Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 938 Ancient Methods of Guiding Medicinal Qi, Silk Carpets and Seasonal Illnesses (Combined Chapter)
Huang Hongying was slightly surprised to hear Fang Yan's words, and then she turned her gaze to her husband standing to the side.

Her husband had attended a banquet before, and she guessed that he might have told Fang Yan about it beforehand.

However, Wen Zhenbang was also confused at this moment, as he had not told Fang Yan where he had heard it from.

Just as I was about to ask, I heard the dean next to me cough lightly.

"I said it," the dean admitted at this point.

He said to Wen Zhenbang and Huang Hongying:
“Before you arrived, your father sent me a telegram with detailed information.”

Only after hearing this did the couple realize what was happening.

Huang Hongying turned to look at Fang Yan again, and then said to him:
"I had some illnesses when I was young, but I've recovered after treatment."

"Moreover, I have a physical examination every year, and there are no signs of recurrence. I feel that it has nothing to do with allergic rhinitis."

"I admit that my health is not very good now, but that's because I was sick before, which made my body weak. In addition, I'm also stressed about business and don't sleep well every day, which is why I'm in this situation now."

Fang Yan nodded without directly refuting the question, and instead asked the patient:
"Um, could you tell me about any illnesses you've had before?"

Huang Hongying thought for a moment and said:

"Pulmonary tuberculosis, pyelonephritis, migraines, postpartum depression... that should be it. And minor illnesses like colds, I won't go into that, right?"

"Hmm." Fang Yan nodded and wrote down all the symptoms she described in the medical record.

Along with that came her fifteen-year history of allergic rhinitis.

Then, speaking in dialect to Huang Hongying:
"Stick out your tongue so I can see it, and take my pulse with your hand too."

"Okay," Huang Hongying replied, and then did as she was told in the local dialect.

Next, Fang Yan observed that her tongue coating was thin.

The pulse in both hands is thin and weak.

Then, in a dialect, he asked Huang Hongying:

Is your nasal congestion persistent or intermittent?

Huang Hongying said:
"It's a persistent, long-term congestion."

Fang Yan asked again:
Is the nasal discharge clear and thin, thick and sticky, or yellow and cloudy?

Huang Hongying said:
"A viscous white substance."

He asked in dialect:

Has your sense of smell diminished?

Huang Hongying responded:

"My sense of smell has never been very good since I was a child. I can't smell things that other people can smell. If you ask me if this sense of smell has diminished, I really don't know if it counts."

Fang Yan asked again:
"Does this also cause itchy eyes or a sore throat?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Hongying said:
"Have!"

My eyes are itchy!

Then she asked in surprise:
"This is also related to the nose?"

"Yes," Fang Yan nodded.

However, he didn't explain, but continued to ask:
Do you experience symptoms such as feeling cold, night sweats, fatigue, or dry mouth and bitter taste?

Huang Hongying thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"I am afraid of the cold, and I am basically in a state of fatigue every day. In addition, every morning when I wake up, my mouth tastes bitter and my lips are dry, cracked and peeling."

Fang Yan asked again:
Are your bowel movements and urination normal?

Huang Hongying said:
"This should be normal; I didn't pay much attention to it."

Fang Yan paused, put down his pen, and then asked:
What do you usually eat in Canada?

Huang Hongying said:
We eat what the locals eat.

"Be more specific," Fang Yan asked.

Looking at the serious expression on the face of the young man in his early twenties, Huang Hongying could only awkwardly say:

"Um... steak, hamburger patties, fried chicken, roast chicken, chicken salad, and for holidays or family gatherings, roast pork chops with vegetables and potatoes, as well as seafood such as salmon, shrimp, crab, and shellfish."

As she spoke, Fang Yan picked up her pen again and began to write.

After she finished speaking, Fang Yan continued writing without stopping, asking:

"Where's the staple food?"

Huang Hongying said:
"Whole wheat bread, white bread, baguettes, and oatmeal."

After saying that, she added:

"Oh, right, and potatoes too."

Then, without asking in dialect, she added again:

“I get diarrhea from drinking milk, so I generally don’t drink it, and the same goes for dairy products.”

"In addition, vegetables such as carrots, onions, broccoli, and green beans are very popular and are often used in stir-fries, soups, or salads. Vegetable salads are a common summer dish in Canada. They are made by mixing all kinds of fresh vegetables, such as lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, etc., with olive oil, vinegar, salt, and other seasonings. It's definitely not as refined as what we eat in China."

"Mm." Fang Yan nodded.

I've simplified what she said:
The patient had a long-term diet consisting mainly of high-fat, high-protein Western food (such as steak, hamburgers, fried chicken, and roasted pork chops), with staple foods including whole wheat bread, oats, and potatoes. Vegetables were mostly cold salads (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, etc.), and dairy products were avoided (milk causes diarrhea).

Then he asked:
"Coffee, cold water, and alcohol?"

Huang Hongying was taken aback, then nodded:

"Drink, everyone drink."

Then, the dialect continued to ask questions:

Are you taking Western medicine?

Huang Hongying said:
"I'm taking it, mainly because my nasal congestion gets worse if I don't take Western medicine, so I have to take it."

"What medicine?" Fang Yan asked.

Huang Hongying looked at her assistant, who immediately took out a box.

After Huang Hongying took it, she said to Fang Yan:

I don't know how to translate "Diphenhydramine" into Chinese.

At this moment, the dean said:

"Diphenhydramine, a common antihistamine."

"It can inhibit the dilation of small blood vessels, reduce vascular permeability, reduce exudation, and alleviate allergic reactions. It is generally used for urticaria and allergic rhinitis."

Upon hearing the dean's words, Huang Hongying added:

“There used to be a nasal drop that would clear my airway for a while after you put it in, but after using it for a while, I felt uncomfortable. When I asked the doctor, they said that I was intolerant to that medicine, so I had to stop using it.”

The dean was now somewhat puzzled. Just as he was pondering this, Fang Yan said:

"It should be ephedrine nasal drops or naphazoline nasal drops. They can constrict blood vessels in the nasal mucosa, reduce nasal congestion and swelling, and thus improve nasal ventilation. However, they cannot be used for a long time, otherwise they will cause drug-induced rhinitis."

"The so-called intolerance is actually just drug-induced rhinitis caused by prolonged use."

The dean nodded:
"Oh, yes, that should be it."

Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan, standing behind Fang Yan, were completely bewildered. It was indeed difficult to be a traditional Chinese medicine doctor these days. Patients treated by Western medicine had to know what medicine they had taken and what the side effects of those medicines were.

That's just making things difficult for people.

At this moment, Fang Yan said to Huang Hongying:
"Don't move, let me look under your eyelids."

After speaking, she reached out her hand, gently lowered her eyelids to look, and Yuan Qingshan and Lao Fan, who were standing behind Fang Yan, noticed that Huang Hongying's red was different from that of ordinary people; it was a pale white.

After reading it, I basically had a good grasp of the dialect.

He said to Huang Hongying:
"Do you have any other symptoms you'd like to add?"

Huang Hongying shook her head.

Then her husband asked in dialect:

"Dr. Fang, what's wrong with my wife?"

Huang Hongying also asked:

"Is it simply allergic rhinitis, or is there a problem elsewhere?"

He said in dialect:

"Your previous tuberculosis depleted your lung yin, pyelonephritis caused kidney qi deficiency, and postpartum depression led to liver qi stagnation and blood deficiency, which ultimately resulted in a long-term deficiency of vital energy."

"As for your persistent nasal congestion and thick white nasal discharge, it is a manifestation of internal phlegm and dampness. The reason is that you were already in poor health, and you have been eating a high-protein diet and raw and cold salads for a long time, which has damaged your spleen yang. At this time, the spleen is weak and produces dampness, which accumulates into phlegm, thus obstructing the nasal passages."

"As for the bitter taste in your mouth and dry, cracked lips you mentioned, it is due to liver stagnation turning into fire. This is because long-term mental strain and emotional distress lead to stagnation of liver qi, which over time generates heat and burns the body fluids."

"Furthermore, you have a long history of relying on the antihistamine diphenhydramine and ephedrine-based nasal drops, which has led to mucosal damage and drug resistance. Now, nasal mucosal edema and drug side effects have resulted in decreased olfactory nerve sensitivity."

Upon hearing this, Huang Hongying's mouth dropped open.

She was quite surprised, not expecting that Fang Yan could identify so many of her problems.

The key point is that it seems to be true.

Fang Yan said to her:
"I have two treatment options here now."

"First, and what I recommend most, is hospitalization. I guarantee that I can help you recover within a month and completely eradicate the root cause of the illness."

"The second option is to avoid hospitalization. I will tell you the treatment plan, and you can follow the plan I have prepared for you, take your medicine on time, and exercise on time. This kind of rehabilitation plan will take a little longer, but it can meet your requirement of not being hospitalized."

"But no matter which one it is, you need to change your current lifestyle and eating habits, follow my medical advice, and even after you get better, try your best to maintain it."

Before Huang Hongying could speak after hearing the dialect, her husband Wen Zhenbang said:

Choose the first option.

"A month in the hospital is already very fast. I'll take care of things at the company. You just stay here and recuperate. The month will pass quickly."

No sooner had these words been spoken than the dean added:
"Yes, Hongying, a month will pass quickly. If you trust Fang Yan's medical skills, you might be able to be discharged even sooner."

"Given your current physical condition, even if you leave, you won't have much energy to do business, and you'll only worry your parents and relatives. Since you're already here, you might as well get better before going back. Sharpening your axe won't delay your work."

“Yes, yes, Uncle Dong is right,” Wen Zhenbang nodded in agreement.

Listening to the two of them singing in unison, Huang Hongying was both amused and exasperated, as if she had no choice but to agree.

Actually, when she heard that it would take a month, she was already thinking of agreeing, as it was much shorter than she had expected.

It would be better to agree.

“I…I didn’t say I wouldn’t agree,” Huang Hongying said.

She asked in dialect:

"Dr. Fang, what exactly are the lifestyle and eating habits you mentioned?"

The dialect responded:
"The first step is a dietary adjustment plan. For protein, choose fish steamed or stewed, or boiled eggs. Stop eating red meat for now, and you can resume eating it after you've recovered. Also, try to eat less or no processed meats, such as hamburger patties and bacon, as the nitrites in them can promote inflammation."

"You don't need to change the staple food; just continue eating it." "You like that vegetable salad, but you need to change it to blanching the vegetables and then tossing them with olive oil. Don't eat raw vegetables anymore."

"In addition, coffee, cold drinks, and alcoholic beverages should also be stopped for now. Instead, lemon honey water can be used, or if possible, plum and rose tea can be made. It is actually very simple. Just steep three plums and five rose petals in water. It can help to nourish yin with its sour and sweet properties."

"We also need to take an extra 20-minute nap at noon, which is good for nourishing the heart's yin."

"Soak your feet in hot water before 9:30 pm, and if possible, add 10 grams each of mugwort and Sichuan pepper. Go to bed before 10 pm."

"I get up at seven in the morning to practice Baduanjin, and then after dinner, from five to seven o'clock, I choose to briskly walk for about half an hour."

"You can do it on a treadmill, but it's best to go for a walk in the park."

"Also, it's best to listen to music during work breaks, preferably the soothing kind, which can also improve your mood."

After speaking in dialect, he paused, then said:
"These are basically the requirements."

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhenbang, who was standing nearby, said to his wife:

"It doesn't sound difficult. Just have your personal assistant and nanny do it, and you just need to cooperate."

Huang Hongying nodded as well:
"Hmm... I feel like they're all acceptable."

So she said to her assistant:

“List out what Dr. Fang just said, and then arrange things for me according to what he said.”

The latter nodded, then said to Fang Yan:

"Dr. Fang, I'd like a more detailed written version later..."

Fang Yan agreed before she could finish speaking:
I'll give it to you later.

Not everyone has a good memory for dialects. Even someone like the assistant, who has received training, couldn't remember all of what was said in dialect.

Next, Fang Yan began to prescribe medicine for the patient.

Since hospitalization is the preferred treatment, Fang Yan can confidently and boldly demonstrate his skills without worrying that the patient will end up taking medication and not being cured in the end, leading to accusations that his technique was inadequate.

Based on Huang Hongying's complex condition, Fang Yan developed a systematic treatment plan that considered the pathogenesis of lung and kidney yin deficiency, spleen deficiency with dampness, and liver stagnation transforming into fire, combined with her long history of drug dependence.

The core formula is based on the Gubentongqiao Decoction, and the formula is as follows:
炙黄芪30克、麸炒白术15克、辛夷（包煎）10克、苍耳子（炒）6克、生地黄20克、百合15克、乌梅12克、柴胡9克、黄芩9克、法半夏9克、丹参15克、炙甘草6克。

One dose of the whole prescription is decocted twice daily and taken warm after breakfast and dinner.

In his prescription, Astragalus strengthens the exterior and boosts defensive qi, Atractylodes macrocephala invigorates the spleen and repairs the intestinal mucosa, Magnolia biondii and Xanthium sibiricum target nasal inflammation, Rehmannia glutinosa and Lilium brownii nourish yin and moisten the lungs, Bupleurum chinense and Scutellaria baicalensis soothe the liver and clear heat, Pinellia ternata dries dampness and regulates histamine receptors, Salvia miltiorrhiza improves microcirculation, and Prunus mume and Glycyrrhiza uralensis repair the mucosal barrier.

This time, a method that hadn't been used before was added to the dialect.

He wrote:
Add 15 grams of cinnamon twigs and 10 grams of Sichuan pepper to the dregs of the medicine, boil them in water and inhale the steam through the nose, so that the medicinal vapors can directly act on the nasal mucosa.

In his treatise on nasal congestion, Zhang Zhongjing proposed the concept of "medicinal vapor entering the lungs." Later generations of physicians developed the practice of using the vapors of pungent and warm medicinal herbs such as Magnolia biondii and Asarum to fumigate the nose, directly acting on the nasal passages governed by the Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin.

The addition of cinnamon twig in the dialect is to take advantage of its function of promoting the flow of yang energy, which is in line with the idea that "cinnamon twig can penetrate the ying and wei, and guide all medicines to the shoulders and arms".

In addition, Ge Hong also used fumigation therapy in "Elbow-Side Emergency Prescriptions" to boil Xanthium sibiricum, Angelica dahurica and other ingredients into a soup and use the steam to fumigate the nose to treat nasal congestion and pain.

In addition, Wu Jutong proposed in "Treatment of Wenbing Tiaobian" that "treating the upper burner is like lifting a feather, which cannot be lifted without lightness." Fang Yan said that this time, the dregs of internal medicine were reused. Through fumigation, the medicinal properties were allowed to reach the nasal passages with "light and clear qi", avoiding the drawback of damaging yin by taking a large amount of pungent and dispersing medicine internally. This is also a treatment principle of "giving the pathogen a way out".

This three-dimensional therapy, which combines internal administration with fumigation, inherits the ancient method of guiding medicinal qi.

It's just that dialects weren't used before.

In addition, the dialect also states that acupuncture should be performed on Zusanli and Zhongwan points at Chenshi (7-9 am) to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and acupuncture should be performed on Taixi and Yongquan points at Youshi (17-19 pm) to tonify the kidneys and promote the intake of Qi.

After finishing writing, Fang Yan said to the patient:
"Then let's arrange for hospitalization."

"The medicine will be delivered shortly."

Upon hearing this, the dean addressed the couple directly:
"Let's go, I'll take you there."

At this moment, Wen Zhenbang did not forget to take out a red envelope and put it on the dialect table.

"Thank you for your trouble, Dr. Fang."

"You're welcome," Fang Yan said with a smile.

Even though they were brought by the dean, the gifts they offered still had to be accepted.

After they left, Fang Yan divided the money into three parts, keeping a larger portion for himself and giving the smaller portion to Lao Fan and Yuan Qingshan.

"I'll leave the physiotherapy to you for the next month." That's one of Fang Yan's good points; he never delays splitting the money and is very generous with his payments.

Yuan Qingshan was still a little embarrassed, but Lao Fan had already taken it and said:
"Don't worry, just leave it to us."

Now he feels that working in a hospital is much more promising than dating a rich woman. Here, he can have the power to make money, while with a rich woman, he's just living off her. How can they be the same?

He was certain that Xiao Peng didn't have as much money as he did right now.

Yuan Qingshan accepted it, smiling broadly as he said:
"Hey, Brother Fang, thanks."

Fang Yan's hands were still trembling when he received the money. The money he earned today was enough for him to earn in other places for a long time.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't excited.

Although they were both Taoist priests, they were also young men in their early twenties.

It is currently impossible to be without desires or wants.

Moreover, they are the one who can marry and have children, that is, the Zhengyi faction.

"Who can take the prescription to the pharmacy for me?" Fang Yan asked the two of them, tearing off the prescription sheet.

Yuan Qingshan immediately stated:
"I'll go, I'll go."

He's new here, so of course he went.

Old Fan didn't stand on ceremony and said to him:
"When you leave, call the next person in."

"Okay!" Yuan Qingshan ran out excitedly.

"Next," he called out to the door.

Then the second patient came in.

The woman who came in this time was a businesswoman I had met before, surnamed Yuan, named Yuan Yao.

She runs a clothing business in France.

She had long, flowing hair, wore tall boots, large earrings, and makeup, and looked incredibly stylish.

This person is a patient; she was referred by Li Chengzhu, who was just discharged from the hospital today.

I'm about the same age as Li Chengzhu this year, thirty-five.

When they last met, she told Fang Yan that her illness was "very strange" and might just become the one who stumped Fang Yan.

So she stopped her assistant from entering the room, only taking a file folder containing an examination report from the assistant's hand. Then she closed the door, preventing anyone outside from hearing the information inside.

"Dr. Fang, we meet again." Yuan Yao said to Fang Yan with a smile.

Fang Yan nodded:
"Hello, Ms. Yuan, please have a seat."

Yuan Yao glanced at Lao Fan behind Fang Yan, then strode over and teased Fang Yan with a smile:
"You call me Miss Li Chengzhu, but I call you Ms. Yuan? That's not right."

Dialectal alteration:

"Miss Yuan, I called you by the wrong name."

Yuan Yao smiled and sat down at the dialect clinic, saying:

"That's right."

After saying this, he took off the cloth bag he was carrying and handed it to the table in front of Fang Yan:

"This is a gift for you."

Fang Yan was taken aback. He looked at the cloth bag, lifted it up, and found that it was a piece of gaudy cloth.

He asked in dialect:

"what?"

“A silk carpet,” Yuan Yao said.

"Silk...carpet?" The dialect really couldn't connect the two words together.

Is this just showing off because they have too much money?

Is silk used to make carpets?
"antique?"

"No, this is a silk carpet called 'Oriental Whispers' made by Maison des Soies, a century-old silk workshop in Lyon, France."

"Using the lock-embroidery technique from the Han Dynasty of China, weave a pattern of Dunhuang flying apsaras dancing with the Eiffel Tower on silk."

"This 2-meter-long carpet was hand-woven by six artisans over two months."

“The silk is specially selected from natural tussah silkworms raised in Lyon. After 72 dyeing processes, the base colors of peacock feather blue and vermilion red are blended. The base of the Eiffel Tower is embroidered with the French translation of the Tao Te Ching in gold thread, which is simple yet profound.”

I get numb just hearing the dialect.

It turns out it was custom-made by the person in front of me.

No wonder they're Li Chengzhu's friends; one sent him a bottle of red wine that's been aged for hundreds of years, and the other sent him a custom-made silk carpet.

"Then you've put your heart into it!" Fang Yan said to Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao, with a rather outgoing and friendly demeanor, smiled and said to Fang Yan:

"Haha, this illness of mine is not easy to cure. I've put so much effort into making this gift for you, so you'd better put in some effort too!"

Her words made Fang Yan quite curious about what illness she had.

Fang Yan put the silk carpet aside and then asked her:
"Then tell me, what exactly is the illness?"

Yuan Yao said:

"My illness started in 1971."

"I don't know what I did that time, but I suddenly started having a fever, and the hospital couldn't find anything wrong with the tests."

"As soon as I'm in the sun, my body temperature will rise to about 38 degrees Celsius. At the same time, I will feel cold, weak, dizzy and have a headache, and feel nauseous."

"My neck and...and the area around my hips, I sweat like crazy."

"Moreover, my mental state is very poor. I'm drowsy all day long. I want to sleep, but I can't fall asleep properly. I also tend to get distracted at work. I forget what I said a second ago."

“Whenever this happens, I can’t eat anything at all and can only rely on IV fluids to keep my body going.”

"But as soon as you get into a cool room, all these uncomfortable symptoms will disappear."

"Or wait until the height of summer passes and the weather cools down in autumn, and these ailments will heal on their own without treatment."

"But as soon as the following summer arrives and the temperature rises, this situation starts to occur again."

"This situation has continued for seven years, every year, with the condition always recurring."

"Whether I see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor or a Western doctor, I have tried many treatment methods, but none of them have had any obvious effect."

PS: The basic chapter of 6000 words has been updated.

There will be an extra chapter later.

(End of this chapter)