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Pangolin parts are also used for medicinal purposes in other Asian countries such as India, Nepal and Pakistan. In some parts of India and Nepal, locals believe that wearing the scales of a pangolin can help prevent pneumonia. [98] Pangolin scales have also been used for medicinal purposes in Malaysia, Indonesia and northern Myanmar.
The official pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China continues to include Chinese pangolin scales as an ingredient in TCM formulations, and there is a legal market for scales. [19] Today the main uses of pangolin scales are to unblock blood clots, promote blood circulation, and to help lactating women secrete milk.
Published studies have also reported possible medicinal benefits of Lycium barbarum, especially due to its antioxidant properties, [84] including potential benefits against cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, [85] [86] vision-related diseases [87] (such as age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma [88]), having neuroprotective ...
Pangolins are among the world’s most heavily poached animals. A newly discovered species could help conservationists fight against their extinction, researchers say.
Now, the nonprofit is also using the cat-size rodents to smell their way through the crafty disguises employed by wildlife traffickers looking to smuggle ivory, pangolin scales and rhino horns.
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The scales alone account for 20% of the black market in protected animal parts; [11] they are boiled off the body and used for traditional medicines. Pangolin meat is sold as a high-end delicacy in China and Vietnam, the blood is believed to be a healing tonic, and pangolin fetuses have alleged health benefits and aphrodisiac qualities. A ...
The pangolin has no teeth, but has strong stomach muscles to aid in digestion. [3] The most noticeable characteristic of the pangolin is its massive, scaled armour which covers its upper face and its whole body with the exception of the belly and the inside of the legs. These protective scales are rigid and made of keratin. It has 160–200 ...