I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 226 - 193: Dampness – Low Attack, High Defense, Thick Blood, a Late-Stage Pathogenic Factor

"Normally, I'll prescribe you another week's worth of medicine, just take it the same way as before. The acupuncture worked very well this time, so come for acupuncture every other day from now on," said Lu Jiu.

After a day's gap, Rao He should be able to recover some of her Qi and Kidney Essence through diet, allowing Heart Fire to direct the organs to continue expelling cold and damp pathogens.

"Mm, okay, Dr. Lu," responded Shi Zixiong.

Lu Jiu finished preparing the medicine and then handed it to Shi Zixiong.

As the two of them walked away, other patients stepped forward one after another.

Lu Jiu diagnosed patients quickly, as most of their conditions weren't particularly severe. He mainly used acupuncture to treat them, coordinating with the Five Viscera to combat pathogens together.

This method really seemed like a game-changer for ordinary illnesses.

Acupuncture alone could already deliver quick results on some ailments, and with this approach, the speed was essentially doubled.

For minor issues like a stiff neck, where Lu Jiu might have needed three to five needles before, it took one or two minutes for the patient to recover.

Now, he only needed to target the Lieque point, and the patient would recover within half a minute.

This remarkably fast efficacy allowed patients to once again experience Lu Jiu's medical skills.

Additionally, it made consulting in the clinic easier for Lu Jiu.

In the past, it took over ten minutes per patient, but now it only took half the time, with even better results.

Of course, this was limited to patients requiring acupuncture; those needing herbal medicine couldn't have their treatment speeded up by this method.

After a day of exploration, Lu Jiu also discovered something interesting.

While communicating with the Five Viscera to combat pathogens was notably effective, there was an exception.

The Gallbladder shouldn't have any issues!

Many patients with gallbladder problems found their ability to fight off pathogens significantly weakened, even affecting the effectiveness of Lu Jiu's acupuncture.

However, Lu Jiu wasn't surprised because the functionality of the Five Viscera and Six Bowels relies on the Gallbladder.

The Gallbladder is considered the official with the role of judgment and decision-making in the body.

The strength and resilience of one's gall indicate the presence of Righteous Qi; only those with abundant Righteous Qi have "courageous gall," allowing for decisive action.

People who frequently stay up late exhibit a very noticeable tendency to be indecisive and hesitant in their actions.

This is actually a sign of insufficient gall.

Within the body, the Liver and Gallbladder are interdependent organs.

The Liver governs ascending functions, while the Gallbladder governs descending ones; the Liver is responsible for the rise of essence, blood, and body fluids, keeping the brain well-nourished, and maintaining quick thinking.

The Gallbladder regulates the descent of essence, blood, and fluids, ensuring normal operation of other organs.

The rise and fall balance ensures the circulation of Qi, blood, and fluids throughout the body.

Those who stay up from eleven p.m. to one a.m. deny their Gallbladder rest, hindering the generation of Yang Qi. Thus, the Liver and Gallbladder face issues in the circulation of Qi, blood, and fluids, directly impacting other organs.

This is why a weakened Gallbladder diminishes the Five Viscera's capacity to combat pathogens.

Some patients who have had their Gallbladders removed face even worse situations. While the functions described in Traditional Chinese Medicine aren't limited to physical organs, removing the Gallbladder still affects its capabilities and has ramifications since its 'base of operations' is missing.

Short-term, it may be fine, but long-term, it proves problematic.

From this perspective, Lu Jiu realized that advising patients to go to bed early and get up early would become quite necessary in the future.

In the ensuing days, Lu Jiu continued to research the communication with the Five Viscera to tackle pathogens.

He acted like a support role, continuously switching battlefields.

Gradually, he explored the offensive strategies of the Five Viscera.

Although each time it was the Liver Wood leading the Hydronephrosis army into battle, it seemed remarkably intelligent.

Against weaker pathogens, it would overpower them with sheer strength, while against tougher ones, it would employ a strategy of encircling and exhausting them over time.

Pathogens are classified into the 'Six Excesses,' with Wind being quick to attack and retreat, emphasizing speed and agility but low in defense, similar to Dryness.

Cold, relative to Wind, possesses higher attack power and inflicts significant immediate damage, causing rapid pathological responses in the body; initial attacks need to be aggressive, while the aftermath is particularly troublesome.

On this point, Fire shares similarities.

As for Summerheat, it's a seasonal pathogen only present in summer, inflicting sustained damage.

The last, Dampness, poses the most troublesome threat, forming easily within the body and being difficult to detect, initially causing minimal damage, just affecting skin health and making one feel heavy. Once it combines with other pathogens, it evolves.

Cancer is the most typical cold-damp compound pathogen!

In short, Dampness is akin to a low-attacking, high-defense pathogen that grows and merges, posing terrifying harm in its mature stage.

Of course, the Six Excesses can transform into one another, like how Cold pathogens can turn into Heat, or prolonged Summerheat and Dampness can transform into Dryness harming the Yin, and each of the Six Excesses can turn into Heat transforming into Fire.

If only physicians were responsible for distinguishing these, those with inadequate skill levels could easily be misled by the pathogens. However, no matter how the Six Excesses change, they cannot evade the discerning eye of the Five Viscera.

This is because the Five Viscera are innately nemeses of these pathogens.

Lu Jiu, as the orchestrator, never directly confronts the pathogens.

This is one of the great advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

To put it simply, it feels like letting professionals handle professional tasks without unnecessary interference.

The strength of the Five Viscera lies in combating pathogens, and the advantage of Traditional Chinese Medicine lies in regulating the Five Viscera.

Therefore, when Traditional Chinese Medicine becomes involved in combating pathogens, it becomes more like a case of a dog catching a mouse—an unnecessary endeavor that's unlikely to yield satisfactory results.

These days of studying the Five Viscera also allowed Lu Jiu to deepen his understanding of them.

By communicating with them and understanding their habits, much could be learned without being confined to textbooks.

But what surprised Lu Jiu even more was that understanding the Five Viscera further deepened his admiration for the Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor.

This is because every behavior exhibited by the Five Viscera aligned precisely with the explanations in the Inner Canon.

Were the ancients cheating?

Not exactly.

Perhaps my ability to converse with the Five Viscera is another form of internal observation?

Lu Jiu didn't dwell on this issue further since there wouldn't be a definitive answer, no matter how much he pondered.

Instead, he chose to focus his time on improving his medical skills!

In the days that followed, Lu Jiu split his time between consulting at the clinic, learning, and attending a class at school once a week.

Life felt quite fulfilling.

Before he knew it, a month had passed.

The walls inside Lu's Clinic were adorned with dozens of banners, standing out prominently.

An observant individual might notice that those banners on the wall were only a portion—the cabinet beside the wall held many more, as there was no space left to hang them.

"Dr. Lu, Dr. Lu, come quickly, my mom can walk on her own now!"

As Lu Jiu was in the middle of a consultation, he suddenly heard someone shouting from outside the clinic. Looking closely, it was Yu Guolai.

Behind him, slowly walking with crutches, was his mother.

A month and a half ago, she had been a stroke patient, partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair; now she could walk on her own with a cane.

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