The Hard Truth about the Rhino Horn "Aphrodisiac" Market

Aphrodisiac usage of rhino horn barely rated a mention in the 2015 report. When asked about preferences for using Chinese, Western or some combination of medicines, a very small percentage of ...

Inside the Dark World of the Rhino Horn Trade - National Geographic

Inspired by years of erroneous reporting by Western media, people have recently also been using rhino horn as an aphrodisiac. On the black market in South Africa, the horn of the white rhino sells ...

Myths About Rhino Horn That Need to Go Away

It's no secret that the demand for rhino horn is responsible for the current poaching crisis, but where does the demand come from? Sadly, a few misguided myths about rhino horn are responsible for the systematic destruction of this majestic creature, and it's about time they go away for good. ... [/caption] Rhino Horn is an Aphrodisiac Not too ...

PDF Facts and Fiction: the Rhino Horn Trade - Iucn

as commonly believed, prescribed as an aphrodisiac). The value of horns on the black market has escalated dramatically to US$60,000/kg. Scientific studies proved that rhino horn has no medicinal value. Rhino horn is comprised of keratin, the same material as our hair and fingernails - and the hoofs and horns of many animals. RHINO POACHINg

Rhinoceros | Rhino Horn Use: Fact vs. Fiction | Nature | PBS

In China, the ornamental use of rhino horn dates back to at least the 7th century AD. Over the centuries, rhino horns have been carved into ceremonial cups, as well as buttons, belt buckles, hair ...

Poaching the creature that's more valuable than gold - BBC News

This is a fraction of the value of a rhino horn in Asia, where, where - falsely thought to be a cure for cancer among other things, and an aphrodisiac - it can fetch $250,000 (£170,000).

Fake rhino horn invented to ruin poachers' market - BBC

Rhino horn has been claimed as an aphrodisiac in traditional Chinese medicine - which has sustained demand despite official attempts to prevent the trade.

Medical claims for rhino horn: you're better on an aspirin or biting ...

For years, the idea that rhino horn was an aphrodisiac and sexual stimulant was rarely heard in Asia, but spread instead by Western media. According to researchers however, the baseless claim is now gaining ground in Vietnamese society. Wider medicinal claims for rhino horn are not new, however. According to traditional Chinese texts, such as ...

The Society for Conservation Biology

Rhino horn is known in TCM as an ingredient that imparts potent "cool" or "cold" properties (But et al., ... (n = 37) or as an aphrodisiac (n = 49). FIGURE 1. Open in figure viewer PowerPoint. Summary of the conditions for which our survey respondents have personally consumed rhino horn in the past.

Scientists Have Created Fake Rhino Horn. Could It Curb the Illegal ...

Scientists have created fake rhino horn that looks and feels so much like the real thing they argue it could help undermine the illegal market for horn, lucratively sold as an aphrodisiac in traditional Chinese medicine. The artificial horn is made out of bundled horsehair glued together with a matrix of silk, giving the material the same collagenous properties as authentic rhino horn.