Beware the cat stew, and not just because it's made of cat. Q$ u& b) [8 C; L4 Z& X- }6 g
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Police in a town in southern China believe a local billionaire businessman may have been murdered over lunch by eating cat meat in a poisoned stew. The AP says the two men had a business spat and one invited the other to share lunch and talk business. Authorities believe the cat-meat stew was laced with toxins, killing billionaire Hunag Guang. His associate was taken into custody.
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Police say Huang and Long had economic disputes.6 ~) f5 F+ r- t6 F- _, P
Huang, deputy director of agriculture in Guangdong's Bajia township, is suspected of poisoning the hotpot with the herb Gelsemium elegans, according to a statement on the microblog of the investigating police.5.39.217.76! b) n- y3 t& G9 H0 `
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Gelsemium elegans is a toxic plant indigenous to southeastern Asia well known among hill tribes as an effective means for committing suicide.5.39.217.76' n$ |0 b$ q) q, y: Q
Eating just a few leaves can cause convulsions and prove fatal.
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Yet despite containing poisonous alkaloids, it is also still used in Chinese medicine to treat skin ulcers and increasingly being used in the mainstream.5.39.217.76, F! u: Y* X* d4 H& ~# ~% \
8 z; U Z5 n3 B% p P! I) y7 |; ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn the 18th century it was administered as an analgesic and recent pharmacological studies have supported that use.) L% \' E) ]# T# m, I& n a: w
It has also been suggested Gelsemium elegans has anti-inflammatory and anti-tumour effects.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# r) v! Q% u) G
3 L9 B# y4 U Z# D* Q. a9 d: b- i" ^" tThe herb is widely distributed in the north and south of China.公仔箱論壇4 {4 g8 l" c! l; Q4 C+ I( P8 K9 \
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Cat meat is a Cantonese delicacy, much to the growing dismay of animal rights advocates in China. In recent years, animal lovers have blocked trucks loaded with thousands of cats bound for Guangdon |
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