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  medicinal sea horses

 

Thailand

Even though there is no scientific proof for any real therapeutic value, medicinal sea horses are still used in Chinese traditional medicine and can commonly be found for sale in dried form, in Bangkok's Chinatown.

 

They are caught in the wild and used as an aphrodisiac and as a treatment for a whole range of ailments, stretching from heart disease and asthma, to impotence.

 

  medicinal sea horses