The Sore Throat Brigade
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yeah.. it works.. i used it before..
however, it stinks
Originally posted by Kuali Baba:I was just told that apple cider vinegar (preferably the type that can be consumed uncooked), mixed with honey in water, works wonders for sore throats.
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Manager, rock sugar has a 'cooling' purpose, meh?
OOoh... now I know!
I also didn't know that the 'watermelon spray' is available here! -
rock sugar is always used with bird nest...
i reckon both are useless
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Hey, where can we get that? I've never seen it sold before!Originally posted by Kuali Baba:I was just told that apple cider vinegar (preferably the type that can be consumed uncooked), mixed with honey in water, works wonders for sore throats.
When Pao Pao Char was popular, Apple Vinegar was one of my favourites! -
supermarkets.. that's where my sister got the stuff..
but i think it's overrated and the "health properties" are a scam tooOriginally posted by Rhonda:Hey, where can we get that? I've never seen it sold before!
When Pao Pao Char was popular, Apple Vinegar was one of my favourites! -
Like the one we saw at Kuishin-Bo that night?Originally posted by the Bear:supermarkets.. that's where my sister got the stuff..
but i think it's overrated and the "health properties" are a scam too -
dunno.. i never took the stuff until i was forced to for the throat...
it is rankOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:Like the one we saw at Kuishin-Bo that night? -
Oh, I wasn't referring to that. I was referring to the ones used in the Pearl Tea shops - Apple Vinegar. That was nice!Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Like the one we saw at Kuishin-Bo that night? -
That's fine, if you want to make your sore throat worse... go ahead...cannot tahan the kitty eyes... but kitty will be hurting herself...Originally posted by Rhonda: 
Humph!! pthpthpth!!!
OK, I shall give you my teary-eyed, kitty-eyes, wide-eyed pleading look... see if you can tahan or not! I'm sure you're not going to be so hen3 xing1 bah!
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One of the remedy I heard was to slice lemons as thinly as possible, and mix with chinese tea.
made it for my dad.. damn bitter -
*applies to join the sore throat brigade*
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until now i haven't eaten my bak kwa..how?
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hwo kai
Originally posted by stellazio:until now i haven't eaten my bak kwa..how? -
practising abstinence. Decided to remain faithful to cashew nuts and eschew the bak kwa.
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this year is just soo strange..no bak kwa in my hse,and bear's speaking in mandarin..Originally posted by the Bear:hwo kai
nvm,later going my auntie house,i saving stomach space liao.. -
... you know you wanna..Originally posted by ShrodingersCat:practising abstinence. Decided to remain faithful to cashew nuts and eschew the bak kwa.
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sits in a ring of sulphur and meditates... Ommmmmmm~~~~Originally posted by the Bear:... you know you wanna.. -
indeed tis strange.Especially when there are no pistachios in the house and I'm stuck in Singapore during CNY.Originally posted by stellazio:this year is just soo strange..no bak kwa in my hse,and bear's speaking in mandarin..
nvm,later going my auntie house,i saving stomach space liao.. -
go and buy lah! unlike some of us who cannot get it... have to make our own... sigh... how I miss bak kwa... drools...Originally posted by stellazio:until now i haven't eaten my bak kwa..how? 
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Originally posted by Manager433:My own ways to cure sore throat:
1)BOIL Chrysanthemum tea, add a small piece of rock sugar ( very important ).
2)Green bean soup. Also add rock sugar instead of normal sugar as rock sugar have 'cooling' purpose.
3)Eat watermelon but do not over eat. 2-3 slice will do.
4)Last method and also the best way: Raw Lotus Roots juice. WHO DARE TO DRINK LIKE TAT? Add a little honey if you hate the raw taste.
FYI:
Lotus root is sweet and can be eaten as fruit, sliced and stir fried, or stuffed with glutinous rice in its flue-shaped holes and steamed as dessert. Tender young lotus roots are good for salads while starchy mature lotus roots are good for making soups. Ground mature lotus root powder makes wonderful thick soup and dessert soup. It also stops diarrhea, clears Heat and improve appetite. Lotus roots contain much iron, vitamins B & C. The rich fibre content of lotus roots stimulates peristalsis and relieves constipation. Drinking 2 to 3 glasses of lotus root juice a day can stop bleeding of the esophagus an stomach (vomiting blood); bleeding of the rectum, intestines or stomach (blood in feces); nose bleeding or gum bleeding. Lotus root soup also serves similar purposes. Patients with high fever can drink it cold, while those with steady temperature should drink it warm. Drinking water chestnut juice mixed with pear juice can help clear phlegm while mixing it with grape juice and carrot juice eases dry tongues.
i like to drink lotus root soup -
Who still got lotsa CNY goodies hanging around at home?
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There was a debate at work about whether watermelon was cooling or heaty. Some people were saying that watermelon was actually heaty. Maybe the difference is between red and yellow flesh?Originally posted by Manager433:My own ways to cure sore throat:
3)Eat watermelon but do not over eat. 2-3 slice will do. -
I've heard before too that watermelon can be both heaty and cooling. Someone mentioned it depends on which season?Originally posted by choco B:There was a debate at work about whether watermelon was cooling or heaty. Some people were saying that watermelon was actually heaty. Maybe the difference is between red and yellow flesh?
Don't know... I personally have difficulty imagining the very juicy watermelon as 'heaty'. -
cant seems to get rid of this..urm ailment
its started with a sore throat, then flu and fever
then woke one day, flu and fever gone, but started coughing like mad
slowly, runny nose came back
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Water melon is 'cooling' but if over eat, will cause cough ( lungs over cooling ).Originally posted by choco B:There was a debate at work about whether watermelon was cooling or heaty. Some people were saying that watermelon was actually heaty. Maybe the difference is between red and yellow flesh?