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Alwayssunnyinarizona t1_j0nzlad wrote

Reply to comment by Acocke in Cambridge scientists have shown that a widely-used drug to treat liver disease can prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection or reduce COVID-19 severity by hot

Since the 1950s, it's been produced synthetically, but that hasn't stopped some cultures from going to the original source: bear (urso) bile.

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aesirmazer t1_j0pdnm3 wrote

And that's why you have to destroy the gallbladder of any bear you hunt in my area. No killing bears for bile.

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optagon t1_j0puc44 wrote

You destroy the gallbladder so scientists don't scurry out from behind the rocks a d trees to harvest the medicine?

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aesirmazer t1_j0puzxq wrote

No, there was a big problem with bears being poached for their gallbladders, so they made it illegal to possess them. You're also not allowed to cut the claws from the carcass untill you are home with the whole animal, for the same reason.

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DrG73 t1_j0shdw5 wrote

You can buy it as a natural supplement from ox bile. Often used to help people dissolves stones or aid digestion after they’ve had their gallbladder removed.

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