As expected, Mr. Ye was very satisfied with this model. Anyway, he was not the one who died of the medicine. Moreover, most of the prostitutes and girls who were infected with the disease were willing to take such risks, because they also knew that if they could not receive medication, they would have to die. In such a serious illness, the bosses of the brothel would not raise them for nothing, and would probably drive them directly to the street. By that time, whether they were seriously ill or hunger or cold, they could easily kill their lives.

So the conditions of both sides were quickly agreed. The only change here was that at Biden's suggestion, Mr. Ye replaced the rifle he ordered with a larger number of shotguns, because it is said that this thing is much more useful than rifles in the city.

…  **** Xiao* said; With the agreement, the Americans quickly delivered half of the guns and medicine to Mr. Ye. Of course, the weapons in these things were originally intended to be provided to the Restoration Association, and were temporarily borrowed, while the others were originally intended to be used for experiments.

After getting this part of the thing, Mr. Ye's reaction became very rapid. Within just a few days, several security incidents occurred in Hangzhou, and then rumors about the salvation hospital disappeared immediately.

...

"Mr. Zhou, we have calculated all the relevant data." A medical student told Zhou Shuren, and at the same time handed a statistical table to him.

"Well, Zhang Jun, you have worked hard recently." Zhou Shuren took the report and started to look at it. After a while, his hands began to tremble because the comparison of the numbers on it was too obvious.

Among the three control groups, the group that did not take any treatment measures (this group is basically students who accidentally contracted the flu in medical school) had symptoms of mild or severe, and the time from onset to recovery is also different, but by average, the symptoms of this group were quite obvious, and the time from onset to recovery is also relatively long.

The second group was a control group using adamantadine hydrochloride. The patients in this group were the same as the latter group, most of them were ordinary civilians. Considering that their physical foundation was much worse than those in medical school students, some of the people in this group had even more serious symptoms than those who had no treatment measures, just drank more water and rested more, and the time from illness to cure was longer. However, overall average, the situation of the patients in this group was slightly stronger than the first group that did not use any drugs for treatment. Although it was not much better, considering the physical condition of the people in this sample, the effect of the drugs was obviously visible.

The third group was a group that used placebo. The patients in this group had similar origins to those in the second group, but they were obviously the most severe in terms of symptoms and took the longest time to recover.

The situation in these three groups was still as expected by Zhou Shuren. The comparison data of the fourth group really scared him. Because this set of numbers was so good that it was hard to believe.

Among the two groups who used the medicine (including placebo), there were many patients who had no obvious effect. About half of the patients who used placebo did not improve significantly, and about 30% of the patients who used adamantadine hydrochloride did not improve significantly. However, in the group using Baihu Decoction, less than 10% of the patients did not improve significantly. Moreover, the severity of the symptoms was significantly lower than that of the other three groups, and even the recovery time was shorter by one to two days on average than the previous two groups.

According to Zhou Shuren's usual point of view, compared with Western medicine that can tell scientific reasons, most of the things in traditional Chinese medicine are slapped by slap the head. Just like the slap skin his father had eaten, it was far-fetched to treat edema just because of the same pronunciation (because in traditional Chinese medicine, edema is called bloating). Therefore, he did not have much confidence in this "Baihu Decoction". However, the results of the experiment clearly told him that the effect of this mixed Chinese medicine preparation is even greater than that of the most advanced Western medicine. If the entire experiment was not completed under Zhou Shuren's eyelids, he would even doubt whether it was wrong.

However, as a Chinese, Zhou Shuren was a little happy with this result. He remembered Dr. McMillan's statement, that before the development of modern science, humans also had other theories used to explain the world. Although these theories seem to be full of errors today, under certain conditions, they can actually effectively guide human practice.

"Zhou, you must know Sir Newton's Three Laws. For a long time, it was simply the truth of the universe. However, the latest scientific theory that appeared not long ago overturned it. I mean Mr. Einstein's theory of relativity, but we cannot think that Sir Newton's three laws are meaningless. In most cases, we will continue to use Newton's three laws to solve problems instead of the latest theory of relativity. The same is true for medicine, such as the Three Body Liquids in India, the European astrological influence theory, and the Chinese Five Elements theory. Although it seems that there are many errors now, the theoretical system with many errors is better than the lack of theoretical system. Therefore, the medical level of India, Europe, and China is much higher than the barbarians who do not even have such wrong theories. Even the Indians have low medical level, their traditional medicine and treatment methods, and there are more things worth learning from in Chinese medicine."

It seems that he still doesn't understand what science is. Zhou Shuren thought about this and packed up the experimental data and prepared to hand it over to Dr. McMillan.

...

"Dr. McMillan sent a telegram back from China. In the report, he said that the experiment on new antiviral agents had achieved initial success. However, they still knew nothing about why it was successful, so they did not have any good ideas for further improvements. However, Dr. McMillan proposed that he hoped to set up a medical research institution nearby in Asia to conduct research on some prescriptions in China. He felt that there might be a treasure house hidden in it. Moreover, China basically has no regulations on drug use, which is easier to organize human trials." At the family meeting, Scrooge informed everyone of this news.

"Are we going to apply for a patent for this drug?" Dorothea asked.

"No, no need." Shi Cozhi said. This is not because Shi Cozhi is moral and thinks that this is an ancient Chinese technology and is not invented by himself, so he does not want to take advantage of it. It is because if you want to apply for a patent, you must make the formula and production industry of this drug. Then, although for a period of time, other companies could not legally produce it without authorization, the patent has a deadline. Once it expires, all companies can produce such drugs.

The reason why things need to be patented is because people can understand what this is going on at a glance, or they can be reversely developed by a little research on the product. However, traditional Chinese medicine preparations are different. They are a very complex mixture. The possibility of directly developing them in reverse through the product is very small, so small that they can almost be ignored. Therefore, things like this do not require patent application at all, they only need to keep the formula highly confidential. For example, the formula of the famous Coca-Cola in later generations has never been applied for.

"Our drug is a compound mixture, and its ingredients are very complex, and it is basically impossible for others to obtain the secret of its production through reverse research, so this drug does not require patent application," Scrooge continued.

"So are you planning to build a research center in Asia? Where are you planning to build it?" Carol asked.

"I think Dr. McMillan has a good vision, and considering that it is easier to obtain relevant technology and experimental volunteers, it is very appropriate to set up a research center in the East. In Asia, there are not many places suitable for establishing such a center. It is nothing more than Hong Kong, Shanghai and the Philippines. Hong Kong is completely under the control of the British. If the British want to make trouble for us in the future due to competition with British companies, then in Hong Kong, we will suffer a lot. The Philippines is completely under our control. This is a huge advantage, and we can also use the native Filipinos to conduct drug experiments, and we can even do this under the banner of charity. However, we may need to hire some Chinese ranks.

Chinese doctors participate in our research. And those Chinese generally have a very strong sense of resistance to leaving their hometowns. If the research center is placed in the Philippines, it will be much more difficult to hire a high-level Chinese doctor. Of course, although China can also conduct human experiments, it is still not convenient in the Philippines, especially with high mortality rates. However, there are not many such experiments, so the advantage of the Philippines is not obvious. Even when such experiments are needed, we can transfer it to the Philippines specifically. This is not a problem. So, I prefer to set up such an institution in the public concession in Shanghai. What do you think?"

"I'm not very clear about the situation in Asia," Carol said. "Donald, what do you think?"

Donald has a higher understanding of Asia. He thought about it and replied: "Shanghai is indeed better. In terms of safety, the safety of the Shanghai public concession is still very good. In addition, Shanghai is much more prosperous than Manila, and many life problems are easier to solve. This is also very meaningful for research work. So I think it is more appropriate to set up in Shanghai."

"Grastone, what do you think?" Scrooge asked
Chapter completed!