Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1220 Phlegm-Damp Constitution
To be honest, in Bian Mu's mind, the concept of taking lifelong responsibility for the patient's health is quite weak.

It is said that a few architects successfully designed a railway bridge. When the first train started, the architects had to sit next to the driver. If anything really happened to the railway bridge, they would have to pay the price for their wrong design.

Not only that, after several years, whenever there is any problem with the railway bridge, those architects will be immediately included in the investigation list. If the cause of the problem has nothing to do with the design plan they originally made, they naturally have no responsibility. Otherwise, the relevant responsibility will be immediately followed up.

responsibility!

This is professional responsibility!
A lifelong professional responsibility!
As a doctor, the same applies!

However, Bian Mu was still young, and Kuang Yiheng and others had never emphasized similar things, so he did not strengthen it in his mind.

After the reminder from the elder herbal farmer, Bian Mu naturally became much more alert.

You must be responsible for the patients who have been treated by you. Strictly speaking, that is a lifelong responsibility, especially for those patients who have been completely cured by you.

After making the first call, Bian Mu felt a little relieved.

"I guess... this is how some medical conflicts arise..." Bian Mu couldn't help but ponder for a long time.

Dong Yuhu is different from her sister Dong Yushan. She is relatively simple and usually very kind to Bian Mu. Bian Mu has asked her for knowledge about Chinese medicine preparations many times. As long as it does not involve the company's technical secrets, Dong Yuhu will generally answer patiently and carefully. Bian Mu already had some basic knowledge, and after her repeated guidance, he naturally made rapid progress.

Some time ago, Bian Mu met Dong Yushan by chance on the street, and he was inexplicably rejected. Later, after asking his former colleague Lao Li, Bian Mu learned that Dong Yushan was in poor health. Bian Mu had been thinking about making a phone call to say hello, but forgot about it after he got busy.

Besides, Chinese medicine has always emphasized that “doctors don’t knock on doors”, and Bian Mu has always abided by the rules, so naturally he wouldn’t make trouble out of nothing.

Thinking of this, Bian Mu tried to call Dong Yuhu.

"You're not at work yet at this hour?"

"I'm on the afternoon shift, and it's after 2:30. I haven't contacted you for a long time. Is your clinic going well?" From the phone, I could tell that Dong Yuhu had a normal relationship with me. At least she was not as hostile as her sister Dong Yushan.

"I'm just making ends meet! I heard from the concierge, Old Li, that you're not feeling well."

"Not bad! I got some medicine from Professor Meng and I feel much better!" "Teacher Meng Shulan?"

"Yes! Mr. Qin is looking for someone to make an appointment."

"Is that so... That's good, that's good! It's been raining recently! I remember that you seemed to have a phlegm-damp constitution, so I thought of calling you to remind you. I'm glad you're okay." On the other end of the phone, Bian Mu felt a little embarrassed. He felt a little uncomfortable for not being able to help Engineer Dong.

It seems like I am in a hurry to do it.

"Oh! Some time ago, I saw many people posting videos online about their experience of self-studying Chinese medicine. I found it quite interesting. Two or three relatives and friends around me have also started to self-study Chinese medicine. I thought it was the same with medicine and medicine. I have some basic knowledge of it. I also read some books when I have nothing to do. From what you said... the sudden increase in dampness is definitely not a good thing for people like us who are a little weak, so... what are the general symptoms?" Dong Yuhu asked casually on the other end of the phone.

"The so-called dampness problem, in the scope of traditional Chinese medicine, generally refers to functional disorders in water metabolism. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine says: 'Its root is in the kidneys, and its end is in the lungs! They are all water accumulation!' Later, a famous doctor added: 'Its quality is in the spleen.' The kidneys, lungs, and spleen in the sense of traditional Chinese medicine include the kidneys, lungs, and spleen, but are not limited to this. It is a generalized concept. Water vapor mostly manifests as dampness. If it is accumulated for a long time and not discharged, it is easy to cause cold stagnation, which is often manifested as excessive phlegm. If it develops to the level of a chronic disease, we often call it a phlegm-damp constitution. In this respect, you are a little worse." On the phone, Bian Mu explained patiently.

"Oh... that sounds quite interesting, much better than me just reading books blindly. Then... why is the increased humidity in the air bad for people like us with special constitutions? What's the specific logical process?" Dong Yuhu asked very carefully on the other end of the phone.

"This... is roughly like this. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs are responsible for exhalation and the kidneys are responsible for inhalation. If the air is tight, there is a problem with the lungs, which is a superficial symptom; functional disorders in the kidneys are another superficial symptom, which is mainly manifested as poor inhalation. We might as well reverse the process of the increase in moisture and phlegm. The absorption system controlled by the kidney qi inhales a large amount of rainwater and moisture, which naturally increases the workload of the lungs to exhale. If the time scale is extended, people with a physique like yours are prone to phlegm, and it often occurs in the second half of the night. The first thing you do when you get up in the morning is often to go to the bathroom to expel a mouthful of phlegm first, and then you can't exhale. If you expect it, it should be light yellow sputum; not only that, in the second half of the night, you will feel a foreign body in your throat from time to time, which has a great impact on your sleep quality. It's the kind of feeling that you can't feel better without vomiting, and you sleep in a daze, which has a great impact on your sleep quality. Occasionally, you will want to go to the bathroom to vomit, and then go back to sleep. Later... you find that it is difficult to fall asleep again immediately. When it is almost dawn, you feel tired. Go back to sleep because it's time to go to work. If this goes on, your physical condition will slowly decline. "Bian Mu was very patient and explained as patiently as possible for a long time.

"Ah?! We haven't seen each other for a long time. Why do I feel as if you just took my pulse in person? Magical! No wonder I'm getting better and worse, it seems that the root cause is here. The symptoms you just guessed are almost exactly the same as what I usually feel. So... do you want me to prescribe some medicine and recuperate?"

"No need! I believe in Mr. Meng's diagnosis, but... considering your current symptoms, it's best to eat more white radish every day. White radish can break up qi. A certain amount of grams a day can be eaten raw, just like eating apples. In addition, every other day, make some cabbage soup. You can put some dried shrimps, bean curd sticks, etc. in it, but don't add any other ingredients. Stagger the odd and even numbers, one breaking up and the other establishing, and the yin and yang complementing each other. Slowly, the phlegm and dampness in your body will gradually dissolve."

"It's that simple! I'm tired of taking Chinese medicine. Fortunately, you called me today to talk to me. I guess I'll be relieved soon."

"That's great! I have nothing else to do. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up." Bian Mu said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

"Thanks! I'll come to the clinic to take your pulse some other day?"

"Okay! Then... let's talk about it after the rain stops!"

"Okay, I'll just have a chance to verify in the next few days whether the dietary therapy you prescribed is effective or not."

"It's my duty. Bye!" After saying that, Bian Mu hung up the phone.