During the dispute between Chinese and Western medicine during the Republic of China, how was Chinese medicine suppressed?

When Western medicine was first introduced to China, it was almost synonymous with civilization and progress.

During the Republic of China, progressive people spared no effort to promote Western medicine. Many new-school figures at the time openly resisted traditional Chinese medicine. Such as Liang Qichao, Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Guo Moruo, Wang Jingwei, Fu Sinian and so on.

The most unlucky Liang Qichao

Liang Qichao is 51 years old. He inexplicably suffered from a disease that always brought blood in his urine, but the cause was unknown. At first, he went to the German Hospital in Dongjiaomin Lane. The German doctor conducted a comprehensive examination on him within half a month and ruled out stones and tuberculosis. However, due to insufficient medical testing equipment, he was ultimately unable to determine the cause of the disease.

Concorde was a hospital run by Americans in China. It had the most advanced medical equipment in the world at that time and could conduct X-ray and other tests. After receiving an X-ray, the doctor found a black spot the size of a cherry on his right kidney. After diagnosis by many experts, they all agreed that the black spots were tumors and the cause of hematuria.

Union Hospital decided to perform surgery on Liang Qichao to remove his right kidney.

However, after the operation, the hematuria did not stop. Although the amount of blood was sometimes very small and invisible to the naked eye, tests proved that the disease was not cured. Union Medical College Hospital checked again, but could not find any cause, so they named it "unexplained hemorrhage."

After Liang Qichao was discharged from the hospital, he still had blood in his urine.

Liang Qichao's brother Liang Qixun published "Hospital Notes" in the supplement of "Morning Post" on May 29, 1926, fully expressing his distrust of Western medicine, believing that they had removed a good kidney that had no symptoms at all.

This incident caused an uproar and even broke out a debate about traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Liang Qichao had no choice but to tell lies without conscience. He published "My Disease and Union Medical College Hospital" in "Exhibition News", publicly defending the science of Western medicine.

In fact, Liang Qichao had been asking about the surgery, but Union Hospital was secretive about it. Later, with the help of the famous Western medicine doctor Wu Liande, he was able to fully understand the situation. In a letter to his children on September 14, 1926, Liang Qichao said:

"He (referring to Wu Liande) has proved that the surgery was a mistake by Xiehe Meng Lang. He has seen the right kidney that was removed. There was nothing morbid about it. He blamed Xiehe for being careless and treating human life as a trifling matter. Xiehe admitted it himself. This disease was basically internal medicine, not surgery. Before the operation, Kerry, Li Shudong, Yamamoto and even Xiehe all studied the surgical aspects. It is really misleading. But according to Liande's diagnosis, it is not the so-called "unexplained bleeding", but a mild nephritis. Western medicine is not incurable, but it is difficult to achieve quick results... I used to want to know about the right kidney. Is it really a disease? If the right kidney is really diseased, then it is either the cause of the blood in the stool or the result of bleeding in the stool after being cut off. If it is the result, it will be even more terrible, if it continues to bleed for another year or two. , the left kidney had the same result, wouldn’t it be bad? I repeatedly asked Xiehe for more information, but to protect themselves, they always said that the right kidney was diseased (partially corrupted), and now Liande has proven their lies.” ( Ding Wenjiang, Zhao Toyota ("Liang Qichao Chronology")

Liang Qichao's condition worsened while he was in Beidaihe. I had no choice but to ask Tang Tianru, a Chinese medicine doctor, to take a look. After Tang Tianru arrived, he was diagnosed as "gallbladder has lost its ability to secrete". As a result, several doses of the medicine were effective, and the effect was very good. On August 22, Liang Qichao happily wrote to his children: "A large group of children, big and small! So that you can be happy. My illness is really, completely, and clearly healed!...According to Tianru : The source of the disease is the gallbladder, caused by panic, and the gallbladder is stagnated in the bladder. Although his words refer to the disease, it is somewhat similar... His medicine is really the same as the one and a half years of illness. After ten days of treatment, the Western medicine team said it was incurable, but it can be said that this miraculous effect can be achieved in one fell swoop! I am still taking care of myself, and I am not too tired. You can rest assured."

1929 In 2001, Liang Qichao died of illness.

The most embarrassing Hu Shi

Hu Shi was a prominent figure in the May 4th Movement. He advocated new culture and believed that traditional Chinese medicine was unscientific. He was a heavyweight who opposed traditional Chinese medicine at the beginning of the last century.

Dr. Hu Shi initially found symptoms such as thirst, polydipsia, and polyuria, and was initially diagnosed as "diabetes." There was protein in his urine, and his legs and feet were swollen and painful, which directly affected his work. Cai Yuanpei once suggested that Hu Shi take a leave of absence for half a year, and Hu Shi's condition did last for more than half a year.

On November 18, 1920, Hu Shi was sentenced to death by Union Hospital due to long-term diabetes, chronic nephritis and cardiac edema. The words were: "There is no way to save him, so prepare for the funeral as soon as possible." .

Later, Li Shi recommended Lu Zhongan to Hu Shi, but Hu Shi considered that TCM treatment had "no scientific basis" and refused to agree. Later, Ma Youyu introduced him again, and Hu Shicai extended his medical experience to the mainland. After some diagnosis and treatment, he suddenly recovered.

Hu Shi wrote more than 500 words on "Lu Zhongan's Qiushi Bible Study Picture", describing the treatment process.

In order to oppose Chinese medicine doctor Hu Shi, he also lied without conscience. In his later years, Hu Shi denied the fact that Lu Zhongan had cured him in two letters to his friends.

Hu Shih's disciple Luo Ergang said: "Hu Shi hated people telling lies the most. Why did he tell lies himself?

This is because he advocated 'full worldization' and advocated Scientific.

He believed that Chinese medicine was unscientific. He suffered from nephritis and Western medicine was unable to do anything. However, Chinese medicine doctor Lu Zhongan actually cured him. It was widely spread in society that Hu Shi was afraid of being harmful to the development of science. That's why I have to say this." (Luo Ergang: "Historical Records of the Five Years - Hu Shi's Miscellaneous Notes").

The most helpless Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen "would rather die than see Chinese medicine." It once became proof of Sun Yat-sen's firm belief. People at the time spoke with certainty.

Lu Xun was very moved by this and wrote: "At that time, there was a piece of news in the news that moved me as much as his revolutionary career. It was said that when Western medicine had been put at its wits' end, some people advocated taking Chinese medicine. But Mr. Zhongshan disagreed, thinking that although Chinese medicines are effective, the knowledge of diagnosis is lacking. How to use medicine if it cannot be diagnosed? There is no need to take medicine. When people are in danger, they are usually willing to try anything. He still has such clear sense and firm will in his own life."

In fact, Sun Yat-sen always requested conservative treatment when he was seriously ill in Beijing. At that time, Union Medical College Hospital believed that Mr. Sun was probably suffering from "the most severe liver disease" and needed surgery.

After opening the abdominal cavity, it was found that it was inoperable. The entire surface of the liver was covered with large and small yellow-white nodules, and the entire intra-abdominal organs were adhered together. Then sew.

Soon after the surgery, radiotherapy was performed. However, no effect was seen for two days, and the condition deteriorated sharply.

On February 17, Liu Ruiheng wrote a letter to Kong Xiangxi, asking him to tell Sun Yat-sen’s family members and people within the Kuomintang to make it clear that Sun Yat-sen was suffering from an incurable disease.

Western medicine expressed concern that There was nothing that could be done about Sun Yat-sen's condition, and friends and comrades recommended Chinese medicine for treatment. However, Union Hospital also expressed great indignation at the suggestion to switch to Chinese medicine. The hospital stated that traditional Chinese medicine could not be admitted to Union Medical College. Although Sun Yat-sen was respected, if he wanted to switch to traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, he would have to move out of the hospital.

On February 18, Sun Yat-sen moved out of Union Medical College Hospital due to his worsening condition and moved to Tieshizi Hutongyu, where he was treated by traditional Chinese medicine. Famous Chinese medicine doctor Lu Zhongan and others examined him for a week and prescribed prescriptions. Sun's condition improved after taking two doses of the medicine. However, a few days later, Sun stopped taking traditional Chinese medicine and continued to use Western medicine to treat symptoms such as diuresis and antidiarrhea. In the early morning of March 12, Sun Yat-sen suddenly tossed and turned frequently, and his breath became weaker and weaker. At 9:30, Sun Yat-sen stopped breathing at the age of 59.

It’s not that Sun Yat-sen doesn’t want to see Chinese medicine, it’s that a lot of people don’t let him see Chinese medicine.

The most ridiculous Kang Youwei

Gao Baishi, a senior journalist in Taiwan, wrote an interesting thing in his "New Edition of Ancient Chunfeng Tower Trivia", saying that Kang Youwei was in his old age I once saw a piece of news in the newspaper by chance, saying that a doctor named Voronov had developed a medical technique for rejuvenating youth, but... it required transplanting testicles from young monkeys, which could delay aging and improve sexual performance. Function.

Later, Kang Youwei met a German doctor through the introduction of his friend Jiang Fengzhi, and then underwent a testicular transplant to replace the testicles of a young monkey on himself. For a period of time afterwards, Kang Youwei felt refreshed, and his memory and sexual desire were greatly enhanced. However, the good times did not last long. Due to the limitations of the times, many medical theories were immature. Later, the monkey's testicles had a severe rejection reaction in Lao Kang's body, and Kang Youwei eventually died suddenly.

At first I thought it was a farce, but later I found out it might be true.

Kang Youwei died suddenly. It is said that he died from bleeding from the seven orifices. The Kang family said it was food poisoning.

First, the transplantation of monkey testicles is true.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Austrian physiologist Steinach and many European and American doctors performed testicular transplants. Since then, medical scientists in other countries have begun to frequently study testicular transplant surgery.

Second, the doctor "Voronov" mentioned in the newspaper is indeed a person. Voronov was a professor of medicine at the Collège de France. In the 1920s, he reported successful cases of human testicular transplants from sheep, cows, etc.

In 1927, the Belarusian newspaper "Russian Times" published a news saying that Professor Ivanov was trying to conduct a human-ape hybrid experiment at the Sukhumi Monkey Breeding Base in the Soviet Union. This news was a sensation.

"Kang Shengren" has six wives and concubines, so it is understandable that he is in urgent need.