Chapter 84 Gold can also be eaten
The staff at Tongrentang have countless experience and experience, and it is now certain that the young people in front of them are all laymen.
But the gentlemen in the capital just like to talk a lot, and you, a layman, don't understand. That's when Kanye comes into his own, so he introduces it enthusiastically.
"My little comrade, you don't understand this. Our Angong Niuhuang Pill contains volatile channeling drugs, such as musk and borneol. If it is not sealed, the efficacy will be lost over time, so Must be wrapped in beeswax
Moreover, our Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Pills not only contain beeswax, but are also wrapped with a layer of gold foil outside the pills. They are made of 9999 natural pure gold, which not only increases the efficacy of the medicine, but also ensures that the medicine does not evaporate. ”
Pan Cen became even more curious, blinking his big eyes and asked:
"Gold, is it the kind of gold used in rings and bracelets? Can gold be eaten? Didn't we all say that Queen Alut of Tongzhi committed suicide by swallowing gold, which means that gold cannot be eaten."
A group of staff nearby laughed lightly after hearing this.
It was mid-afternoon, and there were not many customers. People in the capital liked to chat, regardless of men or women, so several staff members gathered around and just needed a handful of melon seeds.
A gray-haired doctor sitting in the hall smiled and said:
"The little baby knows a lot. Does he know the secrets in the palace? Haha.
Let’s not talk about how Empress Tongzhi died. In fact, even if she committed suicide by swallowing gold, it does not mean that gold is poisonous, but because the gold has a heavy weight and compresses the intestines when it falls and cannot be discharged, causing intestinal knotting or obstruction and death.
It is also possible that the gold is irregularly shaped and has sharp corners that can injure organs, such as stomach perforation and death. It is a kind of physical damage, not the chemical damage caused by gold. The principle of swallowing iron, copper and stone is the same as swallowing gold. ”
The old doctor saw several young people nodding slightly and looking like they were listening attentively, so the conversation became more sexual.
"In fact, in our ancient times, gold foil could be used as an ingredient. It was the best ingredient for entertaining dignitaries. For example, as early as the Western Han Dynasty, rich people had the custom of sprinkling gold foil in dishes.
Nowadays, edible gold foil is also popular in Japan, Europe and the United States. For example, gold foil wine and gold foil cakes have become high-end and popular products in the market. People eating gold has become a status symbol. Do you think it is poisonous? ”
Pan Ren also raised his hand and asked:
"Old sir, does gold taste good? So they all want to eat gold?"
As soon as these words came out, there was another burst of laughter. There were more and more onlookers and staff, and many people were talking about it.
The gray-haired old doctor also laughed after hearing this, and then explained:
"I've actually tasted what gold tastes like. To be honest, I can't taste it. And when I say eating gold, I don't mean eating gold nuggets directly, but making gold into gold foil. Gold foil knows how to grow. What? It's something thinner than paper.
The production of gold foil not only requires extremely high-purity gold, but also requires tens of millions of hammerings to turn gold of varying sizes into uniform, thin gold foil. At this time, the components can be easily separated before it can be used for food and medicine. raw material.
To describe it this way, one tael of gold can be extended to nearly an acre of land after being hammered. You can imagine that the gold foil wrapped around Angong Niuhuang Pills is so thin and light that unless an expert or experienced pharmacist cannot competent. ”
Lin Sanqi really wanted to compare the finger movements of a six and shout 666.
Who can handle such a complicated craft? If such a master master is dead, he probably won’t be able to produce many apprentices. Pan Ren was just a 12-year-old boy, and he couldn't understand some things at all, so he said:
"Old sir, since gold foil is not easy to make and is very expensive, why do you have to use gold foil? You can wrap it with glutinous rice paper."
Glutinous rice paper is made from starch such as sweet potato, corn or wheat flour to make a slurry. It is mixed with hot water to form a starch paste. After baking, thin and transparent papers are made. It is mainly used for candy, cakes or medicines. The inner packaging is edible.
Lin Sanqi thought the same thing, wondering why the medicine had to be wrapped in gold foil. Is it a hype gimmick by the merchants? Do you want your products to appear more expensive?
The old doctor chuckled and shook his head, and continued to explain patiently:
"From the perspective of our traditional Chinese medicine, edible gold has health and medical effects, and has the effects of calming, calming and detoxifying.
It was recorded in Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Ming Dynasty: Eating gold can calm the spirit, strengthen the bone marrow, and relieve the evil spirits of the five internal organs. It can be taken by gods. In particular, gold foil is mixed into pills and taken in powder form to break the cold air and eliminate wind.
Therefore, this layer of gold foil can also be called the twelfth medicine of Angong Niuhuang Pills, because the presence of gold foil enhances the phlegm-reducing, calming, and heat-clearing effects of Angong Niuhuang Pills, making its therapeutic effect better.
In addition, in addition to Niuhuang Angong Pills, precious Chinese patent medicines such as Niuhuang Qingxin Pills, Wuji Baifeng Pills, and Dahuoluo Pills in Tongrentang also use gold foil. The principle is the same. ”
Oh~~~
Lin Sanqi and Pan Ye nodded repeatedly. They never thought that they could learn so many skills in a drugstore, and they would have bragging rights in the future.
At this time, it was Lin Sanqi's turn to speak. He wanted to monetize his traffic and was more concerned about price.
"Excuse me, how much does this Angong Niuhuang Pill cost? Do I need any tickets or letters of introduction?"
The male doctor smiled and said: "One pill costs 35 yuan. All you need is money, no tickets required."
(The author did not find the price of Tongrentang Angong Niuhuang Pills in 1959, but only found that it sold for 68 yuan a pill in 1980. The pricing was inferred on this basis)
"35 yuan a pill?"
The three siblings of the Pan family stuck out their tongues after hearing this. This is equivalent to more than half a month's salary of Pan's mother and a month's food expenses for the Pan family.
Lin Sanqi doesn't find it expensive at all. Such a treasure only costs one month's wages. It's simply a reasonable price, isn't it?
Move to 2023, and Angong Niuhuang Pills produced in the 1950s and 1960s have been sold for more than 100,000 yuan a pill. How can ordinary people earn 100,000 yuan a month?
Lin Sanqi happily picked up the wax pill and looked around, while asking: "Is there a limited purchase of our Angong Niuhuang Pill?"
The male medical director smiled slightly: "There is no limit, as long as you have the financial resources."
Lin Sanqi thought to herself, I'm looking down on people. Since there is no purchase limit, I'm going to have to go crazy. Anyway, I still have more than a thousand yuan in my pocket.
"In that case, give me 30 Angong Niuhuang Pills first."
Pan Ye was confused after hearing this, but he thought that the Lin family was a family of traditional Chinese medicine and this medicine might be useful, so he had no reaction.
But the staff of Tongrentang were all shocked. The gray-haired old doctor advised:
(End of chapter)