Environmental officials expressed alarm about the growing trade in the wall-climbing lizards in the Philippines. An 11-ounce gecko reportedly sells for at least $1,160.
Prices skyrocketed in the central Philippines Gecko due to the many who want to buy it as a remedy to cure various diseases. A Gecko’s tail measuring 300 grams for example, the price could reach 50,000 pesos or approximately USD $ 9.9 million.
Hunter Gecko emerging as surprise besides sold domestically, Gecko Philippines also exported to China, Malaysia and South Korea. Citizens in these countries believe Gecko as a panacea for Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and impotence.
Nevertheless, the Philippine Government through the Ministry of health warns that such benefits have not been scientifically proven. In addition to not necessarily efficacious, it is feared many give precisely Gecko leih negative effects for patients with mengonsumsinya.
“Gecko can worsen the overall health and get them (the patients) are in high risk,” wrote the Department of health Philippines as quoted from the Philipine Star, Friday (15/7/2011).
Not described in more detail the risk of what is meant, but obviously it’s been a lot of other drug available that is more secure to overcome impotence. While it doesn’t yet exist for AIDS drugs to cure it, but it can be controlled so as not to cause death.
In addition to endangering the patient, the consumption of Gecko en masse can also harm the environment. One of the officials of the environment in the Philippines, Mundita Lim said the declining population of Gecko can cause an imbalance of the ecosystem.
“In nature, Gecko eats insects. Certain species are larger in size even able to eat birds and rodents that are pests for farmers, “says Lim.
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