The next morning, Fang Le accompanied Qi Yuanshan to buy some medicinal materials and took Qi Yuanshan to the station.
The amount of medicinal materials required in Qiyuan Mountain is not large. In fact, there is no need to go to the market. You can buy them anywhere. That is to say, some medicinal materials are difficult to find in the county town, otherwise there is no need to come to the provincial capital.
"Xiao Le, then I'll go back?"
Qi Yuanshan carried the medicinal materials and said goodbye to Fang Le.
Originally, Fang Le asked Qi Yuanshan to stay for two more days. Qi Yuanshan was unwilling to do so, and Fang Le could not force him to stay.
"Grandpa Qi, please pay attention to safety on the road."
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Qi Yuanshan said: "I'm back, are you okay here?"
"It's okay, it won't affect you."
"You should also pay attention to your safety."
Qi Yuanshan said: "What Boss Zhao said is right. There is a mixed bag of fish and dragons in the market. The strong dragons will not overwhelm the local snakes. You need to be more cautious in everything."
"Don't worry."
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"Fang Le, the situation here seems to be more chaotic."
After seeing off Qiyuan Mountain, Fang Le and Cheng Yunxing arrived at a more remote distribution center for Chinese medicinal materials.
The Chinese herbal medicine distribution center here is right on the side of the road. It is more chaotic than the one near Xijing Hospital. Basically, the vendors are on both sides of the road. They are also simple tents, and there are even temporary processing sites on the side.
"Have a look first!"
As Fang Le walked, he said to Cheng Yunxing: "A few days ago, Mr. Xue told me that if you don't know medicine, it's hard to become a great doctor. This opportunity is actually a good opportunity for us to gain experience."
The reason why Fang Le was willing to bring Cheng Yunxing with him this time was not because he wanted Cheng Yunxing to follow him to gain seniority or something, but because he felt that this was really a good opportunity.
It's true that Cheng Yunxing came from a family of traditional Chinese medicine, but Cheng Kangcheng and Cheng Zaiming are actually doctors within the system. Comparatively speaking, doctors within the system have disadvantages compared to those like Qi Yuanshan, not because of their own shortcomings, but because they teach students.
One is that he is busy with work, and he really doesn’t have much time. The other is that the division of labor is clear. Even if Cheng Zaiming and Cheng Kangcheng have taught Yunxing since they were young, the most they can teach is theoretical basis, and the practice is not as good as following a village doctor like Qi Yuanshan. .
Fang Le didn't learn any of his basic skills from his father. Instead, he learned most of them from Guan Baocheng and his grandpa Fang Yuanchen. In a medical clinic, he can come into contact with patients, medicinal materials, and everything, but not in a hospital.
Identifying medicinal materials cannot be understood by looking at the illustrations and introductions in the book.
Take for example aconite, rhubarb, gypsum and other powerful drugs. Their properties and efficacy are all written in the textbooks. Medical students start to understand the medicinal materials from the textbooks.
So I only know that these drugs are very powerful, but I don’t know how powerful they are and to what extent.
Precisely because they don’t know, but know how powerful they are, when these drugs are used clinically, they are subconsciously afraid and restrained. This is also one of the reasons why later generations of Chinese medicine have not been able to improve their standards.
Just as Fang Le said when he explained the special heart-saving soup to Cheng Zaiming at Xijing Hospital, the predecessors drew a circle, and the descendants did not dare to leave the circle within the circle. Not even saying that they did not dare to leave the circle, they were even still in the circle. Draw another circle inside.
This circle, that circle, the circle shrinks smaller and smaller. Originally, the dose was 30 grams, but gradually it was used to 10 grams. Some people still think the dose is too high. How to treat diseases in this way?
"Two bosses."
When Fang Le and Cheng Yunxing came over, they were greeted by someone.
Fang Le and Cheng Yunxing casually walked to a stall and grabbed a handful of medicinal materials.
"See for yourself first."
Cheng Yunxing also grabbed a handful of medicinal materials: "Smilax!"
After identifying it, Cheng Yunxing said to Fang Le.
"What's abnormal?" Fang Le asked.
"It seems bigger than usual." Cheng Yunxing observed carefully.
"Boss, these are the best wild medicinal materials. They must look bigger than those cultivated artificially."
Fang Le ignored the boss and continued to ask: "What else?"
Cheng Yunxing stretched out his hand and pinched it: "It seems a little harder."
"Let's go."
Fang Le put down the medicinal materials in his hand and called Cheng Yunxing to go to the next house.
"Fang Le, have all the medicinal materials been processed?" Cheng Yunxing asked.
"look at this."
Fang Le reached out and grabbed a handful of medicinal materials.
"Is it Huanglian?"
Cheng Yunxing identified it.
Fang Le tasted it himself, then handed a piece to Cheng Yunxing: "Try it."
"The taste is very bland." Cheng Yunxing tasted it and said.
Fang Le said nothing, put the medicinal materials back, and continued walking with Cheng Yunxing. After taking two steps, Fang Le took Cheng Yunxing to identify them.
There are many types of medicinal materials here, such as ginseng, American ginseng, deer antler, cork, black plum, salvia, and schisandra.
Some medicinal materials are seriously dyed, and some have obviously been extracted from active ingredients. Like the Coptis chinensis just now, it is obviously extracted and has a very bland taste. The insect and animal bone medicinal materials have obviously been processed and are full of impurities.
Yesterday, the medicinal materials at Zhao Pancheng's place were still genuine. Although some were old, and some were improperly handled and moldy, the quality could only be described as low-grade. They could still be used as medicine, but most of the medicinal materials here were used for medicinal purposes.
Fooling people.
"Fang Le, they are doing this, who else wants it?"
Cheng Yunxing was puzzled.
"Sometimes the buyer doesn't necessarily know what the thing is. Zhou Yu slaps the yellow cover, and one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Both parties benefit."
Fang Le said softly.
The quality of some medicinal materials here varies greatly. Except for complete laymen, as long as they have some common sense, they can actually see it. But why is there still such a big market?
It is precisely because among the demanders, in addition to some people who cannot be identified, there are also those who need it even though they know it is fake, this kind of market has prospects.
In recent years, it can be said that many industries have been in a period of chaos, and the same is true for the pharmaceutical industry. As televisions gradually become more popular, the advertising effect is quite good.
In the past few years, people are not as tired of seeing advertisements as they were in the next ten or so years, and the effects of advertisements are so good even after they are tired of seeing them, let alone now.
At this time, people had a lot of trust in the things on the TV, and felt that the things that could be advertised were good and high-end. In this way, as long as someone promoted it, there would be a market.
The market for traditional Chinese medicine and health care products is gradually opening up, which is a huge profit.
Fang Le and Cheng Yunxing were spinning when suddenly a sharp whistle sounded, and the vendors who were soliciting customers quickly began to close their stalls. In just ten minutes, the lively market here was like the noisy night market in the evenings in the next few years.
The stalls were just like the city management, they dispersed in a hurry, and some even didn't have time to ask for some of the medicinal materials.
Fang Le and Cheng Yunxing stood on the side and watched. After the vendors had almost dispersed, several law enforcement vehicles arrived belatedly, and the law enforcement officers got out of the vehicles.
"It's late again."
The leader, a middle-aged man, stamped his foot in annoyance.
"Obviously someone tipped off the information."
A middle-aged man on the side looked at the messy market and the mess on the ground, and said softly: "This is also difficult to handle. Basically, everyone here has no license and no one can be caught. Let's go.