Chapter 42: Chapter 37: Acupuncture Point Selection: The Meeting and Xi Method

Another reward!

Lu Jiu was just about to rest when the system notification popped up again!

[Claim!]

[Reward Obtained: Basic TCM Diagnosis!]

[Reward Obtained: Acupuncture Point Selection – Hui-Xi Therapy]

Another acupuncture point selection skill?

Lu Jiu was overjoyed!

After claiming the reward, a plethora of acupuncture knowledge flooded his mind.

At this moment, he finally understood what Hui-Xi Therapy was.

There are eight meeting points and sixteen Xi points in the human body.

The eight meeting points are the acupuncture points where the Life Essence of the viscera, bowels, qi, blood, sinews, vessels, bones, and marrow converge. The sixteen Xi points are where the qi and blood of the meridians gather and curve, with Xi implying voids.

The Hui-Xi therapy shares similarities with the Yuan-Luo therapy but also has differences. Both therapies involve using two points, but unlike Yuan-Luo therapy, Hui-Xi therapy requires the simultaneous selection and needling of the points.

Because the meeting points govern the bowels, marrow, bones, sinews, vessels, qi, and blood, they treat internal medicine syndromes, while the Xi points relate to the sixteen meridians. Thus, when used together, they can treat meridian diseases as well as internal medicine diseases.

Additionally, the reward includes songs for memorizing the eight meeting points and sixteen Xi points, making it easier for Lu Jiu to memorize the points.

With this Hui-Xi therapy, Lu Jiu’s level of acupuncture point selection has undoubtedly advanced.

However, since there are currently too few patients coming to the clinic, Lu Jiu’s acupuncture skills have no outlet.

Time for bed!

Pleased with the reward, Lu Jiu fell into a contented sleep.

…

Early the next morning, as usual, Lu Jiu practiced a set of the Eight Vajra Skills then ran over to Aunt Zhao’s place for breakfast.

It was still two bowls of porridge with some small side dishes, along with a cup of soy milk.

“Hey, Lu Jiu is here too.”

Just as Lu Jiu was slurping his porridge, Aunt Wang suddenly stood next to him, cheerfully greeting him.

Lu Jiu glanced over and saw a little boy beside Granny Wang, then smiled, “Granny Wang, bringing your grandson out for breakfast?”

Granny Wang called out in her loud voice, “Yes, this kid says the food at home doesn’t taste good. He insists on going out to eat noodles. His stomach’s been upset again these past few days. Sigh, no choice, if I don’t bring him out to eat, he’ll cry at home, no other way.”

Stomach troubles again.

Lu Jiu was already used to it.

But nowadays, more and more children having stomach issues isn’t really a good thing.

“Do you know how to pickle vegetables?” Lu Jiu asked.

Pickled vegetables?

Granny Wang asked puzzled, “Of course I do, but why are you asking?”

Lu Jiu smiled, “After you go home, pickle some vegetables, leave them for a month, then let your grandson have some every day. This should help restore some of his stomach function.”

Granny Wang frowned and said, “Isn’t it said that eating too many pickles can cause cancer?”

Lu Jiu couldn’t help laughing, “No, it won’t. After all, if eating pickles could cause cancer, then wouldn’t that certain country be the cancer capital? They eat pickles as a staple, every meal includes pickles, but of course, if you’re not comfortable with it, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

During the pickling process, the sodium level in pickles does indeed rise rapidly. This is the nitrite sodium, which experts refer to as a carcinogen.

However, by the twenty-first day of pickling, the nitrite sodium concentration begins to drop from its peak, and by about a month, it falls to a very low level, making the pickles safe to eat.

Moreover, pickles are rich in various antibiotics, such as penicillin.

Compared to chemically purified penicillin, the penicillin in pickles is better for the human body.

So, to protect the stomach, eating pickles is a very good dietary habit.

Of course, the pickles must be homemade. Who can guarantee that commercially made pickles have been pickled for over a month, and you don’t know what else they might contain.

“I’ll find some time to pickle some then,” said Granny Wang.

“Okay,” Lu Jiu nodded, then continued with his breakfast, feeding Xiao Tu something as well.

Surprisingly, this little guy wasn’t picky, eating whatever was given to him.

After a good night’s rest, today his vitality and spirit were much better than yesterday.

Hopefully, after a few more days of treatment, he can fully recover and start growing!

He’s too small now, just the size of a palm—cute but not healthy, in Lu Jiu’s eyes, no matter how cute.

After breakfast, Lu Jiu went to the clinic.

Lu Mountain, as usual, had arrived earlier than him and had already prepared the herbs for treating Xiao Tu.

“Grandpa, let me do it.”

Lu Jiu placed Xiao Tu aside, then took the herbs and began to decoct them.

After about half an hour, Lu Jiu poured the medicine into a bowl, let it cool for over ten minutes, and then drew it into a syringe.

Since Xiao Tu’s recovery was progressing well, both grandfather and grandson no longer needed to work together; Lu Jiu could give Xiao Tu his medicine alone, while Lu Mountain went over to water the plants and trim branches.

Just then, a person arrived at the clinic door. Seeing Lu Jiu feeding something to a hairless cat, with the smell of herbal medicine, the person was surprised and said, “Eh? Are you treating the cat?”

Lu Jiu looked up and found that the visitor was an aunt, appearing to be in her forties or fifties.

“Yes, are you here for a consultation?” Lu Jiu asked.

Huang Xia nodded, then glanced at Lu Mountain, “Yes, I’m looking for Dr. Lu.”

It seems she’s here for Grandpa.

Lu Mountain smiled and reminded her, “You should see my grandson. He’s better than I am now.”

Oh?

Huang Xia’s gaze towards Lu Jiu changed.

“Alright then.”

Lu Jiu smiled, “Please, have a seat.”

Then, Lu Jiu handed the syringe to Lu Mountain and sat opposite Huang Xia to begin her diagnosis.

“What’s been troubling you?” Lu Jiu asked.

“It’s my stomach, constantly feeling acid reflux, nausea every morning, and if I eat to fullness, I start belching. If a dish has too much oil, I get diarrhea quickly after eating it. I even went to the hospital for checks, took some stomach medicine, but nothing worked. And lately, my shoulders have inexplicably started hurting. I haven’t bumped into anything, it’s really strange!” Huang Xia said.

Is it the Spleen and Stomach again?

If it’s the Spleen and Stomach, the symptoms she described seem a bit strange.

“Let me take your pulse first.” Lu Jiu motioned for her to extend her hand and then pressed his fingers on her wrist at the Cun, Guan, Chi positions.

In an instant, the familiar sounds of the Five Viscera appeared in Lu Jiu’s mind.

“How many days has it been, Liver Wood, can’t you manage your brothers?”

“I can’t help it, how about you lend a hand?”

“Easy for you to say, how am I supposed to help? It’s causing trouble for my brothers, don’t you know?”

“There’s no other way; the Gallbladder itself is struggling now. Just bear with it.”

“Heart Fire, look at this. Clearly, they’re causing us trouble, and still telling me to bear with it, what kind of attitude is that?”

“It indeed can’t be helped, we can’t blame them for this. The Gallbladder has something inside. Not just them, I’m at a loss too.”

“What!? Then what should we do, its fluids have already reached my brothers. If we don’t control it, we’ll both suffer!”

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