EVERYDAY LIFE

"YEY" REMEDIES FROM THE FOREST

At the edge of the forests, at the entrance to the paths that will lead you to the hills and mountains of the country, to the Cardamones, to Kirirom or even to the Ratanakiri, you will often see small stands on which a few pieces of wood are enthroned. and cleverly arranged mushrooms, offered for sale by some grandmothers wearing kramas, who will know how to give you the secrets and recipes.

Here are some parts, for those who would be curious to know what are the mysteries of these medicines from the forest:

Ling Chu Mushroom

Ling Chu mushrooms that grow on the trunks and roots of forest trees can be picked up once a year. marinated in Sra Sor, a typical Cambodian white rice alcohol.
The resulting drink, according to local beliefs, will help you recover from all types of ailments, as the local expression goes, "cure 100 diseases", as the Khmer expression goes.

Sokrom mushroom

Psit Sokrom, another type of mushroom also growing on the trunks and roots of trees in forests, are prepared in the same way, in rice alcohol, and according to beliefs, the effects are similar, the drink obtained being described as "good for health" in general.
 
Medicinal wood and lianas

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Va ontong wood (in fact a kind of liana) is infused in hot water or sometimes in white rice alcohol, and should help relieve the effects of various intoxications ... It works a priori also to recover from 'excessive alcohol consumption. Some people sometimes keep a small piece of wood in their mouth, believing that they will be able to drink more, since the properties of this wood allow them to better resist the effects of alcohol.

Ckhae Sraeng wood - is also infused in hot water. The decoction is taken to bring down the fever. Some people think that these infusions taken regularly can also help them cure hepatitis B. Added to another plant called Mok Chneang, this wood is also used as a decoction, to relieve menstrual pain in women.

Kdouy Svit root - also infused in hot water is believed to be used to clear infections, which sometimes manifest as abscesses. It seems that children in particular are prone to these types of infections.

Root Komar Pich
 
Komar Pich root - is preserved in alcohol. The drink obtained would be used as a fortifier - for the weak or the elderly, and would also have aphrodisiac properties.
 
Malaysian Pork Pork Stomach
 
The pre-dried pork bites and stomachs of Malayan porcupine are said to be particularly beneficial for recently-given women who are said to have sorsai kchey, literally young veins, to describe a general state of weakness that makes them particularly prone to various ailments and diseases.

The pork spikes are burnt beforehand and then placed in large jars of alcohol with the dried stomach, which will be kept for several months before being consumed by young mothers, which should help them recover and recover. strengthen.

This remedy, very unattractive, is extremely appreciated by Cambodians.

Pine wood
 
False friends of the series, which could well be found among the various roots and bark of wood mentioned above, these small bundles of wood, which in fact turn out to be pieces of pine wood, extremely rich in sap, very good fuels, sold as such to help ignite the charcoal, still commonly used in Cambodia for cooking.