At least it feels like it’s jumped straight onto my allergies. I’ve developed a cough and the boys (who never completely ridded themselves of the congestion they had when we first got here) also seem to be going through a rough spell. My cough is so noticeable now that a coworker offered to go and get me some herbal medicine.
In a separate conversation, she had previously explained that the main difference between Chinese and Western medicine was that if you are misdiagnosed, Western medicine can kill you. Secondly, that the Chinese seek to fix the root cause, rather than just trying to manage the symptoms. I found it hard to disagree with her.
Anyway, while offering the medicine she mentioned that twice in the past she had offered to do the same thing for Americans and both times they turned her down. This was also one of the few times someone didn’t say “it’s good for man” about some strange food item that they want you to try, so I figured it must be pretty innocuous. How could I say no after that???
Below is the bottle, she assured me its contents were all-natural, mainly consisting of honey, sugar cane derivatives, yada, yada, yada. Well, she didn’t really yadayadayada through the rest of the label, but it was pretty close. I figured that she was planning on witnessing my reaction, so down the hatch it went.
It tasted like Ricola honey. Mmm mmm good! I feel better already, although that may be the sugar high. I promise not to be too graphic if the effects are negative, but right now I’m feeling pretty good (minus the Ricola burps). Below is a shot of the bottle.
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