I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 429 - 177: Healing Should Prioritize the Two Essentials, Saving Yang in Life-and-Death Crises Comes First

Chapter 429: Chapter 177: Healing Should Prioritize the Two Essentials, Saving Yang in Life-and-Death Crises Comes First

Liu Shao often mentions his own experiences during livestreams.

He also shares some interesting stories about seeking treatment from Lu Xuan, particularly how Lu Xuan explains the medical and pharmacological principles in detail, leaving many in the livestream hesitant to believe it.

Some believe it, while others are filled with doubt about Liu Shao’s words.

After all, in today’s societal environment, many people question if such kind doctors really exist.

Having a good attitude is one thing; many doctors still maintain a decent attitude.

There are doctors with bad attitudes, but they are not the majority. They are just like a rat ruining a pot of soup, gradually worsening the doctor-patient relationship over time.

However, a doctor like Dr. Lu, as described by Liu Shao, is quite rare.

So, Li Chengyuan was very curious if Dr. Lu really explained things so thoroughly.

Just as Li Chengyuan was wondering, Lu Xuan looked at Liu Shao helplessly. Originally, he intended to explain to Ji Xiuwen privately, but since Liu Shao wanted to know, he had no choice but to say:

"According to the ’Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet Treatment of Blood Paralysis and Weakness’: ’For weakness with lower back pain, tension in the lower abdomen, and difficulty urinating, the Kidney Qi Pill is indicated.’

The uncle’s condition has progressed to the late stage of chronic kidney failure, characterized by kidney yang deficiency, hence the treatment is based on the Golden Cabinet Kidney Qi Pill, with adjustments to warm and supplement kidney yang, and to transform qi and promote water movement.

In the formula, Rehmannia Glutinosa is the key herb for tonifying the kidneys and replenishing essence, paired with Cornelian Cherry and Dioscorea, known as the ’three yin being supplemented.’

The Kidney Qi Pill includes cinnamon and aconite at one-tenth of its yin-nourishing ingredients, not for strengthening fire but for subtly nurturing fire, allowing the primal yang to be replenished, with yin and yang mutually enhancing and balancing each other;

Using Fuling and Polygonum to lightly permeate and remove dampness, Peony Bark to activate blood and disperse stasis and clear hidden fire from the kidneys.

The uncle’s pale tongue, poor appetite, and edema in both lower limbs suggest combining Astragalus and White Atractylodes to strengthen the spleen and benefit qi, remove water, and reduce swelling;

The combination of Dried Tangerine Peel and Coix Seed helps regulate qi, resolve stagnation, consolidate, and astringe to strengthen the kidneys; the pairing of River cow knee and Cicada Shell promotes blood circulation, dispels wind, searches and unblocks collateral channels and toxins are expelled with Rhubarb, achieving the effects of supplementing the kidneys and spleen, invigorating blood and promoting water movement, expelling toxins and detoxifying."

Liu Shao quickly glanced at the prescription on Lu Xuan’s medical record, memorized it rapidly, and then turned to Old Li: "Uncle, did you hear that? Dr. Lu is amazing, listening to his tone, I’m sure your illness can be cured, and you might see results in just a month or two."

Even though Old Li is a farmer and hasn’t read much, he understands that what Lu Xuan said indeed gave him great confidence.

If someone didn’t have confidence in the treatment, who could explain the medical and pharmacological principles so thoroughly?

The doctors he interacted with before couldn’t do this.

Moreover, even though Dr. Lu is young, his medical skills are indeed genuine.

His son, Li Chengyuan, is a fan of Liu Shao, and surprisingly he could also watch Liu Shao’s livestreams with Li Chengyuan. He remembers over a year ago, Liu Shao wasn’t like this, lacking vitality and looking sickly, giving the impression that he had one foot in the Yama Hall, just one step away from it.

But looking at Liu Shao now, he no longer seems to be a person with one foot in the Yama Hall; if someone said Liu Shao was a normal person, he wouldn’t doubt it at all.

He has seen the changes in Liu Shao, otherwise, he wouldn’t have agreed to quit his job and come to Yong City at his son’s behest, although he originally didn’t want treatment.

It’s not that he’s afraid of death; death is better than poverty.

It’s because of his son’s words that made him want to live.

Additionally, hearing the treatment costs are not high gave him a glimmer of hope.

Now, after listening to Lu Xuan, Old Li feels that maybe life is not meant to end, just like Liu Shao said, meeting Dr. Lu means he shouldn’t die.

The two were full of confidence, leaving Lu Xuan feeling a bit exasperated: "Lao Liu, I didn’t even dare to say you’d see results in one or two months, how could you say that?"

Liu Shao laughed: "How could I say that?"

"Dr. Lu, this is a principle I’ve come to understand from years of seeking treatment. The words of a doctor should only be taken seven or eight tenths of the way; of course, I’m not talking about quack doctors here—what they say shouldn’t be relied on at all.

I’m talking about doctors like you, where such comments shouldn’t be fully believed."

"What principle are you talking about?" Lu Xuan was genuinely curious about what else this guy could say.

Liu Shao replied: "For conditions that one feels confident about, doctors, no matter how confident they are, refrain from making absolute assertions. If you said it might be cured in one or two months, but results weren’t seen until three months later, it wouldn’t tarnish your reputation?

There’s a saying that goes, ’leave a margin as you conduct yourself, so you can meet again in the future.’ Although this context might not fit perfectly, it’s still the same principle.

You say two to three months, but I think one or two months at most."

"What you say doesn’t count."

"Of course, in this area, you are the expert. We’ll definitely go with what you say." Liu Shao praised Lu Xuan enthusiastically.

"By the way, Dr. Lu, apart from the treatment you’ve mentioned, is there any faster method?" Liu Shao asked with a cheeky grin.

"Why are you asking about this?"

Lu Xuan furrowed his brow.

Liu Shao rubbed his hands together and promptly said: "It’s nothing, I’m just curious, purely curious. Don’t misunderstand me, Dr. Lu, even if there is a faster method, there must be a good reason you haven’t used it."

"Of course, it’s no problem if there isn’t one; I’m just purely curious."

"There is a faster way, but it’s not quite suitable for the uncle," Lu Xuan thought and said.