Decoction to Drain the Heart Combined with Fluid-Increasing Decoction

Liu Yanzhen was about to walk forward, Liu Yanzhen Su Ziyang grabbed her arm from behind.

Liu Yanzhen turned to look at Su Ziyang, puzzled. Su Ziyang shook his head at Liu Yanzhen.

"Brother-in-law, this is too much suffering for you. I have another way, a painless way."

Upon hearing Su Ziyang's words, Liu Yanzhen put the tweezers back.

"Tell me quickly, what's the plan?"

No one wanted to see the child suffer, Liu Yanzhen quickly asked Su Ziyang for a solution.

Do you have any garlic?

Upon Su Ziyang's words, Liu Yanzhen frowned at first, then thought for a moment and said, "There really is. They gave one of the oil-splashed noodles they bought at noon; I'll go get it."

Liu Yanzhen turned and ran out, returning with a head of garlic in her hand.

"Here you go, how do I use it, bro?"

Su Ziyang took the garlic cloves, quickly peeled them, then took a few cloves, wrapped them in clean gauze, and quickly crushed them in his palm.

Which of the child's nose is bleeding?

Su Ziyang walked over and asked the child's mother. Xiong Guichen's mother didn't know what Su Ziyang did, but seeing that even her attending physician listened to Su Ziyang, she had no doubts and quickly said, "Left side."

The child didn't know what was happening, but when he saw that the tweezers weren't being used to poke his nose anymore, his crying gradually stopped.

Su Ziyang took off the child's right sock, smeared garlic on the sole of the child's foot, and then secured it with medical tape.

About three minutes after the garlic was applied, everyone in the ward focused their attention on Xiong Guichen and Su Ziyang.

"Sigh~"

Xiong Guichen was the first to let out a sound of surprise, and then he removed the tissue he had been covering his nose.

Sure enough, the nosebleed had stopped.

"Mom, the bleeding has stopped. Please stop crying."

Xiong Guichen happily threw the tissue soaked in blood into the trash can, then picked up another tissue from the bed to wipe his mother's tears.

When the people in the ward saw that the child had stopped bleeding, their eyes were filled with surprise.

"It's good that it's stopped flowing, it's good that it's stopped flowing."

Xiong Guichen's mother quickly wiped away her tears and took out wet wipes to clean the blood from Xiong Guichen's mouth and neck.

"Brother, you've got a way like that? That's amazing!"

Liu Yanzhen put her arm around Su Ziyang Su Ziyang's arm and whispered something to him.

"Brother-in-law, this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. Can I take the child's pulse? He looks like he's suffering a lot."

Unlike the astonishment of the crowd and the joy of Xiong Guichen's mother, Su Ziyang knew that this method only provided temporary relief. To address the root cause, a more nuanced approach based on syndrome differentiation was still necessary.

Liu Yanzhen pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and said to Xiong Guichen's mother, "This is the doctor I invited to consult on your son's case. You've already seen his method; Chenchen's nosebleed stopped quickly. Now, let him take Chenchen's pulse. Do you agree to this?"

When Xiong Guichen's mother heard Liu Yanzhen say this, her eyes lit up. She had just been wondering who this person who wasn't wearing a white coat was and whether she should ask about Chenchen's illness. Now that Liu Yanzhen had said this, Xiong Guichen's mother couldn't have been happier.

"Of course. Thank you, doctor."

After Xiong Guichen's mother gave her consent, Su Ziyang knelt down to take Xiong Guichen's pulse.

Previously, Liu Yanzhen said that Xiong Guichen's pulse was a weak and floating pulse, which could be felt with light pressure but not with deep pressure.

After taking Xiong Guichen's pulse, Su Ziyang discovered that although Xiong Guichen's pulse was indeed easily felt, it was not a weak or floating pulse, but rather a hollow pulse.

The hollow pulse is large, soft, and feels hollow in the center when pressed, while the sides are solid; that is, it is broad but feels empty in the middle. This pulse pattern is often seen in cases of severe bleeding or yin deficiency, and it can also be seen in common consumptive diseases.

The pulses in both hands were almost identical, so Su Ziyang asked Xiong Guichen to stick out his tongue.

The tongue coating was generally normal, but the tip of the tongue was red. Not only was it red, Su Ziyang noticed that Xiong Guichen's tongue tip was slightly retracted inward, and the tip wasn't pointed. However, this was not obvious and required careful observation to notice.

After the examination was completed, Su Ziyang stood up.

"Doctor, how is my Chenchen? Can he be cured?"

Su Ziyang's quick action in stopping the bleeding had already made Xiong Guichen's mother regard Su Ziyang as a miracle doctor. After taking her pulse, Su Ziyang remained silent, and Xiong Guichen's mother immediately wanted to kneel down before Su Ziyang.

"Hey, what's going on?"

Su Ziyang helped Xiong Guichen's mother up.

Please, please save my Chenchen.

Xiong Guichen's mother clasped her hands together and bowed to Su Ziyang. Su Ziyang quickly waved his hand, "I'll discuss it with Physician Liu. You two should rest first. Don't let the child move around too much; just lie quietly in bed."

After Su Ziyang and Liu Yanzhen arrived at the office, Liu Yanzhen spoke first, "So, brother, what are your thoughts?"

"My diagnosis shows this child has a hollow pulse, and his tongue tip is reddish, which likely indicates heart fire. I'd like to devise a prescription for him to try."

With a general idea in mind, Su Ziyang picked up a pen and paper and thought about it carefully before writing down the prescription.

5g rhubarb

Scutellaria baicalensis 5g

3g of Coptis chinensis

10g of Scrophularia

10g of Rehmannia

10g of Ophiopogon japonicus

3g of Sophora tonkinensis

The prescription was written out, but the number of doses was not specified. This prescription is a combination of two prescriptions.

It is a combination of Decoction to Drain the Heart and Fluid-Increasing Decoction.

The Decoction to Drain the Heart formula comes from the sixteenth chapter of the "Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet), which deals with palpitations, hematemesis, hematochezia, chest fullness, blood stasis, and related diseases. It is mainly used to treat heart qi deficiency, hematemesis, and epistaxis.

Su Ziyang noticed that Xiong Guichen's tongue tip was retracted. In tongue diagnosis, the tongue tip represents the heart, so Su Ziyang concluded that Xiong Guichen had a deficiency of heart qi.

Based on a comparison of the pulse and symptoms, the pulse was found to be hollow, indicating a deficiency of Yin fluids. Therefore Fluid-Increasing Decoction was chosen. If only Decoction to Drain the Heart were used, it might harm the body's vital energy. Thus, Su Ziyang combined the two formulas into one.

The herb Sophora tonkinensis is a symbolic medicine. In physiognomy, the root of the nose is called the "root of the mountain." Because Xiong Guichen's nose was in severe pain, Su Ziyang added Sophora tonkinensis as a finishing touch to the symbolic treatment.

After writing down the prescription and explaining it to Liu Yanzhen, Liu Yanzhen nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, brother. I'll write the prescription right away, and I'll try to get the child to drink it this afternoon."

Liu Yanzhen opened the system and typed out the prescription.

"Okay, all set. I'll go in and tell my parents."

Liu Yanzhen wanted to take Su Ziyang with her, but Su Ziyang waved his hand and pulled Fairy Li and the other woman away.

This is a way to avoid suspicion. Once the illness is cured, the credit can be attributed to Liu Yanzhen. After all, I am not a doctor at this hospital, so there are many inconveniences.

After explaining everything, Liu Yanzhen to go out to find Su Ziyang when she was stopped by Sister Zhang, who had just been pushing the medicine cart.

"Physician Liu, who was that kid just now? He's quite impressive. I heard him call you brother-in-law. Is he from our hospital?"

Liu Yanzhen chuckled, "Sister Zhang, don't let the director know I'm telling you this, or he'll scold me. This is my wife's younger brother, a pure traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, an absolute top-notch doctor. My father-in-law wasn't feeling well a while ago, and he cured him."

"Wow, this is amazing!" Sister Zhang exclaimed.

"Sister Zhang, I have to go with you now. I'm going to treat someone to dinner. She just got off work and I came to pick her up."

"Okay, okay. Go quickly."

Liu Yanzhen went down to the first floor and found Su Ziyang and Fairy Li sitting on the chairs in the waiting area below the outpatient department.

"Su, did you see the name of the person on the registration screen that's scrolling across the screen?"

Fairy Li squinted and pointed to a huge display screen hanging in the lobby on the first floor, which continuously scrolled through registration information.

The name that Fairy Li was referring to was "Nan Chen," a very beautiful name.

"Oh, what's wrong?"

Su Ziyang didn't understand what Fairy Li meant.

"This name is bad. 'Chen' refers to the location of the North Star, and also the residence of ancient emperors. Using this character in a name is inauspicious; the child may be prone to blood disorders."

As Fairy Li spoke, she nodded repeatedly, saying that it wasn't good.

"Really...?"

"Really." Fairy Li nodded emphatically.

The two were whispering to each other when Liu Yanzhen walked over, "What are you two whispering about, haha. Come on, let's go eat."

"Brother-in-law, that room 505 on the fifth floor, what department is it in?"

Upon hearing Su Ziyang's question, Liu Yanzhen looked up at the scrolling screen and said, "The fifth floor is the Hall of Renowned Physicians. The doctor on duty in room 505 is one of the best veteran doctors in our hospital specializing in hematology. Why are you suddenly asking about this?"

Just as Su Ziyang was about to speak, Fairy Li Su Ziyang, Little Hand was holding his arm, pinched the soft flesh of Su Ziyang waist. Su Ziyang looked down at Fairy Li, who blinked Fairy Li big eyes. Su Ziyang instantly understood what she meant, and then said with a smile to Liu Yanzhen, "Nothing, just asking, just asking."

"Come on, come on, lunchtime is short, let's just make do for now. There's a clay pot pork restaurant next to the hospital, let me take you two to try it."

Liu Yanzhen led the way, and Su Ziyang and Fairy Li followed without hesitation, arriving at a clay pot meat restaurant.

Each person ordered a casserole and a plate of braised pork, then found a place to sit down.

"Hey, Ziyang. Come over for dinner this weekend, your sister wants you to come. My father-in-law took those Dioscorea Pill you mentioned last time, and his ailment got better. Your sister said you should come over for dinner, and bring your younger brother and sister-in-law too."

Liu Yanzhen invited him, and Su Ziyang nodded in agreement.

After a quick bite, Liu Yanzhen wanted to take Su Ziyang back, but Su Ziyang refused. Su Ziyang and Fairy Li then Dada towards the subway entrance.

"Oh, Fairy Li, Miss Li, tell us about what just happened."

The meal had left Su Ziyang puzzled, and now that only the two of them were left, Su Ziyang finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"What is it? Oh! The braised pork was delicious. The casserole wasn't good, it was a bit too salty."

Fairy Li chatted and interrupted Su Ziyang with a smile.

"That's not what I meant. I meant what happened at the hospital just now."

"Going to the hospital is your business, how would I know what you two are talking about?"

After Fairy Li finished speaking, she ran towards the subway entrance with a grin, Su Ziyang chased after her with a smile.

The two boarded the subway laughing and joking. Su Ziyang grabbed Fairy Li's arm to prevent Fairy Li from running away.

"Tell me about it. What's the logic behind this?"

Seeing Su Ziyang's persistent questioning, Fairy Li smiled and cleared her throat, "Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you. Cough cough, hahaha."

"The saying goes: first, fate; second, luck; third, feng shui; fourth, accumulating good deeds; fifth, studying; sixth, name; seventh, appearance; eighth, respecting gods; ninth, associating with noble people; and tenth, maintaining health."

Fairy Li launched into a long explanation. "A person's name carries their energy information. So, a name can reveal some things; it's that simple."

"..." Su Ziyang scratched his head. "Could you be more specific? Give me something concrete."

"The so-called 'zhi hu zhe ye' (classical Chinese characters), 'zhe ye zhi hu' (classical Chinese characters), 'lü lü lü lü' (lü lü lü), it's a secret that can't be revealed, you'll have to keep it to yourself, this young lady is not going to tell you."

Fairy Li just smiled and didn't say anything.

Seeing that Fairy Li really wouldn't say, Su Ziyang stopped asking and just pouted.

Back in the consultation room, Fairy Li disappeared. Su Ziyang continued seeing patients, his mind filled with Fairy Li's phrase, "Zhi hu zhe ye, zhe ye zhi hu."

Three days after Su Ziyang cooked the abalone soup, Mr. Mengfei appeared with a bag.

"Ziyang, I've installed it for you. Take a look for yourself!"

After Su Ziyang took the package and opened it, he found a wooden box wrapped in brocade and satin inside, with a milky white gourd-shaped ceramic bottle inside.

Even before the bottle was opened, a unique and pleasant fragrance could be smelled.

"It's so exquisite, Master!"

Su Ziyang admired the exquisite bottle.

"Shh! Don't tell anyone, this belongs to Lao Jin, it should be an antique. This box is made of boxwood, and I don't know what kiln this porcelain vase is from, but it should be very good."

Mr. Mengfei chuckled and gestured for Su Ziyang to whisper.

"Damn it, please, Master! If Master Jin finds out, he'll break my legs. That snuff bottle incident almost killed me last time."

Su Ziyang was still too afraid to treat something so precious lightly.

"Tsk, it's for your wife. You're his apprentice, what's wrong with giving your apprentice's wife a little something as a greeting gift? It's fine. Take it, it's for Zijun, not for you. It's okay!"

Mr. Mengfei is truly generous with things that don't belong to him.

Su Ziyang, still half-asleep, wrapped the box up and put it away. Mr. Mengfei chuckled and slipped away.

After sitting down and thinking for a moment, Su Ziyang took out half a sheet of A4 paper and prepared to write a love letter to Fairy Li as a formal confession.

After thinking for a long time, Su Ziyang realized that he had no words in his head.

"In heaven, we wish to be birds flying wing to wing; on earth, we wish to be trees with intertwined branches."

"Born together in life, buried together in death."

"At dawn I gaze at the sky, at dusk I watch the clouds; whether I'm walking or sitting, I think of you."

He wrote several lines, shook his head, threw the paper away, then threw it away again and wrote more.

More than an hour passed, and not a single word was written.

"This is too difficult. What should we do?"

An hour later, Su Ziyang finally wrote a line on the paper: Be my girlfriend.

After finishing writing, Su Ziyang placed the paper in the wooden box with satisfaction.

"Susu, let's go eat."

Fairy Li's voice came from the doorway.

"Ah."

Fairy Li would appear at Su Ziyang's door every day right on time after work.

"Fairy Li, I have a gift for you."

Su Ziyang nervously handed the box wrapped in silk to Fairy Li.

"What's this? Why did you suddenly decide to give me a gift?"

Seeing that Su Ziyang looked a little nervous, Fairy Li Su Ziyang opened the box in front of him.

"No, take it home and read it."

Su Ziyang quickly grabbed Fairy Li's hand, preventing Fairy Li from opening it in front of him.

Su Ziyang was a little afraid that Fairy Li would see the note in front of him.

"Tch, I'll just look. What treasure? It doesn't matter where I look."

Fairy Li pushed aside Su Ziyang's hand that was pressing on the box, quickly untied the silk, and opened the box made of boxwood.

Upon seeing the note and brief message on the box, Fairy Li instantly understood why Su Ziyang hadn't let her open it in front of him.

Fairy Li picked up the half-sheet of A4 paper, looked at it for a while, and nodded very seriously. "Alright. This fairy will reluctantly agree. From now on, this fairy will take care of you!"

Fairy Li wasn't shy at all; on the contrary, Su Ziyang was extremely embarrassed, his face turning bright red.

"What is this? Oh, it smells so good!"

Fairy Li opened the ceramic bottle and took a sniff.

"This, this is cosmetics I made for you. It's good for your skin and helps with anti-aging. It's made entirely of traditional Chinese medicine. You can apply it topically."

Su Ziyang stammered a couple of times before quickly introducing Fairy Li.

Fairy Li gently dripped two drops onto the back of her hand, rubbed it a couple of times, and said, "I didn't expect you to have this skill. I'm so happy! I'll take pity on you and treat you to lunch today. You can keep this for now. Come on, let's go eat."

After putting the box away, Fairy Li grabbed Su Ziyang's hand and walked out.

This was the first time Su Ziyang had held Fairy Li's Little Hand. Her hand was incredibly soft, and it felt wonderfully comfortable to hold.

Su Ziyang felt his face burning up, and Fairy Li dragged him out.

"I want to eat spicy mixed noodles. Do you want some?"

Fairy Li turned around and looked at Su Ziyang, whose face was flushed red. "What's wrong with your face? It's so red."

As she spoke, Fairy Li touched Su Ziyang's cheek with the back of her hand. "So hot?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Let's go get some spicy mixed noodles, let's go, let's go."

Su Ziyang quickly pretended nothing was wrong and took the initiative, pulling Fairy Li towards the nearest spicy hot pot restaurant.

"Wow, it's a bit spicy. It's a bit spicy."

Fairy Li kept saying how spicy it was while eating with gusto, while Su Ziyang, who couldn't handle spice, only ate a couple of bites before watching Fairy Li eat.

"Why aren't you eating?" Fairy Li asked, seeing Su Ziyang staring at her intently. She stuffed a fish ball into her mouth, her lips smeared with red oil.

"It's a bit spicy, you eat it. I'm not hungry."

Su Ziyang handed Fairy Li a bottle of green tea. "Have a drink. It's too spicy and will make you feel hot."

"Hehe." Fairy Li chuckled and took the green tea, then blinked her big eyes. "If you're not going to eat it, can I eat yours too?"

"Eat."

Seeing that Su Ziyang had agreed, Fairy Li happily took Su Ziyang's bowl and placed it in front of her, then began to eat with gusto.

After eating for a while, Fairy Li suddenly stopped, looking at Su Ziyang with a wronged expression. "You won't complain that I eat too much in the future, will you?"

"No, being able to eat is a blessing. Eat, eat!"

Upon hearing Su Ziyang's words, Fairy Li immediately became happy and lowered her head to continue eating.

Fairy Li had absolutely no inhibitions in front of Su Ziyang, her mouth greasy from eating. "Oh dear, I'm full. I'm full. You only ate two bites, aren't you hungry? Why don't you eat something else?"

"I'm not hungry, I'm full. You're done eating. Let's go."

Su Ziyang took out his phone to pay, but Fairy Li paid for it immediately. "I told you, I'll take care of you from now on."

"I'm going out of town tomorrow. I'll be back in two or three days. You'll have to eat by yourself then."

Fairy Li held Su Ziyang's hand and shook it.

What are you going out for?

"Oh dear, little brat, don't ask so many questions. Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. (The rest of the text is a string of classical Chinese characters and doesn't need a direct translation.)"

"If you don't want to ask, then don't ask."

Su Ziyang turned his head away with an air of arrogance.

The two walked back hand in hand, when they saw Mr. Mengfei dart past them like a gust of wind.

"Master, why are you running? What's wrong!"

Su Ziyang called out to Mr. Mengfei, but before Mr. Mengfei could turn around, he heard Daoist Jin's voice coming from behind.

"Mengfei, you son of a bitch, you used my 20-year-old vintage wine? And what about my boxwood box where I kept my Heaven and Earth Ring? Where's the Heaven and Earth Ring inside?!"

Fairy Li didn't know what Daoist Jin was talking about, but did Su Ziyang know? The box made of boxwood was upstairs containing the prepared abalone soup.

Fairy Li stopped Daoist Jin: "Master Jin, what's wrong?"

"Oh dear, Girl Li and Ziyang. It's alright, it's alright. Mengfei! Stop right there."

Daoist Jin patted Su Ziyang's arm and continued chasing after Mr. Mengfei.

"They're both over a hundred years old combined, why are they acting like children? What's going on?"

Fairy Li, puzzled, pouted as she watched the two figures gradually disappear into the distance.

"Let's go, let's go, ignore them. Ignore them."

Su Ziyang, acting like a thief, quickly pulled Fairy Li back to the clinic. Su Ziyang gave Fairy Li a gift, Fairy Li liked very much. As soon as they entered the room, Fairy Li took out another rare item.

As she looked around, Fairy Li noticed the box. Fairy Li picked it up, sniffed it, and examined the grain of the wood closely. "Isn't this a box made of boxwood? Good heavens, you didn't secretly take out the boxwood box meant for your master, did you?"

Su Ziyang hadn't expected Fairy Li to be so discerning, and nodded in surprise.

"Oh my god, Master Jin will beat you up if he finds out. Give it back right now!"

Fairy Li pushed the box in front of Su Ziyang.

"It's alright. You're my wife, so his gift to his apprentice's wife isn't enough."

Su Ziyang put Mr. Mengfei's theory into practice.

"Tch. How annoying! Who's your wife? I'm your girlfriend, you know that!"

Fairy Li poked Su Ziyang's arm, showing a slight hint of shyness for the first time.

"If you don't return it, Master Jin will get angry with you."

The girl was more sensitive, so Su Ziyang shook his head. "It's alright, it's alright. Master Jin will be here soon. Mr. Mengfei will definitely have sold it to me by now."

Su Ziyang's prediction was correct; no sooner had he finished speaking than Daoist Jin entered the room, "Little Ziyang, oh dear, Girl Li is here too."

"Master."

Su Ziyang stood up and greeted him.

"Okay, okay. Girl Li, this box and this little bottle are my gifts for you. I came to tell you that these two things are antiques, so please take good care of them. Don't break them; they're quite valuable."

Daoist Jin gave several instructions before leaving with peace of mind. Seeing Daoist Jin's tender yet doting manner towards his disciple's wife, Su Ziyang was overjoyed.