Li Xu continued, "Western medicine uses steroids. It's like spraying a powerful fertilizer on the 'branches and leaves' of a dying tree. It might make the leaves look a bit greener temporarily, but the problem with the 'root' isn't solved. Once the medicine wears off, the leaves will just keep withering. What's more, this powerful fertilizer is toxic itself and will corrode the trunk and roots. The avascular necrosis you mentioned is the same principle."
"Yes! Yes! That's exactly it!" Guo Hengchang nodded repeatedly. It was the first time he had heard someone explain his illness so thoroughly.
"So, to cure the disease, we can't just focus on the 'branches and leaves.' The key is to 'enrich the soil and strengthen the root.'"
