Why Are People Selling Fingernail Clippings In China?
Why are lots of people selling their fingernail clippings in China? To use them as traditional medicine ingredients, of course! You’ve probably heard a lot about Eastern vs Western medicine,…
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S. Alemdar/Getty ImagesWhy are lots of people selling their fingernail clippings in China? To use them as traditional medicine ingredients, of course!
You've probably heard a lot about Eastern vs Western medicine, maybe from TV or movies, and this appears to be a good example of the difference between the two. I don't think I've ever heard of a remedy using fingernail clippings here in the United States. According to Oddity Central, in China fingernail clippings are used to treat conditions like abdominal distension and tonsillitis. Do you think you'd give it a shot if you weren't feeling great?
Why Are People Selling Fingernail Clippings In China?
Oddity Central says companies will buy fingernail clippings from schools and villages and them wash and dry them before grinding them into a fine powder to use in medicine. They say this has been common since the 1960s and probably goes back even further. If you were wondering, toenail clippings are not accepted. That's good news.
I don't think it matters how sick I feel, I think I'd look for a different remedy. What say you? Read more about it from Oddity Central here.
