Male Ward, Gynecology, Acupuncture, Pediatrics...
After visiting each departnt, Liu Xing and the others hardly saw a single empty one.
Even the departnt with the fewest people had twenty or thirty in line.
Judging by the current flow, even a city-level TCM hospital might not reach this scale.
"Elder Mo, what do you think their patient intake might be?" Liu Xing asked.
Mo Linxun said, "I estimate around four to five thousand."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, they saw a row of plastic chairs ahead, with people both sitting and standing in line.
They saw a sign hanging by the door where people were queuing.
Herbal Diet Therapy Departnt!
Everyone quickly approached and imdiately heard a very noisy sound. As they reached the door, the chaotic scene inside left them utterly stunned.
There must be a hundred or two hundred people, right?
"I take back what I said earlier. If you include this departnt, they must have at least seven to eight thousand patients a day," Mo Linxun said.
Upon hearing this, no one doubted Mo Linxun’s estimate.
They even thought he was being sowhat conservative.
They felt that if the Herbal Diet Therapy Departnt weren’t so small, there might be even more people.
After all, there were still people outside waiting in line to dine.
"At this rate, their annual patient intake could likely reach the standard of a city-level top-grade hospital within a year," Liu Xing said.
The acceptable intake level for a city-level top-grade hospital is about eighteen thousand, although variations in regional population can affect this, but this is generally the average data.
"I don’t think it’s possible; their doctors are not nurous enough. To et the standard of a city-level top-grade hospital, they’d need to double their doctors," Feng Shaohua, who was with Mo Linxun, shook his head.
True!
rely witnessing the hospital’s bustling scene,
one might forget that the core of increasing patient intake actually lies with the doctors.
If the number of doctors doesn’t increase, the patient intake will naturally plateau at a peak.
Western Hospitals can ease staff pressure with new equipnt, but TCM hospitals can’t and can only rely on people.
"Hey? What’s going on over here?"
When everyone was focused on the Herbal Diet Therapy Departnt, Wen Congyi ran to the other side, the Health and Wellness Rehabilitation Departnt, where a doctor was leading forty or fifty people in movents he couldn’t quite understand.
Most were elderly, with only a few young people.
Upon hearing Wen Congyi, Liu Xing and the others imdiately looked over.
The doctor inside the Health and Wellness Rehabilitation Departnt was reciting so kind of formula.
"Second Form, Rising and Setting Sun and Moon through the Ren and Du ridians, Ren ridian is anterior, Yin, traveling the midline of the chest and abdon, reaching the forehead, where all six Yin ridians intersect, known as the ’Sea of Yin Channels,’ regulating the Qi of all Yin ridians in the body; Du ridian is posterior, Yang, traveling the midline of the back and waist, reaching the face, where all six Yang ridians intersect, known as the ’Sea of Yang Channels,’ regulating the Qi of all Yang ridians in the body."
"’Rising and Setting Sun and Moon,’ the rise represents the Sun, the set represents the Moon, the ’Sun and Moon’ signify the essence within the Kan and Li of the human body. Rising and setting sun and moon are the prenatal Qi circulating up and down, driving the Qi of the postnatal Five Grains."
"In practicing this form, Yang Qi should ascend from the tip of the tailbone along the back waist through the Du ridian to the philtrum, while Yin Qi begins at the lower gum along the Ren ridian descending through the throat, chest, and abdominal midline to the perineum area, completing the Qi cycle of the Ren and Du ridians. When the Ren and Du ridians are unobstructed, Yin and Yang blend harmoniously, curing all diseases and ensuring health and longevity."
"Now follow , starting posture, moving the left foot leftwards one step, both hands above and below navel, circle both hands, forming upright palms, left palm forward, right palm inside, raise the left palm to the forehead, right palm touching left wrist, fingers upward, pause montarily. Imagine a ’fireball’ in the Palace of Mud, then rotate both palms inward and start descending while bending knees into a slight horse stance, lower hands to chest level. Here, it is important to pause montarily, and as hands descend, tongue touches upper palate, mind imagines a ’fireball’ passing through tongue, descending along Ren ridian."
"Continue rotating hands inward to lower abdon, bend knees into true horse stance while imagining ’fireball’ descending along Ren ridian to perineal area, fists rotate outwards and rise, imagine ’fireball’ rising from perineum along tailbone through Du ridian. Both palms continue rotating outwards while straightening knees slowly, imagining ’fireball’ continuing upwards through Du ridian, both palms continue rotating outwards until reaching forehead, fingers upward, right hand touching left wrist, while continuing to imagine ’fireball’ ascending Du ridian, passing Yuzhen, Baihui to Niwan Palace..."
"Not knowing the acupuncture points does not matter, we’ll have error correction later to gradually adjust everyone’s movents. Once practiced enough tis, expertise will develop from quantity into quality transformation. Rember, in the Long Life Skill of the Eight Vajra Skills, patience is key, emphasized by the words simplicity and naturalness. Perform movents at a comfortable pace, ensuring correct technique."
"Alright, let’s move on to the third form, Inner Turning Tai Chi Walking Bagua..."
Is this Qi Gong practice?
Watching this scene, Liu Xing and others couldn’t help but recall the Qi Gong craze of the last century.
Back when Qi Gong was widely popular across the country, it was quite similar to this.
So even claid practicing Qi Gong could cure all diseases.
Later, when the country cracked down on Qi Gong fraudsters, this trend dissipated.
They couldn’t believe that Lu Jiu TCM Hospital was teaching patients to practice Qi Gong for healing.
Isn’t this propagating superstitious beliefs?
At this mont, Mo Linxun and others also frowned.
While they were tolerant of Traditional Chinese dicine, they strongly detested using Qi Gong for healing as it was deed superstitious.
Excessive promotion of such practices could only harm the public.
If people all believe they can treat diseases with Qi Gong and avoid conventional dical treatnts, who would be responsible for delayed ailnts?
If the Qi Gong craze defeated with great efforts resurges through TCM, it might be labeled as superstitious as well.
For TCM to have developed to this stage hasn’t been easy.
Back then, many veteran TCM doctors forcefully adapted TCM theories to align with science; for example, comparing ridians to Western nervous systems, which are fundantally different concepts.
But there was no choice; not adhering to scientific criteria ant being labeled as superstitious.
Many veteran practitioners spared no effort, knowing fully well this would damage TCM, yet they still proceeded.
This is sothing Mo Linxun heard from Huang Fusheng.
Upon learning of TCM’s delicate status, Mo Linxun, seeing this scene, found it incomprehensible.
Given this hospital was associated with Huang Fusheng, why would he allow Qi Gong to exist?
Regrettably, he didn’t have Huang Fusheng’s contact information; otherwise, he would call him right away.
Fortunately, even if he couldn’t reach Huang Fusheng, he could reach Lu Jiu.
"Let’s go find Lu Jiu and have a good talk..."
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