Chapter 649 - 491: Yinghua (2)

"Of course, I don’t believe it. I’m in the medical field, and I know there’s no cure-all medicine in this world. Even if there was, it wouldn’t be us ordinary people who got it first." Sun Youwei nodded. She wasn’t foolish; if such a medicine existed, people would have fought for it, breaking their heads over it long ago.

Gently, she pulled out the bottle stopper.

Lin Miao shook it a little. Indeed, there was liquid inside, not much, about half of a bottle.

She slightly pulled down her mask and used her hand to fan the bottle’s opening slightly, first stabilizing the smell. Any liquid, as long as something else is added, will have a scent.

It was a scent never smelled before, neither like herbs nor like any kind of flower, she asked curiously.

At least in Lin Miao’s memory, she couldn’t find what this scent was from.

"Senior sister, the silver needle."

Testing poison with a silver needle has some rationale, but it’s not completely effective. Not every poison can be detected with a silver needle.

If the poison can oxidize silver, it can naturally be detected. If not, then other methods need to be used.

The silver needle did not turn black.

Lin Miao brought over a slide, gently tilted the bottle’s mouth, and poured out a drop of liquid.

The amber-colored liquid was crystal clear.

The scent wasn’t strong, but it was much stronger than what escaped from the bottle’s mouth earlier.

Under the microscope, she carefully observed the internal situation.

Indeed, there were particles invisible to the naked eye, but what these particles were, Lin Miao couldn’t see, at least confirming there were no living microorganisms inside.

Without advanced equipment, quickly detecting the substances contained inside is difficult, and even if detected, the sample isn’t enough.

"Junior brother, I seem to have some impression of this scent," Sun Youwei said, staying to accompany Lin Miao while observing this "Heavenly Nectar."

"Senior sister, you have an impression?" Lin Miao turned around in surprise and asked.

Sun Youwei furrowed her brows in thought: "Let me think, think carefully."

"No rush, take your time. Tell me once you remember," Lin Miao said, knowing Sun Youwei’s talent in identifying medicinal smells was truly admirable. Since she said she had encountered this scent, she would surely recall it.

"Ah, yes, it’s the scent of a flower called Yinghua."

"Yinghua, what is it?" Lin Miao asked in surprise, as he didn’t know everything, like this "Yinghua," it was the first time he heard of it.

"Yinghua is a plant that grows in the south, only found in the Nanzhao and Southern Border regions. Its flowers are very beautiful. Its pulp has analgesic and anesthetic effects, but if consumed long-term, it can become addictive. Generally, we don’t use it in medicine here, but the witch doctors in Nanzhao use it more frequently," Sun Youwei explained.

"Analgesic and anesthetic, and easily addictive; this..." Lin Miao suddenly thought of a plant.

Lin Miao quickly grabbed a piece of paper and sketched a plant and a delicate flower on it with a charcoal pen.

"The flower is red, right?"

"Yes, that’s how it’s recorded in books. I’ve only seen dried flowers, but they look exactly like what you’ve drawn, junior brother," Sun Youwei replied.

"No wonder they’ve mixed this stuff in here and claimed it cures all diseases." Lin Miao angrily slammed his fist on the table.

"What’s the matter, junior brother?"

"This is something that can cause addiction. On the surface, it’s a drug that can relieve pain, but once you consume too much, you can’t do without it. Opium may offer a chance to quit, but once you’re addicted to this, there’s no cure, no matter how wealthy you are!" Lin Miao said. "In my world’s past centuries, Western powers used this to open the doors of the East, wreaking havoc on countless Chinese people. They even packaged it as ’Fairy Water’ to sell to the Chinese as a miracle drug for coughs and pain relief."

The concoction that Shenxiao Dao came up with is just strikingly similar.

But it doesn’t seem effective against the ’numb disease.’ It should also contain antipyretic and other medications, or it wouldn’t work.

As long as it can reduce fever and relieve pain, patients will naturally feel immediate effects once they take it. Objectively speaking, as long as you give the patient a buffer time for self-recovery, most can make it through, as long as they haven’t reached the stage of toxicemia.

It’s like having to use steroids to save a life, even though it saves the life, the aftereffects can make the patient live in pain for the rest of their life.

Using this Heavenly Nectar is like drinking poison to quench thirst, but to some extent, it can indeed save a life.

People are shortsighted; as long as they can save a life and see quick results, they’ll disregard any addictiveness or aftereffects.

Future matters can be dealt with in the future; immediate survival is crucial.

Shenxiao Dao really understood human nature thoroughly. Once the news of the ’Heavenly Nectar’ spreads, it’ll likely create a climate in a short time.

But the problem is unsolvable.

People usually don’t cry until they see the coffin. Even if you explain the logic clearly, they won’t listen to you and may even suspect you have ulterior motives and are trying to harm them.

Educating people is useless even if repeated a hundred times, but once reality teaches them, it’s enough.

However, we can’t just do nothing, watching these ignorant people be deceived, ultimately losing their family wealth, becoming separated from their wives and children.

He’s not acting out of a savior complex; he’s just fulfilling his duty as a healer.

However, he doesn’t intend to take the lead and make an enemy out of Shenxiao Dao without reason; that would be foolish.