Scutellaria baicalensis is widely planted in most areas of northern my country. Although it has an unattractive appearance, it historically saved the life of Li Shizhen, a famous pharmacologist in the Ming Dynasty. It is a traditional Chinese medicine, a cold medicinal material with a bitter taste. The root of Scutellaria baicalensis can be used as a medicinal material. It is mainly used to treat febrile diseases. Although Li Shizhen tasted all kinds of herbs, he was just an ordinary person after all. He had a cold. In ancient times, medical conditions Under underdeveloped conditions, colds are also a serious illness. Fortunately, this medicine saved Li Shizhen.
So what exactly is going on? Let me tell you that historically, in the Ming Dynasty, when Jiajing was the reign name, Li Shizhen was only 20 years old at this time. Li Shizhen, who had just begun to learn medical skills to treat diseases and save people, actually caught a cold and kept coughing. There was no end to it. Even after being treated for a long time under the circumstances at that time, his cold did not get better. Instead, it got worse. He felt like there was a fire in his body and was constantly feverish. Drinking water did not help, and his appetite for food was not good. This lasted for a long time. Illness is particularly damaging to the body.
During this period, Li Shizhen also took a lot of medicines that could reduce fever, but none of them worked. Li Shizhen thought that if he continued to be ill like this, his body might not be able to survive for long. His father was very worried about him and worried about him all day long. He was worried and anxious about Li Shizhen's condition every day. He couldn't eat or sleep well every day, trying to find a useful prescription to cure Li Shizhen's illness.
His persistence paid off. Finally one day, while consulting ancient medical books, he discovered the medical books of Li Dongyuan, a famous person in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, which recorded a prescription for treating colds. Li Shizhen's father used this recipe. After drinking this medicine, Li Shizhen's body heat subsided not long after. Restored health. Presumably, these things also tempered Li Shizhen's character and made him study medical books more diligently, and then he came up with the Compendium of Materia Medica, which will be famous for later generations.