Chapter 173 Mantis Arm
I don’t understand. I really don’t understand!
If we say that Old Man Yu was the pioneer in banning traditional Chinese medicine, he was a student who had studied abroad and had been jumping up and down since the Republic of China, demanding the abolition of traditional Chinese medicine. And when the bald man and the traitor Wang were in power, it was understandable.

But now I'm liberated!

It is fine for Chinese medicine practitioners to learn Western medicine! And we welcome it!
Some Chinese medicine doctors in the Republic of China period did not reject Western medicine and sometimes integrated and innovated it. For example, Shi Jinmo, Zhang Xichun, Lu Yuanlei and others fully learned Western medicine: bacteriology, pathology, and anatomy.

And integrate traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine diagnosis knowledge to dialectically analyze human diseases caused by pathogens, such as using gypsum and aspirin soup to treat cholera, and using 2-1 detoxification solution for intravenous injection to treat plague;
Another example is the use of Western medical equipment such as stethoscopes, thermometers, tongue depressors, and X-rays.

It is not advisable to blindly advocate something, but it is also not advisable to condemn it with one blow!
What about dialectical materialism?
The Chairman has repeatedly emphasized the unity of Chinese and Western medicine!

Why is the situation of traditional Chinese medicine getting worse and worse?
Everyone in Courtyard No. 18 Qinlao Hutong was confused, including students from all over the country who came to attend classes, except Wang Deming.

He knew the answer in advance, even though it was decades later: the most critical factor that has prevented the development of Chinese medicine is actually the decline of Chinese culture. Cultural self-confidence has increased, and videos promoting Chinese medicine are everywhere. Swipe away to show that you don’t support Chinese medicine.
What the hell is this? As a result, when traditional culture became popular, all kinds of masters of "monsters and ghosts" also emerged.
Wang Deming walked into the classroom in the second courtyard with a teacup in one hand and the textbook outline under his arm. The students in the classroom were whispering to each other, and the buzzing sound was endless, like a group of headless flies.
Wang Deming stood on the podium, put down his teacup and textbooks, turned around and knocked on the blackboard, "dong dong", no one paid any attention to him, the sound was still buzzing.
Wang Deming frowned slightly and slammed the podium hard, which immediately scared the group of middle-aged and elderly students. They finally quieted down and said, "If you don't want to continue studying, you can go out and turn left now."

"Or maybe I'll come back to give you a lecture after you've come to a conclusion after arguing and thinking it through?"

Wang Deming glanced coldly at the area below the podium, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

After a moment of silence, a student stood up and shouted, "Teacher Wang, what's the point of us continuing the class?"

"I can't be a Chinese medicine doctor anyway!"

The classroom suddenly became bustling again.

Wang Deming clapped his hands to attract the students' attention. After the classroom calmed down a bit, he said nonchalantly, "You can switch to being a Western medicine physician! Your original intention is also to support your family. What's the difference?"

"Of course, we do not rule out the possibility that some of us have the lofty ideal of curing illnesses and saving lives, relieving suffering, and passing on traditional Chinese medicine. But after all, ideals also need to make a living."

"We mainly teach Western medicine knowledge: bacteriology, pathology, and basic diagnosis."

After hearing such realistic words, the students regained their composure. That's right, whether it's Chinese medicine or Western medicine, the only thing that matters is that it can make money to support the family. We should just do what the upper echelons say.

Watching the classroom return to calm, Wang Deming did not feel contempt in his heart. In his previous life, he was also an ordinary person. He was patriotic and dedicated to his work, but he also had to solve the problem of food, right? It depends on whether the capitalists love you, right? "Okay, let's continue to explain the theory of viscera: heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidney. However, it must be pointed out that Chinese medicine also has corresponding names, but they are fundamentally different from the theory of organs in Western medicine."

"How is it different? It's very simple. Western medicine refers to the heart as a single heart, the one that beats in the chest; while Chinese medicine refers to the whole body's qi and blood, as well as the mental thoughts, which are the sum of the human body."

"For example, one of the most common symptoms of heart disease: palpitations, irritability, chest pain, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and sweating. In Western medicine, this is called arrhythmia, which is divided into sinus arrhythmia and non-sinus arrhythmia. Western medicine does not care about sinus arrhythmia, which can recover on its own; non-sinus arrhythmia is divided into many types: abnormal heart rate of the atrium and ventricle, stenosis and blockage of the coronary blood vessels, and myocardial hypertrophy. Many diseases can cause it: excessive worry, hyperthyroidism, myocardial ischemia, myocarditis, and rheumatism are all possible."

Wang Deming knocked on the blackboard and asked, "Did anyone notice the problem?"

“Is heart disease just a problem with the heart? No, there are mental factors and other organs that are affected, so some theories of traditional Chinese medicine are worth learning.”

Anyway, no matter what, Wang Deming's lectures still continue the style of integrating Chinese and Western medicine. What's wrong with taking the best of both worlds? Whether it's Chinese or Western medicine, the most important thing is to see the efficacy and ability to cure the disease!
In his previous life, Wang Deming heard of an incident: a 70-year-old lady was given a critical illness notice by Western medicine doctors. Her family found an old Chinese doctor named Li Ke, who saved the old lady with a single dose of "Poge Jiuxin Decoction" and she lived for another ten years.
So there was a very interesting phenomenon in the past: those who could not be cured by Western medicine would turn to traditional Chinese medicine. Of course, that depended on luck, as there were unreliable traditional Chinese medicine doctors in all times;
In addition, there is the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, which stipulates that the dosages of traditional Chinese medicine are very safe and will definitely not cause any problems, but whether it can cure diseases has nothing to do with them.
Technology and archaeology are so advanced, but the dosage recorded in the Han Dynasty's "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" has finally become a mystery.
There are also ordinary Chinese medicine doctors who cannot make Chinese patent medicines such as pills, ointments, powders and tablets. They are really playing a good hand of revitalization.

After class, I returned to the main room in the north of the fourth courtyard. The masters of traditional Chinese medicine sat in the middle of the room: Kong Bohua, Xiao Longyou, Shi Jinmo; in addition, the presidents of the Chinese Medicine Association, Zhao Shuping, Ha Yumin, Yu Daoji and others were also there.
"Decided?"

"It's decided!" Kong Bohua lowered his eyebrows and drank tea, his expression indifferent and his tone calm, "I must submit a petition!"

"But you don't need to. We don't need to make a big fuss like we did during the Republic of China. The Chairman has always supported traditional Chinese medicine. After all, I am a member of the health care team and I understand it."

Shi Jinmo broke the silence and said with a smile: "Comrades, don't lose confidence. The most important thing for you now is to unify the Chinese medicine textbooks, summarize and integrate the advantages of various schools, and unify the essence that has been divided since the Yuan and Song dynasties."

He tapped Wang Deming with his finger, "We have successors, so what are we afraid of? Regular hospitals don't need Chinese medicine doctors, so we can just open more Chinese medicine clinics and Chinese medicine pharmacies. Wasn't it the same before?"

"The Chinese medicine shops opened by our Chinese medicine factory are now flourishing in many cities across the country and are so popular among the people. Local governments will not go against public opinion, and our development will only get better and better."

Xiao Longyou stroked his beard and encouraged the Chinese medicine practitioners in the room, "That's right, every generation has talented people, and a good blacksmith must be strong himself. As long as we carry forward the advantages of Chinese medicine, the public will have sharp eyes, and one day they will recognize Chinese medicine."

To bid farewell to several masters of traditional Chinese medicine who came to stabilize the morale of the troops, Wang Deming spread out a piece of paper and wrote down a passage from Gu Hongming: The braids on my head are visible, but the braids on your heads are invisible!
　I am going to change the outline later. Thanks to my book friends for reminding me that the outline will be more in-depth later.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)