The Senzu beans...

Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece · Post by **Supa Saiya-Jin Tullece** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 4:28 pm

If I remember correctly, the senzu beans were only supposed to give you ten days worth of food, which would "heal" possibly Goku, Gohan, Goten, and the others that eat like him (and gain strength by doing so, not get actually get healed).

How did we go to healing wounds? Like a giant fist-inflicted hole in the chest?

Vegard Aune · Post by **Vegard Aune** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:11 pm

Well, they were first used for healing at the end of the 23rd Budokai. There wasn't much of an explaination for it, at least not in the norwegian manga release, it was just "What, the Senzu beans heal wounds too?" "Yeah, didn't you know?" So, they always had that effect, it's just that no-one noticed it before that.

Tyro · Post by **Tyro** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:07 pm

What confused me is in Dragonball after Goku fought Piccolo Daimou, Karin-sama didn't give him a Senzu to heal his wounds. He gave his herbs instead, and it took one day to heal Goku's wounds.

Mystic Jack · Post by **Mystic Jack** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:10 pm

What confused me is in Dragonball after Goku fought Piccolo Daimou, Karin-sama didn't give him a Senzu to heal his wounds. He gave his herbs instead, and it took one day to heal Goku's wounds.

I think you'll find that in the manga Karin does give Goku a Senzu. I think...

Tyro · Post by **Tyro** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:15 pm

Unless it says different in the Japanese manga, Karin definitely says "medicinal herbs" in the Viz translation.

Goku: "Woo-hoo--!! Yay--!! I'm healed, I'm healed!! My injuries really did heal in just one day!!"

Karin-sama: "It is impressive, isn't it? I cultivated those medicinal herbs myself."

I suppose Karin-sama could have been talking about a Senzu there, but I don't see a reason he wouldn't have just said Senzu.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 7:20 pm

Tyro wrote:Unless it says different in the Japanese manga, Karin definitely says "medicinal herbs" in the Viz translation.

Goku: "Woo-hoo--!! Yay--!! I'm healed, I'm healed!! My injuries really did heal in just one day!!"

Karin-sama: "It is impressive, isn't it? I cultivated those medicinal herbs myself."

I suppose Karin-sama could have been talking about a Senzu there, but I don't see a reason he wouldn't have just said Senzu.

Who knows. I think it was senzu in the anime, but I haven't watched those eps in years.

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:14 am

It says "yakusou" in the Japanese version, which indeed means "medicinal herb".

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:52 pm

I just figured it was Karin's way of explaining the other way a senzu could be used. Right after he tosses it to Goku, Goku's all shocked because it's just a senzu.