Facing the cool autumn wind, the way down the mountain without heavy objects was fast. The sun did not climb to the top of the mountain until the two of them arrived at Xujiacun.
At this time, the refugees living in the village also went out to find food.
A field outside the village has been plowed. The taro in front of and behind the house has long disappeared. Except for the side vegetables, all kinds of wild vegetables outside have been dug up.
The appearance of Xiao Man and Jiang Zhi attracted some eyes, including hunger, envy, and jealousy.
However, soon the people from the medical shed came over and these looks disappeared.
Xu Dong was very satisfied with the medicinal materials sent. Although the most scarce period was now over, he still liked to see these freshly picked herbs with a fresh smell.
The main thing is that you don’t have to look for it yourself.
Today is a bit special. Jiang Zhi Youyao has a private deal with Xu Dong.
"Oh my, this is a big snake skin!"
This time, except for the medicinal materials, Jiang Zhi brought the snake skin he picked up a few months ago.
Snake slough is the epidermis naturally shed by the golden snake. After removing the sediment and drying it, it can be used as medicine. It has the effects of dispelling wind and calming convulsion, removing nebula and relieving itching, detoxifying and reducing swelling.
It is a commonly used drug for the clinical treatment of convulsions, convulsions and eye diseases in children. Snake skin can also remove rheumatic poison from the human body and prevent rheumatic bone pain and arthritis.
It is also a commonly used medicine to treat skin swelling and pain, boils and itching. When necessary, the snake skin can be ground into powder and applied directly to the affected area.
Snake skins are very common in the mountains, but snake skins like the one brought by Jiang Zhi are not so common.
Xu Dong touched the silk-like snake skin with patterned luster in his hand, and exclaimed in front of Jiang Zhi: "What a rare treasure!"
This snake skin is intact and large, and anyone with a discerning eye knows its value.
Jiang Zhi said: "Medical Officer Xu, this snake skin is hard to come across. I am taking it out now because I have urgently needed items that I want to exchange with you."
This snake skin would be a treasure in any drugstore. If it were not of no use to her now and there was nothing else she could get away with, she would not be willing to give it up.
Xu Dong reluctantly looked away: "What do you want to change?"
Snake skins are sold by the gram, and no matter how expensive they are, there is a fixed number, but this one cannot.
Xu Dong is a doctor, how could he be willing to give up such a good thing.
He has decided that if this village woman wants the lion to open his mouth, he may have to speak out of conscience.
Of course, if the price is not much and you can get it yourself, then trade.
We can't go all the way at once, maybe we can get good things from these mountain folk medicine farmers in the future.
Jiang Zhi pretended not to see the change in the expression on Xu Dong's face, and only said: "I want to exchange a pair of trousers and a copper pot with Medical Officer Xu!"
"戥子? Only 戥子!" Xu Dong thought he had heard wrongly and couldn't help but ask a question.
"戥子" is a nickname used to refer to medicinal materials, gold, silver and spices. They are usually made of copper, and there are also ivory products.
What Jiang Zhi was talking about was weighing medicine. Although it could be worth a couple of silver, it was nothing compared to the rare snake skin in front of him.
Xu Dong didn't believe it was so easy to change. There must be other requirements.
Seeing that he had no reaction, Jiang Zhi continued: "Yes, if it's convenient, I'll get another set of troughs and guillotines!"
Xu Dong was even more surprised, and the desire to swallow it all disappeared.
Although the things Jiang Zhi wants are inconvenient for ordinary people to find, they are not particularly difficult. These things are available now.
Pills are necessary for weighing and dispensing medicine, and pharmacies usually have extra supplies.
The guillotine and iron roller are common pharmaceutical tools in drug stores and hospitals.
If Xujia Village wants to set up a medical shed, it will naturally have this set of equipment.
"Sister-in-law Jiang, you want these things to prepare..."
Once you say this, it is truly expert communication.
Thinking about the neatly arranged medicinal materials, Xu Dong's tone subconsciously became polite when facing an ordinary and unremarkable village woman.
Jiang Zhidao: "I know a little bit about pharmaceuticals, so I just want to try to make some commonly used medicines myself."
Xu Dong's heart moved, he put down the snake skin and said seriously: "Sister-in-law Jiang, do you want to make plaster or elixir?"
There are experts among the people. You can see from the previous handling of the medicinal materials that the village woman in front of you does know some medicine.
What if there is some ancestral secret recipe... Xu Dong became more and more excited as he thought about it.
Jiang Zhi didn't even raise an eyebrow, and said with a bitter smile: "I can only talk about some herbs, but I don't know anything about alchemy!
Just walking in the mountains, it is inevitable to bump into each other, so I wanted to make some commonly used medicinal powder, which can be used in case of injury. "
As the saying goes, wealth cannot be revealed, so Jiang Zhi couldn't tell all his plans.
Xu Dong was a little disappointed. The external medicines for sores were all similar, and a handful of incense ash could stop bleeding.
To say which formula is better, of course the one in the military is the best. After all, the new military uses the secret recipe of the royal family.
It's just that although there are redundant pharmaceutical tools in the medical shed, they cannot be taken away casually. It is convenient to borrow them instead. As for when they will be returned... there is no timetable.
That's what it means to be self-interested.
The two discussed it for a while, and Xu Dong quietly put away the snake skin. Then he called Zhang Juntou and said he wanted to make some big medicine for the medical shed.
Zhang Juntou said with a joking look on his face: "Hey! Lao Xu, it's rare to hear that you want to make medicine. Damoshang woke up from his sleep and thought about it? Shouldn't he see Sister-in-law Jiang as someone who knows how to make medicine, so he just takes her as an errand?"
He knew Xu Dong well. His medical skills were good, but he was lazy and unwilling to go to the mountains to collect medicines when he was short of medicine. How could he take the initiative to make medicine now?
Xu Dong didn't want to mention that he didn't recognize the medicine, and said without changing his expression: "It's autumn now, and I have a fever and cough, so I want to make some loquat leaf ointment for the wounded to drink."
It’s not that he knows nothing about medicine, but there’s a gap between knowing it and doing it, and medicine is hard work.
Now that I want to make medicine, I also want to see how much Jiangzhi, a village woman, knows, and how deep the relationship can be in the future.
Nowadays, the wounded in the medical shed often cough, and loquat leaf ointment is suitable for this.
Since Xu Dong is in charge of decoction, Zhang Juntou will naturally agree.
Loquat leaves, Fritillaria fritillaris, lotus heart, Ophiopogon japonicus, Scrophulariaceae... a total of eight herbs, Xu Dong prepared them one by one.
Weigh everything together, crush it into pieces and simmer in water. If the water is low, add more. Keep simmering and adding. This process takes two hours.
During this period, Jiang Zhi will prepare loquat leaves.
Compared with her family's knowledge of herbal medicine, Jiangzhi's traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy is a professional one. He needs to master the preparation and processing of ointments, pills, pills, powders, glue, wine, lotions, and tablets.
The loquat leaf ointment Xu Dong needs to cook now is just for daily practice.
Xujia Village was burned by fire, but some loquat trees escaped the fire. The fruits had been picked long ago, but the leaves were still there, so it was easy to pick a lot of them.
Preparing loquat leaf ointment is also simple. Wait for the previous medicine to simmer for two hours, take out the medicine residue, then add loquat leaves to the medicine juice and simmer for two hours. When the plaster is finished, it will be almost dark.
It is said that Jiang Zhi is making medicine, but in fact there are medical and military personnel doing it. Xu Dong and Jiang Zhi only need to monitor the heat.
The preparation of medicine took a long time, and Jiang Zhi did not dare to leave Xiao Man alone who had followed him down the mountain.
Instructing the medical soldiers to watch the fire, she hurried to find Xiao Man whenever she had time.
Tell him that he will go home late today and worry that he will run away in a hurry.
Jiang Zhi thought Xiaoman would be anxious, but in fact at this time Xiaoman was like falling into a honey jar, so happy that he couldn't find Bei.
