mindless ramblings

I’ve been stricken by a nasty stomach ailment over the past few days, which has left me feeling pretty tired. Thankfully, steady doses of Mom’s congee is slowly nursing me back to good health.

Anyway, after some experimentation with products claiming to provide relief from stomach discomfort, I finally found relief from that traditional Chinese medicine, Po Chai Pills! Yup, those little plastic tubes of black herbal balls which smell, taste and feel horrible actually do work! Each little tube contains 1.89g of 12 assorted herbs which range from Chrysanthemum Flower to Indian Bread… which even Google has no good answer for what it is.

Within seconds (I swear!) of downing the contents, instant relief came to my stomach and this persisted basically for as long as I kept taking the pills. I’m ususally skeptical of any claims of medication taking effect instantly, but it definitely felt that way to me.

Not only does it work, they even have capsules now for those who don’t enjoy gulping herbal balls by the bottleful (like me). Move over Pepto-Bismol, we have a new winner!