New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- An 82-year-old woman from China shocked doctors after swallowing eight live frogs. It was her attempt to cure her chronic back pain.

The elderly woman, identified only as Zhang, suffered from a herniated disc for years. Then, she believed in a folk remedy suggesting that eating live frogs could help relieve pain, according to the South China Morning Post.

She asked her family to catch small frogs, each smaller than a palm. However, she did not tell them why she needed those.

Zhang then swallowed three live frogs on the first day and five more live frogs on the next day. Soon after, she developed intense stomach pain and was unable to walk.

Her family rushed her to Zhejiang University's No. 1 Affiliated Hospital. ...