The Herbalist's Manual — Season 1, Episode 6: Episode 6
Drama • 45 min • 1 season, 25 episodes
Episode synopsis
KIU passes most of the household chores to YUNG. YUNG, who is not used to doing housework, finds this a burden. She is so nervous that black spots appear on her face. CHUN studies overnight to try to work out a formula to cure her. She, nevertheless, feels abandoned and believes that he dislikes her appearances. CHUN asks LITTLE BUDDHA to cure YUNG. LITTLE BUDDHA, who is a bit of an eccentric, gives him the cold shoulder instead. HIN goes to Binhu to see YUNG. As she hides her identity deliberately, he thinks that he has mistaken somebody else for her. CHUN pays a visit to LITTLE BUDDHA again. Meanwhile, CHING shows up. Only then does CHUN know her relationship with LITTLE BUDDHA. LITTLE BUDDHA would like to treat YUNG at first, yet for fear that this will hurt CHUN he changes his mind. He writes down a prescription and hands it to CHING. He lets CHING decide if she should give it to CHUN……
About The Herbalist's Manual
LI SHI CHUN (LAM MAN LUNG, FRANKIE), who has studied herbs since he was a little boy, loves a girl TUNG CHING (YE, MICHELLE). However, he is already engaged to NG MO YUNG (LEE SZE WAN). He plans to break off the engagement and reveal his feelings to CHING after taking the imperial civil examination. Unfortunately, when he returns home after the examination, CHING has already agreed to marry his brother (AL WAI). CHUN has no choice but to marry YUNG. He becomes the student of a renowned doctor LITTLE BUDDHA, who turns out to be CHING’s adopted father. CHUN finds out that the old medical books are full of mistakes. There are also all kinds of fake herbs in the market. Therefore, he decides to write a book called the Compendium of Materia Medica. He is appointed as an imperial doctor in the palace by the Duke of Chor...