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Chapter 271 - 271 271 Traditional Chinese Medicine Lecture Part 2

271: Chapter 271 Traditional Chinese Medicine Lecture (Part 2) 271: Chapter 271 Traditional Chinese Medicine Lecture (Part 2) “Please speak, student,” Qin Han said with a faint smile.

“Doctor Qin, I can understand the Seven Emotions matching the Five Capabilities that you just mentioned, but I’m somewhat confused about the Seven Emotions you spoke of,” a female student asked with uncertainty.

Hearing this, Qin Han nodded and said, “I understand, that’s my fault for not clarifying.”

The female student, slightly embarrassed, smiled upon hearing Qin Han’s words.

“The Seven Emotions in Chinese medicine are not merely happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy.

They refer to joy, anger, worry, contemplation, sorrow, fear, and shock—these seven emotions.

These are the Seven Emotions as described in Chinese medicine.

There are also other interpretations of the Seven Emotions, such as happiness, anger, sadness, fear, love, disgust, and desire.

Sometimes, some medical texts might confuse the two,” Qin Han explained with a smile.

“I understand now, thank you, Doctor Qin!”

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the auditorium, Qin Han noticed a group of elders walking in.

However, they did not disturb anyone and simply found seats nearby to sit down.

Without further attention to them, Qin Han continued his lecture; perhaps these were leaders of the Chinese Medicine University checking on the effectiveness of the classes.

“Next, let’s talk about Mutual Reinforcement,” Qin Han went on.

“Mutual Reinforcement is when one medicinal substance is the principal and another is the adjunct.

When combined, the adjunct can enhance the effect of the principal.”,

“The Inner Canon of Huangdi in the Basic Questions section mentions: The one that treats the primary disease is called the Monarch, assisting the Monarch is called the Minister, and facilitating the Minister is called the Messenger.

Medicinal substances should also distinguish between Monarch and Minister.”,

The Monarch herb primarily acts on the main disease or syndrome.

Its potency is foremost in the formula, and it is often used in larger quantities.

Messenger herbs in treatment can serve as messengers.

They not only guide herbs into the meridians but also harmonize all the herbs.

In every formula, the Monarch herb is essential and is considered the leader among them.

It can also be understood as the principal and adjunct herbs, with licorice being the most commonly used adjunct.”

“Since ancient times, many people believed that using licorice was merely to soften the bitter taste of the medicine.

But those of us studying Chinese medicine should know that licorice is warm in nature and holds the effects of tonifying the spleen and benefiting qi, detoxifying, removing phlegm, stopping cough, alleviating urgency and pain, and harmonizing herbs.

That’s why so many people like to use licorice, because licorice does not harm the body.”

Upon hearing this, the students in the audience burst into laughter.

Qin Han said with a smile, “Don’t laugh, what I’m saying is true.

Nowadays, many doctors who open their private practices generally adopt the stance of ‘striving for no fault rather than effect.’

However, treating diseases should not be about seeking faultlessness.

Seeking no fault means being irresponsible to the patients.

Because of your focus on faultlessness, you might worsen the patient’s condition or even cause loss of life.

That’s a sign of inaction.”,

“As doctors, our duty is to cure the sick and save lives.

‘Doctor’ is both a profession and more than just a profession!

If anyone here thinks this way, I believe you might as well leave, because what I’m teaching won’t be of any use to you in the future, and there’s no need to waste your time here.”

Seeing that all the students below were listening attentively, Qin Han nodded and continued, “I just mentioned Mutual Reinforcement.

Now, let’s move on to Mutual Inhibition.”,

“As I said earlier, if there is a Monarch in medicine, there are also Ministers and Messengers.

I just talked about Mutual Reinforcement.

What we are discussing now is Mutual Inhibition.

What is Mutual Inhibition?

It is when the toxic side effects of one medication are suppressed by another.

For example, Pinellia is inhibited by ginger, as ginger can suppress the toxic side effects of Pinellia.

Raw Pinellia can cause throat irritation and make the throat painful and mute.

Processed with ginger to create Ginger-processed Pinellia, its side effects are greatly mitigated.

This is an example of Mutual Inhibition compatibility.”

Qin Han looked at the audience and said, “In many of the Western medications used today, a moderate side effect occurs, which many people tend to overlook, as some side effects eventually fade over time.”,

“However, with Chinese medicine, when prescribing, one must first understand the medication to then use another to remove its side effects so that the patient does not experience them upon administration.

This is the concept of Mutual Inhibition in medication.”

“And now,” Qin Han continued, “Mutual Extermination!

Hearing the word ‘extermination’, you’d think it’s not something good, but actually, you’re mistaken.

If Mutual Inhibition is about suppressing side effects, then Mutual Extermination is about completely eliminating them.”

What is referred to as ‘mutually killing’ is when one drug can eliminate the toxic side effects of another drug.

The group of elders who had just walked in were also drawn into Qin Han’s theory, all wearing solemn expressions, with some even starting to take notes.

Seeing that the students below, aside from a few who were dozing off, were all listening attentively, Qin Han was very satisfied, as these theoretical concepts are easily soporific.

Then, he stood up, smiled, and said, “I was dragged here by Elder Sun to give this lecture, so I didn’t prepare much.

I’ve been talking for so long, and Elder Sun didn’t prepare water for me either.

Could one of you students please get me a glass of water?”

Qin Han pointed to a student who looked somewhat sleepy.

The students below all laughed and turned to look at Sun Pinghui, making his old face turn red.

Upon hearing this, the student, feeling a bit embarrassed, walked up to the stage to pour a cup of hot water for Qin Han, then said softly, “I’m sorry, Doctor Qin.”

Qin Han nodded and patted him with a smile.

This incident vexed Elder Sun Pinghui below.

Qin boy, you want the students to concentrate, so why are you making fun of me?

This interlude invigorated some of the drowsy students, who began to pay more attention to the lecture.

Qin Han was such a person: if he spoke, he made sure everyone understood.

“Mutual antagonism,” I once heard a story about a wealthy family that took in a female cousin.

This cousin was an orphan, but there was a silver lining—she inherited a fortune.

However, this female cousin had poor health and needed to regularly drink ginseng soup.

Although the wealthy family treated her well, and she drank ginseng soup constantly, she died within a year of her arrival, and her fortune naturally went to the wealthy family.

In fact, what eventually came out was that the wealthy family had bribed the doctor preparing the medicine to add Lai Fu Zi to the ginseng soup.”

Qin Han looked at the audience and asked with a smile, “Do you know what Lai Fu Zi is?”

The people present glanced at each other and shook their heads.

“Lai Fu Zi is actually the dried and mature seed of a radish.

In traditional Chinese medicine, it’s not called radish seed but Lai Fu Zi, which is a nice-sounding name.

It has effects such as promoting digestion, relieving distension, and reducing phlegm.

However, when combined with ginseng, it weakens the tonic effect of the ginseng.

This is what is meant by mutual antagonism, the theoretical definition of which is that one drug can destroy the effectiveness of another drug.”

Qin Han highlighted the seriousness of mutual antagonism with a story: “Don’t think that I am making alarmist claims.

In traditional Chinese medicine, there are many herbs that are mutually antagonistic.

There is also the concept of dietary incompatibility, which is essentially a typical example of mutual antagonism.

Let me give you a simple example, such as crab and tomatoes; if consumed together, they can lead to bleeding and diarrhea, and in severe cases, they can be life-threatening.”

He continued, “Of course, some might say, ‘Doctor Qin, aren’t these foods?

Food is not the same as herbal medicine.’ But what I want to emphasize is that there’s a saying you’ve probably heard: ‘Dietary nourishment is better than medical supplementation!’ In a strict sense, food is also a type of herbal medicine, but it’s just that it can satiate hunger.

When foods are combined properly, they can provide energy to our bodies, which is itself the basic manifestation of a medicinal property.

Medicines can provide energy, kill germs, and improve physical health.

So, in fact, the theory of the seven emotions of traditional Chinese medicine is everywhere in life.