Things you've never understood...

[dekoyl]

I like Chinese herbal medicine. I feel that it works equally as well (in SOME cases) if not even better than others to treat things like hay fever and stuff.

Yeah it might be more affective but drinking it down is the problem (if you're thinking of the same methods of preparation as I am. I'm talking about the ones where you have to go to the 'pharmacy' and they weigh out the multitude of herbs, sort them into sets and send you home with it where you have to brew the medicine yourself. The result is an extremely bitter, nausea inducing, liquid.)

Yes, this is the kind! We have a boiler thingo for it as well. The kind I used to take (for my poor liver health) was murky brown and tasted .. sad. I had to hold my nose, then eat a spoonful of honey after every downing. The smell is also quite strong.

Very good though.

Yeah it varies in colour - From almost a dark olive green to black coffee black.
The way I drank it was through a straw whilst sucking on something sweet in my mouth. I put the straw towards the back of the throat without triggering gag reflexes and drank it like that :] Minimal taste and aroma.

[username]

I like Chinese herbal medicine. I feel that it works equally as well (in SOME cases) if not even better than others to treat things like hay fever and stuff.

Yeah it might be more affective but drinking it down is the problem (if you're thinking of the same methods of preparation as I am. I'm talking about the ones where you have to go to the 'pharmacy' and they weigh out the multitude of herbs, sort them into sets and send you home with it where you have to brew the medicine yourself. The result is an extremely bitter, nausea inducing, liquid.)

Yes, this is the kind! We have a boiler thingo for it as well. The kind I used to take (for my poor liver health) was murky brown and tasted .. sad. I had to hold my nose, then eat a spoonful of honey after every downing. The smell is also quite strong.

Very good though.

Yeah it varies in colour - From almost a dark olive green to black coffee black.
The way I drank it was through a straw whilst sucking on something sweet in my mouth. I put the straw towards the back of the throat without triggering gag reflexes and drank it like that :] Minimal taste and aroma.

Do you EAT the herby grass thingos? I guess the nutrients would be all gone but.. mm.

Yeah but you're meant to drink it warm and stuff, which makes it even worse. Mine smelled like pepper mint. I'm so afraid of barfing, its like my number 1 fear.

[dekoyl]

I like Chinese herbal medicine. I feel that it works equally as well (in SOME cases) if not even better than others to treat things like hay fever and stuff.

Yeah it might be more affective but drinking it down is the problem (if you're thinking of the same methods of preparation as I am. I'm talking about the ones where you have to go to the 'pharmacy' and they weigh out the multitude of herbs, sort them into sets and send you home with it where you have to brew the medicine yourself. The result is an extremely bitter, nausea inducing, liquid.)

Yes, this is the kind! We have a boiler thingo for it as well. The kind I used to take (for my poor liver health) was murky brown and tasted .. sad. I had to hold my nose, then eat a spoonful of honey after every downing. The smell is also quite strong.

Very good though.

Yeah it varies in colour - From almost a dark olive green to black coffee black.
The way I drank it was through a straw whilst sucking on something sweet in my mouth. I put the straw towards the back of the throat without triggering gag reflexes and drank it like that :] Minimal taste and aroma.

Do you EAT the herby grass thingos? I guess the nutrients would be all gone but.. mm.

Yeah but you're meant to drink it warm and stuff, which makes it even worse. Mine smelled like pepper mint. I'm so afraid of barfing, its like my number 1 fear.

Nah I didn't consume it. Brew then chuck away =P
Even though it might be more effective (I have no idea), I like to stick to western medicine (is that the right way to describe it?).

[username]

I like Chinese herbal medicine. I feel that it works equally as well (in SOME cases) if not even better than others to treat things like hay fever and stuff.

Yeah it might be more affective but drinking it down is the problem (if you're thinking of the same methods of preparation as I am. I'm talking about the ones where you have to go to the 'pharmacy' and they weigh out the multitude of herbs, sort them into sets and send you home with it where you have to brew the medicine yourself. The result is an extremely bitter, nausea inducing, liquid.)

Yes, this is the kind! We have a boiler thingo for it as well. The kind I used to take (for my poor liver health) was murky brown and tasted .. sad. I had to hold my nose, then eat a spoonful of honey after every downing. The smell is also quite strong.

Very good though.

Yeah it varies in colour - From almost a dark olive green to black coffee black.
The way I drank it was through a straw whilst sucking on something sweet in my mouth. I put the straw towards the back of the throat without triggering gag reflexes and drank it like that :] Minimal taste and aroma.

Do you EAT the herby grass thingos? I guess the nutrients would be all gone but.. mm.

Yeah but you're meant to drink it warm and stuff, which makes it even worse. Mine smelled like pepper mint. I'm so afraid of barfing, its like my number 1 fear.

Nah I didn't consume it. Brew then chuck away =P
Even though it might be more effective (I have no idea), I like to stick to western medicine (is that the right way to describe it?).

Yup. It tastes nicer (but not banana flavored antibiotics), too.

[ninwa]

Chinese herbal medicine is the devil in liquid form.

[ed_saifa]

Chinese herbal medicine is the devil in liquid form.

Holding your nose while drinking it makes it *somewhat* better.

[dekoyl]

Chinese herbal medicine is the devil in liquid form.

That's definitely a good way of putting it =P

Chinese herbal medicine is the devil in liquid form.

Holding your nose while drinking it makes it *somewhat* better.

Yeah still I remember when it passes through the entirety of the mouth and the gag reflexes gets triggered which is the body saying "DO NOT WANT."

[ninwa]

Chinese herbal medicine is the devil in liquid form.

Holding your nose while drinking it makes it *somewhat* better.

And then you let go of your nose and it's like the medicine going FUCK YOU, I'M STILL HERE.

I ate half a box of eclipse mints after drinking that stuff and I could still taste it.

[Rietie]

Why some girls think that orange fake tan looks good.
Because it just doesn't.
And it would look horrible on me - matching hair and skin is not a good look.

[Fyrefly]

Something I never understood is why they use horse urine in cough medicine... I mean ewwww... I'll stick to honey and lemon tea, thanks

HUH?

Do you have a reputable source which states that cough medicine contains horse urine?

I am 99.95% sure that cough medicines sold in pharmacies DON'T contain horse urine. Cough syrups are generally comprised of variants of Codeine, and I have no clue as to why horse urine would even be a perceived beneficial ingredient in cough syrups for someone to put it in there in the first place.

Hahaha thank you Jessie I knew I could rely on you to make a post about this

Lol... all I have is *drum rolls* a statement made by a chinese medicine doctor... I'll ask him to give me the scientific name for horse urine

What a load of crap. He's probably making up crap to deter you from mainstream medicines so you buy his services instead. Cough medicine doesn't contain horse urine. He pulled that one out of his arse.

Actually, I think he pulled that out of a horse's penis

Fail.

[TrueLight]

Why some girls think that orange fake tan looks good.
Because it just doesn't.

yeah i wonder the same thing too....

[cobby]

Why some girls think that orange fake tan looks good.
Because it just doesn't.

yeah i wonder the same thing too....

LOL they look like oompa lumpas sometimes

[Damo17]

Why some girls think that orange fake tan looks good.
Because it just doesn't.

yeah i wonder the same thing too....

LOL they look like oompa lumpas sometimes

LOL

[Odette.]

Why some girls think that orange fake tan looks good.
Because it just doesn't.

yeah i wonder the same thing too....

LOL they look like oompa lumpas sometimes

LOL

Haha so true... I'm glad I'm already tanned Do not need those spray on tans or any of those tanning treatments...
Although one I found that works for most people is that Johnson's gradual tan cream [Holiday tan], whatever it's called.

[Fyrefly]

Why some girls think that orange fake tan looks good.
Because it just doesn't.

yeah i wonder the same thing too....

LOL they look like oompa lumpas sometimes

LOL

Haha so true... I'm glad I'm already tanned Do not need those spray on tans or any of those tanning treatments...
Although one I found that works for most people is that Johnson's gradual tan cream [Holiday tan], whatever it's called.

It's not *2* bad.

...the facial stuff irritated my skin quite badly tho...