Li Zhiyun saw the little girl standing there crying, and hurriedly walked forward and asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?" The little girl looked at him with tearful eyes, and said in a crying voice, "Our young lady was bitten by a snake." Li Zhiyun said Hearing this, he was shocked and asked hurriedly: "When did it happen?"
"just now."
Li Zhiyun turned to the lady and said, "Where is the bite? Let me take a look, okay?" The lady was so painful that she couldn't speak. She just nodded and pointed to her right ankle. Li Zhiyun helped her sit down on the stone next to her, took off her shoes and socks, and rolled up her trouser legs, revealing her white feet.
The wound bitten by the snake was on the ankle. There were two deep tooth marks, and purple-black poisonous blood was oozing out. The skin around the wound began to turn purple. Li Zhiyun raised his head and said to the maid: "Do you have any bandages?"
"There's a rope." The maid said, walking towards a backpack on the ground beside her, taking out a piece of rope and handing it to him.
Li Zhiyun took the rope, tied the young lady's calves tightly, then lifted her feet up, leaned over and sucked the poisonous blood with his mouth. He sucked and spit until the blood flowing out of the wound turned bright red, and then he stopped sucking. Then, he took the handkerchief handed over by the lady and bandaged the wound.
Li Zhiyun stood up and said, "Okay, it should be fine." The young lady put down her trouser legs and said with a blushing face, "Thank you, sir." Li Zhiyun turned around and saw the basket on his back was filled with herbs, and asked, "You guys go up the mountain to collect it?" Medicine?" The maid quickly nodded in agreement.
The young lady put on her shoes and socks and stood up, but her right foot still hurt as soon as she landed on the ground. When Li Zhiyun saw it, he thought forget it and help others to the end, so he turned to the maid and said: "Where is your home? I will carry the lady back." The little girl was very happy when she heard that, and quickly pointed with her hand and said: "No Far away. Just climb over the ridge in front and go down the mountain."
When the young lady heard that Li Zhiyun wanted to carry her home, she did not refuse. She just said shyly, "Then I'll have to work with you." Li Zhiyun carried the young lady on his back, and Liu Shuyi carried the bamboo basket on his back, and walked down the mountain under the leadership of the little maid. In the past few years, Li Zhiyun has gotten up early every day to practice martial arts, and his body has become much stronger. In addition, the young lady's body bones are very light, so it is not difficult at all to carry it. Halfway through, Liu Shuyi offered to replace him, and Li Zhiyun said: "Your leg injury is not completely healed yet, so I'll do it."
A few people went down the mountain, and a village appeared in front of them. There were about hundreds of households, but they saw "the fence was sparse and deep, and the tree tops were new and green, but there was no shade." The shepherd boy returned and crossed the back of the cow, playing the piccolo without any tune. "The local style and ancient customs are coming to your face, which is really refreshing. After they entered the village, they came to the door of a farmhouse. The little maid opened the firewood door, welcomed the guests in, and then shouted into the house: "Master, Master."
After a while, an old man in his fifties walked out of the house. He has a clear face and a strong spirit, and has a long gray beard. When the old gentleman saw Li Zhiyun carrying his daughter on his back, he was surprised: "What's going on?"
"The young lady was bitten by a snake. It was this young man who saved the young lady." The maid replied crisply.
The old gentleman hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Thank you, young master, please put the little girl down quickly." After Li Zhiyun put the young lady down, the old gentleman stepped forward and held his daughter's arm, and said to Li Zhiyun: "I will send the little girl back to the room. Please invite the two young masters." Go to the main room and rest first. Xiaoyun, serve tea to the guests."
Li Zhiyun and Liu Shuyi walked into the main room under the leadership of the maid. The main room is not large in area and the furnishings are simple, but it is neatly kept and the windows are bright and clean. On the front wall hangs a large plaque with black background and gold, with the four characters "Hanging the Pot to Help the World" written on it. Needless to say, the owner of this family is a doctor.
The maid made tea for them and went out. Liu Shuyi also said that he wanted to go out for a walk. Only Li Zhiyun was left in the hall. After he sat there and drank a bowl of tea, the old gentleman came in through the back door.
Li Zhiyun stood up quickly and asked with concern: "Miss, are you okay?" The old man nodded and said: "Thanks to the young master's handling of the matter, I applied some medicine to her, and she is fine now." After that, he asked Li Zhiyun. He sat down, then sat down across from him, looked at the other person and said, "May I ask your surname, sir?"
"This junior's surname is Li."
The old man nodded and said: "Mr. Li, my surname is Wang. My ancestors have been practicing medicine for generations and opened a clinic in Lucheng. I only moved to Fenghuang Village to avoid the war. I only have one daughter, and I stay here every day. It is like a pearl in the palm of my hand. Just because I have been suffering from cold recently and feel unwell, and a patient is in urgent need of some herbs, my daughter took her maid up the mountain to collect herbs. She did not want to be hurt by a poisonous snake. Fortunately, Mr. Li came to the rescue. I am very grateful. All!"
Li Zhiyun waved his hand and said: "Mr. Wang, you don't have to be polite. Since Mr. Wang's medical skills are passed down from his ancestors, he must have profound family knowledge. I happen to be unclear about something and want to ask Mr. Wang for advice."
"Master Li, if you have anything to say, it's okay to say it."
Li Zhiyun thought about it for a moment and said: "To be honest with Mr. Wang, my brother has been suffering from malaria recently and was diagnosed and treated by Dr. Jia. However, Dr. Jia used all the prescriptions to treat malaria, but my brother's condition has never improved. The younger generation accidentally learned that In the "Emergency Prescriptions" written by Ge Hong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there is a prescription of Artemisia annua for treating malaria. It is said that Artemisia annua is particularly effective in treating malaria. However, Dr. Jia applied the medicine according to the prescription, but my brother's condition still did not improve. I don't know why?"
After hearing this, Dr. Wang smiled and said: "Artemisia annua is indeed a good remedy for treating malaria, but the medicinal materials still need to be carefully screened before it is appropriate." Li Zhiyun did not understand and said quickly: "Mr. Wang, could you please explain in more detail? ?" Dr. Wang pondered for a moment and said: "The name of Artemisia annua varies from time to time and place. The Artemisia annua recorded in Ge Hong's book is not the Artemisia annua mentioned in the world today, but Artemisia annua. Artemisia annua is also called Sweet Artemisia annua. , Artemisia annua is also called Artemisia annua and Artemisia bittern. Perhaps Dr. Jia didn’t understand the difference between Artemisia annua and Artemisia annua. He used Artemisia annua as medicine, but it was natural and fruitless. As a doctor, he should not stick to books and should be diligent in Practice and carefully identify the medicinal properties of various medicinal materials, otherwise you will miss the slightest difference and the difference will be thousands of miles."
After Dr. Wang explained this, Li Zhiyun suddenly became enlightened. It turns out that it is not Artemisia annua (Qinghao) that can cure malaria, but Artemisia annua, also known as Artemisia annua. Li Zhiyun was right after thinking about it carefully. The Eastern Jin Dynasty where Ge Hong lived had been hundreds of years ago, and the names of many things had changed. He estimated that because Dr. Jia did not believe in Ge Hong's prescription, he did not study the prescription of Artemisia annua to treat malaria in detail, and therefore failed to distinguish the difference between Artemisia annua and Artemisia annua.
In this way, Artemisia annua does not contain artemisinin. Artemisinin is contained in Artemisia annua. The artemisinin extracted by Tu Youyou to treat malaria should not be called artemisinin, but artemisinin. Just because what is recorded in Ge Hong's book is Artemisia annua, so it is called artemisinin following his statement.
The mystery in Li Zhiyun's heart was finally solved, and he suddenly felt cheerful. Next, he wanted to find out what Artemisia annua looked like, so he said: "Mr. Wang, do you have Artemisia annua in your house? Can you take it for a look?" After hearing this, Doctor Wang stood up and said, "Mr. Li , please come with me." Li Zhiyun thought Doctor Wang was going to take him to the pharmacy, but Doctor Wang led him out of the house and outside the yard.
Doctor Wang pointed to the green wild wormwood plants that were more than one meter tall and grew beside the courtyard wall, and said, "Master Li, this is the yellow wormwood. It is said in the Book of Songs: 'Yo yo, the deer roars, the food in the wild Artemisia' refers to this kind of bitter wormwood."
Li Zhiyun's eyes widened in surprise. Is this the Artemisia annua that can cure malaria? Isn't this too common? Wild wormwood grows everywhere in the countryside, in front of and behind houses, by ponds, and along paths. Farmers often feed it to pigs, and even the pigs don't like to eat it.
Doctor Wang said with a smile: "Mr. Li, do you think it is too common and too inconspicuous? In fact, most useful medicinal materials are not difficult to find. This is probably God's favor for mankind."
After solving the mystery of Qinghao, a stone in Li Zhiyun's heart finally fell to the ground. He wanted to rush back to Gujing Village immediately to treat his second brother, but it was getting late, the mountain road was difficult to travel, and Doctor Wang repeatedly asked to stay, so they had to stay for one night.
Early the next morning, Li Zhiyun and the others said goodbye to Dr. Wang and left Fenghuang Village. The two of them had already lost their way, but it didn't matter. As long as they found Shun'an Town, they could find their way back to Gujing Village. Before leaving, Li Zhiyun asked Dr. Wang for the location of Shun'an Town, and Dr. Wang told him the walking route in detail. Following the route given by Doctor Wang, they finally found Shun'an Town.
As soon as Li Zhiyun and Liu Shuyi walked to the side of the town, they saw several people running out of the town from a distance. When those people came closer, Li Zhiyun took a closer look and saw that they were Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu.
Zhang Zheng ran up to them and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Mr. Liu, are you back?" Li Zhiyun was surprised: "Why is it such a coincidence?" Zhang Zheng explained: "We resisted for a while and then retreated. . Then we went up the mountain to look for you, but we didn’t find you. We thought that you two would definitely come back. So, after the enemy soldiers withdraw, we will return to the town and wait for you."
After hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Okay, let's go back to Gujing Village." Cai Hu on the side said: "My lord, aren't you going to find the doctor?" Li Zhiyun waved his hand and said: "No need to look for it, I know how to do it. Cured my second brother’s illness.” Upon hearing this, Zhang Zheng was pleasantly surprised: “Really? That’s great!”
The group returned to Gujing Village along the original road. When entering the village, Li Zhiyun pulled a handful of wild mugwort seeds by the roadside. When Zhang Zheng saw it, he asked strangely: "Your Majesty, why are you pulling it?" Li Zhiyun said with a smile: "You will know later."
Li Zhiyun returned to his residence and saw that his second brother was still unconscious, so he handed Artemisia annua to Dr. Jia and asked him to mince the juice according to Ge Hong's recipe and give it to his second brother. Doctor Jia didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he had to do the same thing.
