15 March,2026 09:52 AM IST | Los Angeles | Agencies
The chances of gallstone formation in cows increases with age but slaughterhouses often kill cattle at a young age for efficient agriculture. PIC/ISTOCK
Chinese traditional medicines have been using cow gallstones for thousands of years to treat all sorts of serious illnesses, including hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Now that China has a rate of strokes three times higher than that of the United States of America, the demand for gallstones is higher than ever, increasing their prices.
The price of cow gallstones went up to $5800 per ounce in 2025, making it twice as expensive as gold. But if you think the issue lies in the cost of some not-so-cute infinity stones, hold your thought. The problem was always with their scarcity.
The chances of gallstone formation in cows increases with age, but slaughterhouses around the world chose to slaughter cattle at younger ages for efficient agriculture. Doesn't feel so efficient anymore, does it?
The price of the stones depends on their size so larger the stones, the higher their price. Gallstone smuggling and robberies have also increased in the rural town of Bahetus, Brazil (nowhere near China by the way). Armed criminals attack cattle farms to steal all the gallstones they could find.
Slaughterhouse employees have also started smuggling gallstones, aiding the black market for the same.
$5800
Price per ounce of cow gallstones, making it twice as costly as gold
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