English stories related to famous ancient Chinese medicine practitioners

Bian Magpie see Cai Huanhou, standing there between, Bian Magpie said: "The gentleman has a disease in the cou (pronounced cou), not cure will be afraid of deep." Huanhou said: "I have no disease." Magpie out, Huanhou said: "The good treatment of medical not sick for the work." In ten days, the magpies returned to say: "The king's disease in the skin, not cure will be deeper." Huanhou should not. The magpie went out, and the Huanhou was unhappy again. After ten days of residence, the magpie comes back and says, "The gentleman's disease is in the stomach and intestines, and if not treated, it will get deeper and deeper." Again, the Huanhou did not respond. The magpie goes out, and Huanhou is again displeased. After ten days, the magpie looks at Marquis Huan and leaves. Huan Hou so make people ask, magpie said: "disease in the coupling, soup ironing (Chinese medicine with cloth hot medicine compresses the affected area) of the and also; in the skin, needle stone (Chinese medicine with a needle or stone needle acupuncture points) of the and also; in the stomach and intestines, fire Qi (Chinese medicine name of the soup, fire Qi soup) of the and also; in the bone marrow, the Division of the belonging to, there is no way also. Now in the bone marrow, the minister is to no please carry on."

Ju five days, Huan Gong body pain, make people ask for magpies, has fled Qin carry on, Huan Hou then died.

Translation:

One day, Bian Magpie went in to see Duke Huan of Cai, and stood for a long time, saying, "You have a disease under your skin, and I am afraid that it will be aggravated if you do not cure it." Duke Huan replied, "I am not sick." After the magpie withdrew, Duke Huan said, "Doctors always like to cure people who are not sick and take credit for it." After ten days, Bian Magpie paid another visit to Duke Huan of Cai and said, "Your illness has reached the skin, and if you don't cure it, it will get worse." Duke Huan heard this and ignored him. Bian Magpie withdrew, and again Duke Huan was very upset. After ten days, Bian Magpie again paid a visit to Duke Huan of Cai and said, "Your illness has already entered your intestines and stomach; if you don't treat it, it will get even worse." Duke Huan still ignored him. Bian Magpie withdrew, and again Duke Huan was extremely unhappy. After another ten days, Bian Magpie saw Duke Huan at a distance and turned around and ran away. Duke Huan was very surprised, so he sent someone to ask him, and Bian Magpie said, "If the disease is under the skin, it can be cured with hot compresses; if the disease is between the skin, it can be cured with needles; if the disease is in the stomach and intestines, it can be cured with fire-cleansing soups; if the disease is in the bone marrow, it is under the care of the God who is in charge of life, and there is no way for me to cure it. Now that Duke Huan's disease has progressed to the bone marrow, I will therefore no longer inquire into it." After five days, Duke Huan felt pain all over his body, so he sent someone to look for Bian Magpie, who had already fled to Qin.

One day, Bian Que went to Cai Huan, stood for a moment and said: "you have the disease in the skin, if not treated, may increase. "Duke Huan said: "I have no disease." Bian Que after the exit, Duke Huan said: "the doctor always like to not ill, medical treatment, and use this as their own credit. Ten days later, Bian Que and meet the CAI Huan, said: "your illness has reached the skin, if not treated, it will be more powerful. Ten days later, Bian Que once again see Cai Huan, say: "your disease already into the stomach, if not treated, the more serious. Ten days later, Bian Que once again see Cai Huan, say: "your disease already into the stomach, if not treated, the more serious. "Duke is still ignored him.Bian Que quit, Duke is extremely not happy.Ten days later, Bian Que saw Duke turned and ran. Duke is very strange, so the mission to ask him, Bian Que said: "the disease in the skin, medication fomentation therapy can be cured; disease in the skin, using acupuncture can cure the disease; in the stomach, with clear fire decoction can cure good; if the disease in the bone marrow, it is in charge of the life God control, I have no way to treatment. Now the Duke's illness has developed to the bone marrow, so I won't interfere. "Five days later, Duke Huan felt pain, sent to find Bian Que, at this time, Bian Que has escaped. Now the Duke's illness has developed to the bone marrow, so I won't interfere.