Posted on 03/28/2020 10:27:19 AM PDT by Olog-hai
China has been promoting bear bile as a coronavirus treatment, upsetting wildlife activists.
In a list published earlier this month, Chinas National Health Commission recommended a number of treatments for the symptoms of the virus, including both traditional Chinese and Western remedies.
The treatment is an injection called Tan Re Qing (TRQ), which is a traditional Chinese medicine formula. In addition to bear bile powder, the injection uses goat horn and dried fruit.
The injection can help to alleviate respiratory distress, particularly in cases of pneumonia and bronchitis. One of the major symptoms of the coronavirus is a dry cough and difficulty breathing.
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That was the early 1990’s. I killed a charging black bear at my house in Wasilla, AK in May 1991. I told a USAF friend whose wife was Thai and he offered me $250 for the gall bladder. I was told it was used to make an aphrodisiac. Asians have strange beliefs.
That, and the poachers in PA will starting poaching black bear, just like a few years ago.
Seems like they also made some fake afro out of elk antler soup. They had to be poached when they were still in velvet and fairly soft. Like they need any help procreating...
I understand that it works best if you do a little
dance while drinkin it.
It’s called the Bear Bile Polka!
Ta Dum!
Isn't this what got us in trouble in the first place? Diversity is our strungth.
Just like they cut shark fins off sharks and throw them back in water to die for sharkfin soup and also for aprodesiac. Now they will kill bears. Just sad.
That’s why my neighbors are running around in the woods. We all know that a wild bear $=====
I have a vague memory of a CNN guy wearing a bearskin hat on broadcasts for a while.
(Until the People Eating Tasting Animals crowd complained.)
If he’s still around, he better not wear it and be mistaken for a bear during this bear-bile frenzy.
The whole bat soup deal worked so well! What could possibly go wrong?
Yeah, let’s get right on this.....
Democrats Criticize Trump for not having enough Bear Bile on hand.
I used to get letters from Chinese asking me for bear bile and bear gall bladders. This all came from a news article where I necropsied a bear in practice. I noted they were willing to pay a great deal but the letters were quickly thrown into the wastebasket.
...and people laugh at me when I tell them that my grandfather cured my Whooping Cough by feeding me a TBS of Kerosene and Sugar. Whatever works I guess.
Isn’t this how we got into this mess in the first place?
Weird animal parts prepared in unknown conditions carrying god knows what pathogens?
Followed by moth wing tea.
Well, as long as the are restricted to China and Iran..I say have at it..maybe try some monkey eyes while they are at it?
Yeah, I’m thinking most people here don’t realize how it is harvested in China. Pretty horrific.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_bear
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