This book belongs to the independent documentary volume of the "Modern Patriotic Gods" series of "Pillars of the Country", which completely records the journey of Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou's scientific research to serve the country. Malaria has been raging in many places for a long time, claiming the lives of countless patients. Against the background of drug shortages, poor research and development conditions, and the blockade of overseas medical technology, Tu Youyou led the team to dig into ancient Chinese medicine books and select effective medicinal materials from a large number of herbal prescriptions.
After hundreds of failed experiments, the team repeatedly optimized the low-temperature extraction process, broke through key technical bottlenecks, and successfully extracted artemisinin, significantly reducing the mortality rate of malaria and building a solid line of defense for epidemic prevention in domestic tropical epidemic areas. Later, artemisinin drugs went abroad to assist malaria-prone areas in Asia, Africa and Latin America, saving millions of patients around the world.
The full text describes her character of being willing to be lonely, taking root in the laboratory, being indifferent to fame and wealth, and deeply cultivating the modernization of traditional medicine. It shows the contemporary value of traditional Chinese medicine, tells the great journey of a female researcher who used ancient methods to innovate modern medicine and save the world, and conveys the patriotic spirit of adhering to the original intention of scientific research, cultural self-confidence, and the benevolence of doctors.
Purpose: To praise Tu Youyou's contribution to overcoming difficulties and developing artemisinin to fight malaria by relying on traditional Chinese medicine classics; to praise the character of doctors who devote themselves to scientific research, make silent contributions, and do not admire glitz; to promote the confidence of traditional Chinese medicine culture and the spirit of serving the country with science and technology, and to interpret the value of the times for doctors to protect lives and benefit people at home and abroad.