Centipedes For Heart Attack Recovery? Traditional Medicine Made of Insects, Herbs Could Aid With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Medicine & Technology Oct 27, 2023

This traditional Chinese medicine was seen to be effective in treating STEMI heart attack patients. Read to learn more.

Study Suggests That Seaweeds in Traditional Chinese Medicine Could Work Against COVID-19

Jan 19, 2021

Researchers from China recently discovered that a seaweed called Ecklonia kurome has the ability to block the activity of an enzyme essential for the replication of SARS-CoV-2.

Jaguar Poaching Rose 200-Fold Over Last Five Years As Chinese Demand Medicinal Paste Skyrocketed

Jun 16, 2020

Jaguar poaching has devastatingly increased 200-fold in the last five years, new research reveals. Due to the rising demand of Chinese consumers for a medicinal paste from the animal's carcasses, the scientists fear this might lead to the lessening of the species' population.

Eating Pangolin Meat in China for Health and Sexual Benefits No More? Scales Pulled Out From Medicine List

Jun 10, 2020

Officials have removed pangolin scales from the list of traditional Chinese medicine ingredients elevating its protective status as China continues to revise wildlife protection laws.