A traditional Chinese medicine store on East Broadway in the Lower East Side informs the public you won't find any bear bile there. Unfortunately, the sign implies you might find bear bile elsewhere. Used in traditional Chinese medicine for everything from pain relief, diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, as an aphrodisiac and more, the demand for bear bile is bad news for bears.
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