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At the age of 4, he memorized the "Compendium of Materia Medica", at the age of 9, he "pinched the pulse to see a doctor" for the patient, and at the age of 11, he began to study incurable diseases.
In the 20 years of practicing traditional Chinese medicine, "strange doctor" and "little miracle doctor" are all labels on his body, which is Huang Haitao's resume in the first half of his life.
At the same time as he became famous, he was suddenly reported to practice medicine "swaggering and cheating", so that his Chinese medicine clinic was stopped three times in just a few years.
When his peers thought that his medical career was going to be completely cut off, thousands of patients appealed to the resumption of his TCM clinic.
So why does Huang Haitao have frequent polarized evaluations on his body since he is a miracle doctor, and he was forced to stop three times during his medical practice, what is the truth in this?
And is Huang Haitao still practicing medicine today?
(The information in this article is from official media, and it has been repeated at the end)
The "miracle doctor" who has gone through several twists and turns
In 2020, a small TCM clinic in Xipipo village was forced to close its doors, and two groups of people stood outside the broken door.
A group of people shouted and smashed the door plate, and a group of villagers who stopped outside the door to fight for the clinic.
And the owner of this clinic is Huang Haitao, who is praised by the locals as a "miracle doctor", and he seems to have been used to such a scene.
Long before that, he was reported for various reasons, during which the outpatient clinic was closed twice, both for nearly half a year.
Such a scene seemed to be expected by him, although he was tired, Huang Haitao still endured his grievances and worked hard to save his small clinic.
Those who had seen Huang Haitao for medical treatment, learned that the clinic was closed, and rushed to the village thousands of miles away to help him.
Some people who saw that half of them were delayed, even if the clinic was closed, they ran to Huang Haitao's house twice in three days to let him take a look at the symptoms for himself.
As many patients came to Huang Haitao on their own, those who couldn't get used to seeing Huang Haitao began to mumble in their hearts again, and they just wanted to cut off his way.
So within a few days, there was a warning sign at the entrance of the village, which read:
"It is forbidden for anyone to open a clinic in the village to practice medicine, and to prevent outsiders from entering the village for medical treatment"
It seems to be to maintain the safety of the villagers' medical treatment, but in fact, each article is set up for Huang Haitao.
Those patients who insisted on coming to find Huang Haitao were beaten by some villagers many times, and Huang Haitao gritted his teeth angrily in the face of such a situation.
But the power of one person is still small after all, and he is powerless to resist and chooses to help these patients in his own way.
During the closure of the clinic, Huang Haitao personally visited the homes of patients who had not yet recovered.
The first is to continue to see a doctor for them, and the second is not to want these patients who are facing him to be bullied by those who are targeting him for their own reasons.
At the same time, the two waves of people who stood on opposite sides for Huang Haitao also began to act silently, on the one hand, to seek justice, and on the other hand, to pull him into the abyss.
It's just that everyone doesn't understand why some people are willing to appeal for justice for him, some people accuse him of "practicing medicine and cheating", and some people want to completely destroy his medical career in every possible way.
And the source of all this is in Huang Haitao...
The spirit of "miracle doctor".
Huang Haitao was born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine, and his grandfather and father are well-known traditional Chinese medicine practitioners in the village, perhaps because he has lived in such a family since he was a child.
Long-term exposure to Chinese herbs has made him very sensitive to every Chinese herb, as long as his grandfather smells it for him once, he can remember it thoroughly.
Generally, children of his age are playful and extremely disgusted with the smell of medicine, but Huang Haitao is different, and he always feels at ease when he smells the smell of Chinese herbs.
Sometimes he would rather stay in his own Chinese medicine hall than go to throw sandbags with the neighbor's children.
When he reached the age of going to school, it was still difficult for others to read and write, so Huang Haitao was able to read books such as "Compendium of Materia Medica".
I always learn from my grandfather when I have nothing to do, put my hand on someone else's hand and feel the pulse, but I still don't understand what it means, I only know that this position can see a doctor.
Everyone said that he was a "little miracle doctor" and that he would follow his father's old path in the future, but everyone still whispered in private that he felt that "he has no interest and can't make a lot of money".
But Huang Haitao knows that treatment is not to make money, but to save lives and help the wounded, which is a sentence that his grandfather and father often say.
And this sentence has been with him for half his life, and it is also this sentence that has made his medical journey "stumbling".
When he was nine years old, Huang Haitao could almost begin to look at minor illnesses and pains, and even memorized the secret recipe of Chinese medicine from his grandfather.
It's just that at the beginning, everyone didn't trust this child, and no one dared to give their bodies to this young child easily.
But after Huang Haitao gave a plan to improve his pain for patients who sought medical treatment everywhere several times but had nowhere to go, more and more people began to believe him.
Several years of medical experience have made this little adult become sophisticated, and his face looks immature, but the temperament of the whole person is like an old Chinese medicine doctor with decades of medical experience.
The most admirable thing is that Huang Haitao never charges a consultation fee when he sees a doctor, because in his opinion, this process of checking the cause of the disease does not require any materials, let alone any cost.
Therefore, in the process of his medical treatment, except for the cost of prescribing some medicinal materials, the rest will not be charged.
For some special groups of people, patients who can't afford to see a doctor or even can't go to the clinic, he will choose to help prescribe medicine for free, or even come to help them see a doctor in person.
And Huang Haitao's original intention, for those who really need it, is too much help.
As more and more people were helped by him, his reputation as a "miracle doctor" gradually spread from inside the village to outside the village, and even many people who were thousands of kilometers away came here to seek medical treatment.
And the reason why Huang Haitao has the title of "strange doctor" is that his every move and decision is often unexpected by everyone.
For example, his unkempt clothes look like a "street slicker" to everyone, and he likes to go barefoot every time he sees someone.
When taking the pulse, he either didn't say a word, or he suddenly clapped his hands, which scared others into a heartbeat.
Some strange small actions have also made many people often call him a "strange doctor", but no matter what the title is in their hearts, Huang Haitao has always been a "living Buddha"-like existence.
However, it was also the fame of Huang Haitao Clinic that attracted the attention of many peers.
After all, everyone knows that he does not charge for consultation, and he can also see some incurable diseases, which causes many people from the village and even other places to go to his clinic.
Over time, the interests of other clinics have also been fluctuated, and they feel that Huang Haitao has no academic qualifications and no medical qualifications, so why can he make money by seeking medical treatment.
In 2016, Huang Haitao's clinic was closed for the first time because it was reported that he was not qualified to practice medicine and that opening a clinic was harmful.
Because Huang Haitao did not have a certificate in this regard, his clinic was quickly rectified after receiving the report.
It's just that no one expected that Huang Haitao's status in everyone's hearts was so high, and when he heard that he was reported for "practicing medicine and cheating", those patients who had received his favor gathered together one after another, just to help him get back a justice and reputation.
Practice medicine with caution
"Traditional Chinese medicine does not harm people, quack doctors harm people, and divine doctors save people, Dr. Huang Haitao is the only miracle doctor among so many doctors I have come into contact with."
This is what a mother wrote in her appeal letter for Huang Haitao's justice.
Her child is a person with cerebral palsy. Since the child was one year old, he has traveled to all the hospitals at home and abroad, but there is still no clear treatment plan.
Later, she came to Huang Haitao's clinic under the introduction of a friend, and she was just thinking about giving it a try.
But she never imagined that her child would be able to go from being unable to move to miraculously being able to stand on his own and even walk three or two steps in just three years.
Most of the people who come here to look for Dr. Huang Haitao are suffering from incurable diseases, especially cancer and cerebral palsy.
Many patients with cerebral palsy who found Huang Haitao earlier than her have recovered enough to step into the campus, which undoubtedly gives her great hope.
The sudden closure of Huang Haitao's clinic dragged their families who were still being treated into the abyss.
As a result, more and more patients like this mother have chosen to appeal, hoping that the relevant departments can open up.
Because it is also considering Huang Haitao's original intention to practice medicine and the fact that he has helped so many people over the years, the relevant departments decided to give him a chance, as long as he got the certificate, he will be able to open the door again.
Thousands of patients have had their fingerprints printed
During that time, Huang Haitao studied on his own while prescribing drugs for those patients who were still being treated.
After getting the certificate, the clinic opened again, but there were not many people with red eyes, and even some villagers reported him every once in a while because they couldn't get used to him making money alone.
During this period, some people also hoped to cooperate with Huang Haitao to help him ensure that the clinic could be opened, but they needed to charge high outpatient fees.
It seems to be the idea of killing two birds with one stone, but in Huang Haitao's opinion, this has gone against his original intention of practicing medicine, so he refused without hesitation several times.
Obviously, Huang Haitao's toughness did not bring him the safety of the clinic, but the closure of the clinic three times in four years.
Today, Huang Haitao is still continuing to practice medicine, but the clinics that have been reported closed several times are silent, and he can only choose some private places to continue to see patients who are still in the treatment stage.
But his exact location is unknown to everyone, and he hardly accepts new customers, and can only take care of the old batch of patients who are still in the treatment stage first.
In fact, for Huang Haitao, the original intention he has always adhered to has not changed, he just wants to be a traditional Chinese medicine doctor safely and steadily, and give the help he needs as much help as he can.
I also want to continue to carry forward Chinese medicine, because everyone's misunderstanding of Chinese medicine is too great over the years.
He just wants to prove that Chinese medicine is not a panacea, but it is not a "quack" as others say.
Traditional Chinese medicine needs to be re-accepted and even seen by the Chinese people, which is the real reason why he insists so much.
Resources:
Xinhua News Agency's official account: Lookout|Hainan Rural "Miracle Doctor" Encounters Obstruction
https://baijiahao.baidu.com/s?id=1677792973010307645&wfr=spider&for=pc
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