BACKGROUND The consumption of bear gallbladders and bear bile in Southeast Asia is a persistent threat to bear populations. As part of a larger effort to understand the characteristics of bear part consumption in Cambodia, we uncovered a consumer base of women seeking treatment for post-partum and uterine ailments. METHODS To better understand this aspect of consumption, we interviewed 122 women in seven different provinces in Cambodia, probing into the motivations and influences for using bear bile, as well as what types of ailments Cambodian women use it for. RESULTS We found that it is generally used by young or expecting mothers, and for such issues as post-partum "fatigue" (toas in Khmer), which could encompass post-partum depression. A desire to be supported by kin networks seems to facilitate the continued use of bear gallbladder and bile for these purposes. CONCLUSIONS We suggest that efforts to reduce consumption should focus on encouraging older kin to change their means of support to Western/biomedical and by extension non-wildlife alternatives.

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在柬埔寨孕产妇保健的交汇处使用熊胆。

背景技术在东南亚，熊胆和熊胆的消费是对熊种群的持续威胁。为了更深入地了解柬埔寨熊市的消费特征，我们发现了寻求治疗产后和子宫疾病的妇女的消费群体。方法为了更好地了解这方面的消费，我们采访了柬埔寨七个不同省份的122名妇女，探讨了使用熊胆的动机和影响，以及柬埔寨妇女使用熊胆用于何种疾病。结果我们发现，它通常被年轻的或准妈妈使用，并用于诸如产后“疲劳”（高​​棉语中的toas）之类的问题，其中可能包括产后抑郁症。希望得到亲属网络的支持似乎有助于继续将熊胆和胆汁用于这些目的。结论我们建议减少消费的努力应着眼于鼓励年长的家庭改变对西方/生物医学的支持方式，并通过扩展非野生生物替代方式。