Secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, bile from various species of bears, including Asiatic black bears and brown bears, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine since at least ...

But China is “the biggest market for bear bile products by far,” with roughly 15,000 bile bears in captivity and plenty of demand, he said. Traditional Chinese medicine is the main driver for ...

1. Is this popular Chinese herbal medicine for brain bleeds useless? One of the world’s most influential medical journals, the 200-year-old Lancet, has published its first paper on herbal ...

AN ABUSED bear dubbed ... to Animals Asia. Bile from various species of bears, including Asiatic black bears and brown bears like, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine since at least ...