Impotence drug demand putting seahorses at risk

DPA , HONG KONG
Tuesday, May 25, 2004,Page 5

When the impotence drug Viagra was launched in 1998, few people could have foreseen the seismic impact its introduction would have on the underwater existence of a peculiar-looking and sexually ambiguous member of the Hippo-campus genus.

Seahorses have for 600 years been used in traditional Chinese medicine as a cure for impo-tence, served up in rice wine, mixed up raw with herbs or dished up in soup as a source of potency and virility.

Rather than diminish its appeal, the arrival of Viagra appears to have spurred a huge increase in demand for impotence remedies using seahorses as a cheaper alternative to the western wonder drug that was making headlines around the world.

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now apparently its the screwing itself.