Ling Tian paid no mind to whether the doctors understood him. With each needle he inserted, he introduced the acupoint, the corresponding meridian’s circulation, and the principle behind its selection to the onlookers.
In fact, these three doctors were all former military doctors. Although they were surgeons, most military doctors in Huaxia possessed some knowledge of acupuncture.
They were particularly skilled in using acupuncture for hemostasis and were very familiar with the body’s acupoints and meridians.
After all, in the harsh battlefield environment, medical supplies were often scarce. In such situations, when instruments and medicines were lacking, acupuncture could be life-saving.
The doctors listened with great interest, while Da Liu, who was lying prone on the hospital bed, felt the silver needles inserted into his body gradually begin to warm up.
As the needles heated, streams of warmth flowed from their tips, following his meridians and spreading throughout his body.
He could even feel certain parts of his body becoming intensely itchy and numb, as if something was being driven out of his limbs and bones by this warm current.
In reality, that warm current was Ling Tian’s fire-attribute true qi, and the things causing Da Liu’s intense itchiness and numbness were the cold qi within him.
A significant portion of this cold qi was directly neutralized by Ling Tian’s fire-attribute internal energy, vanishing without a trace.
The remaining cold qi was expelled from his internal organs.
After this cold qi was driven out, Ling Tian’s fire-attribute internal energy rapidly entered the patient’s organs, consolidating the results.
The treatment lasted for over 20 minutes. The onlookers saw that Da Liu’s entire body had turned a flushed red, like a cooked shrimp, and sweat was beading on his forehead.
“Wow, so refreshing, so comfortable, my whole body feels warm, and my knees aren’t swollen anymore!” Da Liu on the bed moaned happily.
Doctor Meng, who was watching from the side, couldn’t help but shake his head.
“Alas, after watching him treat patients, I feel like all my medical knowledge has been learned in vain.”
The other two doctors nodded in agreement, sharing the same sentiment.
Ling Tian removed all the silver needles. Next, he asked the doctor to bring over the prepared herbal decoction. Da Liu drank down the more than a liter of medicinal liquid.
To his surprise, the herbal soup wasn’t too bitter. Instead, it had a slightly numbing and spicy taste.
As soon as the medicinal liquid entered his stomach, he felt a warm current spread through his digestive tract and out to his limbs and bones.
The discomfort caused by the cold and damp qi within his body was completely resolved.
Following this, Ling Tian asked Doctor Meng for some cupping jars. He sprayed some alcohol into the jars, ignited it, and quickly applied them to Liu Chunhua’s back.
The cups adhered tightly to his skin and muscles. In less than a minute, they saw the skin beneath the cups rapidly turn a dark purplish color!
After a few more minutes, the inner walls of the glass cupping jars were covered in water droplets.
Fifteen minutes later, Ling Tian removed the cups. They saw eighteen completely black circular marks left on Liu Chunhua’s back, making him look like a leopard.
“My heavens, so black! How much cold qi must have been in there!” one doctor exclaimed in admiration.
Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes the balance of yin and yang, and cupping, in a way, aligns with this principle.
If a person has an excess of heat, the marks left after cupping will be red.
Conversely, if a person has an abundance of cold qi, the marks will be dark purplish, with the color deepening the greater the cold qi.
Additionally, if a person has excessive dampness in their body, water vapor will form on the inner walls of the cupping jars.
These doctors also frequently performed cupping on Liu Chunhua, but it had been a long time since they had seen such deep marks.
Ling Tian took out over a dozen packets of herbal powder and handed them to Doctor Meng. He instructed Meng to decoct them daily and have Old Liu take one dose in the morning and one in the evening.
Doctor Meng looked at the medicinal powder with great envy. Ling Tian, sensing his thoughts, smiled and took out paper and a pen, writing down two prescriptions.
“The first prescription here is for the medicine I gave Old Liu. After you disembark, you can get the herbs yourself and grind them into powder using a high-speed blender.
Any patients with similar symptoms and conditions can take this medicine. Even without acupuncture, with persistent adherence to medication and cupping for over six months, the condition can be completely cured…
This medicine is for dispelling dampness and cold. If crew members work outdoors in cold and damp conditions for extended periods, giving them this medicine upon their return can effectively expel cold and damp qi from their bodies, serving as good prevention.
Furthermore, for those who work at sea long-term, giving them one dose every three days before sleep can also effectively remove cold and damp qi from their bodies and prevent conditions like Old Liu’s…”
The three doctors passed the prescription around, treasuring it like a rare gem. They knew the immense value of this single prescription.
With such a prescription, they could even open a specialized hospital.
After all, in Huaxia, tens of millions of people suffer from rheumatic diseases and “old cold legs” every year.
While many claim to be able to treat these conditions, their effectiveness falls far short of their advertised claims.
Ling Tian’s medicine, with its evident results, was right before them, and they were surprised that he so readily gave them the prescription.
Ling Tian saw their questioning looks and smiled.
“Brother Meng, my esteemed colleagues, please take these prescriptions with peace of mind. I hope you will use them to treat more patients and pass this prescription down.
There are many treasures within Huaxia’s traditional Chinese medicine, but due to the long-standing practice of hoarding knowledge within the TCM community, many good things have been buried with their practitioners.
My teacher imparted these things to me and also assigned me a task: to pass these good things down.
If you can learn and utilize this prescription well, saving more patients, it will not be in vain of my teacher’s earnest intentions.”
“Your teacher must be a great doctor!” Doctor Meng said sincerely, and the other two doctors nodded in agreement.
The first mate, Liu Chunhua, put on his clothes, feeling a comforting warmth throughout his body.
He immediately left the room and began to enthusiastically recommend Ling Tian’s medical skills to the other crew members on board.
Seeing the formerly ailing Old Liu now full of life and vigor, the others looked on with envy. Some then approached Ling Tian, requesting him to examine them as well.
These individuals had been working at sea for a long time, and some minor ailments could not receive timely treatment, forcing them to endure it. By the time the ship reached the dock, these minor ailments had often developed into serious or chronic conditions.
Ling Tian listened, pondered for a moment, and finally agreed. For the days he would be on the ship, he would be at the infirmary treating the crew every afternoon from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and every evening from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM.