Chapter 345: Chapter 311: Five Elements Acupuncture Technique

Everyone understands that Chinese medicine is best at preventing diseases.

But most of the time, Chinese medicine doesn’t even get a chance to be the first to contact patients.

Moreover, even if a small ailment is cured, the money earned is quite negligible; for individual clinics it’s fine, but if it’s a hospital, the operating costs make it impossible for Chinese medicine to adopt this form of treatment.

Therefore, it forces Chinese medicine practitioners to be able to treat some difficult, complicated, and even critical illnesses.

However, throughout the country, there are too few Chinese medicine practitioners capable of treating these diseases, and even if a few hundred more years are given to Chinese medicine, it’s unlikely to develop to a scale that can serve 1.4 billion people.

After all, Western medicine has developed for nearly a century, and the number of practitioners has reached seven or eight million, but the medical resources across the country are still in a state of severe shortage.

Why?

Too many diseases.

And too many people getting sick!

“After watching this film, what do you all think?”

“I’m quite surprised, I didn’t expect Huaxia’s Chinese medicine is also exploring new paths. My teacher once said, Huaxia people have a characteristic, that is, there are always those who forge ahead under heavy burdens, not for fame, not for money, but for the so-called inheritance, they are willing to dedicate their entire effort.”

“I didn’t believe it before, I thought everyone was selfish, and doing so had no benefits, but now I believe it. Though Huaxia people may not understand Chinese medicine fully, you have a group of the best Chinese medicine practitioners in the world, which is also why I came here.”

“Before coming, I actually didn’t plan to leave the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique in Huaxia, because I thought Huaxia people simply don’t cherish Chinese medicine; even if given, you wouldn’t take a second look, but in this film, I saw the persistence of Huaxia’s Chinese medicine.”

“So, I recorded ten sessions of Five Elements Acupuncture Technique video tutorials and gave them to you for free.”

Grado’s act of goodwill earned the admiration of the crowd below.

Everyone applauded to show their respect.

Many people don’t really understand how miraculous the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique is.

But whether it is useful or not, after all, it’s our own thing.

Due to historical reasons, it got lost overseas. Even if Grado didn’t return it, no one would say anything, but if he returned it, it accounts for a token of goodwill.

“Alright, that’s all I have to say. If anyone has any questions for me, feel free.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience began to discuss.

Soon, someone stood up.

He happened to be a Chinese medicine practitioner about the same age as Lu Jiu.

“Professor Grado, I would like to ask, what diseases can the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique cure, and what theory does it use to treat illnesses?”

This question is a good one.

Many in attendance were also particularly curious about the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique.

After all, everyone had only heard of the name and had never truly seen it.

They knew nothing about its theory and efficacy.

Grado smiled and said, “The Five Elements Acupuncture Technique can treat many illnesses. It is actually not limited to any specific disease; theoretically, as long as the patient is alive, the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique can be used for conditioning. Of course, this is merely theoretical, many patients’ conditions progress to Jueyin, with severe damage to the Five Viscera and Six Bowels, and the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique cannot save the life. I’ve also encountered many illnesses that couldn’t be cured, I’m sure everyone has had similar experiences.”

“No doctor can cure all diseases, no acupuncture treatment can cure all diseases, it doesn’t mean that you will be like a magician once you learn this technique, those are all lies.”

“As for the theory of the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique, it is naturally about the interaction and dynamics between the Five Elements. The ’Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor’ says, ’The Five Viscera are interconnected, and function in sequence. When one of the Five Viscera is ill, it transmits to where it prevails.’ When a person gets sick, it initially affects the muscles and skin, then penetrates deep into the Five Viscera and Six Bowels. When it affects the liver, if liver Qi is strong, it will transfer to the next viscera, the spleen, which is the path of the disease’s progression.”

“The Five Elements Acupuncture Technique regulates Qi, and this Qi has two types, one is the Qi inherent to the viscera like liver Qi, spleen Qi, kidney Qi, and the other is pathogenic Qi, which is Wind, Cold, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, Fire. The Five Elements Acupuncture Technique actually mobilizes the Qi of the viscera to work together to expel the pathogenic Qi, meaning that after understanding the transmission method of pathogenic Qi is mutual conquering, the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique uses the concept of mutual support among the Five Viscera to reinforce their functions, to resist the invasion of pathogenic Qi.”

“This is essentially a battle between offense and defense, the core of the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique is a single word, ’defend’. As long as the Five Viscera are not severely damaged by the pathogenic Qi, as the pathogenic Qi gradually weakens, the function of the Five Viscera gradually recovers and, with a change in circumstances, the illness naturally gets cured.”

Oh?

Lu Jiu was quite surprised upon hearing this.

He found that what Professor Grado was talking about regarding the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique was much like the method he had figured out to command the Five Viscera to drive out the pathogenic Qi.

Lu Jiu thought this method of treating disease was unique to him, but it turned out the predecessors had already mastered it and even developed corresponding acupuncture techniques.

However, compared to the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique, Lu Jiu had an advantage.

He could communicate directly with the Five Viscera, allowing for precise targeting of pathogenic Qi.

This is something the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique is probably unable to do.

“Then, do you think there’s any difference between the Golden Needle, Wood Needle, Water Needle, Fire Needle, and Earth Needle, derived from the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique in our country, and your Five Elements Acupuncture Technique?” he asked again.

Grado laughed, “My teacher said, the Five Elements Acupuncture Technique focuses on the intention, not the form. It is based on the simplest principles of Yin Yang and the Five Elements. If these five types of acupuncture you mentioned are just names to differentiate point selection and needle techniques, then there’s no problem, but if they are categorized and simplified as Golden Needle treats certain diseases, Wood Needle treats other diseases, then it is wrong.”

“Any approach in Chinese medicine is about regulating the entire body of the patient, not targeting a specific disease. This is very important!”

This fellow has truly learned the essence of Chinese medicine.

Lu Jiu couldn’t help but marvel.

A person completely unfamiliar with Huaxia culture, able to learn Chinese medicine to this extent, the hardships endured must be unimaginable to ordinary people.

This perseverance alone is worthy of admiration.

“Professor Grado, may I ask how many Chinese medicine practitioners there are in De Hans?”

“I haven’t really kept statistics on that, but in recent years, many people have learned acupuncture; the registered Chinese medicine practitioners should be around twenty to thirty thousand.”

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“Professor Grado, how do you rate Dr. Li from the video?”

“Very skilled, perhaps only my teacher could compare to him.”

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“Professor Grado, are many people in De Hans now believers in Chinese medicine?”

“I can only say, the number is growing exponentially, because many people are increasingly losing faith in Western medicine.”

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“Professor Grado, where is the hospital in the video located?”

“Hehehe, you might want to ask the next speaker. According to a friend of mine’s student, this hospital is closely related to him.”

The next one?

Huang Fusheng!?

Could it be that Elder Huang owns this hospital!?

On hearing this, the eyes of everyone in the audience instantly focused on Huang Fusheng.

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