Chapter 754 A Dream of Youth 286
After breakfast, Xie Ning went to work. Since returning to the capital from her hometown, she and other medical officers had been researching the production of penicillin.
As for other antibiotics such as sulfonamides and allicin, she only knew their names but did not know how to extract them. The advantage of penicillin was that she could find a rough method of its production in ancient books.
She and other physicians then improved upon the production method described in the ancient book, shortening the production time.
However, the drugs produced over the past few months have not been very effective. Xie Ning knew the reason for this, one of which was that they were unable to purify the drugs.
Xie Ning didn't know how to purify it, since she wasn't an academic in this field, and her medical knowledge didn't involve modern pharmacology.
Even though she had run a pharmaceutical company, she wasn't a professional drug researcher, and the technology and some drug materials of that era were completely different from those of today.
For example, there was no such drug as penicillin at that time; the drugs they used were more advanced and effective.
If it's impossible to purify the penicillin from the mold, then the effectiveness of this crude penicillin in treating the disease depends entirely on luck. It's just that Shi Xiaodaren is incredibly lucky to survive.
When they arrived at the pharmacy, Xie Ning and the others went to look at the moldy oranges, steamed buns, and dumplings. Doctor Du, who was in charge of this matter, was the most skilled at making medicine.
But looking at the moldy oranges, he sighed, "The rabbits from the experiment died again the other day."
They experimented for so long, but the data they obtained was not good because they couldn't determine the drug's efficacy and therefore couldn't make improvements.
The deaths were too random!
Xie Ning also fell silent. Everyone was looking forward to making this miraculous medicine, but although there was a path ahead, it was blocked by a transparent door. Only those who experienced it firsthand knew the pain involved.
"Let's go check on the mustard greens."
Mustard greens are a type of vegetable with large leaves and a wrinkled surface. The book Xie Ning was reading recorded the use of mustard greens to make brine, which was then used to treat high fever. The method of making brine is similar to purifying penicillin.
Therefore, Xie Ning wanted to improve upon this method using penicillin produced from other foods, and shorten the extraction time to see if penicillin could be extracted in a shorter period of time.
After all, mustard greens need to be stored in earthenware jars and buried underground for at least three or four years to turn into brine, which takes too long. Therefore, what they researched was how to shorten this time.
Seeing Jiang Yuanzheng rushing over, Xie Ning still suggested, "I think we can announce this method to the world and see if anyone can extract the divine medicine. Then..."
If more people participate, penicillin might be extracted more quickly.
"Thank you, Imperial Physician. This method is enough to be passed down within the Imperial Medical Academy." What Imperial Physician Jiang didn't say was that this didn't refer to the entire Imperial Medical Academy, but rather a small portion of its staff.
After all, as Xie Ning said, this medicine is miraculous and can greatly improve the survival rate of soldiers. Of course, it must be studied in secret. If it is leaked to enemy countries, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Xie Ning did not continue to refute. Everyone has their own concerns. She could not say that Dean Jiang's concerns were wrong, because that was indeed the case.
They haven't developed it yet, but once they do, the boost to national strength from this type of drug will be enormous, because it will not only enhance the strength of the military, but also bring huge profits.
Profits derived from monopoly.
This word doesn't sound nice, but sometimes it's necessary.
The group worked at the pharmacy all day, but Xie Ning didn't rest when he got back. Instead, he plunged back into his small laboratory.
She not only conducted research with others at the pharmacy, but also continued her research privately, and others probably did the same.
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