"Ah hahaha..." To Nicholas Mirotic's surprise, not only did Luo Chao not get intimidated, but his laughter grew even louder.

However, this time, Nicholas Mirotic did not loudly reprimand Luo Chao.

On the contrary, this time Nicholas Mirotic became quieter than usual instead of scolding Luo Chao.

Yet, in Nicholas Mirotic's eyes, as he stared at Luo Chao's smiling face, there flickered an unrecognized flame of madness.

This was a flame full of murderous intent!

When Luo Chao had laughed enough, he slowly began, "Mr. Nicholas Mirotic, if you say so, it makes me laugh even more. What you're saying is total nonsense. It seems you haven't carefully studied our Traditional Chinese Medicine books and history, which is why you're making such irresponsible statements!"

"Oh? You say I haven't carefully studied your TCM books and history?" Nicholas Mirotic grinned, then gestured to Luo Chao to proceed, "Then I would like to ask Doctor Luo to tell me well, what noteworthy books does your TCM have, and what history?"

Hearing Nicholas Mirotic's words, Luo Chao cleared his throat. Actually, even if Nicholas Mirotic hadn't said so, Luo Chao had already prepared to say this.

So, Luo Chao raised his head, looked around, and then fixed his gaze on the Huaxia doctors on his side.

Luo Chao asked everyone, "Gentlemen, what I just mentioned about Shennong, you must have heard of him. I believe when you took classes at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, you must have studied pharmacology, right?"

"Yes—" Everyone answered in unison.

Luo Chao nodded, then continued, "Did you know that the pharmacology you studied at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine actually evolved from an ancient Huaxia medical book?"

As Luo Chao posed this question, many Huaxia doctors started whispering among themselves.

Some people were shaking their heads repeatedly, while others were muttering something to those around them, seemingly aware of what Luo Chao was talking about.

Seeing the intense discussion, Luo Chao was originally reluctant to interrupt their interest, but now wasn't the time for Huaxia doctors to chat, so Luo Chao had to interrupt their discussion with an even louder voice, "Does anyone know? You can raise your hand."

As soon as Luo Chao said this, all the Huaxia doctors stopped talking. At the same time, a middle-aged doctor, wearing glasses and looking cultured, stood up.

Luo Chao recognized this middle-aged doctor; he was Professor Zhang, the deputy director of the First People's Hospital of Huahai City, a knowledgeable and experienced old doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, whose esteem in the hospital was second only to Jiang Lianqing.

"Professor Zhang, please speak." Luo Chao gave Professor Zhang a gratified look.

Professor Zhang adjusted the presbyopic glasses on his nose and said, "Doctor Luo, if I'm not mistaken, the book you're referring to should be the 'Shennong's Materia Medica' compiled by Shennong and his descendants!"

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Hearing Professor Zhang's answer, Luo Chao couldn't help but applaud him.

"Professor Zhang, please be seated." Luo Chao motioned for Professor Zhang to sit down, then said, "As I mentioned earlier, Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs to protect humanity, and through long-term tasting of herbs, invented herbal medicine to treat diseases. The Flame Emperor, Shennong, realized that plants have bitter, cool, hot, sweet, or sour tastes. He taught the people to use different herbs to treat different diseases, significantly reducing death from illness among the ancients. To publicize herbal therapy, he engraved the flavors in medicinal prescriptions, which marks the beginning of human medical science!"

"Shennong personally tested the properties of herbs, marking a crucial origin of Chinese medicine. This process underwent a long historical period, with numerous repeated practices, accumulating a wealth of medicinal knowledge, which was inscribed and recorded. Over time, the accumulated medicinal knowledge became richer, continuously verified by later generations, and was gradually compiled into books, which is the 'Shennong's Materia Medica' mentioned by Professor Zhang earlier."

At this point, Luo Chao deliberately stopped. He looked around and found that everyone was attentively listening to his explanation. Even Nicholas Mirotic, who had always opposed him, was listening carefully, even taking out a small notebook, appearing contemplative as he jotted down notes.

So, Luo Chao took a sip of water and continued, "'Shennong's Materia Medica' has since become the earliest classic work on herbal medicine in Huaxia, influencing the development of traditional Chinese medicine positively and continuously, eventually forming the world-renowned treasury of TCM."

"'Shennong's Materia Medica' expounds on the classification and properties of medicinal herbs, their roles as emperor, minister, assistant, and envoy in prescriptions, their compatibilities, the four energy characteristics of cold, heat, warm, and cool, the five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty, whether they are toxic or non-toxic, methods of collection and preparation, methods of decoction, and the relationship between drugs and symptoms, still serving as a clinical pharmacological guideline today."

"It records three hundred sixty-five kinds of Chinese medicines, each explained individually by name, alias, taste and property, primary treatment indications, and growing environment, most of which are commonly used in clinical practice, being simple and effective, and still widely used today. For thousands of years, as a pharmacopoeia-type work, it has guided the descendants of Yan and Huang worldwide in utilizing medicines for treatment, health maintenance, and fitness!"

After finishing the introduction to 'Shennong's Materia Medica,' a clear-faced Huaxia female doctor suddenly raised her hand.

Luo Chao saw this, paused his explanation, and gestured for her to stand up and speak.

The female doctor said, "Doctor Luo, are you saying that all of our Huaxia TCM pharmacology comes from this one book? If that's the case, I feel that our Huaxia's herbal combinations are incredibly diverse, and one book like 'Shennong's Materia Medica' simply couldn't cover it all!"

Luo Chao chuckled after hearing this, "Miss, you're absolutely right. Indeed, our Huaxia TCM and herbal medicine are incredibly diverse, and relying on just one book is indeed insufficient to encompass it all. Therefore, in fact, besides 'Shennong's Materia Medica,' there is another book written by Shennong that has played a crucial role in the development of TCM!"

"Another book?" Jiang Lianqing, who had been patiently taking notes on the side, finally broke his silence, exclaiming in surprise.

"Yes, Director Jiang, there's another book." Luo Chao nodded, "However, compared to 'Shennong's Materia Medica,' it's much lesser-known, and because it is also closely related to Shennong, I didn't mention it earlier."

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