Bear bile use at the intersection of maternal health in Cambodia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5296751
AutoresElizabeth Oneita Davis (0000-0003-3446-4471), Margaret A Gibson (0000-0001-7963-4759), Mhairi Gibson, Timothy Lim (0000-0003-4044-2236), Thona Lim, Jenny Anne Glikman (0000-0002-0208-5488)
Año2020
Volumen16
Número1
Páginas28-28
Fecha de publicación2020-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1746-4269 • E-ISSN: 1746-4269
EditorialSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/s13002-020-00380-6
PMID32448341
OpenAlexW3026552456
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas29

Background The consumption of bear gallbladders and bear bile in Southeast Asia is a persistent threat to bear populations. As part of a larger effort to understand the characteristics of bear part consumption in Cambodia, we uncovered a consumer base of women seeking treatment for post-partum and uterine ailments. Methods To better understand this aspect of consumption, we interviewed 122 women in seven different provinces in Cambodia, probing into the motivations and influences for using bear bile, as well as what types of ailments Cambodian women use it for. Results We found that it is generally used by young or expecting mothers, and for such issues as post-partum "fatigue" (toas in Khmer), which could encompass post-partum depression. A desire to be supported by kin networks seems to facilitate the continued use of bear gallbladder and bile for these purposes. Conclusions We suggest that efforts to reduce consumption should focus on encouraging older kin to change their means of support to Western/biomedical and by extension non-wildlife alternatives

Biodiversity · Biology · Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Geography · Post partum · Pregnancy · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Wildlife · Human-Animal Interaction Studies · Medicine · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation · Demography · Ecology