Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 154 Broad-spectrum Antibacterial Allicin

Although Antoine was the real priest, both Gérice and Antoine knew that the visitor was looking for Gérice.

In the past few weeks, Gellis has done more than just go among the poor, explaining the Bible in Frankish or giving alms in the form of Holy Communion.

He became a doctor who was almost always on call. Whenever someone came to Garys with a headache or fever, he would go over to treat the disease.

Although Gailis couldn't produce very good medicinal herbs, the patients' complexions became much better just by his appearance.

The disease that most of these patients suffer from is actually very simple - hunger.

It is hunger that makes their bodies weak and it is hunger that makes it difficult for them to resist even the slightest infection.

Therefore, most of Garys' treatments can have some effect.

Coupled with the herbal knowledge in his mind, he can really prescribe some medicines for treating diseases. In just two weeks, Gailis has become known as a miracle doctor among these poor brothers.

Faced with the visitor's request, Gailis naturally did not refuse. He first took the man back to a temporary residence nearby.

Then he asked about Waldo's symptoms and confirmed that he was not suffering from any external injuries, but was really sick and had a fever.

Then he packed some materials and medicine into his package.

After saying goodbye to Father Antoine, Gérice and the messenger made their way through the city.

Karak is an ancient city with neat roads paved with volcanic stones and a real city sewer system.

Therefore, the urban scenery here is completely different from that of contemporary Western Europe.

At least when Garys walks on the city streets, he doesn't have to worry about stepping in shit or being splashed with shit.

In fact, the main streets of Karak city are now like a sea of ​​celebration, with lights and decorations everywhere, and people talking loudly about the war that happened not long ago.

Reynald led two hundred knights and defeated seven thousand Muslim troops on the coast of Galilee! He personally killed Saladin's son Afdal!
The Blue Wolf Muzaffar fled, having no intention of fighting again!
Two hundred defeated seven thousand! What a great achievement!
For a moment, the Frankish residents in this city seemed to have forgotten that Reynald was the tyrant above their heads, forgot how Reynald's soldiers acted recklessly in the city, and forgot how much money they were extorted every year.

Even the poor people in the lower city of Karak could not help but straighten their chests when they thought of the invincibility of Reynald's army.

Reynald won! Reynald won! Seven thousand Muslims are no match for two hundred knights!

The Kingdom of Jerusalem once again created a military myth!
With such a strong army, it will be no problem for Saladin to defeat Damascus in no time!
Out of flattery to Reynard, the Citizens' Council in this city has begun preparing for celebrations. The first celebration is for the citizens, and the second is prepared for when Reynard returns.

However, this joyful atmosphere does not really spread throughout the entire city.

Passing through the neighborhoods where the middle class of the town gathered, there were more homeless people on the streets, more drunk people, and people trying to find a little food in the garbage dump.

Garys's slightly neat clothes made him stand out from the crowd, so much so that many people cast greedy eyes on him.

But when they saw the person who led the way for Garys, and noticed Garys's young and familiar face, they suppressed their greed and were filled with only admiration.

They believed that Gérice was a true saint because he never asked others to help the poor, but helped them himself. He rarely spoke empty nonsense, but often explained to them why people in the world were poor.

Any gang leader in the downtown area would suppress his malice when meeting Garys, and instead obey the priest doctor who was willing to treat patients for only 1 copper fils.

As we went deeper into the city, the streets became chaotic and dirty, and no one was celebrating Reynard's victory anymore.

The narrow alleys are lined with dilapidated huts built of rough stone and wood, with walls covered with moss and cracks.

The world became cramped, and the muddy ground exuded a rotten smell. Just walking through it, Garys often felt breathless.

He walked into the real slums, the hell on earth, but there were no devils here, just poor people.

The sounds of joy have completely disappeared. For these poor people, just staying alive is an exhausting duel with life, and they have no time to care about other things.

When Gellis walked into the shed, he could sense the difficulties of the Waldo family.

After a simple diagnosis, Garys was able to determine that Waldo was suffering from a bacterial infection type of gastroenteritis, which caused him to vomit, have diarrhea, and have a fever.

This is a common disease for people living in slums. Whether it is Helicobacter pylori or Escherichia coli...it is very easy to be infected in this slum environment.

Garys frowned, weighing the pros and cons, but ultimately he sighed.

[What is the value of the life of an ordinary person? ]

The medicine he brought with him was running low.

"Lorian, help me hold down Waldo."

"Ah?" The man leading the way didn't understand what Gailis meant for a moment.

"Just help me hold down Waldo, help me hold him, to prevent him from resisting later." "Uh." Although he didn't quite understand what Garys meant, Lorian, who was leading the way, looked at Garys' expression and did it anyway.

"Pay attention, you'd better hold your breath."

As he said this, Garys took out a small bottle sealed with a cork from the package he was carrying. When he took off the cork, Lorian was a little curious for a moment. He took a small sip and then looked painful. Even the faint stench in the room itself was dispelled by the smell of the medicine.

"Tilt your head up and open your mouth." Gailis instructed Waldo.

Waldo wanted to refuse, but Garys said directly: "If you still want to live, drink this medicine."

Garys' treatment seemed to be a kind of coercion. He forced Waldo, a teenager, to swallow his medicine.

"If you dare to spit out even a drop, I'll punch you." After Garys finished feeding the medicine, he showed Waldo his powerful fists and sturdy arms.

This is grace that cannot be denied!
Waldo was intimidated and forced to swallow the extremely spicy potion.

"Father, what do you have in here?"

Garys did not hide anything and answered Lorian's question directly.

"syrup."

"You call this sugar water?" Lorian couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Even though Waldo had swallowed the medicine, he still had a disgusted expression. The room was filled with a strong, pungent and spicy smell.

Gellis didn't explain much more about the acute gastroenteritis that patients like Waldo suffered, which was known as dysentery in this era.

Apart from some common honeysuckle and mint, the most effective medicine in Garys's hands is actually extracted and refined allicin.

In order to allow Waldo to have the strength to hold on, it is very necessary to feed him sugar water directly. After all, for now, Garys cannot give people in Karak City intravenous drips, directly inject glucose solution, or supplement with saline solution.

Secondly, using sugar water can also slightly mask the pungent smell of allicin, so it is a win-win situation.

Allicin is an organic sulfur compound extracted from garlic. Its scientific name is diallyl thiosulfinate and its chemical formula is C6H10OS2.

The solid state is a white to light yellow flowing powder, and the liquid state is a light yellow to brown volatile oily liquid with a strong garlic smell.

Allicin has strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. As a natural broad-spectrum antibacterial substance, it can inhibit or kill a variety of pathogens such as cocci, bacilli, fungi, viruses, etc.

It just so happens that garlic has a history of thousands of years of cultivation in the Middle East. In the Syrian Palestinian region, people here crush garlic with olive oil and salt to make a kind of Middle Eastern garlic sauce.

By purchasing and encouraging farmers to grow garlic, Garys can obtain a large amount of garlic.

As a natural broad-spectrum antibacterial substance, although it is far less effective than antibiotics, it is one of the simplest drugs to extract.

Without worrying about the purity, you can get it by simply crushing fresh garlic.

The process of crushing or grinding garlic releases the allicin precursor, alliin, which is converted into allicin after coming into contact with the enzymes in garlic.

There are two methods that Garys can use to extract allicin.

One is the steam distillation method, which uses the volatility of garlic oil to distill the garlic oil along with water vapor at a temperature below 100°C.

Another method is organic solvent extraction, which uses the property that garlic oil is slightly soluble in water but more soluble in ethanol, which is alcohol.

Through the latter method, roughly 4 grams of garlic oil can be extracted from every kilogram of garlic, and then 4 mg of allicin can be extracted from these 10 grams of garlic oil.

In a sense, Garys had just fed Waldo dozens of kilograms of garlic in one breath.

Dozens of kilograms of garlic are not cheap these days. Considering the complicated processing process, it can be said that even Garys does not have much.

It is blatantly using money to save people, and there is no guarantee that they can be saved.

But there are many things that cannot be fussy about.

It was because of Garys's selfless practice of medicine that he was able to make a name for himself in the city of Karak in just a few weeks, and made the poor people around him obey Garys from the bottom of their hearts.

It is written in the Gospel of Luke: But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind. If you invite them and they cannot repay you, you will receive your reward at the resurrection of the righteous.

But Gellis would say that the poor people, those who make a living by selling their labor, are the force that keeps this city running.

When Garys spreads his influence to every corner of the downtown area, he only needs an opportunity to change the city and turn it upside down.

However, what Garys did not expect was that the opportunity came so quickly.

　Third update (additional update)
　　The fourth chapter has been reviewed, and it’s clearly the part where the turning point is almost approaching the climax!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)