"The wounded all suffered from external injuries. As long as they don't get infected and recover well, it will be fine. With your uncle taking care of them, nothing can go wrong. They are recovering well now."
As for the patients you invited us to treat, two of them have been discharged. The woman who is in the most serious condition is in some trouble. She had been getting better for a while, but the situation has recurred in recent days.
I also came here specifically for this girl's illness, and I chose a prescription from the Golden Chamber Synopsis to apply medicine to her, but unfortunately, this prescription still has no effect."
Lin Mo listened and interjected: "Grandpa, is there something wrong with Fang Zi?"
As soon as Lin Mo said these words, Zhang Shaoxian's face suddenly turned dark and he said angrily: "What nonsense can you say to Fang Zi?"
Seeing Zhang Shaoxian's angry look, Lin Mo later realized that the outline of the Golden Chamber seemed to belong to the Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases written by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and suddenly thought something was wrong.
Because Zhang Zhongjing was a medical sage in history and also had the same surname as Zhang, the Zhang family has always worshiped him as their ancestor. How could Zhang Shaoxian not be angry when he questioned his ancestor?
However, this cannot be blamed on Lin Mo. Although he learned some knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine from Zhang Shaoxian, due to the spread of Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases to this day, many of the prescriptions in it no longer have much effect and were not within the scope of his learning.
After a while of admitting his mistake, Lin Mo allowed Zhang Shaoxian to calm down and said: "The Synopsis of the Golden Chamber is compiled into a book by the founder of the Central Medicine Chamber, a book compiled by the sages of centralized medicine for hundreds of years. The prescriptions that can be recorded in it have withstood the test of time.
, the possibility of ineffectiveness is low.”
Lin Mo still agrees with this statement. After all, in China's five thousand years, there are not many people who can leave their names in history, let alone those who can be revered as saints. They are definitely not people who live in vain.
However, it is also true that many of the prescriptions in "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" are ineffective. Lin Mo speculates that there is a high probability that something went wrong in the inheritance process.
For example, printing technology had not yet appeared at that time, and books were basically copied by people. It was inevitable that there would be no errors in the process, and errors accumulated more and more over time. For example, the Tao Te Ching has been passed down to this day, but it is unknown how far it is from the original version.
It may also be that times have changed, and the medicinal materials recorded in the book at that time are different from today's due to name changes, or it may be that the concept of traditional Chinese medicine is different from that of the past, etc.
Since a person can be revered as a medical sage, the prescriptions he wrote may have been limited by the times, but today they have become prescriptions with insignificant curative effects. It is possible, but it is unlikely that such a big difference will occur.
"Not bad! I can tell you why..."
After listening to Lin Mo's analysis, Zhang Shao first praised, then changed the topic and said: "But you only know a little bit about Chinese medicine. These reasons exist, but they are by no means the main reasons.
The inheritance of traditional Chinese medicine relies not only on books, but also on inheritance from generation to generation. The role of medical books is more of a reference, and the actual application of medicine depends on the experience of doctors.
During this process, if there are transcription errors, it is easy to cause problems. On the one hand, this will make the transcriber extra cautious, and on the other hand, it will also be easy to find and correct the errors.
It is true that the names of some Chinese medicinal materials have changed with the times, but they can be found in many ancient medical books. At least for now, people like me are not affected by this factor.
As for the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, it has indeed changed with the development of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. However, the recorded prescriptions have been effective in the past. If we take the medicine according to the prescription, we may not be able to achieve the best effect due to personal factors, but it is not
It has no effect."
Seeing Zhang Shaoxian rejecting several possibilities he analyzed one by one, Lin Mo said curiously: "Grandpa, if you can analyze it like this, you must have explored the reasons, right? Have you found the real reason why these prescriptions fail?"
Seeing that Lin Mo was interested, Zhang Shaoxian was happy to talk about it and said: "I have indeed thought about it and even conducted in-depth research. I have considered all the possibilities you analyzed.
I have even tried to understand the impact of different origins of ancient and modern medicinal materials. I collected and browsed ancient books to find out the origins of some Chinese medicinal materials, and then spent a lot of effort to collect and process the medicinal materials in ancient ways. Unfortunately, it is still the same.
However, after careful research over the years, I discovered another possibility, and it is probably the real reason, that is, there is a problem with the measurement, that is, the dosage of the prescription.
The dosage used in Chinese prescriptions today was verified by Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty was a thousand years ago from the Han Dynasty. In the middle, there were two chaotic periods of the Three Kingdoms, Southern and Northern Dynasties at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. The measurements in the Han Dynasty have long been lost, making it difficult to verify, resulting in the loss of Chinese prescriptions.
Invalid."
The measurement that Zhang Shaoxian mentioned was just a pound. Although the First Emperor unified weights and measures, each dynasty and kingdom in China basically stipulated their own weights and measures.
Zhang Zhongjing's period was around 200 AD, which was nearly 1,780 years ago. There were many dynasties in the middle, and the weights and measures prescribed by each were different. The Wuhu Luanhua in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was different from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the late Tang Dynasty.
, which makes it impossible to start with measurement and verification.
However, Lin Mo still had a question, so he asked: "Grandpa, since you have found the cause, why don't you pay attention to determining the dosage of Chinese medicine?"
"That's that easy..." Zhang Shaoxian shook his head helplessly and said: "Without any basis, I can only make a small amount of adjustments under the current dosage, but the deviation may be too large, and this adjustment is basically ineffective.
If I make major adjustments at will, I will be irresponsible to the patients. For many patients, I can treat them in other ways. It is not necessary to use Kampo or not. If I am helpless, there is no guarantee that Kampo will be able to treat them.
It works, so..."
Lin Mo understood. Grandpa was stuck on the moral considerations of conducting experiments on humans. Although the experiment was successful and it was possible to save more patients, it was based on harming the health of the experimental patients or even taking their lives.
This is a correct consideration, and it is a choice that every doctor should make. Otherwise, future generations will not have strict regulations on new drug research and experiments. If it can be done casually, then we really don’t know whether it will save more people or harm more people.
There are many people.
Lin Mo couldn't help with this matter at the moment. He used the captured Japanese spies to test the medicine. Firstly, from the perspective of later generations, he knew that the medicine was indeed effective. Secondly, it was a common infection, but Chinese medicine was not necessarily needed.
Even if it treats one or two diseases, it will not have any practical effect. After all, it requires a lot of experiments.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. The Japanese devils are almost healed. Why don't you take them away and leave them here to affect the patient's mood?"
"Immediately..." Lin Mo came back from his thoughts and said: "When I leave later, I will take him away with me!"
"Oh...you're here..." Jiang Mochen, who was about to go upstairs, came over.
"I have something to ask of you, so you two can talk slowly! I will handle the matter upstairs." Zhang Shao finished speaking first, threw away his cigarette and went upstairs.
Jiang Mochen, who was smiling, could not hide the tiredness on his face, but he was still smiling without any complaints.
"Uncle Jiang, you have really worked hard during this period. It's really..."
"Alas..." Jiang Mochen raised his hand to interrupt Lin Mo and said: "We are all from the same family, so why are we talking about two families? Let's talk about business first, what are you doing here this time?"
Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded gratefully and said: "Let's get down to business, uncle, do you know anything about facial repair surgery? Or do you know anyone in the related field?"
"Facial reconstruction surgery?..."
Jiang Mo didn't react for a while, but it took him a while to realize it, and he smiled and said, "This facial repair surgery you're talking about is plastic surgery, right? If it's plastic surgery, just come to me. I've been working in a plastic surgery hospital for several years."
"Huh??" Lin Mo had a question in his head. He knew that the predecessors of plastic surgery, facial repair, mainly originated from the First World War, but he didn't expect that plastic surgery would happen at this time, and it would still be in China.
"Uncle, aren't you a surgeon in a hospital in Shanghai? Why did it become a plastic surgery hospital again?"
Hearing this, Jiang Mochen explained: "I do work as a surgeon in a hospital, but I am also a guest doctor at another plastic surgery hospital. This does not conflict."
Lin Mo understood this. Just like some optical shops now, they will hire ophthalmologists from hospitals to serve as temporary staff. They can not only introduce customers to them, but also invite people for consultation when encountering some difficult situations.
"Uncle, how did you get in touch with the plastic surgery hospital?" Lin Mo was a little curious about this question.
"What's so surprising? Although I'm not a famous doctor, I have superb medical skills in the field of surgery. It's no problem to conduct consultations for plastic surgery, perform surgeries, and save lives when necessary.
For me, plastic surgery can make money! For a surgeon like me, a double eyelid surgery is nothing but trivial, but do you know how much the consultation fee is?
At least one gold bar. If I perform the surgery myself and get half of it, a minor surgery in a plastic surgery hospital would be equivalent to my monthly salary as a surgeon. Would you not do it? Of course, my main job is
, or as a surgical hospital, this is just a part-time job in my free time."
Lin Mo was a little stunned when he heard this, and was also curious about the situation of plastic surgery in the Republic of China, what kind of surgeries can be performed, and to what extent can it be achieved?
"I remember that you like reading books and newspapers? There are so many advertisements for plastic surgery hospitals, and entertainment newspapers often report on celebrities and singers having plastic surgery. Have you ever seen one?"
Lin Mo heard this, with a helpless expression on his face, and explained: "I usually don't pay much attention to entertainment news, and I'm not very interested in these. I just skipped it when I saw it, so..."
Lin Mo also had trouble saying that he would also read entertainment news, but what he didn't care about was the original owner. After he wore this body, he was busy with various things and never saw the relevant news.
"That's it! Then let me tell you..." In Jiang Mochen's memory, Lin Mo seemed to be like this. He usually cared about military affairs and politics, so he introduced plastic surgery in detail.
After Jiang Mochen's narration, Lin Mo felt that he had little knowledge. Plastic surgery in this era has long been popular in the entertainment industry, and it was so popular that people did not hide it at all. Some people even openly disclosed their plastic surgery, which is different from the current situation.
It's completely different. There's even a book on artificial beauty techniques, which is a must-have for women.
At this time, there were many types of plastic surgery, including the face, various electrotherapy, nose, lips, ears, hands and feet, and makeup.
Each major category contains very complex content. For example, the facial category includes removing freckles, moles, removing spots of various colors (yellow, gray, black, white, red), turning thick black on the face to white and tender, and turning black on the neck into white.
Skin whitening and rejuvenation injection, facial keratosis removal, removal of facial ulcers, acne, scars, scar removal, numbness suction, facial tumor removal, facial therapy, facial acne and other removal.
This was an eye-opener for Lin Mo, but he still had some questions, so he made more detailed inquiries.
"Bone-removing plastic surgery?" Regarding Lin Mo's question, Jiang Mochen thought for a moment and said: "Facial bone-removing surgery, I know, someone has succeeded in it in the last century, but it was done with the facial repair surgery you mentioned.
.
As for its use in plastic surgery, I have heard of it, but I have never done it or seen it. This kind of surgery is quite dangerous and is not necessary. I am afraid that few people are willing to do it."
"What's the level of plastic surgery in Japan?"
"It goes without saying that it is definitely higher. Most of the domestic plastic surgery procedures originate from Japan, and most of the popular plastic surgery doctors learned their skills in Japan."
When asked about this, Lin Mo also knew almost what he wanted to know, so he took out the photo and handed it to Jiang Mochen.
"Uncle, please help me take a look. Are the scars and injuries on these photos caused by plastic surgery?"
Jiang Mochen is a clinical medicine graduate with a solid foundation. He can easily find the location of scars and injuries without Lin Mo's pointers.
"The possibility that these scar injuries are caused by trauma is almost zero. They are definitely leftover from the surgery. Because they involve bone cutting, I have never seen it with my own eyes. I am only 90% certain that it is plastic surgery, but the damage to the skin and soft tissue
, basically consistent with the plastic surgery method.
If it is plastic surgery, the plastic surgeons who perform the surgery are definitely among the best in the country, and the plastic surgeons in Japan are also among the first-class."
Although Jiang Mochen didn't say anything, Lin Mo knew that these scars and injuries were basically the result of plastic surgery. After getting the necessary information, Lin Mo was about to leave and deal with other things, but he remembered something again.
"Uncle, if you are asked to fake scars, acne marks, moles, birthmarks and the like for someone, is there any way to do it?"
Hearing this, Jiang Mochen took a deep look at Lin Mo. After confirming that he was not joking, he began to think carefully.
“I’ve seen people perform mole engraving, but no one has ever asked me to re-engrave scars, scars, fetuses, etc. It’s not too difficult for me, but I need time and careful attention.
Think carefully and improve.”
"No problem, but it's best to control the time within three months. I may need it after three months."
"No problem, one month is long enough. Three months is definitely no problem."
Hearing this, Lin Mo was ready to leave, but asked Jiang Mochen to stay.
"Why are you in such a hurry? I also have something I want to discuss with you!"
After saying that, Jiang Mochen was silent for a moment and then said: "Lin Mo, do you think it is feasible for me to pursue plastic surgery?"
Lin Mo looked at Jiang Mochen carefully and confirmed that he was serious. He couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, why do you have this idea? Is it money or something else?"
