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The Clk Man · #16 01-11-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Back when I used to do martial arts bruises were a fact of life -- I wasn't very good at martial arts...

Anyway, we used to go to a drugstore outside of New Orleans East in a Vietnamese community known locally as "Little Saigon." We would by an herbal tincture called something like "dit di jao". It is poisonous so cannot be used where the skin is actually broken. We'd rub that stuff onto the bruise and it would very quickly dissolve the clot. Go from blackish to yellowish in a day. Soreness would be gone, too.

Damned if I know what was in it, but it sure worked for me. I was an expert in its application!

I wish I had some of that stuff, my foot is killing me.

right now, my foot is a Bastid.

The Swede · #17 01-11-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Back when I used to do martial arts bruises were a fact of life -- I wasn't very good at martial arts...

Anyway, we used to go to a drugstore outside of New Orleans East in a Vietnamese community known locally as "Little Saigon." We would by an herbal tincture called something like "dit di jao". It is poisonous so cannot be used where the skin is actually broken. We'd rub that stuff onto the bruise and it would very quickly dissolve the clot. Go from blackish to yellowish in a day. Soreness would be gone, too.

Damned if I know what was in it, but it sure worked for me. I was an expert in its application!

Dit jao smoke it?

Botnst · #18 01-11-2012, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Swede

Dit jao smoke it?

Smart-ass!

You're never going to let me live that down, are you?

The Swede · #19 01-11-2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Smart-ass!

You're never going to let me live that down, are you?

Fred Framus · #20 01-11-2012, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Back when I used to do martial arts bruises were a fact of life -- I wasn't very good at martial arts...

Anyway, we used to go to a drugstore outside of New Orleans East in a Vietnamese community known locally as "Little Saigon." We would by an herbal tincture called something like "dit di jao". It is poisonous so cannot be used where the skin is actually broken. We'd rub that stuff onto the bruise and it would very quickly dissolve the clot. Go from blackish to yellowish in a day. Soreness would be gone, too.

Damned if I know what was in it, but it sure worked for me. I was an expert in its application!

Kind of cool the way everyone looked at you when you went to work with a shiner from the dojo.....

Botnst · #21 01-11-2012, 02:53 PM

Mostly on my legs and forearms but the occasional knot on the face was the jewel in the crown. And a great teaching moment!