"Traditional Chinese medicine shies away from making medicines out of bird and beast, which are thought to have spirits," says Li Chung-liang, explaining why animals are rarely used in Chinese medicine.
「中藥傳統上，並不喜歡使用具有靈性的動物做藥材」，李仲亮說，這是動物藥材在中藥材裡數量極少的理由。