Chapter 1419 The Crux (December Monthly Ticket Plus 6)
Zheng Gu was stunned and murmured, "But ginseng is much more effective than yam."
"But the ginseng in one prescription is enough for him to take yam ten times. It can nourish qi slowly, and it's not an emergency condition. He'll take one of your prescriptions and never come back, but he'll come back for more of mine. Isn't its nourishing effect better than yours?" Manbao said, "In addition to yam, you can also use licorice instead of ginseng."
Manbao pointed to another prescription and said, "I can't say your prescription is wrong, but he has phlegm and dampness, so he should use radish seeds. You used mulberry leaves as a supplement, but it didn't work."
Manbao sighed, "You're using the original recipe without changing it at all."
Zheng Gu: "...I believe I have modified the prescription according to the patient's condition."
Manbao felt that he had not changed anything at all, and was still adding, subtracting, or making changes based on the suggestions in the original prescription.
But the prescription is like this, otherwise why would they learn the prescription from their predecessors and leave it for future generations?
So he did nothing wrong.
Manbao was troubled. How could he teach his child?
How did Doctor Ji and Teacher Mo teach her at that time?
Manbao looked at Zheng Gu, and Zheng Gu also looked at Manbao innocently. The master and apprentice stared at each other for a while, and then Manbao let out a sigh and said, "Forget it, just see more patients. My teacher said that if you read a book a hundred times, its meaning will become clear. The same is true for practicing medicine. If you see more patients, you will definitely know how to prescribe medicine."
Zheng Gu almost cried, "Master, are you willing to help me review prescriptions?"
Manbao said, "Isn't this how all masters lead their disciples?"
This was how she learned from Doctor Ji when she was in Yizhou City.
No!
Zheng Gu thought to himself: Other masters don’t have this kind of patience. Even his own father doesn’t have this kind of love for him. Otherwise, why would he be sent to be the shopkeeper at the medicine cabinet?
Manbao put the prescription away and handed it to him directly. "Take it back and think about it yourself. Think about why my prescription is different from yours. It's best to write down the reasons you come up with. I'll check it later."
Zheng Gu was stunned. "I still have to write the reason myself?"
"Of course. Only things you think about yourself can be remembered deeply. You have nothing to do this afternoon anyway, so think about it more. Write it down first, and I'll give you some pointers the next day."
This was the first time Zheng Gu received such an educational method, but Manbao was already used to it because Teacher Mo often did this to her.
Later, Mr. Zhuang discovered that she always liked to correct mistakes on old homework before he had a chance to explain, so he also figured out this method.
After grading the major assignments, he would ask them to review them on their own, and then explain them the next day after listening to their reasons, which often achieved twice the result with half the effort.
Manbao and his colleagues have a lot of work to do, but no one knows that Mr. Zhuang learned the method from Manbao's homework, not even Manbao himself.
However, this method is indeed more profound in terms of body and mind. Not only Manbao, but Baishan also learned this method and used it on Zhou Lixue and others.
After explaining everything, Manbao held her chin up and walked out unwillingly. She muttered, "Mr. Ding and the others have made a fool of themselves. Humph, your father is really something. Since he discovered your problem, why didn't he tell you?"
Zheng Gu was also a little resentful. It turned out that this was the reason why he was said to be lacking in spirit. Why didn't you point it out more clearly?
If it weren’t for Dr. Zhou, how long would he have to stand on the medicine cabinet?
He also felt ashamed, so he didn't leave. The master and disciple looked at each other silently and said, "How about I go home?"
Zheng Gu immediately said, "I'll take you there!"
Little did they know, as soon as they arrived at the front hall's clinic, Doctor Ding exclaimed, "You can't compare! You can't compare! She discovered the problem in just one day. How long did it take us to realize it was wrong?"
Doctor Tao smacked his lips and said, "It seems like it was only discovered almost three months ago."
That was because there was a patient whose illness was intermittent and never got better, so when he came again, he changed to Dr. Ding.
Doctor Ding didn't know that he was Zheng Gu's patient, so he wrote another prescription. When the man saw that the prescription was completely different, he took out Zheng Gu's prescription and asked about it.
Doctor Ding recognized at a glance that it was Zheng Gu's handwriting, and told the patient that his prescription was not wrong and was appropriate for the disease, but it was not suitable for him.
And ask the patient, don’t you feel better recently?
The patient thought so and agreed. His symptoms were indeed improving, but it was intermittent and never got better.
Although Dr. Ding gave an explanation, the patient did have complaints.
The Zheng family planned to train Zheng Gu to become a famous doctor. This was just the beginning, so of course they couldn't let his reputation be damaged.
So the shopkeeper Zheng immediately took out the prescriptions he had written before and compared them with the pulse records. After a quick glance, he found no problems at all and the prescriptions he had written were all effective.
It was not until they had studied the pulse diagnosis and prescription for two or three days that they realized something was wrong.
This prescription is too familiar. Most of it is the original prescription. If it is not the original prescription, it is mostly the suggested prescription given in the notes of ancestors. He has made almost no additions or subtractions himself.
You can't say that the prescriptions he prescribed are wrong because they are all suitable for the symptoms, but you can't say that he prescribed them correctly because each prescription is a little bit off.
Everyone pursues good prescriptions, and getting one is like finding a treasure. That's because we can discuss the main and auxiliary ingredients. Generally, the main medicine and important auxiliary medicines remain unchanged, but everyone is different, and some auxiliary medicines can be changed.
This is spirituality.
This problem was too hidden. Since it was Zheng Gu's first time sitting in the clinic, the manager Zheng checked his pulse and prescriptions every day, but did not find any problems.
In fact, if the Zheng family's goals were not too high, there would be no problem for Zheng Gu to sit in the clinic like this. Many doctors nowadays are not as good as Zheng Gu.
But because the goal was too high, Zheng Gu had to protect his reputation and was temporarily put on hold.
Doctor Ding and the others thought that it would take Manbao at least one or two months to discover the problem, but who knew she discovered it in just one day.
The three doctors who wanted to join in the fun shook their heads and sighed, feeling that they could not compare, could not compare, could not compare.
Manager Zheng hid in the pharmacy, listening to their discussion. He couldn't help but hum twice, then turned around and smiled when he faced Zhou Liru. "Come on, let's start from the beginning. Once you've identified everything correctly, put all these medicines in the medicine cabinet."
He added: "You put it on yourself."
Zhou Man takes good care of his son, so of course he has to return the favor and train his niece carefully. Pouring medicine into the medicine cabinet is a job that an apprentice usually has to do for four years.
Pouring medicine once is better than memorizing books and medicinal materials for ten days.
But it's very tiring.
Unfortunately, Zhou Liru is not afraid of being tired. She thinks, no matter how tired she is, can it be as tiring as working in the hot sun?
Manbao found the crux of Zheng Gu's problem and taught them seriously every day, and occasionally gave Zhou Liru some guidance.
It was a pity that "you can't practice acupuncture in the palace anymore, otherwise you could study acupuncture seriously."
Doctor Liu felt the most regretful because she also wanted to learn acupuncture from Manbao. She thought acupuncture was very powerful. Didn’t her master gain a foothold in the palace by relying on his excellent acupuncture skills?
(End of this chapter)
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