Section 76 Distinguishing the Properties of Medicines
() Meng Ke took Fang Ping and others to a side room to wait. The servants served refreshments and they chatted for a while. Meng Deqing opened the door and walked in with a hint of helplessness on his face and said, "I
We have already approached the great elder, but he cannot be the master of this matter, so we have to approach the head of the family."
Meng Ke stood up from his seat and said, "Dad, since you don't dare to go to grandpa, I will go to him."
Meng Deqing's face darkened and he shouted, "You bastard, what are you talking about? You finally came back, why bother to make your grandpa angry again?"
Fang Ping stood up and saluted Meng Deqing and said, "Senior, do you know what the problem is that the head of the family is troubled by? If it doesn't involve the secret of the alchemy recipe, you might as well tell us. A young man is not talented.
I have some insights into the pharmacology of medicine. I came here rashly this time and didn’t prepare any gifts. If I can get some details and help the family master, it can be considered as a gift for me to come and visit.”
Meng Deqing glanced at Fang Ping and thought to see you talking like this, as if you were quite confident about this matter. He pondered for a moment and told the whole story.
It turns out that in half a month, the Meng family's main store in Mingquan City will hold an auction. The main store of each family will regularly hold such auctions to auction second-grade medicinal materials and elixirs.
For second-grade elixirs and above, the selected medicinal materials have a growth period of tens to hundreds of years. They cannot be cultivated on a large scale artificially and can only be picked in the wild. Due to the limitations of medicinal raw materials, this kind of elixir is expensive and cannot be produced in large quantities.
supply.
Every once in a while, each family's shop will hold auctions. The frequency of auctions and the grade of auction items show the ability and quality of the family and the shop to provide elixirs. This is important for building and maintaining the reputation of each family shop.
Head is very important.
Only by holding high-end auctions regularly can we drive the sales of low-level elixirs that are highly profitable and can be mass-produced. Therefore, each family will attach great importance to such auctions.
The Meng family holds two prescriptions for second-grade earth-level elixirs. However, this month, because they did not find enough medicinal raw materials, neither of these two elixirs were refined.
The Meng family's herb collection team dug up two 300-year-old tiger tendon grass deep in the Yunwu Mountain some time ago. Meng Yuanhu wanted to use these two tiger tendon plants to refine a compound similar to the tiger tendon rehmannia pills.
Taste the earth-level elixir.
At next month's auction, if a new second-grade earth-level elixir appears, it will be a huge improvement to the Meng family's reputation.
Especially in the context that the Gu family has auctioned a new second-grade earth-level elixir this month, the refining of this elixir becomes even more urgent.
After Meng Deqing finished explaining the whole story, Fang Ping said casually, "Although the medicinal power of tiger tendon grass is strong, it is not enough to support the refining of second-grade land-level elixirs. It must be combined with another main medicine to achieve success. Patriarch
What is the other main ingredient you choose?”
As soon as Meng Deqing heard Fang Ping's words, he looked at him with a hint of respect in his eyes and said, "Young master Fang is indeed a person who knows medicine. In addition to Tigerweed, the owner of the house also chose the two-hundred-year-old Roman
The vines work with it.”
Meng Ke interjected from the side, "I've said it a long time ago, Brother Fang Ping's knowledge of medicinal properties and pharmacology is unmatched by anyone."
After listening to Meng Deqing's words, Fang Ping frowned slightly and said, "The tiger tendon herb has a strong and masculine sex, while the Roman vine herb has a soft and gentle xingyin. Trying to reconcile these two medicinal herbs is tantamount to letting water and fire blend."
Meng Deqing nodded repeatedly, "Yes, the biggest problem we are facing now is here, that is, the properties of the two medicinal materials cannot be reconciled. The owner of the family tried with half a tiger tendon plant every time, and now it has failed twice in succession.
.If we fail again, I’m afraid we will have no hope.”
Zhou Jingxuan and Meng Ke frowned slightly after hearing this, and began to think about how to reconcile the medicinal properties of these two medicinal materials.
After a while, Meng Ke said, "How about the five-flavored blood grapes that are more than a hundred years old? This should be worth a try?"
Zhou Jingxuan and Meng Deqing couldn't help but nodded slightly after hearing this suggestion. Meng Ke's suggestion is still very likely to succeed.
"Can you guarantee that using Wuwei Xuezi will be successful?" Meng Deqing asked Meng Ke again.
Meng Ke touched his head and said, "I have never tried it, how can I guarantee that I will succeed?"
Meng Deqing knocked on the table a little impatiently, "That's the problem. Before the trial, everyone thought there was hope and everyone thought they could succeed. But whether it can succeed or not will only be known after trying it. But Tigerweed only has
With two plants and half a plant at a time, you can only try four times. If you fail four times, you have to wait until you pick it next time."
Fang Ping activated the Tianxi system, established a simulation model for elixir refining, and began to test whether the refining of tiger tendon grass, Roman vine and five-flavored blood grapes could harmonize their respective medicinal properties.
"Mr. Fang, what do you think?" Meng Deqing looked at Fang Ping, who had been silent.
The test results had not yet come out. Fang Ping coughed lightly, took a sip of tea slowly, cleared his throat again, and then said, "From the perspective of medicinal properties, Wuwei Xuezi does have the ability to harmonize Tigerweed.
Potential with Roman Vine. But the problem is that the combination of tiger tendon herbal liquid and Wuwei Xuezi liquid will produce some precipitates. These precipitations will not damage the potency of the medicine, but they will be suspended and deposited in the liquid, which will hinder the fusion of the medicinal properties.
.Theoretically speaking, the medicinal properties of the three can be fused. However, in actual trials, the effect of the medicinal properties will be greatly reduced due to the obstruction of precipitation. The final refined elixir is likely to have too many impurities.
, the medicinal properties are not fused, making it difficult to absorb and become a waste product.”
Meng Deqing was a little stunned when he heard this. Fang Ping spoke eloquently, as if he had just tested these three medicinal materials. After being stunned for five seconds, Meng Deqing came back to his senses and showed approval.
After that, he said, "As expected of the talents that Heyuan Medicine Village wanted to snatch in advance. Mr. Fang's attainments in elixirs are indeed profound. However, how did Mr. Fang determine that mixing Wuwei Xuezi and Tiger Tendon herbal liquid would produce
What about the precipitated ones?”
Fang Ping searched in Tianxi's system and then said, "According to Bowangzhi, in the 385th year of Dawei calendar, in the book Miao Dan Yao Kui written by the alchemist Song Lin, in the ancient Huang Dan refining
In the annotation, it was discussed that mixing Wuwei Xuezi and Tiger tendon herbal liquid will produce precipitation."
When Meng Deqing heard this, his face was greatly surprised and he sighed, "It turns out that Mr. Fang has a photographic memory and is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. No wonder he has such a profound grasp of the properties and pharmacology of medicinal herbs. It is really amazing."
Xiao Shiying was very proud and said, "Dad, I have told you before that Brother Fang Ping's views on alchemy are far beyond anyone's reach. Now you can feel free to let him see grandpa?"
Meng Deqing no longer had any doubts in his mind and said, "I will send someone to inform you now. My father will definitely be very happy to be able to discuss medicine with Mr. Fang."
Fang Ping said, "I still need to think a lot about how to reconcile the medicinal properties of Tigerweed and Roman Vine. There is no need to rush this matter. Let me think about it overnight and then go see the master of the family tomorrow."
Meng Deqing nodded, "That's fine." Then he ordered his servants to come over and arranged for Fang Ping and others to stay as a courtesy to distinguished guests.