no, it should be me showing respect to you, Master!"

"..." Fang Yan was both amused and exasperated by Kang Xin.

Fang Yan said to her:
"You're exaggerating. I'll send you some acupuncture books from China later. If you read them carefully and study them diligently, you should be able to learn it. I believe that with your dedication, you will definitely be able to master traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture."

Kang Xin slapped her thigh:
"Oh, that's wonderful! I'll definitely do my best to promote authentic acupuncture in Japan!"

This woman has a really big heart; she's already forgotten all about her achievements.

Then, Fang Yan inserted the last needle into the Sanyinjiao acupoint on the inside of the girl's calf, and then began to leave the needle in place.

"The needles need to be left in for ten minutes now," Fang Yan said to Kang Xin and the girl.

After speaking in dialect, he began to write out the prescription.

Kang Xin, with a strong learning spirit, asked in the dialect:

"Dr. Fang, what determines the duration of needle retention?"

Fang Yan said while writing the prescription:
"The patient's condition, physical constitution, acupuncture site, purpose, and sensation during acupuncture are all taken into consideration."

"Generally speaking, for acute conditions such as acute sprains, headaches, and stomachaches, the needle retention time is relatively short, usually 20 to 30 minutes. This is because acute conditions are mostly due to excess and heat, with a strong pathogenic factor. Acupuncture is mainly used to expel the pathogenic factor, and retaining the needles for too long may damage the body's vital energy."

"For chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, insomnia, and menstrual disorders, the needle retention time is longer, ranging from 30 minutes to 1 hour or even longer."

"This is because chronic diseases are mostly deficiency syndromes or mixed deficiency and excess syndromes, which require long-term needle retention to stimulate the meridian qi, regulate the qi and blood functions of the internal organs, and achieve the purpose of supporting the body's resistance, eliminating pathogens, and regulating the body's balance."

"In addition, patients with strong constitutions and sufficient qi and blood have better tolerance to acupuncture, and the needle retention time can be appropriately extended; while patients with weak constitutions and insufficient qi and blood, such as the elderly, children or those who are weak due to long-term illness, have poor tolerance, and the needle retention time should be relatively shortened to avoid adverse reactions such as discomfort or fainting. Just like your daughter, I try to shorten the time as much as possible."

Kang Xin muttered somewhat awkwardly:
"I used to leave an hour..."

Then she said to her daughter:

"I'm sorry, Mom didn't mean it!"

The girl obediently shook her head.

Just as he was about to speak, he remembered what was said in the dialect and remained silent.

The prescription has already been written in the local dialect.

Take 0.3g of antelope horn powder with water, along with 6g each of Uncaria rhynchophylla, chrysanthemum, and bamboo shavings.

This is the modified formula of Lingjiao Gou Teng Tang.

The dialect was handed to Kang Xin:

"Just take this and have the hotel staff get the medicine. Also, you'll need to have acupuncture once in the next two days."

"Also remember to avoid spicy and greasy foods, and it's best to eat foods that nourish yin, such as rice porridge and lily soup."

Kang Xin nodded, then took the prescription and said with some surprise:

"This medicine is so simple?"

He said in dialect:

"Not too much, just the right treatment will do."

Kang Xin looked enlightened and nodded repeatedly.

Ten minutes later, Fang Yan removed the needle.

The girl's palms returned to normal temperature, the rattling sound disappeared, and she sat up and spoke haltingly to Kang Xin:
"Mom, I want to drink water."

Hearing her daughter speak, Kang Xin almost burst into tears of joy.

He tossed the book aside and said to his daughter:

"This is real acupuncture!"

Fang Yan reminded the excited Kang Xin:

"Go get some water."

Kang Xin finally understood what was happening, and hurriedly opened the door and ran to ask someone for water.

Judging from her appearance, there probably isn't any water in the room yet.

Taking advantage of this moment, Ren Yingqiu whispered to Fang Yan, who was collecting the Heavenly Craft Needles:

"By the way, what happened to your second injection?"

Upon hearing this, the others also gathered around.

They also wanted to know what had happened.

Everyone just noticed that the dialect sounded off.