Only after learning about it did I know that such a bottle of 100 ml melon water was stored by my grandmother for a long time. My grandmother firmly believes that it is a folk prescription, and it has obvious curative effect when my body needs to cool down because of heatstroke, so when my granddaughter feels unwell, she will immediately take out this wax gourd water for her children to take. Unexpectedly, the child's health became more and more serious, and finally he had to go to the hospital for emergency treatment.
2. Why are the elderly so willing to believe in folk remedies?
There has been a debate about folk remedies. Some people think that folk remedies have a certain therapeutic effect on the body. Although this effect cannot be explained scientifically, it does have a certain effect. Of course, some people think that this is superstitious, and the folk prescription will only delay the illness and lead to a more serious state of the body. The reason why old people believe in folk remedies is because in the society where medical care and technology were underdeveloped in the past, the only thing that people can trust and believe is some folk remedies. Of course, some folk remedies do have certain effects.
3. Is there a better way than trusting folk remedies?
First of all, everyone's ideas must change. This folk prescription is only applicable to areas or societies with underdeveloped medical conditions. If you can't get timely treatment, you can try to use folk remedies. However, it is obviously against common sense to store wax gourd water for a long time, because it contains high concentration of nitrite, which is easy to cause body poisoning and must not be taken. It can't be preserved as a folk prescription. If it can't be treated in time, it is likely to be life-threatening.