Chapter 221 The Secret Book of the Holy Hand

"What? Liu Wenbing actually went on an ocean-going adventure. Is it true or false?"

In the office of the Chief Executive, Peng Qinfang was surprised when Lao Qiu talked about this. Peng Qinfang didn't think it was anything great about Liu Wenbing's ability to survive and defeat malaria.

Lao Qiu smiled and said:

"Old Peng, I think this is a good thing. Among us, some of us must be ocean explorers, right! I wouldn't have thought that Xiao Liu would choose such a risky thing at first. However, people will change. Perhaps, after fighting with those natives, Xiao Liu's courage has been developed."

He Chian looked at Peng Qinfang meaningfully. The kind-hearted and 55-year-old man in front of him was the oldest elder who crossed the line. He graduated from a key university in the early 1980s and studied electronics, but now he has become the medical authority of the Special Administrative Region. He Chian thought that Ma Fen had such a good life, so he said:

"I think Xiao Liu doesn't know how he saved his life. All three of them have to thank Lao Peng. If you hadn't prepared those herbs for them in advance, I think they might not have been able to survive this time. Lao Peng, if you don't take the credit, they will think that they are the tough ones and will have to endure it. I think Xiao Liu will definitely feel that he will have good luck in the future if he survives the disaster. Hehe, I'm so brave. I'm really going to be a 12th century navigator!"

Mao Geng paid attention to Peng Qinfang's reaction and looked a little satisfied, so he said:

"During this period, Lao Peng's success rate was very high in treating malaria. Needless to say, Liu Wenbing's malaria must be due to Lao Peng's prescription. We only knew that quinine was a special medicine for malaria. Haha, the quinine tree is still in South America now, and it cannot quench near thirst. Before Lao Peng arrived, we were all in a hurry to seek medical treatment, hoping that the medicine bath could fight against malaria. Of course, the effect was not very good, and the mortality rate remained high. Unexpectedly, when Lao Peng took action, the stubborn malaria symptom was basically subdued."

Mao Geng came to Taiwan to establish a special zone and naturally knew that malaria was severe, so he took many measures to ensure hygiene and kill mosquitoes. The incidence of malaria was well controlled, but once someone got malaria, the mortality rate was still as high as more than 30%. Since landing in Taiwan, the number of deaths due to malaria has reached 1,600. Of course, the occupation of such a large island was less than 2,000, which was nothing in the eyes of the Song Dynasty court. Moreover, the causes of death announced by these dead people were all unacceptable to the local conditions, so it did not cause panic among the public.

However, if you further expand the inland areas of Taiwan, the threat of malaria will become greater and the mortality rate will definitely become higher and higher. In history, Zheng Chenggong was said to have died of malaria. During the period from 1895 to 1945, the largest killer was the first to recommend malaria. In any case, even if Taiwan is not the most dangerous high-incidence area of ​​malaria, it is not much better than Southeast Asia.

So Mao Geng has always been worried about malaria, but he has no good plans.

However, since Peng Qinfang took the lead in treating malaria, it has gradually improved, especially in the past month, the number of people who died of malaria has been reduced to less than ten, which is a miracle.

In fact, at the beginning, Peng Qin's prescription was not sure about treating malaria. There was no Western medicine to treat malaria. Peng Qin's prescription did not have much hope for Chinese herbal medicine to treat malaria. After all, Peng Qin's prescription had not received any professional education and had no clinical experience in later generations. He was simply reading and thinking about it himself. He was considered a self-taught amateur doctor. In addition to prescribing the prescription for his mother, he had prescriptions for several colleagues. Such a pitiful clinical experience would make Peng Qin's prescription not guilty about practicing medicine in the 12th century!

For the treatment of malaria, in addition to quinine, Peng Qinfang also knew that ** was a famous antimalarial drug in later generations, but ** was a chemical extract of Artemisia annua. At this time of the Song Dynasty, of course, there was only the Chinese herbal medicine Artemisia annua. As for how to extract **, there was no way. The book said that Artemisia annua can inhibit malaria parasites, but the book did not specify the effect, and it was probably very limited. Therefore, Peng Qinfang only copied two prescriptions, including Artemisia annua, Madonna, etc., which were considered anti-malaria drugs, and some were made for those who were traveling west as preventive drugs.

Of course, Ma Fen and the other two took these drugs. It is estimated that these drugs played a considerable role. As for medicinal baths, they cannot be said to have no effect at all, but strictly speaking, the psychological effect should be greater than the therapeutic effect. One was not sure before, and the other was not mentioned in order to keep it confidential, and they probably could understand it.

Seeing that Peng Qinfang was in a good mood, Lao Qiu was interested in touching the depth of Peng Qinfang:

"Old Peng, I didn't expect that you, a person who studied electronics, would become a medical expert by yourself. It's not simple, it's not simple! We only know that quinine is a special medicine for treating malaria. I didn't expect that in Lao Qiu, a few Chinese medicines can cure malaria. You are really a master, a master! Lao Peng, we all feel incredible, how did you do this?"

After Lao Qiu said this, Peng Qinfang felt a little embarrassed. He didn't know what Chief Executive Mao and Lao Qiu were going to do today. Well, this is nothing, that is, he just paid more attention to medical science. Chief Executive Mao and other people don't care about medical science, so they naturally don't know. Well, why not talk to them about science:

"As for the development of special medicines to deal with malaria, China's contribution to world medicine in later generations is absolutely remarkable. It has to be said that the Vietnam War broke out in 1961. The Vietnam War was cruel. The war started in the tropical rainforest and mosquitoes rage. The US and Vietnamese armies suffered from malaria. It was better for the US military to have quinine, but the Vietnamese army was poor and could not afford quinine at all. If it was infected with malaria, there was no cure for the loss of malaria, resulting in serious staff reduction. You know, the serious impact of non-combat reduction on morale, and the Vietnamese army could not withstand such consumption. Vietnam had no choice but to seek help from China. At that time, China certainly responded to Vietnam. In 1967, under the instructions of Master Mao and Premier Zhou, a project called the '523 Project' was launched. This '523' project was to develop a special medicine for malaria."

"Oh, there's something like this!" He Chian complained in his heart that China is so good to Vietnam. He just sends it to Vietnam without any money, and has devoted all the efforts of the whole country to develop medicines for Vietnam. He really treats Vietnam as God's servant. It's impossible not to say that this can be called a nanny-style service.

Mao Geng and Lao Qiu have personally experienced the publicity atmosphere of "Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Vietnam", which is not surprising, but this "May 23" project is also unheard of.

"When it comes to the '523' project, we can't help but talk about Tu Youyou. Master Tu participated in the "523 Project" as the head of the scientific research group of the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Tu Youyou started with medical records throughout the ages and visited old Chinese medicine doctors, and finally compiled a "Anti-Malaria Single Prescription Collection", including more than 640 herbs, including Artemisia annua. Speaking of the Chinese medicine medical scriptures, it is indeed all-encompassing. For example, "Preparation for Treating Cold and Heat" has a prescription for treating malaria. Master Tu felt that this prescription was to treat malaria by taking Artemisia juice from Artemisia annua, and its use and Chinese medicine

The commonly used torture methods are different. She then used a low boiling point ** to prepare Artemisia annua extract at a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius. In 1971, she observed in the laboratory that the inhibitory rate of this extract on the malaria parasite reached 100%, not to mention 100%! After repeated experiments, the following year, Master Tu formally reported the experimental results at a meeting held in Nanjing; in 1973, the anti-malarial effect of Artemisia annua crystal was used clinically in Yunnan, with excellent results. The '523 Project' was announced to be successful, and Artemisia annua crystal was officially named **."

Speaking of this, Peng Qinfang naturally felt a sense of pride and continued with a flash of eyebrows:

"The success of ** is of course helpful to Vietnam, but this special medicine is a huge contribution to the whole world. At least 500 million people have benefited from it. With this, Master Tu is fully qualified to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine."

Nobel Prize? Forget it, the West will not award it to Red China. However, it does not prevent Lao Qiu from taking advantage of the situation and raising Peng Qinfang:

"So, if there is a world medical award or a Song Dynasty medical award in the 12th century, Lao Peng will take the lead. With Lao Peng's prescription, you can benefit Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and as far as Africa, you will benefit greatly. Therefore, Lao Peng, you must win this award."

Seeing that Lao Qiu had put himself in the sky, Peng Qinfang thought to himself that everyone respected me as a half-baked doctor, would we still have the nerve to hide it? He had to confess to the truth:

"Teacher Mao, in front of you three, I was just copying the prescriptions in the book. I told you that I actually brought a book with me. Haha, it came with me. The reason why I didn't tell you is because it's really not up to the table. Oh! Don't think my medical level is so high. I just read the prescriptions prescribed in this book. It's ashamed to say that the medical book I have is really low. I'm embarrassed to say the title, hehe, "Barefoot Doctor Manual", have you heard of it?"

He Chian didn't know what a barefoot doctor was, but Mao Geng and Lao Qiu knew it. Mao Geng was even more surprised when he heard this. Unexpectedly, there was such a strange book hidden in the strange doctor box of Lao Peng. Mao Geng could only be amazed:

"Ah! So it's this book! Doctor Peng, as far as I know, this book is a famous book of a generation, easy to understand, and has both pictures and texts. Its circulation in China is second only to Maoxuan. That's fine, and it has been translated into fifty languages ​​internationally and has been widely praised. I heard that even herbs have pictures and various acupoints have pictures. Haha, it is definitely a classic book from the 1970s, and it is known as a quick medical secret. Its role was not too positively evaluated at that time. This book brought to the Song Dynasty, which is really great. Secrets, secrets! Baby, baby!"

Mao Geng knew that this was a popular medical manual compiled by China in 1969 to popularize rural medical care. It pursues simple and practical treatment methods for common diseases. Drugs and treatment equipment are simple, and Chinese herbal medicine plays the leading role, and of course there are Western medicine and Western medicine treatments. Because of this, in this book, you can't see the shadow of over-treatment at all. This alone is worthy of praise.

"Lao Peng, I have also heard that many African countries regard this book as a medical Bible. When will you take your precious book for us to appreciate it?" Lao Qiu actually couldn't figure out the impact of this book, but he just knew that there was this book. But when I think about the Chinese medical team supported Africa, maybe it was with this "Barefoot Doctor Manual". In the African area, Uncle Hei didn't know anything, and barefoot Doctor could definitely be offered as God.

Peng Qinfang read a lot of medical books in his later generations, but he was not from a professional class after all. In the end, he bought a 21st century reprinted "Barefoot Doctor Manual" because of his recommendation. It was really worry-free and effort-free to read and was easy to use. Back then, this was written for junior high school students. As long as he went to junior high school, he could almost understand it even after graduating from elementary school. For amateur doctors, the practicality of this book is obviously above most medical books.

Mao Geng got back to the topic:

"It would be great if you have this book. Dr. Peng, in fact, I invite you here today to formulate a three-year development plan for the Special Zone. The development, education, and medical care are all the key points, and of course science and technology, industry, and advanced agriculture are also the key points."

Lao Qiu said explicitly:

"Old Peng, we are going to Southeast Asia. Soon, the Duke of the State will take Luzon. The biggest obstacle these days is malaria. Of course, there are other diseases. In short, we need to establish a strong medical system. Lao Peng, you can lead the formulation of this medical development plan."

Peng Qinfang felt very stressed now, and thought to himself, could he just rely on a book called "Barefoot Doctor Manual" to cure all diseases! He said in a series of continuous voices:

"It's okay for me to participate in one. Everyone discusses that there are so many medical experts in the Song Dynasty. It's better to ask them to come up with ideas together!"
Chapter completed!