A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 52
"I would like to ask Wu Erlang for his pulse."

The bearded man cupped his hands.

Huaiyu took a few glances at him, "You have a gas disease!"

The bearded man was greatly surprised, as were the two people beside him.

"How did Wu Erlang know that I have Qi disease without taking his pulse?"

"The doctor listens and asks, and hearing is also the way to diagnose. I can tell you have qi disease. You have been taking medicine before. Although it is relieved and the surface symptoms are gone, you still have insufficient kidney yin. You will have a recurrence of qi disease within three months."

As soon as the words came out, the bearded man couldn't help but cupped his hands, and said in admiration: "What Mr. said is exactly, I have a long history of this qi disease, and it is very uncomfortable to attack. After March, it always relapses again and again, especially in winter and spring."

"It's all because the Qi disease is difficult to cure at the root, and your kidney yin is insufficient, so it's easy to come and go." Huaiyu said, and began to call his pulse, while asking about the situation.

"Your situation, I guess it is a family inheritance, and your ancestors also had this disease,"

The bearded man was even more admirable, just now Wu Erlang didn't ask about his family's qi disease, but now he can accurately say that his family has qi disease.

"Then how should I cure my qi disease?"

"No cure."

"what?"

All three of them were stunned, what to do?
"This family hereditary qi disease is difficult to eradicate. We can only control it as much as possible."

"Then where should it be used?"

Huaiyu said bluntly: "In fact, there are many types of qi diseases, and different treatment methods for different situations. Of course, in addition to medication, you also need to pay attention to diet and environment. These also have a great impact on qi diseases, such as dark, humid and poorly ventilated places. It is most likely to cause an attack, and some pollen and grass powder can also cause an attack.

Some eat fish, shrimp, egg milk, etc., which can also cause gas attacks.Even things like pigeons, rosin, flour, etc. can trigger.

Inhalation of smog and cold air in winter and spring may also cause it.

There are many factors that can induce qi disease. You need to investigate them one by one. You are still young and your body is relatively strong. As long as you take good precautions, if you take medication in time, you don’t have to worry too much. But if you don’t control it now, you will be old time, it will become more serious. "

The bearded man admired this young Wu Erlang very much, and he was thinking about it, but he was shocked when he came up.

"Please give me some pointers, sir."

"You are now in the remission period of your qi disease. I will prescribe a elixir to invigorate your kidney qi first. In addition, it is best to change to a bright and airy place, clean and hygienic, and avoid contact with chickens, pigeons, and pollen. Do not eat fish, shrimp, eggs, milk , you can go back and try it slowly, for example, try the shrimp first, and see the reaction after eating it. If there is nothing wrong after eating it for a few days, it means that this thing can be eaten. If you find a food that will react, try not to eat it in the future... ···”

Huaiyu prescribed Liuwei Dihuang Wan for him.

"This Liuwei Dihuang Pill first replenishes the deficiency of kidney yin."

The old man with long eyes and phoenix eyes asked, "May I ask which herbs are used in this prescription?"

"Rehmannia glutinosa, wine cornus, peony cortex, yam, Poria cocos, and Alisma. Among these six medicines, rehmannia glutinosa is reused in the prescription, nourishing yin and nourishing virility, filling essence and marrow, and is the monarch drug. Cornus nourishes the liver and kidney, and can Astringent essence, yam nourishes spleen yin, and can also consolidate essence. They are ministerial medicines together. The three medicines are combined to nourish the liver, spleen and kidney, which is the three tonics..."

Huaiyu gave a simple explanation.

"I'll make this medicine into honeyed pills for you, [-] pills at a time, twice a day, take one bottle for six days, one course of treatment per month, use five bottles."

"Your gas disease, the most important thing is to pay more attention to protection, don't drink alcohol, don't go to bed late, try to live in a place with fresh air and good ventilation, keep a happy mood, avoid anxiety, and try to eat as light as possible , soft and digestible food, eat less greasy.

If symptoms such as dry cough, wheezing, or even shortness of breath and difficulty occur, seek medical treatment and medication in time. "

The bearded man nodded, "Then what kind of medicine do I need to use in case of an attack?"

"What formula are you using now?"

"I have used Xiaoqinglong Decoction, Daqinglong Decoction, Mahuang Decoction, Maxing Shigan Decoction, etc."

"These are all famous prescriptions in the Han Dynasty, and they are all for the symptoms of Qi disease.

Prescriptions and medicines must be aimed at different symptoms after the onset of gas disease, and different medicines should be used according to the severity of the gas disease. I have some prescriptions for curing gas diseases, but you are not having an attack now, so I can’t prescribe it randomly. In the event of an attack, you can then prescribe medication according to the specific situation. "

"May I ask who Fangzi is?"

"There are ginseng and gecko powders, ginseng gecko tonifies the kidneys, relieves qi, relieves shortness of breath, and uses almonds and fritillaria to reduce phlegm and cough, and anemarrhena and mulberry bark to clear away lung heat, but this prescription is not suitable for cough and asthma caused by exogenous pathogenic factors. .

There is also Lengxiao Wan, which is mainly used for cold and asthma. It is mainly used to warm the lungs and dispel cold. This prescription should not be used for a long time, so as not to damage the righteousness.

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No prescriptions for no symptoms, this attitude made several people very satisfied. Some folk doctors would not prescribe prescriptions when someone asked for a doctor, and they could make a profit by prescribing prescriptions and selling medicines.

The fat man with braided hair and the old man with long eyes also asked Huaiyu to help him get the pulse.

"You have diabetes. With your symptoms, your urine is as sweet as sugar."

As soon as this remark came out, the fat man was shocked, he never thought that someone would say that urine is sweet, who would taste this thing.

"Really?"

"Do you have three more and one less symptoms now? Drinking more, eating more and urinating more, but losing weight."

"True, but nothing else."

"Your situation is already quite serious. If you don't control it, it will be difficult. Are you prone to fatigue and fatigue now, and even if you have some minor injuries, it is not easy to heal?"

"Then what medicine should I take?"

"In the final analysis, your disease is caused by eating too much and not exercising too much. Of course, it is also possible that your family has this disease, so you are more prone to it.

This disease does not seem to be serious now, but it is also an incurable disease. It needs more examinations, more exercise, more self-study, and less gluttony.

The most serious thing about this disease is that it will lead to other chronic complications. In severe cases, it will lead to rotten feet, rotten eyes and rotten kidneys. Have you started to feel that you are not as good as before on the couch?If you don't control it, you can only look at the beauty and cry in the future. "

Hearing this, the fat man couldn't take it anymore, he is so young and has so many concubines.

The old man Longan is also very weak, mainly due to strained lumbar muscles, a little cervical spondylosis, and a little weak kidney.

Huaiyu prescribed Wuzishou elixir for the old man, and the fat man prescribed Guilu Erxian elixir, plus the Liuweidihuang elixir of the bearded man, and the three of them took the kidney-tonifying elixir together, a little dumbfounded.

"We, Qianjintang, can make this medicine into honeyed pills for you, which are easy to take. Each person should take it for a month first."

Huaiyu also prescribed another hypoglycemic drug for the fat man, "This is Yinlong Decoction, mainly composed of scrophulariaceae and cinnamon, decocted in water, one dose per day, suitable for your type of diabetes due to deficiency of both yin and yang."

The three came happily, and no one expected that they would all prescribe the medicine in the end.

"Mr. Wu, I have something else to ask." The man with tendrils was respectful at this moment, "Actually, I am Sun Ji'an, the eldest son of the East Palace Prince Yaozang Lang. Hold the palm, hold the medicine storehouse of the East Palace."

"Recently the Turks invaded, the frontier wars are fierce, there will be casualties, and there is a shortage of medicines, especially golden sore medicines. I heard that the golden sore medicines of your husband are very good, but they are relatively expensive. I don't know if you have any golden sore medicines made from ordinary and cheap medicinal materials. Well, it would be great if it can be used in large quantities in the military,..."

Huaiyu took a look at them again.

Donggong Yaozanglang, this seems to be an official position on the sixth rank, and he is only one step away from being able to enter the fifth rank and wear scarlet robes.Pharmacy Bureau is an institution under Donggongmen Xiafang, imitating Dianzhong Provincial Shangyao Bureau, which is in charge of Prince Edward and Donggong Medicine.

If it is normal, this is not an important official position in an important institution, at most it is an attendant, but the current crown prince is Li Shimin, and this sixth-rank East Palace is unusual, and his surname is the eldest grandson. The East Palace, which is less than thirty, is from the sixth rank.

Huaiyu was also polite, "There are many medicines for stopping bleeding, reducing pain, detoxifying and eliminating sores, but if they are to be used in the military, they must be low in cost and easy to obtain. They can be produced in large quantities, but there are not many of them." Yes. The hemostatic medicinal materials, whether it is wang buliu xing, puhuang, panax notoginseng, big thistle, mulberry bark, etc., are not cheap either."

To put it bluntly, medicinal materials and patented medicines were not cheap at any time in ancient times, especially in the early Tang Dynasty when the dynasty had just changed.The Tang Army stipulated that the Forbidden Army would be dispatched by the Shangyao Bureau of Dianzhong Province, while the Weifu Army would be dispatched by the Taichang Temple Imperial Medical Office.

For every 500 or more people who go out to war, one doctor will be sent, and if there are more than 5000 people, two doctors will be sent.The number of medical officers is extremely limited. There is one medical officer for 5000 troops, two for 1, and only three for 5000.

Although each battalion will also send an officer to serve as the school sickness officer, and send some people to take care of the wounded, hundreds of thousands of people will die during the war, and you can imagine how many medical resources those wounded soldiers have.

It is rare for wounded soldiers to be treated, and the death and disability rate remains high. This has always been a difficult problem in the military.

But even the Imperial Medical Office in Chang'an City, which is responsible for national medical administration and medical education, and also responsible for the medical treatment of officials in Chang'an, the capital, has only 20 doctors, 40 medical workers, and [-] medical students.

There were no field hospitals and no medical teams.

A legion in ancient Rome had only one doctor.But by this time, the Byzantine Empire in the West had stipulated that each battalion must have eight to ten medical soldiers to form a special medical team, including a surgeon and a physician.

However, in many countries established by barbarians, their armies are much more barbaric. Most of the doctors in the army are concurrently served by barbers. Anyway, they all cut randomly with knives and scissors.

Haircuts, shaving, bloodletting, shooting arrows to stop bleeding and amputation are all their daily routines.

At any rate, if the Tang army had more than 500 soldiers, there would be one military doctor. Each battalion would also have a sick officer who inspected the school and a certain number of followers. In terms of nursing, there is a serious shortage of this medicine, and even many common prescriptions on the battlefield are not very clever.

For example, there is a place where the arrow comes out, one dung beetle from the deceased, three earth dogs, a woman with a little gray hair, shell the dung beetle, take its white meat, grind it with two flavors like mud, and coat the arrow with raw oil At the place, when the flesh is itchy, knead it with both hands, and the arrow will come out by itself.

Another example is turning random fever into ashes and blowing it into the nose, thinking it can stop bleeding.

Another example is that the sediment in the urine bucket is called renzhongbai, which is scraped off and eaten, and it is said to cure bleeding from the orifices and sores of the mouth and tongue.

Take the used toilet chip to fumigate, and people sit on it, saying that it can cure cholera and even dystocia.

The crotch of the worn crotch, the water from the wash can cure arrow wounds, and swallowing ashes can cure overwork.Tying a pig rope can cure fright and restlessness.

The copper powder is mixed with wine, and it is said that drinking it will cure broken legs.

There are also human feces packed into a jar and then sealed for storage.After a few years, the feces turned into a dark, bitter and smelly thick juice, which became the "Huanglong soup" that can cure all diseases.It is said that officials and scholars in the Northern Qi Dynasty suffered from typhoid fever, and it was better to eat this Huanglong soup.

Another example is that many wounds are directly scalded with a soldering iron or boiling oil to disinfect and sterilize them, but in fact this method is not very effective.It is also said that there are internal injuries after being beaten, and burying one's head in a urine bucket can cure internal injuries.

When there is too little medical treatment and medicine, all kinds of folk remedies will emerge in endlessly, even unbelievable.

There was a shortage of doctors and medicines in the army, a large number of wounded soldiers died of wound infections, and even many soldiers who were not seriously injured were forced to have their limbs amputated.

At the same time, the army is also prone to plague, as well as dysentery and malaria caused by acclimatization.What the army needs most is hemostatic medicine, and anti-infection medicine, usually called carbuncle, and then bone fracture.

(End of this chapter)