Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 125 Traditional Chinese Medicine in the United States

The reasons for the decline of Chinese medicine are too many and too complicated, and there are a lot of simple examples.

For example, if you look at a common disease and catch a cold, according to the Western medicine method, taking medicine, injecting an injection and hanging a hanging bottle, each method is more effective than the other method, and the traditional Chinese medicine pales in comparison.

For another example, it is too easy to adulterate all kinds of medicinal materials, but it is much more difficult to distinguish the true ones.

However, Western medicine is not foolproof. After getting a vaccine, you may encounter a very low probability of becoming a vegetable.That tiny accident in a large sample means [-]% misfortune for an individual.

Another factor that cannot be ignored is that Chinese medicine is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. Naturally, it will be suppressed by one's own people and opponents for various purposes, and there are endless scumbags who bluff and deceive.

Such black apples will soon follow the reform and opening up and swarm out in the mainland. With waves of enthusiasm, they will overdraw the influence of traditional Chinese medicine, qigong, Zhouyi, etc., which are already getting worse.

In the most high-sounding terms, Chinese medicine lacks modern scientific means to regulate and develop, and cannot be controlled with precise numbers, which is a pseudoscience.

But having said that, what is science? Can science solve all the doubts of mankind? At present, the United States and the Soviet Union are not secretly studying various supernatural phenomena.

In Tang Huan's view, the essence of Chinese medicine may not be a science in the current sense, but some of the theories of Chinese medicine can be studied and developed with appropriate modern scientific methods.

Even if Chinese medicine is "not a science", it cannot deny the curative effect of Chinese medicine therapy, and it shows better advantages than western medicine in auxiliary treatment.

It is unscientific to categorically deny Chinese medicine with the attitude of "either black or white".

In addition, who knows if there are economic interests in this kind of suppression of the weak by the strong.

After all, the world's top pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and GlaxoSmithKline have always been extremely profitable. Even with the notoriety of using unethical methods to conduct experiments in underdeveloped areas of the world, they cannot stop their expansion footsteps.

In the previous life, these crocodiles were also researching Chinese medicine, and even started to acquire compound Chinese herbal medicine projects in addition to focusing on extracting single compounds from Chinese medicine.

Not blindly touting, not maliciously vilifying, and moderately giving Chinese medicine a gentle and tolerant development space, now it can only be a good wish.

Human society is too complicated, and the problems of Chinese medicine are too big. Tang Huan cannot give a complete solution. What he can do is to help Chinese medicine expand some positive influences in the world, so that some Chinese have more employment opportunities.Because just like Chinese food, it is not so easy for Westerners to master Chinese medicine, and Chinese people often perform better.

In addition, taking advantage of the information asymmetry brought about by foresight, Tang Huan also wants to join in the fun in the research and development of western medicine. Anyway, grassroots people will be exploited by high drug prices, and no one can change this situation. Why don't you let yourself take advantage of it? .

However, he is specialized in technology. Tang Huan can freely control the progress of projects in IT, but he can't do enough in pharmaceuticals. For example, Viagra, which made Pfizer famous and profitable in his previous life, he has no way of knowing when it will come out.

Fortunately, the direction of research and development is clear, and there is enough time difference in between, Tang Hun doesn't have to worry about losing his family, as long as the people below work hard.

Tang Huan never added unnecessary troubles to himself. After listening to Tang Wenhuan's report, he is now enjoying massage to eliminate the physical discomfort caused by hangover, travel, jet lag and other factors.

The name of Dirk Angel Rich Gage Hospital includes three names, which is a little troublesome to address, so Tang Huan named its Chinese name Treasure Hospital.

Although the construction of the hospital building has not yet started, planning for staffing has already begun. This matter is not too professional to start with. Tang Wenmao just uses the name of the Shennong Foundation to recruit a suitable director.With a professional leader in place, the next work will become more and more organized.

If these things are still long-term, then the newly opened Traditional Chinese Medicine and Health Care Department of Treasure Hospital not far from Zeru’s US headquarters in Cupertino, Silicon Valley, is the immediate result.

Zheru's engineers are treasures that can bring Tang Huan a lot of money. If he has arthritis, cervical spine strain and other problems, how can he work overtime?

In order to have a good body, it is essential to do a good job in daily health care. As an auxiliary means, traditional Chinese medicine is undoubtedly a more economical way. After all, the United States does not have universal medical insurance like some other western capitalist countries.

Most of the companies in Silicon Valley are young people, and they come from all over the world, so they don’t have so much stubbornness and prejudice. Therefore, facing the Chinese food and traditional Chinese medicine health care benefits given by the boss, everyone enjoys it very nourishingly. Tang Huan is queuing came in.

"My grandfather's ancestors opened a pharmacy, and I studied Chinese medicine with my master for several years. After coming to the United States, I planned to take the examination for an acupuncture doctor's license, but the process was too troublesome, so I finally gave up." Tang Huan and the middle-aged Chinese Chatted.

"It's really not easy. Fortunately, it is a formal job recognized by American law, and I can barely make ends meet. And luck has also come. The boss of this company, Mr. Tang, thinks highly of this industry and specially hired us. As a result, the income is higher than before. Much more stable." The other party replied with a smile, obviously he didn't know that the young man who had just registered Zheru's work card on the computer was the Boss Tang he was talking about.

California was the first state in the United States to legislate and regulate "acupuncture science". As early as 1976, it began to issue professional licenses to acupuncturists.

In English, Acupuncture is "acupuncture" or Acupuncturists is the word "acupuncturist", which means the same as "Chinese medicine" and "Chinese physician".

Taking California as an example, according to the definition of "Business and Professions Code", "Business and Professional Regulations", "acupuncturist" refers to providing acupuncture, electric acupuncture, Chinese massage, acupressure, moxibustion for the purpose of improving, maintaining and restoring health , cupping, breathing technique therapy, exercise therapy, heat therapy, cold therapy, magnetic therapy, nutrition therapy, diet therapy, herbal therapy, plant therapy, animal therapy, mineral therapy, dietary supplement therapy and other treatments.

It can be seen that from a legal point of view, "acupuncturists" in the United States are "Chinese medicine practitioners".

Because modern science has not discovered the existence of qi, meridians or acupoints from the aspects of histology and physiology, and some contemporary acupuncture users do not practice according to the traditional theoretical system, acupuncture and moxibustion lack sufficient modern medical experiments to prove its effectiveness. Developed countries are generally only listed as alternative treatments.

At the same time, the United States has formulated a very strict acupuncture licensing system.

Applicants must study acupuncture-related courses in acupuncture schools approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, ranging from 1700 to 4000 hours, and have 950 hours of clinical practice experience. Only after meeting these conditions can they be allowed to take the acupuncture license examination.

In addition, holders of acupuncture and moxibustion licenses need to renew their acupuncture and moxibustion licenses every year or every two years, otherwise their acupuncture and moxibustion licenses will be revoked.

The procedures for the renewal of the acupuncture license, in addition to including renewal materials, also require the acupuncturist to provide evidence of continuing education, generally dozens of hours of professional continuing education courses per year, so that the renewal can be obtained.

If a person does not have a valid license, but claims to be a professional acupuncturist, or provides Chinese medicine treatment, his behavior constitutes a criminal offense and can be imprisoned and fined.

Although Chinese medicine has been restricted by various rules and regulations set by the United States, it has been recognized to a certain extent. The Chinese have an additional choice to make a living, but the process has not been so smooth.

The first Chinese medicine program in the United States was born in Nevada on April 1973, 4. The initiator was Arthur Steinberg, a New York lawyer and real estate tycoon.

This person has been doing real estate business between New York and Las Vegas for more than 20 years and made a lot of money. Later, he bought the real estate of the largest casino in Las Vegas and moved his family to Las Vegas settle down.

Steinberg's wife, Bia, is a Chinese who has been suffering from migraines for many years. She has seen many doctors but has not found an effective treatment. The explanation given by Western medicine is that she is too nervous.

In the summer of 1972, Steinberg and his wife traveled to Asia. During their stay in Hong Kong, they visited the famous acupuncture master Lok Yee Kung, or Lu Yigong. After the diagnosis and acupuncture treatment of Chinese medicine, Bia's migraine improved significantly.

Steinb was deeply moved. He believed that acupuncture was a good thing for the United States, so he made a 150-minute documentary film about acupuncture treatment and brought it back to Nevada in August 1972.

However, the American medical community is not interested in this, and the more famous doctors are, the more dismissive they are.

Steinbo was determined to legally introduce "acupuncture and moxibustion" into the United States. He decided to bypass the American Medical Association and start from Nevada one by one, because the medical license in the United States is managed by each state, and Nevada is not a big state. Less, better communication, and the leaders of the state Senate and House of Representatives are also very close to voters.

However, the American Medical Association, which uses a snake as its symbol, clearly opposed this. At that time, a magazine called this legislative dispute the "Dragon Snake War" between the dragon of Chinese medicine and the snake of Western medicine.

The various open and secret struggles in the whole process are hard to describe in words, but Lu Yigong's demonstration in the United States is more convincing, and many congressmen even participated in this treatment in person.

Rep. Bennett, a black Democrat from Las Vegas at the time, said: "Mr. Speaker, this proposal we are going to discuss is very special. The witnesses who support this proposal testify to the effect of this therapy. This is the patient's experience." Hope, the dream of the poor, I urge it to pass."

It is not difficult to see that the United States has an inherent demand for economical and practical acupuncture, and it is inevitable to pass legislation under heavy resistance.

The United States considers interests, while acupuncture relies on curative effects to win respect. This is the true face of the world.

The middle-aged doctor is very good at talking. Seeing that Tang Huan was interested, he told some stories about the legalization of Chinese medicine in various states in the United States in recent years.

After the massage, the other party further supplemented the files for Tang Huan. This is the regulation of Baozang Hospital. Traditional Chinese medicine can only develop for a long time if it keeps pace with the times, and the collection of various sample data is the most basic work.

Tang Huan observed for a while, and found that although the Chinese was not proficient in operating computers, he had already entered the door.

"Do you still need to enter the information you wrote into the computer?" Tang Huan asked the doctor who was recording on paper.

"That's right, the hospital will be assessed, and Zheru Company has specially developed a software for this purpose." The other party replied.

Tang Huan nodded, said goodbye, walked to the street outside, looked back, and then glanced at Zheru's office building, thinking that this company eats Chinese food and enjoys traditional Chinese medicine health care, which is regarded as a sign from another aspect. Make your own mark.

Tang Huan, who was refreshed, entered the office building with light steps, and went to the development hall on purpose, only to see a cheerful programmer asking a few people nearby, "When you go to massage, Does the sole of the foot hurt? What does kidney deficiency mean?"

After hearing this, Tang Huan couldn't help laughing, "Mike, you don't need to ask others. Go back and ask your girlfriend if she is satisfied with your performance in bed, and you will know what it means."

(End of this chapter)