Chapter 344 - 235: Heated Dialogue at the Venue, On-the-Spot Diagnosis
"But we now have many herbal medicines whose efficacy has been recognized, including in everyday medicines as well.
How does Senior Yu explain that?"
Hearing this response, the girl behind Qin Feng seemed unconvinced and asked aloud in return.
As her voice fell, whispers and discussions emerged among the students behind.
Qin Feng smiled faintly, appearing quite satisfied with the question.
Indeed!
Although many people currently oppose traditional Chinese medicine, and the Western medical community is severely marginalizing it, even questioning its credibility.
There is a hope to completely destroy the research and development of traditional Chinese medicine domestically!
This is also why there is a stark division in the medical community regarding traditional Chinese medicine.
Yet, it must be acknowledged that exploration in Chinese medicine has never ceased.
"Hehehe~ Classmate, perhaps my earlier explanation wasn’t clear enough, let me repeat it."
On the stage, Yu Peng heard the question and did not show any sign of panic, even smiling.
"In fact, whether it’s traditional Chinese medicine or Western medicine, tracing back to their origins shows they are fundamentally the same, which is extracting active substances from various plants, animals, minerals, etc., to treat diseases.
Therefore, I have no particular view on traditional Chinese medicine; it’s just that the technical differences in their use cannot be ignored."
At this point, he paused before continuing,
"However, traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medical practices can be viewed separately. In my view, so-called traditional Chinese medicine is merely finding methods to use the substances I just mentioned.
If you want to attribute that to medical skills, I wouldn’t argue, but regarding anything else, hehehe~
Unless you can tell me, is there any disease that traditional Chinese medicine can cure and Western medicine cannot?"
"You...!"
"Alright, Xiao Xiao, let’s give other students a chance, sit down!"
The girl seemed somewhat angry at his words and was about to speak up.
A professor nearby suddenly spoke up, stopping her from retorting.
Only then did the girl sit down in dissatisfaction, not continuing to speak.
"Teacher Liu, who is this?"
Qin Feng glanced at the man and asked in a low voice.
"Oh, he is Professor Zhu from the internal medicine department, a typical Western admirer."
Liu Guofeng answered.
"Classmate, if you still have any confusion about this topic, we can arrange a time later to chat, I’d be happy to discuss it with you."
Seeing the girl sit down, Yu Peng smiled while keeping his gaze on her,
"Alright, the previous question doesn’t count, everyone can still ask me three questions."
With that, the host walked over, just about to take the microphone from the girl.
Suddenly,
a hand reached out and caught the microphone.
Instantly, the girl and the host froze, their eyes on the person.
"Excuse me, I have a question I’d like to discuss with Senior Yu, may I?"
Qin Feng slowly stood up, holding the microphone as he spoke.
"Ah? Oh, okay."
The host came back to his senses and, seeing that it was Qin Feng, nodded in agreement.
The hundreds of students sitting behind quickly took an interest upon discovering that the person standing up to ask a question was Qin Feng.
"Could it be that even Qin Feng doesn’t know something?"
"It’s actually Senior Qin, what question will he ask?"
"Wow! A conversation between geniuses, this is exciting."
"It seems even the famous Qin Feng has questions, Senior Yu is impressive!"
"One is a genius favored by the country’s strongest department, the other a returning medical elite, just thinking about it is thrilling!"
...
"Classmate, what question do you have?"
Yu Peng on the stage noticed the young man sitting in the front center standing up and also showed an intrigued expression.
He originally guessed that Qin Feng, sitting with the dean and professors, might also be a professor or an associate professor.
But judging by his face, he seemed at most in his twenties, which made him doubt it.
So he considered and still called him classmate.
At least he had confidence in his own knowledge; how could someone of this age be his match?
"Senior Yu Peng, right."
Qin Feng’s lips curled into an unexplainable smile,
"Earlier, the girl brought up the issue of traditional Chinese medicine, and I’m also very interested in your view.
So I’ll ask a question: for common illnesses like fever, besides intravenous drips, injections, and taking medications containing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or acetaminophen, is there any other method?
Currently, all Western medicines on the market have rejection and resistance reactions in the human body, which is a significant problem for medical development.
I wonder what Senior Yu’s thoughts are?"
"This..."
With these words, not only Yu Peng, but almost everyone present was stunned.
This question is indeed too monumental!
Not to mention the students behind, even the several professors next to him were taken aback, casting peculiar glances his way.
It’s important to know that this question transcends mere medical issues, rising to academic and global research levels.
Anyone with a slight understanding of medicine knows that this issue is currently unsolvable.
Even penicillin, once lauded as a ’miracle cure-all,’ has seen cases of resistance.
No solution!
Qin Feng observed everyone’s expressions, knowing he had achieved his goal.
To put it simply, Western medicine indeed represents irrefutable progress in medical development.
But the drawbacks are evident to all!
Solving symptoms as they appear, treating a foot ache as a foot ache and a head ache as a head ache, is a standard expectation many have of current medicine.
As long as the illness can be cured, even if it means removing certain body parts or causing other damage, it is acceptable.
This consensus has also led to some dark developments within Western medicine!
