According to Ge Hong's Biography of Immortals in Jin Dynasty, there was a famous doctor named Dong Feng in Wu Dong during the Three Kingdoms period. He lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years, but he didn't get any reward for saving lives. Anyone who is cured of a serious illness by him only needs to plant five apricot trees in his home and garden.
Time flies, and more and more apricot trees are planted. In the harvest season, I saw red apricots competing to bend the branches. Dong Feng built a hut in the dense apricot forest, and exchanged millet for people who came to buy apricots, without accepting coins. The millet that Dong Feng exchanged for apricots is piled up in Man Cang every year. He uses it to help the poor and passers-by who are short of travel expenses.
Since then, the word "Xinglin" has become synonymous with Chinese medicine, and "Master Xinglin" refers to a doctor with superb medical skills. The word "Xinglin homeland" is also frequently seen in newspapers.
■ The origin of Xinglin
During the Three Kingdoms period, the State of Wu had a secretariat. He was poisoned and sick, so he was treated by a folk doctor named Dong Feng. But when Dong Feng arrived, the patient had been dead for three days. Dong Feng is a real person. Even if people die, they should have a diagnosis and have a look. When he diagnosed the pulse of the deceased, his face suddenly appeared happy: "This net is still jumping, and it is still saved!" He took three pills out of the medicine bag, stuffed them into the dead man's mouth, filled them with warm water, and massaged his chest and abdomen with his hands. After a while, the dead man's limbs slowly spread out and his face was bleeding. After a few days, he gradually recovered.
Dong Feng cured one incurable disease after another, but it didn't cost anyone a penny. He only made a request that all the patients he cured should help him plant apricot trees, five seriously ill and one mildly ill. A few years later, he planted 10 million apricot trees in his garden. When selling apricots, Dong Feng didn't want people to give him cash. As long as he exchanges food, he can get a lot of food for the hungry people.
Dong Feng's noble character is well known. Since then, the word "Xinglin" has become a special word to praise the virtue of doctors.
Xinglin, as another name in the medical field, has a long history. However, why just call "Xinglin" the medical field? There is still a long history here.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a famous doctor named Dong Feng in Lushan Mountain. He is proficient in medical skills and is said to have the ability to bring back the dead. One of his characteristics in seeing a doctor is that he never accepts the patient's remuneration, but he has one requirement for the patient: after his serious illness is cured, five apricot trees should be planted in his garden; Those people who have recovered from minor ailments 1 tree. Year after year, the number of patients he cured is not very large, and the apricot trees in his garden have gathered into a forest. When apricots are ripe, from afar, among the leafy green leaves, there are many red apricots covered with branches, which are really beautiful. Later, Dong Feng told people that anyone who came to his Xinglin to buy apricots didn't have to pay. As long as he put some food in the barn, he could go to the forest to get apricots. So, every year, Dong Feng fills the warehouse with the grain exchanged for apricots, and he helps countless poor people with these grains.
After Dong Feng's death, the story of Xinglin has been handed down. Guo Dong, a famous doctor in Ming Dynasty, imitated Dong Feng, lived at the foot of the mountain and planted more than 1000 apricots. Zheng Qinyu of Suzhou told us that there was also an apricot garden in the yard, and the gifts given by patients also went to help the poor. Zhao Meng, a painter and calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty, was critically ill. Yan Zicheng, a famous doctor at that time, cured him. He specially drew a picture of Xinglin for Yan Zicheng. Later, when people praised doctors for their noble medical ethics and superb medical skills, they often used words such as "Xinglin is warm in spring", "Xinglin is famous" and "Xinglin is a master". Some medical groups and magazines in modern times are often named after "Xinglin". "Xinglin" has become another name in the medical field. The story of Xinglin has not only become a beautiful talk between the people and the medical profession, but also become a model for doctors in past dynasties to encourage and spur themselves to improve their medical skills and relieve patients' suffering.