Chapter 26 What is this medicine?
Shen Yuexi remembered the history books she had read in her time, which recorded that there was an emperor in ancient times who also died of dysentery.
As a person who controls the resources of the whole country, even the emperor was not spared, let alone a commoner.
I remember she sighed at that time and said that if there were things like antibiotics in ancient times, a minor dysentery would not be considered a disease at all.
But she also knew that producing something as revolutionary as antibiotics in ancient times was extremely difficult. The harsh environment for cultivating bacterial flora alone was enough to stump most people.
The universal manufacturing machine can only produce finished products after she collects the materials. Without the materials, nothing can be done.
The materials needed to make antibiotics are not easy to obtain. Most of them come from chemical synthesis, which is impossible to have in this era.
But she really couldn't bear to watch someone die without helping such a little child.
Shen Yuexi glanced at the dying child, who was only five years old, and felt very reluctant to let him go.
In order to save this little boy, we had to find the most primitive materials and make the first antibiotics.
This is the only option currently.
Seeing that she had been silent for a long time, the young woman's light in her eyes dimmed little by little, and her face became numb.
However, if you want to produce antibiotics in a short time, you need raw materials, and using moldy food as a bacterial culture is too slow.
The child obviously couldn't wait any longer.
Shen Yuexi let go of the child's hand, slowly stood up, and walked out the door.
In the woman's opinion, Shen Yuexi had given up on treating the child. Her crying changed from low sobs at the beginning to loud crying as if she wanted to pour out all the pain.
Even the big yellow dog beside him started barking wildly, and she unexpectedly heard sadness in the sound.
The entire small courtyard looked deserted and desolate.
Shen Yuexi's eyes fell on the plants in the vegetable patch. The vegetables were growing vigorously, and the chives were almost growing into saplings, covered with spherical seeds.
This rapeseed can be pickled in this season and used as pickles to go with rice in winter.
But when she thought of the taste of leeks, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and look away.
The garlic sprouts next to the chives are also growing well.
Wait, garlic sprouts, garlic!
Something suddenly flashed through her mind, and she quickly walked to the garlic sprouts, her eyes clear and bright, as if she had discovered something new.
I learned from previous information that garlic has a wide range of uses and can be used to make medicines similar to antibiotics.
At the time, she even conducted some research and discovered that the allicin in it was a primitive version of an antibiotic. Since then, most antibiotics in the world have been chemically synthesized, and those extracted from herbal plants have almost disappeared.
Records show that allicin can be extracted from garlic, which can effectively treat bacterial infections of the respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract, such as bacterial lung infections and blood diseases. It is also used for digestive system infections, including bacterial dysentery and acute and chronic enteritis.
The bottom line is that garlic contains a lot of allicin, which is also an excellent anti-inflammatory drug.
The extracted allicin is made into medicine and is called allicin capsule.
Thinking of this, she quickly contacted Daxiong:
"Big Bear, Big Bear, please make me two garlic capsules."
"Dear Master, we are collecting the raw materials for the garlic capsules... 90%, 90%..."
When Shen Yuexi heard the universal manufacturing machine stuck at 90%, she knew it must be stuck in the capsule casing. She quickly ran towards the nearby house.
The yellow dog behind her started barking, but she ignored it and ran into the kitchen.
The capsule's outer layer is made of edible gelatin, which is made by denaturing and degrading collagen from the bones and skins of animals like pigs, cows, and sheep. As long as you have bones and pig skin in your kitchen, Big Bear can make it.
Before I even entered the kitchen, Big Bear's voice rang out again.
"100%, raw materials collected!"
Shen Yuexi was ecstatic, nearly jumping for joy. She was truly thankful that the universal manufacturing machine had come with her. Otherwise, if she had relied solely on herself to figure out how to extract allicin, it would have taken her a long time to experiment.
Looking at the two garlic capsules in her hand, the corners of her mouth curled up.
The dying boy was saved.
When the woman saw her coming out of the house, she asked in confusion, "Miss, what's the matter with you coming to my house?"
Shen Yuexi was thinking about what reason to tell the woman that the medicine in her hand could cure the child.
It is impossible to be powerless one moment and have a ready-made medicine the next.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the woman knew that she didn't come into the house for the sake of the child. She pulled the corners of her mouth and revealed a helpless smile. Now, she would pull anyone who came to ask if they could save her child.
As the saying goes, when one is desperate, one will try any possible means and ask everyone she meets, always hoping that the person in front of her is the one who can bring her life.
Shen Yuexi coughed lightly, looked at her and said, "I do have a way to cure the child's illness, but..."
Before she could finish, the woman's dead eyes burst into an unprecedented light. She stood up holding the child, walked quickly towards her, and grabbed her wrist tightly.
The woman's bony, shrunken hand erupted with immense strength, gripping Shen Yuexi's wrist until it hurt. She tried to pull back, but the woman's grip remained firm.
Shen Yuexi had no choice but to cough and remind her: "Big sister, let me go first, I won't run away."
The woman then realized her impoliteness and quickly let go. Shen Yuexi looked down and saw the red marks on her fair and slender wrist, which were particularly eye-catching.
This is too tight.
Seeing this, the woman quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I was just too anxious."
Shen Yuexi waved her hand to indicate that everything was fine. She knew that as a mother, her child's affairs were more important.
She pretended to be hesitant. There had to be a reason to take out the capsule, right?
"Girl, just tell me what you want. I'm willing to do anything to save my child," the woman said, wiping the tears from her face with a look of determination. "Even if it means killing or setting fire to someone, I'm willing to do it."
Murder and arson?
Shen Yuexi was startled, looked at the thin woman in front of her, and shook her head repeatedly.
This woman was so desperate to save her child that she had already spoken without thinking. Besides, even if murder and arson were really necessary, Xiao Zhuo would take care of it, and she didn't need anyone to steal her husband's job.
Seeing her shaking her head repeatedly, the woman became anxious: "Girl, you don't say anything, what do you mean by shaking your head?"
Shen Yuexi took out two garlic capsules from her sleeve and said reluctantly, "I just made this this morning. I was going to give it to my husband."
The woman stared at the capsule in her hand as if she had seen a savior, her eyes shining, and then she showed a look of doubt, as if she didn't believe that these two little things could really save her child.
"What kind of medicine is this?" the woman asked doubtfully. "Will it work?"
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