Bile bear
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Bile bears, sometimes called battery bears, are bears kept in captivity to harvest their bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, which is used by some traditional
A bile bear in a "crush cage" on Huizhou Farm, Huizhou, China
Asiatic black bear
Sun bear
Brown bear
Ursodeoxycholic acid
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Ursodeoxycholic acid, also known as ursodiol, is a secondary bile acid, produced in humans and most other species from metabolism by intestinal bacteria. It is synthesized in the liver in some species
Bile bear
…malayanus), brown bear (Ursus arctos) and every other bear species are also used (the only exception being the giant panda which does not produce UDCA). Both the Asiatic black bear and the sun bear are listed as Vulnerable on the Red List of Threatened Animals published by the International Union for…
Ursodeoxycholic acid marketed in China under brand name Ursofalk