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Li Gefei, who was 55 years old at the time, had already seen through the ways of the world. Looking at Lin Chong, who was in his twenties and full of vigor and ambition, he lamented that youth is fleeting and will never come back.

In Li Gefei's heart, he had always hoped that he would have a daughter in his old age, and that his only daughter, Li Qingzhao, would marry into a family of officials, or into the family of a talented scholar from a poor family who had passed the imperial examination. When he saw the look in his daughter's eyes when she looked at Lin Chong, he understood what his daughter was thinking from the bottom of his heart, and he subconsciously wanted to stop this situation from spreading.

So, Li Gefei immediately said: "Xiao Lin, it's getting late, and Yi An is injured again. I will take her back to recover first, and then we will go to thank Xiao Lin for saving her life!"

Lin Chong also said sincerely: "Uncle Li, I didn't take good care of you. Fortunately, nothing serious happened. Otherwise, I would regret it for the rest of my life! Here are some good medicines for external injuries. You need to change the medicine every day and you will be healed in a few days!"

Li Gefei was immediately displeased when he heard this. In this era, if someone suffered serious injuries, especially animal bites and scratches, no matter what kind of panacea was used, it would not be possible to recover in a few days. Even if there was no infection or abscess, it would take at least ten days or half a month. If there was infection, it would take several months of repeated treatments at the mildest, and it might be incurable at the worst, and the person would die from then on. So he stopped answering and quickly helped Li Qingzhao onto the sedan chair and left the inn quickly with his servants.

Lin Chong now knows that in the 21st century, when medicine is advanced, antibiotics are used to prevent wound inflammation. Injections, infusions, and medication can help wounds heal quickly and prevent infection. But in ancient times when medicine was not developed and there were no medicines, how did they reduce inflammation in wounds?

One is to use a red-hot iron tool to directly burn the skin and then wait for it to scab naturally. In his previous military career, Lin Chong often encountered fellow soldiers who were injured by cold weapons, whether they were killed by the enemy or suffered external injuries due to accidents. He would take advantage of a short rest time to roast a knife over the fire and press it directly on the wound to make it scab quickly.

Another method is to burn it directly with fire to achieve the effect of anti-inflammatory. Of course, these are rough methods used in critical situations, and they are not necessary in normal times.

Ancient doctors discovered some herbs with anti-inflammatory effects very early, which are the source of our traditional Chinese medicine methods, such as honeysuckle, houttuynia, isatis root, coptis chinensis, etc., which we often see. No one planted these herbs in that era. They were all picked from the mountains or wilderness. The medicinal value is definitely much better than the ones planted now, and the anti-inflammatory effect is also stronger. Houttuynia has a good therapeutic effect in the treatment of pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and otitis media. Some people also use houttuynia to inhibit toxins and relieve pain after being bitten by venomous snakes. Honeysuckle can effectively treat respiratory tract infections, pneumonia, acute appendicitis and other diseases. In addition, it also has a certain effect on the treatment of uterine erosion in gynecology. At that time, many people carried with them the wound medicine, which should be made by mixing many kinds of anti-inflammatory herbs.

Liu Yuan, who was in Lin Chong's body, could not help but sigh at the wisdom of the ancients. He also admired the determination of ancient doctors to study the medicinal properties of medicinal materials in order to heal the wounded. Many people even sacrificed their lives for this. How could our current medical research not be derived from the research results of the ancients? After reading the ancients' methods of stopping bleeding and reducing inflammation, Liu Yuan felt that people living in modern society are really too lucky.