One of my patients has frequent attacks of the hiccups, and the attacks usually continue for more than a week. During the attacks, he can't eat enough and I have to give him continuous drip infusions. I'd been looking for some remedies and found a strange medicine. It's the stalk end of the Japanese persimmon. You put them into water and boil them. The extracted liquid is given to the patients. When the state-of-the-art medicine reaches an impasse, a folk medicine, existing for more than 1000 years, is available. Don't you think it is funny and an awesome feeling about our ancestors' wisdom?
(Vocabulary)
folk medicine 民間療法
stalk end へた
Japanese persimmon 《植物》柿
extracted liquid 抽出液
impasse 行き詰まり, 袋小路
reach an impasse 行き詰まる, 暗礁に乗り上げる
be at an impasse 行き詰まっている, 暗礁に乗り上げている
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