There has been a cold going around lately, and I’ve succumbed to it. My Chinese co-teacher decided to help me out by getting some traditional Chinese medicine. I’m not sure exactly what these ingredients are called, but I did recognize one of them from when I lived in Hangzhou. The one that looks like a brown pit starts to become gelatinous when you steep it. The other brown piece that looks like it has seeds adds a natural bit of sweetness, too. It’s not bad for a natural remedy. Just make sure you don’t end up ingesting the gelatinous skin of the pit piece, because it’s quite bitter.