When I arrived at the ward, the child was actually sitting in his mother's arms, looking at the environment of the ward with curious eyes.

"Doctor Yun!"

Seeing Yun Heng come in, the child’s father stood up hurriedly and the child’s mother also shouted hurriedly.

"It's okay, just sit down."

Yun Heng walked forward and took a look at the child's condition. The high fever had mostly subsided. Zhao Nani had just taken the child's temperature, which was 38.2°. Although he was still running a fever, his condition was obviously much better than the previous high fever of over 39.5°.

The child was restless and confused before, moving around a lot but was dazed. Now his eyes were rolling around and it was obvious that he had regained some spirit.

Seeing that the child was getting better, the child's mother and father didn't know what to say.

Since the child had a high fever, that is, in the first one or two days, the fever would only subside briefly after taking ibuprofen. Since last night, ibuprofen has not had much effect. As a result, I prescribed the medicine for Yunheng, and after only three hours, the high fever began to subside.

"How much medicine have you taken?"

Yun Heng looked at the child's condition and asked.

"Almost half of it has been eaten." The child's mother said hurriedly.

"Well, it's still once an hour. Eat the rest."

Yun Heng nodded.

"Doctor Yun, my child hasn't eaten properly for nearly two days. Can he eat something now?" The child's mother asked, touching the child's cheek with concern.

Yun Heng smiled and nodded: "Sure, eat some porridge or noodle soup or something, it will replenish your energy..."

Yun Heng paused and said, "But right now, is it still possible to buy porridge?"

"Doctor Yun, sure. Takeout is very convenient now. Porridge shops are open 24 hours a day." Zhao Nani said with a smile.

"Well, then let him eat some porridge without sugar." Yun Heng nodded.

"Thank you, Dr. Yun."

The child's mother and father hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

The child hadn't eaten much for almost two days, and she was very distressed. Before, the child had a fever and had no appetite and couldn't eat at all. Just now, the child was a little more energetic and started crying out for hunger.

"You're welcome."

Yun Heng smiled and reminded him, "Next time, even if you have any ideas, don't run away. You can discuss it with the doctor. Even if you really want to be discharged, the doctor can't stop you."

"Doctor Yun, we've taken note of it." The child's father said hurriedly.

"Okay, then order some porridge and let the child eat some. Finish the rest of the medicine. It's getting late, so take a rest if you can. Call me if you need anything."

With that, Yun Heng left the ward with Shi Haihang and Qin Dajiang.

“It’s really surprising.”

After leaving the ward, Shi Haihang smiled and said, "Doctor Yun, it's only been three hours and the child's fever has started to subside. He's been in our pediatric department for three or four days. They say Chinese medicine takes a long time to work, but I don't think this is slow to work."

"Doctor Shi, how quickly this will work depends on who you're using it for."

Before Yun Heng could explain, Zhao Nani, who was following behind him, interrupted, "Anyway, I don't think the results of our Doctor Yun's treatment are slow. Most patients recover after two or three doses. In my opinion, those who say the results are slow are just incompetent doctors trying to fool people."

Qin Dajiang, who was following beside him, subconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth. Why did he feel like these words were an insult to him?

Previously, when Qin Dajiang was in the district hospital, he prescribed medicine for patients. When patients asked about it, Qin Dajiang would always tell them that Chinese medicine takes a long time to work, so they should not be anxious and should take their time.

Yun Heng couldn't help but laugh at Zhao Nani.

In fact, Zhao Nani just said it according to her own temperament and there is no basis for her words.

However, this casual remark by Zhao Nani actually captures the essence of traditional Chinese medicine.

Many people say that Western medicine treats symptoms while Chinese medicine treats the root cause. I don’t know where this saying comes from.

Traditional Chinese medicine treats both the symptoms and the root cause. Where does the saying that Western medicine treats the symptoms while traditional Chinese medicine treats the root cause come from?

Yun Heng liked reading when he was in school. He had read many medical cases of famous doctors from ancient and modern times. Many of them contained many examples of Chinese medicine treating acute and serious diseases.

Moreover, most of the medicines prescribed by famous doctors can take effect quickly. If you have read the medical records of famous Chinese medicine practitioners, you will find that except for some chronic diseases or long-term illnesses, most of the prescriptions prescribed by famous Chinese medicine practitioners can cure the disease with two or three doses, and three or five doses of medicine are quite common.

If it is an emergency and one or two doses of medicine have no effect, then there is probably something wrong. Even if the main prescription is taken for dozens or hundreds of doses, you will see a certain effect within one or two courses of treatment, and then the main prescription can be continued to completely eliminate the root cause of the disease.

Yun Heng had no idea where the idea that traditional Chinese medicine was slow to take effect came from.

However, what Zhao Nani said did explain a certain reason. Some Chinese medicine practitioners nowadays have poor skills and no ability, but they always like to use the excuse that Chinese medicine is slow to take effect to fool people.

In tertiary-level A-class hospitals, many people in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department are called "slackers" who are just there to get by.

Cases like the one in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Beiyang District Hospital are not uncommon in some hospitals across the country. They are nominally Chinese medicine practitioners, but they don't have much skills. When patients come, they mostly prescribe some supplements and mild medicines that neither hurt nor make them better. When patients ask, they find that Chinese medicine is slow to work.

Yun Heng felt that Zhao Nani's words might have revealed the truth. Perhaps the saying that traditional Chinese medicine is slow to take effect originated from this.

"Haha, the little girl is right."

Shi Haihang laughed and said, "I don't think the Chinese medicine doctors in our hospital can cure diseases as quickly as Doctor Yun. It turns out that the speed of the effect depends on the patient."

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