Lu Jiu needs to identify the most prominent one or two symptoms among these, and prescribe dicine accordingly.
With three attempts, you can pretty much gauge the situation. If this doesn’t resolve the patient’s ailnt, continuing treatnt would yield the sa result, rendering it aningless beyond charging the patient extra dical fees.
Lu Jiu doesn’t feel right earning this money, so he set three attempts as his treatnt standard.
"Alright, doctor, go ahead and try. I won’t bla you if it doesn’t work." Seeing Lu Jiu’s sincere attitude, Bai Chuan placed utmost trust in him.
No matter Lu Jiu’s dical skill or how young he appeared, the fact that he was willing to help given the circumstances was enough for Bai Chuan not to doubt him at all.
Hmm.
With that attitude, Lu Jiu felt compelled to give it his all.
In front of the dicine cabinet, Lu Jiu opened three drawers.
Anemarrhena, Coptis, Dragon’s blood.
All wounds contain damp heat. Anemarrhena is the best topical dicine for removing dampness, Coptis can detoxify and remove heat, and the combination of these two can dispel dampness and heat. Together with Dragon’s blood, which promotes new tissue growth and closes sores, this concoction applied externally should sufficiently heal the necrotic tissue and allow new granulation tissue to form.
Of course, this is all theoretical. Whether it will work on Bai Chuan depends on the results after application.
"I’ll first grind these herbs into powder for you. At ho, use a cloth to apply the dicine to the wound after the sugar has absorbed the pus and blood. Honey can also be used but it’s too expensive for us. Given the minimal difference in effect, sugar is sufficient. The powder should be enough to cover the entire wound. Apply it twice daily and co back in three days if there’s a noticeable reduction in the wound. If there’s no change, follow the hospital’s procedures," Lu Jiu instructed.
"Got it," Bai Xiuhong replied.
Lu Jiu then used a grinder to process the prescribed herbs into powder, packed them into a bag, and handed it to Bai Xiuhong.
After Bai Xiuhong paid the dical fees, she wheeled her father back to the hospital ward.
Sa as yesterday, Bai Xiuhong soaked her father’s feet in sugar water to draw out pus and blood, then cleaned it and asked a nurse for gauze, onto which she poured the powder and wrapped it around Bai Chuan’s sole.
Once in the morning, once in the afternoon.
Although the soaking and changing process was painful for Bai Chuan, he felt comfortable afterward, boosting his confidence, with a strong belief that Lu Jiu’s dicine was effective.
After a night passed, on the second day, Bai Xiuhong checked the ti and planned to soak Bai Chuan’s feet and change the dicine.
"Dad, the sugar is running out. I’ll soak and change it first, then go to Dr. Lu’s to buy more," Bai Xiuhong said.
"Hmm, my foot feels a bit itchy," Bai Chuan replied.
Itchy?!
Bai Xiuhong was a bit surprised!
Because generally speaking, an itchy sensation at the wound site indicates healing, a common knowledge among people.
"Dad, are you sure? It’s only been a day!" Bai Xiuhong exclaid.
"Yes, really, take a look," Bai Chuan said.
"Alright." Bai Xiuhong quickly unwrapped the gauze.
A few seconds later, as the powdered gauze slowly separated from Bai Chuan’s sole, Bai Xiuhong carefully observed the festering area.
The necrotic tissue had reduced!!
A faint ring of pink skin appeared around it.
Is this... regenerating?
How could this happen so quickly!?
Bai Xiuhong never expected her father’s foot wound to show such visible change in just one night. It was miraculous!
"Dad, it’s really regenerating, it’s really regenerating!" Bai Xiuhong was so excited that her face flushed, and her voice was so loud that it bothered the person in the next bed who turned over restlessly.
At this mont, Fang Qian, doing his rounds, seed to hear Bai Xiuhong’s voice. He paused by the ward door, then walked in.
Upon seeing the excited Bai Xiuhong and the smiling Bai Chuan, he appeared particularly puzzled.
"You..."
Just as Fang Qian was about to inquire, Bai Xiuhong eagerly showed Fang Qian, "Dr. Fang, look, just look, my dad’s wound is starting to grow new tissue."
What!?
Are you kidding !
Fang Qian was incredulous but remained silent. Instead, he slowly walked to Bai Chuan’s side, squatted down for a closer look at the sole.
Examining it, Fang Qian furrowed his brows more tightly!
He rubbed his eyes, ensuring he was not mistaken, and beca sowhat unsettled.
"What’s that in your hand?" Fang Qian asked.
"Traditional dicine, prescribed by Dr. Lu," Bai Xiuhong said.
"...Used how many tis?" Fang Qian asked.
"Just twice yesterday," Bai Xiuhong replied.
"Only this, nothing else?" Fang Qian asked.
"Yes... Oh, wait, there’s sugar too. Dr. Lu said to use sugar to absorb the pus and blood first, then apply the dicine," Bai Xiuhong said.
Sugar again?
What’s the principle behind this?
Looking at Bai Chuan’s sole, Fang Qian’s thoughts drifted far away.
Seeing Fang Qian’s silence, Bai Xiuhong asked, "Dr. Fang, so should we continue using it?"
Hearing this, Fang Qian returned to his thoughts and said, "Yes, if it’s effective, you should definitely continue, but still do routine checks every day to prevent infection."
Bai Xiuhong responded, "Yes, yes."
Then Fang Qian said, "That’s that, I still have work to do, so I need to go."
Bai Xiuhong smiled and said, "Take care, Dr. Fang."
After leaving the ward and checking on a few more patients, Fang Qian headed straight to his office, turned on the computer, and logged into CNKI.
Tap tap tap!
Fang Qian typed the word "sugar" swiftly into the search bar.
Within the [Callus Tissue] thed section, over 200 papers related to sugar popped up, all agricultural articles.
Not a single one was related to Chinese dicine.
This ans modern dicine hasn’t conducted any experints with sugar related to wound contraction, nor has Chinese dicine.
Or if it has been done, it was ineffective, so no papers were written.
Fang Qian also searched a few internationally renowned dical journals but still found no literature on sugar.
However, after searching for half a day, Fang Qian unexpectedly found sothing similar to sugar: honey!
Both contain sugar components, but there is much literature available on honey, even in the Chinese dicine section of CNKI. Several articles related to surgery ca up.
[Research Progress on the Role and chanism of Honey in Wound Healing]
[Observations on the Effects of Honey in the Adjunctive Treatnt of Infected Wounds]
[Honey and Lard Treat Cracked Hands and Feet]
[The dicinal Value of Honey: Its Impact on Human Health, Especially Glycemic Control]
...
Looking at these papers, Fang Qian seed to have discovered a new world...
"Honey possesses multiple biological activities such as antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties, particularly efficacious in treating infected wounds, burns, scalds, and promoting wound healing..."
"Infected wounds refer to untreated open wounds, abscess incisions, surgical wound infections, deep pressure sores, etc., with exudate, pus, necrotic tissue, among others... Using honey as an adjunctive therapy is effective, safe, and efficient in clinical settings, providing affordable treatnt with shorter duration, garnering effective cooperation from patients and their families, and the approval of doctors and nurses."
"In dry seasons, many people experience cracked hands and feet, which are painful and affect walking. Prepare a 3:7 ratio of lard to honey, heat the lard until it lts, add honey, stir evenly, and store in a bottle. Use hot water to clean the affected area before applying the ointnt. If there’s ulceration and inflammation, sprinkle White Perilla Powder on the wound before applying the ointnt. This redy is indeed helpful for treating cracked hands and feet..."
"For thousands of years, honey has been used as both food and dicine. It enhances the body’s antioxidant capacity, regulates immune function, has antibacterial properties, and regulates blood lipids and glucose among many other roles. The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of natural honey intake on human health, especially glycemic regulation. Research shows that honey is an excellent nutritional supplent for human health and offers substantial improvent to glucose tolerance, diabetes, and related symptoms..."
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