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FEATURES OF MONGOLIAN Monks’ DIETARY
Meals of Monks
Monks follow strict diet when having foods and drinks. They drink larch bark extract
with bitter salt in order to dilute blood without regarding to seasons and use sheep tail
fat regularly in order to prevent from arteriosclerosis. With research, we found out
that there are 7 different meals of monastics: the 7sogchid offering, non vegetarian
soup, vegetarian soup, steamed rice with grape, tea, vegetarian soup with milk,
vegetable pilau, vegetarian soup with curd, buuds, and khuushuur and three types
of drink.
Although food and drink are essential for the human body, it may cause health
problem if applied in improper way. Spoiled meat, vegetables, water may cause
other various diseases and fatal cancer, as no meals shall be overcooked in terms of
realizing the impermanency.
Benefits of Grains, Milk, Water and Meat
We analyzed the benefits of wheat, beans, meat as food and milk of animals and
water drinks used by the Mongolian monks. Although milk components of animals
vary: their sizes and ingredients are different. It depends on the structure of livestock
pasture, water, and biological features. Milk was used not only for dietary consump¬
tion, but also applied as medical mineral water in order to heal various diseases.
Consumption of dairy products keeps human body healthy and was used as perfect
tool for preventing diseases eliminating unfavorable environment. Goat milk is used
for healing liver and kidney inflammation, while female camel’s milk and mare’s
milk are good for antiscorbutic purpose.
Milk
Cow milk is beneficial for lung problems, chronic lung diseases, chronic typhoid,
and diabetes. It sharpens the mind. Yak milk contradicts with stomach cancer and
jaundice.
Mare 5 milk: one feature of mare’s milk is low dry agents, oil, protein, and mineral
but also has 1.5—4 times greater lactose than the milk of other livestocks. Fermented
mare’s milk (airag) is good for healing TB and some gastrointestinal diseases, im¬
proves body metabolism and treats lung diseases. Airag contains almost all vitamins
necessary for the human body.
Female camel's milk: the oil of female camel’s milk fluctuates during milking
season and oil content decreases in summer hot and increases in cool season.
Sheep milk affects heart even it pacifies gas. Sheep milk is sour, highly dense, 1.5
times greater than dry agent compared to cow milk, rich with protein, oil, mineral,
vitamin, ferment, lecithin and sterol, and its casein is denser than cow milk creating
curd.
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