As i mentioned earlier on my 1st blog that Mongolian drinks alcohol like water, but they never bother to take a good care of their body. Tuvshuu told me on Monday that his palms and legs have got red dots and he feels sick all the time and started to worry about his health.... hope it's not too late. Since my dad always told me that too much of alcohol can cause liver disfunctional problem, I kinda checked it out in the internet & found out that.... 'Palmar erythema' is a reddening of the palms of the hands affecting the thenar and hypothenar eminences. The soles of the feet are often also affected. Palmar erythema can be a feature of chronic liver disease, pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis, rheumatoid arthritis, polycythaemia and rarely chronic febrile diseases, chronic leukaemia, or shoulder-hand syndrome & also that's where 'ALD' Alcohol Liver Disease came from .. & if u r keen in knowing more about it.... go here
The Alcohol Fans (1st left sitting = Tuvshuu)Speaking of which reminds me of my dad nagging at me almost every single day to drink a chinese herb tea call (xia ku cao) 夏枯草 & I really hate to drink it because it's a little bitter but now I have changed my mind after I discovered the magical deed of the ugly plant. The interesting site about it is here
Self-heal / Prunella Vulgaris (xia ku cao) 夏枯草
NATURE:
Cold; pungent and bitter, attributive to liver and gall bladder
CHARACTERISTICS:
Flowers and kernels used, light brown, marked by obvious veins and covered by white hairs. This drug is highly effective in all symptoms of jaundice.
THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS:
Clear away liver-fire and calm the liver-yang with symptoms such as conjunctivitis, photophobia, headache, dizziness, irritability and bad temper. Eliminate phlegm and disperse stagnation. Used for hyper-thyroidism, gout, high blood pressure, carcinoma of the lung, tuberculosis and hepatitis.
Sorry for the direct translation from some China Site.. like LIVER-FIRE ..
Still have got plenty at home which my dad bought in EXPRESS packets....
& for about 20 packets, It only cost.....
