Siheyuan: My Northeastern Farmhouse

Chapter 144 is still a little exposed. (Foreshadowing Chapter)
Mr. Chen Minzhang is the director of the gastroenterology department of Union Medical College Hospital. Mrs. Li was also alerted after she came to Union Medical College Hospital again and insisted on examining Mr. Li Youshan.

As one of the leading hospitals in China, the Department of Gastroenterology of Union Medical College Hospital must have gastroscopy, or the latest fiberoptic tube gastroscopy.After having the suspicion, Mr. Chen took action himself and found a small protrusion on Mr. Li's stomach wall that could not be detected by radiography.

Of course, it cannot be confirmed. To confirm the diagnosis, pathological biopsy must be done. At this time, there is no minimally invasive method to directly take the specimen.

But after seeing that the pulse diagnosis result of traditional Chinese medicine was really verified, at least it was a possible result, Mrs. Li told Director Chen with an ugly face about the verbal conflict between Dr. Meng and Gu Weijun on Tuesday night.

Although Director Chen is the director of the Department of Gastroenterology, his views on traditional Chinese medicine are not as extreme as Director Meng’s. Instead, he wants to know more about the treatment of digestive system diseases with traditional Chinese medicine. If traditional Chinese medicine is cheap and efficient, why not promote it?
When he learned that there were people in the field of traditional Chinese medicine who had discovered suspected tumors in advance through pulse diagnosis, Director Chen was immediately interested and actively asked to come and get to know him and communicate.

Because Mrs. Li was still thinking about the word "Nobel" that Gu Weijun said last time, and Mr. Chen is also a top gastroenterologist in the country, Mr. Li's condition will inevitably trouble others in the future, so she repeatedly confirmed that Mr. Chen is right. Only after the attitude of the Chinese medicine doctor did I invite Mr. Chen to come to my home on Sunday.

When Gu Weijun heard Mr. Chen's self-introduction, he thought he was here to continue arguing about the scientific arguments of Western medicine.Who knew it wasn't the case? Instead, Mr. Chen was very polite. He first took the initiative to apologize on Dr. Meng's behalf, and then leaned down to carefully consult Gu Weijun's traditional Chinese medicine basis for his previous pulse diagnosis.

Faced with such a modest inquiry from a medical expert, Gu Weijun also maintained a straight attitude and answered without reservation: "Mr. Chen, the diagnostic basis of traditional Chinese medicine is actually a bit difficult to use as a reference for Western medicine, because the knowledge system is different, such as: liver and stomach Disharmony, spleen and stomach deficiency, etc.”

Mr. Chen nodded with regret, and Gu Weijun changed the topic, "But, the diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine is actually meaningful for the treatment of western medicine, and vice versa! In fact, they can complement each other. But I found that there are actually many doctors in China who study western medicine. It’s not just rejection of Chinese medicine, it’s even disgust! I’ve also thought about the reason. In the final analysis, it’s a matter of cultural self-confidence!”

Mr. Chen became interested, "Oh, Mr. Gu also knows about Western medicine?"

"I understand!" Gu Weijun nodded implicitly, thinking that I am really qualified to say these two words!
"Can Mr. Gu tell me about your understanding of Chinese and Western medicine?" Mr. Chen asked with a hearty smile, "It's rare for me to meet someone who has some understanding of both Chinese and Western medicine."

"Shall I give you an example?" Gu Weijun thought of a little metaphor told by later master Guan Qingwei. "Sea water is salty, right? But why are the fresh sea fish we eat and the fish just caught from the sea bland? In order to preserve it, we have to add salt, but then why the fish becomes salty? This Western medicine can explain, It’s because the molecules move from high to low!”

Seeing Mr. Chen and Mrs. Li nodding thoughtfully, Gu Weijun continued: "Then again, the concentration of salt molecules in seawater is high. According to the molecular motion of Western science, salt molecules should expand from high concentrations to low concentrations. Why is this The fish was bland when it was just caught, but it turned salty after being marinated?”

"What does this mean? That is, Chinese medicine is a science that studies life. It treats people as a whole, and spirit and matter are integrated with each other! National experts in Chinese medicine will also take into account the interaction between people and nature!"

"But what about Western medicine? At present, it is still very one-sided. It is based on human anatomy and is the science of death. It only treats the human body as a basic substance!"

"Listening to your words is better than studying for ten years! I am suddenly enlightened!" Mr. Chen was shocked, smiled and asked Mrs. Li's most concerned question, "Classmate Gu, what do you think is the pathogenesis of stomach disease?" What are they? Can you let me learn from them?"

"Mr. Chen, you are so polite! You are a medical senior. I also hope that my thinking can make some contribution to the country's medical cause!" Gu Weijun has been thinking about countermeasures since he was asked by Principal Jiang last time if he had discovered anything. .After careful consideration, Gu Weijun decided that he would like to provide some guidance if he had the opportunity. He could not only promote the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine in advance, so that all doctors should learn traditional Chinese medicine, but also pave the way for the future pharmaceutical business. New drugs will not just fall from the sky, right? ?
Gu Weijun pondered for a while and then cautiously explained his idea, "Traditional Chinese medicine teaches that seven emotions cause disease, and emotions are one of the main causes of gastric diseases. Western medicine has also discovered that gastric acid causes gastric diseases, and they are constantly looking for ways to inhibit gastric acid secretion!"

After a pause, Gu Weijun asked Mr. Chen: "Mr. Chen, have you observed it before? Is it true that when patients are under excessive pressure, the incidence of gastric diseases is higher?" Mr. Chen nodded thoughtfully.

Gu Weijun continued to explain: "What does it mean? Emotions can cause diseases in our body, and stomach disease is just one kind. It can be said that traditional Chinese medicine has discovered this very early and included it in the scope of treatment!" "Let's go back to Western medicine, which is very popular abroad. It has been discovered that adrenaline causes excitement, accelerated heartbeat, etc. In turn, the drug developed based on the discovered adrenal receptor: propranolol-propranolol, has been widely used in diseases such as rapid heart rate, coronary heart disease, etc. Then What about gastric diseases? Is there a corresponding receptor that affects gastric juice secretion? "

"I read the literature. In 1928, foreign countries suspected that there was a corresponding receptor, but there was no way to confirm it. Therefore, foreign countries used the stupidest method, using the anesthetic lidocaine to conduct experiments, hoping to find a molecular formula that can affect Gastric parietal cell receptors reduce gastric acid secretion!”

"But if we use traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine theory to guide the direction of experiments, will we make more progress than blind experiments like this abroad? We can discover chemical structural formulas more effectively!"

"My only worry is that the human body is a whole. If chemicals are used to forcefully reduce gastric acid secretion, such as the receptors I just mentioned, will it cause damage to other systems of the human body? This is what I understand about Western medicine in general. The reason for the serious side effects!”

Mr. Chen was overjoyed, yes, this is a very good idea. What is science?Science is discovery. It is definitely more efficient to find answers after you have the results!Mr. Chen quickly asked: "Classmate Gu, your idea is very good! Do you have any other ideas?"

Mrs. Li next to her also had her eyes gleaming. This is definitely a "Nobel" achievement!

Gu Weijun continued to express his idea: "If we can use the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine to successfully develop the receptors and corresponding chemical drugs that cause gastric acid secretion. I hope that Mr. Chen, as a medical leader in Western medicine, can write a letter and suggest that Western medicine should also learn certain aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Knowledge!"

"Traditional Chinese medicine seems too mysterious to outsiders, while Western medicine is too one-sided. In fact, our country has such good medical advantages, which have been passed down for thousands of years. Western medicine doctors should also learn some Chinese medicine, including Dr. Wu Liande, who was responsible for the influenza epidemic during the Republic of China. Finally, It was also the use of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions that contained the pandemic."

"During the same period, tens of millions of people died in the West due to influenza!"

"That's why I used science to remind Dr. Meng in a subtle way that night. It's a pity that Dr. Meng has disdain for our country's culture and traditional medicine because he has studied Western medicine or Western technology!"

"TCM is not feudal dross!"

Mr. Chen solemnly promised, "What Classmate Gu said makes sense. I will definitely write a letter to make suggestions. The precious knowledge and culture left by our ancestors cannot be lost!"

Mrs. Li eagerly wooed Gu Weijun again, "Classmate Gu, you should come to Peking University to study for my graduate degree! The three of us will work together to develop this receptor and drug, and we will be famous forever!"

Gu Weijun refused again with difficulty. If I were really a simple student, I might have agreed, but I'm not! "Mrs. Li, I think I can study with you and Mr. Chen, but I also want to do something for the country in the industrial field, and I am reluctant to leave Tsinghua."

Mrs. Li and Mr. Chen are regretful but excited. A bright road is right in front of them!
　I just saw a piece of news that the Traditional Chinese Medicine Committee has been established. Now Chinese medicine finally no longer needs to be guided and managed by a group of Western doctors who don’t understand. On the contrary, it is actually the right way to use Chinese medicine theory to guide the development of modern medicine. The reason is also because many terms of Chinese medicine are not clear. To those who know it, it seems really obscure, something like Yin Yang and Five Elements.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)