The small animals, whose scales are coveted for use in Chinese medicine ... the former associate dean of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in San Francisco.

The fact that animal parts are used for so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) is well-known. The problem has so far been related mostly to China and TCM. A recent article reminds us of the fact that t ...

This sounds like a stupid question, but you might want to make a mental note of the fact that poo is often an ingredient in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Bat’s dung is used in Chinese Medicine ...

Humans have used plants and animals to treat and prevent diseases ... The plant has been used in Chinese herbal medicine for over 2,000 years, however new research from the University of Texas ...

An orangutan has been seen treating a wound using a plant with known pain-relieving properties, marking the first known ...

and tendons—used in traditional formulas. One obstacle to acceptance of Chinese medicine in the West is the controversial use of animal parts. During the Vietnam War, Tu had been tapped to work ...

The agonist, notoginsenoside Ft1, is derived from Panax notoginseng, a ginseng species used for 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine to enhance circulation. A small, early mouse model study ...