National Physician: One Person Supports a Top-Tier Hospital

Why do experts and directors from various top-tier hospitals frequently appear at a community clinic? Why do nationally renowned experts and professors often visit a township-level health center?

Chapter 820: Large-scale Double Standards

The scene was silent again.

Hu Wenyi and Xie Kaiyang were both silent for a moment, and Shang Wenrui from Dongjiang Province was also a little surprised.

Dongjiang Province is also a major province of traditional Chinese medicine. It has many traditional Chinese medicine companies and many Chinese medicinal materials planting bases. It exports a large amount of Chinese medicinal materials every year, so Dongjiang Province attaches great importance to this expo.

This time, Dongjiang Province specially invited Xie Kaiyang to perform a duet with Hu Wenyi, with the aim of making a bigger move.

There has been a lot of controversy over traditional Chinese medicine. This has been going on for many years and it is difficult to say which side has prevailed. For Dongjiang Province, what they care more about is the popularity.

Originally, Yue Anyun's arrival this time was a bit of a surprise to Dongjiang Province.

Yue Anyun didn’t come last time, and this time people in Dongjiang Province thought that Yue Anyun would not come either, but Yue Anyun came.

In the end, Yue Anyun didn't say anything. Yun Heng and Chen Fanming, two rising stars, made Hu Wenyi and Xie Kaiyang feel a little embarrassed.

For a long time, those who are most opposed to the separation of traditional Chinese medicine, or to the scientific research of traditional Chinese medicine, are people over 60 years old, such as Yue Anyun. Of course, there are also people younger than them, but they are relatively fewer and their proportion is not enough.

But this time, when Yun Heng and Chen Fanming spoke, it seemed a little special.

To be honest, the meaning represented by Chen Fanming and Yun Heng is really different from that of others.

Chen Fanming is 43 years old and is the chief physician of Kyoto Hospital. Yun Heng is 29 years old and is a celebrity doctor in Zhongzhou Province with millions of followers on Weibo. Both of them are very famous and skilled, and they both come from famous schools, but they represent different age groups.

Although today's meeting was not broadcast live, it would be reported in the news afterwards and by the media. Today's debate between Yun Heng, Chen Fanming, Hu Wenyi and Xie Kaiyang would definitely be reported.

This will give people who don't know the truth the illusion that not only the older generation is opposed to it, but also the younger generation of rising stars. This is different from what many people have been announcing, that the old stubborn people and conservatives are opposed to it.

Can Chen Fanming be considered an old stubborn person or can Yun Heng be considered a conservative?

Insiders all know that conservatism depends on one's thoughts, but outsiders mostly look at age. Young people, after all, are definitely open-minded. If open-minded young people don't agree, what else can you say?

"I don't deny what you two said, Xiaoyun and Xiaochen."

After three full minutes, Hu Wenyi slowly said, "Traditional Chinese Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine are interdependent and inseparable. Perhaps I didn't express myself clearly just now. What I meant was that ingredients can still be extracted from Chinese medicinal herbs to treat modern diseases and used clinically. In recent years, some drugs extracted and purified from Chinese medicinal herbs in clinical use have indeed played a significant role. You can't deny that, right?"

Hu Wenyi and Xie Kaiyang both said to the outside world that they were proficient in both Chinese and Western medicine, and they spoke based on this identity, so first of all they could not overturn the foundation of Chinese medicine. This is the basis. What Yun Heng said and the example of Chen Fanming were all real. If Hu Wenyi dared to deny it, then how could you talk about being proficient in both Chinese and Western medicine?

So Hu Wenyi was silent for a long time and changed the subject.

"Mr. Hu may not have heard clearly what I meant just now."

Yun Heng remained quite polite and said, "I've just said that I'm not against modern medicine conducting research. Whether it's animals, plants, or chemical drugs, as long as it can benefit patients, it's beneficial. However, different medical sciences require different research foundations. But now, they develop a certain drug and declare to the public that Chinese medicine has discovered something. Then they list a lot of facts about Chinese medicine treating certain diseases to enhance their persuasiveness. They use Chinese medicine as propaganda to gain patients' approval and use the theory that Chinese medicine is harmless to gain their trust?"

In fact, Yun Heng really doesn't oppose modern medicine researching traditional Chinese medicine. You can research it, and do it carefully, just like chemical drugs. Research them, put them into clinical practice, and then mark the contraindications and use them correctly.

This is our responsibility to our patients.

But what is the current research on traditional Chinese medicine? Western medicine causes great harm, while traditional Chinese medicine causes less harm. Mine is a pure traditional Chinese medicine preparation with no toxic side effects. You can eat or drink it as you like.

Many people go to pharmacies to buy medicine, and the clerks will recommend it like this: "This is a traditional Chinese medicine preparation, with little toxicity and side effects, and it is very effective."

Even for pregnant women, children, and breastfeeding women, such recommendations are made, which creates an illusion among the public that Chinese herbal preparations are less harmful. Some people who do not understand medicine, especially special groups, are very cautious when they are sick, but when they hear about Chinese herbal preparations, they will take them, thinking that the harm is less.

But in fact, the harm caused by improper use of Chinese herbal preparations is not much less than that caused by Western medicine. To be more precise, you can sometimes take Western medicine at will as long as you follow the instructions, but with Chinese herbal preparations, even if you follow the instructions, you will get it wrong and the harm will be greater.

"When something goes wrong, traditional Chinese medicine takes the blame, and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners are criticized?"

Yun Heng said slowly, "In clinical practice, Chinese medicine practitioners are slow and untrustworthy. However, in sales, Chinese medicine has many benefits and is worth promoting. Is this what research on Chinese medicine is all about?"

"If a certain drug really contains an ingredient that targets a certain virus, what are the side effects, and which groups should not use it, we need to clarify it scientifically, rather than using the guise of traditional Chinese medicine to claim it is harmless."

"I just said that if traditional Chinese medicine is a tool, then it is the correct way to use it. Similarly, when we develop new medicines and new tools, we must also understand the usage and contraindications of these new tools. On the one hand, we do not recognize ancient things, and on the other hand, we use history to promote traditional Chinese medicine, claiming to have a century-old brand and thousands of years of experience. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Xie Kaiyang: “…”

When Xie Kaiyang heard Yun Heng's words, he felt that Yun Heng was still targeting his words "old things are not necessarily good"?

Hu Wenyi was stumped again.

Because what Yun Heng said was the truth and could not be refuted.

What is the biggest gimmick of traditional Chinese medicine in its external publicity? Isn’t it that it has few toxic and side effects?

"To criticize traditional Chinese medicine while using its name is simply double standards. How shameless some people are."

Fang Zhiyan snorted.

For a moment, Hu Wenyi's face felt hot, as if he had been slapped hard in the face.

"Okay, let's end this topic here. Doctor Yun Hengyun and Director Chen Fanming both spoke very well, giving everyone a more intuitive and substantial understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Medicine. That's great."

Shang Wenrui knew that this topic couldn't be continued, so he hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "So, if you don't speak clearly, you won't understand. If you don't understand, you won't understand. What is the purpose of holding this event? Isn't it to communicate with each other, learn from each other, and clarify what we don't understand?"

Shang Wenrui checked the time and said, "Let's give a round of applause to Professor Hu, Professor Xie, Professor Yue, Professor Fang, Director Chen, Doctor Yun, and others. This concludes the first topic of today. Let's take a half-hour break. After half an hour, we will discuss the next topic."