I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 407 - 169: Insufficient Spleen and Kidney Yang Qi, Qi and Blood Deficiency Leading to Poor Breast Development
"It’s alright, having some effect is better than none."
Li Ruoruo looked indifferent. To her, having hope is better than having none, and bigger is better!
"Besides, my uncle said your medical skills are extraordinary; perhaps the treatment effects will be fantastic after you treat me."
"It’s not impossible."
"That’s good. Even a small hope is still hope!"
Despite being quite frustrated with her own flatness, Li Ruoruo was open-minded and not hung up about it. Now that there was hope, she seemed quite happy: "I won’t even mention C, as long as I can get to B, I will be very satisfied. At least, it would mean I’m a normal woman."
"Like this..."
Li Ruoruo glanced down with some disdain: "I might as well be a man. Otherwise, when it comes to marriage and having kids, I’d worry my child won’t have milk to drink and will be born only able to grow up on formula."
"At your age now, getting to C is unlikely, but B is somewhat possible."
"B is more than enough."
Li Ruoruo said indifferently.
In her current situation, she can’t even speak of B, not even A. She’s no different from a scrawny boy, how could she have such high demands? Achieving B would already make her very content.
The main reason she was always conflicted about this was that she didn’t want to live a dull life like this as a woman. It was too frustrating. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
It wasn’t just her suffering; she felt bad for her future husband and children as well.
One wouldn’t have anything to play with, and the other wouldn’t have milk to drink.
Thinking about this, Li Ruoruo became somewhat curious about her situation: "Dr. Lu, how come as a healthy woman, I haven’t developed? I’ve been curious about this for a long time."
"Yes, Little Dr. Lu, what’s going on with this girl?" He Lihong sighed as well.
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and made a judgment based on feeling the pulse, observing, and touch: "It’s due to insufficient Yang Qi in the spleen and kidneys, and deficiency of Qi and blood leading to underdeveloped breasts."
Li Ruoruo had some research into cosmetic surgery because she had been exploring it for years and had consulted many cosmetic surgery hospitals. However, she didn’t understand the concept of traditional Chinese medicine at all. Upon hearing Lu Xuan’s words, she was confused: "Dr. Lu, could you explain? I truly don’t understand Chinese medicine."
Lu Xuan almost rolled his eyes. If I explain, will you understand?
However, since Li Ruoruo and the others wanted to know, Lu Xuan didn’t intend to keep it a secret. Understanding their condition could increase the patients’ confidence and enhance the effect of the medication.
"Your condition is obviously abnormal, combined with a small and thin body, dull skin tone, lackluster hair, cold hands, and feet – these are clearly symptoms of Yang Qi deficiency."
"Do you often have delayed menstruation, with very little flow?"
Li Ruoruo was surprised: "You could tell that?"
"It’s possible to judge through pulse diagnosis and tongue diagnosis."
Lu Xuan said: "If you had undergone an examination of the endocrine system, it might reveal a condition of ovarian hypofunction. But there are those whose bodies are slender, with flat breasts, and normal ovarian endocrine function. In such cases, it is mostly due to breast insensitivity to estrogen, which also falls under kidney Qi deficiency."
"Your pulse and tongue diagnostics are just as good as those Western medical instruments! Being able to tell this just by that, it’s amazing. If it weren’t that my diagnostic reports and such were unknown to my uncle and aunt, I’d suspect if my aunt told you, Dr. Lu." Li Ruoruo clicked her tongue.
"What about the reason?"
"You haven’t mentioned the reason yet."
Li Ruoruo asked further, becoming more interested. She hadn’t expected traditional Chinese medicine to be so amazing.
Results in Western medicine that can only be found with instruments could be judged solely by pulse, and looking at the tongue. If it’s not magical, what is it?
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and said: "In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is believed that after girls enter puberty, due to the gradual fullness of kidney Qi, the heavenly water appears, the Ren Meridian is open, the Chong Meridian is strong, and menstruation is on time."
"Heavenly water?"
"It’s menstruation. In ancient times, menstruation was referred to as heavenly water, so Traditional Chinese Medicine generally uses the ancient term."
After introducing this, Lu Xuan continued: "The so-called kidney Qi mainly refers to the physiological functions of body’s growth, development, and reproduction; heavenly water is a substance similar to what Western medicine calls sex hormones; the Ren Meridian and Chong Meridian are connected to the internal reproductive organs and linked with the breasts.
Additionally, the Chong Meridian also serves as a reservoir for storing blood, hence it is called the ’sea of blood.’"
Therefore, the development of breasts is closely related to the function of kidney Qi.
If the kidney Qi is insufficient and the heavenly water is lacking, the Ren Meridian does not open, and the Chong Meridian is not strong, the breasts cannot fully develop, remaining in a prepubescent state."
"I don’t quite understand it, but it sounds impressive."
Li Ruoruo looked serious: "Hmm, can’t explain it, but it feels impressive."
Lu Xuan chuckled, "In terms of treatment, based on your situation, you need to focus on nourishing and benefiting the spleen and kidneys, regulating Qi and blood, and promoting breast development."
"I’ll prescribe you a formula of Eight Treasure Decoction and Four-Ingredient Soup, to be taken in turns, one dose per day, and each dose should be taken twice. Additionally, maintain a reasonable diet, increase nutrient intake, and pay attention to regulating internal Qi and blood circulation."
"After roughly one course of treatment, you should see some effects. Once the medication is finished, come back to me for a follow-up at any time. After all, I’m now close to the Health Center."
Lu Xuan opened the computer and registered Li Ruoruo, then turned around and asked, "Did you bring your social security card?"
"I did."
Li Ruoruo handed the social security card to Lu Xuan, and shortly after, Lu Xuan had the prescription ready. After Li Ruoruo scanned and paid, he motioned, "You can sit for a while; I’ll get half a month’s worth of medicine for you."
