Hi Devil, ya the price for dong cong cao has shoot up tremendously! i gave my boy from abt 2++ onwards cos he kept having this nasty cough with phlegm. Thought it helped alittle, but he still gets it. Used to give him weekly, but now very very "tang bhun", so only once or twice a month if he's well. I double boil with with pork, pao sheng, red dates and wolfberries for 2.5 to 3hrs. This is taught by the Eu Yan Sang's SA. Red dates and wolfberries are sweet and will mask the smell of the worm and pao sheng.
Ok, i'll check with the medical hall when i pop by next time, meantime will steer clear of this pao sheng, thanks!
Mangogal, u're good leh, can take chicken essence, i smell the chicken soup only i wanna run to the bin! my mom been plonking boxes and bugging me, told her dun waste money now, wait till the MS subsides, haha. Anyways you can check with the medical hall on what herbs that can be taken for pregnancy, they sure will plenty of ideas.