I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 169 - 142: The Strong Desires of the Weak

"Have you seen a Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor before?"

Lu Jiu looked at Luo Chaojun with a serious expression.

Luo Chaojun nodded, "Yes, but it wasn’t effective."

Lu Jiu sighed, "It’s not just ineffective, your condition now is severe thanks to that TCM doctor. Initially, you just had a deficiency of both heart and spleen leading to atrophy of the ancestral tendons. Restoring the heart and spleen function could have fixed it, but now it’s been aggravated. Taking those medications has turned it into a case of the dwindling Gate of Life Fire, which is much harder to treat."

"Of course, I don’t mean to blame you. I just think that TCM doctor who prescribed the medication to you wasn’t very good. Not only did they not cure you, but they also worsened your condition. Since the mistake has already been made, complaining is useless. I can only try my best to help you."

"But there’s one thing I can tell you for sure: this situation isn’t irrecoverable. It’s just a bit difficult, so on this matter, don’t worry too much. Don’t be afraid that you won’t recover and fall into a panic every day. As long as you follow what I say, there will definitely be improvement."

Impotence is actually not hard to treat.

In the Six Meridians Differentiation, impotence belongs to the Taiyang disease.

It’s also called the Taiyang Blood Stasis Syndrome.

In the Six Meridians differentiation among Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin, Taiyang diseases are the easiest to treat, while Jueyin diseases are the hardest.

For example, many cancers actually belong to Jueyin diseases.

Of course, if Luo Chaojun’s impotence is left untreated, or treated wrongly, the Taiyang disease will gradually transform into a Yangming disease, then to Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and finally into Jueyin. By that stage, it’s almost impossible to find a TCM doctor in the country who can handle it.

From the literal meaning, you can see that Yang diseases won’t kill, but Yin diseases are hard to treat.

Hearing Lu Jiu’s words, Luo Chaojun felt much more encouraged.

He really wasn’t seeing a TCM doctor for the first time. He had visited Western doctors as well, but the effect was never very satisfactory.

Especially with the TCM doctor a year earlier, the medications initially seemed helpful. He felt more energetic, and his body wasn’t as fatigued.

But slowly, he found his desire growing stronger and harder to control, yet when it came down to it, he couldn’t last long.

The most crucial part was that every time after, he felt an inexplicable emptiness, very, very empty.

That emptiness wasn’t about lacking company, but a feeling as if his spirit was hollowed out. It was very uncomfortable, but indescribable, like a breath stuck inside his body that couldn’t be expelled.

Later on, even when he didn’t want it, he couldn’t control his body.

Thus, in this cycle of desire and emptiness, Luo Chaojun felt like a walking corpse, and this state severely affected his work and life.

"Dr. Lu, please go ahead. I’ll follow your instructions," Luo Chaojun said.

Lu Jiu nodded, "Before treating you, I’ll first tell you how to discern a good TCM doctor. This way, even if you encounter other TCM doctors later, you can make a rough judgment yourself. Even if they can’t cure you, you won’t be misled to worsen your condition. Of course, you can use this method to evaluate me too."

Oh?

Luo Chaojun looked at Lu Jiu curiously.

He really didn’t know how to distinguish a good TCM doctor from a bad one.

After all, he had never studied TCM. He just went by whatever they said. Where would he have the ability to distinguish between true and false?

"Do you feel like your hands and feet are cold, no matter how you warm them?" Lu Jiu asked.

"Hmm." Luo Chaojun replied.

"Alright, for now, I won’t deal with other symptoms, just treat your hands and feet until they’re warm. Once your hands and feet are warm, I’ll adjust your sleep and diet. Once you’re able to eat and sleep well, your symptoms will ease. On this basis, I’ll treat your specific illness. This is my specific treatment process. If a TCM doctor treats you, yet you can’t eat, sleep well, and your hands and feet remain cold, there’s no doubt—that’s a quack," Lu Jiu said.

So that’s how it is!

He had encountered the same before: the medications were fine at first, but later, things became more and more off.

Yet, both the doctor and his family told him to keep taking the medication to heal, so even if he felt something was off, Luo Chaojun didn’t say anything.

It was only when his health deteriorated to the point where climbing a second floor made him pant that he stopped the medications and sought help elsewhere.

"Give me three days. Within three days, if your palms and soles start warming up and you feel better, that means my treatment is correct. If your hands and feet remain cold, then my treatment is wrong. Understand?" Lu Jiu said.

Luo Chaojun initially had an ordinary Taiyang disease, but now some of that pathogenic Qi has transmitted into Taiyin, which is why his hands and feet are cold.

A TCM doctor who can’t even treat impotence is essentially unqualified, and that’s what frustrates Lu Jiu.

Doctors who prescribe random medications despite knowing their limitations aren’t treating diseases—they’re committing harm!

Seeing that Lu Jiu promised results within three days, Luo Chaojun’s face immediately lit up with joy, "I understand, I understand."

"Alright, come over here first. I’ll give you two acupuncture needles," Lu Jiu said.

Luo Chaojun’s situation, simply treating impotence, is clearly not enough.

The main issue now is a severe deficiency of Kidney Essence, but he can’t tolerate supplements. Without regulating the Spleen and Stomach, and restoring the Liver’s dispersing function, even if the medication matches his symptoms, the Spleen and Stomach can’t absorb the medicinal power. Without absorption, the Liver can’t disperse normally, so the medication will remain in the body, not only failing to achieve therapeutic effects but also harming Luo Chaojun’s Five Viscera.

So, in essence, it remains unchanged.

In this situation, the safest and most effective approach is to replenish Yang.

Using acupuncture to replenish Yang!

Zhang Jingyue’s "New Eight Methods" says: "The best in Yang replenishing seeks Yang within Yin, so Yang receives help from Yin resulting in endless vitality; the best in Yin replenishing seeks Yin within Yang, so Yin is elevated by Yang, preventing the spring from drying up."

Kidney Essence is yin, so to replenish Luo Chaojun’s yin, Yang must be sought within yin.

Otherwise, simple yin replenishment won’t achieve much, and even if it does, it will soon be dissipated.

Why?

Weak individuals have strong desires!

Many mistakenly believe that strong desires imply strong bodies.

Actually, the stronger the desire, the weaker the individual.

Because the kidney governs storing and securing, if the desire is well controlled, indicating strong willpower, the kidney is healthy.

On the contrary, strong desires, uncontrollable arousal, indicate a lack of kidney storage and security, and Yang is escaping—this situation spells trouble for kidney health.

Many public guides on training that kind of ability are actually incorrect.True methods for maintaining vitality involve long-term nurturing.

Don’t treat your little ’brother’ like a spear, believing it becomes shinier and harder through use; it has limitations, you know?

Luo Chaojun lay on the small bed, and Lu Jiu applied an acupuncture needle to the Guan Yuan Acupoint, then started Supplement Technique Mountain Burning Fire.

Next came the Zusanli Acupoint, the Sanyinjiao Acupoint...

After a few minutes, Luo Chaojun noticeably felt something different.

Especially in his lower abdomen, like a warm pad was placed there, warm but not hot.

Very strange, just a needle is giving a warm feeling, why is that?

Luo Chaojun looked at his slightly bulging lower abdomen, then noticed Lu Jiu was already working on his legs, so his gaze followed Lu Jiu’s hands.

He saw Lu Jiu’s hands move extremely fast; each movement seemed equally distant.

As Lu Jiu’s actions continued, Luo Chaojun began to feel a warm current starting in his feet.

This warm current slowly climbed up his legs, eventually reaching his upper body, shoulders, arms, and finally his palms.

The sensation was faint, and Luo Chaojun could only feel it with his eyes closed.

"Dr. Lu, didn’t you say three days? How come I feel my hands and feet warming already?"