Together With the System to Become a Pharmacist at Once a Doctor
Chapter 103: Calming the Nerves and Reducing Pain
Consolidation of the body is a long process. It was unknown how long it would take for the potion to take effect. Thus, taking care of Zhou Xiong's son was an opportunity for Wang Yao to test his knowledge and abilities as well as observe the effects of his potions. Of course, the health of the child will always be his priority. Even if the child could not be healed completely, Wang Yao was determined to improve his health.
Wang Yao worked until midnight without dinner. He wrote down everything he could think of.
I can combine all the cases like this and even write a book for other practitioners to read, Wang Yao thought.
Ancient Chinese herbal books are also classified as compendiums of ancient Traditional Chinese Medical Practitioners. But, Wang Yao had used licorice root, which was a rare herb and could only be obtained from Nanshan hill. Therefore, his secret summary might not be useful to other practitioners.
It suddenly occurred to Wang Yao that perhaps licorice root could be grown elsewhere, provided that the same conditions for growth were available.
This was the first time he had such thoughts since he obtained the magical herbal system. Licorice root is much stronger than regular herbs. It would benefit many people if the method of growing licorice root could be passed down from generation to generation.
But this was a big deal for Wang Yao. It needs careful consideration and should not be done in a hurry. Rushing would probably cause great trouble for his family and himself and would not help Wang Yao's cause.
Wang Yao continued to do breathing exercises and read the scriptures despite being busy. He had a busy but quiet life at the moment.
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Inside the Lianshan hotel, Zhou Xiong discovers that his son is starting to have some color back to his face. The boy's eyes also lit up slightly, which made Zhou Xiong happy.
“How do you feel, Zhou Wukang?” ask Zhou Xiong.
“I feel warm and more comfortable,” Zhou Wukang said.
“Good! Dr Wang is amazing!” said Zhou Xiong.
His son had yet to spend half of the potion that Wang Yao had given him, and he had already started to feel better. What an amazing doctor! thought Zhou Xiong.
“So far everything is fine?” Zhou Xiong was still a little worried about the side effects.
“Ya,” says Zhou Wukang.
“Good! Very nice!” zhou Xiong said excitedly.
Wang Yao went to the hotel where Zhou Xiong and his son stayed three days later as promised and checked on Zhou Wukang. He felt Zhou Wukang's pulse, and he found the boy's pulse was much more stable, meaning his health had improved significantly in the past three days. But there was no change in any other aspect.
“Are you still having trouble sleeping and still having headaches and stomachaches?” asked Wang Yao.
“Ya,” says Zhou Wukang slowly.
This is not good! thought Wang Yao.
Ancient Chinese doctors used to say that food is better than medicine and sleep is better than food. Those who sleep less often have poor health.
Wang Yao had been thinking about how to improve Zhou Wukang's sleep quality at night for days. The child is very tired due to his insomnia, and his immune system cannot function normally without a good night's sleep.
Wang Yao argued there were two reasons why Zhou Wukang could not sleep well: one reason was because of the pain in his arm, which had lasted a long time. His biological clock is disrupted due to long-term insomnia. Another reason was because of the large amount of medicine he had, including western medicines and Chinese herbs. The drugs did not cure him but put his health at risk and put his organs out of balance. As a child, Zhou Wukang's organs were not strong enough to handle more than twenty different types of medicine. He was like an infected young tree whose growth was not only affected by disease, but was also affected by all the chemicals that tried to kill the disease.
Wang Yao thought of two ways to improve Zhou Wukang's sleep quality. In short, he needed to calm Zhou Wukang's nerves and alleviate the pain in his arm.
The poor boy was suffering from anxiety due to his chronic illness and the various treatments he had taken. The disease began to affect his nervous system, resulting in tension headaches and insomnia. Wang Yao needed to reduce her anxiety and stress, and she had the most suitable potion to do so.
Wang Yao decided to give Zhou Wukang Anshensan, who could ease his depression, harmonize his Qi, and nourish his head to calm his mind. Anshensan should be the best herbal formula for Zhou Wukang.
On the other hand, Zhou Wukang had been taking a lot of drugs over the years, which started to damage his organs and cause pain in various parts of the body. Damaged organs can be restored with Regather soup, but the pain cannot be removed in a short time. Therefore, Zhou Wukang needed painkillers. Wang Yao had yet to think of what painkillers could be used.
Whatever treatment plan Wang Yao had, he had to treat Zhou Wukang gently as the child's body was already extremely vulnerable.
Wang Yao stayed for some time with Zhou Xiong and Zhou Wukang to make sure they adhered to his treatment plan. However, he declined Zhou Xiong's dinner invitation.