1 [Ephedra]┃━━Short Story
There was an old man who dug medicine, had no children, and accepted an apprentice. Who would have thought that this apprentice was so arrogant that he would look down on his master after just learning a little bit. Sometimes, the money from selling medicine is not given to the master, but is spent secretly by oneself. The master was heartbroken and said to his apprentice:
"Your wings have become stiff, so start a new branch."
The apprentice didn't care: "Okay!"
The master said worriedly: "However, there is a kind of medicine that you cannot just sell to people."
"What medicine?"
"Leafless grass."
"What's the matter?"
"The roots and stems of this grass have different uses; the stems are used for sweating, and the roots are used for antiperspirants. If you make the wrong mistake, you will die! Remember Have you?”
“Remember it”
“Recite it once”
The apprentice opened his mouth and recited it, but he didn’t mean it. , without even thinking about it.
From then on, the master and the apprentice separated and each sold medicine. Without the master in front of him, the apprentice became more courageous. Although he didn't know many medicines, he dared to cure any disease. Within a few days, he killed one with leafless grass. The family members of the deceased were not willing to let it go, so they grabbed him and took him to see the county magistrate. The county magistrate asked:
"Who did you learn it from?"
The apprentice had no choice but to tell the master's name. The county magistrate ordered someone to find the master and said:
"How did you teach him? Let him put people to death!"
The master said: "The villain is not guilty."
"How can I say you are not guilty?"
"I clearly taught him a few words about leafless grass."
County After the official heard this, he asked his apprentice:
"Do you remember? Recite it and I will listen."
The apprentice recited: "Use the stem to induce sweating, and use the root to stop sweating." If you make a mistake, you will die."
The magistrate asked again: "Is the patient sweating?"
The disciple replied: "He is sweating all over."
"What medicine did you use?"
"The stem of leafless grass."
The county magistrate was furious: "This is simply nonsense! The patient is already sweating and still using it Can a diaphoretic medicine prevent death?" After that, he ordered his apprentice to be beaten forty times and sentenced to three years in prison. The master is fine and will be released in court.
The apprentice became honest after three years in prison. He went to his master to admit his mistake and said he would change his ways. The master saw that he had changed, so he kept him and taught him medical skills. From now on, the apprentice will be very careful when using "leafless grass". Because this kind of grass had caused him great troubles, he named it "Troublesome Grass". Later, because the roots of the grass were yellow, he changed its name to "Ephedra".
2 [Perilla]┃━━Story
On September 9th, the Double Ninth Festival, a group of rich kids competed in a hotel to eat crabs. Each big crab was oily and yellow, and the more they ate, the more delicious they became. The empty crab shells piled up into a small tower on the table.
Hua Tuo and his disciples also came here to drink. He saw the group of teenagers competing like crazy to eat crabs, so he kindly advised: "Crabs are cold in nature, so don't eat too much. Young people, it will do no good if you compete to eat crabs."
The teenagers were very unhappy: "We eat what we bought with our own money, who will listen to your discipline!"
Hua Tuo said: "If you eat too much, you will definitely have a stomachache. Your life is in danger at that time!"
"Go away, don't scare people here! We are just going to die, it's none of your business!"
These guys are drunk! The young man did not listen to the advice and continued to eat and drink. Some even shouted:
"Crabs are delicious, but who has ever heard that they can kill people? Let's eat ours and make that old man starve to death!"
Hua Tuo looked at it They were really making a fuss, so they told the hotel owner: "We can't sell it to them anymore, or people will die."
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The hotel owner was planning to make more money from that group of teenagers, so how could he listen to what Hua Tuo said? He put on a straight face and said:
"It's just something wrong. It's none of your business. You husband, mind your own business and don't interfere with my business! "
Hua Tuo sighed and had to sit down and drink his wine.
Waiting until midnight, the group of teenagers suddenly shouted that they had stomachaches. Some were so painful that they were sweating, and some were sweating. He fell over and rolled under the table.
The hotel owner was stunned and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with you?" ”
“It hurts so much, please call a doctor for us!” "
"It's midnight, where can I get a doctor? ”
“Please be kind, boss, if the doctor doesn’t come, our lives will be in danger!” "
At this time, Hua Tuo walked over and said:
"I am the doctor. ”
“Yeah! "The teenagers were shocked: Isn't this the old man who refused to eat more crabs? They didn't care about their face. They held their bellies one by one and begged: "Sir, please treat me! "
"Didn't you just say you wouldn't let me control it? "Hua Tuo said.
"Adults don't remember the faults of villains. Please sir, show kindness and save us. It doesn't matter how much you want. ”
“I don’t want money. ”
“Then you can have something else. "
"I want you to promise one thing! ”
“Don’t say one, a thousand or ten thousand will do. What can you say? "
"From now on, you must listen to the old man's advice and stop messing around! ”
“Definitely, definitely. Please help! ”
Hua Tuo asked them to wait. He took his apprentices to the wilderness, picked some stems and leaves of Lithospermum, and boiled the soup for the teenagers to drink. After a while, their stomachs There is no pain anymore. Hua Tuo asked: "How do you feel after drinking this medicine?" ”
“Much more comfortable. "
Hua Tuo thought to himself: This herb has no name yet, but patients will indeed feel comfortable after eating it. Let's call it "Zishu" from now on!
Young men Qian En Thank you very much, bid farewell to Hua Tuo, and went home. Hua Tuo said to the hotel owner: "It's so dangerous. You must not patronize and make money in the future, regardless of other people's lives!" "
The hotel owner nodded repeatedly.
Hua Tuo left the hotel and his apprentice asked:
"What book does this Lithospermum leaf antidote to crab poison come from? ? ”
Hua Tuo told his apprentice that there was no such thing in the book. He learned it from animals.
It turned out that one summer, Hua Tuo was collecting herbs by a river in the south of the Yangtze River. . He saw an otter catching a big fish. The otter swallowed it for a long time, and its belly was like a drum. Sometimes it lay still, and sometimes it looked like this. The otter was very uncomfortable. But later, it crawled to a piece of comfrey on the shore, ate some grass leaves, and lay down for a while. Hua Tuo thought to himself that fish are cool and comfrey is warm. Lithospermum can definitely detoxify fish. From then on, he remembered it. Later, Hua Tuo also made the stems and leaves of Lithospermum into powder. The functions of external powder can benefit the spleen, lungs, regulate qi, relieve cough, resolve phlegm, and can cure many diseases.
Originally, because this herb is purple, it is very comfortable to eat. , so Hua Tuo named it "Zishu", but for some reason, people later called it "Zisu" - this was probably because of the close sound.
3 [Xinyi]┃━━Story
Qin Juren suffered from a strange disease, with pus and runny nose and a foul smell. This disease was very unpleasant, even to his wife and children. He also hid far away. Qin Juren consulted many doctors, but no medicine was used. He thought that it would be better to die if he was hated by others, so he planned to seek death after knowing it. It's so big that local doctors can't treat it, so why not seek medical treatment outside? You can also take a stroll around famous mountains and rivers to relax your mind. ”
When Qin Juren heard that it made sense, he would be angry with his wife and children if he stayed at home anyway, so he took his family and went out on horseback.
Qin Juren traveled to many places, but he never met a doctor who could cure his nose. Later, when he went to an area in the south where the Yi people lived, a Yi doctor said: "This disease is easy to cure."
Qin Juren was overjoyed and hurriedly asked him for treatment.
The doctor went to the mountain to pick a flower bud and asked Qin Juren to take it. After Qin Juren took it for half a month, the pus in his nose really stopped flowing. He was very happy and said to the doctor: "This medicine is really effective. Can you let me take some back home so that if I get sick again, I won't have to go so far to seek medical treatment."
The doctor thought for a while. Said: "It's better to bring you some seeds to plant."
Qin Juren was even more happy. He rewarded the doctor heavily and went home with the seeds. When he gets home, he grows the herb. After a few years, a large area grew in the yard. Whenever someone had a nose disease, he would use this herb to heal them.
People asked: "What is the name of this herb?"
Qin Juren thought about it and forgot to ask the Yi family doctor. Then he thought that this was introduced from the Yi people during the Xinhai period, so he said: "This is called 'Xin Yi'."