Bear Gall Bladder Uses

There is a recent trend about bear gall bladder which produces a bile that can be used as a traditional medicine.
Asiatic black bears, commonly called “moon bears”, suffer terribly on Chinese “bear farms” where crude catheters catheters are implanted into the gall bladder through a hole made in the abdominal wall. The bile is used in traditional medicines.
Bile itself is a fluid that was synthesized in the liver. It was then stored and concentrated in the gallbladder and concealed into the small intestine via the bile ducts to help in the absorption of fatty acids and cholesterol. Other than that, bile also carries lots of waste products away from the liver into the intestine so that they can be eliminated.
In domestic market, it worth about $400-$600 each and it surely becomes one of the most valued commodity in the black market.
It is likely to be available only in black market, as this kind of medicine that was extracted from bear are illegal. from :http://www.boncherry.com/blog/2010/11/28/bear-gall-bladder-uses/