The process of searching for a medicine guide actually serves a purpose: to encourage the patient to exercise and get fresh air.
This approach is targeted at wealthy women who tend to be lazy and lack exercise.
In the past, before cesarean sections were available, it was common for lazy, physically weak pregnant women from well-off families—who were often over-nourished—to die from difficult childbirth.
Furthermore, giving patients something to do keeps them from being left alone to ruminate and dwell on their pain.
This is another reason why Traditional Chinese Medicine places such high demands on its practitioners.
This is because TCM itself has no fixed, rigid formula.
It has its own theories, foundations, and a complete medical system, but how much a doctor can learn and apply depends entirely on their own insight and skill.
Zhang Liang stared at the prescription Li Xu had written, speechless for a long moment.
