Woodblock printing was already a widely used technique in the Tang Dynasty. However, this kind of printing tech was expensive and time-consuming. Until the Song Dynasty (960-1279), a man named Bi Sheng (990â1051) invented movable type printing, making it quicker and easier.
Asafoetida has been used as a medicinal herb for many decades, with some people choosing to make a tea from it in order to drink it plain. Despite its pungent aroma, it is known to alleviate stomach ailments, cold symptoms, anxiety issues, chronic fatigue, yeast infections, and painful gas and flatulence.
Asafoetida /Ã¦sÉËfÉtÉªdÉ/ is the dried latex exuded from the rhizome or tap root of several species of Ferula, a perennial herb that grows 1 to 1.5 m tall. The species is native to the deserts of Iran and mountains of Afghanistan and is mainly cultivated in nearby India. As its name suggests, asafoetida has a pungent smell, but in cooked dishes, it delivers a smooth flavour reminiscent of leeks. It is also known as devil's dung, asant, food of the gods, jowani badian, stinking gum, hing ...