Chapter 46 man eating tiger
The scourge of the tiger left a painful memory for the ancient Chinese, so that they did not dare to call out the name of the king of mountain beasts directly in their daily life, and they changed the name of the tiger to "big worm".
Correspondingly, the Chinese regard subduing a tiger as a symbol of personal charm.Anyone who can subdue these monsters is a hero worthy of admiration.Records of civil servants subduing tigers are rare after the Six Dynasties.Some civil officials are good at managing places, preaching enlightenment, and resting with the people. Such officials are called "competent officials".It is said that the best among the officials can influence the tigers in the areas they manage, making them ashamed to attack humans here, and move them to other places.Regarding this statement, drama artist and talk show artist Huang Fanchuo once asked in puzzlement, so where did the tigers go?
The divinity of the tiger is unquestionable, and the divinity of the tiger's corpse can also be deduced in the same way.
Bone is the most important relic of the tiger.Su Song emphasized that not all tiger bones have special effects, and the skull is the most important part of tiger bones.The head of a male tiger is better than that of a female tiger.This is a universal treasure, and any intractable disease cannot be stubborn in front of the sacred tiger head.Because the tiger has the virtue of gold in the five elements, it is especially effective for gallbladder of the wood attribute.
The consumption of tiger meat is especially cautious.Tao Hongjing warned future generations that tiger meat should not be eaten hot, otherwise the ferocious tiger spirit would pull out human teeth by the roots.The correct way is to marinate it with salt, steam it and let it cool before eating.Still, the item's flesh is rough and slightly earthy, making it hard for the curious to tolerate.
The tiger's genitals are considered to have a magical nourishing effect.The Chinese regard this object as a divine product.But few people know the importance of tiger nose in reproductive activities. "Dragon Fish River Picture" records a method of praying for a child, that is, after drying the tiger's nose, hang it directly above the gate. If a pregnant woman drinks it, the fetus conceived by the pregnant woman will definitely become a male.The only drawback of this method is that the pregnant woman cannot know that she drank the tiger nose.Otherwise the fetus in her stomach would have turned into a slug, the book said.