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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tan Re Qing has been recommended to treat COVID-19. It belongs to which animal?
A
Lion
B
Zebra
C
Bear
D
Monkey
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the early 1900s, scientists discovered that bear bile, a fluid that’s secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, contains a significant amount of ursodeoxycholic acid-more than other animals like pigs or cows. This acid is medically proven to help dissolve gallstones and treat liver disease.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bile has been reported to have several therapeutic applications, some of which include improving liver function, dissolving of gallstones, inhibiting bacterial and viral multiplication, as well as anti-diabetic, antipyretic, anticancer, and anti-allergic effects [16].

Detailed explanation-3: -Bear bile has been a popular ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine for 3, 000 years. [1] It has been used to cure various ailments, such as fever, gall stones, liver problems, heart disease, and eye irritation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bile is a yellow, orange, or slightly green aqueous fluid that is the “exocrine” secretion of the liver. It forms first in bile canaliculi enclosed between parenchymal cells of the liver and flows continuously into ever enlarging ducts to exit the liver via two hepatic ducts.

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