North of the Far Sail Territory, Elvin's high-standard biological laboratory.
Bloop … Bloop …
In the glass distiller, green broken leaves, red, yellow, and purple flower petals were rolling in the boiling water. The scorching steam carried the essential oil separated from the oil storage cells and rose into the air.
It passed through the condenser tube above the distiller and flowed into the spiral condenser surrounded by cold water. Finally, it dripped into the collection bottle below.
A hand wearing a sterile glove took off the transparent collection bottle that was filled with the mixture of oil and water and replaced it with a new one.
Tap!
The young man in the protective suit used the experimental equipment at hand and separated the oil and water with ease. Then, he poured the extracted oil into a few glass bottles.
"Teacher, the essential oil of the split-leaf pineapple flower has been extracted. Do you want to take a look?"
The distillation method was the most commonly used method to extract the essential oil of plants.
About 95% of the essential oils were extracted by distillation. There were other methods such as pressing, solvent extraction, and so on, which were suitable for different medicinal ingredients.
Now, this simple preparation method did not require Elvin to do it himself. His second disciple, Calvin, was more than enough.
After taking the finished product from Calvin's hand, Elvin did a few comparative killing experiments on the [Super Cyst Fungus].
He took the experiment record and walked to the medical doctor who was working at the other end of the laboratory.
"Doctor Taylor, the split-leaf pineapple flower essential oil is stable and has an excellent killing effect on this pathogen. It's also the most suitable for mass production. I think this is the medicine we're looking for. "
"Split-Leaf pineapple flower? Let me take a look. "
Not long after Elvin's group parted with Doctor Taylor, Gary led a group of guards to quickly find him and escorted him to the Far Sail Territory.
When the first batch of [Cyst Attendants] attacked the Far Sail Territory and caused a panic infection, Gary acted in time to help. Of course, it was not only because of his duty as a doctor. Due to the great value of being a medical professional wizard, he was originally a guest of the Marquis couple.
By the time Elvin and his party had crossed the entire New Granada Vice Royal District and the Golden Sea and arrived at the Far Sail Territory, Elvin and his party had finally arrived. Dr. Taylor, who had long been prepared, used the knowledge of the Vissali School of Thought to lock onto a series of targeted herbs with the primitive strains as a medium.
Large Golden Flower Ear Digger Grass, Rabbit Wind Crab Shell Grass, Hairy Split Bee Fungus, Split Leaf Pineapple Flower …
In fact, those who looked down on Chinese medicine didn't know that most of the original Western medicine came from the roots, barks, and flowers of nature.
It was just that the pharmacists had researched and extracted the most effective, single-component chemical products. This was the Western medicine that Westerners would use chemical methods to extract and produce in the future. It was purer and simpler than Chinese medicine.
For example, aspirin was another name for acetylsalicylic acid. It was a synthetic substance produced through the synthesis of the active ingredient "willow alcohol". Willow alcohol was named after a type of willow called "silk willow".
The original source of raw materials was the resin extracted from willow bark and the juice extracted from willow leaves.
Quinine was a special medicine used to treat malaria. It was also derived from a type of evergreen flowering plant, the famous Cinchona tree.
At first, the bark of the Cinchona tree itself was widely promoted as an anti-malaria medicine. Two hundred years after it was used as medicine, a pharmacist extracted an alkaloid called "quinine" from it. This allowed it to transform into a conventional Western medicine.
At present, in this era of great navigation, with the gradual development of experimental medicine.
Natural plant extracts or essential oils began to gradually replace the complex bottled decoctions from the wizards' "Potioneering" and became an important weapon in the hands of pharmacists. It was also about to become the main form of medicine in the mortal world.
If another one or two hundred years passed, at that time, natural substances would either be the raw materials for manufacturing drugs or reference samples for artificial products. Chemists would also produce more and more chemical compounds that did not exist in nature.
Of course, now that medical science was in its infancy, Elvin and the rest were far from having the corresponding conditions and knowledge system.
Directly extracting the active ingredients from plants was the easiest and the only way to produce enough drugs to solve the epidemic at the fastest speed. It was simpler than using chemical methods to replicate the complex effects.
As for why the pharmaceutical giants in modern society did not promote these complex natural drugs, it was not because they were not effective, but because it was difficult for them to obtain the patent rights of the corresponding drug formula to profit from it.
For Elvin, this problem did not exist.
In the experiment with Dr. Taylor, they finally selected a plant that was widely distributed in the subtropics and tropics of the New World from several candidate plants: "Pineapple Flower" of the Cornea family.
The essential oil extracted directly from it could exert a strong killing effect on the "Super Cyst Fungus" that had been modified by witchcraft. It even had a broad spectrum of inhibition effect on a variety of other bacteria.
In particular, this plant's growth range was very wide. Even the simplest and most crude distillation extraction method would not destroy the active ingredients, which was convenient for large-scale production.
Moreover, it was not like the antibiotics that Elvin was planning to produce, which may have strong side effects on the human body. Before use, allergy testing must be done in advance.
This also meant that they did not need to conduct overly complicated human experiments and could directly go on the market!
"I don't think there's a problem, Mr. Elvin. Although it is not the best bactericidal one, after considering all the factors, this drug can completely satisfy all of our current requirements. "
After reading the experiment report and the comparison between the candidate drugs, Dr. Taylor was excited and agreed with Elvin's choice.
Sha … sha … sha …
From the professional point of view of an excellent doctor, he also left a prescription at the bottom of the report on how to use this new drug.
Combined with the essential oil that was named "Rutile" due to its color and several auxiliary drugs, it was estimated that it would be enough to cure the second generation of patients infected by the [Cyst Servant] within three days.
However, after the cyst fungus absorbed too much nutrients, it was inevitable that they would be weak for a long time.
As for the first generation of patients that were directly infected by the "Plague Cloud", it was still uncertain. Because they did not have such patients on hand for the time being, even if there were some that came, they would have been burned as a source of infection.
Moreover, Elvin was very suspicious that after killing two members of the "School of Poison", they would not dare to continue spreading the germs with such fanfare.
Although this time, due to various coincidences and targeted paths, they fell into his hands.
However, he could not doubt the survival ability of the "School of Poison" and the powerful threat to ordinary people. If they kept a low profile, they would at least be able to survive.
Elvin could not help but ponder. Just the germs in the crystal cave could create such a huge problem. Then, what kind of power would the various types of pathogens that were unknown to humans be unleashed be?
Even the common diseases that were very popular among the sailors: malaria, yellow fever, blood dysentery, edema, colds, parasitic diseases … These were more troublesome than the previous and could not be solved by relying on strength.
Therefore, when Calvin left the laboratory with the report and the warrant signed by Elvin, he gathered the raw materials and gathered the craftsmen to prepare for the large-scale production.
Elvin asked the doctor who was arranging the experimental equipment beside him.
"Dr. Taylor, after settling the matter here, do you have any other plans?"
After finding the special medicine, Taylor, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, did not expect Elvin to ask this question. After thinking for a while, he answered very honestly.
"I may choose to continue traveling to the magical New World and improve my medical skills in the process of continuously treating patients. If I can make some kind of groundbreaking medical results and leave a mark in the medical book, my decades of medical practice will not be in vain. "
Elvin also knew that this doctor who looked middle-aged was actually close to seventy years old. Only because of the nature of a wizard and special knowledge, his physical condition was far better than ordinary people.
And for such an "old man" to be able to cross the ocean and the Black Sea to the New World, it was completely unimaginable if he did not have a firm belief or obsession.
Therefore, after Elvin heard his words, he must have felt that his plan this time should be stable.
He stared at Taylor's eyes and said very sincerely.
"With such a great ambition, you are destined to become a great doctor.
It just so happens that I have an idea that might be able to inspire you.
The essential oil extracted from plants has many effects because it contains specific natural ingredients. "
When Taylor could not help but listen attentively, Elvin threw out a heavy bomb.
"And I have also discovered a special substance produced by a certain microorganism. It can be used to treat various bacterial infections or pathogenic microorganism infections. I named it: antibiotics.
Moreover, compared to natural plant extracts, its antibacterial effect is much better. It is also destined to be a blessing for countless patients who are suffering from disease.
Most importantly, this is a brand new class of medicine. Its inventor is destined to … leave his name in the history of medicine! "
Looking straight at Dr. Taylor, whose face was already flushed red and whose breathing was rapid, Elvin finally revealed a devilish smile.
"I haven't completely completed the experimental part, and the second author of the thesis is currently missing, I don't know …"
"Please be sure to give me this opportunity to contribute to the human medical industry!"
Looking at Dr. Taylor who had already bowed to the ground in front of him, Elvin was extremely happy. He gently clenched his fist.
"Ship doctor, got it!"
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