Welcome to the "New Discoveries in Magic Capital" section, my name is Kyoko Komatsu, and I have lived in Shanghai for two years. Recently, the weather was warm and cold, and my husband "got a cold", but it made me "blessed by misfortune" and learned the "new skills" of buying medicine. Before going to the pharmacy, like many foreigners, I was worried about how to communicate with the clerk. When I walked into the store, I found that I could cope with it with just a few phrases.
Are there cough medicines?
Western
medicinal herb
First learn "Is there a cough medicine?" ”。 Chinese when buying home medicines such as cold medicines, cough medicines, Band-Aids, vitamins, etc., the first choice is pharmacies. In the basic expression "Are there cough suppressants?" The "cough medicine" position in the "cough medicine" can be substituted for the name of the drug you want to buy, and it is not pleasant to try. For example, "Is there a cold medicine?" "Do you have motion sickness drugs?" etc. Remember that the type of drug cannot be mistaken, even if the same drug will have different types. During consultation, you can express "Is there a cough suppressant?" on the basis. Add the sentence "Preferably...". If you want to buy pills, you can say, "Are there any cough medicines?" Preferably pills". When buying children's syrup, you can say "Are there any cough medicines?" Preferably syrup"; if you want to stop coughing quickly, you can say "Is there a cough suppressant?" Preferably spray". There is a popular saying called "treatment depends on Western medicine, maintenance of selected drugs".
In China, especially in winter, there is also a special kind of medicine. Have you heard of "cream recipe"? The cream is made from more than 20 kinds of Chinese herbal decoctions, which can be used for gastrointestinal health care, sleep regulation, and immunity enhancement. Due to the different personal constitution and treatment purposes, the selection of materials is completely different, must be prescribed by Chinese medicine, therefore, ordinary pharmacies do not sell, you need to go to the Chinese medicine clinic or Lei Yunshang, Tong Han ChunTang, Cai Tong De Tang and other centuries-old Chinese medicine pharmacies to inquire and purchase.
Patient: I've been a little afraid of cold lately. TCM: Let's take a pulse first. Patient: Okay.
Chinese medicine: some kidney loss, prescribe a cream to adjust it. Patient: How long to drink? TCM: about 50 days.
Patient: So long? Is there a way to make your body hotter rapidly? Chinese Medicine: Go out and turn left, go to the convenience store to buy a warm baby.
This doctor is really humorous, the cream needs to be taken for a long time, gradually nourishing the body, do not be anxious. Moreover, unlike Western medicine, it is impossible to take medicine on the spot. After handing over the prescription to the pharmacy department, it is necessary to wait at least two days, but the acute children should pay attention to:
Add water, break open, soak, paste production from the infiltration of medicinal materials, soak for 6 hours, until the active ingredients penetrate out, start decoction, fry out the first juice, repeat the decoction to extract the second juice, the two juices are mixed and precipitated, poured into the copper pot for boiling, during which continuous stirring, until the water completely evaporates. Finally, mixed with ejiao, turtle shell gum and other gum herbs poured into a lidless clay pot and left to stand overnight, the opening was covered with gauze.
It is reported that the production volume of winter creams in major pharmacies in Shanghai has increased by more than 10 times compared with other seasons. The "Emperor's Inner Classic" believes that the temperature in winter is low, and the human body will consume more food to achieve the purpose of heat and warmth. At this time, the body will show the physiological characteristics of "eating more" and "absorbing fast", so it is easier to absorb the cream in winter.
If you also want to condition your body with a cream, you may wish to check it out. If you want to buy household medicines, ordinary pharmacies can meet the demand. Isn't it convenient!
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(Editor: Zhang Xinyuan Intern Editor: Yin Yixing)