“This method is very simple.” The old man continued, “One longan pulp, six or seven Sichuan peppers, and moxa floss. Blend together and put a piece about the size of your fingernail into your belly button when you sleep at night. Sensing Fang Qiu’s doubts, the old man went on to explain, “Don’t belittle our belly button. It absorbs.” During the Republic of China era, some opium addicts were afraid of smoking it during the ban as anyone caught would be thrown into jail. Instead, they put opium on their belly button and got pretty much the same high as smoking. “We humans have a hole in our navel through which we eat and breathe in our mother’s womb. So when we put this medicine into our belly button and seal it with some rubber sticker before bed, our navel will absorb the medicine if our body needs it. If not, it won’t suck it in. “Through this method, fire and water will mingle and stomach problems
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