Hi TL - I have a recipe similar to this in one of my Chinese cook books! The Chinese have great stuff like this - I'm going back to China in two weeks now and I know it will be hellish on my tummy, but I'm sure I'll have lots of freinds offering me this and that tea and herb to try and help - I'll let you guys know what works when I get back! This colon naming thread made me smile today at work - let's see - name for Mindy's colon - how about chou - this is the Chinese word for stinky - pronouced like Joe with a "ch" sound at the beginning - because it stinks to have Mindy's colon! Hope you're feeling better today - and thanks for the pear post. Min