Familiar Medicine: Everyday Health Knowledge and Practice in Today's Vietnam

Glossary

255 Glossary Note: This glossary contains common words not translated as part of phrases in the text. am wetness, moisture am yin an to eat an song to eat raw anh older brother anh huong influence ba madam, grandmother ba hang la o cho women selling herbs at the market ba lang traditional (woman) (village) healer ba vai the flat of the shoulders bac uncle or father’s older brother; father’s elder sister-in-law bac ha corn mint bac si doctor bai thuoc recipe ban dirty, unhygienic bao cao report bao dam guaranteed be small benh disease beo ra to get fat bia hoi roadside bar selling fresh beer biet to know binh thuong normal, regular bo to nourish 256 ✦ glossary Bo cong anh Indian lettuce bo gai throw away the prickles boc phet talking tall, bullshit bun cha a lunch dish—roast meat, noodles, and salad buoc len to bind it on Buoi pomelo cac cu the old people cam to feel or be affected by cam thao licorice cao scrape cao cap acute chao rice gruel chat substance chi older sister chinh correct, exact chinh sach policy chu father’s younger brother chu quan subjective chua cure chung ta us, we co quan body organs or systems co the body co truyen passed down from antiquity coi xuong stunted bones cot song spine Cut lon white weed dan people, the populous danh gio to beat the wind danh trung beating the wind; literally, “beating being beaten” dap len to put it on dau pain de chiu well; literally, “easy to put up with” di hoi to go and ask di tiem to go for an injection dich epidemic Diep ca tsi, an herb dieu chinh to regulate dieu hoa harmony glossary ✦ 257 doc harmful, poisonous Doi Moi Renovation or Renewal: policy of economic liberalization Dong Y Eastern medicine dun soi boil dung lieu correct dose dung quen to use what one is familiar with duong pathway, road duong yang em younger sister or brother gai ra pound gia truyen passed down in families giai to dissipate, dispel giai cam dispel cam giai doc to dispel poison or harmful influence giai nhiet to dispel heat gio gioi change in the weather gio wind gioi thieu to introduce gung ginger ham ga stew with chicken hat sen sacred lotus seeds he sweet leek ho cough Hoa hong bach flower of the white miniature rose hoac huong patchouli hong spoiled, broken hop compatible Hung chanh borage huong nhu lemon basil huyet acupuncture points Ich mau Siberian motherwort ke dau ngua ditch-bur khach quan objective khang sinh antibiotic khi life force, air khi doc harmful influences, bad air khi huyet life force and blood 258 ✦ glossary kho dryness kho chiu feeling ill; literally, “difficult to put up with” khoe manh healthy and strong khoi to heal, cure khoi han complete cure khoi nhanh fast cure kiem tra to control, scrutinize kieng to restrict foods Kim ngan Japanese honeysuckle Kinh ethnic Vietnamese la leaf, herb la lot lolot pepper lam nong to heat lam quen to get to know (someone) lanh benign lanh cold lanh seo to prevent scarring lay to take lay nuoc to take the liquid linh tinh disordered, all over the place loc lay nuoc filter, take the water lung tung disordered, all over the place ma ghost Ma de broad-leafed plantain ma tin superstition mach to recommend mat cool mau blood met moi tired Mo tam the Chinese moon creeper mua quen to buy familiar nang heavy nau canh to cook soup nau chao to cook rice gruel nau tam to warm up in a bath nen biet should know ngai cuu wormwood ngam to hold in the mouth, throat glossary ✦ 259 ngam lau long-lasting (cure) Nghe common turmeric nghien cuu research ngoai outside, foreign ngoai cam external influence nguoi nuoc ngoai foreigners nguoi Vietnam Vietnamese people or person nha que country bumpkin nhan dan the people nhe light nhiem to invade, infect nhiet heat Nho noi dyer’s-weed noi inside, domestic nong len to heat it up Oi (la, bup) guava (leaf, bud) om sickness on dinh stability ong Mr. ong lang traditional (male) (village) healer phan ung reaction pho rice noodle phong wind phu hop compatible que huong ancestral home, place of family origins quen to be...