References

Primary resources:

What is Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • Xu, J., & Yang, Y. (2009). Traditional Chinese medicine in the Chinese health care system. Health policy, 90(2-3), 133-139

Values

  • Schwartz, S. H. (1992). Universals in the content and structure of values: Theoretical advances and empirical tests in 20 countries. In Advances in experimental social psychology (Vol. 25, pp. 1-65). Academic Press.

Tigers 

  • Ellis, R. (2013). Tiger bone & rhino horn: the destruction of wildlife for traditional Chinese medicine. Island Press.
  • Moyle, B. (2009). The black market in China for tiger products. Global Crime, 10(1-2), 124-143

Secondary resources:

What is Traditional Chinese Medicine

  • https://www.tcmworld.org/what-is-tcm/
  • https://askthescientists.com/traditional-chinese-medicine/
  • https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/patient/treatments/alternative/6-traditional-chinese-medicine-techniques
  • http://www.tcmbasics.com/basics_5elements.htm

Animal substance use in medicines

  • https://www.dw.com/en/chinas-medicinal-tiger-bones-and-rhino-horns-tradition-or-travesty/a-46193315

Values

  • https://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/traditie

Endangered animals

  • https://china-underground.com/2018/07/07/traditional-chinese-medicine-animals/

Tigers

Rhinos

  • https://www.africahunting.com/threads/what-are-rhino-horns-made-of.1884/
  • https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/facts-about-rhinos/http://mentalfloss.com/article/541375/things-you-might-not-know-about-rhinos
  • https://rangers.wnf.nl/neushoorn/weetjes-neushoorn.htm
  • https://www.savetherhino.org/rhino-info/threats/poaching-rhino-horn/

Asian black bears

  • https://www.animallaw.info/article/detailed-discussion-bears-used-traditional-chinese-medicine
  • http://wwf.panda.org/our_work/wildlife/profiles/mammals/asiatic_black_bear/
  • https://www.animalsasia.org/intl/end-bear-bile-farming-2017.html
  • https://onekindplanet.org/animal/sun-bear/
  • https://beartrust.org/asiatic-black-bear
  • http://www.ourendangeredworld.com/species/land-mammals/sun-bear/
  • https://a-z-animals.com/animals/asian-black-bear/

Solutions

  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reference/traditional-chinese-medicine/
  • https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-defends-use-of-animal-parts-in-tcm
  • https://www.savetherhino.org/about-us/
  • https://www.worldwildlife.org/
  • https://www.traffic.org/
  • http://sunbearsurvival.org/

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