From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of cataracts are extremely complex.
Mu Huaixi conducted a thorough medical examination and finally came to the conclusion that the mother-in-law initially suffered from spleen deficiency and dysfunction, and the vital energy of her internal organs could not nourish her eyes. If she had sought medical treatment earlier and taken some decoctions, the symptoms would have been alleviated. However, she is now old and frail, with insufficient vital energy and blood, and it would be difficult to eliminate the cataracts even with medicine.
The best way is surgery.
The technique of removing cataracts with golden needles actually existed as early as the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty poet Liu Yuxi wrote a poem titled "Presented to the Eye Doctor Brahmin Monk", which tells about his experience of seeking out an Indian eye doctor monk for surgery after he suffered from cataracts.
"Seeing the red gradually turn into green, it is ashamed of the sun and cannot withstand the wind. The master has the golden comb technique, how can he open his eyes?"
The golden comb technique is the golden needle technique for removing obstacles. It is said that Bai Juyi also underwent this operation. This technique was well-developed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Mu Huaixi learned it from an ancestor of the Mu family in the Qing Dynasty. There are only a few sentences about it in medical books. Fortunately, he could see his operation and dared to propose to perform the operation on the white-eyed mother-in-law.
Of course, the operation has risks. Mu Huaixi suggested that after the operation center was built, the golden needle barrier removal technique could be performed on the mother-in-law. The children of the white-eyed mother-in-law also said that they would consider it.
Jiang Wenyuan actually disagreed, thinking the patient was too old and the risk was too great, but Mu Huaixi was still trying to persuade him, "Not all cataracts can be cured with acupuncture. Grandma is still in good health. Her right eye is maturing, and her left eye is already over-mature. Delaying treatment would be disastrous."
"Do you know the technique of removing obstacles with golden needles?" Jiang Wenyuan's senior brother was about to leave, but stopped curiously after hearing their conversation. After hearing Mu Huaixi's words, he became interested and looked at her carefully.
He recalled his junior's introduction, "Doctor Xiao Mu, right? Who is your teacher?"
"My medical skills are inherited from my family. My father, grandfather and great-grandfather are all Chinese medicine practitioners." Mu Huaixi felt his scrutiny and straightened her back quietly.
"Brother Zhu, I told you before that Xiao Mu's hands are very steady and his needles are accurate. He is a talented surgeon."
Mu Huaixi looked at Jiang Wenyuan in surprise. She really didn't expect him to praise her so much in public.
"It's a family heirloom..." Senior Brother Zhu touched his chin, thinking that it was possible, and asked her if he could see the guy performing the surgery.
Mu Huaixi nodded, invited Senior Brother Zhu back to the clinic, and took out a roll of instruments from the small medical cabinet. Unlike the commonly used gold needles, the needles used in the art of removing obstacles were more like flat-headed knives, which were convenient for cutting.
"Examining the opportunity, pointing the eyes, shooting back, exploring the black, disturbing the sea, rolling up the curtain, round mirror, and perfect jade, these are the eight methods recorded in the Mu family's medical skills." Mu Huaixi stood behind the desk and recited the family skills calmly. She actually saw the doubts of Brother Zhu, but what right did a surgeon have to question her as a Chinese medicine practitioner?
Senior Brother Zhu had already believed she possessed this unique skill the moment he grasped the needle. After he finished explaining the eight methods of the Golden Needle Barrier Removal Technique, his lips curled in admiration. "You, young lady, truly have some heritage. Did you know that the Golden Needle Barrier Removal Technique has been lost for a long time?"
Mu Huaixi was stunned. She really didn't know that this was a lost secret skill. Although the Mu family had medical books passed down, their great-grandfather's generation had been living in the countryside and they didn't know much about the outside world.
The technique of removing obstructions with golden needles is actually recorded in medical books, but compared to written records, the inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine is more important through words and deeds. After all, it is acupuncture on the fragile eyeball. I am afraid that Mu Huaixi is the only one who dares to do it just by reading medical books.
Seeing her stunned, Senior Brother Zhu asked her, "Would you be willing to make the specific steps of the Golden Needle Removal Technique public so that more doctors can learn this unique skill?"
This means that the Mu family's unique skills will be made public. In ancient times, this would mean stealing a family's skills and jobs.
Jiang Wenyuan didn't quite agree, but just as he was about to speak, he was given a look by his senior brother and could only stand aside, rubbing his nose.
Mu Huaixi glanced at Senior Brother Zhu and asked, "How could I know that you would announce this unique skill to everyone?"
It's not that she was unwilling, but she was afraid that the family medical skills would become a signboard for others to show off. If that happened, she would not be able to help the Mu family's medical skills become famous, but would get into trouble instead.
Senior Brother Zhu smiled and pulled out a book from the materials he brought. "Have you seen this book? It's the premier publicly available medical journal. You'll edit it and publish it there. I guarantee everyone who's ordered it will see it, at least everyone in a public hospital. What do you think? Are you willing?"
Mu Huaixi glanced at Doctor Jiang and saw him nod to her, confirming that Senior Brother Zhu had not lied to her, so she nodded and said, "I do."
"Of course, little girl," Senior Brother Zhu smiled even more happily than before, "Since you are willing, then I can't be stingy."
"Although the golden needle technique was lost, a great man restored it and even improved it to create the cataract needle extraction and aspiration techniques, and successfully performed the surgery on many leaders at home and abroad."
"Well, do you want to learn?"
Mu Huaixi was shocked, but quickly recovered and asked, "Brother Zhu, are you telling the truth?"
"Of course!" Senior Brother Zhu flipped open the medical journal in his hand. "Look, this is an article written by Mr. Tang himself. It records everything."
Mu Huaixi couldn't wait to take the book and read it quickly:
"In 1972, I was honored to be invited to perform eye surgery on Prince Binh Noi of Cambodia. He suffered from severe head tremors, so I could only hold his cheeks with my hands, swinging them in time with the operation. Fortunately, Prince Binh Noi had no complications and regained his sight."
"In 1975, I was honored to be invited to perform eye surgery on the Chairman. I used a self-made extractor to trap and crush the cataract lens, reducing the chance of subsequent glaucoma attacks."
Mr. Tang is not proud of having performed surgery on many domestic and foreign politicians. Instead, he humbly shared the ideas and surgical process of the needle sheath extraction technique he created. He also posted several surgical tools he created and put forward some ideas for improvement, hoping to discuss them with readers.
A kind middle-aged male doctor gradually emerged in front of Mu Huaixi's eyes. He sat in front of the patient with a smile, kindly comforting the nervous patient. With extremely steady hands, he gently cut open the flat part of the ciliary body, which was considered a forbidden area by Western medicine, and used a needle puller to cut off the ligament that attached the cataract lens to the eyeball. He then used a sheath extractor to fix the capsule, and then precisely crushed it. Finally, he sucked it out and lifted the curtain covering the patient's eyes.
"The Mujing Dacheng states that the insertion should be done midway between the wind wheel and the outer adya. However, this area is a forbidden zone for Western medicine. Indian colleagues have performed over 500 operations here, and all of them became blind two years after the surgery. None of them have been spared."
"It shows that Chinese medicine is ahead of Western medicine. We should not underestimate ourselves."
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