Looking at the group of people shouting and yelling, Lu Chen curled his lips in disdain.
"It's truly terrifying to be uneducated. This isn't some kind of magical technique; it's simply the basic application of chemistry and biology."
After reading Doctor Cai's prescription, Lu Chen knew that the doctors' ideas on medication were correct and they were quite capable.
The reason for this is that one of the medicinal ingredients in the prescription is willow bark.
Willow bark contains salicin, which can be converted into salicylic acid after being absorbed by the human body, and can have a certain analgesic and heat-removing effect.
However, the content of salicin in willow trees in the Central Plains is relatively low. If you really want to rely on willow bark to reduce fever, it is best to use willow trees in Xinjiang, or special willow bark such as purple willow.
Compared with willow bark, birch bark contains more salicin.
In addition to salicin, it also contains flavonoids/phenol compounds, etc.
The most important thing is that the water boiled with this thing tastes better.
As for the millet porridge and ginseng soup, it is because salicylic acid is very irritating to the stomach. Lu Chen guessed that the little prince has not eaten properly recently, so drinking some millet porridge and ginseng soup can nourish the stomach and replenish qi.
Looking at the admiring eyes of the imperial doctors, Lu Chen really wanted to say that this is not magic, this is science.
"Master Lu is truly a god. Is my son's illness cured?" Li Zhuo excitedly pulled Lu Chen's hand, as if he wanted to make friends with him.
Lu Chen shook his head regretfully and said, "It just reduced the fever, but the root cause of the disease has not been eliminated."
As he spoke, he shook the piece of straw paper in his hand. On the paper were some things he had just written and sketched. He said, "Your Majesty, please ask the craftsman to help me make a pair of such utensils. I also need some medicinal herbs. I will prescribe a prescription for you. The amount of herbs may be quite large."
As he spoke, Lu Chen handed another piece of paper to Li Zhuo. Li Zhuo glanced at it casually. It was filled with precious medicinal materials such as ginseng/deer antler/Ganoderma lucidum/Tien Shan snow lotus, and the quantity was indeed quite large.
Compared with these medicinal herbs, the fresh garlic mentioned is nothing.
For the emperor, money was of no importance; as long as his son's life could be saved, that was all that mattered. So without a second thought, Li Zhuo handed the prescription to Doctor Cai and said, "You and the people from the Twelve Wards go and get them. Bring all these things here as quickly as possible."
Seeing Doctor Cai walk out with the prescription, Lu Chen couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
In fact, among all these medicinal herbs, the only one that can be used is some garlic.
As for ginseng, Polygonum multiflorum and the like, of course they are taking advantage of this opportunity to gain some benefits for themselves.
"I'm going to settle down here, so I definitely need money. Although the emperor will certainly not be stingy if I succeed in both praying for rain and curing illnesses, it would be unreasonable not to make some money for myself now that I've obtained the purchasing rights."
The first thing Lu Chen drew on a piece of paper was a simple distillation device. Don't underestimate the wisdom of our ancient ancestors. In the universe where Lu Chen lived in his previous life, a similar distillation device had already appeared as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The distillation device drawn by Lu Chen is only a little better in some details.
At this moment, Lu Chen really wanted to thank the good times of the Internet information explosion in his previous life. As a fan of time-travel and rebirth novels, he had watched many videos on certain video websites on how to use traditional methods to make certain items after time travel, including how to use traditional methods to extract allicin.
The disease that the little prince Li Xiang suffered from was the legendary diphtheria. Allicin, as a broad-spectrum bactericidal drug, has many excellent characteristics, one of which is that it has a very significant effect on diphtheria.
Just now, when Lu Chen opened the little prince's mouth, he saw a layer of white film on his throat. In addition, the patient's neck was thick, forming the legendary bull neck. Lu Chen's judgment was basically that it was diphtheria.
"It's a lucky coincidence that this kid met me. Otherwise, with the medical technology of this era, curing diphtheria would be a fantasy."
The royal family's efficiency was very high. In less than three hours, everything Lu Chen needed was prepared.
Looking at the distillation equipment in front of him, Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction and bowed to Li Zhuo, saying, "Your Majesty, please prepare a quiet room for me. I need to refine some medicine."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhuo, the imperial doctors beside him, and even the royal relatives, couldn't help but be delighted!
Refining some medicine? !
Instantly, a picture appeared in everyone's mind of Lu Chen wearing a Taoist robe, holding a whisk, doing the Bagua steps, pinching his fingers and chanting an incantation, and after 49 days, he finally refined a golden elixir!
Yes, when Lu Chen and the words "alchemy" were combined, people naturally thought that he was going to refine elixirs.
"Does the Immortal Master still have this kind of method?"
At this moment, even Li Zhuo was no longer calm!
He looked at Lu Chen with hope, hoping that the other party would give a positive answer.
Lu Chen hadn't expected his words to cause so many people to misunderstand him. He simply explained as a matter of course, "I happen to know of a medicine that can cure the little prince's illness. The process of refining this medicine may be a bit complicated and requires a certain amount of time. It also requires absolute silence. I hope Your Majesty can find me a place where he can."
"Come here! Come quickly! Clear out an area like this immediately! All of you go over and help. No matter what the Immortal Master needs, you must satisfy him, understand? Otherwise, I'll be beheaded!"
Now not only Li Zhuo was extremely excited, but even the royal relatives beside him had red eyes.
That’s an elixir!
According to legend, even if eating it cannot make a person ascend to heaven in broad daylight, it can at least prolong his life.
If Lu Chen really has this ability, then I must make friends with him. Who would complain about having a long life?
Just like that, surrounded by a group of people, Lu Chen was sent to a very quiet courtyard with a confused look on his face, and then he was about to start refining allicin.
In fact, the refining process of allicin is very simple. It is nothing more than mashing the garlic and then distilling and purifying it.
Of course, this process may take some time and consume a large amount of fresh garlic. About one kilogram of fresh garlic can extract up to eight milligrams of allicin.
Fortunately, the royal family did not mind spending so much. I heard that the garlic alone took up several carts.
Lu Chen estimated that the little prince's condition could last at least another day or two, so he walked out of the quiet room two days later.
He already had a few more small bottles in his hands. After taking a shower to remove the smell of garlic on his body, he returned to the courtyard where Li Xiang lived with confidence and personally gave Li Xiang allicin.
Seven days later, Li Xiang, who had been declared terminally ill by the imperial physicians, stood in front of Li Zhuo in high spirits.
In a short time, the news that the little prince was saved by Master Lu with the magic pill spread like wildfire, and the whole capital was in an uproar!
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