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to stop a nose bleed

Nationality: American
Age: 20
Occupation: student
Residence: Howell, New Jersey
Performance Date: January 21, 2012

If your nose is bleeding, you should stick your finger between your top front teeth and upper lip. This dries out your mouth thereby drying out your nose bleed.

“For indigestion, prick your finger with a needle and let the bad blood out.”

Nationality: Korean
Age: 29
Occupation: International Student
Residence: Westwood
Primary Language: Korean
Language: English

“For indigestion, prick your finger with a needle and let the bad blood out.”
As my informant says, this is a remedy that is commonly used among Korean parents. Whenever someone is suffering from indigestion, the fastest and most relieving solution is to prick the tip of any finger and let a small amount of blood out.
Korean people believe in the existence of “bad” and “good” blood. Therefore, they believe that indigestion is a result of too much “bad” blood pooling in one life. In order to provide relief, the blood must be released so that the body can find some comfort.