Chapter 1548: Artemisinin

The atmosphere in the study was heavy.

Malaria, smallpox, plague...... This is the natural enemy of mankind, and every time there is a large-scale outbreak, thousands of people will be killed, and people will be helpless but to completely lock down the infected area and leave the sick to fend for themselves.

Even before Fang Jun crossed over, human beings only completely eradicated smallpox, and the rest of the epidemics could only be prevented and treated, and could not be eradicated.

In this day and age, as long as you are infected with these diseases, it is equivalent to the arrival of death......

Even Sun Simiao, a famous "miracle doctor" in Chinese history, was powerless and sighed.

Fang Xuanling rubbed the bridge of his nose, sighed helplessly, and said: "A certain tomorrow I will advise Your Majesty to screen patients suspected of suffering from malaria in the Guanzhong area, and once the patient is found, he will be isolated immediately, if there is a collective illness in the local area...... Alas. ”

A sigh means that there may be a certain area that will be heavily isolated, and everyone will be locked in that area and left to fend for themselves.

In order not to be arrested and isolated by the government, people often put the sick in a place isolated from others and let them die slowly.

However, everyone has affection, let alone flesh and blood? Although these patients are isolated in private, how can their relatives bear to let them die in loneliness and wailing? Visiting is almost inevitable. In this way, the source of the epidemic spreads, and the entire clan may be infected.

Therefore, once a large-scale epidemic occurs in a certain place, it must be the source of infection, then everyone in this place may be infected, and for the sake of safety, the government can only lock down the area......

Undoubtedly, this is the most cruel and helpless way.

Fang Xuanling, who is kind-hearted and gentlemanly, how can he bear to sit back and watch those people being abandoned in the epidemic and slowly dying in the pain?

However, the reality is so cruel that if you don't want the epidemic to spread quickly, you can only isolate it in such a cruel and inhumane way......

Sun Simiao shook his head slightly, with a bitter expression.

He traveled all over the world all his life, and took it as his mission to save the life and help the wounded by hanging pots, and I don't know how many people who were terminally ill rejuvenated under his hands, and I don't know how many people died of illness in front of him. Seeing life and death, but not everyone can ignore life and death, and cultivating compassion is more and more compassionate......

As a doctor, he can't rejuvenate and remove the pain, and he will inevitably blame himself.

Fang Jun pondered it, endured it, but still couldn't hold back, and said helplessly: "When the younger generation was besieged by the Shanyue mob in Niuzhuji in the south of the Yangtze River, I once heard a soldier from the Dongting area talk about Artemisia annua, which can treat malaria and has a wonderful effect......

He really didn't want to talk about it.

As a traverser, he naturally has secrets that belong to the traverser, and the more such things as revealing the "heavenly secrets" are done, the greater the risk of being exposed. In this era of extremely low science and technology, everything that cannot be explained will be classified as "ghosts", "demons" and so on, in short, anti-social and anti-human.

There is only one way to deal with such situations - to arrest them and burn them......

It is not only the West that has the habit of burning "heretics" with fire, but also the East. However, the cultural heritage of the East represents a broad and broad culture, and people will never think that differences in world views and values will classify some unconventional people as "heretics", let alone drive opponents into the abyss because of academic differences.

However, if you are equated with demons and monsters, then the whole society will raise their arms and shout to tie you up and burn you to death, because you are terrible......

But even so, can we sit back and watch those people who are obviously saved, but have to die tragically in the midst of illness?

Fang Jun couldn't do it.

He never thinks of himself as great, but he has his own personality and bottom line.

In order to save thousands of people from malaria, he is willing to take a risk, and in front of him is his father, and the other is the noble "miracle doctor" Sun Simiao, even if he finds that what he said is a little incredible, he must not classify himself as a "god and ghost", right?

When Sun Simiao heard that Artemisia annua water could treat malaria, he was suddenly moved, and then his white eyebrows frowned slightly, and he wondered: "The old Tao has traveled all over the world for decades, whether it is Jiangnan or Dongting, he has been there, especially the Eight Hundred Miles Dongting, and he has stayed for two years, but why has he never heard of such folk remedies?" ”

As a doctor, he naturally pays special attention to the secret recipes and partial houses in various places, and Sun Simiao will collect local home remedies to screen them whenever he goes to a place, and most of these home remedies are naturally false and false, which are not only useless for the disease, but even delay the condition and even aggravate the disease, but there are naturally some home remedies that have miraculous effects for the treatment of some diseases.

"Home remedies to cure diseases" is not just talking.

Besides, how many recipes all over the world have evolved from folk remedies?

However, Sun Simiao stayed in Dongting Lake for a long time, but he had never heard of such rumors as Artemisia annua water to treat malaria, which could not help but make him strange......

Fang Jun had already expected Sun Simiao to ask this question, and he didn't explain, in fact, he couldn't explain it, so he just spread his hands and said, "How do I know?" Anyway, I've heard that as for whether it works or not, will you know the effect if you try it? Anyway, it's better to have a way than to be helpless, right? ”

This matter really can't be explained, Artemisia annua water is probably a method circulated among the people in the south before and after liberation, and the Tang Dynasty naturally did not have it......

Sun Simiao didn't think much about it, there are thousands of remedies in the world? It's not strange that I haven't heard of it, as Fang Jun said, it's not troublesome to give it a try, isn't it helpless anyway? If it's useless, at most it's a waste of effort, but if it's useful...... That is the supreme merit of saving all peoples and fire and water!

When he asked, "I just don't know, what kind of Artemisia annua is it?" ”

Fang Jun spread his hands as usual: "Where do I know?" ”

Sun Simiao asked again: "Are there any other medicinal materials added to it?" ”

Fang Jun's head is a little bigger, and I just vaguely remember when I listened to Aunt Tu's report on artemisinin, you asked me if I had any other medicinal materials added to it, but who did I ask?

Still spread his hands: "I know there...... Oops! ”

But it was Fang Xuanling who saw him pushing 256 with a flirtatious expression, and he was so angry that he grabbed the feather duster that was placed behind him and threw it on Fang Jun's head......

"Evil obstacles! Do you know how much gray hair Sun Daochang had and how much effort he spent on the misfortune of malaria for the people to come into contact with malaria? How could such a high-spirited elder with great reverence be so frivolous and pushing? Something that is not the Son of Man! ”

Fang Xuanling scolded angrily.

Fang Jun is so wronged...... The heart says that I have a conscience, right? At the risk of having his "identity" exposed, saying Artemisia annua instead of cinchona is simply a representative of high conduct, okay? If I told you the latter, I'm afraid you won't know what it is for the rest of your life, unless our fleet can cross the Pacific Ocean to South America and get you two cinchona trees back......

Sun Simiao on the side hurriedly dissuaded: "Fang Xiang is angry...... Erlang is not a doctor, it is already rare to be able to remember the inadvertent words of a pawn at the beginning, how can he ask for more? Since it has been determined that it is Artemisia annua water, the big deal is that the old Taoist has to test a few more times, so what's the matter? As long as this Artemisia annua can really save the name of the people, Erlang is a great merit! ”

That's true.

Malaria, like smallpox, is not only an incurable disease, but also a discoloration that has caused many people to die because of its strong contagion.

If there is a way to cure it, it is a blessing from heaven!

Fang Xuanling snorted, glanced at Fang Jun, who looked aggrieved, and said: "This kid has a cocked tail now, and a little bit of merit will get carried away all day long, if you don't knock and knock, sooner or later you will suffer a big loss!" ”

Fang Jun was speechless.

Come on, why was he beaten because he didn't respect Sun Simiao?

It's clear that Dad sees that he has been unhappy recently, and takes the opportunity to beat it......

Sun Simiao disagreed: "Why should the prime minister be too harsh? Erlang's talent and character are really outstanding among the younger generation. Few can stand out from the crowd. Over time, it will definitely be the pillar of the Tang Dynasty and the gospel of the people, and Fang is quite proud of this! ”

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and pretended to be indifferent: "The Taoist chief praised it falsely...... This kid has a rough and violent temperament, and if he doesn't bang, he will have to go to the house to expose the tiles! ”

Although he said this in his mouth, he was proud in his heart.

Sun Simiao's status has long been transcendent, even in front of him Fang Xuanling, there is no need to please and compliment, so the words of praising Fang Jun must be sincere. can get praise from characters like Sun Simiao, how can Fang Xuanling, as a father, be unhappy?

Just glanced at Fang Jun's face, his face suddenly sank, and he said, "Bastard thing!" What are you doing sitting here? Since the idea of Artemisia annua water was up to you, you should prepare for the preparation of people to help Sun Daochang test more, and come up with a safe strategy as soon as possible to save the people from fire and water! ”

Fang Jun was speechless, looked at the sky outside, and said cautiously: "This...... The good father learned that it was getting late today, and he would soon have to have a curfew, or ...... Shall we wait until tomorrow? You can rest assured, this method was thought up by his son, and he will definitely help Sun Daochang to get it out safely. ”

Fang Xuanling's face was slightly pale, and he nodded: "This is like words." ”

Sun Simiao smiled, reading through the thoughts of the father and son, but he was not disgusted.

Fame and fortune, everyone in the world is eager to rush to it, how can the father and son of the Fang family be an exception?

Compared with those who are flies and dogs, the father and son of the Fang family can be called gentlemen even if they chase fame and fortune......