The two old men came to Ding Ning's ward on time every morning with a notebook. They sat rigidly like primary school students and devoutly recorded Ding Ning's every word. Then they expressed their own opinions and started a discussion of seeking common ground while reserving differences.
The three of them hit it off at first sight and became friends despite the great difference in age. However, in the face of academic issues, they would quarrel fiercely because of their different viewpoints. The fiercest time was when Mr. Zhang and Mr. Hu rolled up their sleeves and glared at each other and almost fought with each other. Under Ding Ning's earnest persuasion, they finally reconciled the quarrel and soon began to talk and laugh cheerfully.
Ding Ning shook his head and smiled bitterly. The two old men were like old urchins. They had pure hearts, no distractions, noble medical ethics, and their own beliefs and perseverance.
They were two old men who were truly benevolent and selfless, which was also the reason why Ding Ning was willing to teach them everything he knew.
The decline of traditional Chinese medicine was inseparably related to the selfishness of practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine. Every school had a serious concept of apprenticeship. They firmly grasped their own medical skills and would not easily pass them on.
The ancient concept of apprenticeship had been deeply rooted. Coupled with environmental pollution and the extinction of rare Chinese herbs, some good prescriptions could not be replaced by Chinese herbs.
As a result, some dabblers of traditional Chinese medicine began to swindle people, exaggerating traditional Chinese medicine to be magical and defrauding people of money and property.
What was more, traditional Chinese medicine focused on nourishment. It was not as effective as Western medicine in treating diseases. In daily life, people should pay attention to their diet, work and rest, and give up bad habits such as smoking and drinking.
This was obviously inappropriate for the high-efficiency and fast-paced working life of modern society.
Over time, the real traditional Chinese medicine was labeled as pseudoscience and lost the trust of patients. When sick, patients would rather see Western medicine than believe in traditional Chinese medicine, which led to the decline of traditional Chinese medicine.
"The medical treasures left by our ancestors were not carried forward by outsiders and used to save the world and help the people, but were labeled as pseudoscience. This is the sin of our descendants."
"Speaking of this, I feel very sad. Mr. Hu and I once organized an exchange meeting of traditional Chinese medicine to exchange what we need, learn from each other, discuss with each other, promote the common progress of everyone, and change the current situation of traditional Chinese medicine. However, many people only have interests in their eyes. A good academic exchange meeting has become a commercial reception for people with power and wealth, making connections, and signing sales contracts. What's wrong with people nowadays? If this goes on, what our ancestors left behind will slowly disappear in the long river of history. Even Korea, who doesn't have any cultural background, knows to develop TKM. Japan's research of Chinese patent medicine ranks at the forefront of the world. But Shenzhou is the birthplace of TKM, but now we can't even compare to Korea and Japan. If this goes on, will there still be a medical culture that belongs to Shenzhou? "
"I started learning traditional Chinese medicine when I was young. At that time, when my master accepted disciples, he would first test their character and medical ethics before being qualified. But what about people now? All of you are only interested in profit and place profit above all else. If this goes on, even if we die, how will we have the face to face our ancestors! "
Speaking of the current situation of traditional Chinese medicine, the two old men pounded their chests and stamped their feet bitterly, feeling depressed and unable to calm down.
These words had a great impact on Ding Ning. To be honest, he liked to treat patients and save people. He liked to see dying patients get a new life in his hands.
He didn't care about the gratitude of the patients. What he enjoyed was the fun of robbing people from death, which filled his heart with a sense of achievement. The decline of traditional Chinese medicine had nothing to do with him.
But the selfless feelings and noble virtues of the two old men deeply moved him and made him realize his narrow-mindedness.
"Yes, if the whole traditional Chinese medicine industry has no breeding soil in our own land and is banned and blocked, how can he cure patients and save people even if he has strong medical skills?"
"If the whole traditional Chinese medicine industry becomes a rat on the street that everyone hates, who will believe in him, an authentic traditional Chinese medicine doctor?" "Who will ask him to see a doctor?"
"On the other hand, western medicine entered Shenzhou and won the trust of the people. Isn't this a kind of cultural invasion?"
Ding Ning thought carefully and felt a strong sense of mission. He firmly believed that the stone man activated his superpower, which itself was a sign, a sign of great responsibility from heaven.
"Could it be that the emergence of the superpower is actually to make me the savior of traditional Chinese medicine?" Ding Ning thought narcissistically.
"By the way, senior fellow apprentice, do you have a license of traditional Chinese medicine?" Mr. Hu suddenly asked.
Ding Ning was also very helpless about being called senior fellow apprentice. The two old men in their seventies and eighties insisted that there was no seniority in learning and the one who reached the top was the teacher.
After he refused the request to take them as apprentices, the two old men insisted on calling him senior fellow apprentice, which made him uncomfortable all over and made him feel old.
He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Although I am a traditional Chinese medicine doctor handed down from my ancestors, in fact, I have been practicing medicine illegally. Besides, what I learned in the medical college is the clinical course of western medicine. How can I have a license of traditional Chinese medicine doctor?"
Mr. Hu and Mr. Zhang did not seem to be surprised. Mr. Zhang nodded and said, "Now the problem is here. Whether it is western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine doctor, without a license, there is no justification. It's okay if you cure him, but if something goes wrong, you will have to bear the legal consequences, senior fellow apprentice."
Ding Ning scratched his head and said helplessly, "When I applied for the clinical course of western medicine, I wanted to study the difference between western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. Although western medicine mostly treats the symptoms but not the root cause, in fact, it is not without advantages. At least in surgery, western medicine does have advantages over traditional Chinese medicine."
"Advantages?" Mr. Hu frowned and said, "It's more than advantages. Traditional Chinese medicine traces back to its origin and mainly focuses on recuperation. It can't carry out surgery at all."
"You are wrong. If traditional Chinese medicine can't carry out surgery, how dare Hua Tuo say that he could cut off the tumor of Cao Cao's craniotomy?"
"You mean that traditional Chinese medicine can also carry out surgery?" Mr. Zhang exclaimed, with an unconcealable surprise between his eyebrows.
"Yes, why didn't I think of it? Hua Tuo invented the anesthesia powder. Since he dared to carry out craniotomy on Cao Cao, he must have mastered the surgical technology. It's just that the concept that traditional Chinese medicine can't carry out surgery has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, so people ignore it. If traditional Chinese medicine can carry out surgery, this kind of surgical method is definitely more advanced than that of western medicine."
Mr. Hu rubbed his hands back and forth excitedly, with his eyes shining. "Senior fellow apprentice, tell us about it!"
Ding Ning smiled mysteriously and said, "Traditional Chinese medicine can indeed carry out surgery, but the requirements for practitioners are very high. I guess I'm the only one in the world who can do this kind of surgery."
"Why do you say so?" The two old men were a little disappointed, but they still asked tirelessly.
Ding Ning smiled and waved his hand. "Seeing is believing. I'll let you two experience it on the spot."
Meridian Severing Hand suddenly appeared and touched the two old men's bodies.
"Oh my God, I lost consciousness, as if I was anesthetized. It's amazing."
"Me too. My whole upper body lost consciousness. It's incredible. Is this the acupuncture point?"
Mr. Hu and Mr. Zhang shouted excitedly.
Ding Ning reached out to untie their shackles and shook his head. "This is the Meridian Severing Hand, which is different from the acupuncture point. It uses True Qi to cut off the central nerves of the human body's meridians, so as to replace anesthesia."
"It's really amazing. Can ordinary people use this Meridian Severing Hand? Are there any side effects or sequelae when it is used in surgery? "
The two old men were very strict people. Although they saw the magic of the Meridian Severing Hand, they did not want to learn it at the first time. Instead, they considered whether the Meridian Severing Hand would bring any hidden danger to the patients.
Ding Ning shook his head and said, "There is a time limit for the Meridian Severing Hand. The effect of cutting off the central nerves can only last for two hours. During this period, it will not bring any harm to the patients, and it can keep the patients conscious all the time. Compared with anesthetics, it doesn't even have the side effect of stimulating the brain nerves, so there will be no brain slow reaction, leg nerve damage and other sequelae. It can be said that the effect is countless times better than that of anesthetics. But after two hours, the patient's blood will coagulate, the Qi and blood will not flow smoothly, and the brain and heart will not be able to supply blood and die."
"That's also very good. It can be used in simple surgeries. As long as the surgery process does not exceed two hours, this is the best way of anesthesia."
Mr. Zhang said excitedly and looked at Ding Ning eagerly with Mr. Hu.
Ding Ning smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that I don't want to teach you. I also want to teach you so that Chinese medicine can be carried forward. But this Meridian Severing Hand is different from the acupoints in novels. It can't be a fixed acupoint. It needs to be determined according to the meridian position of the human body's airflow passing through 24 hours a day. Moreover, the strength of the Meridian Severing Hand has a strict standard. There can't be any mistake. If the strength is too light, there will not be enough time to cut off the central nerves. If the strength is too heavy, it is very likely to bring irreversible damage to the patient's meridians, which will lead to a series of sequelae.
If it is not good, it will endanger the patient's life. "Seeing Ding Ning's serious look, the two old men no longer pestered him. They knew that what Ding Ning said must be the truth, which made them feel regretful and excited at the same time. Mr. Hu stroked his beard and said proudly,
"But anyway, this is also a great progress of our Chinese medicine. Even if you are the only one who has mastered this method, it will be a blessing for the patients."
Ding Ning thought for a moment and said solemnly, "In fact, it is not completely impossible, but this method has high requirements for the doctor. There must be no deviation."
"What method?" Mr. Zhang and Mr. Hu's eyes lit up and they couldn't wait to ask.
"The reason why Western medicine can be popular is that it can be manufactured on a large scale. Even if the same cold medicine can only cure 70% of the cold patients, most patients will recognize the efficacy of this cold medicine. However, our Chinese medicine is more meticulous and pays attention to prescribing the medicine according to the symptoms. It is the same cold, but the symptoms of two patients can't be exactly the same, so there will be some differences in the medicine. This is also one of the reasons why our Chinese medicine can't occupy the mainstream of the medical field."
Ding Ning thought and said, "The Meridian Severing Hand replaces the anesthetic, just like the traditional Chinese medicine. The cutting point of each hour is different, so the Meridian Severing Anesthesia can't be widely used. According to my observation, the cutting point of each person is actually the same at a fixed time. Can we do this? I will mark the cutting point of a fixed time period, and the surgeon will use the Meridian Severing Anesthesia in the operation at this time period?"
"If so, the surgeon needs to find the cutting point very accurately, which is indeed a high requirement for the doctor. Only the traditional Chinese medicine who is familiar with the human meridian map can find this point accurately."
Mr. Hu said thoughtfully, considering the feasibility of this method.
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