Tag: Ursodeoxycholic acid

For thousands of years, a compound found in bear bile has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for its therapeutic potential. This potent compound, known as TUDCA (Tauroursodeoxycholic acid), historically came from animals, but modern science now offers cruelty-free alternatives.

Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a key component in treating certain liver diseases, was historically sourced from the bile of bears. However, modern medicine has developed alternative and ethical production methods, making bear bile extraction an outdated practice.