Nearly every part of
this cat, from nose to tail (eyes, whiskers,
brains, flesh, blood, organs and more) has been used to treat a lengthy list of
maladies. Tiger parts are purported to heal the liver and kidneys, to cure
everything from epilepsy, baldness, toothaches, joint pain and boils to ulcers,
nightmares, fevers, and headaches. They’re also used to treat rat bites and
laziness and are thought to prevent possession by evil demons. Tiger penis is
said to have aphrodisiac powers.
A partial list of traditional medicine uses for tiger parts: Bile: Used to treat convulsions in children
Blood: Used to strengthen the constitution and build willpower
Bone: Used as an anti-inflammatory to arthritis, rheumatism, back problems, general weakness, or headaches; also considered a powerful tonic
Brain: A treatment for laziness and pimples
Claws: A sedative for sleeplessness
Eyeballs: A treatment for malaria and epilepsy, nervousness or fevers in children, convulsions and cataracts
Fat: Prescribed for dog bites, vomiting, hemorrhoids
Feces: A cure for boils, hemorrhoids and alcoholism
Flesh: Used to treat nausea and malaria, to bring vitality and tone the stomach and spleen
Feet: Used to ward off evil spirits
Fur: Is burnt to drive away centipedes
Nose leather: Used to treat bites and other superficial wounds, for epilepsy and children’s convulsions
Penis: Used as an aphrodisiac or love potion
Skin: Used to cure fever caused by ghosts and mental illness
Stomach: Prescribed for stomach upsets
Teeth: Prescribed for rabies, asthma, and genital sores
Tail: Used to cure skin diseases
Whiskers: Used to treat toothaches
The information in this blog comes from the National Geographic.
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