Merchant and doctor

Chapter 1352: Treating the symptoms is not enough to eliminate the root cause

Nowadays, except for one day off on Sunday, Bian Mu sees an average of fifty to sixty patients every day from Monday to Saturday, of which less than 10% are outpatient visits. As long as Bian Mu is willing to see the patient, he will % guarantee a certain therapeutic effect. He always directly refuses patients who he is not sure about.

If the patients and their families are very cooperative and will do whatever Bian Mu instructs, and their family is well-off enough, about 30% of the patients have been basically cured, and about 10% of the patients have been completely cured.

Bian Mu himself didn’t know it, but based on this “achievement”, he had already ranked among the top three in traditional Chinese medicine in Lijin City.

As a result, Bian Mu would receive various invitations, gifts, thank-you fees, etc. from recovered patients from time to time. Bian Mu always refused them all. He would collect the consultation fees and other expenses, but would never charge any other thanks. This was the industry rule!
Some colleagues are not very careful in this regard, and have more or less caused troubles of varying sizes, and at the same time, their reputations have been ruined. Once a person's reputation is ruined, it will be difficult to recover for the rest of his life. Even if someone moves to a foreign country to practice medicine, in an era of information transmission at the speed of light, how long can they conceal it? Sooner or later, the truth will be revealed.

When practicing medicine outside, reputation is extremely important, and Bian Mu has always paid special attention to this.

As a result, Bian Mu rarely sits with patients to eat and drink.

The situation today was a bit special. The female patient usually lived a careless life and had a poor nutritional condition. Bian Mu could tell a lot about her condition just by taking her pulse.

In addition, it was dinner time and the female patient was already suffering from some hypoglycemia, so Bian Mu went out to get two plates of dumplings for them to eat.

The female patient is still very young and has probably been married for only a few years. If she takes advantage of the time to recuperate, she can live a peaceful life for the majority of her life.

In addition...

Bian Mu has always had a good impression of those kind of affectionate people. The elderly in his family passed away a few years ago, so pitiful. Treating them to a plate of dumplings is really no big deal. What's more, Bian Mu himself also has to eat something on time to relieve the pressure on his stomach.

After eating the dumplings, Bian Mu continued to explain. "Our school of traditional Chinese medicine has never rejected Western medicine. Western medicine has been introduced to China for at least a hundred years. Western medicine is divided into many schools, among which one is called the 'symptomatic' school of medicine, which has a profound influence. Under its influence, the medical community has a large degree of 'symptomatic diagnosis and treatment'. If you have a cold, you can use medicine to 'knock out' all abnormal related symptoms; if you have a headache, you can prescribe medicine or perform surgery based on the patient's complaints to alleviate or completely eliminate the related symptoms; if you have a fracture, you can perform surgery to clean, connect, and reduce inflammation... until the bone grows back completely. In this way, the question is, where is the source of the cold? Will it affect the patient's life for a long time? Or is it transient and disappears in a very short time, and it is highly unlikely to recur in the future?! Where is the original cause of the headache? What is the cause? Can the corresponding hidden dangers be completely eradicated?! Questions like these are often not considered much, or simply ignored. In our school of thought, this is actually ill-considered." At this point, Bian Mu picked up the water cup and took two sips of hot drink.

The two women listened very seriously and their expressions were very focused.

Luo Zhanqi sat quietly beside and listened attentively. This was a rare opportunity and learning more would be capital for making money in the future!
"Your illness is mainly about mental damage. Due to the big differences in theory, Western medicine is indeed more difficult to deal with, so... the effect will be relatively poor. Mind, it sounds very abstract and ethereal, but it is the source of the disease. If the root cause is not removed, you will get into trouble sooner or later in the future. The acupuncture just now was to prevent the mental damage from gradually spreading to the area around the eyes, and it was also a superficial treatment. Putting a small amount of powder in the dumpling dipping sauce can only temporarily expand and activate the meridians, and provide as much oxygen as possible to the heart. These are all emergency measures and do not solve the fundamental problem. This is what I just said, 'treating the symptoms'. If you want to completely solve the problem, you have to take medicine from time to time in the future." At this point, Bian Mu picked up the cup of water again and drank some hot drinks.

The dumpling filling may have too much salt, so it’s a bit salty.

After a short pause, Bian Mu continued to explain, "The owner and staff of this restaurant are all very familiar with us. The dumpling fillings they usually use are actually specially adjusted according to my suggestions. For example, regardless of whether it is meat or vegetables, they usually add a kind of fennel seedlings. Usually, if you encounter diners who are not used to eating that stuff, just put a handful. And that kind of fennel seedlings happens to be suitable for your condition. It is a kind of high-quality fennel seedlings that we have carefully selected. It is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It belongs to the liver meridian, kidney meridian, spleen meridian, and stomach meridian. For you, the medicinal effect of 'dispersing obstructions and knots' is the most important. In the future, as long as you have time, you can make some and cook more than 20 of them. After eating, you will obviously feel refreshed."

"That's true... I usually eat very little, and the more I eat, the less appetite I have. Since my father's accident, I have lost at least 10 pounds. Thank you, Dr. Bian! You have made such careful arrangements..." The female patient responded with gratitude.

"You're welcome! It's my duty, and it's what I should do! That's not enough. The treatment of mental illness is actually quite profound. To make it easier to understand, I will tell you a very interesting story, for your reference only!" Having said this, Bian Mu paused slightly and simply picked up the tableware at hand.

"At home, the slippers we usually wear have been worn for a long time, the materials have aged, and cracks have appeared. They are about to be scrapped. At this time, if you have something on your mind and have not taken the time to buy a new pair, and you don’t usually keep spare shoes at home, hey! The old pair of slippers will only get more and more worn out, and the period is very short. It won’t be long before they are too rotten to wear... The interesting thing is that if you find a small hole in the slippers on your feet at the beginning, you can still wear them for a few weeks, but you immediately go to the store to buy a new pair, especially if the style and material are exactly the same as the original ones, and don’t wear them at home. Moreover, the two pairs of slippers are deliberately placed together, hey! An interesting thing happened. The speed at which the old pair of slippers deteriorated suddenly slowed down, and you can still wear them for another three or four months, and the original few small holes have never expanded further. Doesn’t it sound interesting?" At this point, Bian Mu asked the two women with a smile.

After hearing this, including Luo Zhanqi, the three of them felt that what Bian Mu said was true, but they just didn't pay much attention to it.

"That's true! I'm usually quite frugal. When I see something is about to go bad, I'll usually quickly get a spare one to replace it, for fear that it won't be convenient to use when the time comes. The company prepares ingredients and kitchen utensils almost the same way. Sometimes, it's inevitable that we don't think things through... It's just as you said, the things will soon go bad completely, Doctor Bian! What do you mean?" The shorter woman asked quickly.

Luo Zhanqi was also very puzzled, and he pricked up his ears to listen to what medical theory Bian Mu wanted to explain. Anyway, he didn't understand it at the moment.