"Didn't you say that the specialist will be here tomorrow afternoon? If so, I'll have to pick out the prescription tonight and then make the medicine for external application tomorrow. This way, the specialist can take a look at the prescription for internal and external application at the same time and decide that it's alright. Then, they can do two things at once. After all, the effects of Chinese medicine have always been slow. If we just use internal medicine, the effects will definitely be much worse than the painkillers. I've looked at the weather forecast. It's been rainy for the past week and it's going to be winter soon. The cold will be even more severe. If we don't quickly use the medicine, Dad might need to inject an anesthetic for a few days. What if he gets addicted?" Mu Huan said.
Some things that were initially used to relieve pain could later become harmful poisons.