"Yes, it hurt once, just after taking the dicine."
This single question made Wang Xuetao no longer dare to underestimate Lu Jiu.
Without asking anything, just by feeling the pulse, he knew that it hurt once at noon.
This skill he had never seen before.
"Alright, now that you understand what it feels like when it hurts, I won't describe this illness further. You probably know it's caused by your eating habits. Now I'll talk about what you need to avoid. First, alcohol, beverages, out-of-season fruits; second, soups, especially oily and salty thick soups; third, sweets, any refined sweets available on the market."
"Avoiding these is the most basic. Additionally, your diet should be light. Of course, being 'light' doesn't an you can only eat vegetables. You can eat your usual homade dishes as you like; it won't have any adverse effects. Just eat till you're seventy percent full, and don't overeat."
"As for exercise, it's not mandatory. If you can do it, do it; if not, that's okay too. Though, exercising will help your recovery speed up."
"How about it, can you manage that?"
After speaking, Lu Jiu looked seriously at Wang Xuetao.
His expression was a bit conflicted at this mont, "Um, Dr. Lu, may I ask, does this an I have to live according to what you say from now on?"
The pain gave him the determination to change, but living a life like a monk was even more torturous for him.
Lu Jiu laughed, "Only during the treatnt period. Once you're cured, you can indulge a bit."
Phew~
That's good!
Huh?
That's not right!
Wang Xuetao asked, "Dr. Lu, by 'cured' do you an..."
Lu Jiu said, "Cure."
This...
Is it possible?
Wang Xuetao looked at Lu Jiu doubtfully, "Didn't you just say that effectiveness cannot be guaranteed?"
Lu Jiu said, "Of course, I can't guarantee that, because whether it can be cured depends on you. If during the treatnt you continue indulging, not even a miracle can cure you. But if you adhere to these habits I ntioned, curing is not difficult."
Oh!
Wang Xuetao's eyes lit up!
"If I stick to it, how long will it take?"
Lu Jiu said, "Try three doses of dicine first; I can't guarantee anything more."
With that, Lu Jiu no longer paid attention to Wang Xuetao but went to the dicine cabinet to prepare the dicine.
Although the licorice and aconite decoction contains aconite, it's processed aconite, which is non-toxic.
Lu Jiu didn't need to help Wang Xuetao prepare the decoction and directly handed three doses to him.
Wang Xuetao took the dicine, asked Lu Jiu for the price, and was surprised by how cheap it was, paying without hesitation.
Then, at Lu Jiu's insistence, he returned the gifts he had bought, unopened.
In fact, there are more ways to treat gout than just licorice and aconite decoction.
For example, lemon water can treat gout.
This thod is not only simple but also very cheap.
Just buy so lis from the market, use one a day, and drink half in water after breakfast and lunch.
Then you'll never get gout in your life.
Although lemons are acidic, they're actually alkaline; the alkaline substances in lemons can neutralize stomach acids, so the Spleen and Stomach won't overburden the kidneys with acidity.
Lemons also enter the liver, playing a role in cleansing it, and since the liver and kidneys are interconnected, a healthy liver benefits the kidneys.
But who would have thought a small lemon could solve the chronic incurable disease of gout?
In fact, modern dicine discovered this one or two decades ago. Nowadays, people's eating habits accumulate a lot of acid in their bodies, so they need to eat alkaline foods to neutralize it.
There's no issue with this theory, but the alkaline substances advocated by science aren't naturally derived!
Lemons are an acidic food yet are highly alkaline, making them excellent dicine. Even those without gout can drink lemon water regularly to prevent diseases caused by dietary excesses.
Unfortunately, it has a fatal flaw.
It's too cheap!
In the fruit world, its price might not be low, but compared to dicine, it's ridiculously low.
Lu Jiu didn't tell Wang Xuetao about this thod; firstly, although lemons are effective, they require long-term perseverance, especially for already gouty patients. Secondly, licorice and aconite decoction works faster, and aconite helps restore his vitality too.
...
After taking the dicine ho, Wang Xuetao began brewing it.
In all his life, it was the first ti he brewed Chinese dicine. Fortunately, Lu Jiu had already told him how to do it, so it wasn't difficult.
Ka-cha!
Wang Li ca ho from outside and suddenly slled the scent of Chinese dicine, asking aloud, "Who's brewing dicine at ho?"
The daughter-in-law said, "It's Xuetao; he went to see a TCM doctor."
Wang Li was taken aback, then went to the kitchen, "Was it Dr. Lu?"
Wang Xuetao said, "Is there a better TCM doctor in Jianghan?"
Wang Li, puzzled, said, "That's strange, with your temperant, you could lower your pride and ask for help?"
Wang Xuetao didn't want to dwell on this topic, "Let's not talk about it. I'm brewing dicine."
Wang Li looked at the stovetop, then advised Wang Xuetao, "Rember, once you've seen the doctor, you have to do as Dr. Lu says; otherwise, you'll be on dication your whole life, understand?"
Wang Xuetao waved his hand, "Got it, got it."
Almost an hour later, the decoction finally cooled down.
Wang Xuetao took a sniff; it didn't sll pleasant.
Already ntally prepared, he pinched his nose and forced the dicine down.
After the decoction made it entirely into his stomach, Wang Xuetao swallowed, with a mouth full of dicinal flavor.
Ha~~
He opened his throat, trying to adapt to the taste.
Compared to Western dicine, Chinese dicine is really hard to drink.
If gout pain weren't so excruciating, he truly wouldn't want to drink Chinese dicine.
After drinking the dicine, sothing ca to Wang Xuetao's mind, and he began rummaging through the house.
Seeing this, his wife couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
"The instrunt I bought last year to asure uric acid, where is it?" Wang Xuetao shouted toward Wang Li's room, "Dad, where did you put my uric acid asuring device?"
Wang Li said, "Under the living room coffee table, in the middle drawer."
Wang Xuetao searched and indeed found it.
Then, taking out the device, he pierced his finger and started asuring his uric acid levels.
"470!"
Almost the sa as when he asured earlier this year.
The normal range is between 150 to 360; anything above that is excessive uric acid.
"You don't think that after taking Chinese dicine, the uric acid level will imdiately drop, do you?" Wang Xuetao's wife imdiately caught his intention.
Wang Xuetao said, "I know it can't be that fast, just testing."
Lu Jiu ntioned effectiveness after three doses, and the only standard for that effectiveness could be judged through uric acid levels.
He's very curious now, after drinking Chinese dicine for three days, to what extent the uric acid can drop.
Soon, it was the next morning.
The first thing Wang Xuetao did upon waking wasn't to wash up or have breakfast but to take out the uric acid asuring device and pierce his finger again.
The next mont, the value started changing, and as the numbers fixed, Wang Xuetao's pupils constricted instantly.
"210!"
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