Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 449: Pulse Paralysis

Mother Cheng smiled and said, "No, the young mistress is about to give birth in May. It's a relative who came here because of your reputation, and came to you to see a doctor."

"So that's how it is. Please wait a moment, I'll go get the medicine box." Most of the people who came to see her were women who needed to see a doctor for illnesses that were inconvenient for male doctors to see. And since they were not emergencies, Song Ying did not ask about the illness first.

After taking the medicine box and going out, Song Ying discovered that the He family had sent a carriage this time, which showed that they attached great importance to the matter.

They soon arrived at the He Mansion, still in the flower hall for receiving guests. Compared with previous visits, there were many more maids and servants waiting on them, and they were all unfamiliar faces.

When they went inside, all the hostesses of the He Mansion were there, including He Tianyu.

Song Ying didn't expect such a surprise. They had tried all kinds of methods before, but had never been able to see He Tianyu. They didn't expect that she would be waiting here this time.

When his eyes fell on the gentle lady sitting next to Mrs. He, Song Ying began to make some guesses. This relative of the He family was obviously of great importance, and as a junior, He Tianyu had to accompany the guest.

She smiled and said directly: "I have always wanted to meet Miss He, but I have never had the chance. Can I chat with Miss He after this?"

He Tianyu and Madam He were both stunned. They didn't expect her to be so direct. Madam He was worried when she thought about her daughter's two unprovoked actions. However, she had no way to shirk responsibility, so she could only say, "Of course, it's okay. But my daughter is naughty, so please forgive me if I'm not careful with my words."

"Mrs. He, you are too kind. Your daughter and I are of the same age. How can we talk about forgiveness or not?"

The gentle lady smiled and interrupted, "That makes sense. Children are very innocent. One moment they were quarreling, and the next they were playing happily together. Sister-in-law, don't worry about their little girl's affairs.

Mrs. He smiled dryly and nodded, "Doctor Xiao Song, this is my third sister-in-law. Her right hand is often weak, sore and numb. In the middle of summer, her right hand feels very cold. She has seen many doctors and taken many medicines, but none of them worked. I want to ask you to try acupuncture."

After that, he said to the woman, "Don't worry, Third Sister-in-law. Many women in Qingshui County have this disease. They all go to Doctor Xiao Song for acupuncture and the effect is very good."

The woman nodded, her eyes brightened a little, "Then I'll leave it to Doctor Song."

Song Ying looked at the woman and saw that she was wearing luxurious clothes. Although her complexion was not gorgeous, her skin was fair. Especially her hands, which looked like they were not used for heavy work. So he asked, "How long has this been going on? Have you ever done heavy work before?"

Before the woman could answer, Madam He said, "My third sister-in-law's maiden name is Chen. She is a wealthy merchant in the provincial capital. She has been spoiled by her family since she was a child. After she got married, my third brother also spoiled her. How could he let her do any heavy work?"

Song Ying frowned slightly. The women who had come to her for acupuncture in the past basically all had injuries caused by years of overwork or rheumatism. This woman's condition was obviously not caused by overwork.

"Let me feel your pulse first."

After hearing her words, a maid who had been standing by came forward and placed a small soft pillow made of floral satin on the low table. The woman then stretched out her hand and placed it on the small pillow.

Song Ying was no longer surprised by this. She was not so particular when treating patients in the clinic, but when she went to see wealthy families, she was more particular about each one.

Some even asked her to wash her hands with warm water first, and they said it very nicely. It was not because they disliked that her hands were dirty, but because the patient was delicate and her hands were cold, so they didn't want to freeze the patient.

Mrs. He's pulse was deep and thin, and the beat was very weak. Song Ying asked her to open her mouth and look at her tongue, only to find that her tongue was very pale in color, with a thin white coating.

He asked the other hand to feel the pulse again. After a long while, Song Ying said, "You are born with a deficiency of spleen and kidney. I guess you had the symptoms when you were young, right?"

Mrs. He's eyes lit up, and she gained more confidence. "Yes, when I was a child, this hand was colder than my left hand in winter. I saw a doctor and took medicine, and it got better, but it was the same the next winter, and I had to take medicine again.

I thought I was just weaker than other people, but every autumn, my family would prepare some nourishing food for me, and I felt better.

I didn’t expect it to get worse a few years ago. Medicine didn’t help. Now if I move my hand a little, it gets worse. I can feel it all over my hand.”

Song Ying frowned slightly and said, "Acupuncture is useless for your illness."

"Ah?" Mrs. He San was stunned, and the expectation in her eyes slowly disappeared.

"How can it be useless?" Mrs. He said anxiously, "All those women in the city who have soreness, coldness and numbness come to you for acupuncture."

"They either suffer from years of overwork or rheumatism, or both. The cause of the third lady's illness is different from theirs. It's a congenital deficiency." Song Ying explained patiently.

"This..." Madam He didn't know what to say. She looked at the disappointed Madam He San with worry. Thinking about her family's return to her family, she gritted her teeth and said, "Doctor Xiao Song, please think of a way. This disease has been tormenting people for many years."

Song Ying pondered for a moment and asked, "Can you show me the previous recipe?"

Mrs. He San nodded and looked at a maid. The maid turned and went out. Soon she came back with a small brocade box. When she opened it, she found a box full of prescriptions.

Song Ying looked at the pictures carefully one by one and found that the cause of Mrs. He San's illness was weak kidney yang and blood stasis in the meridians. The treatment method was naturally to tonify the kidney and strengthen yang, promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and dredge the meridians.

These prescriptions are all based on this treatment method. Although they are different, they basically contain several herbs such as astragalus, angelica, Chuanxiong, red peony root, peach kernel, safflower, cinnamon, dried ginger, yam, salvia miltiorrhiza, and aconite.

After thinking for a moment, she said, "I'll write you a prescription. You take eight doses, and then I'll come back for a follow-up visit."

Although she said so, Madam He San no longer held out much hope and only asked the maid to bring pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Over the years, she had seen that what the doctors said was almost the same, but there was basically no effect.

The maid brought the four treasures of the study, and Song Ying wrote down the prescription thoughtfully: 5 qian of black-tailed snake, 3 qian of fennel, 3 qian of cooked aconite, 8 qian of polygonatum, 3 qian of processed Chuanwu...

After writing the prescription, he gave it to Mrs. He San. However, because of the weird scribbles on the prescription, Mrs. He San naturally couldn't understand anything, which made her even more unsure.

The doctor I saw before always wrote the prescriptions very clearly. What the hell is this scribble?

But she didn't want to offend Song Ying. After all, although she was young, she was also a doctor of some reputation. So she asked her maid to take the prescription and follow Song Ying to the clinic to get the medicine.

Song Ying looked at He Tianyu and said, "I will talk to Miss He first. Please wait a moment. If you can't wait, you can take the prescription to our clinic to get the medicine."

Mrs. He had no choice but to agree to something that had already been agreed upon. She smiled and said, "Then go sit in the garden. There is a fragrant smell and good sunshine there."