Yu Jiao smiled and said, "Then I will sew a medicine bag for you. You can put it next to your pillow and try it. If it helps you sleep well, I will stop using the calming incense."
Madam Liu smiled and said yes repeatedly. She was now quite convinced of Yu Jiao's medical skills. She then asked, "You just said that there is a cure for my cough. Is this a cure?"
Yu Jiao sat back at the table and asked Madam Liu to fetch paper and pen. She said to Old Madam Liu, "I'll prescribe you some prescriptions to warm the yang and dispel the cold."
The maids cleared the dishes off the table. Mother Liu took out paper and pen and spread them out on the table, then picked up the ink stick and ground it for Yu Jiao.
Yu Jiao picked up her pen and dipped it in ink, then said to Mother Liu, "I will write a medicinal meal first. You can cook it for grandma every morning and evening for ten days."
Mother Liu carefully looked at the medicinal food written by Yu Jiao and read it softly, "One ounce of cinnamon, grind it into powder, add one bowl of white porridge, and add five cents of cinnamon powder... Is this to make cinnamon porridge?"
Mother Liu was a little confused. Most of the common medicinal foods contain medicinal herbs, but the medicinal food written by the third young lady was extremely common. There were no precious medicinal herbs and all the ingredients were ordinary.
"Yes, although cinnamon porridge looks simple, it can warm the heart yang, circulate blood, dissipate cold evil, and is particularly effective for cold cough and asthma." Yu Jiao talked freely.
Mother Liu nodded quickly and carefully wrote down the recipe of the cinnamon porridge.
Yu Jiao said as she wrote the prescription, "Most teas have a cold nature. If you want to drink tea in the future, it's better to ask the maid in the room to prepare ginger tea. If you don't like the taste of ginger tea, you can add more honey."
Old Madam Liu naturally agreed.
Yu Jiao wrote two prescriptions in total. She said to Mother Liu, "This one can dispel the cold, warm the middle and resolve phlegm, and remove the evil of dampness and phlegm. Give it to grandma two doses a day, boiled in the morning and noon after rice, and take the other one at night before going to bed. It can make the clear yang come out of the upper orifices and the turbid yin come out of the lower orifices. The clear yang will be released and the turbid yin will flow through the five internal organs. The spleen is responsible for raising the clear, and it can raise the body's clear yang. The heart belongs to fire, so cultivate fire and control cold. Open up the spleen and lungs, the root of the spleen and lungs, and the phlegm and dampness will be reduced, and grandma's illness can be cured."
Madam Liu carefully put away the two prescriptions and said, "I have taken note of what Third Miss said. I will go to the clinic to get medicine for the old lady tomorrow morning."
Yu Jiao asked again, "Do you have mugwort and dogwood at home?"
Madam Liu said, "We do have some mugwort, but the Zhuyu Mansion has never had any. Miss Third, do you want some? I'll go get it for you right away."
Yu Jiao nodded, "Thank you, Mama Liu."
When Mrs. Liu saw that Yu Jiao's hands were stained with ink, she called the maid to bring in hot water so that Yu Jiao could wash her hands.
"Third girl, what do you want the mugwort and dogwood for?" asked Old Lady Liu.
Yu Jiao washed her hands, took the handkerchief handed to her by the maid and wiped the water off her hands. She said softly, "Grandmother, you are afraid of the cold and can't sleep well. Moxibustion is very effective in expelling the cold. It can clear the yang and strengthen the limbs, and return the turbid yin to the six internal organs. Moxibustion can not only remove the cold on the surface of the body, but also has a good effect on removing the cold evil in the internal organs. It can enhance the yang energy and regulate the stomach and replenish the qi."
She walked back to the stool next to the old lady and sat down, continuing, "Cornus officinalis is bitter and warm in nature, slightly toxic, and can warm the middle and lower the Qi, relieve pain, treat cough, cold and heat, remove dampness and blood stasis, expel wind evil, open the pores, warm the middle and relieve pain, remove dampness and dispel cold."
Old Mrs. Liu liked Yu Jiao more and more. She had never seen anyone so young who was so proficient in medicine and pharmacology.
She said, "I know a little bit about mugwort, but this is the first time I've heard that dogwood has so many medicinal properties. In the past, dogwood was only used during the Double Ninth Festival to worship ancestors."
Since cornus officinalis has been a symbol of Double Ninth Festival worship since ancient times and is related to death, many people regard it as an ominous sign and are taboo about it. But in fact, cornus officinalis, like mugwort, is a wonderful thing for fumigation and moxibustion.
Yu Jiao pursed her lips and smiled, "The box of Nanzhu that Young Marquis Gu gave me today can be ground into powder and used as medicine. It can calm the mind, clear away heat and benefit the spleen, and resolve phlegm and treat pharyngitis. When Mama Liu gets the medicine back, I'll grind a few for you to use as medicine."
Old Madam Liu felt that she had learned something new. "Southern pearls actually have such medicinal properties?"
Yu Jiao nodded, "It's just that people all use it as decoration to show their noble status."
Madam Liu was moved when she saw her innocent and innocent face. She stroked her hair and said, "Good child, I know you are very filial. But the South Pearl is a gift from Young Marquis Gu. I can't use it. If you want to use it as medicine, I will ask Madam Liu to get a few from the storehouse in the mansion."
"It's okay. Making full use of things is their value." Yu Jiao said.
Madam Liu smiled and said, "You sound like someone who has studied, and your handwriting is not bad. Did you hire a teacher when you were in Qingzhou?"
Yu Jiao shook her head. It seemed that Liu Ziqi had never told the Liu family about her situation in Qingzhou. If a family as powerful as the Liu family knew that she had been sold to bring good fortune, she didn't know how they would react.
She thought for a moment and said, "My elder brother in Qingzhou taught me. He was a scholar and won the first place in the examination for students of higher learning at the age of thirteen. Not long ago, he won the first place in the provincial examination. My calligraphy was taught by him personally."
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