Seahorses are believed by some to have Viagra-like qualities, and they've become a popular treatment for male sexual dysfunction in certain places. Experts say the animals are under threat — are medicinal uses to blame?
h1.pg-headline { font-weight: bold; } .zn-body-text h3 { font-weight: bold; clear:left; } Hong Kong In a row of shops in Sheung Wan, on the western side of Hong Kong Island, the seahorses are stored in plastic boxes and glass jars, their elongated, S-shaped bodies stacked like spoons.
In Hong Kong, this district is the center of the trade in traditional Chinese medicine -- an ancient system that uses dried plants and animal parts to treat ailments. Its narrow streets are crammed with delivery trucks and men pushing trolleys loaded with crates of dried fungi, herbs, berries -- and seahorses. In Chinese medicine, seahorses are believed to have Viagra-like powers. Hong Kong is the world's largest trading hub for the dried animal.
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