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Chao Gai and Abe Takano spoke sincerely and described in detail the illnesses of their relatives and compatriots in their hometown.

The sick person starts with weak lower limbs and weakness, then anorexia, nausea, and vomiting, and then the feet are swollen and festered.

In severe cases, people will not be able to walk normally, or even get out of bed, until their muscles are paralyzed, and they will lie in bed waiting to die.

That's it

Li Ang leaned back a little, looked at the two people who gave him a big gift, and fell into thought.

Abe Takano said in a soft voice: I heard that Mr. Li likes to appreciate gold and silver utensils, and Japan Island is rich in gold and silver. People in my hometown specially asked me to bring more local specialties.

That's easy to say.

Li Ang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and waved his palm.

I feel that the things about my liking for gold and silver luxury goods have been spread abroad?

Do you want to be so exaggerated.

There are quite a lot of potential diseases that can cause such symptoms, and it's hard for me to make a direct judgment without seeing the specific patient.

Li Ang thought for a while, and said, I remember sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty, they usually bring a lot of people with them, right? I don't know if you know the patients in Chang'an.

I know.

Chao Gai immediately said, He's a businessman who lives near the West Market. Do we need to invite him over?

Huh? If he's sick, it's better if we used to.

No, no, how can you bother Mr. Li?

Chao Gai got up immediately, went outside the courtyard gate, said a few words to the servants waiting there, the servants immediately ran to the West Market, and after a while, a carriage drove into Jingchengfang. .

Two servants helped a Japanese man from the carriage. His feet were indeed slightly swollen as Chao Gai and Abe Takano said.

Li Ang checked it, and suddenly asked, Have you had dinner?

ah?

The Japanese business traveler knew Chao Gai and Abe Takano's aristocratic identities, so he seemed extremely fearful and fearful, and couldn't even speak to Li Ang.

You must know that the ancestor of the Abe family was Emperor Kogen, the prince of the Emperor Ohiko, and many high-ranking officials were born in his ancestors, and he was extremely noble in Hijima.

And let them all be so respectful. Li Ang's status is obviously more noble.

Seeing that the businessman was stunned, Chao Gai couldn't help but whispered, Don't answer Li Jun yet.

Oh, I ate it. At the Ping An Restaurant in the West Market, I ate sunflower vegetables, roasted fish, and tofu soup.

Where's the rice?

The merchant replied, I ate a bowl of polished rice.

Polished rice is white rice that has been finely ground. It is whiter in color and tastes better, but of course it is more expensive.

Um.

Li Ang nodded as expected, It looks like a lack of vitamins.

Vitamins

Chao Gai asked cautiously, Is it the illness of the former Zhen Guo General?

As a bureaucrat in Chang'an, he also learned about Li Ang's deeds during chats with his colleagues, including the cure of Yan Yundang.

Almost. Not the same vitamin, though.

Li Ang said casually.

Yan Yundang suffers from anemia, the cause is the lack of vitamin b12,

And the Japanese business traveler in front of him should have beriberi, the cause of which is a lack of vitamin B1 and thiamine.

This is a vitamin synthesized by fungi, microorganisms, and plants. Animals and humans cannot synthesize it in the body and can only ingest it from the outside.

Once it is lacking, it will cause glucose metabolism disorder, block the oxidation of sugar, form pyruvate and lactic acid accumulation, affect the energy supply of the body, and clinically appear digestive and circulatory system symptoms.

That is beriberi.

Li Ang asked: If I remember correctly, the Japanese nobles should like to eat polished rice, right?

Yes.

Abe Takano nodded respectfully and said, Since Shangguo rewarded a new type of waterwheel two hundred years ago, waterwheel mills have become popular in Hishima to finely grind rice.

What about the meat?

Li Ang asked: Do you usually eat meat from livestock such as chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep, and pigs?

This will be eaten occasionally.

Chao Gai and Abe Takano looked at each other, and explained with some embarrassment.

In the pre-Sui period, Ridao was already a vassal state of the Sui Kingdom.

At that time, the regent Prince Shotoku, in order to resist the intervention of his relatives named Soga, got inspiration from the Goguryeo eminent monk Huici, determined to follow the Sui system, centralize the monarchy, promote Buddhism, and unify thoughts.

He carried out a series of drastic reforms, including but not limited to formulating twelve ranks of crowns, distinguishing official ranks by the color of hats and clothes, appointing officials according to their talents, making official positions non-hereditary, promulgating written codes, and so on.

In the process, the self-confident Prince Shotoku also changed his previous attitude of submission to the Sui Dynasty, and asked the envoy Ono Meizi (just named Meizi, male gender) to send a letter to the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Book.

It is the very famous letter The emperor at the sunrise sends a letter to the emperor at the sun, I respectfully ask you for nothing.

Of course, it's one thing to have confidence, and quite another to put it into practice.

Prince Shotoku's reforms ultimately failed due to the obstruction of his relatives. He himself was also under the surveillance and suppression of his relatives, and unfortunately died. Only his extreme admiration for Buddhism survived.

Buddhism does not allow meat to be eaten, so Prince Shotoku promulgated a ban on meat, using strict laws to restrict people from eating meat such as cows, horses, and chickens. Later, even pork and dog meat were not allowed to be eaten.

In nature, vitamin B1 mainly exists in the outer skin and germ of seeds, such as rice bran and bran. It also exists in the meat of poultry and livestock.

It is not surprising that Japanese nobles do not eat brown rice or meat, so they suffer from vitamin B1 deficiency.

Li Jun, can this disease be cured?

Chao Gai asked cautiously.

Okay. I need to prepare a little something, you guys wait here.

Li Ang thought for a while, went to the backyard and found the hand-cranked simple centrifuge he had used before, and found the yeast for steamed buns from the kitchen.

Using the method of extracting vitamin B12, the yeast fermentation broth is filtered, centrifuged, and purified.

Pour out the supernatant from the test tube, return to the living room, and pass it to the Japanese business traveler.

Here, drink it. If it goes well, the effect will appear within seven to ten days.

Li Ang said.

Yeast contains a lot of vitamin b1, and drinking the purified liquid can completely make up for the lack of vitamin b1. In the future, as long as you eat more meat and brown rice, the disease will heal itself.

Yes Yes.

Ridao Merchant Hotel nodded like a pounding garlic, took the test tube respectfully, drank the solution in one gulp, and smacked his lips.

Thank you so much Li Jun.

Abe Takano once again saluted Li Ang, and said excitedly: This way, mother will be saved.

Chao Gai also said: Mr. Li, this is a gift reward for you. Please wait a moment, I will go to the mansion to get more gifts.

No, no, it's what I should do to save lives.

Li Ang paused, As for the reward, Takano, can you show me the rosary in your hand?

In his induction, the transparent rosary in Abe Takano's hand was exuding a subtle fluctuation.

Familiar, the fluctuation of the relic of the sword fairy.