Take a handful of Artemisia annua, soak it in two liters of water, wring out the juice and drink it all.

This sentence comes from Chapter 16 of Prescriptions for Treating Cold, Heat and Malaria written by Ge Hong, "Behind the Elbow", which records five commonly used prescriptions, of which Artemisia annua Juice is just one of them.

When King Zhou said the three words "behind the elbow", Jiao Xin couldn't help but was stunned for a moment, as if he had never heard of it.

After a while, he said: "I only read the famous works of famous doctors, and this prescription your highness said..."

"What you mean is that Ge Hong is not a famous doctor, and there is no famous book behind his elbow. You, a family of three generations of imperial doctors, don't even bother to read it, right?"

Hearing what King Zhou said, Jiao Xin looked a little ugly, but still insisted: "There are many errors and omissions in folk remedies, and I don't dare to believe them."

"Haha, what a folk remedy, what a folk remedy that I can't believe easily!"

King Zhou burst out laughing suddenly, and then said: "No wonder the emperor wants to rectify the Taiyuan Hospital. People like you who pretend to be noble only know how to treat diseases and save people if they only know how to stick to the old ways and don't think about flexibility or progress."

Jiao Xin was pointed at the nose and reprimanded by the King of Zhou. He was very angry, but he did not dare to get angry.

Seeing his dissatisfied look, King Zhou snorted coldly and said, "Why, what I said is wrong?"

"The prince is naturally right..."

"You don't have to be so pretentious. I am in a hurry to cure diseases and save people. I have no time to argue with you. I will come back and scold you when the malaria in Dongxiang is eliminated!"

Jiao Xin was almost furious, his head was hot, and he said: "Your Highness is the current vassal king. If you want to reprimand your subordinates, just reprimand him!"

King Zhou's face darkened and he said: "Well, today, don't treat me as a vassal king, and don't say that I am an eighth-grade medical doctor. Now you and I are just two ordinary doctors. How about discussing medicine?"

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Seeing that the situation was getting tense, Qiu Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Highness, don't be angry. Doctor Jiao, he is just, just..."

It's just that he couldn't tell what it was. After all, he was a military commander and was not good at words.

"Inspector Qiu, please step aside first!"

King Zhou ignored him and continued to say to Jiao Xin: "Let's talk about Dongxiang malaria. Please tell me how to cure the disease and eliminate malaria!"

Jiao Xin scratched his neck and said: "The lower official has already said that malaria is not difficult to cure, but the common people move around each other and get infected repeatedly."

"So, you openly imprisoned the people and allowed them to get sicker and fend for themselves?"

"Resigning from the official position is a helpless move. If we don't confine the people, this malaria will never be eradicated, and it will even spread to more places. By then, Dongxiang will not be the only place affected!"

"What a loud tone!"

King Zhou said with a sullen face: "The emperor sent you to Dongxiang to treat diseases and save people, but here you are talking scaremongering and harming the people. Now, you are still here talking shamelessly, do you still want to be shameless?"

"I... lower the rank..."

Jiao Xin was a little incoherent, so he could only say: "In this situation, I wonder what your highness has to do?"

King Zhou said: "I can't say there is a good strategy, but I will not ignore the lives of the people!"

Jiao Xin muttered in a low voice: "When malaria spreads, won't it be even more difficult to control..."

"I didn't know you were dissatisfied, like this..."

King Zhou said to Qiu Yuan: "From now on, everyone in Dongxiang will obey my order and take action!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiao Xin again.

"Follow this person throughout the whole process, let him see what it means to be a doctor, what it means to treat illnesses and save people!"

Qiu Yuan quickly nodded in agreement and called his servants to purchase Artemisia annua.

Zhu Ji also ordered people to go to Lantian County and surrounding counties to contact the local county government and provide Dongxiang with as much help as possible.

With Jin Yiwei coming forward, it will be much easier to do things.

From the second day onwards, Officers No. 100 came one after another, bringing with them a large amount of Artemisia annua.

Next, according to the instructions of King Zhou, soak the Artemisia annua in well water and let it sit overnight.

At the same time, King Zhou personally led people to boil two large pots of medicine and distributed them to the seriously ill people.

On the third day, an incredible scene occurred. All the doctors and clerks worked together to crush the soaked Artemisia annua and put it into the water of more than a dozen wells in Dongxiang.

Seeing this, Jiao Xin couldn't help frowning and said: "Where can I find such medicine? Isn't it a waste?"

In his understanding, medicinal materials must be dried, mixed, boiled, and finally consumed.

This is the first time I have seen people throwing large amounts of water directly into the well like this.

Qiu Yuan happened to be beside him, so he whispered: "Mr. Jiao, please stop saying a few words!"

Now that things have happened, Jiao Xin also knows that no matter how unhappy he is in his heart, he can only endure it.

Then I thought about it, if Prince Zhou was still unable to alleviate the local malaria despite all his efforts, it would be a good result.

This shows that it is not that I am incompetent, but that the local condition is too complicated.

I can't heal well, and you can't heal well either, so everyone can be healed...

As for being scolded... forget it, just scold him, who calls him a prince?

Not only can't you hold grudges, but if your condition doesn't improve after a few days, you should take the initiative to say some nice things, such as the complex and changeable condition, the shortage of supplies... and so on. Anyway, just pick out the nice things to say.

As the saying goes, if you don't hit someone with a smiling face, if I flatter you a little and find a way out for you, the things that have offended you in the past will naturally be wiped out, and everyone will be happy.

"Give way, give way!"

Two policemen were carrying a bucket with artemisia in it, but Jiao Xin blocked their way, so they had no choice but to say hello.

Jiao Xin glanced at the bucket. Apart from clear water, there was only crushed Artemisia annua.

He wondered, could Artemisia annua really cure malaria?

"Shen Nong's Materia Medica" does record that Artemisia annua has the effects of reducing deficiency heat, cooling blood, relieving heat, and treating malaria. However, traditional Chinese medicine has always emphasized the importance of monarchs and ministers assisting envoys. The composition of the prescription must follow certain rules, and several medicinal materials must cooperate with each other.

Only then can the medicine be effective.

How did the King of Zhou think that he could get rid of malaria by relying only on artemisia annua?

What book is behind my elbow? Why haven’t I read it?

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I think most of them are just folk remedies. For such books, Taiyuan Hospital has never bothered to read them.

However, thinking about what happened to Queen Mother Sun some time ago and what King Zhou said, it seems, it seems...

While everyone was busy, Jiao Xin quietly came to a medical clinic.

But the door was closed and no one was there.

Only then did he remember that all the doctors in Dongxiang had been requisitioned.

After searching for a while, I found another drug store, which still had a closed door.

Just as he was about to leave, he saw the side door opened from the inside and an old man with gray hair came out carrying a basin.

"Excuse me, I'm just thinking..."

Just as Jiao Xin was about to explain his purpose, the other party had already said: "I'm sorry, the shopkeeper and the clerk have gone out. My old man's eyesight is dim and he doesn't know how to take medicine. Please come back another day!"

"No, I just want to...borrow a book."

"Borrow a book?"

The old man shook his head again and said, "I don't know how to read or read. Go back, go back!"

Jiao Xin frowned and said: "I am an imperial envoy. Let alone a book, even if I requisition this medicine shop, you have to dedicate it to me with both hands!"

Sure enough, these words had an effect. The old man was stunned for a long time and seemed unable to react.

"What did you say?"

Jiao Xin smiled contemptuously and said: "I am an imperial envoy, I just want to find a book..."

"Are you that quack?"

"Be bold!"

Jiao Xin said angrily: "Ignorant old man, you actually insulted the imperial official?"

Wow!

The old man acted simply and poured a basin of dirty water on Jiao Xin.

"Ah, bah, bah..."

Jiao Xin opened his mouth just now to avoid swallowing some dirty water. When he realized what he was doing, he hurriedly spat a few mouthfuls of saliva.

"Everyone, come quickly, this is the quack doctor sent by the imperial court!"

The old man was so excited that he held up the basin and shouted loudly, which immediately attracted several people.

Jiao Xin was shaking with anger and said, "Old guy, if you keep shouting, believe it or not, I will put you in jail right now!"

At this time, a dark-skinned man came over and stood in front of the old man.

Jiao Xin looked at the pickaxe in the opponent's hand, and his aura suddenly dropped a bit.

"What...what are you going to do?"

The man banged the pickaxe on the ground, with a look of sorrow and anger on his face, and said: "My father is already weak and sick, and you have banned him in the village. You can't deliver medicine. He died yesterday. This debt should be paid."
To be continued...