My ah Ma's like a doctor!

Went see ah ma today...
somehow we chatted abt her self-'brewed' medicine...
蛇草酒...
this 蛇草酒 is really fantastic...
i've used it since young time..
its super bitter... suppose to 轻热 & 解毒..

ah ma was from china n did farming when very young...
so tend to know some old chinese recipe..

-whenever there's swollen feet (maybe bitten by some bugs)..
can apply 蛇草酒..
-when heaty, can drink 蛇草酒..
-when skin ichy... can apply 蛇草酒
-when throat pain, can drink 蛇草酒...
-many more misc la...

she always tell me things like my uncles/aunts/her frs where n where pain/swollen/bitten..
& when they apply/drink this 蛇草酒...
they do recover...
sometimes even doctors cant resolve...
isn't it amazing..
haha..

How is it 'brewed'??

1) ah ma self grow the leaves... at corridor...
n some ppl do come & steal leh...
they so 识货 ah..

close-up... looks like normal leaves.. but its super bitter!2) then she'll dry it under the sun n it becomes this..
3) then she'll mix with 'rice wine' (also can mix abit of liquor in)...

then can take few sips if need be...

to be more trifty, ah ma mixed with vinegar if its for exterior use..

(i've got super trifty ah ma)

蛇草酒.. this is mixed in rice wine+abit liqour...

can see the dried grass contents inside? -----------------------------------------------------

ah ma got another specialty...

her own 凉茶...

the leaves (in teochew) is call "zu wee lang"

she grew it herself too... all at corridor...

some older generation ppl also ask from ah ma for these leaves...

its suppose to boil in water & boil till water becomes purple...

then add some sugar...

then its the nice yummy 凉茶..

i had it frequently since young till now...

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Another frequent used medication by ah ma is this..see the benefits...

its very very good...

used this brand for more than 30 yrs liao..

since i'm still a baby...

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In summary..

ah ma jus want all her grandsons n granddaughters to be good & healthy..

this is happy ah ma n her great-grandson!

sigh... she's still waiting for mine...

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oh ya till today.. i haven eaten tat salad meal...

not tempted to eat it leh..