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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.
The Chinese pangolin is threatened foremost by poaching. [1] Some Chinese people eat its meat, and its scales are used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In the 1960s, about 170,000 to 180,000 Chinese pangolins were seized annually across the Chinese provinces Fujian, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangdong. [15]
It is threatened by illegal poaching for the pangolin trade to China and Vietnam, where it is regarded as a luxury medicinal delicacy. [ 43 ] Pangolins are solitary and meet only to have sex, with mating typically taking place at night after the male and female pangolin meet near a watering hole.
In 2020, the Chinese government removed pangolin scales from its list of approved ingredients for TCM, after acknowledging the devastating effects of “resources exhaustion” on the species.
Pangolin meat is considered a delicacy in Vietnam and some parts of China. Demand for pangolin scales and meat has led to rampant poaching that is decimating populations across Asia.
Manis crassicaudata (Indian pangolin) Manis pentadactyla (Chinese pangolin) †Manis hungarica †Manis lydekkeri; Subgenus: Paramanis. Manis culionensis (Philippine pangolin) Manis javanica (Sunda pangolin) †Manis palaeojavanica (Giant asian pangolin)
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Eating live animals is the practice of humans eating animals that are still alive. It is a traditional practice in many East Asian food cultures. Animals may also be eaten alive for shock value. Eating live animals, or parts of live animals, may be unlawful in certain jurisdictions under animal cruelty laws.