How much do you know about the medicinal value of the badger?

The badger is a very small mammal that is widely distributed in the northeast region of my country. This animal has a complex diet, and insects and plants are all within its hunting range. People often use the hair of the wild hog badger to make brushes and its skin to make expensive coats, but most people don’t know that the wild hog badger can actually be used as a medicinal material. What are its medicinal values? Come and take a look.

1. Medicinal value of the badger

Badger oil has the effects of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, reducing swelling, detoxifying, and moisturizing dryness. It is an effective medicine for treating scalds, burns, frostbite, hemoptysis, hemorrhoids, scabies, chapped skin, lack of qi, uterine prolapse, hemiplegia, gastrointestinal ulcers and other diseases. Badger liver and gallbladder can be used directly as medicine, which has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Badger bladder can treat enuresis, its claws soaked in wine can treat neurasthenia and nourish the kidneys, and its bones can be used to extract chitin and other scarce pharmaceutical raw materials.

2. Habits of the badger

The wild boar has a ferocious temperament. When attacked by an enemy, it often lowers its front legs and lets out a ferocious roar like a pig. At the same time, it can straighten its front half and fight back fiercely with its teeth and claws. Can swim in water. It has poor vision but a keen sense of smell. When looking for food, it often raises its head and sniffs, or digs in the soil with its nose. Has hibernation habits.

3. Growth and reproduction

The fertilized eggs of the wild hog badger are in dormancy and give birth between March and April of the following spring. Each litter has 3 to 4 pups, and the lactation period is 3 months. Cubs reach sexual maturity at 2 years old. The lifespan is approximately 10 years.

The medicinal value of the wild hog badger is still very high, which has led many people to want to get rich by raising wild hog badgers. But here we would like to remind you that in 2008, the wild hog badger was listed as a protected animal, so if you want to raise a wild hog badger, you must first go to the relevant department to go through the procedures, otherwise it may be illegal.