Chapter 118 Stitching

Seeing that the most important thing Li San Niang was going to talk about had come to Lai Jun again, Sun, the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau, got up and walked to Li San Niang to see for himself, disregarding everyone else.

Apart from Dr. Huang, the highest-ranking person present was Medical Supervisor Sun, so no one else dared to say anything after he made such a move.

Besides, everyone was actually curious about how Li San Niang sewed and joined the pieces.

After all, apart from surgeons serving in the military, most of the doctors present had never seen suturing such a treatment for a serious wound.

The Imperial Medical Bureau was divided into departments of medicine, acupuncture, massage, and incantation. Most of the physicians present were from the medical department, and they mainly treated internal diseases by prescribing medicines and administering oral and topical medications to cure patients.

Only those with some family background in acupuncture and a certain degree of personal talent can learn and study acupuncture in depth.

The Chang'an Medical Alliance mainly consists of physicians specializing in these two fields. There are very few physicians specializing in massage, incantation, or surgical medicine, which evolved during the Tang Dynasty's years of war.

Therefore, all the doctors present were curious and had a great thirst for knowledge, wanting to understand the suturing techniques that Li San Niang had described.

You should know that the techniques of acupuncture are closely guarded secrets of renowned physicians. Not to mention such techniques, even a prescription for treating an illness or a formula for pills is a family heirloom and would never be told to outsiders.

Even if one had the opportunity and ability to pass the imperial medical examination and learn some techniques and prescriptions, it required signing a contract with the emperor, which was practically selling one's entire life to the emperor.

Even so, a large number of doctors still wanted to join the Imperial Medical Academy.

At this moment, Doctor Sun moved to the front, and Doctors Huang and Gao were not to be outdone. Taking advantage of their age and seniority, they moved to the left front of Li San Niang.

Thus, the only place where Li San Niang's movements could be clearly seen was the area to her right front, where about four people could stand.

Physician Sun Chengren, sent by the Grand Chancellor Wang from the Imperial Medical Bureau, led a young physician forward and took up the space that should have been occupied by two people. Now there was only enough space for two people.

The dozens of doctors sitting in a circle in the hall couldn't help but have some thoughts when they saw this scene. But the medical profession is based on seniority, so they could only blame themselves for their lack of experience.

Seeing this situation, Li San Niang felt a little ashamed, but fortunately she had considered this possibility in advance.

"Please be patient, everyone! My father and second brother are both skilled in this art. Please wait a moment while I demonstrate it, and then my father and second brother will demonstrate it to you again in detail."

The bigwigs who walked up to Li Sanniang still had some conscience; the two remaining seats in front of Li Sanniang were left empty, serving as the only view for the doctors present who hadn't yet come to see her.

This position allows doctors sitting in the front row with good eyesight, who are well-suited to this location, to have a clear view.

Li San Niang first took out a small bottle of distilled liquor that Mr. Bu Ke had brought when he came to her house. Using tweezers that she had asked the Bad People to have made by a master craftsman in the palace according to the drawings drawn by her second brother, Li Er, she steadily picked up a cotton ball wrapped in a cloth and carefully placed it into the mouth of the small liquor bottle. Only after it was soaked with liquor did she take it out.

"Young lady of the Li family, this smells like strong liquor?"

Li San Niang nodded, indicating that Doctor Huang was right. Just as she was about to explain why she was doing this, Doctor Sun interrupted, "San Niang, are you going to use this strong liquor to clean the wound, to prevent, or as you put it, to prevent infection and for disinfection?"

Although Li San Niang was not surprised that there was a method to disinfect wounds with strong liquor at this time, since her father had already explained this method to her, she still admired that Doctor Sun, at such an advanced age, could accept the new concept she had just introduced so quickly. His ability to accept new things was truly remarkable.

Unlike those stubborn and pedantic donkeys, there were still some incorrigible pedantic scholars in Chang'an who felt that Li San Niang's act of breathing on the mouth of the Liang Guogong's daughter to save her from drowning was immoral and not something a proper woman could do.

How could the Duke of Liang's mansion allow these rumors that belittled Li San Niang to continue? In the end, they arrested a down-on-his-luck young man who was talking loudly in a tavern, gave him a few words of reprimand, and said they would report him to the Jingzhao Prefecture for defamation, which gradually stopped the trend.

Li Sanniang looked up and replied with a surprised tone, "Exactly! Physician Sun is indeed knowledgeable! This strong liquor is specially refined, even stronger than the strongest baijiu on the market. I suppose Physician Sun has already used this method to treat the soldiers' wounds in the army?"

If it weren't for strong liquor, Dr. Huang wouldn't have been able to clearly smell the alcohol.

With a look, Dr. Sun gestured, and when Li San Niang nodded, he picked up the small wine bottle that Li San Niang had already put the cork in, pulled out the cork, and a strong, pungent smell of alcohol wafted out.

Medical Supervisor Sun then handed the wine to the old doctor Huang beside him. After the old doctor Gao and the doctor Sun Chengren had both taken a good sniff, Medical Supervisor Sun said, "Indeed, this method has been used in the army, and it is indeed effective in reducing the possibility of high fever in wounded patients. Even if they do have a high fever, most of them can survive. Your wine is really stronger than the wine in our army."

Li San Niang thought to herself, "Finally, this alcohol has been brought into the open. Today, I'll set the stage. Once the Bad Guys have truly figured out the whole system of alcohol, Li San Niang won't need to participate in anything. I just want to be able to have a sip of the soup along the way."

“This evil spirit, which is what I call fungus, is most afraid of this strong liquor,” Li San Niang said, using tweezers to hold a cotton ball and rub it on the straight wound that Li Da Lang had deliberately made on the pork with skin on.

"Using this strong liquor to clean the wound is the best way to kill bacteria and reduce the possibility of infection and high fever after the wound is infected."

Li San Niang used a circular motion from the inside out to wipe the wounds, saying, "Gentlemen, using my method can minimize the risk of infection."

Others might not have noticed anything amiss, but Physician Sun stroked his beard and nodded. He truly understood. Everyone has their own expertise, and those who specialize in treating ulcers are indeed better able to grasp Li San Niang's point.

"Is the reason you're circling around like that, Third Sister, to minimize the contact between the bacteria and the wound? For better cleanliness, is that right?"

"That's exactly right!"

"This strong liquor is rare, and since we're just demonstrating, I won't waste it. Actually, if possible, it would be better to rub it with this strong liquor three times."

After finishing these tasks, Li San Niang discarded the cotton ball and picked up the curved needle, catgut, and needle holder she had prepared. "Time is limited, so I will first demonstrate to everyone the simplest sewing technique."

Then, Li San Niang deftly threaded the catgut, held the curved needle with needle holders, and quickly and skillfully demonstrated a five-stitch simple suture.

Super fast, in just a few seconds Li San Niang had stitched up five stitches.

Not to mention the doctors sitting some distance away, even the four big shots nearby didn't react in time before Li San Niang showed off her skills.