Finding Herbal Alternatives to Bear Bile - WSPA

Brightening eyesight and clearing away liver fireChinese pin yinChe Qian ZiGou Qi ZiGu Jing CaoJue Ming ZiJu HuaMan Jing ZiMi Meng HuaMu ZeiNu Zhen ZiQin PiQing Xiang ZiSang YeXia Ku CaoPharmaceutical nameSemen PlantaginisFructus LyciiFlos EriocauliSemen CassiaeFlos ChrysanthemiFructus viticisFlos BuddlejaeHerba Equiseti HiemalisFructus Ligustri LucidiCortex FraxiniSemen SelosiaeFolium MoriSpica PrunellaeWorld Society for the Protection of Animals —— Plant PropertiesShi Jue MingZhen Zhu MuConcha HaliotidisConcha Margaritifera UstaThis list formed the basis of a survey we distributed to TM practitionersin Australia, Canada, USA and the UK. For each herb the respondent wasasked to indicate how often they use the herb for the given action orindication. They were given a choice of three responses:1. Never2. Sometimes3. OftenIn total 190 surveys have been returned to WSPA, on behalf ofindividual practitioners and larger TM associations, the results aresummarised in the following four sections of this report. Please also seethe Request for Feedback section where practitioners can provide muchneeded comment and information. This will form the basis of furtherimportant research into herbal alternatives to bear bile.10