Snake Grass 独行千里/蛇草

Snake Grass 独行千里/蛇草

 

A mature snake grass plant

Newly germinated snake grass plants

 

  A close-up view of snake grass plants

   

The Chinese refer to this herbal plant as the du xing qian li/ she cao  独行千里/蛇草. Just yesterday, SK was having a sore throat, thanks to the durians and rambutans and there was plenty of phlegm in his throat and he had problem getting it out. So he took two leaves from the plant, crush them and put them in a cup, then add hot water to it and let it steep for ten minutes. Later, when it had cooled down sufficiently he drank it and, by this morning his sore throat was almost gone and thick yellowish phlegm came out easily.

Note: The leaves are extremely bitter

Relief For Piles (Haemorrhoids) 痔核

Relief For Piles (Haemorrhoid's) 痔核

 

The cactus concerned

Hibiscus flowers- use only the petals of three flowers and discard the other parts.

A piece of cactus, use only 1/3 of it for one application

A tablespoonful of cooked rice

Mix everything together and crush to a pulp and apply it to the affected area.

It gives relief to the patient and some swear by it that they were cured using this method.

Mint Leaves To Curb Whooping Cough 风咳药

Mint Leaves To Curb Whooping Cough 风咳药

 These leaves have a very strong and overpowering mint smell

薄荷叶

These mint leaves can be concocted into a brew to curb 'wind cough'. When the coughing is due to excessive consumption of cold drinks or when the coughing gets worse in cooler environment, e.g. when the person is in an air-conditioned room or when the person is exposed to direct draft from a circulating fan, then this brew may be able to help curb the cough. You have to drink the concoction a few times for a full recovery and in the meantime avoid consuming cold drinks

Ingredients

 

Left : Honey date （蜜枣）or mud cho in Cantonese

 Right : crystallised lemon （桔饼）or kat paeng in Cantonese

Ingredients

A sprig of mint leaves ( about 20 leaves )
2 honey dates
1 crystallised lemon
5 Chinese rice bowls of water

Instructions

1.  Clean and wash the mint leaves
2.  Put everything into a large pot and add 5 bowl of water
3.  Bring to a boil, then reduce the flame to low
4.  Boil over a slow fire until about 1 Chinese rice bowl of brew is left
5.  Drink while it is warm



Note : You have to brew this concoction and drink it a few times to gauge its effectiveness. It is not as if this is a miracle herb whereby  you drink it once and expect your cough to be totally cured!. In the meantime, avoid cold drinks for at least a week or two and to keep yourself warm.