Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 - a bright spot of traditional medicine

Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 is a bright spot in traditional medicine at the grassroots level in the West Hai Phong area when it always promotes the advantages of this natural treatment therapy to provide primary health care for the people.

Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 is a bright spot in the development of traditional medicine in the West Hai Phong area.

Patient trust

After 3 months of persistent treatment with traditional medicine at Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2, Mr. Vu Dinh Y (born in 1971) in village 6, Lai Khe commune was able to walk and talk normally. In early 2025, Mr. Y unfortunately suffered a stroke. After being cared for at the hospital, although he passed the critical stage, his condition improved, but Mr. Y was still paralyzed on one side and had difficulty walking. Instead of going to physical therapy facilities, Mr. Y's family decided to choose Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 for rehabilitation.

Thanks to the dedication and high responsibility of the medical team, as well as his own efforts, Mr. Y has now recovered. Mr. Y's relatives happily said: "Traditional medicine treatment at Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 is no longer strange when for many years, local people have always told about the traditional medicine remedies here. However, we have to experience it directly to see the effectiveness of this. We do not have to go far to a large medical facility, but right here in the locality we can receive the best health care."

Suffering from chronic itching, Ms. Nguyen Thi Lanh from Ha Bac commune was introduced by an acquaintance to Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 for examination and treatment. Ms. Lanh had been to many places and addresses for treatment but her condition did not improve. On the other hand, due to using a lot of Western medicine, Ms. Lanh was afraid of the side effects of the medicine. Since coming to Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 for examination and being advised by doctors to use traditional medicine, Ms. Lanh saw a lot of improvement in her condition.

Ms. Lanh shared: “I used to spend a lot of money on medical treatment. Due to both financial pressure and discomfort due to the disease, I always felt tired and depressed for a long time. However, since coming to Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2, I am no longer stressed about the incurable disease like before. The herbal medicines to treat itching are all benign. The doctors even showed me many types of medicinal leaves that are right in my garden, so I don’t have to spend money to buy them.”

Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 uses traditional medicine to treat people's illnesses.

For a long time, Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 has become a trusted address for traditional medicine examination and treatment for local people and neighboring areas. On average, the health station receives more than 20 patients every day for examination and treatment using traditional medicine. The health station has only 1 doctor trained in traditional medicine, so to meet the medical examination and treatment needs of the people, the station has to arrange 2 separate rooms and mobilize half of the staff for treatment. This demonstrates the quality and effectiveness of traditional medicine examination and treatment at the station.

Towards sustainability

The reason why Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 is trusted by people in traditional medicine treatment is because this facility has created a sustainable foundation over the past decades. From Co Dung Commune Health Station to Vu Dung Commune Health Station and now Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2, this facility always strives to guide patients to effective, long-term and economical medical examination, treatment and health care.

According to Dr. Nguyen Tien Hung, Head of Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2, when people come to the station for examination and treatment, if they have diseases that can be treated with traditional medicine, doctors and nurses advise patients to use this method because it is cheaper, often has no side effects while the effectiveness can be equivalent to modern medicine.

Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 always focuses on developing model medicinal herb gardens.

Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 is also famous and has strengths in traditional medicine to treat colds, joint pain, detoxification, and heat inflammation. In addition, the station also focuses on acupuncture, massage, acupressure, etc. to treat patients. The traditional medicine garden at Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 is a model medicinal garden of the West Hai Phong medical facility. With 64 types of medicinal plants to treat diseases such as diuretics, digestive diseases, menstrual regulation, detoxification, cough treatment, etc., the traditional medicine garden has made an important contribution to the treatment with traditional medicine at the station. In addition, the medical team of Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2 also grows some medicinal plants, mainly mugwort, to process into moxa bait and moxa sticks for acupuncture for patients.

According to traditional medicine practitioner Nguyen Thi Xuan at Lai Khe Commune Health Station No. 2, currently, examination and treatment using traditional medicine is not covered by health insurance. However, the number of patients coming to the station to use the service is still increasing. This shows the effectiveness of traditional medicine treatment at the station, in line with the current trend of sustainable health care. It is a harmonious combination of traditional and modern medicine. However, for traditional medicine to develop effectively at the grassroots level, more attention and investment is still needed.

HOANG LINH

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