Chapter 157 The girl with red rash all over her body
Pien Tze Huang is a Chinese patent medicine that clears away heat and detoxifies, cools blood and removes blood stasis, reduces swelling and relieves pain.
The instructions state that it is mainly used for acute and chronic viral hepatitis, carbuncle and furuncle, nameless swelling and poison, bruises and various inflammations caused by heat, poison and blood stasis.
Legend has it that an imperial doctor in the Ming Dynasty went to bed with Hu Jian to avoid his enemies, and then invented the original version of Pien Tze Huang, which has been carried forward since then and so on.
Of course, just listen to such legends and stories, just like everything in the Jiangnan area has something to do with Qianlong.
By 2023, Pien Tze Huang still has a well-known alias, "Moutai in Medicine".
The reason for this nickname is that the price of Pien Tze Huang rose from 590 yuan/pill to 1,600 yuan/pill in just one year, and the supply price in overseas markets increased accordingly by about US$35/pill.
The key is the same as Moutai. Pien Tze Huang is also hard to find. Either the purchase is restricted or the stock is unavailable. The demand is completely greater than the supply.
There are actually two reasons why Pien Tze Huang is so awesome.
On the one hand, Pien Tze Huang is a national confidential drug, and its prescription and production process are both national top secret and not open to the public, which indirectly illustrates the preciousness and importance of the drug.
Only good things need to be hidden and tucked away by the state.
On the other hand, Pien Tze Huang is not only limited to treatment, but can also be used as a "health product".
For example, for liver protection, it was initially used to treat various hepatitis. Later, it was discovered that the liver protection effect is also very powerful, so people who often drink often take Pien Tze Huang.
There is also a legend that it can fight cancer, and this one is awesome.
Rumor has it that an overseas Chinese in the Philippines got cancer and was originally planning to go back to his hometown and wait for death. However, he miraculously recovered after taking Pien Tze Huang, and Pien Tze Huang was once again promoted to the altar.
Whether it's the capital behind the hype or the medicine is really magical, Pien Tze Huang is very popular in the south.
But later Pien Tze Huang also encountered the same dilemma as Angong Niuhuang Wan.
Public information speculates that among the main ingredients of Pien Tze Huang, Panax notoginseng accounts for about 85%, snake gall accounts for about 7%, bezoar accounts for about 5%, and musk accounts for about 3%. (It’s just a rough idea, the recipe and process are not public)
Among them, musk, bezoar and snake gall, which account for the smallest proportion, are the main reasons why Pien Tze Huang is so valuable because they are all natural and scarce in quantity.
The problem is that after the Animal Protection Law was promulgated, natural materials were no longer used, which also caused the effectiveness of Pien Tze Huang to plummet.
But these problems did not exist in 1959, because there were no restrictions on raw materials in 1959, and all Pien Tze Huang used were purely natural and ancient techniques.
If this kind of Pien Tze Huang is sold in 2023, it will have better curative effect and higher price, and it will definitely be a hot commodity.
This is what Lin Sanqi calls "traffic monetization".
In the ward.
Dr. Xiaolin sat beside the hospital bed, pressing the index finger, middle finger and ring finger of his right hand on the patient's cun, guan and chi, squinting his eyes in deep thought.
In fact, how does Lin Sanqi know how to diagnose pulse? The most he could do was check his pulse rate. After all, he studied clinical Western medicine in college.
But now his character is the heir of the Lingnan School, the youngest son of Dr. Lin Sophora, so he has to pretend to be more like him.
On the hospital bed, Zhang Jingjing was lying weakly. Even though her face was pale, her delicate face could not be concealed. Her morbid beauty was more pitiable than Sister Lin.
This is an 18-year-old girl and Zhang Xingbang's youngest daughter, so she is naturally doted on.
This time, Zhang Xingbang's life was threatened by his youngest daughter's illness. Almost all the connections at home were used. Thousands of dollars had been spent on medical expenses and various red envelopes.
Lin Sanqi checked the Tianmai Pulse for a long time. She originally wanted to touch her beard to pretend to be an expert, but then she found that her chin was bare.
Zhang Xingbang asked anxiously: "Dr. Xiaolin, how are you doing?"
Doctors and nurses from the first hospitals in nearby provinces also looked at the doctor from the capital with curiosity, wanting to see what good ideas he had.
Lin Sanqi nodded solemnly, but actually he was panicking inside. If Lin Sophora was present, he would have to kill this little liar who was swindling and corrupting Chinese medicine.
"I have a rough idea of the situation, but I still need to do further inspections."
When Lin Sanqi said this, Zhang Xingbang couldn't help but ask what the diagnosis was.
Lin Sanqi said to Zhang Jingjing on the hospital bed: "Come on, open your mouth and let me take a look."
Zhang Jingjing opened her mouth in response: Ah~~~cough~~~
Lin Sanqi was originally worried that it might be a high fever caused by tonsil suppuration, but now he was pleasantly surprised, because he saw that the patient's tongue had an obvious "strawberry tongue."
Strawberry tongue, as the name suggests, is caused by the swelling, congestion, and redness of the tongue, which looks like the surface of a strawberry.
If you have strawberry tongue, the most likely diseases are glossitis, Kawasaki disease, scarlet fever, and hand, foot and mouth disease.
Lin Sanqi felt confident and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The subject of medicine is complex. After all, there are thousands of diseases. It is too difficult for you to find the answer like a detective. Strength and luck are both indispensable.
To be honest, it is simple. As long as you catch a specific symptom and follow the symptoms, the answer will appear immediately.
Just like now, if it is "glossitis", the patient will not have a high fever that will not go away for a week.
If it is "hand, foot and mouth disease", Lin Sanqi has observed that there are no red herpes in the patient's mouth, hands and soles. So the most likely diseases now are "Kawasaki disease" and "scarlet fever".
Because both diseases will have a high fever, a rash with swollen lymph nodes, and strawberry tongue, they have too much in common.
Life depends on life here, and there was a lack of corresponding auxiliary examinations in 1959, so we could only do a full physical examination for differential diagnosis.
Lin Sanqi looked at Zhang Xingbang a little embarrassed:
"Director Zhang, what disease does your daughter have? Currently I have two answers in my mind. I need to do a full body examination to confirm which disease it is."
The First People's Hospital of Hujian Province is a comprehensive hospital, focusing on Western medicine.
Hearing what Lin Sanqi said, several doctors nodded secretly, thinking that this kid was going to have a physical examination to prove that he was not messing around. Western medicine attaches great importance to the scale of diagnosis and treatment, and diagnosis relies on evidence and cannot rely on subjective guesses.
Zhang Xingbang said quickly without thinking: "Dr. Xiaolin, please check it quickly."
Lin Sanqi was a little embarrassed: "This full body examination needs to check the patient's rash all over the body, as well as some special parts..."
Zhang Xingbang understood that this meant that his daughter should be naked, which was a bit embarrassing.
But considering that my daughter’s innocence is compared to her life, this multiple-choice question doesn’t seem difficult to answer, so I gritted my teeth and nodded:
"Okay, Dr. Xiaolin, follow your thinking and don't worry."
Lin Sanqi breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid of bumping into the old feudal lord. He was not allowed to touch this or look at that, so the disease could not be cured today.
As soon as the family members and medical staff in the ward heard that a full-body examination was required, they all wisely exited the ward, leaving Zhang Xingbang's wife behind to supervise.
Zhang Jingjing's face was already red at this time, and she was clutching her collar and about to cry.
It is too shameful for an 18-year-old girl to show herself to a strange man.
On the contrary, her mother is open-minded:
"Jingjing, Dr. Xiaolin is a great doctor from the capital. He is here to help you treat your illness. Don't be afraid. Mom is here to be more courageous."
Lin Sanqi thought that it was good that her mother was also considerate and courteous.
"Besides, you see Dr. Xiaolin is handsome. Mom has asked about him and he is still single. If you two find the right person, your dad and I won't stop you from marrying far away..."
Lin Sanqi almost fell down after hearing this.
After some persuasion, Zhang Jingjing also gave up resistance, thinking that the world would be destroyed and that she would love her as much as she wanted. Of course, the bigger reason was that she was too uncomfortable and in pain.
Who wants to die if he can live?
Who wants to live in darkness if he can be healthy?
Zhang Jingjing closed her eyes and slowly began to take off her hospital gown, first her shirt, then her pants, but she refused to take off her shirt and pants.
Lin Sanqi watched quietly, secretly breathing in her heart. After all, the lady in front of her had a really good figure... ahem... she couldn't be a beast.
At this time, Lin Sanqi took a closer look at the rashes on Zhang Jingjing's body and found that they were all dense and uniform punctate congestive red rashes the size of a pin cap.
Smelling Zhang Jingjing's light body fragrance, she sat calmly in her arms and asked softly, "Lin Xiahui":
"When did your rash start to appear? Where did it first appear?"
Zhang Jingjing was too embarrassed to speak, so Zhang’s mother answered instead:
"I remember that it started to appear on the second day after the fever, first on the neck, and then on the body, face, arms and thighs."
Lin Sanqi gestured: "I want to touch it, is that okay?"
Mother Zhang hesitated for a moment, then said firmly: "Okay!"
Lin Sanqi was not polite. She put her entire right hand on Zhang Jingjing's skin, and then stroked it up and down. The movements sounded sacred at best, but a bit wretched at worst.
After all, she is a big girl, and being gently touched by a man all over her body...uh, hehehe...
Anyway, Zhang Jingjing felt goosebumps all over her body at this moment.
Lin Sanqi didn't feel any glamorous feeling. There was really no such thing, because what he touched was not the girl's skin that was as delicate as white fat, but a rough and rough feeling, similar to sandpaper.
Coupled with the red rash all over the patient's body, anyone with trypophobia would faint at this time.
"Take off your shirt and pants too..."
"Ah? You have to take off your shirt and pants too?" Mother Zhang found it hard to accept.
Lin Sanqi knew that her parents must have suspicions, so she agreed in advance:
"I mainly look at several skin folds, such as armpits, cubital fossa, groin and other areas to see if there are dense rashes like a line. This is called Paschal's line, which is very important for diagnosing the disease."
Lin Sanqi pointed at a red line on Zhang Jingjing's armpit and elbow socket.
When Zhang's mother saw that the doctor could tell the truth, she knew that the doctor was not trying to molest her daughter, so she had no choice but to agree.
Zhang Jingjing was already crying: "Mom, I will die."
(End of chapter)