Chinese medicine: from rural hospitals to top three hospitals in Kyoto

Chapter 956 Chang Lihua



Chapter 956 Chang Lihua

"Grandpa Chang"

Lin Zhenxing had just got off the bus when he saw an old man also getting off the bus. He hurriedly stepped forward and greeted him.

The old man is Mr. Lin’s health doctor and also a Chinese medicine expert in the health care team. His name is Chang Lihua.

Senior leaders like Mr. Lin have their own special health care team, which usually consists of several Western medicine experts and one or two Chinese medicine experts.

However, since highly skilled TCM experts are scarce, it is quite difficult to assign one TCM expert to each health care team. Many TCM experts in central hospitals may have to be responsible for several senior leaders and serve as experts for several health care teams.

This is true for Wen Xiuping, Chu Yiyun and others, and so is Chang Lihua.

In addition to being responsible for Mr. Lin, Chang Lihua was also responsible for the other two old leaders, so he hurried over after receiving the news.

Chang Lihua is seventy-three years old this year, about the same age as Mo Xinzhi, but he has been in the center longer than Mo Xinzhi. Compared with Mo Xinzhi, Chang Lihua can be considered an old veteran.

Whether a Chinese medicine expert can enter the central government is a matter of many considerations. On the one hand, he must have sufficient ability, and on the other hand, he must have good character. The political review for entering the Central Health Bureau is much stricter than that for joining the military.

In addition, we also need to consider the other party’s current work. If the current work is more important and he cannot be free for the time being, we will not consider it on time.

We cannot bring all high-level Chinese medicine practitioners into the central government, as that will affect the development of local Chinese medicine.

As I said, there are too few high-level Chinese medicine experts, too few to be used.

Although Chang Lihua has been in the center longer than Mo Xinzhi, in terms of influence, Chang Lihua cannot compare with Mo Xinzhi. As a leader of the new school of Chinese medicine, Mo Xinzhi has great authority after entering the center.

"Revitalize it."

Chang Lihua is not tall, about 1.65 meters, but he is very energetic and looks like a thin old man.

"I have always been very careful about Elder Lin's health. Why did he suddenly have problems?"

As they walked, Chang Lihua asked Lin Zhenxing.

"Grandpa Chang, it's like this. Xiaoyu was sick and hospitalized in the Kyoto Hospital..."

Lin Zhenxing simply explained the situation: "Chen Yang came here today to see Xiaoyu for a follow-up visit. I also asked Chen Yang to examine Grandpa..."

"Chen Yang?"

Chang Lihua frowned and said, "Wen Lao's grandson-in-law, the one who recently performed surgery on that American guy?"

"Yes."

Lin Zhenxing said: "Although Chen Yang is young, he has superb medical skills and is an excellent young Chinese medicine practitioner. If there is a chance someday, I will introduce Chen Yang to you, Grandpa Chang."

"Haha... okay." Chang Lihua chuckled faintly.

Lin Zhenxing frowned. Although Chang Lihua's reaction was very indifferent, Lin Zhenxing could see from Chang Lihua's attitude that Chang Lihua disdainful of Chen Yang...or rather, dislike.

"Let's go check on Elder Lin's condition first."

As they were talking, Chang Lihua and Lin Zhenxing walked into the yard.

"Mr. Chang, several experts are discussing the situation inside." Mr. Lin's assistant said as he led Chang Lihua and Lin Zhenxing into a room.

When Lin Zhenxing and Chang Lihua walked into the side hall used as a temporary consultation room, there were already several doctors sitting inside.

In addition to Professor Zhao, the head of Mr. Lin’s daily health care Western medicine team, a cardiologist, and several other Western medicine experts, there are two other backbone Chinese medicine experts in the health care team, Dr. Wang and Dr. Li.

Doctor Wang and Doctor Li are not considered as central nervous system experts. They can only be considered as assistants of the health care team, and they can also be considered as half-apprentices of Chang Lihua.

There was a solemn atmosphere in the air of the room. The prescription written by Chen Yang was placed in the middle of the coffee table, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, the ripples it caused had not yet subsided.

"Mr. Chang!" When they saw Chang Lihua coming in, they all stood up respectfully.

Chang Lihua nodded slightly, his eyes swept across the prescription sharply, and then fell on Professor Zhao's face: "Mr. Zhao, you told me the general situation on the way to Zhenxing. Have you retrieved Mr. Lin's physical data and the latest physical examination report?"

"It's all here."

Professor Zhao immediately handed over a tablet computer, and the screen clearly displayed Mr. Lin's recent physiological indicators: "Blood pressure, blood lipids, electrocardiogram, liver and kidney function... all fluctuate around the high end of the normal range, and are generally stable, which is in line with the physiological characteristics of an elderly person."

"The neurological evaluation also showed no obvious abnormalities. Our previous judgment was that Mr. Lin had maintained his body properly and was in good basic condition. The symptoms of dry mouth, hot hands and feet, and afternoon fatigue were common manifestations of senile sexual function degeneration, and no clear indications of organic disease were found."

Chang Lihua said "hmm" and turned his gaze to the two Chinese medicine doctors Wang and Li: "What do you think of Chen Yang's prescription?"

Doctor Wang's name is Wang Wanping and Doctor Li's name is Li Juncun. Both of them are in their fifties.

In the past, they didn't have much say in such occasions, but when Chang Lihua spoke, Wang Wanping still spoke carefully: "Teacher, Doctor Chen Yang's 'Yinhuo Decoction' combined with 'Qianyang Fengsui Dan' has a clear idea, which is aimed at Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, and virtual fire rising. 90 grams of cooked rehmannia is used to replenish the true yin, Morinda officinalis is used to guide the fire downward, and Longmu is used to suppress Yang, and Yougui is used to guide the fire back to the origin... The prescription itself is well matched, and it is indeed the work of a master."

Wang Wanping paused and changed the subject: "But... this dosage, especially 90 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, and this strong idea of suppressing yang and inducing fire, is too radical and risky to use on Mr. Lin."

Li Juncun also said: "Teacher, Mr. Lin is 90 years old and his vitality is weak. Although he has false fire, the root cause is the deficiency of kidney yang and the decline of life gate fire, which makes it difficult to warm the whole body, resulting in the phenomenon of upper heat and lower cold, true cold and false heat."

"Our health care team has always been thinking of 'slow cooking over low heat to warm the gate of life', focusing on mildly warming the kidneys and supporting yang, guiding fire back to the origin, and supplemented with a small amount of yin nourishing, aiming to slowly work and protect the root. Although Chen Yang's prescription has a high intention, it has the disadvantage of a large dose of yin nourishing cold and sinking, which may damage the primordial yang and freeze the vitality! Once it is overcorrected, it will lead to a sudden loss of yang energy, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

As Chang Lihua listened to the analysis of the two students, the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen. He picked up the prescription paper and tapped heavily on the words "90g of cooked rehmannia" and "3g of cinnamon bark (grind into powder and take with water)".

"Zhenxing, have you heard Xiao Wang and Xiao Li's analysis? Chen Yang is young and energetic, and it is true that he is talented. In Wilson's operation, the surgical skills and traditional Chinese medicine conditioning methods he demonstrated were really impressive."

"But surgery is surgery, and internal medicine is internal medicine. Especially to treat the body of a 'national treasure' like Elder Lin who is nearly 100 years old, it requires decades of experience of walking on thin ice and the skill of accurately grasping the timing of life! It cannot be mastered by passion and the miraculous prescriptions in books!"

Chang Lihua paused and continued, "I have watched some videos of Chen Yang. This grandson-in-law of Elder Wen is indeed very talented. At the age of 30, he can achieve such a level. He can indeed be called a star in the medical field and a rising star in the medical field. However, some things require more than just a high level of skill."

"Chinese medicine has many issues and things to consider when treating diseases. We cannot generalize from one point to the whole or from one point to the whole."


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