In a shocking incident from China, an 82-year-old woman was hospitalised after swallowing eight small live frogs. She believed the bizarre act would cure her chronic lower back pain.

The woman, surnamed Zhang, from Zhejiang province, followed a traditional folklore remedy claiming that swallowing live frogs could relieve pain caused by a herniated disc. Unfortunately, the unscientific treatment only worsened her condition.

According to the South China Morning Post, Zhang had been suffering from back pain for years. When someone told her about the supposed healing power of live frogs, she asked her family to catch some for her. She didn’t share her intention for catching the frogs.

She reportedly swallowed three frogs on the first day and five more the next, all smaller than an adult’s p

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