The more usual types of highly endangered animal species parts and derivatives which can be used as ingredients for medicine include bear bile and sea turtle scales 較常被用作藥物成分的高度瀕危野生動物物種的部分及其衍生物,包括熊膽及海龜鱗片等。
Sun bears , who have orange - yellow markings on their chests , are hunted for their gall bladders and paws which are used in traditional chinese medicine 馬來熊一向以其胸部特有的橙黃相間的斑紋而著稱,人們以前熱衷于捕獵它們主要是為了獲取熊膽和熊掌,以便制作東亞地區的傳統藥物。