Chapter 259 saved many of their lives.
She looked up and frowned.
Since the opening of the Heritage Center and the start of its free clinics, we've seen almost everyone from those seeking treatment to those making difficult requests, but this is the first time someone seeking treatment has asked to "exchange ideas."
"Let her in." Ye Wanning withdrew her hand, wrote a few more strokes on the prescription, and handed it to the old lady in the hall: "Get the medicine according to this prescription. It will be effective in three doses. Come back for a follow-up visit and prescription adjustment in a few days."
Just as the old lady was seen off, a spoiled female voice burst into the hall: "Which one is Ye Wanning? Come out!"
She stood up and looked up, only to see a woman in a pink silk dress surrounded by several servants, blocking the middle of the main room.
The woman was no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, with an arrogant air about her. She looked at the heritage hall as if it were some low-class place, her lips curled up in disdain.
"I am Ye Wanning." She stepped forward, her tone calm. "May I ask what brings you here to discuss medical techniques with me?"
"So you're that folk healer who dares to call herself a benevolent and skillful doctor just because you cured the Empress Dowager's insomnia?" The woman sized her up and sneered, "As expected of someone from the countryside, dressed so plainly, without even a decent piece of jewelry."
Su Ning's face turned red with anger: "My daughter has superb medical skills and has saved so many people. Who gives you the right to criticize her?"
"Excellent medical skills?" The woman raised an eyebrow, took the tall brocade box from the maid beside her, and opened it. Inside were several ginseng roots and deer antlers, all of excellent quality.
"You think you can just hit whoever you want, curse whoever you want? You dare to call yourself 'the best in the capital' with that shoddy stuff from your dilapidated pharmacy in your princely mansion?"
"A random one or two herbs from my princely residence are ten times better than the best medicine in your dilapidated pharmacy!"
"You sickly little girl, I wonder when you learned some rudimentary skills from some famous doctor, and you dare to provoke me?"
Hearing the barbed words in her voice, Ye Wanning picked up the medicine box at her feet and threw it on the table: "Fine, we can exchange skills. But medicine is for saving lives, not for competing with each other."
She looked at the other person and said, "Miss Liu, please feel free to suggest how you would like to spar."
As she spoke, the woman pulled a piece of paper from her bosom and slammed it onto the table: "This medical record is one I found in the medical records of the Prince's mansion. It's about a woman who has just given birth and is suffering from wind-related illness, with high fever and convulsions. She doesn't have much time left. Tell me, how should she be treated?"
"If you can't cure it, you should close down as soon as possible and not embarrass yourself in the capital."
Ye Wanning picked up her pen and glanced at the medical record. The record was quite detailed. Postpartum wind is inherently dangerous, and in this case, the woman not only suffered from postpartum wind but also had a severe condition, with high fever and convulsions, making it truly difficult to treat.
"Tell me, how should you treat this?" the woman asked, staring at Ye Wanning.
“It’s a piece of cake.” Li Juan raised her chin proudly and said, “Postpartum wind is a kind of evil wind, and you have to use strong medicine to expel it. I used ephedra and cinnamon twig to induce sweating, and then used aconite and dried ginger to warm the yang, and the evil wind disappeared completely on its own!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Wanning shook her head: "No."
"Why not?" Li Juan's expression changed. "I learned this from the imperial physician of the prince's mansion. How could it be wrong?"
“The prescription given by the imperial physician may also be suitable for treating the condition.” Ye Wanning pointed to the medical record. “The woman in this medical record suffered severe bleeding during childbirth and was already deficient in both qi and blood.”
“She has a high fever and convulsions now, which is due to the outward escape of deficient yang, not simply the invasion of pathogenic wind.” Ye Wanning paused. “Using ephedra and cinnamon twig to induce sweating will only damage her already weak qi and blood.”
“The aconite and dried ginger are too potent. She is currently too weak to handle them. Not only will they not expel the wind, they will also damage her vital energy.”
"You're talking nonsense!" Li Juan exclaimed angrily. "How can you dispel postpartum wind without sweating? Are you just going to watch her go and die?"
“Of course we need to induce sweating to dispel wind, but we must first strengthen the body’s foundation.” Ye Wanning said with certainty, “The most important thing now is to replenish qi and blood, and strengthen the body’s foundation and stabilize the body’s vitality.”
"Adding a few herbs to the prescription can harmonize the yang and dispel wind. Use ginseng and astragalus to invigorate qi, angelica and rehmannia to nourish blood, and a small amount of saposhnikovia and schizonepeta to dispel wind."
"Once her Qi and blood are regulated, we will make some changes to the prescription. At critical moments, we will induce sweating and dispel wind, which will save her life. She can then be recuperated gradually afterward."
"That's because you don't know how to use it!" Li Juan retorted. "I refuse to believe that such severe postpartum wind can't be cured without strong medicine!"
"I'm not just talking the talk." Ye Wanning raised her chin and pointed to the crowd of onlookers. "Everyone here should know that Aunt Zhang had postpartum rheumatism last year, with the same symptoms as the woman in this medical record. I cured her. Aunt Zhang, tell us!"
A middle-aged woman in the crowd stood up and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes! Last year I had a fever and convulsions after childbirth. Many doctors said there was no hope, but Dr. Ye saved me."
"At that time, she first replenished my qi and blood and gradually regulated my body, which pulled me back from the brink of death. If she had used strong medicine, I probably would not be here now."
The onlookers cheered, saying that Ye Wanning was capable and had saved so many people.
Li Juan's face flushed red and then turned pale. She hadn't expected Ye Wanning to have clinical experience, and there were even witnesses on the spot. She gritted her teeth and came up with another plan.
"Having clinical experience doesn't mean you're a really good doctor! You know acupressure, right? I heard you're best at that, dare to show me?"
She looked at Ye Wanning and said, "I'd like to see how you'll try to explain yourself when you've made a mistake!"
“What is there to fear!” Ye Wanning nodded. “I wonder which acupoint Miss Liu would like me to demonstrate?”
"I'll demonstrate Baihui and Fengchi acupoints!" Li Juan chose two commonly used acupoints that are also very easy to misprick. "Both of these are related to the head, and pricking them incorrectly is no small matter. If you don't dare, you're admitting defeat!"
Ye Wanning called over an apprentice: "Let me demonstrate the Baihui acupoint to you first. This acupoint is located at the intersection of the midline of the head and the line connecting the tips of both ears. It is mainly used to treat headaches, dizziness, and stroke."
She sterilized the silver needles, quickly located the Baihui acupoint on the apprentice's body, and inserted them steadily without hesitation or haste.
"You're not inserting it correctly!" Li Juan suddenly exclaimed. "The Baihui acupoint should be inserted straight down, why are you inserting it at an angle?"
Ye Wanning raised her eyes and explained, "Direct insertion of the Baihui acupoint is correct, but this apprentice has been experiencing dizziness lately and has weak qi and blood. Direct insertion would be too stimulating, so inserting it at a slightly angled position would be less stimulating, but the therapeutic effect would not be compromised."
"Miss Liu only knows how to memorize acupuncture techniques, but she doesn't know how to diagnose a patient's condition. You are far inferior to those who truly know how to treat illnesses!"
Ye Wanning said, "Alright, let me demonstrate at the Fengchi acupoint for you!"
"The Fengchi acupoint is located at the back of the neck, below the occipital bone, in the depression between the upper ends of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles!" Ye Wanning said as she located the acupoint.
"You have to be very careful when you insert this needle, you absolutely cannot insert it too deep! If you insert it too deep, it will damage the medulla oblongata!" she said, pressing her fingers on the acupoint and slowly inserting the needle, the depth of which was just right.
"See that? That's the Fengchi acupoint!" Ye Wanning withdrew the silver needles. "If Miss Liu doesn't believe me, she can try it herself. But I must say, if you prick too deeply here, it could be life-threatening!"
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