The Shocking and Extraordinary Romance of the Great Sage

(3) Learned Medicine for Materia Medica

Chapter 15: Fighting Poison with Poison.

There is a poem that says:

Running water never rots, and door hinges are difficult to block.

The wind brings fresh air, and tigers emerge from the mountains.

The sun is shining, the gongs and drums are ringing, and the bow strings have been locked for a long time.

If the war horses cannot reach the frontier, who will make up for the fatness?

The car overturned and the people were buried, so many people were crazy and ownerless.

When people die due to the failure of medicine, why should they blame disease and poison?

One day, Li Shizhen was reading a medicine book on the mountain. Axiang was pulling herbs. When she was holding a small bundle of Agastache and putting it in her backpack, she suddenly found a large golden centipede nearly a foot long crawling on Li Shi's shoulder. She was so frightened that she exclaimed:"Ah, Centipede - fast, such a big centipede - ahhh……"

Li Shizhen still didn't think he heard her, and remained calm while reading. The golden centipede on the shoulder opened its teeth and claws, crawled left and right, and was about to jump on Li Shizhen's head. He glanced at the centipede and said:"Centipede, what are you afraid of! Wait until I finish reading these two paragraphs!"

A Xiang was so anxious that he folded a stick and was about to pick the centipede. Li Shizhen stretched out his hands to stop him and said:" No need! I've finished reading it too." As he spoke, he stood up and shrugged, and the big centipede that was about to get on his neck was shaken to the ground and ran away quickly. Ah Xiang raised his stick and was about to hit him. He took the stick, stepped forward, pressed the centipede with the tip of the stick, and said,"Haha, I couldn't find you, so I sent it to my door." Then he said to Ah Xiang,"Quick, There is a small gourd in the backpack, bring it quickly!" Axiang quickly took it to him. Li Shizhen pointed the mouth of the small gourd at the centipede, put it in, and tightly closed the stopper on the mouth of the gourd. It's exactly this:

It's rare for a centipede to become a secret medicine, and it's amazing to use poison to fight poison.

Bad bugs also have good uses, so don’t deny the good things.

Li Shizhen shook the gourd and said with a smile:"Haha - good medicine, good medicine, there is a good medicine to cure the big poison. I searched all over the mountains and fields in hard-to-find places, and it took no effort to get it."

A Xiang exclaimed:"It's scary to death. Here! Climb into your mouth quickly. You are still reading, so you are not afraid, the centipede will bite you to death."

Li Shizhen threw the stick, put down the small gourd with the centipede, and said with a smile:"When this doctor is studying, he can't be beaten! What kind of snake is that? Yeah, mosquitoes... I don't care. If I get bitten, I'll treat it myself. I happened to be groping for a wonderful way to treat poison with poison. It has advantages and no disadvantages."

Axiang was filled with admiration in her heart and said:"In this world, I'm afraid there are only You are such a conscientious scholar. Use poison to cure poison? How to cure it? Teach the little apprentice some recipes."

Li Shizhen sat on a rock next to him and said:"Fight poison with poison. Centipede is a big poison that fights a small poison, and a strong poison fights a weak poison.. This big centipede is nine inches long, and its color is golden and ripe. Its poison is the most powerful. But it must be treated and it will be eliminated!"

Axiang sat on the rock next to him and said:"In this disaster year, Hairy crabs are running all over the river beach. People in the village have no food to eat, so they eat hairy crabs. Many people are poisoned. Master, can you use centipede poison to cure it?"

Li Shizhen said solemnly:"Absolutely not! It will be poisonous. Add poison."

Axiang said:"Then how to detoxify?"

Li Shizhen said:"Well, if you eat hairy crabs, you must have eaten some other food, otherwise, you won't be poisoned!"

Axiang said:"In the countryside, Apart from walnuts, peanuts, persimmons, vegetables, and fruits, there is nothing else to ask for."

Li Shizhen said solemnly:"After eating hairy crabs, you must not eat persimmons, eggplants, mud fish, honey, raw peanuts, or citrus. Otherwise, It must be serious poisoning."

Axiang said:"Then how to detoxify? Master taught me the method. If someone is poisoned, Axiang can also cure the person's illness."

Li Shizhen said smoothly:"I ate hairy crabs and persimmons. , poisoning can be detoxified by lotus root joints. Eating hairy crabs and eating eggplant can also detoxify lotus root joints. Those who have eaten hairy crabs and mud fish and are poisoned can use ground slurry to detoxify. Those who have eaten hairy crabs and eaten raw peanuts or honey , you can also use ground slurry to detoxify. Those who have eaten hairy crabs and citrus can use garlic to detoxify them after being poisoned. Furthermore, crucian carp and honey cannot be eaten together, and black beans and licorice can be used to detoxify poisoning. Shrimp and pumpkin can be eaten together, and black beans can be used to detoxify poisoning. , licorice can also be treated."

Seeing that it was already getting late and the sun was setting, the two of them carried the collected herbs on their backs and headed back.

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《According to the"Gui Cao Gang Mu", if the valley is secure, the valley will be prosperous; if the valley is gone, the valley will be destroyed. When the water disappears, the camp is scattered, when the grain disappears, the defense is destroyed, and the gods have no place to live. Therefore, blood must be nourished and health must be warm. When the blood is warm and the air is gentle, the camp and defense can be done well, and there is always destiny——Li Shizhen