A gelatin made from donkey skin used in traditional Chinese medicine
Recently, donkey prices in Pakistan have surged due to rising demand from China for ejiao. Ejiao is a gelatin made by boiling and concentrating donkey skin. It is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for anti-fatigue, boosting immunity, tumour suppression, and treating anaemia. In the past five years, China’s ejiao industry grew by 160%, needing millions of donkey hides.
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