Lu Xuan smiled softly, shook his head and said, "It's not recorded in ancient medical books, nor is it a prescription passed down by a famous doctor. The allicin I want to extract is just what I saw in an idle book."
Zhang Zhongjing frowned and said, "This is inappropriate."
Lu Xuan said: "Looking at the current world, the only person who can compete with Divine Doctor Zhang is Hua Tuo from the north. However, Hua Tuo is good at different things from Divine Doctor Zhang. Hua Tuo is best at treating trauma and is also proficient in the diseases of women and children. , the acupuncture technique is also very good."
"However, when it comes to achievements in typhoid epidemics, Dr. Zhang said he was second, and no one dared to claim to be first."
"Over the years, Divine Doctor Zhang has stayed in Shu County and interacted with countless doctors, and his medical skills have become even more advanced. Even Divine Doctor Zhang said that Gong Jin's condition cannot be cured and can only be delayed. Who can treat it?"
Lu Xuan asked Zhang Zhongjing.
After saying this, Zhang Zhongjing also looked bitter. Lu Xuan praised him and also used it to refute him.
He is indeed the most accomplished at treating typhoid fever.
There is no doubt about it.
Zhang Zhongjing was still worried and persuaded: "Treating patients is not like studying. Reading can make you know everything."
"After reading, you can understand things, govern a place, and lead troops to fight. However, even if you read a thousand times, you will not be able to truly understand how to treat diseases and save people, because medical skills require countless personal treatments to improve."
"I have never heard that the king knows the medical skills to save people."
"I've never heard of allicin. I've never heard of it. Your Majesty read it in a book and didn't take it seriously."
"It's not the old man's objection, it's the wrong use of medication, which may cause the governor's condition to suddenly worsen. In the end, the current situation may not be maintained."
Zhang Zhongjing said: "At this stage, the old man cannot save Governor Zhou, but he can still barely control it. As long as the condition is delayed and more doctors gather in Suanzao County, we can always find a way to treat him, and there is still a glimmer of hope."
Lu Xuan shook his head and said: "We can't wait for such a long time. The longer we delay, the harder it will be to cure Gong Jin's illness. If the epidemic can be easily treated by ordinary doctors, it won't be an epidemic."
Zhang Zhongjing did not agree with Lu Xuan's arrangement.
Too risky.
A man who did not understand medical skills wanted to treat Zhou Yu who was suffering from an epidemic. In front of such a rigorous person as Zhang Zhongjing, it was completely nonsense.
Lu Xuan noticed Zhang Zhongjing's expression and knew that it was useless to persuade him. He had no intention of continuing to argue with Zhang Zhongjing, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Zhang, I invite you here because I hope you can help."
"When it comes to medical science, there's no need to argue."
"In a word, if you can save Gong Jin, I will give my full power to your command. Everyone, including me, will obey your command."
Lu Xuan stared at Zhang Zhongjing and asked, "Mr. Zhang, can you save Gong Jin?"
"cannot!"
Zhang Zhongjing shook his head and answered.
He looked helpless and said: "What I can do now is to maintain the status quo, and the condition will gradually worsen and worsen."
Lu Xuan said: "In that case, just follow my instructions and Dr. Zhang will assist you throughout the process. In fact, asking you to assist is not because you can really help, but for the subsequent extraction of allicin and penicillin, which require your help. Host.”
penicillin?
Zhang Zhongjing heard another new word, which he had never heard or been exposed to before.
Zhang Zhongjing was even more curious.
What is penicillin?
Allicin!
penicillin!
They all seem to be some kind of amazing medicine.
Zhang Zhongjing noticed Lu Xuan's attitude and said no more. After all, Lu Xuan made his decision. He couldn't refute it and said directly: "I just obey the arrangement."
Lu Xuan's eyes turned, fell on Tai Shi Ci, and said: "Zi Yi."
"exist!"
Taishi Ci answered immediately.
Lu Xuan ordered: "The first thing you need to do now is to collect a large amount of garlic. The more the better, at least a few hundred kilograms are needed. The second thing is, how much Feixianjiu is there in Suanzao County currently?"
Taishi Ci replied: "Your Majesty, collecting garlic is a little more troublesome. After all, it is just a condiment, and there are very few ordinary people. However, the general will definitely collect it in large quantities and complete it as soon as possible."
"As for Feixianjiu, there should be a lot of it."
Taishi Ci answered quickly.
But he was even more confused in his heart. Can garlic and Feixian wine, one a condiment and the other wine, save the governor?
It seems unreliable.
However, Tai Shici did not have any doubts, because he did not understand medical skills at all, and everything was done according to Lu Xuan's arrangements. Now there is no other way but to follow Lu Xuan's arrangements.
Lu Xuan nodded and ordered: "Go and make arrangements. Zhou Tai will stay with me and cooperate with me to arrange things."
"Here!"
Taishi Ci stopped staying and left in a hurry.
He has many things going on.
The production of masks, the isolation of sick soldiers, the disinfection of soldiers' clothes, and now what Lu Xuan ordered, many things need to be coordinated and arranged by Tai Shici himself.
In the past, Zhou Yu was responsible for these things.
If you are only responsible for fighting, you only need to charge into battle, which is not a difficult task. However, it is not only necessary to fight, but also to coordinate and arrange, which is more complicated.
Lu Xuan left the general affairs to Tai Shici, and took Zhou Tai to work. He wanted to make simple distillation equipment.
To make allicin, you need alcohol.
The extraction of alcohol requires the use of Feixian wine, which involves purification and distillation equipment.
Fortunately, this equipment is not used to make penicillin. The production of penicillin involves the cultivation of bacterial strains, and there are too many things that are uncontrollable.
The purification equipment prepared by Lu Xuan was still very simple.
He chose a large iron pot, placed a clay pot on top of it to serve as a steamer, and placed a sky pot on top to hold the cooling water. Once the steam rises and encounters the cooling of the sky pot, it will condense in the funnel inside the clay pot, and then flow out along the funnel to the bamboo tube outside.
The device is simple.
In essence, it was a set of equipment used by Lu Xuan to distill and purify Feixian Liquor.
Lu Xuan prepared the distillation and purification equipment, and when Taishi Ci sent the garlic and Feixian wine, it officially started.
Lu Xuan's purified alcohol is distilled by mixing Feixian wine and plant ash. When the alcohol was distilled, Lu Xuan smelled it and found that it was indeed alcohol. As for the specific purity, there was nothing he could do about it.
After the alcohol was made, Lu Xuan mixed it with two hundred kilograms of mashed garlic.
Allicin must be made from mashed garlic.
Without mashing, it cannot be extracted.
The alcohol and minced garlic are mixed together and distilled with the help of previous equipment. The distillation temperature in this step is even lower and requires low-temperature distillation, so Lu Xuan placed the original distillation cauldron in another cauldron filled with water.
Distilling directly with fire makes it difficult to control the temperature.
The original distillation cauldron is placed in water to boil. Although it is slower, the temperature can be controlled better, and you can generally feel it just by your own touch.
Allicin is soluble in alcohol. After distillation, the alcohol and allicin evaporate together and are distilled out and left to stand in a porcelain bottle. In such an environment, the alcohol will slowly evaporate, leaving behind light yellow allicin.
Although the process is simple, this is the first time I have done it, so it is very troublesome and I have encountered many problems.
Lu Xuan had his first experience and once again prepared garlic paste for distillation. It took three days of experiments one after another to distill six batches of allicin. The last batch of allicin was the best and had the best color.
After Lu Xuan saw it, a bright smile appeared on his face.
It finally happened.
Zhang Zhongjing stood aside. He participated in the whole process. Looking at the light yellow allicin, he was even more curious and asked: "Your Majesty, how do you take the allicin you extracted?"
Lu Xuan quickly said: "Just one drop at a time, three times a day. Moreover, the storage time of allicin is very short, only about two hours. Over time, it loses its medicinal effect."
This is the biggest disadvantage of allicin.
It is not easy to store, unlike penicillin, it is easier to store and more effective.
It’s just that the extraction of penicillin is not easy.
Lu Xuan looked excited and said: "Let's go, let Gong Jin take one drop first, and then another drop two hours later. The subsequent taking will take a little longer, and a special person will be arranged to take charge."
He took the newly extracted allicin and hurried towards the room where Zhou Yu was resting.
Zhang Zhongjing also quickly followed.
