Chapter 1259: Traditional Chinese Medicine is Not to Blame

After Ye Bufan finished his answer, the scene fell silent for a moment, then a round of enthusiastic applause erupted.

Especially in China, Yang Zhengdao directly clapped his hands and cheered. This answer was simply too clever.

First, based on the principle that medicine knows no race, he set aside Pan Guangfa's Chinese identity and directly categorized him into two groups: Chinese medicine and Western medicine.

Then, through a clever analogy, he succinctly clarified the issue, ultimately dismissing Pan Guangfa's remarks as nonsense.

If scored, this answer would definitely receive full marks.

Cao Xinghua and others in the audience secretly gave him a thumbs up. A Medical Immortal is indeed a Medical Immortal; even his adaptability far surpasses ordinary people. If it were them, they would never be able to achieve such a level.

Alice's eyes sparkled even more; this man was always more outstanding than she had anticipated.

The only one dissatisfied was Pan Guangfa, who never expected the big pit he had painstakingly dug to be so easily filled by this Young man.

While everyone cheered, the reporters were somewhat unwilling. They wanted news material, they wanted conflict, not such brilliant answers.

Another reporter immediately stood up and asked, "Mr. Ye, you said one of the major advantages of Chinese medicine is its low treatment cost, allowing ordinary people to afford medical care, right?"

Ye Bufan nodded, "That's correct."

The reporter continued, "But just now, Mr. Pan said that medical expenses in your China are very low, so much so that even people sleeping on the streets can seek medical treatment in big city hospitals.

From this perspective, it doesn't seem to be an advantage of Chinese medicine. Even without Chinese medicine, everyone can still afford medical care."

After this question was asked, the scene became quiet again, waiting to see how this Young man would answer.

Ye Bufan, however, did not answer the question directly. Instead, he counter-asked, "Mr. Reporter, let me ask you a question: if I were a robber, pointing a gun at your head right now, demanding all your wealth, would you agree?"

The reporter was slightly taken aback. This question was clearly somewhat unexpected, but he still replied, "If such a situation truly occurred, I would hand over all my wealth. After all, nothing is as precious as life."

Ye Bufan smiled faintly and asked again, "Then, does that mean you are very rich?"

The reporter shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, no, your understanding is completely wrong. The reason I would give up that money is because I'm forced to; it has nothing to do with whether I'm rich or not. Logically, it doesn't make sense at all."

"Exactly, that's the point. Those words just now simply don't make sense logically," Ye Bufan said with a serious expression. "Illness, like a robber with a gun, ultimately aims to take a person's life.

To fight against illness and preserve the lives of their loved ones, family members are willing to spend all their family's assets on medical treatment.

Because treatment costs are too high, they go bankrupt, fall deep into debt, and sleep on the streets to save a little money.

They don't seek medical treatment because they are rich; rather, they exert all their efforts to save the lives of their loved ones.

This is also a result of high treatment costs and cannot be used as evidence for low treatment costs.

Mr. Pan's words just now inverted the Karma. If I were to evaluate it, I'd say it's brainless nonsense."

After this answer, enthusiastic applause once again erupted at the scene.

In China, a cheer erupted in front of the TV screens.

"Well done! A Medical Immortal is indeed a Medical Immortal. What he said was brilliant; that guy was just spouting nonsense…"

"The Medical Immortal spoke well! I support him!"

"What kind of Medical Association President is this? Who elected him? How can such a brainless person be a president?

I disagree! I demand a change! I demand that the Medical Immortal be the president!"

Although Pan Guangfa couldn't hear the curses from China, Ye Bufan's single phrase 'brainless nonsense' also made his face turn ashen, yet there was nothing he could do.

He had put all his effort into digging a pit, only for it to be effortlessly filled by someone else.

"Mr. Ye, I have another question."

The reporter from earlier was not discouraged, showing an Aura of not giving up until he had stumped his opponent.

"Feel free to ask any questions you have."

As a Legacy holder of ancient Chinese medicine, Ye Bufan was indifferent to these questions. What seemed unanswerable to others posed no difficulty for him.

"Mr. Ye, my Chinese is quite good. I often browse social platforms like Chinese Weibo and Tieba.

I often see people reporting that after going to the hospital and taking Chinese patent medicines, their condition didn't improve but worsened, or they experienced some side effects. Many people say Chinese medicine is useless and a scam. What is your opinion on this matter?"

It was evident that this reporter was fully prepared, having done his homework beforehand.

Ye Bufan smiled faintly, "Since you often visit our Chinese social platforms, have you ever seen a saying that goes: 'Killing Chinese medicine requires no knife, only Western medicine prescribing Chinese medicine'?

Chinese medicine is a very profound field of medicine. To describe it as 'broad and profound' is no exaggeration; it embodies the essence of our five-thousand-year Chinese culture.

Learning Chinese medicine is a very long process, but the current situation is that some doctors, who are clearly from Western medicine hospitals, insist on prescribing Chinese patent medicines to patients.

Because Chinese medicine has the characteristic of few side effects, it generally won't kill people, so these doctors have no psychological burden.

If you have a cold, they prescribe Pudilan, Banlangen, Qingkailing granules. If you have a cough, they prescribe Shedanchuanbei oral solution and Lianhua Qingwen capsules.

If there's an IV, they'll also add Houttuynia cordata, Xiao Chai Hu, and Shuanghuanglian injections.

In reality, in our Chinese Western medicine schools, education on Chinese medicine is almost non-existent. Over 99% of Western medicine doctors simply don't understand Chinese medicine or its theories.

Under these circumstances, they use Chinese medicine on patients. Anyway, in their view, Chinese medicine won't kill anyone, patients feel reassured, they're willing to accept it, and it can generate revenue for the hospital. Why wouldn't they?

With such a frivolous approach, do you still expect the medicine to cure the illness? Is that possible?

Therefore, in many cases, Chinese medicine is not at fault, and Chinese medicine is not guilty, yet its reputation has been ruined by some people.

Finally, I want to say one thing: Chinese medicine will not take the blame for the mistakes made by Western medicine."

After these words were spoken, the scene fell silent. Many people who had experienced such situations fell into deep thought.

Cao Xinghua and others instinctively gave him a thumbs up. They had also encountered such situations before but had never considered the specific reasons.

Now, Ye Bufan's words hit the mark, were thought-provoking, and pointed out the root of the problem.

In front of his computer screen, Yang Zhengdao fell into deep thought. This was indeed an issue worth paying attention to.

In the future, more detailed regulations must be made regarding medical development; otherwise, it would be irresponsible to patients and irresponsible to Chinese medicine.

And in front of TV screens in China, many patients felt a deep resonance; Ye Bufan's words immediately struck a chord with them.

"So I was wrong about Chinese medicine. Everyone said Chinese medicine was ineffective, but how could Western medicine prescriptions be effective for the right symptoms?"

"It seems that if I want to use Chinese medicine in the future, I need to find a Chinese medicine doctor and not just use it randomly…"

"As expected of a Medical Immortal, he immediately found the root of the problem. In the future, we also need to understand where the problem lies and not let Chinese medicine take the blame for others…"