"Do we need to take medication, or should we go to a big hospital for treatment?"

The child’s mother was clearly a bit worried.

She knew the level of the county hospital. It’s fine for treating minor illnesses, but for anything bigger, the county hospital was basically helpless.

"I’ve been thinking about taking some time off from work to take my child to a big hospital in the province."

Lu Xuan reassured, "You don’t need to go to the hospital for now, just take some medicine."

"I’ll prescribe some medicine for you. Let the child take it for a couple of days and see how it goes. If it works, you can come back. I’ll be at the clinic every day until the end of the holiday."

"Thank you, Dr. Lu."

"No trouble at all."

Lu Xuan smiled slightly, then said to Ji Xiuwen, "This patient’s lungs have evil Qi, so the treatment should focus on dispersing the lung Qi, resolving phlegm, calming asthma, and harmonizing the stomach. I plan to use Shegan Mahuang Decoction with modifications."

Prescription:

Belamcanda 4.5, Ephedra 2.4, Aster 4.5, Asarum 1.2

Ginger Pinellia 4.5, Tussilago 4.5, Dry Ginger 2.4, Schisandra 1.5

Platycodon 3, Almond 3

Two doses, one every other day.

After speaking, he continued, "The prescription uses Shegan Mahuang Decoction, with added Platycodon and Almond. The Shegan, Aster, and Tussilago help facilitate lung Qi; Ephedra, Asarum, and Dry Ginger disperse evil Qi; Pinellia resolves phlegm and directs rebellious Qi downward; Schisandra contains the lung Qi; Platycodon disperses lung Qi and resolves phlegm, most effective for reversed throat Qi; Almond descends Qi to calm asthma, helping the rising Qi to quickly descend smoothly."

As Ji Xiuwen noted this down, he committed Lu Xuan’s words to memory. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Even Lin Yongzhen, who studied Western medicine, was thoughtful, feeling that traditional Chinese medicine was profound and hard to master compared to Western medicine. But he listened intently and occasionally asked Ji Xiuwen for some basic knowledge of Chinese medicine.

And Ji Xiuwen naturally explained everything clearly, without holding back anything he knew.

For what he didn’t know, Lu Xuan supplemented.

In just a few hours, Lin Yongzhen gained a lot, increasingly feeling that the reason traditional Chinese medicine has been passed down for thousands of years is not without merit.

Although it is hard to explain clearly with modern science why Chinese medicine can cure illnesses and even have remarkable effects on some diseases considered incurable by Western medicine, it is indeed a fact.

It sounds mystical, yet it contains the legacy of five thousand years of Chinese heritage.

Li Feng finished the phone call with Lu Guoquan and came up behind Lu Xuan during a conversational pause, whispering, "Lu, your dad wants you to go home for lunch. What do you think?"

Lu Xuan glanced at the queue. Since it was almost noon, there weren’t many people at the moment, and since he wasn’t well-known in Anjiang County, even if word spread, not many would come. Currently, there were only about ten people in line, and realistically it would take about an hour to see them all, possibly longer if it went slowly.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan could only shake his head, "Let’s finish seeing everyone first."

"How about letting people go home first?"

Li Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "People need food; it’s essential. No matter what, eating should be taken care of. You can’t diagnose people on an empty stomach; you won’t be in the right state of mind."

"One missed meal is not a big issue."

Lu Xuan persisted with his plan, "Besides, the people have come; I can’t just send them back. If necessary, we’ll order some takeout and have a quick bite."

"Uncle Li, it’s okay. Lu Xuan and I did this when we were in Yong City, and it only got better later," Ji Xiuwen said with a smile.

"You did this too when you were in Yong City?" Li Feng was slightly surprised.

Smiling slightly, Ji Xiuwen said, "That’s relatively few. In Yong City, it was normal to see over a hundred people a day. On busy days, we had to work overtime both at noon and in the evening, or we wouldn’t finish. When that happened, we’d get packed food from the cafeteria to eat while seeing patients. People have registered, so we couldn’t delay them."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng dropped the topic of having lunch at home, smiling as he said, "Your dad mentioned packing food and bringing it over; it should be here in about half an hour."

"That will be just before noon, perfect for lunch," Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"Okay, it’s settled then. I won’t disturb you anymore."

Li Feng said and returned to his position to continue his work, as he was in charge of collecting fees.

Lu Xuan didn’t say much either, turning to the middle-aged man in front of him.

The middle-aged man’s surname was Chen. Generations of his family had been farmers, and even now he farmed at home. Due to long hours of working outdoors, his skin was tanned and slightly yellow. He approached Lu Xuan and greeted him before explaining his situation.

While checking his pulse, Lu Xuan listened quietly.

Brother Chen was 39, a farmer living in the countryside. He had come to town to visit his child, so he stayed in the county. He had heard that a very skilled Chinese medicine doctor had arrived at Lu’s Clinic. Thinking about his own health not being great and not wanting to go to the hospital, and since Lu Xuan only charged a nominal consultation fee, he decided to come and check it out. Even if he didn’t buy medicine in the end, it was just a matter of a few dollars, easily manageable by saving a bit on groceries.

Brother Chen was diagnosed with heart disease a long time ago. Several years ago, he was hospitalized for three months, diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease, cardiac enlargement, combined valvular damage, and heart failure.

However, due to the high cost of hospitalization, Brother Chen was discharged after a short period of treatment. But the condition worsened later, leading to another hospitalization a few months later, which lasted four months. He was diagnosed again with heart failure, rheumatic heart disease, and double mitral valve damage.