The strange story about Datura stramonium was heard by an old farmer on his way to collect herbs among the people in Li Shizhen. He said that there is a kind of plant called Datura flower in the north. As long as people eat it, they will always laugh and even dance with excitement, which makes people mentally paralyzed. It's amazing.
Hearing this, Li Shizhen went back and rummaged through medical books, but he couldn't find any records about Datura plants. So Li Shizhen set off north to look for Datura, to find out. If it is as magical as the old farmer said, it may be a good medicine for treatment.
When Li Shizhen discovered the Datura flower, he found that the stems of Datura were very high and the flowers looked like morning glory, so Li Shizhen recorded these characteristics and other appearances. In order to accurately grasp the performance of Datura stramonium, Li Shizhen observed its growth day and night.
Even Li Shizhen personally tasted Datura in order to know its medicinal properties. Li Shizhen didn't know Datura was poisonous at first, so she fainted at the beginning. Later, knowing the toxicity of Datura stramonium, Li Shizhen became more desperate. He ate Datura stramonium in different doses for many times, just to test its medicinal properties, and also to eat it with a variety of herbs to see its efficacy and taste, and to record these experiments.
Finally, Li Shizhen discovered that Datura flower can paralyze people, so he also learned that taking it together with Cannabis flower can be used as an analgesic anesthetic, and Li Shizhen also worked out the formula and dosage. And it is found that the toxicity of Datura stramonium can be well solved as long as soybean and licorice are compatible.
Text of Li Shizhen, a famous figure in Ming Dynasty
Li Shizhen is an outstanding physician in the history of our country. His Compendium of Materia Medica is a treasure of the East, which not only promoted the development and progress of medicine, but also promoted the development of chemistry, geography and other disciplines, and made great contributions. It has brought great influence at home and abroad, and it has also been translated into many languages and printed and distributed to many countries.
As a great physician in China, Li Shizhen has many legendary stories. In addition, in order to compile books on materia medica, he has crossed many provinces, Wan Li Road, mountains and rainforests, and helped many people along the way. Therefore, his superb medical skills are passed down from mouth to mouth by all people.
Moreover, Li Shizhen's fearless spirit is also praised by the world. He is dedicated to the benefit of the people, taking saving the people from illness as his own responsibility, and is not greedy for power and money. His great love spirit is also an example for us modern people to learn. Therefore, Li Shizhen's deeds were recorded, written in words and included in students' textbooks. Taking Li Shizhen's deeds as the text, one is to remember and praise the gospel that such a great man brought to the world after us, and the other is to let students learn his noble spirit of persisting in not being afraid of hardship.
The text about Li Shizhen introduces Li Shizhen's medical experience, his determination to become a doctor, and his efforts and sweat in saving lives. Of course, there is also the experience of rebuilding Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica. In order to complete the Compendium of Materia Medica, I traveled all over Qian Shan, interviewed thousands of people, and even tasted herbs myself to distinguish the differences between them. His great spirit and fearless determination finally completed this masterpiece and became the pride of China people.
How old did Li Shizhen finally live?
Li Shizhen was born in a medical family in A.D. 15 18. In his early years, he was taught to study by his father and took part in the imperial examinations, but he never cared about fame and fortune. He always wanted to be a man who saved the world like his father Li Yanwen. Helping ordinary people is his pursuit. Later, he got the support of his father and began to study medicine.
Since then, Li Shizhen studied medicine with his father, not only reading a lot of medical books, but also attaching great importance to the combination of practice and knowledge. With the help of his father, Li Shizhen's medical skills have made great progress, so Li Shizhen found many gaps and loopholes in herbal books and began to write a complete compendium of materia medica.
In A.D. 155 1 year, Li Shizhen was hired by the King of Chu because of his superb medical skills. Li Shizhen wanted to help him rebuild his herbs, so he went to Wang Fu, where he cured many miscellaneous diseases, including the prince. Plus, during this period, the court accepted people with excellent medical skills, so Li Shizhen was recommended to enter the palace.
After only one year in the palace, Li Shizhen resigned and returned to his hometown. Because he was not reused in the palace, his opinion was rejected and he was laughed at by his colleagues. In addition, Li Shizhen does not pursue fame and fortune. Even so, Li Shizhen opened his eyes in the palace, read many treasured medical books and saw many rare medicinal materials, which was very helpful for him to edit herbs in the future.
In A.D. 1552, Li Shizhen began his 27-year investigation. He traveled everywhere, braved hardships and traveled all over the mountains, checked the authenticity recorded in the book, tasted the differences with his own eyes, and asked for advice with an open mind. Everyone was his teacher and asked for advice with an open mind.
1578, Li Shizhen finally completed this amazing masterpiece at the age of 6 1 and made this great contribution to the world.
1593, Li Shizhen died at the age of 75. Li Shizhen, who dealt with medicine all his life, considered the people and made contributions to the world, passed away. However, his spirit and contribution have been praised by later generations, and his reputation will go down in history forever.