"Alright."
Song Xiaoyun didn't chat much with Lv Mei, but instead directly took off her gloves and walked towards Lu Xuan.
Even before she got there, her voice had already reached Lu Xuan's ears: "Dr. Lu, today has truly been an eye-opener. I never realized acupuncture could have such miraculous effects. When I heard you speak about it earlier, I admittedly had some doubts. Now, I apologize for my earlier ignorance."
After saying this, Song Xiaoyun showed a face full of apology and slightly bowed without any pretense.
"Director Song, you've overstated it."
Lu Xuan was taken aback by Song Xiaoyun and hurriedly reached out to support her: "You can't be blamed, Director Song. After all, people who don't understand traditional Chinese medicine often have such thoughts when they first encounter it. I can understand that. Before I started learning traditional Chinese medicine, I actually had similar thoughts.
It's only after truly understanding it that I realized how ignorant my thoughts were. Traditional Chinese medicine is so extensive and profound that it might take a lifetime to thoroughly comprehend."
"Indeed, lack of understanding leads to misunderstanding," Song Xiaoyun responded with a sigh.
Then her expression turned serious: "Dr. Lu, actually, the reason I came to you today isn't just to apologize for my earlier attitude. There's another matter..."
Upon saying this, Song Xiaoyun hesitated.
Lu Xuan looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Song Xiaoyun took a deep breath, clenched her teeth lightly, and revealed her purpose: "I wonder if Dr. Lu has considered developing a career in obstetrics and gynecology?"
"Ah?"
Lu Xuan looked at Song Xiaoyun in surprise, not expecting her to suddenly ask such a question.
Developing a career in obstetrics and gynecology, to be honest, was something he hadn't really thought about.
Traditional Chinese medicine is a vast and profound discipline. Although many practitioners now dive deep into one or two specific areas, even so, knowing only those aspects isn't sufficient.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a person is an organic whole, and every part of the body is interconnected with others. Therefore, in diagnosis and treatment, doctors observe the patient's overall state, including complexion, tongue coating, pulse, etc., to judge their health comprehensively and find the root cause of the disease. This holistic view is very effective for treating complex diseases and regulating the internal environment.
Moreover, in the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine, emphasis is placed on maintaining the balance of Yin and Yang for a healthy body, while diseases are caused by the imbalance of Yin and Yang. Thus, traditional Chinese medicine treats diseases by regulating the balance of Yin and Yang.
For example, in the early stages of an infectious disease, traditional Chinese medicine would use herbal medicine to clear heat and detoxify, restoring Yin and Yang balance and enhancing the body's self-healing ability.
Moreover, although traditional Chinese medicine is about treating diseases, it is more essentially preventive medicine. Prevention is fundamental, and treating diseases can be considered just an auxiliary function.
In traditional Chinese medicine, "preventing diseases" is more important than "treating existing diseases". It can not only treat existing ailments but also adjust the patient's constitution to prevent future diseases.
Thus, traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes health preservation and balanced diet, presenting methods like dietary therapy and Qigong practice. This way, people can maintain their health, prevent diseases, and improve life quality using traditional Chinese medicine.
In fact, these concepts are very close to modern ones, showing how advanced traditional Chinese medical philosophy is.
It's important to realize that disease prevention was proposed thousands of years ago.
In summary, the main spirit of traditional Chinese medicine is, first of all, to treat the person, and only then the disease. "Treating the person" means not only keeping oneself harmonious and balanced—including Yin and Yang, Qi and blood, the five viscera and six bowels, cold and heat, exterior and interior—but also maintaining harmony between people and with nature, the "unity of Heaven and man" in traditional Chinese culture.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that astronomy, geography, and human affairs form an organic whole; a person has both natural and social attributes. Adapting to nature and society is key to achieving physical and mental health.
It can be seen that traditional Chinese medicine is deeply rooted in traditional culture, which views the universe as a harmonious whole where humans, nature, and society are an organic entity, or the trinity of Heaven, Earth, and Man. This is closely related to the spirit of traditional Chinese medicine and our traditional culture.
This underscores an unavoidable issue: no practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine can solely focus on one type of illness, because traditional Chinese medicine treats the person as a whole, not just as a single ailment. When treating a patient, one must view them as a complete individual.
And not just fixating the eyes on one ailment, treating the headache for the head and footache for the feet.
If Lu Xuan didn't have this miraculous ability of Heart's Voice, he might have considered Song Xiaoyun's suggestion, not thinking too much. But there's no 'if'—with the miraculous ability of Heart's Voice, Lu Xuan cannot develop in a singular direction.
With this in mind, Lu Xuan politely declined Song Xiaoyun's invitation: "I'm sorry, Director Song, but I appreciate your kindness."
Although expected this outcome, Song Xiaoyun couldn't help but show a bit of disappointment, but she quickly regained her composure: "Dr. Lu, are you really not considering it?"
"In the obstetrics and gynecology department, cases of difficult labor are common. Out of ten pregnant women, seven or eight might experience complications. In such situations, our only solution is to use forceps for delivery, which may, to some extent, result in certain complications—something that's unavoidable."