Since the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, 1,779 people have been reported to have been diagnosed or suspected of contracting the virus, including 961 deaths.
There is no cure for the Ebola outbreak that has plunged our African brothers into dire straits, and its early symptoms are similar to those of a cold, including loss of appetite, headache, sore throat and fever. In this regard, some netizens have already expressed the need to "prevent a little", and the way to do so is, of course, the "miracle cure" Panlangen.
In the recent influenza epidemics in China, the important position of Panlangen in the minds of the general public has been unshakeable. Today we will talk about, how to become like a readers like the popularity of thousands of young men and women, the grandfather of the "God".
You may not know, the literature of the bluegrass root
Bluegrass root brainwashed fan fabricated about the legend of Shennong's, about his old man out of the office always carry bluegrass root, in order to prepare for the detoxification of the need. One day he accidentally tasted a kind of intestinal herbs, the result of the blue root just eaten, so the resuscitation is declared dead. In order to honor his memory, in the old days, the drugstore are hanging Shennong's portrait, he "waist around the leaves, hand holding the blue root".
Of course, this is just a paragraph. The Shennong ben cao jing does have an entry for "blue fruit", the seeds of polygonum, which are not now used as medicine. The book lists it as a top quality product, saying it has a "bitter, cold, non-toxic flavor and is the main antidote to poison.
Panax quinquefolium's effectiveness in clearing heat and removing toxins was discovered a long time ago, and this poison does not mean "poisoning", nor "virus", but what is said in traditional Chinese medicine in the body of the "evil". ". Tang Materia Medica" will be "blue" in different categories. In the Song Dynasty, "blue is found everywhere" and was cultivated and farmed by ordinary people as a medicinal herb.
There seems to have been a high degree of consistency in the methods used to concoct Panlangen in ancient times. At first, it was fried in bran until golden brown, then the San Yin Fang, Jing Yue Quanshu, and the Medical Compendium all said that washing and drying in the sun was sufficient.
However, it seems that there are more records of the plant being used as a dye than for medicinal purposes. The history of plant dyes in China dates back to the Zhou Dynasty, and the "green color" was taken from various bluegrass plants. The Tang Materia Medica says that the wood basket "can be dyed green, out of Lingnan", and polygonum is "not good for the starch, but for the blue color. The book said all "blue" can be used to dye blue color.
With plants as dyes colorful, simple to use, dyed out of the color can not fade. It is said that the process of tie-dyeing of the Bai people is the main raw material of the blue root. However, some scholars say, in fact, the white tie-dye with the leaves of plants such as horse blue or woad, commonly known as the big green leaves. The blue root tie-dye is just a folk saying.
All in all, in the "Qingming Festival rain, cold, please use the blue root", "this year how to repay the king's grace? Before the popularity of the doctor opened a box of pandan root, pandan root has always been to take the literary route.
Since the Cultural Revolution, the bluegrass root all the way up
Sixties and seventies, China carried out a vigorous mass movement of Chinese herbal medicine, including the bluegrass root, including a large number of Chinese herbs began to reverse the trend, become a star drug.
The reason for this was that the Ministry of Health at the time was, in Chairman Mao's eyes, a proper "Ministry of Health for the City Lords", and the peasants had no access to effective medical care. In 1965, Chairman Mao issued a call for "putting the focus of health care in the countryside," and the whole country focused on Chinese herbal medicine. In contrast to Western medicine, Chinese herbal resources are readily available in rural areas and are extremely cost-effective.
The Chinese herbal medicine movement, promoted by several major state ministries and commissions, has been gaining momentum, and national public opinion has also helped. from August 30, 1969 to January 9, 1970, in less than five months, the People's Daily devoted seven full-page articles to discussing issues related to Chinese herbal medicine.
The status of Chinese herbs across the country instantly rose to surpass that of Western medicines, with barefoot doctors and villagers discovering local herbs and processing and concocting them. Since the 1970s and 1980s, some 20 provinces and districts, including Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu and Shaanxi, have begun to develop the production of Banlangen, and the area under cultivation has expanded by leaps and bounds.
By means of earthen equipment such as homemade tablet presses and capping machines made by village doctors, Panlangen began to be made into granules, tablets, and injections on a large scale. With its low price and simple preparation, it quickly spread throughout the country during the years of scarcity of medicine and became a popular drug, along with dozens of other herbal partners.
Panax quinquefolium became famous during the 1988 Shanghai Hepatitis A pandemic, and it was also widely used to prevent viral infections during the 1995 outbreak of red-eye in northern China.
After the new century, the root has risen to the "peak of life"
After 2000, the root's reputation jumped above that of its Chinese herbal counterparts, and it has been officially favored and loved by the people. For more than a decade, every SARS, bird flu, new H1NI, H7N9, and now everyone is afraid of the Ebola virus, the panax ginseng always on time in the major hot topics list, seems to have become a full range of miracle drugs for human beings.
Banlangen, in people's eyes, seems more likely to bring the power of blessing than any other drug.
In recent years, every time there is an outbreak of an infectious disease, Panax quinquefolium has become a sought-after product.
According to incomplete statistics on the main production areas of the root, its planting area from 20,000 to 30,000 mu in 2005, expanding to about 200,000 to 300,000 mu in 2008, four years, both area and production have doubled 10 times.
Nearly ten assists of various types of viruses, so that the antiviral market and reputation of Banlangen are greatly improved, simply become a drug in the high wealth. Shanghai hepatitis A epidemic, the market reached a peak of 20 yuan per kilogram, which at that time is definitely not a small amount. 2003 of SARS, the price of the blue root soared again, reaching 30 to 60 yuan per kilogram of high prices. Bird flu still does not change the color of the body, the market from the bottom of the 2.5 yuan per kilogram straight to 7 yuan sprint, the crisis came, there has been no medicine to stop it.
In the epidemic period, everyone is in danger, people will always be the first to think of the blue root, the official promulgation of the anti-influenza documents have it, Chinese medicine experts will mention it, people will run to the pharmacy to buy it. H7N9 epidemic period, many cities even appeared in the drugstores sold out of the situation, in Wuxi, Weifang, and other places, and even appeared in the blue root for the "limited purchase order". The order was even issued in Wuxi, Weifang and other places. In the case of health emergencies, the bluegrass is always the spiritual leader.
In addition to the fire is expected to be again, there are rumors that raw onions and coffee mix, three times a day to cure the Ebola virus. One Readers said, coffee on onions, autumn water **** long day a colorful scene is wonderful, but West African brothers should not lack of onions.