I practiced medicine in ancient times

Chapter 217: Diagnosis by Smell

Day two.

The last medical competition was held as scheduled.

The people who came to watch the last medical competition were so numerous that they filled the entire square. The air was filled with a solemn and warm atmosphere, as if foreshadowing that a fierce competition was about to take place.

Various medicinal herbs and instruments were placed on the several arenas in the center of the arena, but they were all covered with black cloth, so it was impossible to see what was on them.

"Xu Qingyi, Xu Qingyi, Xu Qingyi."

"Shi Tianyun, Shi Tianyun, Shi Tianyun."

"Wu Shang, Wu Shang, Wu Shang."

"White smoke, white smoke, white smoke."

"Flower moon, flower moon, flower moon."

When Xu Qingyi and his group of five arrived at the stadium, they were immediately surrounded by enthusiastic spectators, who shouted one after another, as if they were going to overturn the entire square. Although Xu Qingyi and his group were used to such scenes, they were still infected by the enthusiastic atmosphere, and a surge of fighting spirit surged in their hearts.

Xu Qingyi and his companions quickly walked through the crowd and walked onto their own stage.

On the stage, Xu Qingyi glanced around and saw that each stage was surrounded by spectators. Some of them were shouting loudly, while others were talking in low voices. Everyone was full of anticipation.

Xu Qingyi knew that today's medical competition was not only a contest between the five of them, but also a competition between two medical clinics.

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly rang out on the field: "Dear people, today is the last game of the Medical Competition. The five contestants are all outstanding young people. They will use their medical skills and talents to present us with a wonderful competition.

I believe everyone is curious about what the final medical competition was about.

Observation, auscultation, questioning and palpation. Among them, observation, questioning and palpation have all been compared, but auscultation has not been compared. The last round is auscultation.

We prepared 50 kinds of liquid smells, including sweet, sour, bitter and salty, as well as some herbs and processed medicinal materials.

The contestants are blindfolded and asked to identify various objects by their sense of smell and say which smell they belong to. The one who identifies the most and most accurately will be the winner, and the others will be ranked in order.

You five people also know that there is a huge gap between the first and fifth place. The first place winner of this medical competition can be canonized as an eighth-rank doctor, and the fifth place winner can be canonized as a ninth-rank female doctor or medical assistant.

Don’t underestimate the difference of one level. The hardship, effort and time required to advance from the ninth rank to the eighth rank are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Moreover, the promotion of status not only represents the promotion of honor and status, but also means resources, power and possible development space in the future.

The five of you are the best of the younger generation, but in this competition, whoever can stand out and become the first place that everyone is paying attention to must go all out. "

As this voice fell, the atmosphere on the field instantly became more heated.

Medicinal materials have five flavors, namely sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty. This is the essence of Chinese medicine diagnosis and is also the original flavor of medicinal herbs.

Auscultation is the process of distinguishing the flavor of medicinal materials by smelling them, which is not easy.

Because some herbs smell sweet, but they are not sweet. Or, some herbs have strong or even pungent smells, but they may have sweet taste.

Also, a medicinal material may have several properties and flavors.

The five flavors correspond to the five internal organs, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Sourness enters the liver and can astringe and consolidate; bitterness enters the heart and can dry out dampness and reduce adverse reactions; sweetness enters the spleen and can nourish and harmonize the stomach; pungentness enters the lungs and can disperse and relieve symptoms; saltiness enters the kidneys and can soften and moisten dryness.

However, the art of olfactory diagnosis is not something that can be achieved overnight. It requires long-term practice and experience accumulation, as well as long-term contact with medicinal materials. This is because the smell of medicinal materials will be affected by many factors such as the environment, storage method, and picking time, which will cause the smell to change.

This requires the doctor to have a keen sense of smell and rich knowledge in order to accurately identify the five flavors of medicinal materials.

In addition, this competition requires not only liquid medicine, fresh herbs and prepared Chinese medicinal materials, which further increases the difficulty of the competition.

Because, in the process of preparing Chinese medicinal materials, their smell often changes, and sometimes even becomes completely different from the original taste. This requires contestants to have not only a deep knowledge of medicinal materials, but also rich practical experience to cope with it with ease.

At this time, two imperial doctors came up and tied black cloth around Xu Qingyi and the other contestants. After checking them again and again, and seeing that they could not see the outside world, one of the imperial doctors uncovered the things placed on the stage.

This test is about smell diagnosis. On the table on the stage, there are dozens of white porcelain cups filled with various liquids, but the smell emitted is not strong.

In addition, there are dozens of fresh and processed Chinese medicinal materials.

At this moment, after Xu Yinan saw that everything was ready, he announced loudly: "The game begins!"

"Please smell what's in this cup." At this time, an imperial physician held one of the porcelain cups and placed it to Xu Qingyi's nose, asking her to sniff it.

After Xu Qingyi's facial features mutated, her sense of smell became extremely sharp. She was able to capture faint smells that were difficult for ordinary people to detect. Now that she was blindfolded, it seemed as if the smells were magnified countless times.

A very light smell of sugar water came over, and after Xu Qingyi understood what was going on, he said, "Sweet."

"Not bad." The imperial physician holding the cup was a little surprised that Xu Qingyi could smell what was in the cup so quickly.

They carefully prepared dozens of liquids, added spicy, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty seasonings, and even mixed them. The ingredients were so small that ordinary people could not tell the difference. But Xu Qingyi just sniffed and accurately pointed out the taste of one of the cups.

Another imperial physician recorded Xu Qingyi's diagnosis results.

"Try again." The imperial physician brought another cup and placed it in front of Xu Qingyi.

Xu Qingyi took a deep breath and sniffed it carefully. The taste of this cup of liquid was much more complex than the previous one. It had a slight sweetness and some bitterness, as if some bitter melon juice was added to it.

"It's bitter but sweet." Xu Qingyi's voice was clear and firm.

The eyes of the imperial physician holding the cup were full of shock. The liquid they carefully prepared was so easily discovered by Xu Qingyi, which was beyond their imagination.

Xu Qingyi could easily smell the first cup. There was only a sweet smell in the cup, so it was not difficult for people with a sensitive nose to smell it.

For the second cup, the imperial physician deliberately gave Xu Qingyi a mixed-flavor drink to smell, making it more difficult. Unexpectedly, Xu Qingyi was still able to smell the flavor.

Was this a coincidence or did Xu Qingyi really have this ability? The imperial physician immediately became curious.