After eating and drinking, when Li Dan came to the waiting room of the Chinese Medicine Association building, there were less than 20 minutes left before the upcoming interview.

The whole waiting room is just a small room of 20 square meters.

In addition to Li Dan, there are also 4 candidates for the exam, and the youngest looks to be in his early 40s.

The eldest old gentleman, with a gray beard, still sat in his seat with the thick book of "Guide to Practicing Medicine" and memorized it by rote.

"Sir, how long do you live this year?"

Li Dan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I'm 73 years old...... In this life, I must pass the test!

Children, don't you hurry up and prepare for the exam, and have the leisure to chat......"

The old man just hurriedly replied to Li Dan's words, then turned around and buried his head in the thick book.

The other three candidates looked at Li Dan as if they were hanging and doing nothing, and they all turned around, as if they didn't listen to what was going on outside the window and only read the books of sages.

Li Dan originally thought that even if there were not one or two hundred people waiting for the exam, there would be dozens of people.

Unexpectedly, there were only 5 people who participated in the exam in the afternoon, plus myself!

This is a nationwide TCM candidate......

Could it be that traditional Chinese medicine, which has a long history of thousands of years, is about to become extinct?!

"The lottery is drawn!"

A staff member in a tunic walked over with a few notes, first walked up to the old man with a gray beard, and said in a respectful tone: "Uncle Liang, you have come here again to take the medical certificate...... You've taken the test no less than 20 times since I started working, right? Or...... You just don't take the test. It's not good for your health to be so old and so exhausted......"

The old man shook his head and sighed, "Our ancestors practiced medicine for generations, but in my generation, we couldn't even get a medical qualification. If this is under the Nine Springs, how should I face the ancestors and the ancestors......"

As he spoke, he took out a note from the staff's hand, and after looking at it, he seemed to be relieved: "This time I drew No. 3, it's not too early or too late, I hope I can pass the ......."

The staff drew lots all the way, basically descending in an orderly manner according to the eldest and youngest, and when they arrived at Li Dan, there was only one note left.

"Young man...... Studying Chinese medicine at such a young age...... The spirit is commendable! ”

Li Dan looked at the slightly strange eyes of the staff, and took the note handed to him by the other party, on which the number "1" was written.

I actually won the first one, so that it could be ended early, saving me a waste of time in the waiting room.

"There's 15 minutes left, and you can take this time to read a little more.

Hey? Why didn't you bring your book? ”

The staff looked at Li Dan in surprise, as if they had seen a monster they had never seen before.

"I'm ready, can I enter the exam room early?"

Li Dan asked with a smile.

The staff shook their heads and said, "That's it, you didn't bring any books anyway, so come with me." It's good to familiarize yourself with the environment of the exam room in advance, and save the tension ......"

Li Dan followed the staff all the way to the door of a conference room.

The staff knocked on the door, and after getting the answer, they opened the door and stretched out their hands to invite Li Dan in.

After Li Dan walked into the room, he found that it was a neutral conference room of about 50 square meters.

In the center of the room was a purple-red solid wood table, on which was placed a hardwood pillow, and a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone used to make prescriptions.

Directly in front of them sat five square tables, behind each of which sat an old man in a riding coat with almost white hair.

They all look like old people who have just come out of a period drama, giving people a momentum of not being angry and arrogant.

"Meet a few seniors in the evening."

When Li Dan saw these highly respected predecessors of traditional Chinese medicine, he couldn't help but rub his hands and salute respectfully.

"You are Li Dan, right...... Although you have a close relationship with the president of this association.

But this layer of relationship will only make us demand that you be strict.

You must not leave anything to chance.

The practice of medicine is a matter of wealth and life, and it should not be taken lightly. ”

The old man sitting in the middle said with a majestic expression, and his words were full of energy, even more energetic than many young people who neglected to exercise.

"Don't dare to be late."

Li Dan put his posture extremely low.

These days, he has been consulting others and prescribing prescriptions, which on the surface seems a bit understatement and is at ease.

But Li Dan trembled every time, walking on thin ice.

Every time, the efficacy and amount of each Chinese herb in the prescription are calculated exactly as they are, and they dare to give medicine to patients only after repeated deductions.

"That's fine.

First question, please briefly describe the characteristics and advantages and disadvantages of Western medicine and Chinese medicine in clinical trials. ”

The old man nodded, then asked.

Li Dan pondered for a few seconds, and then said eloquently:

"Clinical trials in Western medicine focus on animal testing, and the most common test subjects are mice.

After a large number of animal tests, the successful drugs are then applied to humans.

On the face of it, this approach to clinical trials is humane.

But I would like to give you an example, from 1835 to the present, Western medicine has used a total of 7,547 Western medicines in clinical practice.

However, there are less than 1,000 drugs still in clinical use.

The more than 6,000 drugs that disappeared were all proven unsuitable for human use because of their toxic side effects.

In the past 100 years, people have used a large number of Western medicines that are not suitable for human use, and the resulting damage to the body and drug resistance can no longer be counted with data.

The reason for this is that the clinical practice of Western medicine has been proved to be no problem in animal tests, and it has begun to be used in large quantities in humans.

This in itself is a ridiculous theory, because the human body is very complex and has various characteristics that are very different from those of animals.

Therefore, this theoretical system of review, testing, and promotion of Western medicine has not been successful.

In contrast, the clinical characteristics and processes of traditional Chinese medicine.

It is thousands of years of clinical diagnosis and treatment experience in traditional Chinese medicine, first on oneself, and then on relatives and friends.

By constantly revising the prescription, constantly summarizing the efficacy and reducing the toxic side effects, it is believed that the prescription is perfected and there is no problem, which is used on patients and patients.

Therefore, it can be said that every mature Chinese medicine prescription is the essence of clinical trials handed down from traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, and it is far from being comparable to only one or two hundred years of Western medicine. ”

After this answer, the five old men with white beards on the opposite side nodded again and again and glanced at each other.

Then, the first old man on the left asked a second question.

Li Dan had already imprinted all the contents of the "Medical Practice Guide" in his mind with a primary reading card, and combined with the knowledge he now had in the intermediate Chinese medicine skills, he answered the second question without leaking, and it also had a considerable degree of originality and depth.

The five old men on the other side nodded again and again.