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Herbs helped him to live till 120 NEW DELHI, Sunday (AFP) An Indian man believed by villagers to be more than 120 years old says herbs are the secret of his longevity, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported. Mudda Moopan, the king of a traditional tribe in the southern state of Kerala, doesn't know how old he is. What he knows is that he has married 23 times and fathered too many children to remember. But Moopan can recall the names of only 16 of his wives, the youngest of whom is in her early 30s. His youngest child is 11 years old, the newspaper said. Moopan claims the secret of his longevity is a paste of 10 rare herbs that he takes three times a day. But he won't reveal the ingredients of the paste. "Once an English woman came and stayed with me for several days. She was spying on my treatment methods. One morning she disappeared. I don't trust any of them now," the paper quoted Moopan saying. That hasn't prevented scientists from seeking his help. "He can identify more than 1,000 rare medicinal plants. He is a living legend," an agricultural scientist told the newspaper. The newspaper said tribal folklore is full of Moopan's heroic acts about how he once tamed a violent tusker and how he cured a king. Locals consider Moopan one of the oldest men in the world and peg him at over 120. Last year a group of university students collected a sample of his hair to figure out his age and concluded he had long crossed a century. |
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