Chapter 34: Boils
"When will Dr. Ge, who is on duty, come back?" Li asked Lian Qiao beside her.
"I just asked, and they said that the Second Madam had severe abdominal pain and vomited blood in the morning. They asked Doctor Ge to see her, but I don't think she will be back for a while."
Lian Qiao asked, "How about I go to Jishitang and invite Doctor Qin?"
Doctor Qin of Jishidiang is not as good as Doctor Ge in medical skills, but his medical skills are also very good.
"But this prescription was written by Doctor Qin..." Li frowned.
Although Doctor Qin usually has a good reputation, if it is really because of Doctor Qin that the slight difference in the proportion of medicinal materials in the prescription caused the condition to worsen, this matter involves the doctor's reputation, and Doctor Qin may not admit it.
If we invite Doctor Qin over at this time, things might get even worse.
Li's mind was a little confused. She just half squatted down and advised the woman, "Sister-in-law, the weather is cold. You should move the child into the bed first. I have asked someone to invite Doctor Ge. Doctor Ge is very skilled in medicine and will definitely be able to figure out the reason."
"If it is really because of our medicinal herbs, our Zhou Ji will definitely not shirk responsibility and give an explanation to the sister-in-law."
"How can you explain a life?" the woman yelled. "Doctor Ge is the attending physician of your Zhouji Herbal Medicine Store. He relies on your herbal medicine store to make a living. He will definitely speak in your favor. How can you trust him?"
Li was speechless for a moment, but she understood.
Just as she didn't trust Doctor Qin, it was understandable that this woman didn't trust Doctor Ge.
But in this case, even if Dr. Ge came, the woman would refuse to see the doctor, and Zhou Ji's reputation would not be cleared...
Li was like an ant on the hot pan, running around in a panic.
Su Yujin looked at it for a long time and roughly understood the whole story. She pursed her lips slightly, came closer, and squatted down, "Auntie, why don't you let me take a look at your daughter?"
"You are..." The woman was a little confused when she saw that Su Yujin in front of her was a young girl.
"I'm the owner of Su's Food Shop on this street."
Su Yujin said slowly, "I just heard the argument between Aunt and Zhou Ji Herbal Medicine Store. I know Aunt is angry and I want to get to the bottom of it. But now her life is at stake. I'd better check your daughter's condition first and cure her. Don't let anything go wrong."
"I have learned medicine since I was young. Although I am not an expert in medicine, I can diagnose some minor illnesses. If you trust me, let me treat your daughter first."
Seeing that Su Yujin had no relationship with Zhouji Herbal Medicine Store and was the owner of a shop on the street, and that he looked kind and had sincerity in his eyes, the woman placed her daughter Zhao Baozhu's wrist on her lap to make it easier for Su Yujin to see her.
"Yes, yes, that's what you said, please take a look."
Su Yujin took Zhao Baozhu's pulse, and then carefully observed her current condition, checked her pupils, and took her temperature. She then asked, "What other symptoms have you had in the past few days?"
"There's a little runny nose, but not much," the woman replied.
"Where's the prescription? Let me take a look."
The woman took out the neatly folded prescription from her arms and handed it to Su Yujin.
Su Yujin looked at it carefully.
It was a very common prescription for treating colds, which had the effect of dispelling cold and reducing fever. Because the patient was a young girl, the dosage of the medicine was slightly less. Overall, there was nothing wrong with it.
but……
Su Yujin thought for a while and asked in a low voice, "Has your daughter grown anything on her body these days? For example, a pimple or something?"
"How does the girl know?"
The woman was surprised, but answered truthfully, "A few days ago, a lump grew on the root of my child's thigh. It had a white tip and looked like a poisonous lump. The child said it was itchy, so I pinched it. As a result, the lump kept oozing pus. I rubbed it with salt water and wine, and squeezed out the pus and blood. After squeezing it out, the child said it didn't itch anymore."
"Does this have anything to do with the child's cold?" the woman asked in surprise.
"Your child basically doesn't have a cold."
After hearing what the woman said, Su Yujin became more certain of his guess and said to the woman who looked incredulous, "The lump on the leg is the cause of the disease."
"Ah?" The woman herself was also stunned. "Can a poisonous pimple cause such a high fever?"
"This is not an ordinary poisonous lump, it is a boil, which is not a difficult and complicated disease, but a common one. If it grows, you can just apply some plaster on it. But you pinched the boil and squeezed out the pus and blood, causing the boil wound to become infected, causing the child to have a high fever. If you continue like this, his life will be in danger."
Su Yujin stood up and said, "Bring the child in first. I'll take a look at the wound and apply some plaster to treat the boil, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Then I'll prescribe some medicine to eliminate dampness and heat toxins and suppress it as soon as possible."
Hearing this, the woman nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay."
After saying that, she hurriedly picked up the child in her arms and went to Zhouji Medicinal Herbs Store.
Li hurriedly took Lianqiao in to help.
They quickly cleaned up a consultation room and took off Zhao Baozhu's dress for Su Yujin to examine.
Su Yujin carefully checked the carbuncle. Because it had been squeezed, it was now red and swollen, and there was a hole the size of a green bean in the middle. It looked shocking and was hard when pressed. In modern terms, the inflammation was very serious and had reached the point where an intravenous anti-inflammatory drug was needed.
But the medical conditions at the time only allowed her to fully utilize her skills in traditional Chinese medicine.
After checking, Su Yujin took the paper and pen beside him and quickly wrote down two prescriptions.
One is a plaster made of Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica dahurica, Phellodendron chinense, Turmeric, etc., and the other is a decoction for oral administration made of cinnabar, bezoar, isatis root, licorice, etc.
"Go and prepare it quickly." Li gave the prescription to Lian Qiao.
"Yes." Lian Qiao went out in a hurry to call the clerk of the herbal medicine store and asked him to prepare the medicine according to the quantity, either by grinding or boiling it.
After a while, the plaster was brought over. Su Yujin attached the black plaster to the carbuncle, wrapped it with clean gauze, and tied it with a thin cloth strip.
"It's best to lie down after you go back. Don't move around, or the ointment will fall off. Change the ointment once a day. Apply it for five or six days and it will be almost completely healed."
Su Yujin said, "Take the decoction three times a day for three to five days. After drinking today's decoction, the high fever should subside. The rest of the medicine is mainly for consolidation."
"Thank you, Miss Su. Thank you, Miss Su." The woman thanked repeatedly.
"It's just a small favor." Su Yujin said, "As for the matter between Aunt and Zhou Ji, from the perspective of a doctor, I have to say something fair. Zhou Ji's herbs are probably fine, but this prescription is not suitable for the condition, so it is ineffective."
"And the dampness and poison of the carbuncle has not been cleared, causing the condition to become more and more serious. So it seems that the longer you drink the decoction, the worse your illness becomes."
"So that's how it is..."
There are extra chapters today, the second one will be a little later. The author went to work overtime in the afternoon and just came back... Trying hard to write PS: The author is not a Chinese medicine practitioner. For medical knowledge, I will ask doctor friends or Baidu. If there are any mistakes, please correct them~ (End of this chapter)
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