China drops pangolin formulas from approved TCM list, but concerns remain

China drops pangolin formulas from approved TCM list, but concerns remain

Wildlife conservation activists have welcomed an update to China’s list of officially sanctioned medicines, which drops 13 traditional formulas containing pangolin parts. The move offers the world’s most trafficked mammal a better shot at survival and has raised cautious optimism among conservationists. China’s pharmacopeia, the country’s official compendium of approved traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western drugs, has been updated with …