Assertion: bile | /r/ObjectUse | used in traditional chinese medicine
Facets:
value: since at least the eighth century
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The bile from several species of bears is used in traditional Chinese medicine; bile bears are kept alive in captivity while their bile is painfully extracted, in an industry characterized by animal cruelty.
text: Secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, bile from various species of bears, including Asiatic black bears and brown bears, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine since at least the eighth century.