In ancient Mongolian steppe, there were flocks of wild camels, which were hunted by northern nomads, domesticated and bred, and their milk was taken as a drink to nourish and strengthen the body. The Mongols are recognized as the people of the world who domesticate camels. The Mongols learned about camel milk and used camel milk in the process of domesticating and raising camels, and still retain the tradition of using camel milk as a dietary therapy.
Camel milk was included in the "Eight Treasures" in the Yuan Dynasty. Mongolian Dayan Khan suffered from a leprosy disease at an early age, and his adoptive mother cured him with white camel milk in a silver bowl. Camel milk, cream, milk wine and silver bowls are traditional medicines and utensils created by nomadic peoples. In the Xiongnu era, when the assassination of Su Wu caused shock, the fact that the Xiongnu doctor used an instrument to give first aid to his waist is recorded in detail in the "Book of Han and Su Wu Biography".
Nomads value camel milk. Camel milk production is very small, less than one-tenth of the milk. And when the camels produce milk, there must be small camels present. The mother camel smells the baby camel's breath and secretes milk. Therefore, even in places where camels are abundant, the locals are usually reluctant to drink camel milk, and only when VIPs visit, they will take it out to entertain guests.
Yuan Kusihui's "Drinking and Eating Zhengyi" was written in the third year of the Yuan Dynasty (1330 AD), which recorded: "Camel milk, sexual taste is mellow, no viscose, it is slightly spicy, it is a great tonic, it replenishes the five internal organs and seven damages, strengthens the bones and bones, fills the essence, resists hunger, and quenches thirst." "
Ancient Mongolian documents such as the Golden History, the Biography of Genghis Khan, and the Origin of Mongolia record that "(Batu Mengkedayan Khan) suffered from the departure of his young parents and suffered from box disease (i.e., leprosy), and Saihai, the wife of Temur Hadak, fed him nine white (Taomi) camel milk, and during the massage, he was healed by grinding through the bottom of three silver bowls."
In addition, it is also recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by Li Shizhen: "Camel milk, cold, non-toxic." Replenish the qi, strengthen the bones, and make people not hungry. It is also recorded in the Kazakh folk ancient book "Traditional Chinese Medicine Kazakh Medical Camel Milk Diet": "Camel milk is slightly hot, has nourishing, calming, nourishing yin, detoxifying effect, and can restore the weak body after a hundred diseases." "