As we all know, we Malaysians can list down a huge number of natural remedies for almost every ailment that our great-grandmothers have thought our mothers who then taught us. We can't guarantee that they work but some would say it's worth the shot.
Well, recently, a Twitter user with the handle @AkeemSharyzal, shared a Tweet about how a doctor prescribed him some cloves to treat his cough. In his Tweet, he wrote that he was expecting some cough syrup but the doctor also gave him some cloves and asked him to soak it in some water.
Pergi klinik ingatkan dapat ubat batuk, sekali doktor bagi bunga cengkih soh rendam real ni gais. pic.twitter.com/OuQQ7zlxMC
— keem (@AkeemSharyzal) March 4, 2022
He also followed up the Tweet with some commentary about what had happened. He said that he found it funny that the doctor spoke to him like he was a friend. He also gae=ve the doctor the title of "Doktor Paling Sempoi 2022" [The Coolest Doctor of 2022].
He even shared how the doctor asked him about his career and when he answered saying he worked in business & advertising, the doctor responded asking him how much he'd have to pay to get him to promote his kerepek [chips] business.
After that, he also clarified that the doctor did give him medication for swelling, cough syrup and antibiotics.
The tweet which received over 2k Retweets and 5k Likes caught the attention of netizens and many shared their thoughts in the comments section. Here are some of their comments:
This comment mentions the Gudang Garam cigarette brand that is known as a clove cigarette and this user says that when he smoked it in the past, all his phlegm came out.
This netizen says that the cloves work! They mentioned how their mother prepared food for her and included some clove water in her coffee but later denied doing so. They also said that it actually worked because their sore throat went down and they could breathe easily at night.
This user talked about how they heard that biting on a clove when you have a toothache makes the area numb.
This hilarious Twitter user said there's a plot twist and the doctor is actually a cleaner disguised as a doctor!
This netizen said that they never tried it for cough but they have used it for colds, sneezes, itchy nose and it works.
This netizen talks about when they had COVID-19 and they tried it and it worked!
Well, at the end of the day, what do you think? Have you tried cloves when you have a cough or cold before? Leave your thoughts in the comments section!