Physician's Odyssey Chapter 595 - Weak Liver and Kidney

"I'll contact him for you." With a difficult expression, Shui Junzhuo gave a bitter smile to Gregory, "Normally speaking, he's actually not allowed to treat Mr. Stefan!"
"Why?" Gregory was shocked as he continued, "As long as he can treat Mr. Stefan, we're willing to pay him an appropriate sum."
"Money isn't the issue!" Shui Junzhuo sighed and continued, "Right now, Mr. Stefan is in an awkward situation since we're discussing a project. If we help Stefan with his disease, some people will definitely nitpick about it. What happens if someone comes and tries to obstruct the progress of our project?"
Although Gregory had no idea about the project that Shui Junzhuo was talking about, he knew that Stefan's competitor was watching their every action.
"Stefan and I have been friends for nearly two decades, so please trust in my understanding of him that he will definitely repay you for resolving his current desperate straits." Gregory sighed.
However, Shui Junzhuo still looked to be conflicted as she pondered for a long time before she sighed, "Stefan and I have known each other for some time as well, and I admire his charisma. Alright, I'll help you to contact and see if that physician is willing to treat Stefan."
"He has to!" Gregory grew urgent as he continued, "I can personally pick him up right now!"
Shui Junzhuo inwardly sighed. This was the so-called "political tactics" by using both hidden and open plots. Otherwise, it wouldn't be easy for her to achieve her objective. On this matter, Su Tao has given her a lesson that trickeries were occasionally needed for the result you wanted.
All of a sudden, Shui Junzhuo had a thought. If Su Tao quit being a doctor and went into business, he would probably be one who's proficient in scheming.
Giving Su Tao a call, Shui Junzhuo mentioned the secret code that they previously determined before she turned to Gregory. "He's willing to try and treat Mr. Stefan, but he says that Mr. Stefan's condition is extremely complicated and that you should be the best at knowing Mr. Stefan's condition."
"Let's go pick him up!" Gregory sighed.
Su Tao and Shui Junzhuo had already discussed this amongst themselves. If someone from Stefan's side comes to seek his help, Shui Junzhuo would have to call him Mr. Su Tao as a secret code. This way, he would know how to act and converse with Shui Junzhuo.
After Su Tao hung up the call, he started packing his medical box. For the past few days, he had been researching herbs. Although Russia didn't have many TCM pharmacies, he still managed to find some suitable herbs. After all, every single herb had its own usage, and it's impossible for a cure-all divine pellet to exist like in novels.
If he wanted to treat Stefan's condition, he would have to create new medicine. Although Su Tao only took a glance at Stefan back in the stadium, he had already gained an understanding of the latter's condition. Hence, he prepared two miraculous medicines.
When Gregory met Su Tao, he was slightly taken aback. He had some impression of Su Tao since the latter was on the news for being a victim of an assassination attempt. However, Su Tao looked way too young; he only seemed to be in his twenties. Despite his doubts, Gregory had no better alternatives at this moment. Hence, Gregory immediately took out his phone to search for information about Su Tao online upon entering the car. When he found out that Su Tao was a National Healer in China, he felt a little relieved. After all, that status alone proved that Su Tao had some skills.
After arriving at Stefan's villa, Gregory went in to report, but a brief moment later, he came back out with a wry smile and explained, "Mr. Stefan is currently sleeping since he drank a little too much…"
Nodding his head, Su Tao followed Gregory in. The first thing that entered his sight were the bottles that littered the ground with Stefan lying beneath the couch. Half of Stefan's body was on the ground, with one of his legs on the couch and a bottle by his right.
The air was filled with alcohol and a peculiar scent that made Shui Junzhuo frown her brows. Taking a deep glance at Su Tao, Shui Junzhuo was speechless when she saw the innocent smile hanging on Su Tao's face. Aren't you the culprit for Stefan's current state, oh divine physician of China?
But when she thought of how tough and prideful Stefan was in their negotiations, the pity she felt for him instantly disappeared.
In the eyes of Russia, they have been considering themselves as the second biggest country in the world, especially the officials. They had a strong pride in their heart and only considered America as their sole rival. However, they failed to notice that China had been swiftly progressing, and there were already signs of China surpassing them.
However, it could be expected if you look at how domineering the speech of Russia's President was. After all, with that kind of superior, it's not surprising to have the same type of subordinates as well.
On the contrary, the officials in China lacked that sort of confidence and dominance.
Su Tao did not use any apparatuses but only placed two fingers on Stefan's wrist before he gently breathed out.
Gregory heard about the magic of China's TCM in the past, and how they could rely on two of their fingers to make a diagnosis of their patient's body state.
"Did he manage to find anything out?" Gregory asked as he turned to Shui Junzhuo.
As such, Shui Junzhuo acted as the translator and translated for Su Tao, which Su Tao patiently explained, "If we're looking at it from TCM's angle, his condition is the deficiency of Yin energy in the liver and kidneys, along with internal tremors in his body. But if I were to explain it in western medicine terms, Mr. Stefan has Essential Tremors. It can be easily mixed up with Alzheimer's Disease, and it's something inherited through the genes. Standard treatment for his condition is to treat accordingly by using drugs like propranolol and arotinolol to reduce the stimulation in his nervous system. Furthermore, you can also use medicine like tranquilisers and antiepileptic drugs to suppress the stimulation in his central nervous system. However, this method can only prevent the condition from deteriorating. Furthermore, all drugs have a side effect, and it's just a temporary measure."
With his eyes bulged, Gregory felt unbelievable. If he didn't know beforehand that Stefan's condition was kept a secret, he wouldn't believe that Su Tao managed to detect Stefan's illness with just two fingers.
Then again, Su Tao did not come to that conclusion from taking Stefan's pulse alone, but Stefan's overall situation.
Essential Tremors was a chromosome disorder, and 60% of the patients had a family history of it. Occasionally, they would also show signs of their head trembling. When the disease progresses to the later stage, the symptoms would become more severe as the years pass. In serious cases, the patient would experience an inconvenience in their social life, career, or even their daily lives.
Drinking alcohol was beneficial for Essential Tremors, since occasionally drinking could have an excellent effect. However, it wasn't understood by everyone that although drinking alcohol wasn't beneficial for Parkinson's Disease, it was beneficial for Essential Tremors. However, drinking excessively would create a reliance on alcohol.
This was also the reason why Su Tao suggested to Shui Junzhuo to get Stefan to drink.
"Since you know that this disease is related to the genes, you should know how difficult it is to treat, right?" Gregory immediately revealed all the tests he had done to Shui Junzhuo.
Shui Junzhuo was well versed in Russian, and her translation was professional. Listening to her interpretation, Su Tao waved his hand and interrupted with a smile, "There's no need to explain any further. I already have a method to deal with this."
After that, Su Tao retrieved his silver needles from his medicine box.
Although Su Tao didn't know where the abnormality was in Stefan's genes, TCM emphasised on tracing the root. Because of his genes, Stefan's current state was a deficiency of Yin energy in the liver and kidneys, along with internal tremors in his body. Hence, his first treatment method was to replenish the Yin energy in Stefan's kidneys and liver.
Tremor conditions were due to the deficiency of Yin energy in the liver and kidneys. If the Yin energy in his body wasn't sufficient to keep Yang energy under control, it would lead to internal tremors. As long as Yin energy was supplemented to the kidneys and liver, the Yin and Yang would achieve a balance and stop the tremors.
Hence, Su Tao first used acupuncture to clear Stefan's kidneys and liver meridians. At the same time, he also injected Qi into the latter's body so that Yin and Yang could achieve a balance. After that, he asked for a cup of water from Gregory and dissolved the medicinal pellet that he had already prepared into the water before feeding it to Stefan. After the dissolved medicine entered Stefan's system, he slowly regained his consciousness a few minutes later. At the same time, Su Tao also placed the rubbish bin that he had already prepared beside Stefan, which the latter vomited and cleared everything in his stomach.
"Is he fine?" Gregory nervously asked.
"Because he has been taking medicine for an extended period, I have to clear the impurities that have accumulated in his body." Su Tao sighed.
What Su Tao gave Stefan was a drug to clear up the alcohol effect and induce vomiting. Looking at Stefan's complexion, Su Tao slightly furrowed his brows. There were a lot of toxins accumulated in Stefan's five viscera, and it's insufficient by just vomiting. Hence, he could only resort to acupuncture again. This time, he performed acupuncture of the governor and conception vessels.
Another half an hour later, Gregory had shock flickering through his eyes. There's an evident change in Stefan's complexion. The latter's complexion now had a rosy tint to it.
At this moment, Su Tao was covered in sweat. Although the Qi in his body was ample, he already felt weak after two rounds of acupuncture.
Taking out a bottle, there was a black medicinal pellet in it. This was the medicine that he created after pondering for a few days, and it could be used to supplement the Yin energy in the body and resolve Stefan's tremors.
As the black pellet entered the water, it swiftly turned into a red soup and Su Tao opened Stefan's mouth once again then poured the mixture in.
At this moment, Stefan felt weak throughout his body, accompanied by dizziness. He knew that the Chinese young man was pouring a bitter soup in his mouth. Although he found it tough to swallow, his body was not under his control at this moment, with Su Tao pressing onto the acupoint on his throat.
Along with a huge sound that came from Stefan's lower abdomen, an extremely vile odor instantly spread throughout the room.
Su Tao already had a wet napkin prepared so he covered his and Shui Junzhuo's noses. However, Gregory was caught by surprise and his facial expression twisted from the odor.