Egyptian & Korean Folk Remedies
It has been a long time since I wanted to talk about folk remedies used in Korea, and compare them with Egypt but my laziness caught up with me. Anyway, since the last Korea class, the teacher discussed the folk remedies in Korea and asked me about folk remedies in Egypt. It was such an interesting class. We talked about some of the remedies that are still used today. In Korea if you catch a cold, you drink ginger tea, date tea or citrus tea. While in Egypt, if you catch a cold, you drink lemon tea. In Egypt, a sore throat is treated by drinking Anise tea. In Korea, there's an old remedy of pricking the finger tip with a needle if you have a stomach ache. While in Egypt, we drink peppermint tea as it aids digestion. For blood pressure Egyptians drink hibiscus tea. It's helpful for high blood pressure when it's drunk cold, and low blood pressure when it's drunk hot. P.S: during the class, the teacher talked about Soybean Sprout Soup, which is a traditional way to cure