GuitARA Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 When I happen to catch a cold my mom gives me 'nabat' (It's suger in walnut sized crystals, as far as i can gather) I know it can't possibly have any medicinal value, but it's just funny how she still uses things that I don't think have a real healing abilities. Anyone else have a similar story ? Also, anyone with some knowledge about medicine, can this infamous 'nabat' actually have some healing abilities ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 i can make nabat.. lol.. its easy cook sugar it melts into big flat pieces of sugar crystal.. and then you break it into tiny pieces with somethign like pliers or such.. its only sugar cant be helpfull unless you need sugar for whatever reason.. lol but im not very medicinally educated,, all i know is "advil" << headaches.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitARA Posted March 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 i can make nabat.. lol.. its easy cook sugar it melts into big flat pieces of sugar crystal.. and then you break it into tiny pieces with somethign like pliers or such.. its only sugar cant be helpfull unless you need sugar for whatever reason.. lol but im not very medicinally educated,, all i know is "advil" << headaches.. lol Aww ... so others know about nabat. lol I figured it was just suger. Even if it doesn't have any healing qualities it's still good in tea, I lovvvvvvve tea. Thanks, Gevo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 which armo doesnt like tea.. its like in our blood i swear.. lol... UW... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 In my family, nabat was used to 'cure' a colicky baby. Never worked, i don't think. I always thought, nabat was actually persian (so most parskahyes will know about it). Is it an armenian word? Nairi? Arpa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 In my family, nabat was used to 'cure' a colicky baby. Never worked, i don't think. I always thought, nabat was actually persian (so most parskahyes will know about it). Is it an armenian word? Nairi? Arpa? Before I respond to this in length, somebody please tell me that I am right in assuming that we are talking about "rock candy". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 which armo doesnt like tea.. its like in our blood i swear.. lol... UW... lol I know man, just from hanging around armos all the time I find myself fiending for "te" when I'm home alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 Before I respond to this in length, somebody please tell me that I am right in assuming that we are talking about "rock candy". Yes, yes! It's exactly like rock candy - you can even get in different colours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 When I happen to catch a cold my mom gives me 'nabat' (It's suger in walnut sized crystals, as far as i can gather) I know it can't possibly have any medicinal value, but it's just funny how she still uses things that I don't think have a real healing abilities. Anyone else have a similar story ? Also, anyone with some knowledge about medicine, can this infamous 'nabat' actually have some healing abilities ? Actually if you believe it work, it will have some medecinal value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 It's all mind over matter, right Domino jan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 (edited) Yes, yes! It's exactly like rock candy - you can even get in different colours! So, then enjoy it. No "nabat" is not Armenian, it is a generic Persian/Arabic term meaning "plant", i.e. herb Assuming that we are talking about this... rock candy; http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-1...52395--,00.html I had to go in several circles, consult many sources to no avail until I finally succumbed and consulted a very small dictionary edited and printed in Boston over 80 years ago(Yeran) and.... voila!!! Rock candy=vanashaqar, which sent me into another circle. Once again, based on this I went searching again. Looked under "shaqar", to no avail. Based on the fact that rock candy is a macro crystalline form of sugar, I even looked up "byureghatsum" (crystallization). No go. I even looked under "zhoghovrdayin bzhshkutyun" where many herbal remedies are listed. Nothing doing!! Finally I went to Sukyasian's "Hye Homanishneri Bararan", and, eureka! Vanashaqar=Sarrnashaqar, Shaqar Vani, sarru shaqar(ice candy). Just as I, one would also assume that "vanashaqar", specially due to the fact that Sukyasian had chosen to capitalize the V means "Vani shaqar", sugar of/from Van. No!! Back to good old Ajarian. a. Van= as in vanel, to expel. b. Van= as in the singular of "vanq", i.e residence, convent. c. Van= byuregh(crystal), armat arandzin angordzadzakan (the root alone is out of use), but we see it in such as "durn vanakni" (door of crystal) and "vanaguyn"=byureghaguyn (crystal colored). Does any one know these usages?) Some may be erroneously tempted to read in the city of Van, but eventually we get to Old Persian "vani/wani" that means "thin/delicate glass". Edited March 22, 2004 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gevo27 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 arpa, you have to much time on your hands.. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel4hope Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 haha im dddd biggest tea freak ever- i probably consume about 89% of the world's tea imported from wherever-- serious- if i dont have my tea- im a very grumpy person- and yah 4 in the morning- im sure anyoe will be grumpy- i walk out with my fro and my cup o tea..makes my day worthwile i guess.... but truely- im not a fan of taking medicine- so i do anything to get around prescriptions or any types of drugs- i usually drink tea when im sick and my mom gives me that nabat thing u guys say- and nice warm soup- no need 4 meds when u got tea and love from family-- hehe that rhymes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 When I happen to catch a cold my mom gives me 'nabat' (It's suger in walnut sized crystals, as far as i can gather) I know it can't possibly have any medicinal value, but it's just funny how she still uses things that I don't think have a real healing abilities. Anyone else have a similar story ? Also, anyone with some knowledge about medicine, can this infamous 'nabat' actually have some healing abilities ? Oh, the nabat actually I have known it as shaqar-nabat, that was the name used. You are lucky to have had it 'straight'. According to my grandma (God bless her soul) you had to take it with kerosene. I once had cold and sour throath, fever, etc... in a pretty bad shape. All else failed so I had to take shaqar-nabat dipped in aviation kerosene. If you have ever tried kerosene or other oil products you will know that it is quite disgusting. Now add to that sugar and you will know what that is. I don't know if it helped but I recovered. Thankfully my grandma didn't insist that I take too much of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitARA Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 ... People, there must be other Hye home remedies than nabat and tea ... If you have ever tried kerosene or other oil products you will know that it is quite disgusting. We have a aunt who was (in)famous for kerosene treatment. From the stories I've heard she would dip a cotton ball in kerosene and rub it all over your throat. I'm surprised no one ever puked on her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 ... People, there must be other Hye home remedies than nabat and tea ... Here is another one: add 2 tablespoons of salt to one shot of vodka, mix well and serve (this is for the flu) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasun Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Another one, when I was a kid something happened to my pinky, it was twisted out or something. Anyway, a neighboring old lady recommended to roll my pinky in a raw chicken thigh and tie it in a bandage for several days. Well, the first day was OK, my hand looked cool with a giant pinky hanging. The second day a strange smell started to come, the the third day the other kids wouldn't come near me. This chicken had gone really bad. I removed the 'remedy' and threw it out but my pinky had the bad smell for a few days. I don't even remember if this thing helped at all. What a stupid idea. Another folk "remedy" that I heard is to drink your own urine (don't remember against what ailment). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Sasun I think drinking urine comes from Hindu traditions/remedies, and it’s very widely in use thru out the world and very common among Armenians as well. Now, does anyone remember when someone coughs a "kapuyt haz"? And the only "cure" came from "eshi kat" Strange, but I think most of those remedies demonstrate mind over maters, now what does raw chicken has to do with broken finger?......... xash , now that’s a deferent story yezan lezu konyak u kat txtmor havi tsert (for growing hair) and so on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel4hope Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 yes it all has to do with placebo effect- i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allarmeniangirl Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 ... People, there must be other Hye home remedies than nabat and tea ... I'd like to think that and I'm sure there is but I can't help but add hot tea with lemon because that is exatly what I drink when I am sick and then I feel all warm and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onjig Posted April 28, 2019 Report Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Well ~ how about Gatron ~ Rectified oil of Pine Tar ~ it does work for many illnesses ~ a drop on your finger placed on tonsil ~ for bad throat infection or flu ~ some told to take 2 drops in glass or orange juice ~ one time I was so sick, with swollen tonsils ~ myrig stood behind me as I sat in a chair and with Gotron on her fingers massaged it on the skin where the swollen tonsils bulged under the jaw bone ~ before she stopped the swelling was down and I was feeling much better ~ I was about 20 at the time ``` "Ga-tron"Gatron is used in some medicines and cosmetics ~ even in compounds used for horse hooves ~ I was very sick years ago ~ living alone in the mountains ~ I searched for Gotron ~ on the phone I would talk to a person in the warehouse ~ ask them to please put their finger in ~ describe the texture, ` the smell ~ finally in Georgia, USA ~ I found it ~ he said he would send a 55 gallon barrel for ~ I forgot 5,000 dollars I think ~ but did consent to send 1 gallon fo $55 ~ enough to last 500 families 100 years ~ so little is used ~ we use it to this day ``` Hyrigis Dicronakertzi ~ Myrigis Adanatzi e ~ have you heard of it ~ did your family use it ``` Edited April 28, 2019 by onjig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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