Korei wa nan desu ka?

Tokyo can be a cold place, even when it’s not winter, because it’s an uber city where everyone minds their own business.

But once in a while, I get some warmth from the most unexpected people.

A few weeks ago, I was down with an awful migraine for almost 10 days. The day before an early morning lesson, I caved in and took some Eve. Although it helped with the pain, the caffeine in the medicine kept me up all night, and so, I arrived at the lesson looking very much like a ghost. Well that was because I was so exhausted I wore no makeup and tied up my unwashed hair — it certainly shocked my student enough to ask, “Are you okay? You look very sick!”

She then kindly suggested that we go to the kusuriya (pharmacy) after our lesson so she could help me buy a “herbal headache medicine” that works wonders for her. She insisted on paying it for me but I managed to squeeze some cash through to the cashier.

I was very touched by her gesture as she waved goodbye with, “Please take care!” and it made me feel better. Big awww…

But, I was quite traumatized by my sleepless night and read the instructions which showed up caffeine in the ingredients list. I would probably try this when I have another headache, but in the morning, just in case.

In the meantime, can anyone tell me what is this medicine made of? I know it is a brown granular powder and have heard that it is great for preventing flu, too. I blogged about another flu-related medicine here before and wonder if it’s the same…

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