Chapter 13 Section five

The next afternoon, Cheng Shaozhong came back from the English tutoring class. As soon as he entered the door, Brown asked him with a smile: "My child, what good way did you use to stop Joan's vaginal itching and make her call three times in half a day? You say thank you?" "That's it." Before Cheng Shaozhong could answer, Sophia took out the propolis and cotton balls she had snatched back from Kawashima Taro last night from her pocket, and handed them to her father. "What's this?" Brown asked as he picked up the propolis bottle and observed it. "Propolis is the panacea for bees." Cheng Shaozhong said, "There are many bees in the world. They are mainly protected from diseases by propolis. For example, bee pollen does not deteriorate for a long time, and dead bees and rats in beehives do not rot. It is all because of propolis. It has very remarkable sterilizing and anti-inflammatory functions. Therefore, it has a very stable curative effect on sexually transmitted diseases, especially female sexually transmitted diseases."

"OK! This is really a remarkable discovery!" Brown said excitedly, "Is it the result of your father's research?" "My father used propolis to make natural disinfectants and anti-inflammatory drugs all his life, but this was not his personal creation. Both my grandfather and great-grandfather used it." Cheng Shaozhong said. "It's amazing, it's amazing!" Brown said with great emotion, "It seems that Chinese medicine is very knowledgeable, but because there is no patent system, it is unclear who should belong to its achievements."

"It should belong to the whole nation." Cheng Shaozhong said. "OK!" Brown said with a smile. "That's a very fair conclusion. Yes, the whole nation, a great nation where everyone has something to contribute." Sophia pointed to Cheng Shaozhong and said, "You, Mister Cheng, are also included." "Yes!" said Brown, "and would you like to introduce this discovery to all the people of the United States?" "Of course!" Cheng Shaozhong said unequivocally, "As long as it doesn't violate the laws of the United States. I just arrived in the United States and I don't understand the laws of the United States. Things like yesterday are normal in China."

Brown thought for a while, and said to Cheng Shaozhong: "Well, I am an American doctor. From now on, if you use Chinese medical techniques or medicines in the United States, I will come forward before you have obtained the qualification to practice medicine, or clinical treatment, or legal testing. , or apply for a batch number to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), I will be in charge, and at the same time, if a patent should be applied for, it should be applied in your own name, do you think so?" "Okay. But I don't want patents." Cheng Shaozhong said, "Because these are not my inventions."

"This is the wealth of your country," insisted Brown. "But my ancestors told me that the Xuanhu is for the benefit of the world, and the benefit of the world should be poured out without reservation." Cheng Shaozhong also insisted. "What? You said that the hanging pot is for the benefit of the world? What is the hanging pot? What does it mean to benefit the world?" Brown asked with great interest. "Xuanhu is a hanging medicine pot. It is the signboard of Chinese medicine shops, and it is also the synonym for our Chinese doctors' profession. To help the world is to save the people and help them get rid of the pain of disease." Cheng Shaozhong explained with sincerity.

"It's very interesting," Brown said, "and it's also very noble. Yes, if you want to save the people, you should be unreserved. It seems that the professional ethics standards of Chinese doctors are much higher than those of American doctors. Children, I I am proud of you Chinese doctors, but you still have to listen to me on the issue of patents. When you need to declare, you must declare. This not only involves the interests of the nation, but also marks the contribution of each nation to mankind." "Okay, I listened to what you said." Cheng Shaozhong couldn't say anything more, so he had to accept Brown's opinion.

"OK!" Brown said, "we'll start with Joan's STD treatment, and I'll continue to treat her as you did—she said on the phone that her itching like hell had gone away, and the pus It's much less. While continuing to treat Joan, let's test your propolis in my laboratory to find out what its active ingredients are? Then, we will write a paper together to announce the truth of the great China to all mankind. Great discovery!" "I want to join your work too," Sophia demanded. "Of course, with you, our boring testing process will add a lot of joy." Brown said with a smile.