I stumbled upon this shop on a hunt for Gou pi Gao or "dog skin salve".
It's an old Chinese medicine salve for pain relief.
Like a Tiger balm on Roids!
The older lady running the store was very helpful with trying to find it, and giving some history on the salve.
The original medicine has been lost to time, but similar herbal salves still exist!
The lady helped me find the modern day version.
It was a really cool experience!
The shop looks exactly what you would imagine a Chinese medicine shop from the 59s or 69s would look! read more