"Grandma, let me see your handkerchief." Yu Jiao said.
Madam Liu hesitated for a moment, then held the handkerchief she had just used to cover her mouth and cough and said, "This handkerchief is dirty..."
Yu Jiao smiled faintly, "It's okay, the doctor doesn't care about these things." She took the handkerchief from the old lady's hand, opened it and took a look at the color of the phlegm.
"Grandma, you have external evil invading your lungs. The six external evils, wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness and fire, have entered your body and caused the disease. Your long-term illness has damaged your lungs, and the incorrect treatment has damaged your body fluids. The cold phlegm has accumulated for a long time and turned into heat, and the phlegm and heat have caused you to have a long-term cough. The heat will burn your body fluids, and internal heat will be generated, which will fumigate the lung yin, damaging the yin and the yang. The yang is damaged and the cold is generated in the deficiency, which is difficult to transform into body fluids, and cannot warm your body. Cold fluids are generated, and you cough up saliva." Yu Jiao said slowly.
Madam Liu was surprised. She didn't expect Yu Jiao's medical skills to be on par with the imperial doctors in the palace. She said, "The imperial doctor Wang Min from the Imperial Hospital also said that my cold hurt my lungs and damaged my body. Over time, it became a chronic disease. Now it can't be cured. I can only recuperate slowly."
When Yu Jiao heard the name Wang Min, she felt it sounded familiar, as if she had heard of it somewhere, but she couldn't quite remember where it was at the moment.
"The six external pathogens are mainly wind pathogens. When wind pathogens are received from above, they first attack the lungs. Wind is a yang pathogen. When wind pathogens are blocked in the lungs, they can easily damage the lung yin. Clearing and nourishing the lungs can drive away external pathogens." Yu Jiao said with a smile, "Although it is a chronic disease, there is a prescription that can cure it. Grandma, don't worry."
The old lady saw that her face was calm and steady. Although she was young, her eyes gave people a sense of trust and steadiness. She was indeed not inferior to those elderly doctors in the palace.
At this time, Madam Liu came in with a medicine bowl, "Madam, I will serve you the medicine."
The old lady nodded.
Yu Jiao said, "Grandma, let me take a look at the medicine that Doctor Wang prescribed for you."
The old lady pushed the medicine bowl in front of Yu Jiao. Yu Jiao leaned close to smell it, then picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of it into her mouth.
Mother Liu wanted to stop them, saying that this was the medicine that the old lady was going to drink, so why did the third young lady drink it first?
Madam Liu raised her hand to stop Madam Liu from speaking. She looked at Yu Jiao's face and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Doctor Wang's medicine?"
Yu Jiao put down the spoon and said slowly, "There is nothing wrong with it, but the medicine prescribed by Doctor Wang can only treat superficial symptoms. Exterior symptoms are mainly solid, while internal symptoms are mainly weak. Although Doctor Wang also uses the method of purgation, the abuse of sweating, vomiting, and other purgative methods will lead to a great loss of lung fluid or body fluid, and the lungs will lose nourishment and become atrophic."
Madam Liu nodded repeatedly as she listened. She held Yu Jiao's hand and said, "According to what you said, if Grandmother continues to take the prescription prescribed by Doctor Wang, will it cause damage to her body fluids? And damage to her lungs?"
Yu Jiao nodded. Some elderly people have long-term coughs, wheezing and excessive sputum, which is diagnosed as chronic bronchitis in the elderly in Western medicine. In fact, such patients do not have the so-called inflammation, but rather spleen deficiency and dysfunction, with excessive phlegm and dampness. Cough and phlegm relief cannot fundamentally solve the problem. In the acute stage where phlegm and dampness are severe, they can be relieved by clearing away dampness and resolving phlegm, regulating qi and harmonizing the middle. In the later stage, start with the spleen and lungs, cultivate the soil and control water, so that the spleen and lung functions can be restored, and the source of phlegm and dampness will naturally be controlled.
"When I took your pulse just now, your left inch pulse was deep, slow and weak, while your right inch pulse was floating, tight and slippery, indicating that your heart fire is weak and there is cold phlegm accumulated in your lungs. Do you usually develop a cough when you get a little cold or touch cold objects? You have a long cough and a cold back. In winter, your hands and feet are even colder. No matter how thick the clothes you wear, it is useless. You have a weak and cold constitution." Yu Jiao said again.
Not only did Old Madam Liu nod her head repeatedly, but Mother Liu beside her couldn't help but speak out as soon as Yu Jiao finished speaking, "Miss Third, what you said is so accurate. It is exactly the same as the old lady's condition. I have served the old lady for many years. On weekdays, I never dare to let the old lady catch a cold or touch cold things. We in Baoshou Hall have never served herbal tea even in summer. But in winter, it is too cold. If you are not careful, the old lady will still catch a cold and cough all night long."
Compared to Liu's mother's excitement, Yu Jiao's face remained very calm. She said, "All six qi can cause coughing, with wind and cold being the main ones. I see that you are short of breath, pale, and have a heavy cough. You should also have symptoms such as dizziness, headache, aversion to cold, and itchy throat."
Madam Liu nodded and looked at Yu Jiao with shining eyes, "Indeed, I always feel weak all over and my legs feel heavy, as if I am carrying a heavy burden. My head feels dizzy and I feel sleepy but cannot sleep well. I can only sleep well after lighting the calming incense."
"When dampness and phlegm accumulate in the body, they attack the lung system, and the lungs fail to descend, causing coughing with a lot of phlegm. When phlegm and dampness stop in the stomach, the stomach fails to harmonize and descend, causing nausea and vomiting. When phlegm and dampness block the flow of Qi, the person feels stuffy and uncomfortable. When phlegm and dampness remain in the body, the limbs feel heavy and tired. When the clear Yang is blocked, the head becomes dizzy." Yu Jiao gave a medical explanation.
She had smelled the scent of the calming incense when she came to Baoshou Hall during the day. Yu Jiao stood up and walked to the gilded purple copper incense burner with exotic animal patterns in the room, opened the lid and got close to smell it.
"Grandma, you should use this calming incense less often in the future. Although it contains a lot of herbs that can help you sleep, medicine is poisonous. If you smell it for a long time, you will feel tired, your muscles will relax, and your mind will become confused. The smoke will also make the air in your house unclean, which will make your cough worse."
“But if the old lady doesn’t use the calming incense, she won’t be able to sleep well…” said Mother Liu.
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