CHAPTER 647: CHAPTER 44: SUCH A COINCIDENCE

Adults who dislike traditional Chinese medicine are no easier to accommodate than children who refuse to eat carrots.

Those people either dislike the smell of traditional Chinese medicine or its taste. The headache is that adults are more stubborn than children when it comes to disliking something; no amount of coaxing or persuasion works.

Master Huang, having heard Zhuo Feng’s troubles, tried to cook a very light dose of orange peel and old ginger. But before it was even presented to Zhuo Feng, she bolted away like a rabbit, causing Feng Xing to hurry after her with a worried frown.

"Ah, if only there was some kind of improved traditional Chinese medicine in tablet form," Zhuo Feng lamented. She’s fine with swallowing sugar-coated pills; when she learned that she needed to take Chinese medicine to support her pregnancy, she held her breath and drank a few sips. But upon smelling the scent, Zhuo Feng would vomit again, and eventually, she couldn’t even vomit bile.

"Master Huang, is there a Western medicine store nearby?" Xiao Xian asked, as something had indeed come to mind.

"Western medicines have strong toxic side effects; pregnant people shouldn’t take them," Master Huang didn’t reject Western medicine outright, but most Western medicines are complex chemical agents with uncertain effects on the human body.

"I didn’t intend to buy Western medicine to take, but rather, I wanted to purchase a new kind of hangover medicine that has been modified from traditional Chinese medicine," Master Huang pointed out a place to Xiao Xian, and after she went out, she came back with a box of medicine.

"Master Huang, this medicine is made from modified Pueraria Root; take a look, how different is its effect from regular Chinese medicine?" Xiao Xian handed the purchased medicine to Master Huang.

Master Huang examined the medicine in his hands. There are indeed many tablets on the market under the guise of improved Chinese medicine. The majority of them are mere stopgaps, and Master Huang has always looked down on those unscrupulous domestic businesses.

Upon closer inspection, the Western-style pill packaging is square, with a cream-colored base, printed with brief explanations in both Chinese and English. The noted manufacturer is a Hebei pharmaceutical factory, and a box contains 24 pieces, which aren’t cheap at over 40 yuan.

Master Huang opened the box, took out a tablet, and sniffed it. The scent of Pueraria Root was no longer apparent, and the light yellow tablet smelled only faintly of honey.

He then popped the pill into his mouth. After tasting, he smacked his lips. "This taste? Pueraria Root and Mint? If one didn’t eat with attention, they really wouldn’t taste it."

"Ah, I didn’t taste it," Feng Xing said, looking at the packaging description. Since it was pure Chinese medicine and it looked like ordinary Pueraria Root and Mint, he also tried a pill.

"It’s not obvious; if I hadn’t been dealing with herbs my whole life, I would have been fooled as well," Master Huang couldn’t help but praise: "The scent is gone, but the effect is very good; this medicine is good."

"Then if the orange peel and old ginger you just mentioned were modified into pill form, made to look like this, could your niece swallow it then? Moreover, if the effect is similar and there’s no need to boil it," Xiao Xian handed the tablet to Zhuo Feng, and there was no adverse reaction.

"In theory, it’s plausible. Turning Chinese medicine into pills is not something to talk about casually; the nature of Chinese medicine is related to the combination of the herbs, with an emphasis on balancing yin and yang. Moreover, one must carefully consider the dosage and the body condition of the user to tailor the treatment. Especially since your niece is a pregnant woman with a cold constitution, we must be extra cautious in medication. Just extracting an ingredient from an herb to make medicine can hardly bring out its effective components, and if not careful, it could have side effects." Master Huang, who has been an old pharmacist all his life, has a deep understanding of the intricacies of Chinese medicine. On the other hand, the emergence of this modified hangover medicine also showed him a glimmer of hope for the potential of Chinese medicine on the international market.

"Maybe it could work. I heard that people at Huake Institute are modifying Chinese medicine," Xiao Xian told a small lie, which wasn’t entirely untrue; after all, she was from the Huake Institute. She didn’t tell Zhuo Feng about the hangover remedy as per Xuerou’s suggestion.

The export business to the United States and Europe is still in preparation, but after the packaging improvement of the hangover medicine, the price also rose significantly, with monthly sales already breaking through two hundred thousand. To international pharmaceutical giants like Gray, this figure is insignificant, but only those who understand the ins and outs of the pharmaceutical factory realize that this enterprise, now showcased as a star example by the locals, was just a small factory on the brink of bankruptcy a year ago.