"The Tang Dynasty's "Secret of Outer Taiwan" said: 'Miasma and malaria are divided into two, in fact, they are the same, or cold first and then hot, or hot and then cold, the Lingnan rate is called miasma, and the general number of Jiangbei is malaria. Zhu Hu said in a deep voice:

"I also interviewed hundreds of local people who had miasma, and found that they basically had symptoms of malaria, so the so-called miasma is probably malaria!"

"Really?" The sixth child is also a bright eye.

He doesn't believe in the saying that if you get into a miasma, you will get sick. How is it possible that there is such a terrible gas in nature that people can die when they touch it?

Otherwise, there would have been no living people in places like Lingnan Yungui for a long time. The fact that the natives and immigrants in these places are living well is very revealing in itself.

Therefore, according to his guess, it should be a newcomer from the north, lacking the necessary protective knowledge, and there may be a lack of corresponding antibodies in the body, so he will be hit in a large area.

This is obviously a virulent infectious disease, not some miasma poisoning, so he guided Lao Wu to lean on the infectious disease, and Zhu Hu came to such a conclusion.

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"I think it's very likely." Zhu Hu nodded heavily and said in a deep voice: "Malaria epidemics usually rise in late spring and end in late autumn. This is exactly the same as the time when the miasma grows according to the locals. ”

"If the miasma was malaria, I knew how to prevent it." Zhu Zhen suddenly said softly.

"Really? Are you inspired again? Zhu Hu was excited. He didn't care how those wild ideas in Lao Liu's mind were born, he only knew that those thoughts were always like bright lights, which could illuminate the dark road ahead for him and let him find the direction to break through.

"I remember...... My master seems to have said that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, and that if a person is bitten by a sick mosquito, he will get malaria. In order to let the fifth brother avoid detours, Zhu Zhen had to move Liu Bowen out again.

"That's right." As soon as Zhu Hu heard that it was Liu Bowen who said it, he was immediately convinced, and even saved a step of verification. Excited clenched fists:

"No wonder! No wonder miasma is always born in late spring and dispersed in late autumn. Because it's only during this time that there are mosquitoes! It is no wonder that among the experience of the locals in preventing miasma, there are no woods and grasses, no stagnant water in front of the house and behind the house, and sachets made of mugwort leaves, Huoxiang, and Angelica dahurica - this is clearly a means of mosquito prevention and repellency! ”

"But the problem is that mosquitoes are inexhaustible, and no matter how well protected they are, they can't escape bites. Our officers and soldiers are not like the locals, who have a certain degree of resistance, and I am afraid that many people will still be recruited. Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Yes, malaria prevention is mainly about prevention, but there must also be means of treatment." Zhu Yan said: "These days, I have asked people to consult medical classics, and I have found more than 100 ancient prescriptions for treating various malaria, just wait for malaria to start the epidemic, try which one has the best effect." ”

"It must be quinine...... Zhu Zhen blurted out: "Grind the bark of the cinchona tree into powder, boil it in water, drink it, and wrap it." ”

"Is it so godly?" Zhu Lu hurriedly asked, "So where can I find this cinchona tree?" ”

"Uh......" Zhu Zhen was speechless, because he suddenly realized that in this era, only South America should have cinchona trees.

It was after Columbus discovered the New World that brought this amazing plant out of South America and introduced it to all parts of the world. It was with this antimalarial miracle drug that European colonists were able to set foot in the vast tropical and subtropical regions.

But Columbus had to be born with a child. It's definitely too late to send someone to South America now.

Zhu Zhen patted his head and thought of a miracle medicine again: "Let's use Grandma Tu's artemisinin, this is more divine than quinine." ”

"Who is Grandma Tu?" Zhu Hu asked curiously, "Can you invite her to serve in the Imperial Medical Temple?" ”

"That's not the point, it's artemisinin." Zhu Zhen coughed.

"Is artemisinin extracted from Artemisia annua?" Zhu Lu asked in a kind manner: "If that's the case, it's easy to do, Artemisia annua is everywhere." ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded and said, "But it seems that the kind of stinky artemisia with yellow flowers has the best effect." ”

"Okay, it's easy to find stinky artemisia." Zhu Hu rubbed his hands excitedly and said: "I'll try it tomorrow, how to take the medicine into the best effect!" ”

"Well, I'm going to have to give it a try. I remember that this thing is not resistant to high temperatures, and it is useless when cooked. Zhu Zhen racked his brains and said: "Let's see if it's juice or how to extract it." ”

"Well, I'll try it all." The old five nodded heavily. The sixth is responsible for pointing out the direction, and he is responsible for groping for the path, which has always been the case.

~~

When the two princes were talking alone, the generals who accompanied the king of Chu couldn't go home, so they simply visited their subordinates in the hospital.

Although Guo Ying's subordinates were all in Wusa and were not hospitalized in Kunming, they were also taken by Mu Ying to visit an old friend......

The second ward of the inpatient department.

The spring is bright, and the yard is full of red and willow green. As long as the sick number can move, they are outside in the sun and the mountains.

Even if they can't move, they also carry themselves outside with the patients, bask in the sun, and listen to others talk about the mountains.

Kan Dashan, who is a soldier all over the world, has nothing new, nothing more than bragging during the day and talking about women at night...... In fact, the latter is also bragging.

In broad daylight at this time, the sick people were boasting about their qualifications.

A general banner said, I followed Cao Guogong on the northern expedition, and when the battle of Lingbei was fought, we won all the way.

A hundred households said, what are you, I followed the Marquis of Yingchuan to destroy Mingxia. At that time, we secretly Chen Cang, climbed the mountains and helped the valley, day and night, and broke through Jiezhou and Wenzhou!

The patients said that they were still more powerful.

Another Qianhu said, he is nothing, I also followed King Kaiping to fight Pingjiang.

"Where is Pingjiang?" Many young people have never heard of this place name.

"It's Suzhou." The thousand households said in an old-fashioned manner: "During the Yuan Dynasty, Suzhou was called Pingjiang Road, and the name was changed back after the founding of the country. ”

"I see." A group of young people suddenly realized that they worshipped him as the founding father.

At this time, one of the deputy commanders with the highest official position present couldn't help but say: "In terms of qualifications, none of you can compare to me, but this official has followed the emperor to fight the Battle of Poyang Lake!" ”

"Wow, that's amazing." All the generals were amazed, and they all said that this deputy commander must be the oldest.

Qi Xiang and Yu Min were also present, and they kept silently watching them pretend not to speak.

Qi Xiang broke his leg before and has been recuperating in the hospital. Yu Min suffered altitude sickness when he attacked Lijiang.

But doctors in this era still don't know what high reaction is. And because this symptom only appears in remote areas in the southwest, it is also regarded as a kind of miasma - smoke miasma.

In addition, Qi Xiang's high reaction was more serious, so the military doctor sent him back to Kunming for treatment.

In fact, his symptoms have disappeared, but His Royal Highness King Zhou is studying miasma, so naturally this precious self-healing patient is not allowed to be discharged from the hospital, and he must be left to study it carefully.

(End of chapter)