"Shengyu" decoction, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been used to treat diseases with deficit in "qi" and "blood" induced frequently by profound loss of blood or by long sores with heavy pus, in which a potential anti-inflammatory effect is implied.
If it flowers into a festering, fortnight-long sore that makes it impossible to eat (or drives you to consume desserts, fatty foods and hard liquor like it is going out of style) you've got some work to do.
"And, yes, that includes the people of Cuba," he said, raising a long-sore subject between the United States, which broke relations with Cuba a half-century ago, and Latin America, which is almost unanimous in opposing Washington's policy.
The Russians raised American plans for missile defense, long a sore point.
Having long treated sore throats and pink eyes, on April 4th the company announced new services to manage chronic conditions.
So New York began pushing for an increase in fares on the PATH line, long a sore point.
BEIJING — China's decades-long addiction to pirated software, long a sore point with U.S. technology firms, may be coming to an end.
When gas prices soared above $4 a gallon in 2008, he pleaded with Cerberus officials for models with better gas mileage, long a sore spot for Chrysler.
The president also promised special attention on human rights, and recognised the existence of abductions by the security forces, long a sore point for the previous administration.
Another contentious issue is trying to create a legal structure to equitably share access and benefits from genetic resources, like plants with medicinal value, long a sore point among developing countries.
Witness the fine furor Mr. Haider is stirring over the Czech decrees, long a sore point here, that legalized the expulsion of some three million ethnic Germans from the Sudetenland and led to confiscation of their property after World War II.
