But when observing and treating, it’s necessary to prioritize functionality.
And when adjusting functionality, it’s also a dynamic process, not static.
Just like an experienced prescription, a formula long used may not work for a particular person.
This brings up the point that although it’s an experienced prescription, if the disease changes, the situation changes, the environnt changes, the prescription loses its intended effect.
So at such tis, the prescription must also change.
Take the five movents and six climates, for example. This year’s atmosphere is different from last year’s. The first half of the year is ’Taiyin Damp Earth Governs the Heaven,’ so dampness is prevalent. But in the second half, it’s ’Taiyang Cold Water in the Spring,’ where coldness is dominant, so the prescription for a cold in the first half differs from the second half.
It sounds mysterious, but this is the essence of traditional Chinese dicine.
Often, the West criticizes traditional Chinese dicine as being taphysical without scientific logic, yet they massively introduce Chinese dicine while criticizing it.
Chinese dicine has ford a global craze worldwide.
Many Western countries have even established Chinese dicine courses in universities for this reason.
While frantically grabbing Chinese dicine, they are also trying to cultivate their own Chinese dicine practitioners.
Whether it’s Japanese Kampo, Korean Chinese dicine, or in the United States where Chinese dicine is rampant...
Here, I have to ntion sothing.
In recent years, the Arican public and dical community have gradually recognized the safety, efficacy, and widespread applicability of traditional Chinese dicine, with more and more Aricans willing to accept Chinese dicine treatnt.
Nevada in the United States passed the legalization of Chinese dicine as early as 1973, marking the first Traditional Chinese dicine Act in U.S. history.
Not only acupuncture treatnt, but the use of herbal dicine is also legalized, and the act acknowledges the independent status of Chinese dicine, ensuring it is unaffected by Western dicine. Two years later, the state further anded the Chinese dicine Act, stipulating insurance companies cover costs for acupuncture treatnt.
Moreover, 34 states in the United States recognize the NCCAOM exam for Chinese dicine, and aside from a few states that create their own exams, this certificate is considered a national standard license.
They even treat Chinese dicine as an independent dical system, spending over $120 million annually on research and developnt of complentary and alternative dicine, with dozens of research projects on Chinese dicine, herbs, and acupuncture.
If Chinese dicine were truly taphysical and as unscientific as criticized by the West, why then would they frantically embrace it while criticizing?
No one is a fool, and neither are these Western powers.
When treating them as fools, perhaps it’s they who continue to laugh at us for viewing Chinese dicine, which has stood strong in the dical field for millennia, as sothing to fear or discard.
On one hand, so maliciously shout that Chinese dicine is unscientific and should be abolished; on the other, global capital frantically invests and expands in the world market for Chinese dicine, snatching talent and secret formulas, and patenting trademarks.
Foreigners are certainly not fools. Although they can’t clearly explain Chinese dicine’s six ridians and six climates, nor understand its yin and yang, its acknowledged efficacy as a treatnt worldwide is a pursued fact.
Since the modern era, under the world order dominated by Western civilization, Chinese dicine has been increasingly pressured, yet paradoxically, during multiple near ’life-or-death’ situations, it hasn’t been obliterated or abandoned but has, in today’s 21st-century technological civilization, spread widely to many countries, sothing unprecedented globally!
Regrettably, most citizens never understand: Compared to possessing, losing is always easier.
As this traditional dicine with five thousand years of history conquers lands abroad, it dwindles at ho. This is very ironic.
Lu Xuan looked at the "Inner Canon" in front of him, sowhat lost in thought. At this mont, he pondered a lot. Traditional Chinese dicine does indeed show significant disadvantage compared to Western dicine at ho, but with the nation’s revival of Chinese dicine, more and more people are willing to trust it.
The United South Chinese dicine Association is just the tip of the iceberg. However, what Lu Xuan sees is the prosperity of Chinese dicine rapidly resurging.
After watching for a while, Lu Xuan closed the "Inner Canon" and returned it to its original place.
Lu Xuan glanced at the doorway, and because Room 249 was further inside, there was nearly no one in sight at the entrance.
However, the noise from the second floor was incessant.
"There’s really no one signing up. I should have advertised a bit at the Health Center."
Even though he had expected it, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but smile bitterly when there wasn’t a single patient.
But it’s not that he hadn’t thought about promoting.
It’s just that without full certainty, notifying prematurely could cause an embarrassnt he couldn’t afford if sothing went wrong midway.
First fulfill the words, then follow through.
Seeing no patients, Lu Xuan didn’t stay seated in the consultation room and got up to the doorway, watching the densely sitting crowd outside, then glanced at one consultation room after another.
Most consultation room doors were closed due to the large number of people and the loud noise. Closing the doors prevents disruption to the doctors’ diagnosis and also protects patient privacy, achieving multiple purposes.
Since it’s Saturday, major players who usually don’t do consultations were present today.
On the naplates, Lu Xuan saw the nationally renowned Elder Huang in traditional Chinese dicine and elders from a family of traditional Chinese dicine heritage. Planning to go in, he saw both rooms had several patients waiting, so he decided against it.
Thus, he kept walking until he reached the acupuncture room and stopped.
Unlike other consultation rooms, the acupuncture room door was always open, inside sat two or three doctors in white coats.
Lu Xuan, instinctively looking down, noticed the white coats hung inside weren’t worn, so he shook his head and smiled.
Lu Xuan was visiting the United South Chinese dicine Association for the first ti. Earlier, he assud it only had internal Chinese dicine, not expecting acupuncture, cupping, and other treatnts.
Seeing several patients receiving acupuncture treatnt inside, Lu Xuan, curious, walked in.
As Lu Xuan entered the acupuncture room, Zhou Jiande, who was performing acupuncture on a patient, subconsciously looked up: "Young man, have a seat; I’ll attend to the remaining few before seeing you."
After speaking, without minding Lu Xuan, Zhou Jiande focused on channeling Qi into the patient.
Lu Xuan, intending to explain, saw the indifference and had to drop it, glancing around the arrangent inside before focusing his gaze on Zhou Jiande performing acupuncture on a patient.
After watching for a while, Lu Xuan had to admit that compared to Zhou Jiande, who had been imrsed in acupuncture for decades, his own techniques were inferior.
Perhaps in diagnosis, Zhou Jiande couldn’t match his advantages, but in terms of technique, Lu Xuan felt few could rival Dr. Zhou in front of him.
A doctor invited for consultations by the United South Chinese dicine Association, let alone Yong City, ranks among the best nationwide.
Competing techniques with Dr. Zhou, Lu Xuan believed he wasn’t yet at that level.
Precisely for this reason, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but move closer, observing ticulously from the side.
Zhou Jiande’s acupuncture technique was delicate, whether in needling or lifting, extracting, rotating, the proficiency reached an extrely high level. Comparing himself, if he were to needle this point, the effect wouldn’t be as good as Zhou Jiande’s.
This detail alone reflected how solid the acupuncture foundation of Dr. Zhou was.
As for Lu Xuan, his proficiency was lacking considerably.
As he observed, Lu Xuan noted the nuances in Zhou Jiande’s acupuncture technique, intending to try needling himself later.
Acupuncture involves needling and rotating and requires practice. With no patients, one practices on oneself, and indeed, needling so points have no harm.
This is a distinction between traditional Chinese dicine and Western dicine.
In Western dicine, whether dical equipnt or drugs, it’s primarily tested on patients.
In traditional Chinese dicine, practitioners generally try dicines themselves, and the sa applies to acupuncture. Generally, acupuncturists start by needling themselves before daring to needle patients.
Perhaps noticing Lu Xuan’s intent interest, Zhou Jiande, still performing acupuncture, suddenly said: "Young man, interested in acupuncture?"
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