Chinese medicine: from rural hospitals to top three hospitals in Kyoto

Chapter 862 Properties

"Yes, people of the same blood are attracted to each other."

Chen Yang said: "Mr. Qiao has diarrhea because of eating too much cold food. If you use Fuzi Lizhong Decoction as usual, the efficacy will be relatively weak and it will be difficult to be effective. If you use ice water to decoct the medicine, it can enhance the efficacy and achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Chen Yang had actually used the medical principle of "like attracts like" when he was at the Affiliated Hospital of Shanzhou Medical University.

It is also said in the Book of Changes: Qian Gua that "like voices respond to each other, and like spirits attract each other."

This means that things with similar properties in nature will induce and enhance each other.

In traditional Chinese medicine, it is actually the same principle as the meridians of drugs.

Drugs belonging to the same meridians will have synergistic effects if their medicinal properties are the same (such as pungent and warm, sweet and cold) or if they belong to the same meridians. Otherwise, their medicinal properties will be opposite, which will weaken their efficacy.

In fact, the concept of "like attracts like" is a core concept of traditional Chinese medicine. The yin and yang, five elements, and the meridians of traditional Chinese medicine can all be explained by this.

Gold, wood, water, fire and earth are actually talking about attributes.

"What do you mean?" Mr. Qiao was a little confused.

Chen Yang thought for a moment and explained, "Your diarrhea is caused by eating too much cold food. In other words, the property is more yin. If you use the normal decoction method, the effect will be weaker. According to the usual practice, you must increase the dosage..."

From this perspective, the fact that the previous Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang did not work was indeed a problem of dosage.

"But Chinese medicine prescriptions require careful consideration of compatibility, and the combination of various medicines is also very particular. Too large a dosage is not a good thing either," Chen Yang continued.

Sometimes, if the dosage is too high, it will have certain effects on other aspects.

"So at this time, we need a medicine that can guide the medicine to the meridians to play a role. Generally speaking, the medicine should be mild and will not affect other medicines or the body."

Chen Yang said: "Using ice water to decoct the medicine, the ice water is equivalent to the medicine that can guide the medicine to the meridians."

Anyone who has a basic understanding of Chinese medicine knows that even though it is still water, it can have different properties. For example, normal tap water, snow water, rootless water (that is, rain water), water from melted ice, lake water, and sea water are all water, but they have different properties.

Nature and flavor of tap water: slightly cold, light taste; meridians entered: lung and stomach meridians. Because it is consumed daily, it mainly enters the middle burner.

Of course, modern tap water has been disinfected and has been subject to human intervention, so it cannot be generalized.

Snow water, nature and flavor: sweet, very cold, meridians entered: heart and stomach meridians.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that snow water is sweet and cold, and can detoxify and cure plague.

Snow water also has the effect of clearing away heat, detoxifying, refreshing the brain and opening the orifices. External washing can treat skin heat and toxic sores, red and swollen eyes, and making tea with snow water can clear the mind and relieve restlessness.

Of course, the snow nowadays is also seriously polluted, and the pollution of snow water seriously exceeds the standard. If you want purer snow water, you can only go to some places where there are few people, such as the virgin forests away from industrial zones or deep in the mountains.

Rainwater is called "rootless water" in "Compendium of Materia Medica". It is cold in nature, light in taste, enters the lung and stomach meridians, and has the effect of clearing away heat.

Efficacy: It can moisten dryness and promote the flow of body fluids, and can be used for heat diseases that damage body fluids, and dry coughs. Using rainwater to decoct medicine can help the medicine to rise and disperse.

Of course, the rainwater nowadays is just as polluted as the snowwater.

Ice water is the water from melted ice. It is colder than snow water. Ice is the "yin among yins" and it still has stagnant properties after melting. It enters the kidney and stomach meridians.

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Chen Yang roughly explained to Mr. Qiao the properties of several types of water.

Mr. Qiao was stunned and speechless.

"I didn't expect that just one word, water, would have so many explanations?" Old Qiao said in surprise.

"Mr. Qiao, Chinese medicine is very profound and contains many doors and windows."

Liang Yongcheng glanced at Chen Yang, smiled and said to Qiao Lao: "This is why Chinese medicine is easy to learn but difficult to master."

Chen Yang's explanation not only made Mr. Qiao understand some common sense of Chinese medicine, but also explained the ineffectiveness of the medication used by Liang Yongcheng and others before.

Although Liang Yongcheng and the other two failed to cure Mr. Qiao, it also shows that their dialectic was correct.

Old Qiao glanced at Liang Yongcheng and said calmly, "You are also old experts, but you are not as good as a young man, and you still have the nerve to say that."

"Mr. Qiao is right." Liang Yongcheng hastily apologized with a smile.

The fact that Mr. Qiao could say this at least shows that he is not that angry anymore.

Treating leaders' illnesses brings great benefits but also great risks.

Especially when treating minor illnesses for your leader, if you succeed you won’t get much credit, but if you fail you will appear to be too incompetent.

"It's amazing that Lulu likes you." Old Qiao looked at Chen Yang with a smile.

"Mr. Qiao, you are too kind."

Chen Yang smiled and said, "In fact, it was because Director Liang and the others used the medicine first that I thought about it a little more. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of it."

"Okay, you don't have to defend them anymore."

Qiao Laodao: "No matter what, just let me suffer less."

"Mr. Qiao, you must be more careful in the future and not neglect your health like this." Chen Yang also said.

"okay, I get it."

Old Qiao sighed and said, "I am old now. I can never compare to my youth."

"Xiao Chen, thank you for today."

Coming out of the ward, Liang Yongcheng thanked Chen Yang with a smile.

"Director Liang, you're too polite." Chen Yang smiled modestly.

"No wonder Xiaoxun went to Jialin County. Xiaochen's level is indeed high." Tian Kangwei also said with a smile.

It is indeed not easy for Chen Yang to think of people of the same kind seeking each other, although Chen Yang just said that it was because Liang Yongcheng and others used the medicine first, so he thought about it a little more.

But didn’t Liang Yongcheng and the others think much about it these past two days?

But I still didn't expect this.

From this point we can see that Chen Yang is indeed powerful.

"Xiao Chen, how many days do you plan to stay in Kyoto this time?" Liang Yongcheng asked Chen Yang with a smile.

"About a week." Chen Yang said with a smile.

"It should be time for the wedding banquet soon, right?"

"Almost there." Chen Yang said with a smile.

"Should we come to Kyoto by then?"

Liang Yongcheng said with a smile: "Are you interested in coming to our hospital?"

It is obvious that Liang Yongcheng has fallen in love with Chen Yang and has some ideas about this talented person.

"It's hard to say." Chen Yang said with a smile.

It is a rare opportunity to be invited by Kyoto Hospital, but this matter still needs to be discussed with Mr. Wen or Wen Rongxian.

With Chen Yang's current level, no matter which hospital he enters, the impact will be huge.

At Kyoto Hospital, Xun Jiahong was being trained to be the department director. Once Chen Yang comes to Kyoto Hospital, Director Xun's position as department director may not be so stable.

Although Xun Jiahong is nine years older than Chen Yang.

You know, Chen Yang’s current level is much higher than Xun Jiahong’s. What about in another ten years?

"You can consider our hospital then." Liang Yongcheng said with a smile.

"Thank you, Director Liang. I will consider it." Chen Yang smiled.