When the ordinary person becomes ill, most people are in the habit of going to the doctor for a shot or medication rather than going to the temple to seek a prescription. Paosheng Tati has adapted to the times and now has different "lines of business."
絲線把脈、為虎療傷，在今天看來，未免神話連篇；一般人生病時，到醫院打針吃藥也多取代了到寺廟求藥的習慣。保生大帝如今也因應時潮，有了不同的「職司」。