Traditional Chinese Remedies

I am just fascinated by traditional Chinese remedies, I am an absolute believer. My mom and her mom are both versed in the benefits of certain herbs to use in soups, food, on skin, etc. Like last night as I lay in a drug induced stupor, my mom called to see how I was doing. I told her I have these disgusting hives blossoming all over my body. I was not exaggerating, by mid-night, I had big areas of lumpy redness on my knees, behind me knees and down my calves, on my upper thigh area, on my sides, hips, back, armpit area...and it was super itchy. She said...take some suger, run boiling water into it, let it cool and then drink it. It will help stop the hives. Basically she told me to drink sugar water...but no! I had to be made in that specific way, sugar first then add boiling water and make sure you let it cool before drinking it... okaaaayyyy.

Who knows? 2000 years of "science" at lesat won't hurt you!