"Let me give you an example. Let's take angelica as an example. You all know angelica, right? It's a kind of herb, and its main function is to replenish blood. But actually, when it is used as medicine, different parts of angelica play different roles."
Angelica root head promotes blood circulation and invigorates blood, Angelica root body nourishes blood, and Angelica root tail breaks up blood stasis. Different parts have different effects on life regulation. However, if you want to explain it scientifically, you can have the Angelica root tested, and its active ingredients will be exactly the same.
Comrades, the fact that something is difficult to explain does not mean that it does not exist.
Here is another example, something that happened to me thirty years ago when I was still studying under my master.
I believe many people are familiar with floating wheat. The simplest way to identify floating wheat is to grab a handful of wheat and throw it into the water; the ones that float are floating wheat.
There's a prescription that uses floating wheat, and I thought back then, what use could this shriveled stuff be? So when I prescribed it for a patient, I took it upon myself to remove the floating wheat. After the patient drank it, it had no effect at all. I had no choice but to add it back, and the result? It was incredibly effective.
It took me a long time to understand why the recipe included floating wheat—it utilized the rising energy of the wheat. Tell me, can science explain that? You could spend your whole life studying this stuff in a lab and maybe you could only steam a few batches of dark, gritty buns, which would also taste a bit harsh on the throat.
"Pfft... Hahaha..."
His words amused everyone, and the people sitting on the platform shook their heads and chuckled.
Only those few who had been vehemently criticizing traditional Chinese medicine as unscientific looked ashen-faced.
"Ahem... Let's talk about sulfur and cinnabar again. In the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, these two things can be used to treat diseases and can also be taken orally. However, in the eyes of Western medicine and some people who do chemical research, these things are highly toxic and cannot be taken orally."
Comrades, using Western medicine and science to explain traditional Chinese medicine is a false proposition. Traditional Chinese medicine is a systemic medicine that emphasizes the four seasons and five flavors, as well as the ascending, descending, sinking, and floating of qi. The scraping, acupuncture, cupping, and massage techniques that we use most often in traditional Chinese medicine cannot be explained by science at all.
What I find somewhat regrettable is that in our daily lives today, many people criticize and question traditional Chinese medicine, but they genuinely like and admire Western medicine.
With a history spanning five thousand years, traditional Chinese medicine has thrived and been passed down on this land beneath our feet, playing an indispensable role in the health and well-being of the Chinese people.
Our own national heritage needs our own support and love. To put it another way, you may not like it or use it; if you're sick, you can just see a Western doctor. But is it necessary to denigrate it? What good does that do you?
As far as I know, several foreign pharmaceutical companies that have invested in China have been acquiring Chinese medicine prescriptions in recent years and taking them back for research. However, their efforts have been minimal. They have been able to acquire only some common prescriptions, and they have been unable to find any classic prescriptions.
But some people are deliberately starting to discredit traditional Chinese medicine at this time. Can I interpret this as some people being paid to cheer for their masters?
These words were extremely harsh, and had a chilling undertone, leaving those sitting behind speechless.
His words also revealed another implication: you all keep saying that traditional Chinese medicine is bad, unscientific, and a scam, so why are foreigners buying the prescriptions? That's intriguing.
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"Editor-in-Chief Liu, can this... can this be published?" Chen Yuan looked at the notes she had just taken, feeling inexplicably apprehensive.
"Whether it gets published or not is none of your concern. Just write it down and leave the rest to the leaders to consider."
"Comrade Xiao Chen, now you know why people rarely give interviews, right? These people, if they don't want to talk, they don't talk, but when they do, it's earth-shattering. Just wait and see, some of them are getting a little too excited!"
At this moment, the host on stage tapped the microphone in front of him twice to attract the attention of the audience, and then he started talking about other things as if nothing had happened.
But did nothing really happen? Opinions vary.
It's unknown how many people are already like ants on a hot pan.
The meeting ended completely at noon. There was a luncheon where we could drink alcohol, but I suspect a few people wouldn't have much of an appetite.
"Old Li, apart from your age, your temper hasn't changed at all over the years."
After the meeting, as he was leaving, several acquaintances came over and teased Li Chu.
"I don't understand it either. It would be so much better if everyone did their own thing, without interfering with each other, or even supporting each other and making progress together. Because this kind of thing is inherently intertwined, why do we have to be so clear about it? Why do we have to fight to the death? Isn't this just making trouble out of nothing?"
His seemingly helpless expression made you want to punch him in the face.
"Alright, Lao Li, stop pretending you got a good deal. Come on, let's go eat." Dean Du and the others, who were sitting on the other side, also came over and invited Li Chu to go to the restaurant on the second floor.
"Young man, Old Li, Xiao Tian is at the door. Go check on him. I don't think you'll be able to eat."
Dean Du immediately spotted Tian Jun standing at the door, peeking in on tiptoe, and quickly patted Li Chu's arm.
"Alright, we definitely can't finish this. You guys go ahead, I have something to do here and I'm leaving first. Lao Du, could you tell those guys from the health department for me later?"
"No problem, go ahead."
Tian Jun was able to run up here, so he must have had a mission to do so.
After telling a few people nearby, Li Chu picked up his bag from the table and walked out.
Editor-in-Chief Liu and Chen Yuan were about to come over to see if they could say a few words when they looked up and saw that the other person had already gone out, and there was a soldier waiting outside.
"Director, the sanatorium requests your immediate attention. They say Old Wu just fell down."
As soon as he stepped out of the conference room, Tian Jun leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
Li Chu's expression remained unchanged as he ran to the other side of the stairwell, where he could also go downstairs and where there would be fewer people.
When Dean Du, who followed behind, saw this situation, he immediately lost his appetite. He asked the dean of the Second Affiliated Hospital next door to ask Li Chu for leave, and then ran to the other side.
On the roadside in front of the guesthouse, Tian Jun hadn't even turned off the engine when he got in the car. He jumped in and waited for Li Chu to sit down before stepping on the gas.
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