Chapter 528 Keeping Up with the Times
“These lunatics!”
"Free clinic?"
"free?"
It is simply appalling. In fact, good doctors are the same regardless of their background. The East has a fine tradition of free clinics, and the West also has saints who treat illnesses for free. There are always good people among doctors, but free clinics of traditional Chinese medicine have become institutionalized in East Africa. This kind of charitable behavior has made German doctors feel very touched, disdainful, jealous, admiring, and emotional... and so on.
Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in East Africa don't care about the German doctors' opinions. Now they want to fight for traditional Chinese medicine. They cannot let their ancestors' things be lost. Not only must they not lose them, they must also carry them forward.
In order to promote Chinese medicine, the East African Chinese Medicine Association headed by Li Ge was established. Of course, it was reported to Ernst, because it was Ernst who approved it. Otherwise, it would be difficult to pass in a German-cultural country. For example, Ernst would definitely not approve of the various medical schools in India.
The East African government is very supportive of the spontaneous act of Chinese medicine practitioners going to rural areas to provide free medical treatment. East Africa lacks talent, and doctors are a scarce talent resource in any era.
"President Li, are you still reading that book Cytology?"
"Yes, Mr. Wei! Whether you admit it or not, those tiny organisms under the microscope exist objectively. We Chinese medicine doctors cannot pretend not to see them. With the development of the times, we have a better understanding of the world, so Chinese medicine practitioners should make up for their shortcomings and carry forward this knowledge."
"You're right. When I looked at the cells and microorganisms on our skin through a microscope in that laboratory, I was so shocked that I couldn't describe it. It challenged my worldview. But I'm old now, otherwise I would definitely join you in exploring new avenues of Chinese medicine."
"Haha, you only say that, but you are actually more anxious than anyone else. I saw that you spent the whole night reading that human anatomy book by Western medicine a few days ago."
Wei Jin did not say anything after his shortcomings were exposed. As a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, he still had some integrity. Of course, after being exposed to Western science in East Africa, Wei Jin was greatly shocked, but he was also worried about the development of Chinese medicine. As the saying goes, "learn from the barbarians in order to defeat them", Wei Jin also planned to seek a way out for the development of Chinese medicine.
Li Ge is considered one of the founders of the new Chinese medicine in East Africa. They already had relatively mature medical experience in the Far East. Their level may not be top-notch, but they are also in the first echelon. After all, the Far Eastern Empire also cares about its reputation and cannot send any shoddy stuff to East Africa. Of course, this is also the result after East Africa has been warned. Otherwise, according to the character of the Far Eastern Empire bureaucrats, they might really send some scammers to East Africa to fool people. Unfortunately, Ernst knew them too well.
"Brother Wei, you don't have to feel any burden. We have a heavy task ahead of us. Learning is not something to be ashamed of. The future of the career we are engaged in is limitless."
"I know this, and you know I'm good at surgery. After reading Western research on human body structure, I found that we are indeed far behind. They can even draw each blood vessel very clearly, which is very similar to our meridians. However, in terms of rigor, we lack some, and treating diseases is a serious matter. As the saying goes, a small mistake can lead to a great error."
It is no wonder that the Wei and Jin Dynasties always talked about Westerners. In fact, since they boarded the pirate ship of East Africa, they could not get off. If they returned to the Far East, they would be criticized by some old scholars. So they simply brought their families to live in East Africa. Here, doctor is a respectable profession and has some social status.
Of course, some of Yuandong's habits cannot be changed. After all, he is old, and he is stubborn about some things. Unlike Li Ge, who took East African citizenship and took a German name for the development of traditional Chinese medicine in East Africa. It was just the pinyin of his name with the first name in front and the last name in the back, which made it easier for him to be active in East Africa.
"Li Ge, I heard that you are working on the reform of traditional Chinese medicine preparations recently. How is it going? Is it effective?"
"That's it! In fact, traditional Chinese medicine is best suited to direct cooking, but now is the industrial age. If Chinese medicine wants to enter the market in the future, it must also go through the process, so I am thinking about making Chinese medicine into small tablets or plasters."
“Will it affect the effect of traditional Chinese medicine?”
"There are definitely impacts, both good and bad. Some are more effective after being made into medicines, while others are useless. However, there are many Chinese medicine prescriptions, and we are not afraid of the hassles. We can just look for the treasures in the prescriptions passed down by our ancestors. No other medical science can compare to us in this regard." Li Ge said with some pride.
"Besides, you don't know, His Royal Highness, there are many treasures there. When I mentioned the prescription to him, he took me to see his collection of books. Did you know that many of them are rare copies of royal medical books and ancient Chinese medical books from past dynasties! Those books alone are enough for me to explore for a while."
"The Crown Prince is also interested in Chinese medicine?"
"It's hard to say, but his collection of oriental books and antiques is really dazzling. The medical books alone fill two warehouses."
This is not because Ernst is wasting. His books are all collectibles and antiques, so they have high requirements for storage. He cannot just put the books on the shelves like an ordinary library and leave them there. He also needs professionals to maintain them to prevent damage from termites, rats and the like.
"Since the Crown Prince treasures these ancient books so much, would he let you flip through them at will?"
"That's of course impossible, but the Crown Prince also said that books are for people to read and are a medium for transmitting knowledge, so he specifically asked me to find someone to copy it, hoping it will be helpful to us."
Ernst certainly hoped that the medical industry in East Africa could develop, and since Li Ge and his group of Chinese doctors had invested in the new Chinese medicine industry, it was natural that they should be supported. After all, East Africa would not lose money. Moreover, with the assistance of Li Ge and others, East Africa registered a large number of medical patents.
Now, Traditional Chinese Medicine in East Africa walks on two legs. One is the innovative path led by Li Ge, and the other is the conservative path that is unwilling to accept reality.
But Ernst didn't care. Each had its own advantages and disadvantages. Li Ge's new Chinese medicine basically combined modern science to modernize Chinese medicine. The problems encountered were actually the same as those of modern medicine. The road was bumpy in the early stages, but it was much smoother than the transition from traditional Western medicine to modern medicine.
After all, there are too many written records of traditional Chinese medicine. Even if only 10% of them are useful, it is still incomparable to traditional Western medicine.
The development of Western modern medicine in East Africa is also going smoothly, but because of the short time in East Africa, it is more based on clinical trials.
As for theoretical innovation and scientific research, they are mainly carried out in Europe. After the European laboratories and research institutes have achieved results, they will be tested in East Africa. East Africa has a large black population, so it is easy to find patients as experimental subjects for drug testing.
It is also because of this that the clinical medicine of Western modern medicine in East Africa can develop rapidly. After all, there are a lot of experimental materials. Of course, not only Western modern medicine, but other medicine has also benefited from this.
It can be said that black people have made important contributions to the development of medicine in East Africa, playing the role of guinea pigs, and they are much more reliable than guinea pigs.
Of course, we cannot say that East Africa is cruel. Drug testing and surgery are not necessarily bad things for black people, especially in this era. If the indigenous people in West Africa are injured or sick, they can basically only wait to die, and it is impossible for them to get treatment.
This is just like India in the past. They certainly knew that the West used India as a drug testing factory, but they were still happy to do so. This was a mutually agreed thing.
(End of this chapter)
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