Is pig sand a precious medicine worth billions of dong?

Sand and pig are also known as the sand, or sand and sand, is a type of gallstones in pigs. Pig sand is said to be cool, sweetness is bitter, it works for the mind and can, smells like herbs and is said to be of high value in medicine and economics. Pig weight is about 0.5 to 0.8kg.

On April 20, Tran Thi Mai's family (Trung Chau, Dan Phuong, Hanoi) discovered a very hard object in the pig's stomach, weighing about 0.55kg and hair growing around. This strange object has a sweet aroma, like the smell of Chinese medicine.

Many people believe that this is pig sand - precious gallstones in pigs, cool, sweet taste can cure.

Ms. Mai said that many people have asked to buy, but her family has not yet sold and wants the relevant agencies to clarify what this is.

Many people believe that this strange object is pig sand and has healing effects.(Photo: tamsugiadinh.vn).

However, responding to PV, Master, General Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung denied this information. Luong y Trung said that in medicine, no medicine is used from the stomach of pigs. Therefore, the information of pig is a precious medicine worth billions of dong is just a rumor.

According to this expert, Oriental medicine only uses gallstones of buffaloes and cows to make medicine to treat stroke in humans, called bullock - a precious and expensive medicine. As for pigs, people do not use this gravel to make medicine.

Strange objects found near pig stomachs in Hanoi may be due to undigested food accumulating.

Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Duy Thinh - Institute of Biotechnology - Food Technology (Hanoi University of Technology), said there was no research on this object. But, he advises people not to inflate things, believe in inaccurate information to lose money and use it for the wrong purpose.