In China's thousands of years of history, intelligent Chinese have known how to use herbs to cure diseases.

It can be said that Chinese medicine is the wisdom of China for thousands of years.

There are countless examples of TCM treatment.

Artemisinin is just one of them.

It was this artemisinin that won the Nobel Prize for a later generation of medical professionals.

The world only knows cinchona, but they don't know that there is artemisinin.

Artemisinin is more effective in treating malaria than cinchona cream, and the raw material is cheap and abundant.

After thinking about this, Guo Jia immediately asked people to pick fresh artemisia.

This kind of thing is all over the mountains.

The Tiger Guards effortlessly picked a large amount of Artemisia annua.

Soon, the backyard of the Mamakuri was filled with this cheap weed.

It is not possible to take it directly, it must be extracted.

Guo Jia immediately asked people to sort out a secluded room, called Hua Tuo and the medical students, and began the intense extraction work.

This harvested artemisia annua is rich in artemisinin.

Artemisinin is the best drug for malaria.

The extraction and purification of artemisinin in later generations was a rigorous work, but in view of the current level of chemistry, it was impossible for Guo Jia to extract artemisinin with extremely high purity, and even ether, the medium for extracting artemisinin, could not be manufactured.

But it doesn't matter, Guo Jia doesn't want 100% pure artemisinin, and if the purity is not enough, it can be accumulated in quantity.

Anyway, the mountains and fields in the north are full of this kind of thing, and there is no difficulty in the supply of raw materials.

Without ether, Guo Jia uses alcohol.

Through Hua Tuo's improvements, the medical school in Yunzhou has been able to purify the highly concentrated alcohol from the grain wine.

Although this alcohol is not as pure as the 100% pure alcohol of later generations, it is more than enough to extract artemisinin.

Guo Jia was a top agent in his previous life and had certain chemical skills.

"It's done!"

Guo Jia took off his mask, looked at the green liquid in the crystal cup, and shouted excitedly.

After several days of experiments, low concentrations of artemisinin were finally extracted from these cheap artemisia annua.

"Can this cure malaria?"

Hua Tuo looked at Guo Jia with a look of surprise.

It is not a new thing for medicinal herbs to soak in wine, and there were doctors who did this in the pre-Qin period, which is the medicinal wine that has been passed down since ancient times.

However, Guo Jia's method of soaking medicinal herbs in wine to extract medicinal effects is indeed the first to see.

Could it be that this small cup of solution can cure the malaria that has made this miracle doctor so troublesome?

Hua Tuo couldn't believe it.

"Absolutely no problem!"

Guo Jia nodded confidently.

Although his method is somewhat primitive and simple, it does extract artemisinin.

Again, the purity is not enough, the quantity is to make up.

Anyway, he doesn't extract things to win prizes, but to cure diseases and save people, and he doesn't care about purity or impurity.

As long as you can save people, can't you?

Artemisinin has been extracted, and Guo Jia is going to save people when he takes it.

Never!

Hua Tuo hurriedly blocked him.

"Fengxiao, the development of new prescriptions is not so simple. First of all, this pharmacology is not clear, we still don't know who can use it and who can't. Once you use it rashly, it will inevitably be counterproductive. ”

For medicine, Hua Tuo was very serious at first.

Since ancient times, Shennong tasted a hundred herbs and tried the medicine by himself, only after trying it himself, did he know what the properties of the medicine were, and he could take it out to cure the disease and save people, otherwise it would be murder.

That's just as well!

Guo Jia scratched his head.

He was indeed a little reckless.

Artemisinin refined according to the strict refining methods of later generations has no toxic side effects, but it is difficult to say what he made shoddyly.

If you can't save people, but instead kill them because of side effects, it's a joke.

But it's easy to do. Hua Tuo is one of the best in the medical field, and he is very proficient in pharmacology.

The drug test is also very simple.

There are many seriously ill patients in the city, and Hua Tuo's ability will definitely be able to quickly grasp the characteristics of artemisinin.

"Sir, I've got you covered with this. You must try the medicine as soon as possible and come up with a prescription to cure the disease and save people. This is a hundred thousand urgent! ”

Guo Jia said seriously.

The old man has an unshirkable responsibility!

Hua Tuo said solemnly.

He gently picked up the glass of solution, and then began to study intensively with his disciples.

made artemisinin, and Guo Jia's heart was relieved.

With this thing, malaria should be able to be controlled.

Guo Ye and Diao Chan were also saved.

In order to develop a purification method for artemisinin, Guo Jia has not closed his eyes for days and nights, after all, he is only an agent and not a professional chemical pharmacist, and it is already very good to be able to do this level.

Handing over the rest of the work to Hua Tuo, Guo Jia dragged his tired body out of the door.

He suddenly remembered something, turned his head and instructed Dian Wei, who was guarding the side: "From now on, everything here is blocked, and the news of artemisinin cannot be allowed to spread." ”

Malaria is basically unsolvable in this era, and Guo Jia has worked hard to find out it, which is a secret of Yunzhou and must not be leaked.

The source of malaria is a little weird, and Guo Jia didn't want to leak his hole cards for a while.

Promise!

Dian Wei nodded.

For Guo Jia's words, he has always blindly complied with them.

Very good!

Guo Jia nodded and staggered out of the room.

"Bonghyo!"

Seeing that Guo Jia finally came out, Zhang Ning and Xi Zhong outside the door immediately greeted him.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Fortunately, the medicine has been made, but further confirmation is needed." In a few days, you will be able to cure the disease and save people. ”

"Thank God, Ye'er is saved!"

Zhang Ning's tears flowed out again.

These days, she washes her face with tears all day long.

Hehe!

Seeing that everyone was re-released, Guo Jia's heart was also a little relieved.

He was just about to say something, when suddenly he felt that his eyes were dark, and he didn't know anything.

After returning to Wuji County from Jizhou day and night, and dealing with the changes in the Zhen family, Guo Jia returned to Lunu non-stop.

Then he went on to devote himself to the deposit of artemisinin.

He was so tired.

The idea of completing the new medicine to save everyone has always supported him, but after the completion of the new medicine, he lost his mind and gradually became tired.

I'm so tired!

Guo Jia finally spoke, and his body slowly fell to the ground.

Bong Hyo!

Lord!

The crowd was shocked.

Guo Jiake is their backbone, and there must be nothing to do.

Hua Tuo also heard the news and personally treated Guo Jia. Then he made a prescription and ordered someone to send him back to rest, and then he went back to work.

The use of Artemisia annua to treat malaria is a big discovery, and once successful, it will be a blessing for tens of millions of people in the Han Dynasty.

At this moment, Hua Tuo was also immersed in the excitement of his work, and he couldn't extricate himself.