By the time Tian Cai received Yu Xuewei's letter, it was already the end of April.
It just so happened that Commander Yu had a patient who asked Tian Cai to go over and help take a look. The patient said that he had a chronic illness that had troubled him for many years. He had tried all kinds of Western medicine, but it could only relieve the symptoms but not cure the problem.
Tian Cai got off the car at the supply and marketing cooperative wearing a mask. He was thinking about going to see Du Chunyan when Commander Yu's orderly got out of the jeep parked nearby.
He smiled and waved, "Doctor Xiaotian, I'm here. Commander Yu asked me to pick you up!"
Tian Cai was stunned for a moment, then got into the car.
This was her first time riding in a jeep since she came here. The facilities inside the car were not comparable to those in the future, but it was already very impressive for now.
Tian Cai chatted with the orderly in the car for a few words, mainly wanting to find out what condition the person who wanted to see a doctor had and to see if he was confident in treating the disease.
"It is said that the examination results at the hospital showed rhinitis." The orderly said that there was nothing to keep secret about this matter. Tian Cai would know it when he saw the patient later. Commander Yu also asked him to remind him a few times on the way.
"By the way, Doctor Oda, the patient is a female comrade, the daughter of our division commander."
Tian Cai nodded. As the child of a cadre, she thought that since Commander Yu had already sent someone to pick her up, there was nothing to worry about. So she sat in the back seat and closed her eyes to rest, her mind quickly reviewing several symptoms and treatments of rhinitis.
Many people in later generations have suffered from allergic rhinitis. It is not known whether it is because the air is becoming increasingly polluted or people's physical fitness has seriously declined due to the damage caused by various additives. It is said that a survey was conducted online before, and on average one in ten people suffers from rhinitis, which is a very high probability.
The jeep drove into the county party committee compound unimpeded and stopped in front of the gate of Commander Yu's house.
After Tian Cai entered the room and greeted Commander Yu and others, her eyes couldn't help but fall on the only female comrade in the room. It seemed that this was her patient today.
The girl looks to be in her twenties, with short hair that reaches her ears. She is a beautiful lady with a refreshing temperament. The reason why she is called a beautiful lady with temperament is that her facial features are not very good-looking, and her nose is even a little big, but her overall temperament is very good, and her smile is very friendly.
"I've heard Uncle Yu talk about you a long time ago. He said that although you are young, many old Chinese doctors are not as good as you. It seems that I came here at the right time!" Zhuang Shuqin nodded politely to Tian Cai, with a strong nasal tone when she spoke.
Commander Yu introduced the two people to each other. The female comrade was named Zhuang Shuqin. Zhuang Shuqin's father and Commander Yu were old comrades-in-arms. They fought side by side in the past. Later, they were assigned to the same unit and became neighbors. Now Commander Yu was transferred to Huangxian County and they were separated.
This time, Zhuang Shuqin's husband was transferred to Xiangyang City, and she followed him here, thinking that it was not far from Huang County, so she came to visit Commander Yu.
She had a cold some time ago and only went out recently because she felt better.
Seeing her politeness, Tian Cai couldn't help but be polite too, "Then Comrade Zhuang, let's take a look now?"
Zhuang Shuqin nodded and said with a smile, "Doctor Xiaotian, just call me Sister Shuqin."
Tian Cai nodded but didn't really call her that. If they were really as close as she said, why would she still call her Doctor Xiaotian? She was quite self-aware. In order to avoid embarrassment for both parties, Tian Cai reminded herself to try to avoid the issue of address in the future.
The two sat down at the table, and Commander Yu and Old Man Qian temporarily left.
"Is the nasal congestion always this severe, or does it sometimes get milder and sometimes worse? How long have you had this?"
Zhuang Shuqin had always asked these questions during her doctor's visits, so she knew them by heart. She answered cooperatively, "It's been like this for years, and it hasn't always been like this. Sometimes it's more severe, with watery discharge. I had a cold a while ago, and my nasal congestion is only now becoming more severe."
"Do you have a headache when your nose is blocked, or do you have a headache at other times?" Tian Cai asked again.
Zhuang Shuqin nodded. "No, when the symptoms are mild, but when they are more serious, I will have a headache, and it feels like a throbbing pain in my head."
Tian Cai asked a few more questions and made a judgment in her mind. She took the patient's pulse to confirm and found that the pulse was weak and the tongue coating was white.
Chronic rhinitis and nasal congestion are mostly caused by stagnation of heat in the lung meridian, deficiency of lung and spleen qi, congestion of the nostrils, long-term retention of evil toxins, and stagnation of qi and blood stasis. Zhuang Shuqin's condition is the most common one among them.
"Your rhinitis is caused by lung and spleen deficiency. This is quite stubborn. Western medicine can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. I'll prescribe some internal medicine for you to regulate your internal organs first. When you go home, you can find a Chinese medicine store to get the medicine yourself. I'll write down the instructions on a piece of paper, so just take it according to the instructions. I'll give you a few more acupuncture needles later. I guarantee your nose will be cleared soon."
Zhuang Shuqin smiled and nodded.
She is a very well-educated person. Even if she doesn't believe it in her heart, she won't show it on her face. Besides, she has a good relationship with her teacher.
Tian Cai didn't say much. Anyone who saw such a young girl like her would have doubts, especially now that traditional Chinese medicine was being severely attacked. She first took the pen and paper on the table and wrote down the prescription and the instructions for taking it. This prescription was not from the Cai family, so Tian Cai was not afraid of it being spread out.
The prescription was developed by Grandpa Tian himself after many years of practicing medicine. He has cured at least hundreds of patients with rhinitis, and the efficacy is guaranteed.
But she couldn't completely ignore other people's doubts about her medical skills, so she decided to use her trump card, which was acupuncture.
The acupuncture method that Tian Cai was going to use came from the Cai family. The technique of acupuncture was lost a lot later. The few medical books that the Tian family had left were picked up by Grandpa Tian at the scrap yard. One of them was broken beyond recognition, and later they spent a lot of money to find a cultural relic professional to help repair it. Many prescriptions were also incomplete.
Sometimes Tian Cai thought that if she had not been able to wear the clothes of Tian Erniu, she and Cai Ping would have died at the bottom of the cliff. These medical books would have had two fates: either they would have been left in the cabin forever, and if someone found them, those who knew how precious they were might have taken them away, while those who didn’t might have taken them home and used them as toilet paper; or they would have been found by Scarface and his men, taken away, handed over to their superiors, and then taken to an unknown place.
Tian Cai asked Zhuang Shuqin to roll up her trouser legs and sit on a stool. He took out silver needles and inserted acupuncture needles into her Yingxiang, Yintang, Neiyingxiang, Kunlun, Fengchi, Zusanli and other acupoints.
While waiting for acupuncture, Tian Cai went over in his mind the medicine for relieving nasal congestion described in the Cai family medical book. Only three kinds of medicinal ingredients were used and the cost was very low. The only problem was that it was not very convenient for the master to make the medicine and there was no privacy at all.
As for whether it is necessary or not, we will see the situation later.
Tian Cai looked at the watch and it took him ten minutes to remove the needles from Zhuang Shuqin's face one by one. Five minutes later, he also removed the needles from her legs. At this time, Zhuang Shuqin couldn't help but take out a handkerchief to cover her nose, and immediately put on her shoes and ran outside.
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