1 Stir the dark soy sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and chile-garlic sauce together in a small saucepan and place over medium-how heat; simmer and stir until the sugar dissolves into the sauce, about 5 minutes. 2  Remove from heat and set aside.
GREATER PERIWINKLE (Vinca major, Linn.) This is the species more generally used in herbal medicine, as an astringent and tonic, in menorrhagia and in haemorrhages, also as a laxative, and gargle. Made into an ointment, useful for piles and inflammatory conditions of the skin. LESSER PERIWINKLE.
When camphor is applied to the skin as a salve or linament, it acts as a counterirritant that stimulates nerve endings, helping to reduce the number of pain messages that reach the brain. In Latin America, a solution of camphor in wine is used as a liniment for tumors and to treat respiratory problems. It is sold in Latin American markets in small, semisolid, translucent blocks. In Mexico, a mixture of camphor and olive oil is a popular treatment for bruises and neuralgia.