Some can include the parts of endangered species, including tiger bones and rhinoceros horn.
In Taiwan they drink wine made from tiger bone.
It is possible to buy a healing plaster containing tiger bones at the airport on the way out of town.
In Laos, which has a large Chinese population, tiger bone sells for $370 per kilogram.
The rising price of tiger bone is bound to be an irresistible incentive for poachers.
It is a hugely successful business which is due to the high demand of tiger bones for traditional Chinese medicines.
Historically we have been responsible for many an environmental disaster but this article is quite clearly about the trade in tiger bone.
Moreover, many Chinese believe that eating tiger bones will increase the body's strength and vitality.
They believe tiger bones and such are magic.
Crushed tiger bones added to wine serve as a Taiwanese general tonic.