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To: SunkenCiv

Bizarre...the Chinese seem to believe that the grossest and most inedible stuff have “medicinal properties.” With such a wide range of delectable choices (such as dinosaur bones, I wonder why they need acupuncture, tai chi, hospitals and the like).


65 posted on 07/05/2007 9:25:32 AM PDT by indcons (My 2-step solution to stopping terrorism: defuse the bombs; deport the muslims.)
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To: indcons

Gigantopithecus was first identified from stock in Chinese apothecary shops (well, TCM, but anyway).


68 posted on 07/05/2007 11:20:40 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (This tagline optimized for the Mosaic browser. Profile updated Wednesday, July 4, 2007.)
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To: indcons

Yea, why don’t they call them a delicacy like the Westerner does.


72 posted on 07/05/2007 1:34:54 PM PDT by art_rocks
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