Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 915 Iron Hoop Ointment, Antiques from the Summer Palace Brought Back from England (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

"Although the UK's National Health Service (NHS) is a publicly funded healthcare system, it should theoretically not be for profit. However, resource allocation issues and the influence of private healthcare lead doctors to favor revenue-generating procedures such as surgery."

“Although it is a public healthcare system, there is pressure to allocate resources. Surgical treatments are more efficient at generating revenue than long-term conservative treatments, and their management of chronic diseases is weak. This is a recognized problem,” Mr. Lian, a patient, told the crowd.

The patient's wife nodded and said:

"The waiting time for public healthcare is too long. It sounds good, but only those who have it know the drawbacks. The expansion of private healthcare and the efficiency of public healthcare have always been controversial."

"Moreover, private healthcare isn't all that great either. It will almost certainly cost more money, but the results aren't necessarily better than public healthcare."

Upon meeting the patients, Mr. and Mrs. Lian, it was confirmed that the British doctors had only been thinking about making money through surgery. The pharmacy center finally felt relieved.

He said to the patient and his wife:

"I'm sorry, I got a little excited just now. As a teacher, academic integrity is of great importance to me in maintaining the integrity of the TCM diagnosis and treatment system."

"It's nothing, it's nothing," the patient's wife waved her hands repeatedly.

Mr. Lian, the patient, said:

"You were actually standing up for me, so there's nothing to apologize for."

Look at what this businessman is saying, it's so pleasing to the ear.

Fang Yan then spoke up:

"Then I'll prescribe the medicine for you."

The patient nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

As long as it can be cured!
As he wrote the medical record, he spoke to the patient in a dialect:
"The treatment now requires two stages. The first stage is during your acute phase, we will try to disperse this lump. Then, in the second stage, I will remove the root cause of your illness."

Speaking in his local dialect, he had already started writing the prescription by placing carbon paper under the prescription sheet.

prescription:

The ingredients are: 3g cinnamon, 15g astragalus, 6g chuanxiong, 15g chicken blood vine, 12g poria, 12g rehmannia, 12g mustard seed, 10g dried tangerine peel, 10g tangerine seed, and 12g angelica.

Cinnamon: warms and tonifies the fire of the gate of life, and helps yang to transform qi. "Treats cold-induced numbness and aphonia, and yin excess with yang deficiency," targeting the cold-induced nature of yin carbuncles.

Rehmannia glutinosa plus Angelica sinensis: nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence, nourishes blood and moistens dryness. Together with cinnamon, it forms a combination of seeking yin within yang, which is based on the principle that "those who are good at tonifying yang must seek yang within yin".

Astragalus and Angelica: Astragalus replenishes qi and strengthens the exterior, promotes tissue regeneration and detoxification, while Angelica replenishes blood and invigorates blood circulation. Together, they form the framework of "Angelica Blood-Nourishing Decoction" to enhance the body's ability to resist pathogens.

Chicken blood vine and Sichuan lovage are essential medicines for promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians, thus facilitating the flow of qi and blood in the local area.

Raw mustard seeds, dried tangerine peel, and orange seeds:
Raw mustard seeds are pungent and warm, with strong ability to break up phlegm and dissipate nodules. The "Medicinal Properties of Herbs" states that "it can circulate through the meridians, and phlegm inside and outside the skin cannot be reached without it."

Dried tangerine peel regulates qi and resolves phlegm, while tangerine seeds specifically disperse qi stagnation in the liver meridian. Together, they regulate the qi mechanism of the liver meridian (the ribs belong to the liver meridian).

Poria cocos: It strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness, preventing greasy medicines from harming the stomach, and also helps the source of qi and blood production, while taking into account the idea that "to treat sores, one must first protect the spleen and stomach".

Then, Fang Yan thought for a moment and wrote down 'External Iron Hoop Ointment'.

Tiegu San Gao is a traditional Chinese medicine ointment for external use.

Its main ingredients include raw aconite, raw aconite root, raw pinellia, raw arisaema, angelica dahurica, rhubarb, phellodendron bark, turmeric, bletilla striata, and trichosanthes kirilowii.

It has the effects of detoxifying, reducing swelling, dispersing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is often used to treat carbuncles, boils, and injuries from falls and blows. It can help to limit the swelling and prevent its spread, and promote the dissipation or rupture and discharge of the swelling and toxins. It is used here to complement the prescription mentioned earlier.

Raw Sichuan pepper, aconite, raw pinellia, and arisaema are all toxic medicinal materials. When used externally, they can strongly dispel cold, relieve pain, resolve phlegm, and dissipate nodules. They are based on the treatment method in "Orthodox Manual of Surgery" that "yin carbuncles should be treated with pungent and hot products to break through yin and restore yang".

Rhubarb and phellodendron bark clear heat and purge fire, restraining the drying and toxic nature of warming and toxic drugs, and preventing cold pathogens from turning into heat due to prolonged stagnation. Bletilla rhizome astringes and promotes tissue regeneration, while trichosanthes root reduces swelling and drains pus, ensuring that external medications can both attack pathogens and harm the body's vital energy.

The name "Iron Hoop Powder" also implies the meaning of encircling and gathering poison.

The internal medicine formula focuses on replenishing qi and blood and warming yang qi, while the external medicine focuses on attacking toxins and dispersing nodules.

The treatment focuses on internal dredging and external guidance, emphasizing warming and dispersing to prevent the spread of toxins.

After writing it down in dialect, I then gave the patient my instructions:

"This oral medication should be taken warm one hour after breakfast and dinner. Avoid taking it on an empty stomach to prevent irritating the spleen and stomach. Our nurses will take care of this after you are admitted to the hospital. You only need to make sure you eat at the right time. Also, if you experience dry mouth or fever after taking the medication, these are normal reactions to the medication and indicate that the warming medicine is working."

"The topical medication should be applied thinly after cleaning the affected area every morning, left on for 4-6 hours, and then washed off. We need to avoid the accumulation of medication and irritation. Also, remember to stop using it immediately if the skin is broken, and be sure to wash your hands after touching the ointment."

"Do not squeeze or massage the lump to prevent the spread of pathogens. Wear loose cotton clothing to reduce friction and stimulation to the right chest."

"If you notice redness, increased pain, or numbness in your lips, immediately stop applying the medication and notify our on-duty nurse. Please remember this!"

"Okay." The patient and his wife nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

Fang Yan then continued:
"In addition, you should avoid cold foods, such as iced drinks, watermelon, and bitter melon that are available at Yanjing Hotel, so as not to counteract the warming effect of cinnamon."

"In addition, foods that may trigger allergies, such as seafood and leeks, should also be avoided as they may aggravate the accumulation of toxins."

"You should also avoid eating sour, astringent plums, hawthorns, and pomegranates, at least in the early stages, to avoid hindering the flow of qi and blood."

"Other normal and light meals are fine. If you don't know how to order, you can ask the nurses in our inpatient department. They are experienced."

The couple nodded seriously after hearing this.

"Alright, now go and complete the admission procedures. Someone will come to apply the ointment later, and someone will bring you the oral medicine tonight."

"Okay, thank you, Dr. Fang!" Mr. Lian said to Fang Yan with his thanks.

At that moment, his wife took a wooden box out of her pocket.

"Oh, by the way, this is just a small token of our appreciation. We hope Dr. Fang won't find it offensive."

"What is this?" Fang Yan saw that the wooden box was completely empty, and it was obviously newly made.

Mr. Lian's wife opened the box:
"This is a Ming Dynasty antique that we bought at an auction earlier this year, and it has been authenticated."

Fang Yan looked at it and found that there were two cups.

He said, "I should have seen this in the prescriptions beside me."
"A rhinoceros horn cup?"

Mr. Lian nodded and said:

"Yes, I heard it was a set of eight, but they were divided into pairs and auctioned off at different times. This is one of the pairs, which is said to have come from the Summer Palace in Beijing in 1900."

Upon hearing the time, Fang Yan paused slightly and asked:

"1900... wasn't that looted by the Eight-Nation Alliance?"

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