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“So, according to your research these days, the herbs used to make this painkiller pill have a strong addictive effect?”
Yu Yan asked clearly.
He found out that Xiao Wu got the herbs from the courtyard that the Taoist temporarily managed. According to Xiao Wu, this herb was very destructive to the body, and once used improperly, it may even threaten life.
“Yes, that herb has a strong toxin. If used properly, it can be used to relieve pain, cough, diarrhea, and other symptoms.”
“However, if the dose is too large, it can easily become a life-threatening poison. In a short period of time, it will make people excited and energetic, but in the long run, it will also destroy people’s will and mind.”
“The characteristics of long-term overdose of this herb are very obvious. First, the body will lose weight rapidly, the appetite will be poor, the spirit will be depressed, the mood will suddenly become irritable or depressed, and it will be easy to be anxious and angry.”
“There is no way to get rid of this herb, and the dose will become larger and larger.”
Ah Wu pretended not to understand and told him all her knowledge of opium poppy.
In fact, she had already had a guess in her mind when she discovered that poppies were grown in large quantities in the palace.
The current Emperor Qian was pursuing the way to immortality, but where could immortality come from in this world?
Ah Wu heard that the Taoist priests trusted by Emperor Qian would send him a batch of elixirs every once in a while. It was said that those elixirs had the power to strengthen the body.
Every time Emperor Qian took those elixirs, he would be extremely excited and energetic.
The alchemy methods of this era were crude, so Ah Wu could imagine what kind of sacred elixir took effect immediately.
Lead, mercury, cinnabar, and the batch of poppies that she found growing vigorously were all things that could quickly take effect on the human body. But these things, once the dosage was large, were poisons.
Moreover, these kinds of things would accumulate in the body. Even if the dosage was small at the beginning, over time, it would form a deadly poison.
The most terrifying thing was the opium poppy.
Ah Wu didn’t know whether Emperor Qian’s mind was still as clear as before after taking drugs for so many years.
After all, these kinds of neurotoxins were the most harmful to the human brain.
How many people have lost their minds because of the existence of drugs and finally hurt others and themselves?
When Ah Wu found the poppy field, the first thing she was worried about was her brother because Emperor Qian had the habit of rewarding trusted ministers with elixirs.
Ah Wu’s father, the Marquis of Changping, once in a while received a reward from Emperor Qian. He did not dare to refuse and always accepted it happily in front of Emperor Qian.
However, the Marquis of Changping disliked Taoist priests the most in his life. He always felt that those people were just swindling and led Emperor Qian astray, making the Li Dynasty a mess.
Therefore, every time he took the elixir, he would go back to the mansion to induce vomiting.
Because Emperor Qian didn’t give elixirs very often, those medicines didn’t have much impact on his body.
Changshou Powder was different from ordinary elixirs. First of all, the climate in the capital was not suitable for growing poppies. The poppy fields were carefully taken care of, but the amount of medicine extracted was very small.
With the increase of Emperor Qian’s drug addiction, the only one who could get this generous reward from him was the old eunuch Yan Zhongying.
But Yu Yan is Yan Zhongying’s adopted son.
Ah Wu was afraid that her brother would follow that adopted father and become addicted to drugs.
You know, once you become addicted, it will be difficult to quit.
Just now, when her brother pushed her away, Ah Wu touched her brother’s wrist without leaving a trace and took his pulse.
Judging from her checking, her brother did not seem to have the habit of taking Changshou powder.
However, Ah Wu was also afraid that he just didn’t take it many times, so it hadn’t shown on his pulse yet.
Of course, what she just said was not only to remind her brother not to take the so-called immortality pills made by the Taoist priest, but also to remind him that excessive consumption of opium could kill people.
As for whether her brother would use this to do something, it was not within Ah Wu’s consideration.
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