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Following the teacher, we came to a spacious pharmacy. On both sides of the wall were huge Chinese medicine shelves. Various Chinese medicine names were written on small drawers. They were densely packed, clean and tidy, and exuded the scent of a mixture of herbs, but it was not unpleasant.

There are many long tables in the house, on which are placed various tools for processing Chinese medicine, including medicine grinders, medicine pots, medicine pounding jars, small choppers for cutting medicine, etc.

There were several young students, each of them carefully processing some Chinese medicinal materials, and a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties was preparing a portion of medicinal materials.

After the middle-aged man prepared a set of herbs, the teacher took Lu Cheng over and introduced him, "Professor Yan, this is Lu Cheng, who just enrolled this year."

Lu Cheng also quickly took the initiative to greet him: "Hello, Professor Yan."

After taking a quick look at the other person, Lu Cheng was secretly surprised. He knew that Professor Yan was born into a famous family of traditional Chinese medicine and was 58 years old this year, making him an old man nearly 60 years old.

However, he did not expect that the other person looked so young, with a head full of thick black hair, a kind face without looking old, bright eyes, and a strong spirit, almost like an ordinary middle-aged man in his forties.

Lu Cheng had also seen some relevant information in his previous life. Many old Chinese medicine practitioners were quite healthy and long-lived. It was normal for them to live to over 90 years old. Some were even over years old and could still occasionally go to the hospital for consultation.

But hearing about it is just hearing about it, seeing it with your own eyes is another matter.

Seeing Professor Yan's mental state, Lu Cheng became more determined to learn Chinese medicine. Who doesn't want to have a healthy body and live a long life?

Professor Yan looked Lu Cheng up and down, nodded slightly with satisfaction, and then said: "Student Lu Cheng, I have heard of your name. You are the top scorer in Shaanxi Province in this year's college entrance examination, and you scored more than 50 points higher than the second place. It's amazing. Why didn't you choose to go to Shuimu or Yanda? Why did you come to study Chinese medicine?"

"Professor Yan, I was born in a rural area on the Loess Plateau. My father was a barefoot doctor in the village. I followed my father to learn from him and became interested in medicine at an early age. Traditional Chinese medicine can cure diseases and help patients regulate their bodies. The gratitude of patients also makes people feel very fulfilled.

When I was a child, my father told me that if I could not be a good prime minister, I could be a good doctor. When I grew up, I started practicing medicine myself, curing patients one after another and gaining their respect and trust. This made me like to study medicine even more. "

Professor Yan nodded and then asked, "How many years have you been a barefoot doctor?"

"I dropped out of high school at the age of 17 and started working as a barefoot doctor in the village. It has been more than seven years now."

"More than seven years. Not bad. Let me test you."

Professor Yan pushed the medicine he had just prepared in front of Lu Cheng and said, "Take a look at the ingredients in this medicine. What are the effects of each ingredient? When combined, what diseases can they treat? What are the symptoms of this disease?"

Hearing this, Lu Cheng stepped forward to check the herbs one by one, and then began to talk: "The herbs here are: whole gourd, French pinellia, tangerine peel, Poria, Curcuma, Chuanxiong, safflower, etc. Whole gourd can resolve phlegm, relieve cough and asthma, and has the effect of dilating blood vessels. French pinellia has the effect of drying dampness and resolving phlegm. Poria has the effect of diuresis and dampness, strengthening the spleen and calming the mind..."

Lu Cheng explained all the medicinal herbs in detail, and explained the function of each one without any mistakes, showing his solid basic skills.

Professor Yan and the teacher on the side nodded repeatedly, and even the young people who were grinding medicinal herbs couldn't help but look up at Lu Cheng a few times.

It is not uncommon to be able to say these things, everyone present can say them.

But for Lu Cheng, a barefoot doctor from the countryside and a freshman who had just entered school, it was very rare for him to have such a foundation.

After talking about all the herbs, Lu Cheng spoke again: "The whole set of herbs complement each other, and it should be to replenish the patient's qi and eliminate phlegm, dilate blood vessels, and treat myocardial ischemia. Moreover, judging from the combination of the whole set of herbs, this patient should be over 40 years old and has been overworked for a long time."

Professor Yan was even more satisfied when he heard this. He kept nodding his head, but he couldn't help but increase the difficulty of the question: "If you follow this prescription and prescribe seven doses of herbs, the patient will have all the symptoms greatly reduced after taking them for seven consecutive days. But he still feels short of breath, what should I do?"

Lu Cheng frowned and thought for a moment, then spoke again: "It's still the original prescription, remove the Radix Pseudostellariae and add Radix Astragali. Remove the dried tangerine peel and add... After the modified prescription, take another 7 doses."

Upon hearing this, Professor Yan nodded and praised: "Not bad, not bad."

Seeing that Lu Cheng answered fluently and without any mistakes, Professor Yan thought for a moment before speaking again: "What if the patient still feels a little weak after taking 7 doses of the medicine according to your prescription?"

Lu Cheng only thought about it for a moment before speaking again: "Then increase the dosage of Astragalus and take another 7 doses. If you still feel weak, continue to take more Astragalus."

"Not bad, not bad. It seems that you have understood the most important problem of this patient."

"Yes, what this patient needs most is to replenish his energy."

"Student Lu Cheng, you are very good, better than I thought. It seems that the basic courses in school are indeed a waste of time for you."

In fact, there is a common problem among this year's college students, that is, everyone's foundation is too different. This is the case for freshmen in all universities.

This situation is particularly evident at Yenching University of Chinese Medicine.

Nowadays, the proportion of Western medicine far exceeds that of traditional Chinese medicine. Many people who are willing to learn traditional Chinese medicine are children of traditional Chinese medicine families, or they are barefoot doctors in the village. They all have a certain foundation and experience to a certain extent.

Of course, there are also many newbies who know nothing about Chinese medicine.

This also leads to some students unable to keep up with the teacher's lessons, while some students no longer need to learn the content in class.

Professor Yan pondered for a moment before speaking, "How about this, I'll ask your teachers to give you a few test papers and then test you. If you can pass the test, you don't have to take the basic courses and just come to my place every day."

"Thank you, Professor Yan."

Of course, Lu Cheng would be very happy if he could learn more advanced knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine as soon as possible.

Then, Professor Yan just nodded and let Lu Cheng leave.

This was just their first meeting. Although Professor Yan was very satisfied with Lu Cheng's performance, he would not jump to conclusions, let alone take him as his disciple so quickly.

Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the inheritance of knowledge from master to disciple, and every veteran Chinese medicine practitioner is very strict in accepting apprentices.

Generally speaking, the first thing a Chinese medicine practitioner considers when accepting an apprentice is the patient’s medical ethics and character.

If a patient's medical ethics and character are lacking, many Chinese medicine practitioners are unwilling to accept him, no matter how talented he is, for fear of bringing discredit to their school.

Secondly, Chinese medicine practitioners pay more attention to understanding and learning ability when accepting apprentices.

There are many things to learn in Chinese medicine, which are profound and vast. If you don't have a certain learning ability and understanding, it is difficult to become a good Chinese medicine practitioner.

Moreover, if you want to become a master of traditional Chinese medicine, you must truly love traditional Chinese medicine and be willing to devote your life to learning it.

Some traditional Chinese medicine masters place great emphasis on first impression when accepting apprentices. If they feel that a student is not suitable at first sight, they will not accept him as a disciple no matter what, and can only say that there is no master-apprentice relationship.

This time when meeting Professor Yan, Lu Cheng at least left a very good impression on the other party.