NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 41: Good medicine tastes bitter but good for the disease, Anti-Doping Organization

"As ordered!"

The bald team doctor Shaq felt relieved. It would be unethical for him to supervise good doctors like Jiang Ming and Sean.

It would be even better if you could help.

At this moment, Jiang Ming, who had already fetched a large bucket of water in the cafeteria, was almost kicked out by the chef who didn't know him.

It was only after Jiang Muyan arrived that they calmed down.

Jiang Ming may look like a madman, but Jiang Muyan is obviously a doctor at first glance.

She looks dignified and good-looking, but when she puts on the white coat, she rolls her eyes and looks scary, just like the doctors' movements and expressions when they go to treat patients!
"Since you are from the team's medical team, you can use these two stoves as you like!"

The head chef who was stopped by Jiang Muyan quickly stepped back. No matter how big of a chef he was, he was just a cook, and the team doctor's status in the Trail Blazers was second only to the management and players.

Then she looked at Jiang Ming and her expression changed instantly. She leaned closer like a little bird, and her gentle tone seemed like she had changed into a different person:
"I'm actually working with two unsung heroes. You guys are really great."

Jiang Ming was stunned for a moment, and then seeing Sean's hesitant expression, he guessed that yesterday's incident had been reported:

"Well, I can't guarantee the performance of other doctors, but if you were there, you would do the same thing as us. It's a piece of cake."

Sean: "Yes, yes! If Dr. Muyan encountered such a thing, he would make the same choice as us."

Jiang Muyan:
"Then your medical skills are much better than mine. I can't react so quickly and make every step perfect."

"Okay, stop praising me and help me wash the herbs first."

Jiang Ming smiled and subconsciously patted Jiang Muyan's hair. He would do this when he asked his junior sisters to do something at school, because most of them had their hair tied up in buns, which were easy to rub.

Jiang Muyan, who was originally looking down to get the herbs, paused for a moment as if she had received an electric shock. Then she raised her head and looked at Jiang Ming, who was fetching water with his back turned. A strand of bangs fell on the corner of her lips. She quickly untied the rubber band and tied her ponytail tighter. (Pictures for this chapter)
This scene made her feel like she was in an unreal Korean drama. The man in front of her made her more and more confused and unable to take her eyes off him.

What Jiang Ming did next was the moment when traditional Chinese medicine truly demonstrated its charm.

Here, Jiang Ming and Sean were busy cleaning the medicinal materials.

"Come and experience the process of making Chinese medicine."

The steps for making Chinese medicine are generally to prepare the medicinal materials, soak the medicinal materials, add water to boil, stir and adjust, boil for a certain time, and filter the liquid medicine.

After Jiang Ming and Sean finished the first step of washing the herbs, Jiang Muyan joined in and immediately started the second step of soaking the herbs: put the herbs in a container and add appropriate amount of water to soak them. The soaking time is generally between 15 minutes and 30 minutes.

3. Add water and boil: Add appropriate amount of clean water to the soaked medicinal materials, and boil them over low or high heat according to the properties of the medicinal materials and the requirements of boiling time.

Generally, the decoction time is longer, so you need to closely observe the heat and add water to maintain the liquid level.

4. Stirring and conditioning: During the decoction process, the medicine juice needs to be stirred from time to time to avoid uneven decoction or burning. You can use special Chinese medicine decoction utensils or stir manually.

5. Decoction time: The decoction time of different medicinal materials will vary. Generally, the decoction time needs to be determined according to the properties and requirements of the specific medicinal materials, usually 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Jiang Ming was responsible for these three steps personally. He had to keep an eye on the cooking conditions in the casserole and judge at what point the soup would be ready.

If some Chinese medicines are boiled for too long, they can become poison.

During these few steps, the entire cafeteria was filled with the aroma of Chinese herbs. People kept coming to watch out of curiosity, and even the corridor at the entrance was filled with the aroma of herbs.

When they got closer, they were shocked to see that the water boiled by Jiang Ming was pitch black. In fact, the closer they got, the more bitter it smelled.

Thomas Reese couldn't help but come down to ask when he smelled it:
"Jiang, are you going to cook this for Oden to drink?"

"Yes."

"Why does it feel like poison? It smells like it's inedible."

"Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease."

"Okay, this is the first time I know I can buy so much grass in Portland. Thank you for your hard work!"

In Thomas Reese's opinion, these herbs are just grass. Some of them are in the shape of roadside weeds. What's the use of boiling grass? He can only mutter that this mysterious oriental medicine is weird. Jiang Ming, who was already sweating all over, saw that the time was almost up, so he gave the next step to Sean, the easiest one.

That is to filter the medicinal liquid: after the medicinal juice is boiled, filter it through a filter or gauze and other materials to obtain pure medicinal liquid and remove the residue.

The preservation of the medicinal liquid is left to the more careful Jiang Muyan: the medicinal liquid after decoction can be cooled and drunk as needed, or it can be further processed according to the doctor's instructions, such as boiling and drinking.

Unused liquid medicine should be stored in a clean, cool, dark place to avoid contamination and bacterial infection.

Now, not to mention Thomas Reese, even Sean and the other two who were helping were becoming more and more confused. This thing was feeling more and more wrong.

When it was first brewed, it smelled as fragrant as tea, and now the taste is getting stronger and stronger. Out of curiosity, the two people subconsciously licked a taste when it was filtered to the back of their hands.

"Nonsence……"

“Tsk…”

"bitter!"

Jiang Ming smiled and said, "You can just drink 250 ml, it's good for your health."

"Forget it!"

Jiang Muyan waved her hands repeatedly: "I'm going to rinse my mouth!"

Sean's brain circuit only reacted now, and when he heard the word "healthy", he actually served a bowl.

"It's too hot, don't drink it yet. I'll give this bowl to Oden."

As for Oden, it would be suitable for him to drink a bowl of freshly brewed medicine right away, so after Sean filtered out the first bowl of Chinese medicine for himself, Jiang Ming personally delivered it to the infirmary.

In the infirmary, Oden, who was already tired of waiting, had already put on shoes with height-increasing insoles and was practicing dribbling on the spot.

When he saw Jiang Ming carrying a bowl of dark drink over, he asked:
"What is this, Coke?"

Jiang Ming nodded:

"Yes, I heated it up and drank it in one gulp."

"Use carbonic acid to soften bones?"

Oden took the bowl from Jiang Ming with an understanding look.

He was already thirsty from the practice and didn't even think about smelling the food. He just raised it and drank it in one gulp.

Then his expression changed instantly.

It was a real mixture of feelings!
Before he could burst out, Jiang Ming immediately said:

"Don't spit it out! Just treat it like Coke and drink it in one gulp."

Under Jiang Ming's "fierce" gaze, Oden could only swallow it with his throat surging. Then he quickly picked up the bottle of mineral water next to him and rinsed his mouth with it:
“It’s so miserable!!!”

"This is Chinese medicine. Drinking it is good for your bones and can nourish your whole body."

"So magical!" Oden was healed instantly, because the bitter taste only took a moment to heal, but he became excited when he heard about whole body recuperation.

He now wants to return to his best condition.

The most exciting thing was that Oden's sudden excitement and the unprecedented Chinese herbal medicine prepared by Jiang Ming also successfully attracted the anti-doping organization members sent by the NBA who arrived at the stadium in advance.

They were supposed to monitor the situation only an hour before the game started, but they couldn't help it. The Trail Blazers' medical team was too abnormal today. What did they do to Oden?
So after getting the approval from their superiors, they who had been listening at the door for a long time broke in directly:

“Spot check!!!”

(End of this chapter)