Guo Jia, the ghost of the strongest military division

Chapter 448 Artemisinin, the Nemesis of Malaria
In China's thousands of years of history, smart Chinese people know how to use herbs to treat diseases.

It can be said that Chinese medicine is the wisdom of thousands of years in China.

There are countless examples of Chinese medicine treating diseases.

Artemisinin is just one of them.

It is also this artemisinin that won a Nobel Prize in the medical profession in later generations.

The world only knows about cinchona cream, but not about artemisinin.

Compared with cinchona cream, artemisinin is more effective in treating malaria, and the raw materials are cheap and plentiful.

After thinking about this, Guo Jia immediately asked people to pick fresh Artemisia annua.

This kind of thing is everywhere.

The Tiger Guards picked a large amount of Artemisia annua without any difficulty.

Soon, the backyard of Mushou Mansion was filled with this cheap weed.

It is not acceptable to take it directly, it must be extracted.

Guo Jia immediately asked someone to sort out a secluded room, called Hua Tuo and the students of the medical school, and started the intense extraction work.

This picked Artemisia annua is rich in artemisinin.

The extracted artemisinin is the best medicine for treating malaria.

The extraction and purification of artemisinin in later generations is a rigorous work, but given the current level of chemistry, it is impossible for Guo Jia to extract extremely high-purity artemisinin, and even the medium ether for extracting artemisinin cannot be produced.

But it doesn't matter, what Guo Jia wants is not [-]% pure artemisinin, if the purity is not enough, it can be piled up in quantity.

Anyway, there are such things all over the mountains and plains in the north, and there is no difficulty in the supply of raw materials.

Without ether, Guo Jia used alcohol.

Through Hua Tuo's improvement, Yunzhou Medical College has been able to purify high-concentration alcohol from grain wine.

Although this alcohol is not as good as the [-]% pure alcohol of later generations, it is more than enough to extract artemisinin.

Guo Jia was a top secret agent in his previous life and possessed certain chemistry skills.

"It's done!"

Guo Jia took off his mask, looked at the green liquid in the crystal cup, and shouted excitedly.

After several days of experiments, the low-concentration artemisinin was finally extracted from these cheap Artemisia annua.

"Can this cure malaria?"

Hua Tuo looked at Guo Jia in surprise.

Soaking medicinal herbs in wine is nothing new. There were doctors who did it in the pre-Qin period. This is the medicinal wine that has been passed down since ancient times.

But Guo Jia's method of soaking medicinal materials in wine to extract the medicinal effect is indeed the first time he saw it.

Could this small cup of solution be able to treat the malaria that made this miracle doctor so troublesome?
Hua Tuo couldn't believe it.

"Absolutely no problem!"

Guo Jia nodded confidently.

Although his method is somewhat primitive and simple, he did extract artemisinin.

Still the same sentence, the purity is not enough, the quantity is enough.

Anyway, he extracts things not to win prizes, but to cure diseases and save lives, and he doesn't care about the purity or impurity.

As long as it can save people, isn't it okay?

Artemisinin was extracted, and Guo Jia took it to save people.

Never!

Hua Tuo hastily blocked him.

"Feng Xiao, it's not that simple to develop a new prescription. First of all, the pharmacology is not clear. We don't know who can use it and who can't use it. Once it is used rashly, it may have adverse effects."

For drugs, Hua Tuo began to be very serious.

Since ancient times, Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs and tried the medicine himself. Only after he tried it himself could he know the properties of the medicine, and he could take it out to cure diseases and save people, otherwise it would be murder.

This is true!
Guo Jia scratched his head.

He was indeed a little reckless.

Artemisinin extracted according to the strict extraction methods of later generations has no toxic and side effects, but it is hard to say something like this crudely produced by him.

If it fails to save people, but kills people because of side effects, it would be a joke.

But that's easy too.Hua Tuo is one of the best existences in the medical field, and he is very proficient in pharmacology.

Testing medicine is also very simple.

There are many seriously ill patients in the city, and with Hua Tuo's ability, he will be able to quickly grasp the characteristics of artemisinin.

"Sir, this thing is entrusted to you. You must test the medicine as soon as possible and come up with a prescription to cure the disease and save lives. This is extremely urgent!"

Guo Jia said seriously.

The old man is duty-bound!

Hua Tuo said solemnly.

He gently picked up the cup of solution, and then started intensive research work with his disciples.

After making artemisinin, Guo Jia's heart relaxed.

With this stuff, malaria should be under control.

Guo Ye and Diao Chan were also saved.

In order to develop the purification method of artemisinin, Guo Jia has not closed his eyes for two days and two nights. After all, he is just an agent and not a professional chemical pharmacist. It is very good to be able to do this level.

Handing over the rest of the work to Hua Tuo, Guo Jia dragged his exhausted body out of the room.

He suddenly remembered something, turned his head and told Dian Wei who was guarding at the side: "From now on, seal everything here, and don't let the news of artemisinin spread."

Malaria is basically unsolvable in this era, and Guo Jia has exhausted his efforts to research it. This is a secret of Yunzhou, and it must not be leaked.

The source of the malaria was a bit weird, and Guo Jia didn't want to reveal his cards for a while.

promise!
Dian Wei nodded.

He has always followed Guo Jia's words blindly.

very good!

Guo Jia nodded, and staggered out of the room.

"Feng Xiao!"

Seeing Guo Jia finally came out, Zhang Ning and Xi Zhong outside the door greeted him immediately.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Fortunately, the medicine has been made, but further confirmation is needed. In a few days, it will be able to cure the disease and save lives."

"Thank God, Ye'er was saved!"

Zhang Ning's tears flowed out again.

These days, she washes her face with tears all day long.

Ha ha!

Guo Jia felt a little relieved when he saw how everyone seemed to be released.

He was about to say something when suddenly his eyes went dark, and he didn't know anything.

After returning to Wuji County from Jizhou day and night, Guo Jia returned to Lunu non-stop after dealing with the accident of the Zhen family.

Then he went on to invest in the storage of artemisinin.

He was so tired.

The idea of ​​completing the new medicine to save everyone has been supporting him, but after the completion of the new medicine, he suddenly lost his mind and his body gradually became tired.

so tired!
Guo Jia said one last sentence, and slowly fell to the ground.

Bong filial piety!

Lord!

The crowd was shocked.

Guo Jia is their backbone, and nothing can happen to them.

Hua Tuo also heard the news and gave Guo Jia a diagnosis and treatment in person.Then he prescribed a prescription and ordered someone to send him back to rest, and then he went to work.

It is a great discovery to use Artemisia annua to treat malaria. Once successful, it will be the gospel of tens of millions of people in Dahan.

At this moment, Hua Tuo is also immersed in the exciting work and cannot extricate himself.

(End of this chapter)