Chapter 181: God Has Eyes
According to the modern interpretation, miasma is the poisonous gas generated by the decay of animals and plants in the tropical primeval forest, the main reason is that no one can effectively dispose of the dead carcasses of animals, and the toxic gas produced after decay due to high tropical temperatures. However, the ancients had a limited understanding of miasma, and attributed some diseases of unknown cause to this, such as rashes, allergies, epidemics, and even altitude sickness. Most of the pathogenic miasma in the tropical monsoon region is caused by mosquito swarms.
In the eyes of the ancients, a large number of mosquitoes with falciparum malaria bacteria gathered together to fly, from a distance it looked like a black and dreary gas, after the black smoke, people and animals all fell to the ground with hideous faces, so the miasma in the tropical and subtropical regions of southern China refers more to malaria. Zhao Hao had never seen such a terrifying scene, but he always felt that it was a bit exaggerated, even if a person was infected with malaria, it was impossible to die immediately. He estimated that people were frightened to death by legend, and the survivors were actually infected with falciparum malaria after being bitten by them.
"Dean Hao, are the symptoms of non-cured people who have not been cured for a long time with gibberish, blood in their urine, and convulsions all over their bodies when they are in a coma?" Zhao Yu thought for a while and asked.
"Yes, yes, His Highness said that all the symptoms are present, and some are accompanied by diarrhea." Hao Yuntong said excitedly. His Highness did not see the patient, but he could make a judgment as if he had seen it himself, which gave him hope.
"Then there may be salvation, you will show the king all the prescriptions you prescribe!" Zhao Yu nodded and ordered.
Hao Yuntong immediately went back to get the prescription, and it didn't take long to get all the prescriptions prescribed during this time. Where did Zhao Yu understand this, let alone what drug compatibility was, but he still looked very carefully, and he wanted to find a medicine he was familiar with-Artemisia annua......
Malaria can be said to have been with each other since the birth of mankind, and it has not been eradicated until modern times, and it is still raging. For thousands of years, human beings have also fortified and treated this stubborn disease, but it was only after the discovery of quinoline in modern times that there was a special drug for treatment, which can be regarded as a phased victory over malaria. The Lingnan region, which has been affected by the tropical climate in China since ancient times, is a high-incidence area of malaria, especially Guangxi and Hainan are the hardest hit areas.
And Zhao Yu now doesn't know whether to thank God, before he came to this world, it was when China made a breakthrough in malaria treatment, developed a new antimalarial drug artemisinin, and won the Nobel Prize. Of course, there is no reason not to hype up such a good thing with the hearts of the Chinese people, and it is in the overwhelming information in this area that he further understands malaria, and knows that the discovery of artemisinin also comes from the records of the ancients.
Zhao Yu also knows that artemisinin is an extract, not to mention that there are no production conditions now, that is, he is given a set of ready-made test equipment and he does not have that ability, but it is the scientific research results of two generations of professionals for decades. But he understands that the invention of quinine was also inspired by the researchers who discovered that the local people used the bark of the cinchona tree to soak in water to treat malaria, and finally developed the finished drug.
Since he cured Liu Huang and the patients on the plague ship with the 'new medicine' he invented, Zhao Hao has become much bolder, he feels that since artemisinin is an extract of Artemisia annua, then Artemisia annua, as the raw material, should also have a therapeutic effect, and it is a big deal to double the dose. But he was bold, he didn't act rashly, and thought it was better to see if today's doctors knew whether Artemisia annua was used to treat malaria, after all, the inventor Ge Hong was a figure in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it was thousands of years ago, and his recipe may still be used.
"Well, that's it." Zhao Hao suddenly raised his head and looked up at the sky through the window and muttered, with a rare piety on his face.
"Your Highness, is this the recipe?" Hao Yuntong leaned in and asked.
"Yes, how's it going?" Zhao Yu took out the prescription and nodded. This is the only prescription that uses Artemisia annua, and it is also the closest to the original prescription, which is to wash and mash the decoction of fresh Artemisia annua to remove the slag, add an appropriate amount of wine, mix well, and then take it. But the recipe he remembered for Ge Hong was to drink the Artemisia annua juice directly without frying. At that time, the report also emphasized that the key to the preparation of artemisinin technology is temperature control to avoid changes in medicinal properties.
"Your Highness, it doesn't work well." Hao Yuntong looked at Yan Dao.
"Alas, such a good recipe has been ruined by future generations." Zhao Yu pretended to sigh profoundly.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with that?" Hao Yuntong hurriedly asked, he knew that after some prescriptions were prescribed, later generations would fill in the drugs according to the condition in the application, so that the prescriptions passed down to future generations were very different from the original formulas.
"Dean Hao, you go back and take the fresh Artemisia annua to wash and squeeze the juice, no need to decoction, don't add other medicines, just give it to the patient, and then see how the effect is." Zhao Yu said.
"Yes, Your Highness, my subordinates will go back and treat them according to the law." Hao Yuntong was overjoyed, His Royal Highness still did not have the slightest intention of hiding it from himself this time, so he told the secret, it seems that he has not lost trust because of his disadvantage.
"Wait!" Hao Yuntong was just about to retire, but Zhao Yu suddenly stopped him, "Dean Hao must not inform others about this prescription first, and you must avoid others when making medicines, everything is in your personal control, and you must not reveal that the prescription comes from this king." Just remember to inform the king of the effect of the treatment."
"Your Highness, why is that?" Hao Yuntong asked puzzledly, His Royal Highness had never concealed it from others before, and this time he was not even allowed to disclose the source, which made him very strange.
"What's wrong with that?" Zhao Hao smiled and said, "This king knows that there are many newcomers in the medical hospital, and some of them are not convinced by you. Now as long as you cure the miasma, I'm afraid no one will dare to talk nonsense! ”
"His Royal Highness is so elevated, his subordinates are broken!" Hao Yuntong listened to it for a moment and knelt down, and said with tears streaming down his face.
As His Royal Highness said, although Hao Yuntong studied in Guozijian and received an official position, he has been in the court for a short time, his qualifications are too shallow, and he has not made any great achievements. It's just because His Royal Highness is the head of the Royal Palace Medical Bureau, but it was better at that time. But after His Royal Highness opened the mansion, he became a high-ranking official in charge of medicine all the way, and many doctors were recruited in the mansion, including many Xinglin Holy Hands.
When they found out that Hao Yuntong only became the leader by relying on the favor of His Royal Highness, they couldn't help but despise him, and there was a lot of disrespect in his words, which made it difficult for him to be a leader. Now that His Royal Highness has not only given the prescription, but also credited himself with the credit, then he can become famous all over the world with this prescription alone, and at the same time consolidate his position in the medical hospital, how can Hao Yuntong not be grateful...... (To be continued.) )