PHARMACIST REACTS to Apothecary Diaries Episode 5 | Skin Rash or Burns? 

More or less the giving of the jewelry/hairpins is a sign of favor/protection, Lady G and Jishin are both saying "if anyone touches you, they have to deal with me now"

Maomao was trying to eat the mushrooms herself and unwilling to share, the only reason she's sharing with the quack doctor is that he has both the place and cooking utensil, and is alone so there's no other to share. Jinshi knows though, so he's asking for the mushrooms as well, and he's asking them to be cooked a certain way.

First Lady Gyokuyou gave all her lady-in-waiting accessories to mark them as belonging to her, so others would not bother them. Then comes in Jinshi and gives Maomao his hairpin, thus stacking a claim on Maomao. To that Lady Gyokuyou commented that Maomao broke her promise and now she had to share her with Jinshi. In ep6 it will be revealed that the hairpins have other meanings also, depending on who it comes from. As shown in this episode, Maomao has no idea about this tradition and so, does not understand the meaning behind those hairpins.

12:56 “I have to mark you to make sure you don’t attract any bad bugs? Wait, is it bug spray?” Hmm… I hope you realize by now that “bugs” were a metaphor…

So, what Maomao fed Xiaolan was a set of dishes called Dim Sum (or, Dian Xing), actually translates roughly to "snacks". From left to right, Bao (4x), Siew Mai / Shao Mai (8x), Wo Tie / Jiao Zi (potstickers / dumplings x9). These are typically laid out and steamed in a bamboo basket, which will then be served. Also, its reasonable that Maomao and the Quack are friends. Maomao gets to use the Quack's clinic and the Quack is literally having his own job saved by her.

Xiaolan might be the secret MVP of this anime, I mean look at her abundant amount of gossips and rumors she had.

4:09　Matsutake As seen in "Tensura", Matsutake. It is cooked in a very different way, but it is like an Asian version of a fine truffle. To the Japanese, the smell is considered good, but outside of Japan it is sometimes considered unpleasant. As mentioned above, they are a luxury foodstuff whose aroma is considered very good by the Japanese, and being quite rare, the girls tried to eat them so as not to be discovered by anyone they knew. A matsutake from Japan would generally cost around $100 per one. In fact, the aroma is anyway nice, but the taste is not worth the price. Jinshi commissioned Maomao to create "Dobinmushi(teapot-steamed)," a steamed dish made with a teapot, called a "dobin" in Japan, as the vessel, inside of which is steamed soup and ingredients such as matsutake, hamo(Daggertooth pike conger), mitsuba(Cryptotaenia japonica), etc. are added. It is sometimes served at high-class restaurants and ryokan (Japanese-style inns), but it is not often served in ordinary households, partly because of the use of dobin. This suggests that Jinshi grew up in a fairly wealthy family. 4:17 Baozi, Shumai, and Jiaozi As already mentioned in the comments, from left to right, I think they are Baozi(Manjū in Japan), Shumai, and Jiaozi (Gyōza in Japan). 【Baozi】 In Japan, baozi is commonly served with ingredients inside, but in China, steamed bread called mantou, which does not contain any ingredients, is also common. Mantou is said to have originated when Zhuge Liang, who was trying to change the custom of throwing in human heads as sacrifices to quell the flooding of a river at the time, successfully quelled the flooding of the river by using a flour paste as a head instead of a head. The name Mantou has two typical origins. The first is "蛮頭(mántóu)," where "蛮(mán)" refers to a different ethnic group and "頭(tóu)" means head. In other words, it means the head of a different tribe. The other is "瞞頭(mántóu)," where "瞞(mán)" means deception and "頭(tóu)" also means head. In other words, the name was originally derived from the idea of tricking a god into believing that it was a real head. Nowadays, the kanji has changed and it is written "饅頭", but the pronunciation is the same. 【Jiaozi】 Jiaozi is usually boiled in China, but in Japan it is usually baked. Jiaozi is also steamed, as shown in the anime, but this is a minority in both countries. In China, gyoza is generally eaten as one of the staple foods, while in Japan it is classified as a side dish. For this reason, Chinese people feel that when they see Japanese people eating rice with gyoza as a side dish, they do not understand the meaning. Incidentally, noodles are also one of the staple foods in some regions, so I have been told by Chinese who came to Japan that the Japanese style of serving ramen with rice and gyoza is completely crazy, LOL.

My instinct with the rash is much more chemical burns than allergic reaction, given that metallic salts are being dealt with.

Something to understand, and the show Raven in the Inner Palace explains it well, the eunuchs would also suffer the same fate as the girls, even worse because they would be even easier to abuse by their superiors. Jinshe understands Maomao's fears very well.

Although this series is an alternate history, and is a bit loose in science... the fact that Jinshi has that much muscles could add to the theory that he's not really a eunuch. Neutered men have difficulty maintaining muscle mass. Another factor that adds to the theory that Jinshi's status is higher than it seems: When Maomao said that it's not a eunuch like Jinshi's fault that she got kidnapped nor was it his responsibility to police the common populace, Jinshi still insisted on apologizing, which is kind of an admission that maybe he DOES have responsibility that would affect civilians outside the palace.

As a note: Concubines in this time is a broad term the youngest concubine and any of the others could be "Gifts" to bring peace between countries or even prisoners of war there as a deterent from their home country making an attack on on the empire. hence sometimes they are EXTREEMELY young. Heck I have seen a story (Manwah or Manhua Korean or Chinese comic) where a kid under 10 was sent to be their houses concubine at the royal palace though it has a lot of other elements it aint lewd its more about the MC trying not to stand out so the other concubines dont kill them cause they are a freaking child

Jinshi mentioning the way he likes matsutake mushrooms is possibly a subtle hint towards Maomao. In japanese culture it is a gesture of appreciation gifting someone mushrooms.

The meaning of the hairpin is him saying "hey I'm courting you now. We dating". So it's also used as a way for other men to leave her alone as she is "enaged". Maomao doesn't know what it means, and I'm sure it's going to lead to a lot of funny misunderstandings. But yea after a quick google search its a old traditional way for people to get together in ancient china. Im unsure if its still used today or not

About aprodisiac from last episode, its was used as revenge for giving food to Jinsh by male gay officer, so in return here Jinshi gave this aphrodisiac to female servant to have sex with said gay officer, so in a way to make him not purse Jinshi anymore

Gotta love how Maomao looks better without the makeup lol. Also you were kind of on point on the hairpins, they will have their significant later from what I've seen.

The iron bladder is because it can take 30 min to use the facilities since they don't have any bathrooms in the garden. There's a long line.

8:37 Jinshi is telling Maomao how he likes his mushroom done.

Ah yes, welcome to the dark realities of being a woman, things that sadly still persist in modern day. Thanks for being suitably horrified about it! And it was cool seeing Jinshi’s sincere side!

Back in ancient times freckles were considered a disfigurement, and physical disfigurement/handicaps were considered a curse/wrath of gods and not socially acceptable for fear of catching said curse. Smart move on MaoMao's part

Food in the middle is shaomai. I'm gonna go on a whim and guess that you had it at a dimsum place? That's usually the Cantonese version, and has all meat/shrimp(which technically is a meat) fillings. These look like the version eaten at somewhere in the north, which has mushrooms and rice mixed in as well.

17:53 The Emperor is the old era's version of a RU-vid Reactor. People go see his reaction while watching entertainment. He's not doing a really great job right now.

I found this channel recently, and left some comments in some of the prior videos. To reiterate what was in one of those prior video comments, a quick Google search shows that the oldest known pestle and mortar was found in Southwest Asia and dates back to 35000 BC.

A little historical note: At the end of the sparring scene, Jinshi mentions that Gaoshun carries the blood of the Ma clan. The Ma clan were a family of great warriors, military leaders, and regional governors during the Three Kingdoms era of ancient China (189-280). Their land was mainly in North Western China and several of their warriors joined Liu Bei's forces. They are represented in multiple video game series such as Dynasty Warriors and Romance of the Three Kingdoms as well as Luo Guanzhong's historic novelization of the Three Kingdoms era written in the 1500s, though these sources all show a more romanticized version of the characters rather than their true historical nature. Key figures to look up if you are curious: Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Ma Dai Not pharmaceutical related, but a nice little historical nod that I enjoyed seeing as a fan of that era of Chinese history.

Perceptive reaction! Glad you're enjoying the series! Somewhere else, someone commented that part of the reason Jinshi gave her the hairpin was because she basically just told him she was going to go out in public without her safety net (freckles), and the last time that happened she got kidnapped. It is possible he caught that and gave her instead his protection (the man's hairpin would signify to other men that someone else had already approached her and she accepted and discourage them).

Wow I just started watching this series from your channel an hour ago and a new one came up when I'm on episode 4 😂 this is divine providence I swear 🤭

I have Benadryl cream for my feet, lol. I get allergic rashes from a certain type of grass so its a life saver when going to the park. Didn't know it was a thing until I moved. Where I moved to uses a different type of grass seed and apparently the ground composition can affect it too. But yup. Park and me equals Benadryl cream on my feet!

I want to explain about the meaning of the hairpins but it will slowly be explained in the next episodes anyway. Why slowly? Because this is Mao Mao, she likes to be ignorant at times as she said before. Other than medicines, she usually tries not to pursue other knowledge further (like politics in the palace, etc), although sometimes she ends up missed things... 😅

In my country they are known as: -Ham pao (if its pork filled) / Steamed buns - Chaozhou fun guo - Ha kao - Wo Tip / Gyosas. It depends on what the filling is. - Siu Mai / Thats the yellow ones in the middle.

The idea behind the tablets with different burning colors most likely points towards something similar to invisible ink. Meaning, using ink mixed with different elements you can write messages that might seem inconspicuous to a regular person, but under the right trigger will reveal the true message. So a tablet might say: 1 lb of potatoes, 1 lb of carrots. But under a certain temperature it might say: All preparations are ready. And so on. Like the color change hotwheels cars and such.

8:41 "i like them teapot-steamed" basically its highly unisual for court-ladies to rummage the palace gardens for food (they're provided food). maomao and the doctor were enjoying fried mushrooms on their own and snacking on something "forbidden" (everything that grows inside the palace is considered property of the emperor) but Jinshi mentioned how he likes his mushrooms cooked so he knew that they were sneaking food/snacks

When you say “teapot steamed”, and “I don’t know what that means”, I’m pretty sure Jinshi was talking about how he likes his mushrooms.

There are many elements to watch this time. I'm very busy. The way to eat Matsutake mushrooms seems to be Japanese. The scent is too unique, so Chinese people may not like it, and they may not eat it the way it is in the anime. Four high-ranking concubines was a system used in the Tang and Song dynasties. It's interesting to be able to feel the era in which it was referenced. In the previous story, there was a description of what Fuyou means. Considering this in addition, we can infer that it was the Tang Dynasty. And Maomao is cute! But I guess it's just this time. That's also good.

in that sparring scene Jinshi was actually showing his hand to show how it was trembling from his opponents powerfull blows

From what I've gathered, a Hairpin from Guy to Girl means "I'm interested in you." More information is given on the next few episodes. I feel bad for Jinshi in Episode 7. Won't say anything more. You'll find out when it happens. Lol

17:42 Pretty much yes, putting a man's hairpin on a girl in ancient China basically means "here's my number, feel free to call me out"

18:58 Jinshi feeling bad about it because the palace receiving any girls for workers. Not only from the family that needed money so they send their daughters, but also including girls from kidnappers that clearly without the girl's consent

While I do believe that a majority of so called curses are actually just medical problems, I do also believe that there are real curses, only a lot more subtle and more patient.

Matsutake isn't a rare mushroom in Japan. It's sold fairly commonly in grocery stores there (lived there for 4 years). It is DELICIOUS. They may have it in Asian grocery stores here in the US if you can find it. You can grill it, like in the anime, or you can put it in a frying pan and cook it til it's soft and lightly browned. (But these mushrooms don't really look like matsutake to me, they look like king oyster mushrooms; which you can sometimes find on the menu of Korean bbq restaurants if you want to try those. Again, very delicious!)

yay waiting for this! ❤

About the last episode, I would have liked a view from the health industry what to do about a patient who may have little "will to live"

Been loving your stuff, but I deeply need to ask after seeing it so much: Why do you have a painting in the background that just says 'AUGH'? I mean, as a fellow STEM major - though geology - like.. Same. But I am curious.

those are persimmons in the middle of the buns

I REALLY think the Jinshi is related to the Emperor!!!

The next episode would be about allergies too.

If You get 15 hairpins You get a free bowl of ramen

Thanks for the video! I just can't find reaction to episode 4. Where is it?

Steamed buns, shumai and potstickers.

Yeah sorry about that....I thought he already reach that episode .plus I make comments before watching the video itself....

Hello. Can i use benadryl for mosquito bites? Like the benadryl cream.. i remember when i was kid my mother use them.

I now this may be spoiler but Lady le wa will have another child I just won't to say so people will be ok

When are you gonna post Frieren tho?

Spoiler warning: The Emperor's father was a real pervert when it came to young girls, to the point where even Maomao was disgusted.

You are quick to suggest steroid creams for skin conditions. You are aware that a percentage of people get TSW (Topical Steroid Withdrawal) from over usage. I know that American healthcare is shit. (I'm Dutch) but be cautious with recommending medicine.

For context, to some extent, hairpins are to china as rings are to western countries. Giving one's own hairpin to another is a sign of love and is usually done by couples.