The red yew tree, a long-extinct species, could have its bark extracted for anti-cancer medication.
Manbao stroked her chin in thought, "How is this extraction done? By boiling it into medicine?"
Keke: "What does the host think?"
Manbao: "I've never heard that red yew trees can cure diseases, but since that's what the Encyclopedia says, let's give it a try."
Manbao had learned about cancer from Teacher Mo; she wasn't very good at treating it, but she had a basic understanding.
Comparing with the medical books she could find, she discovered that her predecessors had different names for cancers in various parts of the body, whether called tumors, kidney stones, or abdominal lumps, they all shared one common trait: "swelling."
Manbao wondered, "Could its bark have the effect of reducing swelling?"
Keke ignored her; how would it know?
