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How does this work!?:: Asian home remedies! **Come on, am I the only freak?**

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I know what you are talking about.

Don't quite remember if I ever did that though, but I suppose I did since I have faint memories of it and hence know what you are talking about.
 
I know what your talking about & it seems to work for me. I remember as a kid when I had stomach ache or flu/virus, my grandmother would do this & my stomach aches / flu would miracously go away. Just a few weeks ago when I had food poisoning, my grandmother came & visit and did this again & my chills went away. It's very strange, but it seems to work on me.
 
I'm korean and I talked to my grandma's acupuncture doctor. He says all the acupuncture points (where they place needles) basically just increases nerve endings for better blood circulation.
 
I'm korean and i have had this done many times... I ususally got it done when i had stomach problems.. when i'm chae ae suh... as koreans would say.. I always found it weird.. but what works works..
 
if ur getting sore eyes...'red eyes'...rub your palm on your butt, rather swipe it across your asshole(clothed is fine)
and then swipe across your eyes. Do this 3 times. you will have warded off the sore eyes.

i kid u not.
 
suprised nobodies mentioned this yet. Green Ointment. the crap that smells like peppermint. like windex, it can cure everything from tummy aches, stuffy noses, aches and pains, flu.

man i hate that thing.
 
Originally posted by: Buttzilla
suprised nobodies mentioned this yet. Green Ointment. the crap that smells like peppermint. like windex, it can cure everything from tummy aches, stuffy noses, aches and pains, flu.

man i hate that thing.
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I mentioned it earlier, eagle brand balm/ointment. That sh!t cures cancer!!!

EDIT:

White Flower Oil
Eagle Brand Oil

All old school Chinese households have at least one, if not both. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Buttzilla
suprised nobodies mentioned this yet. Green Ointment. the crap that smells like peppermint. like windex, it can cure everything from tummy aches, stuffy noses, aches and pains, flu.

man i hate that thing.
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YOu use the kind in the square bottles, or hte one that looks like a purfume bottle? The purfome bottle one is the stronger of the two.

I have also never heard of this pricking of blood, but the black/dark blood coming out reminds me of zits that when you pop, you gotta get rid of all the dark blood until the clear (presumably white blood cells) come out.

Oh yea, another thing is using the big coins like quarters along with the green oils to scrape your back.
 
i know what your talking about, although ive never gotten my finger pricked. Once my stomache ached like a mother when i was in Korea and my aunt put really hard pressure on my fingertips and it really helped!
 
that's pretty wild.

but, i gotta laugh at someone who doesn't believe it could be placebo but does believe that a single drop of blood can relieve his headache. this ain't the middle ages anymore, we don't bleed people.
 
Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Originally posted by: Buttzilla
suprised nobodies mentioned this yet. Green Ointment. the crap that smells like peppermint. like windex, it can cure everything from tummy aches, stuffy noses, aches and pains, flu.

man i hate that thing.
Click to expand...

YOu use the kind in the square bottles, or hte one that looks like a purfume bottle? The purfome bottle one is the stronger of the two.

I have also never heard of this pricking of blood, but the black/dark blood coming out reminds me of zits that when you pop, you gotta get rid of all the dark blood until the clear (presumably white blood cells) come out.

Oh yea, another thing is using the big coins like quarters along with the green oils to scrape your back.
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the purfume bottle...i think thats the eagle one. oh man, you ever use it for a stuffy nose? clears it right up. just put a dab right at the opening of your nostrils and BAM...BAM...BAM...its gone! but ifyou put too much, oh man, i start crying cause the fumes float up into your eyes.
 
Originally posted by: atom
Originally posted by: Buttzilla
suprised nobodies mentioned this yet. Green Ointment. the crap that smells like peppermint. like windex, it can cure everything from tummy aches, stuffy noses, aches and pains, flu.

man i hate that thing.
Click to expand...

I mentioned it earlier, eagle brand balm/ointment. That sh!t cures cancer!!!

EDIT:

White Flower Oil
Eagle Brand Oil

All old school Chinese households have at least one, if not both. 🙂
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A dab on each side of your temples then you're out! Even if I tried to open my eyes I wouldn't be able to. That stuff works.

 
Originally posted by: Shelly21
Where the fcuk did you get that from? Of all my years being White with tons of Asian friends, this is the first time I've heard of something like this

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oops, i quoted the wrong guy. i forgot i was asian. 🙁

btw, i'm korean and i have heard of this before, my grandmother wanted me to prick my finger too, i hate needles tho.
 
I recall my mom stroking my back and then my arms and then my hands. Then she would take a needle with thread attached to it and wrap it just around the first knuckle after the nail on the thumb and then prick it. Then she would do the other thumb. I recall always feeling better after doing this. This was done for stomache aches. I dont do this now though, this was only done when I was a kid.

-fk
 
Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
When you have a headache, flu, cold, upset stomach or even diaherrea, we do this:

1. Grab a sharp pin or a needle
2. Lightly prick or sting your fingers (preferably thumb) in the region just above where your finger nails start.
3. Do it just enough so that a drop of blood or two will come out.
4. In most cases, you will see a dark to black colored blood come out and you will instantly feel better!

I don't believe this is placebo, I remember doing it once and I felt the headache go away as if it was being 'lifted' in an instant.

Their logics is that when you're sick, it often results in bad blood circulation (not the cause). And by 'extracting' the bad blood in the very ends of your limbs (hence your fingers and your toes) it immediately clears your system and makes you feel better.

In severe cases of being sick, people also do both thumbs and both toes...

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I guess, it's a Korean thing!? We call it, "chim dda gi" (slang for acupuncture).

I just asked my chinese friends around and they never heard of it... Any Koreans here who knows what I'm talking about?
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Wow, and I thought Hmong were the only ones that did it. Also, we burn something really quick inside a jar, then close it over the back to "suck" out the bad things.
 
Originally posted by: slycat
if ur getting sore eyes...'red eyes'...rub your palm on your butt, rather swipe it across your asshole(clothed is fine)
and then swipe across your eyes. Do this 3 times. you will have warded off the sore eyes.

i kid u not.
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I'm not letting this post get lost in the thread...WTF!

Some of this stuff sounds beyond ridiculous.
 
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