295 Knowledgeable about both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine (1/2)
Chapter 295: Knowledgeable about both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After the call got through to Long Xian, Sun Xiaomeng instructed her based on her memory, ”Prepare the following medicines which can be found in the drug cabinet in the clinic—nystatin, copper sulfate solution, griseofulvin, ciprofloxacin, and compound vitamins.”
Every time Sun Xiaomeng mentioned an item, Long Xian replied with ”uh-huh”, and when she finished speaking, Long Xian summed up quickly, ”Nystatin, copper sulfate solution, griseofulvin, ciprofloxacin, and compound vitamins, correct?”
Long Xian was quite proud of her short-term memory, chuckling at the other side of the phone and waiting for Sun Xiaomeng's compliment.
However, Sun Xiaomeng's reaction was just a plain ”uh-huh”, and then she continued with a torrent of medicines. ”We don't have the following ones in our clinic, so you have to go to the nearest Traditional Chinese Medicine chain pharmacy to buy them—100g of dandelion, 50g of skullcap root, 50g of platycodon, 50g of pepperweed seeds, 50g of kuh-seng, and 25g of liquorice…”
”Wait, wait, wait….” Long Xian was panicked, saying a string of ”wait”'s that made her almost bite her tongue. She didn't dare to boast herself anymore. ”Sister Xiaomeng, wait a moment please. Let me find a pen to write them down.”
There was barely any Traditional Chinese Medicine teaching in veterinary school, and Long Xian didn't know a thing about these Chinese herbal medicines, among which some pronunciations and characters were strange to her. With the dosages and ratios of these Chinese herbal medicines involved, she must find a pen and paper to write them down, or else she would forget them in a blink of eye.
While Sun Xiaomeng was waiting for Long Xian to grab a pen and paper, Zhang Zian went into the bedroom next door and saw that Wang Qian and Li Kun had just finished installing a new electric heater. Fina, Snowy Lionet and Old Time Tea were curiously surrounding the electric heater, feeling the heat radiating from it, and soon Fina's eyelids began to close...
Zhang Zian looked around and didn't find Galaxy. Only the American Shorthair that usually played hide-and-seek with it was quietly lying and resting in the corner.
His mind was occupied by Richard's illness now, and there was no room in his brain for him to think about where Galaxy was. He must prioritize the issues at hand. Besides, Galaxy couldn't leave the pet shop by itself, so it must be in a room on the second floor or had gone down to the first floor.
”Master, what happened?” Noticing the gloomy face of Zhang Zian, Wang Qian and Li Kun wiped the dust off their hands, ready to help their Master out.
”You guys run to Sun Xiaomeng's clinic, where Long Xian will give you some medicines. Li Kun, you come back with those medicines first. And Wang Qian, you stand by in the clinic, because Long Xian will go elsewhere to buy the rest of the medicines, so when she buys them and gets back, you bring the medicines here.” Zhang Zian assigned tasks to them.
Zhang Zian had made clear instructions, and Wang Qian and Li Kun had thoroughly understood.
”If you have understood everything, just go! Run!” Zhang Zian waved his hands.
”Yes, Master!”
Without raising any doubts or saying anything, Wang Qian and Li Kun rushed downstairs.
Zhang Zian went to the window and watched them both whirring towards the clinic until they were invisible in the dark night.
”What happened?” Fina opened its eyes and asked.
”Richard,” replied Zhang Zian. ”Richard is ill, severely.”
Old Time Tea pondered and said, ”I just vaguely heard Dr. Sun mention several kinds of Chinese herbal medicines.”
”Yes, Grandpa Tea, I also heard her.” Zhang Zian listened carefully. Sun Xiaomeng was still in the living room talking with Long Xian on her telephone, repeating the dosages and types of Chinese herbal medicines to Long Xian. She hadn't assigned any tasks to him, so Zhang Zian stayed there and conversed with Old Time Tea.
Old Time Tea nodded its appraisal at Sun Xiaomeng. ”Though Dr. Sun is still young, she is knowledgeable about both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine — what a rare young talent she is! Traditional Chinese Medicine and martial arts are of the same origin—medical practitioners were the ones skilled with magic arts to heal people, while warriors possessed the techniques to exorcise demons and preserve the righteous ways! Since the old days, I have gained slight knowledge about pharmacology— dandelion has the effects of eliminating carbuncle and reducing swelling, skullcap root has the effects of detoxifying and purging, platycodon can ease coughing and reduce swelling, pepperweed seeds can reopen the inhibited lung-energy and eliminate phlegm, kuh-seng acts as a diuretic and has insecticidal effects, and last but not least, licorice has a pain-killing effect and can reduce the poisonous side-effects of the other Chinese herbal medicines. She knows well about how every type of Chinese herbal medicine works and can combine them correctly, I believe the sky is the limit for her as a doctor!”
Zhang Zian didn't understand a word said by Old Time Tea. He could only force a smile.
But Snowy Lionet echoed Old Time Tea, ”This young lady is quite nice. She's so cool, I bet she doesn't care about men. She's totally my type…”