Here are some traditional medicines commonly (or uncommonly) used in Vietnam. I particularly like the ore of mercury (whose life's work is to cure sadness) which was a crumbly, sparkling pile of cherry red, that also happened to smell of cherries though not taste of them. I smelt the others but can't really describe their scents without using words from a language either long forgotten or yet to be invented, that neither you, nor I, nor the medicines would understand. All I can say is that I smoked, snorted and swallowed everything you see here (and more), and that, as a result, I feel pretty damn chipper right now.








2 comments:

  1. Dominic oi, em thich these clean pictures a lot! You cleaned your oven top really well, eh? :)

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  2. Cam on Sara a, I gave it a very very good scrub with Photoshop, which is how I clean my whole house now...

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