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Rabinowitz, A., 1995. Helping a species go extinct: the Sumatran rhinoceros in Borneo. Conservation Biology 9 (1): 482-488
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Asia - East Asia - China |
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Value - Related to Horn |
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All Rhino Species |
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The preparation of rhino horn for particular ailments is often cited from the Divine Peasant's Herbal, written in the first century B.C., and from the Pen Ts'ao Kang Mu, a well-known sixteenth century Chinese medical text. Although there have been modifications and revisions to the Chinese medical pharmacopoeia since those times, modern medical and popular books contain both old and new applications for rhino horn. Many licensed doctors and pharmacists in Taiwan continue to sell or prescribe rhino horn for their patients. In mainland China, an increase in the availability of rhino horn and an increased demand by the pharmacies is of growing concern.
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