Wentang

Chapter 433 Prescriptions
After returning home, Yue Shan took the materials he had sorted out and rushed back to Sixingping overnight, and went to the medical school to meet Sun Simiao early the next morning.

The old Taoist priest in his seventies had gray hair, but his complexion was rosy, and his body was very strong. He looked like a middle-aged man in his early forties.

"Old Taoist priest." Yue Shan saluted respectfully.

"Yue Hou, I don't know what to do to find the old way early in the morning?" Sun Simiao also asked politely.

Yue Shan told him about the situation in Lingnan, and then said: "I came here today for two things. One is to ask the old Taoist priest to research the medicine to treat miasma, malaria and parasitic diseases. The other is to hope that the medical school can organize and lead the formation of a team The medical team went to Lingnan to treat illnesses and save lives."

"This is a great merit, and everyone in the medical school will do their part." Sun Simiao agreed without hesitation, but then said with a look of embarrassment:
"Of course, both malaria and parasites are stubborn diseases. The old man has also studied them. It is a pity that he has not found an effective prescription."

"I do know that some medicines have a good effect on these two stubborn diseases, but I don't know the theory of medicine, and I still need the old Taoist priest to develop a suitable prescription based on this." Yue Shan said.

"Oh?" Sun Simiao's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and he said excitedly, "What kind of medicine is it? Please give me your advice, Hou Yue."

"The most effective drug for treating malaria is Artemisia annua," said Yue Shan.

"Qinghao?" After hearing about this medicine, Sun Simiao said disappointedly like a deflated ball, "To tell you the truth, I used Qinghao decoction to treat malaria according to the ancient records, and found that it didn't have any effect."

"Haha..." Yue Shan laughed and said, "The old Taoist priest only knows one thing but not the other. There are seven or eight kinds of plants called Artemisia annua in the world. Maybe the Artemisia annua you use is not the same kind as the Artemisia annua used in ancient medicine?"

"Really?" Being questioned, Sun Simiao was not only not angry, but was pleasantly surprised: "Yes, it is not impossible. Could it be that Marquis Yue knows what kind of Artemisia annua is mentioned by the ancients?"

"I just happened to know. The old Taoist priest must have seen this kind of Artemisia annua. It is everywhere on the roadside, and there is one at the entrance of the medical school." Yue Shan said.

"There is it at the door?" Sun Simiao was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his head angrily and said, "It turns out that the Artemisia annua that the ancients mentioned is actually it. Stupid, I am so stupid."

In fact, Sun Simiao cannot be blamed, but most of the ancient books do not have illustrations.

The ability of Artemisia annua to treat malaria first appeared in Shennong’s Herbal Classic. However, there are too many plants called Artemisia annua, at least seven or eight kinds.Some are more precious, and some are weeds on the side of the road. No one knows which one is mentioned in the medical books.

Malaria is a stubborn disease. It is customary to think that the medicine that can treat such a severe disease must be very precious.Therefore, when testing the prescription, the relatively rare Artemisia annua will be used.

The fact is exactly the opposite of what everyone thinks. The Artemisia annua mentioned in the ancient prescription is the most common one, which has always been regarded as a weed.

This perfect misunderstanding has caused Qinghao Decoction, a miraculous medicine for treating malaria, to have been misunderstood for thousands of years.

During this period, some doctors also discovered the problem. For example, Ge Hong's "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription" recorded the prescription of Artemisia annua for treating malaria.

It's a pity that I don't know what they think, and they still haven't pointed out that this Qinghao is not the other Qinghao. This misunderstanding has not been resolved.

Therefore, although the Artemisia annua prescription has been discovered for thousands of years, the ancients have been suffering from malaria, and it was not until the founding of New China that the harm of malaria was completely eradicated.

In the 21st century, it is well known that Artemisia annua can treat malaria.This is all thanks to Tu Youyou, who won the Nobel Prize for artemisinin and gave everyone a round of popular science.

But Yue Shan knew that Qinghao Decoction was not because of Tu Dashen, but learned about it through history books earlier.As I said before, the person he admired the most was Taizu, and he had specially studied the history of Taizu.

After the founding of New China, the country wanted to thoroughly develop Yunnan, Guizhou and other deep mountain and old forest areas, but they were also plagued by miasma and malaria parasites.

At this time, a big man discovered that the Artemisia annua in ancient medical books was regarded as a weed by everyone, and then invented Qinghao Decoction based on this discovery, which solved the problem of miasma and malaria.

It was at that time that Yue Shan knew that Qinghao Decoction could cure malaria, and that what was regarded as a weed in his field was actually a kind of magic medicine.

The medicine for treating parasites is also known through this period of history.

It's just that the treatment of parasites is more complicated, and there are different prescriptions for different parasites. He has not memorized the prescriptions and only knows a few key medicines.It is up to Sun Simiao and others to develop a suitable prescription based on these several herbs.

As for whether Sun Simiao and others could develop a suitable prescription, Yue Shan had no doubts.

In addition to Artemisia annua and medicines for treating parasites, Yue Shan also brought a mouthful of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, which is a magic medicine for preventing and treating heatstroke.Moreover, the formula is not complicated, and it can be popularized on a large scale after research.

Afterwards, the two formulated a general policy on the establishment of a medical team, generally speaking, it was a voluntary principle.Those who are willing to go will have various benefits, and those who are not willing to go will not be forced.

More specific plans are not suitable for discussing with Sun Simiao. After all, he is only a Taoist priest and doctor, and he is not good at management, and he is not interested.

Now they just agree on a big framework, and the specific details are naturally handed over to the people below to investigate, study and formulate.

After solving these trivial matters, Sun Simiao wanted to drag Yue Shan to talk about medical matters.The focus is on the establishment of new medicine, and even if it is not, it actually asks for Yue Shan's opinion.

This stopped Yue Shan from asking, and he quickly found an excuse to slip away.

The little thing in his stomach has been squeezed out long ago, so there is really nothing to say.In case Sun Simiao misunderstood any sentence and caused the new medicine to deviate from the direction of science, he would be guilty of a heinous crime.

After coming out of the medical school, he saw that it was still early, and Yue Shan was about to go to the academy, but he stopped halfway there, patted his forehead and sighed helplessly.

During this busy schedule, he forgot that the academy was already on holiday.So he turned back home.

As soon as he entered the house, he heard from the concierge that Li Dewu was visiting, and Yue Shan immediately guessed the purpose of his visit.After meeting and greeting, he asked, and sure enough, he was looking for an opportunity to become an official as he thought.

"Mrs. Ling is about to give birth, can you rest assured that you will be an official now?" Yue Shan asked.

"I don't want to be an official at this juncture, but Shuying doesn't agree, and she insists on asking me to come and find you. I don't dare to argue with her, so I come here to avoid the limelight, and inquire about the wind." Li Dewu also smiled wryly.

"Hehe..." Yue Shan also shook his head and laughed, thinking that Pei Shuying's character of being soft on the outside and strong on the inside could really do such a thing.But Li Dewu's willingness to go to Lingnan is also a good thing for him, so he said:
"It just so happens that I also want my disciples to go to Lingnan to hone their skills. I didn't trust them at first. Now it's all right, I'll take them there with you."

(End of this chapter)