Nutmeg and Trade chokepoints, more than a cure for the plague, crusades and metaphors...Ep three

Layer upon layer. Nutmeg reveals itself in history; the closer we look, the more we see that its story is a metaphor. Trad says the original metaphor. We look at how the Western world, starting with why and how the Portuguese started to look for the source of Nutmeg, hidden for millennia, on the other side of the world...One of Trad's Books, The Lost Piece of Peace can be bought here https://www.amazon.com.au/Lost-Piece-Peace-Tradittori-Trudittori/dp/1545290571Myristica fragrans  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myristica_fragransMyristica fragrans  https://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/plant/pim355.htmPliny the Elder  https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137History of India: Trade Relations https://www.britannica.com/place/India/Trade-relations History of China: Foreign Trade https://www.britannica.com/place/China/Foreign-tradeBanda Islands https://www.britannica.com/place/Banda-IslandsAustronesian Peoples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austronesian_peoplesPeter Bellwood (abstract) — Austronesian Expansion https://www.jstor.org/stable/2847094 Constantinople https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConstantinopleBosporus Strait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosporus Fourth Crusade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Crusade Republic of Venice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice Fall of Constantinople (1453) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_ConstantinopleOttoman Empire https://www.britannica.com/place/Ottoman-EmpireBlack Death https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-DeathMiasma Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theory Prince Henry the Navigator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Henry_the_NavigatorCaravel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CaravelAge of Discovery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_DiscoveryVasco da Gama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_GamaChristopher Columbus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_ColumbusStay Tuned...this podcast covers seasons following Trade and empathy, Ecstasy and empathy, the empathy evolution of man and much, much more...it's going to be a wild ride. What's more, start with these links above and see where they take you!DisclaimerThis podcast explores history, chemistry, cultural belief, and speculation.It does not provide medical advice or advocate drug use.Nutmeg contains the compound myristicin, which is not MDMA.Historical medicinal claims reflect beliefs of their time, not modern science.Some ideas presented are interpretive and are examined critically throughout the series.