At Zhu Yuanzhang's urging, Chen Jingke wrote down a dozen pages of treatment methods.
Seeing such a thick pile of paper, Xu Da believed even more that he could cure it.
Back gangrene is a terminal disease, and it is normal for the treatment to be cumbersome.
If it were just a few words, he would be suspicious.
Putting down his pen, Chen Jingke first took out the top three pages and said:
"This one is an oral decoction, and this one is an external plaster used to pull out pus."
"The last one is about food..."
Xu Da took it and looked through it. He couldn't understand the first two prescriptions.
But in the last one about food, he showed doubts:
"I can understand the fruits and vegetables here. Why are there so many nourishing things?"
"Shouldn't you avoid eating foods and nourishing foods for back ulcers?"
Zhu Yuanzhang took the piece of paper and looked at it, showing doubts.
There are seven or eight kinds of fruits, and they are required to have a certain amount every day.
There are also many nourishing foods, and it is also required to consume a certain amount every day.
Good guy, old Zhu is so jealous that he wishes he was the one suffering from back gangrene.
Chen Jingke understood that this was what other doctors told him.
Other sores may require nourishing, but the opposite is true for back ulcers.
"Back gangrene mostly occurs in people with weak bodies. Wei Guogong suffered too much when he was young, and then he stayed in the army for many years...his body was seriously damaged."
"This is the root cause of your back gangrene."
"If you want to cure this disease, you must take nourishing foods to make up for the shortcomings and strengthen the body."
"However, don't eat nourishing foods indiscriminately. Some of them will aggravate the condition. Everything I prescribe can be eaten."
"You must strictly follow the above requirements, otherwise even the best medicine will be useless."
The fruits he prescribed were all rich in vitamins, and the tonics were relatively mild, which could help Xu Da regulate his body and enhance his immunity.
Taking vitamins can help treat back gangrene.
Nowadays, there are ready-made vitamin tablets. In ancient times, you could only eat more fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins.
Xu Da said apologetically: "I'm just being suspicious, don't blame Chen Bandu."
"I understand, I understand." Chen Jingke smiled and said:
"There is another kind of medicine that is more troublesome to make. I will try to make it in the next few days. You will get better results if you take it together."
What he is talking about is allicin, which is a natural antibiotic and is relatively easy to extract.
He does know how to extract penicillin, but the extraction method is too complicated and cumbersome, and it is not easy to do right now.
Allicin also has a bactericidal effect, so there is no need to worry about allergies, so it is more suitable.
By adding allicin and Chinese medicine, he was absolutely sure that he could cure back gangrene.
Xu Da looked grateful: "Da would like to thank Chen Bandu for saving his life."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang returned the paper to Xu Da with an envious look: "Listen to Jing Ke, you are right."
"Follow the requirements above and prepare more. Then we will go to your home... Well, we will go to your home to visit you often."
Because I was so envious, I almost revealed my true intentions.
Ma Xiuying glanced at him, quite speechless.
Chen Jingke almost laughed out loud. Lao Zhu's abacus was heard even across the imperial city.
He handed all the remaining dozen pages to Xu Da: "These are the precautions. You must strictly follow the above requirements."
Xu Da took it and turned it over roughly, his scalp felt numb: "Do I have to follow this?"
Chen Jingke said seriously: "Yes, you must follow the requirements above."
"Actually, these matters are not specific to you alone, but apply to everyone."
"If everyone in the world does this, 90% of diseases can be reduced."
"Is this true?" Ma Xiuying asked in shock.
Zhu Yuanzhang was more direct. He snatched the dozen or so pages from Xu Da's hand and read them carefully.
Ma Xiuying also came over to watch together.
Then the two of them looked suspicious.
Because it says to wash hands frequently, bathe frequently, change clothes frequently, take out the bedding frequently to dry it, and boil the water for drinking...
More than a dozen pages are devoted to this.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but said: "The ladies in the palace don't live so meticulously, do they?"
Ma Xiuying rolled her eyes at him and said, "Can this really prevent diseases?"
Chen Jingke organized his language and tried his best to explain in words they could understand:
"I have said before that there is a lot of Qi in the human body, and these Qi support human life."
Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma Xiuying both nodded subconsciously. They had heard Chen Jingke say this theory many times.
Now I am convinced.
Although it was Xu Da's first contact with it, he naturally had no doubts about such a mysterious and mysterious thing as 'qi'.
"Not only does the human body contain Qi, but everything in the world has Qi."
"There are many types of Qi, some are good for people and some are harmful."
Zhu Yuanzhang said thoughtfully: "We understand this, the miasma in the south is harmful."
Ma Xiuying and Xu Da couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
Chen Jingke did not correct him. Miasma is a collective term for a variety of harmful substances. It does contain some germs, which is not wrong.
"One of the reasons why people get sick is that lack of food and clothing leads to a certain lack of Qi in the body."
"There is another reason, which is caused by being infected by harmful qi..."
"Some harmful qi will grow in water..."
"Many harmful qi like dirty environments and will thrive in them..."
"There are also some harmful gases that can be hidden in the bodies of mosquitoes, flies and other pests and spread to people through bites, causing people to get sick..."
Ma Xiuying suddenly realized and said: "So, if we drink hot water, bathe frequently, and be clean, we can cut off the spread of harmful gases, right?"
Chen Jingke praised: "Your Majesty is wise, that's exactly what she is."
Ma Xiuying murmured: "No wonder...no wonder patients with leprosy and smallpox can control the spread after being isolated."
"No wonder once typhoid fever breaks out, it will infect many people...I see."
Chen Jingke continued: "Wei Guogong suffered from back gangrene. In addition to his physical weakness, another reason was that he lived in a military camp all year round..."
It’s okay not to mention the sanitary conditions of ancient military camps.
Especially for expeditionary operations, it is not an exaggeration to not take off your armor for several months. It is not strange to get sick, but it is strange not to be sick.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da's eyes shone at the same time.
Military camp, if this method is promoted in the army, how many non-combat casualties will be reduced?
It not only reduces casualties, but also saves massive supplies.
Xu Da couldn't wait to ask: "Chen Bandu, can this method be promoted in the military?"
Chen Jingke nodded and said: "Of course you can. Although the conditions in the military are limited, we cannot do it in such detail. But as long as we do it, there will always be improvement."
"Especially for the wounded barracks, this method will be more effective."
"Oh, by the way, there is another medicine I prescribed for you, which can be used to treat wound infection and inflammation."
(End of chapter)
