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AnotherDreamWeaver

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7. Root to "rejuvenate Virility and strength"

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 09:10 PM

Apr 2012

The root, from the He Shou Wu plant, was unearthed in southern China by local farmer Lu Chen.

No doubt he was shocked when he pulled the root from the ground due to its resemblance to a human being, albeit with an overgrown appendage.

The root is often used in Chinese medicine to rejuvenate virility and strength and Lu Chen believes the obscene shaping of the root is a sign his farm will produce a good harvest next year.

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