Pangolin Scales Uses
The scales are said to promote blood circulation and increase lactation in pregnant women while the meat is used as a tonic6 They are also used as medicine in Africa. However pangolin scales are made of keratin the same material that makes human fingernails and hair and have no proven medicinal value. China Upgrades Pangolin Protection And Removes Scales From Traditional Medicine List World Animal Protection A new report has found that pangolin scales are still being used in medicines sold and produced by Chinese companies despite the Chinese government banning pangolin scales from the official list of approved ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine TCM and giving three species of the pangolin the highest level of national protection back in June. Pangolin scales uses . The scales are very hard and protect pangolin against animal predators yet in traditional Chinese medicine are dried and roasted as a method of relieving palsy stimulating lactation and. Chinas annual domestic