Chapter 68: Medical Family Herbal Medicine Market
While Guo Qiaoyue was rushing to the hospital, the news that Chen Yin had cured a severe measles patient had spread among the hospital management.
It was impossible for Wen Su to hide this matter from his superiors, even though their pediatric department did not cure the patient. Instead, it was a Chinese medicine doctor invited by the patient's family from outside who cured him.
But he felt that there were many good things to be discovered here, such as the prescription prescribed by Chen Yin and her kneading technique.
Although they cannot imitate some aspects of Western medicine one by one, what they are best at is finding the patterns and researching effective medicines.
Aren’t there a lot of Chinese patent medicines on the market now?
If they could find a universal prescription or a special new compound from the prescriptions used to treat patients, wouldn't fame and fortune be easily within their grasp?
Thinking of this, Wen Su's heart became uncontrollably excited, and he told Ren Weixing, the director of their pediatric department, everything he had seen and heard.
When Ren Weixing heard that traditional Chinese medicine had cured their incurable illness, he was overwhelmed by the familiar oriental mystery.
He immediately finished his work, stood up, and said, "Let's go take a look."
As he walked out of the door, Ren Weixing suddenly remembered and asked:
"By the way. After seeing the child improve, did you arrange for a checkup?"
"Director, don't worry. When he was transferred to the ward, I instructed our department to conduct blood tests and X-rays. They'll be able to immediately detect any changes in his body."
After getting the answer he wanted, Ren Weixing walked forward with satisfaction.
When he was studying abroad, he had always been curious about the mysterious East that his parents talked about. Now that he could see it with his own eyes, his pace involuntarily quickened.
On the other hand, Liang Huaiyou directly deified Chen Yin in the department.
In his description, Chen Yin's diagnosis was clear, quick and organized, and she answered all the confusion in his mind almost as soon as she opened her mouth.
In the end, he had to admit that the prescription Chen Yin prescribed for this measles patient was very effective. After taking one dose, the pain was relieved.
"How come we have never heard of such an amazing young man?"
Liang Huaiyou glanced at the special existence in the department, Wen Lao's apprentice Liu Feng, a doctor who had a master but decisively joined the hospital.
Although Liu Feng did not continue to study in depth with his teacher, he could still participate in certain occasions due to his status as Master Wen's disciple.
If there are any outstanding young people these days, they must have been people who have inherited the skills from their family for more than ten or twenty years.
As soon as such a person appears, everyone in their circle will know about it.
Therefore, what Liu Feng said was not entirely without reason.
Liang Huaiyou answered the other party's doubts, "The other party was invited by the patient's family from Dongyu. We are in Lingnan, how would we know?"
"Dongyu, isn't it a newly separated city?"
"Although the place is small, it doesn't prevent them from having a strong foundation. Could it be that you have forgotten the most outstanding Fire God Sect in the southwest?"
Liang Huaiyou glanced at the man who seemed to be a bit arrogant, and continued to add:
"I just took a look at the house that the little girl opened. It uses a lot of gypsum and ephedra, and it has the style of the Fire God School."
"Fire God Sect!"
When Liu Feng heard these three words, he instantly perked up. As a descendant of the Warm Disease School, the only two schools that had always been incompatible with their use of medicine were the Typhoid Fever School and the Fire God School.
"Could it be that she is Master Qian's disciple?"
Nowadays, the most famous person in the Fire God School in the southwest region is Mr. Qian, so it’s no wonder that Liu Feng asked this question.
Hearing this, Liang Huaiyou shook his head and told the story of Chen Yin's identity.
"The other party's surname is Chen, and he runs Huimintang. Do you have any impression of this Huimintang?"
"Hui Min? Could this clinic be related to the Hui Min Bureau, which compiled the 'Taiping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang'? Since the Hui Min Bureau fell apart during the Song Dynasty, many doctors have opened clinics with the name Hui Min. However, the only two surnames that can bear this name are Chen and Pei."
Liu Feng talked about his impressions of the schools and famous doctors' inheritance. His mind was completely immersed in his own thoughts and he began to mutter to himself.
"This girl's surname is Chen. Could she really be a descendant of the Chen family?"
As soon as he made the connection, he quickly rejected the answer.
"No, no! Because of the chaos over thirty years ago, the Chen family lineage has long been extinct. Although the sign of Chen's Huimin Hall still exists in the capital, the master's medical skills are not good enough. If it weren't for one or two ancient prescriptions, it would have disappeared long ago."
"Moreover, the Chen family originated from the north and practiced the Cold Damage School. They had no further exchanges with the Fire God lineage."
At this point, Liang Huaiyou finally understood that Chen Yin must be from a secluded medical family. Otherwise, with such a powerful inheritance, the Chinese medicine community would definitely know where she came from.
"Forget it, forget it. It doesn't matter if it's not from one of those existing families. Doesn't this just mean we've unearthed a gem?"
Liu Feng was not comforted by Liang Huaiyou's words, and planned to talk to his master after get off work today.
*
Outside Zhenzhen's ward, Guo Qiaoyue, who had rushed over, pressed her eyes against the glass with tears in her eyes, watching her daughter's every move inside.
Even the slight rise and fall of her chest when breathing could make her nervous.
I don’t know how long she looked. Guo Qiaoyue wiped the tears from her face and looked in the direction of Chen Yin with tearful eyes.
After hearing from her husband and mother-in-law, she was now fully aware that her daughter's successful recovery was all thanks to Chen Yin.
When she looked around, she only saw Chen Yin shaking her head.
Chen Yin really didn't understand why some people always wanted to take shortcuts, and she would never agree to that.
When it comes to Chinese medicine, the right way is to prescribe the right medicine for each patient.
Seeing that Chen Yin was the most stubborn conservative, Wen Su stopped pestering her and smiled awkwardly, trying to ease the atmosphere between them.
Ren Weixing lived abroad for the first thirty years of his life. Compared to his curiosity about the prescription, he was more curious about the mysterious ability in Chen Yin's hands.
So he tried to ask for clarification in his poor Chinese.
"I wonder how the medicine prescribed by Ms. Chen can eliminate the virus from the patient's body?"
"In traditional Chinese medicine, there's no such concept. We view each patient as a whole, focusing on the balance of yin and yang."
As soon as Chen Yin opened her mouth, Ren Weixing was confused, his eyes full of doubts.
"Doctor Chen, what is Yin and Yang?"
"The most intuitive thing is our perception of the outside world. When the sun rises, we feel warm; when the moon appears, we feel cold. I wonder if Director Ren can understand this?"
When someone wants to learn about traditional Chinese medicine, Chen Yin is very enthusiastic about popularizing it. However, if that person is a foreigner, it is not easy to popularize it.
Sure enough, after Chen Yin's explanation, Ren Weixing still had only a vague idea of what was going on, and his face was full of confusion.
Wen Su, who was standing by, saw that the director of his department did not ask about the prescription but asked about Chinese medicine instead. He really didn't know what to say.
Just when Ren Weixing wanted to continue asking questions, someone suddenly ran over in a hurry.
"Director! Director Wen, something bad has happened! There was a car accident on Jingxiu Road, and the ambulance is on the way to bring the patient. The emergency center said it's a child, and the emergency department asked us to send someone down to receive him quickly. Director Ren is needed to perform surgery."
If it were a regular hospital, he would already be a chief physician and would not have to perform the surgery himself.
But who can blame Yangcheng People's Hospital, which is a comprehensive tertiary hospital, in which pediatrics is not prominent.
The dean specially invited Ren Weixing from across the ocean just to revitalize pediatrics.
So at present, Ren Weixing still needs to go on the operating table regularly.
With the patient in front of him, Ren Weixing had no time to ask questions about the mysterious Chinese medicine doctor. After hurriedly saying goodbye to Chen Yin, he followed his doctors to the operating room as quickly as possible.
Guo Qiaoyue noticed this scene and quickly rushed over from her daughter's ward and bowed deeply to Chen Yin.
"Yinyin, right? I am your brother Xiangnan's lover. Thank you so much. Our whole family thanks you. Without you, we really don't know what we would do."
When Guo Qiaoyue thought about the feeling of losing her daughter, she became more and more grateful for Chen Yin's existence.
Chen Yin quickly helped Guo Qiaoyue up and comforted her:
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to be so polite. The relationship between our family and yours doesn't require such a grand ceremony."
"No! It's necessary. Without Zhenzhen, I don't know if I can still survive. Yinyin, you are the benefactor who saved our whole family."
Xiangnan, who was walking behind, put his arms around his wife, whose body was shaking uncontrollably, and they bowed to Chen Yin together.
When the two men stood up, their eyes were filled with tears and they could not hide their excitement.
The experiences during this period were so thrilling for the young couple that they never got a full night's sleep.
The two were glad that Chen Yin appeared, otherwise they really didn't know what to do.
When Li Chunli knew that her granddaughter could recover, she was filled with joy.
She could also divert her attention from her granddaughter. Looking at the young couple who still wanted to wait for Zhenzhen to wake up, she reluctantly picked up the luggage in the corner.
"Xiangnan, where are you two staying? Yinyin and I will go put our luggage away first and rest for a while before we take over."
Xiangnan slapped his forehead in frustration, cursing himself inwardly for forgetting such an important thing.
He turned around and glanced at his wife, whose attention was completely focused on their daughter, and said softly:
"Mom, where we live is a bit remote, so I'll take you there myself."
At the same time, Xiangnan turned around and said to his wife, "I'm going to take Mom and Yinyin home to rest first. They must be tired after traveling all the way from Dongyu. You stay at the hospital and look after Zhenzhen. I'll be back soon."
"No, you should rest at home for a while. I'm enough for you in the hospital."
Guo Qiaoyue knew that since she could no longer bear the consequences of watching her daughter's life fade away bit by bit, her husband had been bearing the brunt of the burden alone in the hospital, and now it was time for her to take on the responsibility.
Meeting his wife's soothing eyes, Xiangnan nodded subconsciously.
Immediately, the arrangements between the two parties were finalized.
Guo Qiaoyue looked after her daughter in the hospital, while Xiangnan took his mother and Chen Yin home to rest.
As soon as they walked out of the hospital gate, Xiangnan immediately hailed a taxi and drove quickly towards the location of the house they bought.
Half an hour later, Chen Yin and the others arrived at a densely populated area of buildings.
She took a quick glance and estimated that the building was over fifty meters high. For someone who had lived in Tongxi Town for a long time, it could truly be described as a skyscraper.
This was not Li Chunli's first visit to Guangzhou, but it was her first time seeing her son's house.
She tilted her head back, glanced at the house that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see, and couldn't help but ask.
"Xiangnan, is your house safe?"
"Of course it's safe. We have an elevator here just like in a hospital, so we don't have to walk. It's convenient and safe."
Xiangnan vaguely understood his mother's worries, and with a slight smile on his lips, he continued to walk forward with the two of them.
"Come this way, our house is at the back, and the windows face the mountains. The view is great."
"If you want to see the mountains, they are everywhere in front of and behind the house." Li Chunli said puzzledly.
Xiangnan paused slightly in his steps, but quickly returned to normal, knowing what his mother meant.
In their hometown known as the Mountain City, seeing the mountains is a common thing, but in the economically developed Guangzhou, it is not so easy to have a house with a view from the windows.
Xiangnan did not continue the topic because the three of them had already arrived at the door.
They bought a house with three bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. They originally left one room for their mother, which was just right for her to live in.
He was a little confused about the specific arrangements for Chen Yin. Should he let Chen Yin sleep in his daughter's room or with her mother?
Without waiting to make any arrangements, Li Chunli had already checked all the rooms in the house except the master bedroom.
She placed Chen Yin's luggage directly in the room she had prepared for her. "Yin Yin, you will stay in my room during your stay in Guangzhou. I will stay in Zhen Zhen's room. I haven't seen Zhen Zhen much in all these years, so it's a good opportunity for you to stay in her room and get to know her preferences."
"Aunt Chunli, this..."
"Oh! Stop fussing around, little girl. Hurry up and pack your luggage, take a shower, and have a good rest. You've worked hard on this journey."
After saying that, Li Chunli pushed Chen Yin hard and pushed her directly into the house, without giving her any chance to object.
She also walked into her granddaughter Zhenzhen's room, leaving Xiangnan alone standing in the empty living room.
Chen Yin stood in the room, smiled helplessly, and accepted the kindness of Aunt Chunli's family.
Then, he sorted out the clothes he brought with him, took a shower to relieve his fatigue, and lay down on the bed filled with the scent of sunshine.
The whole day was either spent on the road or in the hospital treating patients, with almost no time for rest.
So Chen Yin fell asleep almost immediately after she lay down on the bed.
When she woke up again, the sky was gray and it was already evening.
She walked towards the direction of the sound embarrassedly, and happened to see Li Chunli busy in the kitchen.
Li Chunli smiled at the sleepy Chen Yin and said, "Are you awake? The meal will be ready soon. Go sit in the living room for a while. After you've eaten and drunk enough, we'll go to the hospital for a checkup. If we confirm there's nothing wrong, we'll come back and rest."
"Yeah," Chen Yin chuckled and nodded.
But she did not follow Aunt Chunli's arrangements completely. She went straight into the kitchen and helped cook.
Because Guo Qiaoyue is a native of Guangzhou and her granddaughter is sick, except for one dish of cured pork and garlic sprouts, all the other dishes are light and suitable for the patient's taste.
Speaking of which, these bacon were sent to the couple by Li Chunli before the Chinese New Year.
Chen Yin and her friend had a simple meal and rushed to the hospital with the food they had prepared in advance.
When the two arrived at the hospital, Zhenzhen had already woken up from her sleep, and Guo Qiaoyue was feeding her daughter light vegetable porridge.
"Mom, Yinyin, you are here." Xiangnan stood up and quickly came over.
Li Chunli raised the thermos in her hand and said, "I thought you two would forget to eat in the hospital, so I made some at home and brought it here."
Xiangnan took the thermos bucket and smelled the familiar smell of food, and couldn't help but exclaimed, "It smells so good!"
"If you like, eat more. You guys eat first, and I'll feed Zhenzhen."
As she spoke, Li Chunli prepared to take the bowl of rice from Guo Qiaoyue's hand and let her daughter-in-law rest for a while.
"No need, Mom. Look, it'll be finished soon."
Guo Qiaoyue tilted the bowl in her hand, showing that there was only a thin layer of porridge left at the bottom of the bowl, which she could probably finish in two bites.
Seeing this, Li Chunli stopped moving and sat aside, looking at her granddaughter who had just recovered from a serious illness with pity.
Chen Yin stood aside and asked in detail about the changes in the patient during her absence.
Upon hearing about her daughter, Guo Qiaoyue, who had been taking care of her daughter, immediately recounted in detail everything that had happened.
Zhenzhen had finished all the prescriptions prescribed by Chen Yin, and she had two more foul-smelling sticky bowel movements and regained her appetite.
"By the way, Yinyin. The doctor at the hospital said Zhenzhen's test results are out."
Speaking of this, Guo Qiaoyue couldn't contain her excitement, because the examination results showed that her daughter's health was gradually improving.
Although it can be seen on the surface that it was Chen Yin, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, who cured her, there are some scientific indicators to verify it, which makes her feel more at ease.
As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Huaiyou appeared in the ward with the test results.
He looked at Chen Yin with admiration and showed the test results in his hand.
"Doctor Chen, you're truly amazing. Look at this X-ray. The lung markings have clearly decreased, and the measles antibodies in the serum are also decreasing. The laboratory staff downstairs have determined that the patient's measles is receding."
Liang Huaiyou waited for Chen Yin's answer with deep affection and excitement, but found that Chen Yin had no interest in the test results at all.
The smile on his face froze instantly, and the test results he held up slowly fell down and were stuffed into the student's hands.
His mood recovered quickly. As soon as he finished talking about the test results, he couldn't wait to ask Chen Yin about the next treatment measures.
"The patient's condition has improved. I wonder how Dr. Chen plans to proceed with further treatment?"
"Let me check it out first."
Knowing he was in a hurry, Liang Huaiyou took a step back embarrassedly and said, "Please."
Immediately, everyone made way for Chen Yin, giving her a more suitable space for diagnosis.
With her mother's comfort, Zhenzhen's hostility towards Chen Yin was significantly reduced, and she obediently followed Chen Yin's instructions to undergo a series of examinations and diagnoses.
Chen Yin saw that Zhenzhen's tongue was smooth and crimson, with obvious symptoms of stomach and kidney yin deficiency.
The long-term loss of measles, coupled with continuous diarrhea, leads to excessive loss of qi and yin, and the signs of yin deficiency are obvious.
Then, Chen Yin prescribed a prescription that was more suitable for Zhenzhen's current physical condition.
Before he handed it over and asked the department to prepare the medicine, Liang Huaiyou had already excitedly taken it over.
He curiously read the combination of herbs on the prescription carefully. American ginseng was the main ingredient, which could replenish qi and blood, nourish yin and moisten dryness, strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart, and could have a very good effect on the patient's current illness.
As for the fresh reed root, fresh white imperata root and fresh pear juice, they help to better demonstrate the above-mentioned medicinal effects.
Moreover, this recipe is easier for young children to accept.
Liang Huaiyou couldn't wait for the pediatricians to make arrangements, so he said directly to the students behind him:
"Go to the pharmacy and tell them this is the doctor's order from Pediatric Ward 36. Send it over as soon as possible tomorrow."
"Yes, teacher."
It was already time to get off work, and Liang Huaiyou rarely met a doctor who was not stingy in teaching and answering questions. He grabbed Chen Yin and kept communicating and discussing in the hospital.
It was not until his wife called and asked him to go home that they reluctantly parted.
Because Zhenzhen's condition has improved, only Xiangnan is left to keep watch at night. Chen Yin and the other two go home to rest and will take over the shift tomorrow.
The next day, Chen Yin checked Zhenzhen again and confirmed that there was no problem. After taking two more doses of medicine, she could go home to recuperate.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Guo Qiaoyue's mind couldn't contain another word except "okay".
Xiangnan looked at Chen Yin who was about to leave and couldn't help but speak to try to keep her.
"Yinyin, from what you said, you're going back to Tongxi Town? Don't worry, it's rare for you to come to Yangcheng, so let your sister-in-law and I show you how to be our hosts. Yangcheng has a lot of new and interesting things to see, as well as delicious and beautiful things to see. You can stay for a few days before leaving."
"Yinyin, I brought you out here, how can you just work and go back?" Li Chunli said disapprovingly.
"The clinic is busy, all about treating illnesses and saving lives. Once you're done here, you should hurry back as soon as possible."
Chen Yin shook her head and refused Aunt Chunli's family's attempt to keep her.
"But I'm not going back today. The local dried tangerine peel, spring amomum villosum, and tangerine peel produced in Guangzhou are all top-notch medicinal herbs. I plan to buy some and send them back for the clinic to use."
"Yinyin, you want to go to the medicinal herb market, right?"
"Yes, but I don't know where the largest medicinal herb market is?"
Speaking of this, Guo Qiaoyue felt that she had a say.
People in Guangzhou like to add some Chinese medicinal herbs when cooking or making soup. Her mother’s favorite thing is to go to the Qingping Herbal Medicine Market.
"Yinyin, if you want to find medicinal herbs, I recommend going to the Qingping Herbal Medicine Market. They have a wide variety of herbs there, almost all kinds of them. For the herbs you mentioned, if you want to find the best quality, you almost need someone who knows how to buy them."
"When you went to buy the medicine, you said it was introduced by an acquaintance and directly mentioned my mother's name. They all call my mother..."
Following Guo Qiaoyue's introduction, Chen Yin curiously rushed to Qingping Medicinal Materials Market, which is known as the largest medicinal materials market in South China.
Before she got close, a strong smell spread through her nose.
Every time this happened, Chen Yin felt a lot more at ease and stepped into the field she was familiar with.
Qingping Medicinal Materials Market really lives up to its reputation. Before even entering, I saw people coming and going at the market entrance.
There are crowds of individual customers, as well as wholesale customers who drive to pick up goods.
Chen Yin took a deep breath, looked up and around, and walked forward.
With a glance, I suddenly saw the sunlight shining on the six golden words "Qingping Medicinal Materials Market", reflecting a dazzling light.
The dazzling light made Chen Yin subconsciously close her eyes and step back.
"Be careful!" A strange and gentle voice suddenly sounded in my ears.
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