Taisui is one of the most popular topics for the people. There are countless legends about this mysterious creature. Some ancient medical books even used Taisui as medicine. It is said that they cure all diseases. What is the real situation?
The Legend of Tai Sui
I believe that friends who have seen the Internet pictures will have an impression of Tai Sui's appearance. The chubby cylinders have different sizes and strange appearances, and some vaguely take away their facial features. Because Tai Sui is rare and has a unique appearance, it is included in the mythology by the people and acts as a "god of disaster" that disrupts life information.
In the past, every household would buy "alcal calendar", which was used to record dates on the one hand, and assisted activities related to feudal superstitions. Often, the beginning of the calendar will write the name of Tai Sui and the people who need to be "being at peace" this year, and even more, a "spiritual talisman" will be given for free. The time and place of Tai Sui appear every day will also be recorded. For example, if Tai Sui is in the north in the morning, then go to that direction before noon.
These people who are targeted by Tai Sui are usually thirteen, twenty-five, thirty-seven, forty-nine, sixty-one, seventy-three, eighty-five, and ninety-seven years old, so these people are taboo to do major events, such as getting married, moving, etc. If the family is in good condition, you should burn incense and worship Buddha and perform a ceremony called "An Feng Tai Sui".
Since Tai Sui is present every year, isn’t it harming the world every year? Could it be that ordinary people specially create this god to make people feel uncomfortable? In fact, it is not. The meaning of Tai Sui is very different from what we understand now.
According to legend, in order to take care of the people, the Jade Emperor arranged 12 gods to be the year old to deal with the troubles of the people. Once there are earthquakes, mountain torrents and other natural disasters, Tai Sui also needs to help. If someone disrespects them, there will be relative punishment. Later, Tai Sui became a fierce god, and it was slandered by people with ulterior motives.
Why is Tai Sui 12 digits and linked to year? This has to be said of the ancient Chinese astrology and numerology culture.
The source of Tai Sui
In ancient times, Tai Sui was accidentally obtained by the people, and it felt particularly novel. This meat ball cannot move, cannot scream, and does not eat, it does not seem to belong to this world. So Tai Sui was considered a god and came from heaven.
At that time, people's observation of Jupiter had certain results. Jupiter's twelve years were designated as one cycle, and the year in the cycle was one year. So someone created a story about the gods who are in the year, believing that each year has a corresponding Taisui guard, one person is changed every year, arranged in the order of the earthly branches.
For example, Tai Sui in the year of Chou is called "Chou Sui", and so on. When Tai Sui is on duty, it not only protects the people, but also plays a role in recording the astronomical calendar.
The "meat balls" on the ground are their projections. Once they are disturbed, something unlucky will happen. The saying " Tai Sui's head is " means building a house or farming. If you dig Tai Sui, you will be punished.
These meat balls are really so powerful that they can bring disaster?
Tai Sui
Tai Sui in ancient times was particularly rare, because the reason was related to land utilization rate . Large areas of wasteland were not developed, and Tai Sui grew in these lands. Most of the records of Tai Sui are unofficial history, accompanied by legends of gods and ghosts, and are talked about by the world.
By the Ming and Qing dynasties, the population grew rapidly, and there were more records about Tai Sui. By , when the Qing dynasties were , many local county annals had records of Tai Sui, most of which had faded their mysterious colors and were buried underground without victims.
In recent years, with the development of Internet media, Tai Sui seems to appear more and more in front of people.
In 2015, a man surnamed Liang in Chengdu, Sichuan accidentally caught a huge meat ball. The weighing was enough and it was 13 kilograms! The family members of the villagers didn't know what this was, so they went to the county Academy of Agricultural Sciences for help. After expert identification, it was confirmed that it was Tai Sui.
In the same year, Nan'an, Fujian, Mr. Han unexpectedly got a Tai Sui who could "breathe"! This big guy weighs 41 kilograms and looks like a tree stump with a texture covered with blood vessels. It will expand and contract regularly, looking like breathing. Neighbors and relatives came to watch and found that the appearance was sleek and smooth, a bit like jelly.
Farmer Wang Moumou of Donggang City, Liaoning Province also discovered a Tai Sui this year, with an estimated weight of about 140 kilograms, which is the heaviest one to discover in modern times! Because folk legends say that Tai Sui has high medicinal value, the Tai Sui was cut into pieces and sold at a unit price of 10,000 yuan per kilogram, and Wang Moumou made a fortune because of this.
It seems that Tai Sui was particularly active in 2015, and Tai Sui appeared in many provinces and cities across the country, which is really amazing.
Most Tai Sui was found and bought into medicine to treat difficult and complicated diseases or nourish and maintain health, but is there really a scientific basis for doing this?
The true identity of Tai Sui
Li Shizhen 's "Compendium of Materia Medica" describes: "The meat is like flesh, attached to a big stone, with its head and tail, and is a creature." It also describes the color in detail, indicating that there were many Tai Sui that appeared at that time.
"Shennong Baicao Jing" directly writes the medicinal value: "The flesh Ganoderma lucidum is non-toxic, nourishes the middle, nourishes the essence, increases wisdom, cures knots in the chest, and takes it for a long time to lighten the body and never grow old. "It can be seen that the evil god has become a precious medicinal material, and even a good food supplement for cultivating immortals.
According to legend, Yao, Shun, Yu, , three Renjun, lived over 100 years old, and they are not related to their frequent eating of Tai Sui. However, these are folk legends and are not trustworthy.
Modern scientists' research on Tai Sui has not stopped. Fortunately, there are many Tai Sui on the market, so the mystery has finally been revealed.
1992, a heavy rain in the Wei River in Shaanxi broke the peace of a farmer. The old man passed by the river and found a piece of white "meat". After taking it home, he did not rot or rot. After dozens of days, he actually grew up! The old man was shocked and scared, so he reported it to the government. The government's expert team based on this The characteristics of the piece of meat are judged, this is the legendary Tai Sui!
This is the first time that Tai Sui was discovered after the founding of the country. After that, Japanese Emperor visited China and made a special trip to Shaanxi, just to catch the spotlight.
Experts also used this Tai Sui specimen for laboratory analysis, trying to find out the mystery of Tai Sui. A few months later, the expert gave a helpless conclusion, and the analysis showed that one-third of Tai Sui was slime mold , and the other parts were unknown.
Let's first look at what slime mold is, this is a creature between animals and fungi, which makes a living by eating rotten things and lives in a humid and warm place. Because slime mold first grew It will form a layer of sticky things, hence the name.
So what is the other two-thirds of Tai Sui? After nearly 20 years of research, thanks to the progress of experimental equipment and other factors, experts finally know the composition of Tai Sui. It turns out that most of the remaining parts are bacteria and fungi, and there are very few polysaccharides.
Tai Sui can be eaten through mucous fungi, or photosynthesis through fungi . In theory, it can continue to evolve, such as becoming an animal or a plant. However, this evolution process mysteriously stuck at a certain point and maintained in its current form. There is a scientifically proper noun for this - blind branch.
Since the composition of Tai Sui is clear, there is a certain statement whether it can be used as medicine.
"Mushroom" that may be poisoned
The number of fungi on the earth is between 1.5-2 million species, and humans only recognize about 5%. We do not know the characteristics of a large number of fungi. Most of the components of Tai Sui are fungi, and the composition of these fungi is very complicated and cannot be fully verified in a short period of time.
Many fungi are poisonous. Once consumed too much, they will complete the poisoning phenomena such as nerve paralysis and hallucination. If they are not treated in time, they may be in danger of life.
The legend of Tai Sui is countless, and the diet therapy part is explained. I believe that the statement of disasters with people is not so credible.
There is no need to worry about the statement that Tai Sui harms people. The person you pick it up will make a fortune because of selling it. No matter how you look at it, it is also a blessing god. As for taking medicine, it is even more unreliable. Just like eating mushrooms, you will have good luck in encountering non-toxic and toxic "lying board". Live scientifically, don’t mess around with yourself.
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