The first issue of the journal has been sent out, and the next step is to see the feedback. In this era, the inns are not accessible to ordinary people, but the local Huimin Pharmacy should be able to go through the channels of local prefectures and counties. If it really doesn't work, it's the same as asking someone to come.
On the second day and the third day, the counties under the jurisdiction of Tianfu such as Lishui and Shangyuan came one after another. Fengyang Prefecture next door and Huimin Pharmacy in Xuzhou Prefecture both received the first medical journal in the Ming Dynasty.
The Huimin Pharmacy in Fengyang has an old doctor surnamed Xu. He has only one official position and is a low-ranking miscellaneous official. This person is quite famous and highly respected in the local area and was recommended.
Unlike Nanjing City, there is also Taiyuan Hospital, and Huimin Pharmacy in Yingtianfu is only the last choice.
This old doctor named Xu has lived in Fengyang since he was a child, and he is quite famous. After hearing the imperial edict, the governor of Fengyang Mansion summoned a group of people, including the doctor named Xu. After some recommendation, I made a promotion.
Fengyang Mansion is also close to Nanjing City, and it is Lao Zhu's hometown. I dare not neglect it. Other places can take it easy, but the Huimin Pharmacy was established immediately.
The old doctor surnamed Xu is living a much more comfortable life than Zheng Xiong. He is located in the same government, and with the support from time to time from the Taiyuan Hospital's herbal medicine library, he doesn't need to worry about it until now.
As a leader, Dr. Xu's chief and deputy medical officers are also well-known old Chinese medicine practitioners in Fengyang Mansion. These three are equivalent to the expert accounts of the current hospital. They are famous and trustworthy. Although there are not many people who can make them take action every day, there is still an endless stream of people coming. Once there are more people, the profits will be considerable. Last year, everyone got an extra bonus, and they like to do things a lot when life is comfortable.
As Lao Zhu's place of prosperity, Fengyang Mansion was naturally favored by Lao Zhu, but it was also Lao Zhu's sad place. When Lao Zhu was a child, the world was in chaos, and there was a severe drought, locust plague, and plague in Huaixi. His parents also contracted the plague and died. The specific plague is unknown. There are also historical records from the Ming Dynasty that record that Lao Zhu had twelve black moles on the left side of his face. Therefore, according to folklore, Lao Zhu and his parents both got smallpox one after another. Only Lao Zhu survived, but thirty-six pockmarks were left on his face. Of course, it is just a legend. It is difficult to distinguish the true appearance of Lao Zhu. There is always a feeling that unruly people want to harm me. The real portrait is only given to me. A limited number of people.
At this time, smallpox appeared from time to time in Fengyang Mansion, and everyone avoided it. It may also be because of the strong awareness of prevention that it has not spread on a large scale. Dr. Xu's usual interest is studying smallpox. In his early years, he accidentally obtained the method of variola vaccination to prevent smallpox.
There is no such environment for him to do research quietly. Now that he has settled down, he wants to find something to do.
The variolation method is a method of inoculating the pulp of smallpox patients' acne scabs into healthy children to develop immunity and prevent smallpox. This invention is a major contribution of the Chinese people to mankind.
According to legend, vaccination was used to prevent smallpox during the Northern Song Dynasty in the 10th century AD. By the 16th and 17th centuries AD, variolation became a profession in China and was promoted.
There are four methods: pox pulp method, dry seedling method, water seedling method, and pox coat method. The first three types are inoculated into the nostrils, and their vaccines are also called nasal vaccines. The pox dressing method involves wearing the undergarments worn by smallpox patients when they were sick.
The creation of variola vaccination was a pioneer in human immunology. This technology began in the 17th century AD and spread to Russia, Korea, Japan, Arabia, and European and African countries. It was introduced to Britain in 1717 AD.
It was not until 1796 when Kozuna invented the cowpox vaccination method that it was gradually replaced. On October 26, 1979, the World Health Organization announced the global elimination of smallpox. China's variola vaccination method has its indelible historical achievements.
Dr. Xu has been studying the method of variola vaccination. He has recorded many experiences and tried it on children and people who have never had smallpox. The fatality rate has dropped from about 30 to 40 percent to 20 to 30 percent, and some effects can be clearly felt. It has the value of promotion, especially in these prefectures and counties where smallpox virus is latent.
Like a time bomb, there were records of smallpox virus outbreaks in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there is no big outbreak, it will happen from time to time. The elderly, children, and the weak are all susceptible to infection, and infectious diseases are all the same. Picking out those who are easy to bully.
That day Dr. Xu came to Huimin Pharmacy. The chief and deputy medical officers were all there, discussing something together.
"I've heard about this alcohol, and it should have a good effect on traumatic infections. But it's really amazing that this pregnant woman can survive after a caesarean section."
"Didn't you read this? You need to use this alcohol to disinfect inside and outside, kill bacteria, and create a sterile environment. It makes sense, but it's just a guess. The survival of pregnant women may not be related to this."
"I think it's right. If it doesn't make sense, why do wounds recover faster after cleaning them with alcohol? The case he mentioned above is from the military, so it can't be fake."
Everyone was quarreling, with some supporting and opposing. It was close to Yingtian Mansion, and various cases of Huimin Pharmacy were also passed on. At first, I just listened to it as a legend, but as time went by, I began to believe it.
At this time, most people still recognized the arrival of a journal. However, people are all afraid of chaos in the world, and they are good at fanning the flames, and their voices gradually become louder and louder.
Seeing the noisy crowd, Dr. Xu who was present coughed, but his voice was quiet and no one noticed.
Feeling a little annoyed and losing face, he yelled.
"stop fighting"
A shout brought everyone who was gradually losing control back to reality.
"Sir, the Huimin Pharmacy in Yingtian Mansion has sent a journal. Some of the cases in it are unheard of. My subordinates are trying to determine whether they are true or false."
"Show me, how inappropriate it is to gather here and make noise."
After speaking, he ignored everyone and took the journal directly back to his office.
A journal of more than ten pages, nothing fancy. Page after page is filled with case experiences, alcohol disinfection and caesarean section are the most miraculous.
Unknowingly, I turned to the end, a circle of advertisements, everyone is welcome to contribute, and those who adopt it will receive a reward of ten thousand dollars.
It doesn't matter to Dr. Xu whether he has money or not, but it is feasible if the variolation method can spread and make people avoid detours. Every lost skill is only spread in a small area, and if the experience is not passed on, it is just useless waste.
This journal is very meaningful, and money is nothing but a supplement.
I spent several days organizing my manuscript. I have too many experiences to fit on a piece of paper.
After a few more days, the compiled variola vaccination method and cases were officially released.
Everyone in the bureau had been waiting for a long time, just waiting for Mr. Xu's manuscript. They followed Mr. Xu's manuscript to the inn and sent it to Yingtian Mansion. This motivation was not for money, but for the benefit of the people.
In the next few days, the manuscript of Fengyang Mansion came into the hands of Zheng Xiong of Yingtian Mansion.
