Nectar and Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food in World MythologyBloomsbury Academic, 26. 10. 2000. - 285 страница A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend. |
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... Chinese used it to arouse the passions and increase fertility . Since antiquity the Chinese have considered ginger a strength- ening food , believing that it acts as a stimu- lant and increases sexual desire . ( Chang 1978 ; Ratsch 1992 ...
... Chinese used it to arouse the passions and increase fertility . Since antiquity the Chinese have considered ginger a strength- ening food , believing that it acts as a stimu- lant and increases sexual desire . ( Chang 1978 ; Ratsch 1992 ...
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... Chinese belief that the root of the gin- seng contains the essence of life , the yin and the yang , the forces of heaven and earth . Some- times , the Chinese call ginseng the “ root of lightning " because in legend , ginseng forms when ...
... Chinese belief that the root of the gin- seng contains the essence of life , the yin and the yang , the forces of heaven and earth . Some- times , the Chinese call ginseng the “ root of lightning " because in legend , ginseng forms when ...
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... Chinese economy . Ancient Chinese philosophy rested on a fundamental belief in the interdependence of opposites , a belief that nature was a delicate balance of yin and yang . The Chinese classified drinking as yang and eating as yin ...
... Chinese economy . Ancient Chinese philosophy rested on a fundamental belief in the interdependence of opposites , a belief that nature was a delicate balance of yin and yang . The Chinese classified drinking as yang and eating as yin ...
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