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The goal is to more closely recreate the chemistry of bear bile powder, so that the alternative is deemed appropriate by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. [51] In May 2024, Kaibao reported to investors that the approval process for its "artificial bear bile powder" has been delayed by recent law changes, in that additional clinical ...
The animals went to the foundation's Moon Bear Rescue Center outside Chengdu, which has handled hundreds of bears since the agreement was signed. [1] In April 2014, Animals Asia announced plans to convert a bear bile farm with over 130 Asiatic black bears in Nanning, China, into an animal sanctuary. The farm was part of Flower World, a state ...
The Free the Bears Fund supports animal welfare projects in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, working with rescued and confiscated Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), sun bear (Helarctos malayanus), and sloth bear (Melursus ursinus). A sister charity, Free the Bears UK was established in the United Kingdom in 2010. [6]
Bear bile, a natural source of UDCA, is used in traditional Chinese medicine since the seventh century. Japanese scientists successfully synthesized UDCA chemically in 1955. [40] The earliest reference to UDCA in PubMed dates to 1957 under an alternative spelling "ursodesoxycholic acid", in a small-scale clinical trial. [45]
The company said the bile extraction process has gone through three generations. In the first generation, a bear is killed and the bile is taken. [2] In the second generation, techniques came from North Korea in 1984 where "live bears" are used. [2] Tubes are stabbed into the bear for extractions.
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A video of a bear happily splashing in the water -- and his rescue story -- are capturing hearts across the internet. Video of bear rescued from bile farm splashing in water will melt your heart ...
TCM recognizes bear bile as a medicinal. In 1988, the Chinese Ministry of Health started controlling bile production, which previously used bears killed before winter. Now bears are fitted with a sort of permanent catheter, which is more profitable than killing the bears.