As soon as Sarah Sullivan spoke, the entire ward fell silent.
You could hear a pin drop.
Everyone, including Clara Melford, stared at Sarah Sullivan in shock.
Did Sarah Sullivan say something wrong, or did they hear it wrong?
Lara Kemnis stammered, "Dr. Sullivan, what did you say? Feed her coptis? How many pounds?"
Coptis is a perennial herb with underground rhizomes, multi-jointed in shape like a string of beads, hence the name coptis.
The bitterness of coptis lies in its root, which is yellow, and if soaked in clear water for a short time, the water will turn a light yellow. This light yellow substance is called "Coptisine."
Coptisine is a type of alkaloid, called Berberine, with an especially bitter taste. Scientists have experimented and found that even when 1 part of Coptisine is mixed with 250,000 parts of water, the solution remains bitter, hence the saying, "Nothing is more bitter than coptis."
"Mute eating coptis, suffering silently."
