Xu Tingzhen watched as Xie Liangchen placed all the medicines on the table into the medicine cabinet.
For the last few rare herbs, Xie Liangchen spent some extra time but identified them accurately.
"I haven't finished drawing my herbal chart," Xie Liangchen said, "I want to compile all usable herbs into an illustrated book."
Xu Tingzhen couldn't help but nod.
Xu Tingzhen continued, "And how much do you understand about processing familiar medicines?"
Xie Liangchen replied, "Ginseng needs to be deprived of its fibers, Ephedra of its roots, Cornelian cherry of its pits, Cinnamon of its coarse skin, and Tortoise shell, Trionychidae shell, and Asafetida of their fishy odor. Chaihu should be fried with vinegar to enhance its efficacy, Cattail pollen should be stir-fried to stop bleeding, and Greater Celandine and Aconite needs detoxification..."
