"Eench bes es" means "How are you?". The
response in Armenian is "Lav Yehm," which means,
"I’m fine." If the response was "Lav Chem"
then maybe a home remedy was required to fix the problem.
In the olden days if you were
not well, our ethnic ancestors, not blessed with the abundance
of medications that are available today (such as antibiotics,
vaccines, aspirin, fancy ointments, salves, lozenges, gargles,
etc.), had to rely on "home remedies" for relief.
So, they made do with a variety of basic ingredients which
were readily available locally, and the preparations were
passed on "father-to-son", or more accurately,
"mother-to daughter." More
about Old Time Remedies
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