Protected frogs are DRIED shops can make traditional Chinese medicine women'look beautiful'

Protected frogs are DRIED shops can make traditional Chinese medicine women'look beautiful' In China, protected wild frogs are being cruelly killed so traditional Chinese medicine vendors could turn them into popular 'anti-ageing' food ingredient. Hasma or known as 'xue ha gao' in Chinese made with the fallopian tubes of dried-up female frogs and supposed to help consumers look young. The best hasma is made in the north-eastern part of China and comes from Asiatic grass frogs protected amphibian species from the forest in the region under Regulation on Protection of Wild Medicinal Resources. Shocking pictures have emerged from Chinese media, capturing the production process the popular medicinal food ingredient. The photos are taken in Changbai mountain, Jilin Province on November 7. They show two full racks of frogs being hung up in front common grocery shop. The retailer pierced the frogs by a wire and hung them up until their death. After the animals are killed, their collagen-filled tubes would be removed from their remains and put on sale in the shop. Their remains are thrown the bin. Chen Jianping associate professor from the School Chinese Medicine AT University Hong Kong told HK Economic Times: Pure hasma should be made the fallopian tubes of female Asiatic grass frogs.