African Lion

SpeciesPanthera leo

Protection ClassAppendix I of the CITES (Asiatic Lion), Appendix II of the CITES (African Lion)

ThreatenedIUCN VU (African Lion), IUCN EN (Asiatic Lion)

ConditionsThere are fewer than 25,000 African lions living in the wild today, half the number 25 years ago. Asiatic lion populations are even smaller, with only about 600 individuals in India.

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Alternative Herbal Preparations
to Tiger bone (Hu gu)

Lion parts have not historically been used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine and are not listed in the current pharmacopeia of the People’s Republic of China or TCM Materia medica. However in recent years, lion parts have been used as a supplement to meet the growing demand for TCM products containing other big-cat parts, such as tiger bone.

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Medical function1

Dispel wind, relieve pain and strengthen sinews and bones

两面针

五加皮

伸筋草

千年健

威灵仙

宽筋藤

川桐皮

徐长卿

木棉皮

木瓜

松节

桑寄生

桑枝

槲寄生

浙桐皮

海桐皮

海风藤

独活

秦艽

穿山龙

络石藤

老鹳草

臭梧桐

豨莶草

青风藤

香加皮

鹿衔草