Tigers in traditional East Asian medicine Tiger hunting

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tiger bones , body parts used in traditional chinese medicine range of purported uses, including pain killers.tiger parts used in traditional east asian medicines, particularly in traditional chinese medicine, many people believe tiger parts have multiple medicinal properties. when combined high prices furs fetch on black market , destruction of habitat, poaching medicinal uses has reduced tiger populations in wild. century ago, estimated there on 100,000 tigers in world; now, global numbers may below 2,500 mature breeding individuals, no subpopulation containing more 250 mature breeding individuals. there no scientific corroboration these beliefs, include:



the tail of tiger ground , mixed soap create ointment use in treating skin cancer.
the bones found in tip of tiger s tail said ward off evil spirits.
crushed tiger bones added wine, served taiwanese general tonic.
the feet of tiger, when dipped in palm oil , hung in front of door, said diminish likelihood of evil spirits entering.
tiger s skin said cure fever caused ghosts. use effectively, user must sit on tiger s skin, beware. if time spent on tiger s skin, legend says user become tiger.
adding honey gallstones , applying combination hands , feet said treat abscesses.
burnt tiger hair can allegedly drive away centipedes.
mixing brain of tiger oil , rubbing mixture on body alleged cure both laziness , acne.
rolling eyeballs pills alleged remedy convulsions.
the whiskers used cure toothaches.
one allegedly possess courage , shall protected sudden fright wearing tiger s claw piece of jewellery or carrying 1 in pocket.
strength, cunning, , courage can allegedly obtained consuming tiger s heart.
floating ribs of tiger considered luck talisman.
the tiger s penis said aphrodisiac.
small bones in tiger s feet tied child s wrists said sure cure convulsions.

on 15 march 2010, world federation of chinese medicine societies (wfcms) issued statement regarding use of endangered species medicinal purposes. huang jianyin, deputy secretary of wfcms, addressing conference, issued following statement: “tiger conservation has become political issue in world. therefore necessary traditional chinese medicine industry support conservation of endangered species, including tigers” (science daily). tcm practitioners push remove endangered species “ingredients list,” being met farmers hoping reignite demand tcm based medicinal products, such tiger bone wine.


tiger farming partially, if not fully, responsible reigniting demand tiger-based medicinal products. @ xiongsen bear , tiger farm in guilin, china, many 200,000 bottles of tiger bone wine being produced annually. (jacobs 2010) parks such xiongsen profit off branding wine holistic medicinal remedies, meeting market demand prior medicinal practices. while tcm practitioners attempt move away use of endangered species, tiger farms reigniting demand. today, tiger farmers in china pushing government lift ban on tiger part sales.


in 2007, farmers fought have ban lifted, citing that, “[t]he poaching of wild tigers traditional medicine diminish substantially if tigers, breed prolifically in captivity - farmed food. however, goes directly against reasons these establishments created - reintroducing endangered species wild. if tiger farming allowed, population of wild tigers directly affected. how? 1 of first noticeable factors growth in demand natural product (wild vs captive bred). consequence of ignoring these dire issues detrimental population of tigers. alarmingly, projected within next decade, species of tigers may go extinct. james leape, director general of world wildlife fund, told meeting in st. petersburg if proper protective measures aren t taken, tigers may disappear 2022, next chinese calendar year of tiger (titova 2010)








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