Magic bullet for all your on-the-road stomache troubles

In honor of our ongoing series, Catching the Travel Bug (entertaining stories of Gadling bloggers who get violently sick … maybe “entertaining” isn’t the right word here), here’s a herbal cure that just might do the trick.

It calls for just eating a handful of Quassia, which contains “phytochemical quassin, the bitterest substance found in nature.” Apparently it’ll cure all sorts of nasty things, from amoebic dysentery to giardia and worms. If this really is proven to work, that would be quite impressive as these travel bugs are caused by entirely different creatures: an amoeba, a parasite, and well, a worm. And to top it off, you can get it at a herbal shop for a few bucks, no prescription needed.

Sounds much better than getting Cipro, but I would recommend you check it out yourself as I’m not a MD (or even someone with a college degree).