Chapter 407: The beginning of the competition between Chinese and Western medicine. Am I also a child of a family of Chinese medicine? (Additional updates for high-quality products to express gratitude)
During the rest of the time, Fang Yan chatted with Old Dengtou about the time when Western medicine entered Guangdong.
Lao Dengtou is indeed a well-educated person, and his conversation is clear and logical.
He took a stool and sat beside the dialect diagnosis table and said:
"I heard from my elders that when Western medicine entered Guangdong in 1835, it developed very well."
During the "First Western Medicine "Ophthalmology Bureau", its founder, Dr. Peter Bojia, practiced medicine not only for foreigners, but also for all strata of the Chinese people. Even Qiying, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in the Qing government, and later the famous anti-British Lin Zexu and Peter Bojia both treated them.”
Fang Yan nodded, took over the conversation and said:
"Indeed, in the eyes of senior officials at that time, Western medicine represented advanced medicine."
"From that time on, some capable families also sent their children to study abroad in Western countries to learn knowledge about Western medicine. Then some of their books and articles about Western medicine knowledge began to be translated and published one after another. The knowledge contained in them was refreshing, so Western medicine is gradually accepted by most people. ”
"Even some famous Chinese medicine experts began to study Western medicine and tried to apply their theories to Chinese medicine. They believed that they should learn from each other's strong points and offset their weaknesses. So many Chinese medicine doctors began to learn Western medicine by themselves, and even some famous doctors at the time."
Old Dengtou looked at Fang Yan in surprise and said:
"Have you actually heard of this history?"
Fang Yan smiled. This was the most enthusiastic lecture given by the university professor at that time. At that time, the old man almost mentioned high blood pressure in his lecture.
Fang Yan said to Old Deng:
"I heard someone talk about it by chance."
Old Dengtou said:
"No, it was because no one was alert, so they developed very fast. Until 1919, there were 39 Western medicine hospitals in Guangzhou alone."
"Then other parts of the country also blossomed."
"At that time, there was also a saying about Nan Xiangya and Northern Concord. Have you heard of it?"
Fang Yan nodded and said:
"I have heard that Edward Hu Mei, a medical doctor sent by the Yali Association of Yale University in the United States, opened Yali Hospital in 1906 in Xipailou, CS City, the capital of HUN Province."
"Later, because its medical level was recognized by the HUN provincial authorities, the Yale-China Association of America cooperated with relevant groups in Hunan to establish a new medical university "Xiangya Medical College" in Chaozong Street, Changsha in 1914. Yale-China Hospital Renamed "Xiangya Hospital" affiliated to the school "
"Almost at the same time, in our place, Cochrane, a doctor from the "London Society" of the British church organization at that time, won the favor of Cixi and received 10,000 taels of silver donated by Cixi. From this, in 1906 he and other Five churches cooperated to open the "Union Medical Church" and its affiliated hospital.
“In 1915, the American Rockefeller Foundation purchased all the properties of the former Union Medical College from the London Society, and also purchased all the real estate of the former Prince Yu’s Mansion in Santiao Hutong, Dongdan, and then invested heavily in construction, and the Union Hospital was born.”
Hearing the dialect explain everything clearly, Mr. Deng couldn't help but admire:
"Okay, young man, you are not only good at medical skills, but you also know these things so clearly. If you say that you were trained by a medical family, I believe it!"
"Hey, you complimented me." Fang Yan bowed his hand to the old man.
Then Lao Dengtou said with emotion:
"In the previous thousands of years, except for the imperial palace hospitals, traditional Chinese medicine existed in the form of individual clinics, and its influence was far less than that of Western medicine."
"After various historical events, the trend of learning from the West began to prevail, which also led to fierce criticism of traditional Chinese medicine developed in the old culture."
Dialect response:
“People with culture and status at that time often turned to Western medicine for help after getting sick.”
"For example, geologist Ding Wenjiang fell seriously ill during an inspection in the countryside of Guizhou. He would rather endure the pain and refuse to let local Chinese medicine doctors come for diagnosis and treatment, instead calling someone to call Guiyang to ask for Western medicine."
Old Deng nodded and said:
"That's not the case! It wasn't just him. Literary men, politicians, and celebrities were all like this at that time. Even if Western medicine treated something wrong, or even cut the wrong place, people would not blame Western medicine. Instead, they would write articles in newspapers and magazines to defend Western medicine. .”
Then he continued:
"After those people came to the top, they began to target traditional Chinese medicine. The Beiyang government's legislation did not include the content of traditional Chinese medicine education. It required that universities not set up traditional Chinese medicine teaching courses, and traditional Chinese medicine was not allowed to open any educational institutions."
"The original traditional Chinese medicine education institutions in the private sector cannot be called schools. They cannot issue any educational certificates, and students who have graduated cannot work in hospitals."
"The education of traditional Chinese medicine suffered another blow, and later this policy was adopted by the Nanjing central government."
Fang Yan nodded and said:
"At that time, only Chen Jitang, who was in charge of the government in Guangdong, publicly expressed dissent, saying that he had other measures in Guangdong. Not only did he not restrict traditional Chinese medicine, he also pointed out that Guangzhou traditional Chinese medicine practitioners established the Huaxia Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Association and specially allocated funds to open schools in order to maintain traditional Chinese medicine education."
After hearing Fang Yan's words, Lao Deng's affection for Fang Yan suddenly exploded. Smiling and stroking his beard, he said:
"Oh, I didn't expect you even knew this. You're a good boy. You're right. I went to that school at that time."
Of course Fang Yan knew that after what Director Luo said at that time, Fang Yan should have read the book at that time even if he reached Lao Dengtou.
Old Dengtou sighed at this time:
"After 1949, the situation of traditional Chinese medicine improved."
"It is better to be a teacher. The first National Health Conference held in August 1950 set the tone and removed the tight curse imposed by the old government on traditional Chinese medicine practitioners across the country."
Dialect responded:
“In 1958, he gave clear instructions: ‘Chinese medicine is a treasure house, and we should work hard to explore and improve it.’ So now Chinese medicine has recovered a little.”
Old Deng was in a trance for a moment, as if he was lost in memories.
Then he said to the dialect:
"Hey, you have a wide range of knowledge. Now I really doubt that you are a descendant of a medical family."
After that, he recalled it again and said:
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"The only medical family with the surname Fang in the capital is Fang Bobing, one of the top ten famous doctors in the capital. I know his nephew Fang Heqian, and everyone in the younger generation also knows him. You are definitely not from their family."
Dialect nodded:
"Don't guess, I have nothing to do with their family."
Old Dengtou asked again:
"Your hometown is not in Chongqing, right?"
"No." Fang Yan responded.
Old Dengtou muttered:
"That's not from Fang Yaozhong's family."
Then he asked:
"No one in your family is a doctor?"
Dialect said:
"Yes, my mother and my wife are gynecologists from Union Medical College."
Thinking of this, Fang Yan said:
"Oh, my grandpa's name is He Xiu. I wonder if you know him."
"Why rest?!" Old Deng was stunned.
Then he showed a surprised expression, raised his voice an octave and asked:
"Are you He Xiu's grandson?"
Dialect nodded:
"That's right."
Old Dengtou said:
"I'm talking about the He Xiu who treats pediatrics in Beijing. When the Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences was established in 1955, the He Xiu who was responsible for receiving southern Chinese medicine practitioners came to Beijing."
Dialect nods:
"Yes, that's him."
When the old man heard this, he slapped his thigh:
"Ouch, I said it looks familiar the more I look at it, it turns out I am an old friend!"
After that, he said to the dialect:
"Then you still say that you are not from a family of traditional Chinese medicine!"
Fang Yan said in astonishment:
"No, my grandfather has been dead for many years and there is no descendant. Who am I to be considered a child of a family of traditional Chinese medicine!?"
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(End of chapter)