Chapter 344: Chapter 310: Digging Up the Roots!

For some reason, upon hearing this, Lu Jiu couldn’t help but frown.

What does it mean that Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture shouldn’t belong solely to Huaxia?

Although in principle, TCM can indeed serve the people of the world.

But from the standpoint of a Huaxia person, Lu Jiu feels that TCM must belong to Huaxia.

TCM embodies a lifestyle unique to Huaxia people; if outsiders want to learn, that’s fine, but if they want to take it away, that’s not okay!

Lu Jiu recalled what Lu Ming had said to him, that the acupuncturist from De Hans claimed that acupuncture should belong to them.

This made Lu Jiu slightly less impressed with the acupuncturist on stage.

Of course, it might also be that Lu Jiu was a bit sensitive, perhaps the person genuinely harbored a philosophy of universal harmony, without any personal agenda.

“Today at the conference, a few students of a friend of mine made a film about TCM. I watched it, it was very exciting, and it’s worth sharing with everyone. At the end, there’s a reflection on the future of TCM, which I think is the most thought-provoking part of the whole film. Director, please play the film…”

After speaking, the large screen on stage flickered and then switched to a computer screen, followed by the player interface popping up, with the bold words “World TCM” prominently displayed on the cover.

The crowd became interested all at once, staring intently at the big screen.

The director then pressed the play button, and the film officially began.

“David is a TCM practitioner. He gets up at six every day, freshens up, and then goes to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic. The patients are already there waiting for David… ’Hello, Dr. David’, ’Morning, Jeff, how’s your recovery going?’… David is an acupuncturist; he’s very good, and many people come to him for treatment. Because of this, he is quite troubled, as he’s the only one at the clinic who does acupuncture; the rest are just nurses, oh, and one other person… ’Buddy, you know what, my son has started studying TCM too, he’s studying abroad in Huaxia, and he’s doing really well.’…”

“Dr. Li, whose name in Huaxia is Li Changping, cured countless patients during the epidemic. Rich people from across the country flew in on private jets to seek his treatment… ’I can’t see them all, there are too many people, and there are too few doctors like me. You have to work hard to learn, so you can help more people’… He loves teaching students; as long as someone seeks his advice on TCM, he will teach them. Now, he has over a hundred students… ’Teacher Li is amazing. Many complex illnesses are cured with just a few needles from him’, ’Patients that many hospitals couldn’t treat can get solutions from Teacher Li, although there are patients he cannot cure’… But for many, a few TCM practitioners are nowhere near solving most people’s problems…”

“TCM, an ancient medical practice of Huaxia. Some say it is outdated, incapable of withstanding scientific scrutiny; it lacks data support and cannot stand up to various comparative experiments. Others say it is a mature medical practice evolved over more than three thousand years, possessing a comprehensive system more scientific than modern medicine. For these two opinions, most people have different views.”

“Hello, do you know about Huaxia’s TCM?”

“I don’t know.”

“Then do you know about Western medicine?”

“Sort of.”

“So which do you think is more scientific, TCM or Western medicine?”

“Oh! Buddy, of course, it’s Western medicine that’s more scientific.”

“Why?”

“The world is progressing; no era can compare to now, right?”

“OK, thank you for accepting the interview.”

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“Hello, do you know about Huaxia’s TCM?”

“TCM? What’s that?”

…

“Hello, do you know about Huaxia’s TCM?”

“I don’t know.”

…

“Hello, do you know about Huaxia’s TCM?”

“Of course, I often see a TCM doctor.”

“So do you think TCM is more scientific, or Western medicine?”

“If we’re talking about science, then it’s definitely Western medicine.”

“Why?”

“Because Western medicine is developed based on scientific theory, it’s within that framework, so of course, everything is scientific. But TCM is older than science, and I think it’s very unfair to crudely label it with ’science’.”

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Is this the film Lu Ming and they made?

It’s somewhat like a documentary, with some street interviews interspersed.

But one has to say, the film gives off a very genuine feel.

The way it depicts TCM is objective.

Soon, after the foreign perspectives are presented, the camera cuts to domestic scenes.

Lu Ming and his team also interviewed many TCM elites domestically, along with some folk inheritors.

They each talked about their experiences, daily routines, insights, and reflections on the development of TCM.

Of course, there were also street interviews with ordinary citizens.

Similar to the foreign content, they also asked the public what they thought of TCM.

Interestingly, the feedback was surprisingly consistent.

People who don’t understand TCM think Western medicine is more useful, while those who understand TCM believe both have their merits. Naturally, there are also some TCM enthusiasts who believe that only TCM can cure diseases in this world, viewing Western medicine as purely harmful, not curing diseases but creating them instead.

When the film was almost over, the camera shifted again, and this scene was very familiar to Lu Jiu; it was the entrance to Lu Jiu TCM Hospital.

Below the stage, Xu Zhijie noticed this scene and was slightly surprised to see that the hospital’s name bore Lu Jiu’s name as well.

However, he felt it must be a coincidence.

At the front of the stage, Huang Fusheng and Shen Congwei, sitting together, were also taken aback when they saw this familiar shot, not understanding why Lu Jiu TCM Hospital appeared in this film.

“This is a special Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. What’s special about it? Of course, it’s the medicinal cuisine department… ’Master, this is the dietary therapy prescription given by Director Lan, here’… ’Brother Jie, what did you eat today?’ ’Locking Yang Porridge, for tonifying the kidneys, I’ve been feeling a bit weak lately’ ’Me too, but Director Zuo told me to eat less to relieve the pressure on the Spleen and Stomach’… TCM diagnoses by pulse, prescribes according to syndrome differentiation, can treat with medicine, or adjust with dietary therapy, such a model is unique in the world…”

“Lu Jiu TCM Hospital not only has the medicinal cuisine department but also a health and rehabilitation department. They don’t prescribe medicine or use needles but treat diseases through physical exercise, minimizing medical costs… ’I’ve been exercising for two months. Before, I was out of breath going up to the first floor. Now, haha, no problem going up to the fourth floor’ ’Our whole family now comes here for treatment. We even come for check-ups when there’s nothing wrong, treating it as a physical. It used to cost one or two thousand for a full-body physical in the hospital. Now, at most, it’s only a couple of hundred, much cheaper’…”

“What is the future of TCM? Nobody knows. Many TCM practitioners themselves are unsure. Restore its former glory? But TCM was never truly glorious in Huaxia’s history. For over three thousand years, the beneficiaries were mainly the elite, with ordinary people struggling to survive, how could they afford healthcare?”

“In those days, the glory of TCM was like the so-called flourishing age, which was not a golden age for the common people. TCM should not dwell on the past but look forward to the future!”

“As the Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet states, an excellent healer addresses diseases before they manifest. TCM’s future should be sought in these five words. Now, we’ve seen a hospital embodying the prototype of a disease-prevention hospital, combining TCM with medicinal cuisine, using food instead of medicine, diagnosing by pulse and examination, addressing issues before they become serious. Perhaps this is a promising path for the future of TCM…”

Gulp!

Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but swallow.

They were all TCM practitioners and could see the nuances with just one glance.

The model displayed by Lu Jiu TCM Hospital in the film was something they had never seen, yet the impact of this model was also quite frightening.

If such a hospital could develop, then besides this hospital, in ten or twenty years, other hospitals in the area might no longer survive.

This is digging at the roots!

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