Chapter 605 Penicillin is...
Before long, Jiang Nuanzhi arrived at the Imperial Hospital.
At that time, Lord Li was already waiting there with a rather unpleasant expression.
In fact, we should thank the Emperor. Previously, because someone in the Imperial Hospital complained about Jiang Nuanzhi, he dealt with her in public. Perhaps it was a way to win people's hearts, but now no one in the entire Imperial Hospital is refuting her words.
Even the current head of the Imperial Medical Academy, though unwilling, was waiting here. Beside him were several highly respected imperial physicians who did not particularly like Jiang Nuanzhi.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't pay any attention to their expressions, nor did she consult with them; she simply gave the order.
"I have made a list of the items I need. I would appreciate it if Your Honor could prepare them for me as quickly as possible. The sooner the better."
As Jiang Nuanzhi spoke, he lowered his head and began to write, his mouth never stopping: "Please trouble you to carefully examine it before sending it over. If anyone tampers with it, don't blame me for being ruthless. You all must have heard of my ability to test for poison. Also, find a few younger imperial physicians to help me."
As she spoke, Jiang Nuanzhi handed a completed form to Judge Li.
Judge Li frowned deeply, but ultimately said nothing. After taking the document and examining it, he looked surprised and then, with a strange expression, ordered someone to make arrangements.
The imperial physicians behind her looked indignant, clearly displeased with Jiang Nuanzhi's treatment of Imperial Physician Li, but dared not speak out.
Jiang Nuanzhi raised an eyebrow, pretending not to see it. She liked the way they disliked her but couldn't do anything about it.
Regardless of their resentment, they still stood obediently in one place, waiting for Jiang Nuanzhi to send out prescription after prescription. Then they all got busy.
Jiang Nuanzhi was satisfied with the efficiency of the Imperial Medical Academy. With the Emperor seriously ill, everything in the palace was being prioritized for their use; they could get anything they needed. Although everyone disliked her, her efficiency was truly remarkable.
To elaborate, the palace had an inexhaustible supply of resources. Whatever she needed, she could simply order it to be brought to her—far more convenient than at home. This was the main reason she decided to extract penicillin from the palace.
Thanks to Jiang Nuanzhi's message, Doctor Que soon brought Sanqi and several elderly men who looked to be over fifty years old into the room.
"Dr. Jiang, are we going to prepare that miraculous medicine you mentioned that can treat gangrene, ulceration, and suppuration?"
He couldn't hide his excitement; his beard was trembling as he stared intently at Jiang Nuanzhi.
Seeing Jiang Nuanzhi nod, Doctor Que's face flushed with excitement: "Doctor Jiang, I've brought a few apprentices to help. Don't worry, they'll stay at the door and be at our beck and call. They definitely won't come up to steal our skills."
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at it, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, but then raised her voice a few notches and said, "You can learn from them. I will be starting to refine medicinal herbs soon. If any of you are interested in learning, I will teach you. You can ask me anything you don't understand."
After thinking for a moment, she looked at the younger imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital who were reluctant to come and help, and added, "You guys too."
"Dr. Jiang, are you crazy? You're really going to teach so many people?"
Sanqi listened in a daze, and couldn't help but lower her voice beside her.
Jiang Nuanzhi remained noncommittal: "Well, Sanqi, I have another task for you. I'd like to trouble you to go out of the palace to my home and bring Lü Shizhu here. I need you to bring the dozen or so boxes that I previously placed in the backyard into the palace."
"Huh? Then wait for me! You can make the medicine when I get back!"
Jiang Nuanzhi waved to him: "Go quickly! You'll definitely make it in time."
After Sanqi left, Jiang Nuanzhi led everyone to prepare for the extraction of penicillin.
Actually, it's not that complicated, the trouble is just the raw materials.
Fortunately, she has almost finished preparing everything today.
The amount of penicillin she received this time was actually quite substantial. During this period, she had been using boiled taro soup and rice water to make a culture medium, which she then applied to the moldy oranges, allowing the mold to multiply rapidly.
She had only taken a small portion, but now that Li Rong was going to war, Jiang Nuanzhi couldn't wait any longer and decided to take the rest for use.
Later that evening, Sanqi and Lü Shizhu brought things into the palace.
Without saying a word, Jiang Nuanzhi told them the precautions and led everyone to try to remove the mold first.
The collected mold was poured into a large, deep wooden basin that was already filled with rapeseed oil. It was stirred several times until it was evenly mixed, and then left to stand.
Now, in this large basin, after passing through directly, the top layer is fat-soluble, and the bottom layer is water-soluble. Then, open the bottom hole of the wooden stopper and wrap it with fine cotton cloth for filtering.
The filtered liquid is water-soluble penicillin. Add the filtered liquid to crushed charcoal and stir thoroughly again.
Then she poured in the white vinegar she had prepared beforehand; this step was to increase the stability of the penicillin.
Finally, pour out the liquid from the charcoal and rinse the charcoal with clean water. The liquid that flows out is penicillin.
By the time we finished, it was already dark.
Jiang Nuanzhi rubbed her sore neck, looked at the group of people around her who were still somewhat confused, took a deep breath, and said to them, "Success or failure depends on this one move."
After saying that, she picked up a small porcelain dish next to her and lifted the lid: "This is the bacteria I cultured from the infected, rotting flesh I took from the Emperor. Just drip some in and we can see if the medicine we made this time is effective."
In fact, everyone around her thought Jiang Nuanzhi was absurd.
Even the legendary physician Que was now filled with trepidation. After watching everyone struggle all day and only managing to obtain a dozen or so small porcelain bottles of liquid, he looked at Jiang Nuanzhi and asked, "Physician Jiang, is this really usable?"
The younger imperial physicians exchanged glances, and for a moment, they all saw speechlessness in each other's eyes.
For a moment, everyone thought Jiang Nuanzhi had gone mad. She'd taken some dirt from an orange, tormented everyone for a whole day, and then wanted to use it to save someone? And the Emperor, no less?
That's just wishful thinking.
Even the young imperial physicians subconsciously distanced themselves from Jiang Nuanzhi. No wonder she had been so kind in offering to teach them; now it seemed it was all utterly useless.
Jiang Nuanzhi was unaware of what the people around her were thinking. She took a deep breath, dipped a silver needle into a little liquid, and slowly dripped it into the bacterial colony.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the staphylococci in front of him were instantly forced back, leaving a blank space in the middle.
"this"
Doctor Que was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't know why, he had a strange feeling that Doctor Jiang's medicine was really effective.
"It's done! It's done!"
Jiang Nuanzhi clenched her fist excitedly, carefully putting away the hard-won concentrated penicillin liquid. Turning back to smile at everyone, she said, "Gentlemen, our efforts today have not been in vain. After I examine His Majesty, I will ask His Majesty to recommend you all for credit."
(End of this chapter)
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