The use of animal substances in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a hard problem to tackle. TCM methods are being used and believed for more than thousands of years. This tradition is so long existing that its hard to change, because for people it is a way of thinking that is passed form generation to generation. On top of that, people are less open to change and nature is well integrated in their healthcare system. Eventhough this issue isn’t a small one, a few solutions may contribute to a decrease of the use of animals in medicines and eventually increase the wild animals population. For example, you can think of education, laws and programs. To read more about these solutions, please click on the name to continue.