"O-oh my..." Renji was apalled and terrified. "This is not good... simply not." he hastily went to fetch a wet cloth and wipe Itachi's mouth, slightly panicked since now that this medication was out, it seemed he had no option but that licorice root. "It seems your body simply rejects it."

He helped him back into bed, only able to aid with water and tea from this point on, and looking more and more worried as he tried to think of other options. "...the ingredients could be taken... separately with food, perhaps." he pushed his glasses back up his nose. "..or perhaps dilluted in tea? How terrible, this sounds as if disguising a medecine for a child..."