Chapter 203 Traditional Chinese Medicine Reduction

At that time, Wang Jingwei, the Premier of the Executive Yuan (the second-in-command of the Republic of China), insisted on abolishing traditional Chinese medicine.

Shi Jinmo, one of the four famous doctors in Peking, organized a delegation of traditional Chinese medicine from North China to go to Nanjing to seek an explanation, but Wang Jingwei ignored them.

At this critical juncture, God sent an opportunity.

Wang Jingwei's mother-in-law was seriously ill with bacterial dysentery. She sought treatment from many Western doctors at the time, but to no avail. Instead, her condition became worse.

The old lady suffered from diarrhea more than ten times a day. She had no strength at all and could not even get out of bed. She was on the verge of death, which made Wang's wife Chen Bijun very anxious.

One of Wang Jingwei's subordinates gave Chen Bijun an idea, saying that there was a famous Chinese medicine doctor named Shi Jinmo in the delegation, so why not ask him to come and see the old lady, as they couldn't just watch her stay so sick.

Chen Bijun immediately went to find Wang Jingwei and asked him to ask Shi Jinmo to treat her mother.

When Wang Jingwei heard this, he was unwilling to go. On the one hand, he wanted to abolish traditional Chinese medicine, and on the other hand, he wanted to ask a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to see him. How could he put his face down?

But Wang Jingwei was a henpecked husband, so he had to swallow his pride and ask Shi Jinmo for help.

After a series of examinations, Mr. Shi confidently wrote down a prescription and said to the old lady:

"Three doses will stop the dysentery; five doses will improve your appetite; after ten doses, you will be cured." (Original words)

Shi Jinmo changed his usual low-key style and made a promise for the first time.

Wang Jingwei's family was skeptical, but after taking ten doses of medicine, the old lady was cured. The old Chinese doctor lived up to his promise.

To express his gratitude, Wang Jingwei wrote a plaque for Shi Jinmo with the four big characters "美意延年" (Mei Yi Yan Nian) and sent it to the hotel, but Mr. Shi declined it.

The old man’s only request was that since he believed that traditional Chinese medicine was useful, it should not be abolished.

Wang Jingwei witnessed the power of traditional Chinese medicine, so he worked privately to cancel the resolution to abolish traditional Chinese medicine.

Mr. Shi Jinmo, one of the four famous doctors in Peking, was actually one of the employees of Kuanjie Chinese Medicine Hospital and one of the 12 national treasure-level old Chinese medicine doctors that President Shen asked Lin Sanqi to take care of.

When traditional Chinese medicine was abolished, the Western medicine faction of Peking Union Medical College Hospital was at the forefront.

Although we are now liberated and everyone is on comradeship, most of the doctors who are still alive were part of the "Defense of Traditional Chinese Medicine" back then, including Dean Shen himself, so they basically have no good feelings towards Union Hospital.

As a result, people from traditional Chinese medicine hospitals now have to seek treatment from Union Hospital?

It is difficult for everyone to express their opposition openly. In fact, silence means opposition. It’s just that the condition is such that they cannot express their opposition.

Section Chief Quan hoped that he could go to Union Hospital to reconnect the tendons as soon as possible, but he was also an experienced man. As soon as he saw the attitude of the dean and everyone else, he immediately realized that there was a problem with Yan Jun.

If I took the initiative to ask to go to Union Hospital, I would definitely be regarded as a traitor by the leaders and colleagues of the Chinese medicine hospital.

Even if he succeeds in taking over, he won't be able to hold his head up in the Chinese medicine hospital. Not to mention that his political career will be over, he might even lose his dignity.

Thinking of this, Section Chief Quan knew he had to make a decision:

"Dean Shen, I, I'm fine. Doctor Li just needs to fix my broken bones. I can probably recover slowly from the rest."

Leaders are like this. If you take the initiative to ask to go to Union Hospital, they will regard you as a traitor; but if you ask not to be treated, the leaders cannot bear it and think it is too inhumane.

While Dean Shen was still struggling, his eyes suddenly caught sight of Lin Sanqi in the crowd.

Others may not know this, but he knows that this guy has a foundation in Western medicine. Back then in Ching Hai, he even dared to perform an ectopic pregnancy surgery. Now, it doesn't seem to be a difficult task to connect a ligament and tendon, right?

"Comrade Lin Sanqi, you've seen Section Chief Quan's wound. Do you think this tendon can be reattached?"

Lin Sanqi didn't think much about it. "Ligament and tendon suturing" wasn't a major surgery. As long as it didn't damage the nerves, it would be fine. So he replied honestly:

"The operation is not difficult."

"Then do you have the confidence to help Section Chief Quan reattach the ruptured tendon?"

All the Chinese Medicine Hospital staff who were watching at the scene looked at Dean Shen in surprise.

Everyone was thinking that Lin Sanqi came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine. Even if he knew some medical skills, they were at most basic Chinese medicine skills. This kind of surgical operation was a patent of Western medicine. Could Lin Sanqi do it?

Lin Gancao and Lin Duzhong in the crowd were also a little confused, wondering if the dean was confused today.

As the eldest brother, Lin Gancao was about to step forward to help his younger brother refuse, but Lin Sanqi spoke directly:

"Dean, as long as I have the tools, I have no problem performing the surgery."

Now, the onlookers from the Chinese Medicine Hospital all looked at Lin Sanqi in surprise, thinking that not only was the dean confused, but Lin Kushen’s youngest son was also confused?

Dean Shen was also decisive. After hearing Lin Sanqi's confession, he shouted to Zhang Jingang, the head of the security department next to him:

"Zhang Jingang, go to the Union Hospital right away and ask them to borrow a set of surgical tools. Act quickly."

When Section Chief Quan heard that he could perform surgery, he was so grateful:

"Xiao Qi, Uncle Quan thanks you."

From a modern perspective, a minor fracture or ligament or tendon rupture is not considered a serious illness and can even be treated in a township hospital.

However, due to the shortage of medical care and medicine before 1960 or earlier, few fractures could be cured, and ruptured ligaments and tendons would almost certainly cause disability.

Have you ever watched costume TV dramas where the villains often say: Cut the tendons of his legs and hands and make him a cripple forever?

Because traditional Chinese medicine surgery cannot reconstruct ligaments. This is the limitation of traditional Chinese medicine. Even if Kuanjie Chinese Medicine Hospital gathers famous Chinese medicine practitioners from all over the country, it will be useless.

Doctor Li Jingming was a little worried:

"Xiao Qi, surgery is no joke. With so many people watching, young people shouldn't brag. It's bad for your reputation in the future."

These days, reputation is very important. If you have a bad reputation, you will not pass the public opinion survey when the organization examines you for promotion in the future.

Lin Sanqi chuckled and said confidently:

"Don't worry, I've got it figured out. Come on, come on, everyone, come over and help carry Section Chief Quan inside. It's so cold outside. Uncle Li, you can perform the surgical reduction first. Once the surgical instruments arrive, I'll suture the ligaments and tendons."

When everyone was transferring the patient, Lin Sanqi saw that the fingers on Section Chief Quan's right hand had changed into "fork-like" shapes, which was a typical manifestation of Colletotricrum fracture.

Lin Sanqi also wanted to see how traditional Chinese medicine techniques were used to reduce the pain.

In the diagnosis and treatment room, Doctor Li used the thumbs and index, middle and ring fingers of both hands to slowly feel between the fractured palm and dorsal bones. Suddenly, he exerted force with both hands, and the whole department head let out a scream.

Doctor Li straightened up and said to the person next to him, "The bone has been reset."

Lin Sanqi scratched his head after hearing this. "Uncle Li, you solved the problem in just a few seconds? That's too fast, isn't it? Is there some secret to this?"

Regardless of whether Chinese medicine is good or bad, the fact that Chinese orthopedics is still well-known after decades shows that it has definite therapeutic effects.

However, at that time, fewer and fewer orthopedic surgeons could perform manual reduction. They were all busy recommending medicines for fall injuries, and they would prescribe a whole bag of medicine. I was full just from taking the medicine.

Or Chinese medicine hospitals will often ask you to be hospitalized and undergo surgery. After all, hospitalized patients can generate the greatest economic benefits.

Doctor Li did not seek credit for anything and said calmly:

"This fracture isn't that difficult, Lao Quan. I can just use the bone separation method to reset it. Look, I'm squeezing the gap between the two bones with my two hands to separate the fracture ends that are close to each other. Then, I'm applying force and pressing on this area to return the bone to its original position..."

Lin Sanqi listened for a long time, and his eyes understood, but his brain didn't.

However, he knew that orthopedics in traditional Chinese medicine was not just about boasting, and manual reduction required real skills.

Western medicine generally treats fractures with surgery, and the results are definitely good, but recovery is relatively slow due to surgery, and sometimes steel plates and screws need to be removed, which can cause secondary injuries.

A Chinese medicine orthopedic doctor can use just his hands to fiddle with the bones here and there, and the bones will be put back in place. At most, they will just need to be fixed for some time afterwards.

The effect was immediate, and Lin Sanqi wanted to learn a few moves.

Li Jingming studied the "Shangfangqiao Orthopedics" inherited from his ancestors, and was also very famous in Huadu at that time, otherwise he would not have been selected as the second batch of experts to go to Beijing.

With this level, if Lin Sanqi could learn the sixth or seventh level, the orthopedics alone would be enough for him to live on for the rest of his life in 2013.

Li Jingming taught for a long time. Seeing that Lin Sanqi was modest, but with his dazed eyes, he knew that this kid had not learned anything. So he said with a smile:

"If you really want to learn, Uncle Li will teach you next time. Our profession emphasizes learning and practicing. Just knowing theoretical knowledge is useless. When you fracture a bone, you rely on your feeling. If you feel it right, the bone can be put back in place. If you feel it wrong, then it's all in vain."

Lin Sanqi thought, no wonder it is difficult to pass on traditional Chinese medicine, it’s just like cooking.

Add a little salt, fry until 70% done, wait for the surface to turn a certain color, etc. This kind of thing can only be understood and not explained in words. It is too difficult to learn because there is no unified standard.

At this time, Section Chief Zhang came running in from outside, shouting:

"Everyone, make way, I've borrowed some surgical instruments."

Upon hearing this, Dean Shen angrily shouted at the people watching at the door: "Move aside, this isn't a welfare distribution, why are you crowding around so tightly?"

"Old Shen, you still have such a bad temper, haha."

A voice sounded outside the door, and Dean Shen looked closely, feeling both happy and annoyed.

What made us happy was that the visitor was Dr. Ye Yongan from the Department of Surgery of Union Hospital, who was also the Vice President of Union Hospital.

Dean Shen knew that this was an experienced and senior surgeon. With him around, treating Quan Shandu's ligament and tendon rupture should not be a problem.

But the reason why he was angry was that he was clearly planning to let Lin Sanqi try the surgery. Now Ye Yongan was here. If the surgery failed, wouldn't he be laughed at by Ye Yongan?

"Old Ye, why are you here?"

Doctor Ye also laughed out loud:

"I heard that a staff member in your hospital had a serious injury, so I came here specifically because I was worried there might be an accident. And you're still not happy? I took your kindness for granted. Are all Chinese medicine practitioners so stingy?"

As soon as these words came out, the temperature at the scene dropped a few degrees...

(End of this chapter)