Chapter 8: Outlook on Life

  "My grandfather's prescription, take it out and let me see." Wang Zhi looked at the young couple who had just been scolded by the old man and were now in an awkward situation, and asked coldly.

  "Here it is." The man was somewhat intimidated by Wang Zhiling's sharp gaze, and his hands trembled as he pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket. It was no wonder the man felt guilty, for before coming here, he had also asked a friend about the prescription, who told him that there was nothing wrong with it, but also mentioned that it might not be suitable for the symptoms, so the man came to stir up trouble, hoping to extort some money.

  Taking the prescription handed over by the man, Wang Zhi slowly unfolded it and carefully examined it. The medicines listed were all warming and nourishing, regulating and tonifying the Qi and blood, completely in line with the symptoms. So this was not a problem with the prescription, but some other issue.

  After careful consideration, Wang Zhi asked coldly: "Have you given the old man anything to eat that he doesn't usually eat in the past few days?"

  "No." The man carefully recalled and said cautiously. To say that this rough and unrefined man had already felt a hint of fear towards Wang Zhi, although Wang Zhi was young, the faint and subtle aura of intimidation emanating from his body was as tangible as a physical presence, making people feel afraid without realizing it.

  As a legendary doctor and an internal family expert, Wang Zhi himself has very deep experience. Once he intentionally shows this kind of demeanor, it's indeed not something ordinary people can bear. To know that even an ordinary person who has been in a high position for many years will have a kind of oppression towards ordinary people, let alone someone like Wang Zhi.

  "Really, there isn't, think carefully." Wang Zhi leaned in closer to the man and asked again.

  "Let me think, let me think again." The man saw Wang Zhi approaching and instinctively took a step back, saying hastily.

  "Ah! I remember, yesterday my wife made a batch of dumplings using the newly released white radish wrappers. We haven't had white radish at home for a long time either. My dad also ate a bit too much yesterday." The man said hastily after a brief recollection.

  "Well, that's right." Upon hearing the man's words, Wang Zhi nodded his head, understanding in his heart.

  White radish is rich in vitamins and minerals such as phosphorus and iron, making it a nutritious vegetable. However, white radish belongs to the cold-natured vegetables, which are not suitable for people with a weak spleen and stomach or those who tend to feel cold. The elderly already have a weak body and are undergoing treatment, so suddenly eating dumplings made from white radish would naturally cause discomfort. Furthermore, white radish clashes with several medicinal ingredients in the prescription, turning a warming and nourishing formula into one that causes coldness and leakage of energy. It's surprising if the old man didn't have any adverse effects.

  Having thought through all this, Wang Zhi also felt a bit of regret. The way of traditional Chinese medicine is vast and profound, but now it has gradually declined. This is not unrelated to many similar phenomena. Once something goes wrong, many people do not look for the reason, but blindly blame traditional Chinese medicine, making fewer and fewer people believe in it.

  There was no longer any need to bother the elderly couple, and Old Wang Zhi only told the old man about the cause of the matter, while instructing him not to eat too many cold or digestive foods, drink more porridge and vegetables, and eat more easily digestible and nutritious things.

  The old man nodded repeatedly and finally left with the support of his children.

  Watching the old man slowly leave, Wang Zhi also felt relieved. Every time he helped a patient, it was a gain for him.

  "Grandfather, didn't you remind them of these things?" By this time Wang Zhi had the chance to ask Grandfather Wang Yi, earlier he wasn't suitable to ask, lest that pair of men and women stir up more trouble.

  Wang Yi had already been stunned by Wang Zhi's sudden appearance, and only came back to himself when Wang Zhi asked him a question. He replied somewhat vaguely: "I did remind them of some things to pay attention to, but I didn't go into such detail. Who knew it would be so coincidental? It's really hard to predict what will happen." After finishing speaking, Wang Yi suddenly stared deeply at Wang Zhi again, wanting to ask something but then suddenly restrained himself. His expression changed and he turned around to pick up the golden needle that Wang Zhi had dropped earlier.

  Looking at Wang Yi's hesitant expression, Wang Zhi also smiled and turned his head to glance at his father before slowly walking out.

  Wang Zhi knew that his grandfather wanted to ask him about medical skills, but he endured it. Wang Yi was originally a generous person and also knew that everyone had their own secrets. Since Wang Zhi didn't say anything, asking would be embarrassing, so it's better not to ask. Just like the other day when Wang Zhi was absent-minded, his family was worried but didn't investigate, they just quietly cared about him in their hearts. As Wang Yi said, the more experiences a person has, the more gains he will have.

  After leaving the clinic, Wang Zhi slowly walked home. After going through such a long period of time-traveling life, Wang Zhi surprisingly liked walking and didn't want to take a car unless it was an urgent matter.

  The clinic is not too far from home, but it still takes an hour's walk.

  Walking slowly on the road, Wang Zhi was also deeply thinking about some problems.

  In today's era of rapid technological advancements, traditional Chinese medicine has gradually become unknown and is slowly being forgotten by society. This phenomenon is unacceptable to Wang Zhi, who has a deep affection for traditional Chinese medicine. In the past, he had neither the ability nor the means to change this situation, but now, as a master physician carrying on the legacy of China's thousand-year-old medical tradition, he naturally has the capability to alter the current state of affairs. Although it will be a long and arduous process, Wang Zhi believes that through his own efforts, traditional Chinese medicine, this marvelous medical science that embodies the wisdom of the Chinese people over thousands of years, will once again showcase its wonders to the world.

  In fact, in those ancient years, Wang Zhi was also thinking about the reasons for the decline of traditional Chinese medicine. To say that traditional Chinese medicine has declined is almost a inevitable trend.

  It is necessary to know that traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the natural way, they regard the human body as a unified entity with the heart as the master and the five internal organs as the center. The meridians are the connecting components of this system, which has the original power of yin-yang and the Five Elements interacting and restraining each other. However, these theories have become somewhat vague in modern society, and it can be said that almost no one seriously studies the intangible concepts of yin-yang and the Five Elements. This has led to some people having a superficial understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, being unable to fully comprehend its complexities, and only able to treat minor illnesses effectively.

  On the other hand, many medicinal materials involved in traditional Chinese medicine are also precious and rare, and some of them are endangered animals and plants. This has led to the complete disruption of the source of some medicinal materials, causing many ancient prescriptions to lose their efficacy.

  Thirdly, the environmental pollution in modern society is indeed overwhelming, resulting in some common medicinal materials also having some contamination and variation. It's worth noting that traditional Chinese medicine has very stringent requirements for medicinal materials at times.

  All these reasons have led to the gradual decline of traditional Chinese medicine, including the loss of many classics and the loss of some classic medical techniques.

  For these reasons, Wang Zhi had already deeply considered and studied in that era, and after a long period of experimentation and summarization, Wang Zhi also achieved some results. He researched methods to replace some rare medicinal materials with simple and commonly used ones, just like the prescription he wrote out earlier was his research achievement.

  Is the decline of traditional Chinese medicine an inevitable process? Wang Zhi doesn't think so. At this moment, Wang Zhi set a goal for himself in his heart. Since he had experienced strange encounters and possessed medical skills from various schools, it was his responsibility to promote national medicine and let traditional Chinese medicine rise again. At this moment, Wang Zhi also thoroughly got rid of all the sequelae brought by crossing over and truly found his outlook on life.

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