According to traditional Chinese medicine, sea cucumber has the male-energizing properties vis-a-vis its phallic ability to harden and squirt when under threat.
Chinese TCM believes that sea cucumber will lower pressure and improve hardening arteries. I am unsure if this is again more a case of form rather than substance in the likes of the phallic fantasies.
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What does"I am unsure if this is again more a case of form rather than substance in the likes of the phallic fantasies." mean?
What does "a case of form" mean?
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a case of form rather than substance = an instance/example of appearance rather than real quality
— Mister Micawber
a case of form rather than substance = an instance/example of appearance rather than real quality
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It means that they base their findings on the physical manifestations of the sea cucumber (such as hardening and squirting ) rather than on evidence observed in humans using sea cucumber derivatives.
These physical manifestations are referred to as "form" as opposed to "substance" or "content".