as the medicine took effect , the symptoms lessened
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à OD à ob à ngch ú, which means that the disease will be cured as soon as the medicine is taken. It's very effective. It's from the Western record of medicine.
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Xichun's Zhongshen Xilu of Medicine: "when the medicine is used to get rid of the disease, the effect is like a drum."
Idiom usage
In addition, it can be used as an adjective
Analysis of Idioms
It's not helpful to cure all kinds of diseases, and it's extremely dangerous
as the medicine took effect , the symptoms lessened