Chapter 284: Sky-high priced special medicine!

Seeing that Cao Zhenli and the others were too angry to speak, Lu Chiyu took over the conversation and said, "Expert Huang, I wonder if you have heard the saying that every inch has its own merits and demerits.

The traditional Chinese medicine that you call backward and feudal also has its moments of working miracles, and similarly, the Western medicine that you call advanced and scientific also has its moments of failing to cure diseases.

As for the short life expectancy in ancient China, it is not just the fault of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, the main reason is the low social productivity and the poor life of the people. In addition, traditional Chinese medicine is difficult to learn and it is common for mediocre doctors to mislead people. But this does not prove that traditional Chinese medicine is useless. There were also people who lived very long lives in ancient China, weren't there?

Moreover, the West you are talking about, when social productivity was low in the past, their average life expectancy was not longer than that of the Red Country.

Therefore, it is ridiculous for you to use your previous remarks to prove that traditional Chinese medicine is a backward feudal dregs that should be discarded. You are even betraying your roots.

I believe that Western medicine has its strengths, and Chinese medicine can also cure diseases that Western medicine cannot. Both have their strengths and weaknesses. Combining Chinese medicine and Western medicine may be the right path, not abandoning either one.

Of course, this true combination of Chinese and Western cultures is an extremely difficult task, and it is easy to fail to learn the essence of either side, but this only places high demands on the learner.

Expert Huang, do you think I'm right?"

"You..." It was the first time that Huang Jing encountered someone who so confidently stood on the standpoint of traditional Chinese medicine to refute him. Most traditional Chinese medicine practitioners would be a little breathless when they met him saying that they were feudal dregs, because the backwardness of the Red Country and traditional Chinese medicine was obvious. Nowadays, people admire the science and technology of developed countries such as Country B.

Moreover, Lu Chiyu's words were so well-reasoned and well-founded that he was unable to refute them for a moment.

You can't just act like a gangster and say that you just think Chinese medicine is not as good as Western medicine!

Seeing Huang Jing's face flushed and speechless after being rebuked by Lu Chiyu, Cao Zhenli and other traditional Chinese medicine practitioners felt very happy and their spines straightened a little.

After hearing Lu Chiyu's confident defense, Cao Zhenli finally felt relieved when faced with Western medicine. He calmly said to the speechless Huang Jing, "Expert Huang, I think my master is absolutely right. We all have our own strengths. Why should one be inferior to the other? So, you should show more respect for Traditional Chinese Medicine, this quintessence of our country."

"Today I am not going to argue with you about whether traditional Chinese medicine should be abandoned. I am just talking about the facts. I think we should first let our compatriots infected with infectious diseases take effective medicines immediately. This is responsible for their lives." Huang Jing said.

"The medicine prescribed by my master is no worse than the special medicine from Country B." Cao Zhenli immediately retorted.

"But it is true that Chief Engineer Lu's prescription has not yet cured any patient. Who knows whether those patients whose symptoms have improved after taking Chief Engineer Lu's prescription will develop further symptoms later.

Don’t you Chinese medicine practitioners often see patients develop further symptoms while you are treating them? Who can guarantee that these patients who are getting better now will not develop further symptoms in the future? Once a terrible disease occurs, it will be a matter of life and death.

On the contrary, it is a foregone conclusion that Country B's special medicine can cure people. The patient will definitely get better after taking the special medicine. So, Chief Engineer Lu, do you think I am right? "Finally, Huang Jing said to Lu Chiyu.

"I wonder what the price of this special medicine in country B is?" Lu Chiyu did not answer Cao Jing's words, but asked instead.