I Can Talk to the Internal Organs-Chapter 332 - 298: The Book of Changes and Chinese Medicine
After the dishes were served, the two chatted while eating.
They talked about the hospital, Chinese medicine, and mundane affairs.
In short, they didn’t bring up the topic of poaching anyone.
Both knew very well.
Qi Jing was tempted; he truly wanted to make a career move, especially in Chinese medicine.
But he couldn’t leave this year.
Nor could he leave at all.
However, he did ask Lu Jiu to look after Ji Yuanning and others.
To this, Lu Jiu naturally agreed readily.
At the same time, Lu Jiu also revealed to Qi Jing that he also wanted other doctors from Jianghan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Anyone who studied Chinese medicine in school and has a foundation is fine.
But Qi Jing didn’t agree to help, nor did he clearly stop Lu Jiu.
The implication was clear, if you have the ability, you go ahead and dig them up yourself; he wouldn’t block you procedurally.
After the meal, both were very happy.
Lu Jiu was happy because the shortage of people was somewhat alleviated.
Qi Jing was happy because there emerged such a unique Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Jianghan.
He was very eager to see how far Lu Jiu TCM Hospital would grow.
Would it become the largest hospital in Jianghan, or break out from Jianghan to become the most renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Beihu Province or even nationally famous?
A Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital relying on the medicinal herb base, with such a unique model, and with a genius Chinese medicine practitioner as the director, the future is likely to be quite exciting.
After the meal, both left one after another.
Lu Jiu returned home, parked his dad’s car, and then went to the old man’s place.
He had been persistently studying The Book of Changes.
Although the progress was still slow, every day brought new insights.
He found out that The Book of Changes was not only about hexagrams but also about the wisdom of life.
From the explanations of the Five Elements, Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Taiji, and Bagua, to the introduction of images, numbers, and principles, it all seemed to expound on all people, things, and matters between heaven and earth.
This also had a certain influence on Lu Jiu in the field of medicine.
At the very least, he understood that the cyclical motion is the norm for life.
Whether it’s the patient’s emotions or diseases, as reflected in their pulse condition, they are not fixed.
The four diagnostic methods of inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and palpation combined become a means of finding clues in syndrome differentiation, thereby reasoning the patient’s disease.
After understanding life, the root cause of the patient’s illness can be deduced through syndrome differentiation.
Because many internal manifestations can be recognized from the patient’s external appearances.
For example, observing a patient’s eyes—changes in their sclera, eyelids, and iris—can lead to deductions about the condition of their Five Viscera and Six Bowels, and then, combined with their lifestyle and emotional traits, you can retrospectively analyze when the problems began, and predict which changes might occur if things develop along this path.
Of course, observing the eyes is just one part of it!
In the past, Lu Jiu could rely on a dialogue with the Five Viscera to accurately ask the patient what had happened before and when the disease started but could not ask about the future progression of the disease.
Now, Lu Jiu has initially developed the ability for syndrome differentiation and reasoning, and in the future, he might be able to achieve this ability.
This method was indeed found by Lu Jiu from The Book of Changes.
Of course, the method is not complicated and also depends on hexagrams.
And hexagrams come from the patient’s pulse image.
We all know about the Cun, Guan, Chi points.
In traditional Chinese medicine, pulse diagnosis requires using three fingers to press on the Cun, Guan, and Chi areas.
In other words, using both hands combined, pulse diagnosis requires observing six positions.
Coincidentally, the sixty-four hexagrams of The Book of Changes, each hexagram is composed of six lines.
Thus, the patient’s left and right hands’ two Cun, Guan, Chi combinations form a hexagram.
For example, the left hand’s Cun pulse is weak, Guan pulse is strong, Chi pulse is weak; translated into lines, it is Water of Kan.
The right hand’s Cun pulse is weak, both Guan and Chi pulses are strong; translated into lines, it is Metal of Dui.
The two hexagrams combined result in the condition of Water Over Ze, indicating that the patient is inherently fatigued and easily tired, the blood supply to the upper energizer is insufficient, the cervical vertebrae are not good, and also have very obvious issues with the Spleen and Stomach transmutation, and lumbar vertebrae.
Clearly, such a patient has been sitting at a desk for long periods without moderation in diet, and doesn’t exercise at all, even showing some deficiency in Kidney Essence.
In The Book of Changes, the hexagram of Water Over Ze is said: "Discipline. Success in moderation, bitterness in overly strict discipline. The image is: Water over Ze, discipline. The Junzi uses this to set limits in number and discuss virtue and behavior."
Simply put, the meaning of this hexagram is to conduct oneself with restraint and moderation; recognize the situation’s demands, knowing when to adapt.
Ordinarily, one should keep to the rules, avoid insatiability in everything, exercise control in all matters, and abstain from lust and greed.
At first, when studying hexagrams and memorizing these, Lu Jiu was indeed half-understood.
But when applied to real life, Lu Jiu instantly understood these principles.
The hexagram is still that hexagram, the explanation is also in the original text of The Book of Changes.
But by combining the hexagram with medicine, the resulting condition of the patient’s body and the treatment approach exactly correspond to the hexagram’s explanation.
This makes Lu Jiu appreciate The Book of Changes even more!
Perhaps when he truly combines The Book of Changes with Chinese medicine, he will be able to deduce a patient’s past and future condition of disease.
"Old man, the class is starting!"
Seeing nobody at the door, Lu Jiu shouted.
The old man, hearing Lu Jiu’s voice, also came out from inside.
"You’ve been a bit lax recently." The old man laughed.
These days, Lu Jiu hadn’t been coming by as often.
Mainly because the hospital had more patients, so he had more work.
Besides consulting, he also had to make some key decisions.
At the same time, he had to cooperate with management to do some necessary work.
There was no other way; compared to the surging number of patients, there were still too few people working in the hospital.
Once the staffing gradually becomes complete, he will no longer need to do some trivial things.
"You know, my hospital is pretty busy now." Lu Jiu said.
Although the old man rarely went elsewhere, many people came to him.
He had some understanding of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital.
Moreover, many people had very high evaluations of Lu Jiu TCM Hospital, making the old man quite happy for Lu Jiu.
The child who used to be confused has now grown to the point of changing some people’s destinies.
"But you must always stick to your original intention; the road ahead will have plenty of temptations!" The old man laughed.
Lu Jiu asked curiously, "Temptations? What temptations?"
The old man laughed, "Of course, societal temptations. When you’re at a certain height, things that you couldn’t see before, you will start to see, and at that time, your mindset will change. Whether you can control yourself depends on you."
Lu Jiu laughed, "It’s nothing but money and lust. How can I not control myself? I wasn’t interested in these things in the first place."
The old man laughed heartily, "That may not be so. Just like scams, you haven’t been scammed just because you haven’t encountered a scam specifically designed for you."
Lu Jiu looked at the old man with an odd expression, "Why do I feel like you’re looking forward to me encountering temptation?"
The old man waved his hand, "No, no, I just hope you can always become the person you want to be. These words are just reminders to stick to your original intention!"
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