Animal cures for many conditions
TRADITIONAL Chinese medicine uses approximately 1,000 plant and 36 animal species including the endangered tiger, rhinoceros and seahorse.
• Tiger bone is a favourite treatment for joint ailments, such as arthritis and muscular atrophy. Although its use was banned in 1993, poaching continues.
• Rhino horn is used to treat fevers, convulsions and delirium.
• Bile from bear gall bladders is used for liver disease, headaches, bacterial infections and inflammation.
• The seahorse is used to treat kidney ailments, circulatory problems and impotence.
• Sloughed snake skin is for skin conditions, eye infections, sore throats and haemorrhoids. The skin and meat of pit vipers are used for intestinal haemorrhage.
• Ground tortoise and turtle bones treat skin disorders.
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