A recent visit to the remote villages of East Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, revealed a unique medicinal approach practiced by the Adi tribe (earlier Abor tribe) using monitor lizard tails. Following reports of being a traditional medicine for humans, this case study emphasizes on the administration pattern to treat their livestock, veterinary purposes by the indigenous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh. The use of animal parts in traditional medicines negatively impacts and contributes to the overexploitation of wild animals for meat and remedial purposes. We raise our concerns of wildlife being harvested by the local communities for such unscientific use as a traditional medicine which harms species survival and a challenge for wildlife law enforcement.

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阿鲁纳恰尔邦 East Siang 的“Adi”部落对巨蜥巨蜥 (Daudin, 1802) 的民族药用用途

最近对阿鲁纳恰尔邦东香区偏远村庄的一次访问揭示了阿迪部落（早期的阿博尔部落）使用巨蜥尾巴进行的一种独特的药用方法。根据作为人类传统药物的报道，本案例研究强调阿鲁纳恰尔邦土著部落治疗牲畜的管理模式和兽医用途。在传统药物中使用动物部分会对野生动物用于肉类和治疗目的的过度开发产生负面影响并加剧这种情况。我们对当地社区以不科学的方式将野生动物用作传统药物而捕捞，这会损害物种的生存和对野生动物执法的挑战提出了我们的担忧。