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folklore
(redirected from Folk tales)

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Over time these folk tales have been subtly changed and have evolved just like an biological organism," the Telegraph quoted Tehrani as saying.
And although it does not always fit well into other schools of medical and scientific thought, some herbs have been medically documented, however the efficacy of most herbs is based on anecdotal evidence or the from folk tales.
She started her self-assigned task of collecting and translating folk tales in China over a quarter of a century ago in 1982 and for the next 20 years visited the country to attempt to collect stories along the silk and incense routes, before moving to Yemen.
 
 
 
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