Chinese medicine: from rural hospitals to top three hospitals in Kyoto

Chapter 931 Bile Rising

Borg had dark circles under his eyes and looked very bad, as if he hadn't slept for several days.

"Doctor Chen, Dr. Borg is here to see you."

Jiang Yan explained: "Dr. Borg has been unable to sleep since arriving in Kyoto yesterday, and he tossed and turned all night last night."

"Chen, excuse me for interrupting you."

Borg forced himself to cheer up and said with a smile: "I came to China this time because of you. I didn't expect that..."

"Sit first."

Chen Yang invited Borg to sit in front of the examination table, and asked Zhang Quanwu to pour a glass of water for Jiang Yan and Borg, and then sat down behind the examination table.

"How long has Dr. Borg suffered from insomnia?" Chen Yang asked.

“It never has been before.”

Borg said: "That is, after coming to Kyoto this time, I arrived in Kyoto yesterday. I was very sleepy, but I couldn't fall asleep."

Borg flew here from the United States. The flight lasted more than ten hours and he didn't get enough rest. After arriving in Kyoto, he suffered from insomnia and couldn't fall asleep.

All in all, it means I haven't had a good rest for more than forty hours. No wonder I look so tired.

"Put your arm up so I can feel your pulse."

Chen Yang asked Borg to put his arm on the pulse diagnosis table, put three fingers on Borg's wrist, and diagnosed Borg's pulse.

Seeing Chen Yang taking his pulse, Borg became a little interested.

Borg doesn't know much about Chinese medicine, but he still has a rough understanding of some of its things.

For example, you can take a pulse by placing your finger on it to find out what disease it is, or you can take Chinese medicine or use grass roots, tree bark or some animal things to cure the disease.

Especially Chinese medicine's pulse diagnosis, which is known to many foreigners and sounds magical.

But Western medicine experts like Borg don't believe it at all.

Western medicine, with its sophisticated instruments, cannot claim to know much about the diseases in the human body. There are still many diseases that modern medicine cannot explain or treat. How can Chinese medicine determine what disease it is just by taking the pulse and give corresponding treatment?

How can this be?

If traditional Chinese medicine is really so magical, then what is the use of modern medicine?

Wouldn't Western medicine have been eliminated long ago, or should we say that Chinese medicine has been everywhere in the world? How could it be squeezed out by Western medicine and have no room to survive?

Borg stared at Chen Yang's fingers. He could feel that Chen Yang's three fingers seemed to change strength from time to time, sometimes light, sometimes heavy...

"Dr. Borg developed insomnia symptoms only after coming to Kyoto?" Chen Yang asked.

"Yes." Borg nodded.

"Did something happen on the plane?" Chen Yang asked again.

Borg was shocked, his face full of disbelief: "How did Dr. Chen know that?"

Jiang Yan, who was standing next to him, had a meaningful smile on her face and looked at Chen Yang with admiration in her eyes.

This Doctor Chen is truly amazing.

"Doctor Chen, Dr. Borg's plane did encounter an accident on the way, but it was a close call," said Jiang Yan.

"That's right."

Chen Yang smiled and said, "From the pulse and symptoms, Dr. Borg's insomnia is not caused by a disordered biological clock, but by a shock."

"Because of the fright, the bile rises and becomes turbid, and the fire of Shaoyang rises quite a lot, so it is difficult to fall asleep."

As he spoke, Chen Yang had already released Borg's wrist, wrote the prescription on the computer, printed it out, and handed it to Borg.

"Follow this prescription and take one dose." Chen Yang handed the prescription to Borg.

"Dr. Chen, do you mean that I was frightened on the plane?" Borg asked.

"Not bad." Chen Yang nodded.

"I was sleeping and was suddenly awakened, but I didn't feel anything afterwards." Borg was a little puzzled.

He was sleeping when the plane suddenly shook violently, waking him up, but Borg was not a timid person and did not feel scared afterwards.

"It was because I woke up in shock that I had bile coming up..."

Chen Yang smiled and said, "Did Dr. Borg feel a bitter taste in his mouth at that time?"

Borg was stunned for a moment, then recalled and nodded: "There was indeed such a moment."

Borg was even more incredulous: "Doctor Chen, can you diagnose this by taking the pulse?"

This was the first time that Borg had truly come into contact with Chinese medicine and had a Chinese medicine doctor treat him. He did not expect that Chen Yang would give him such a shock.

Is Chinese medicine really so powerful?

Chen Yang just checked his pulse and found out that he had an accident on the plane, and he also knew that he felt bitter in his mouth at that time.

You should know that insomnia is not a serious disease, but it is not a minor disease either. Even with modern medical examinations and diagnosis, the cause is very complicated.

This disease is not easy to cure, just like a cough.

If the cause is clear, it can be easily treated. If the cause is unclear, it may trouble the patient for a long time.

Borg didn't come to Kyoto for Chen Yang this time. Yesterday on the road, he heard Jiang Yan talk a lot about Chen Yang. Borg would not seek help from a Chinese doctor for this illness.

Borg mainly wanted to experience Chinese medicine, but he didn't expect that Chen Yang would shock him so much for the first time.

"It's not just about taking the pulse, but a comprehensive judgment based on all aspects." Chen Yang explained with a smile.

Borg opened his mouth. In many ways?

What aspects can it be?

Chen Yang just checked his pulse and asked him a few questions. Didn't he do anything else?

Even when Chen Yang asked him if he had encountered any problems on the plane, he only knew that he had insomnia and was taking his pulse, so he didn't know what these many aspects were.

Although modern medicine can diagnose some simple diseases through some simple symptoms without tests or examinations, Borg still finds it hard to believe a case like Chen Yang.

The main thing is that Borg met such a highly skilled Chinese medicine practitioner like Chen Yang for the first time.

"Doctor Chen, is one dose of this medicine enough?"

Jiang Yan had already taken the prescription for Borg and asked Chen Yang.

"Well, one dose will be enough. You can go get the medicine now. After drinking it, I guarantee that Dr. Borg will have a good sleep." Chen Yang said with a smile.

"Dr. Borg, how about we go get the medicine first, and then we can talk to Dr. Chen in detail after you have rested well?" Jiang Yan asked Borg.

Borg heard this and stood up: "Thank you, Doctor Chen. We will leave first."

"Goodbye, Dr. Borg." Chen Yang smiled and escorted Borg and his group out of the clinic.

After walking some distance, Borg took the prescription from Jiang Yan and looked at it.

This was not Borg's first visit to China. He understood some Chinese, but not very well. He also knew some Chinese characters, but not many. Jiang Yan explained to Borg.

"80 grams of Coptis chinensis, 1 qian of pig bile, stir-fry 3 grams of Gardenia jasminoides, decoct and drink!"

"Can this really cure my insomnia?" Borg was still a little unconvinced.

"Dr. Borg, you will know if it can be cured if you try it. The medicine prescribed by Dr. Chen is relatively mild." Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"Okay, let's give it a try." Borg pondered for a moment and nodded.