In recent years, as the effectiveness of porcupine bezoars in treating certain major diseases has become widely recognized, market demand has surged dramatically. However, due to the rarity and high price of porcupine bezoars, unscrupulous traders have seized the opportunity to flood the market with counterfeit products, posing serious threats to consumer health. These fake porcupine bezoars are often made from synthetic materials, offering no therapeutic effect and potentially causing harm to the human body. According to a news report, nearly 80% of porcupine bezoars sold on the market are counterfeit.

Although there is currently no officially certified method for authenticating porcupine bezoars, experts in medicine and pharmacology have begun educating the public on how to identify fake products. Dr. Tan Choo San, a pharmacology professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), is one such expert. She has been actively promoting research on porcupine bezoar identification and publishing academic papers aimed at helping the public avoid falling into the traps of counterfeit products.

At the same time, Dr Victor, founder of BezLife and Ph.D. in Traditional and Complementary Medicine from the University of Malaya, has made significant contributions in this field. Dr Victor has repeatedly held public lectures explaining in detail the potential dangers of counterfeit porcupine bezoars and published an authoritative book, The Revered Book of Porcupine Bezoar (ISBN 978-629-97771-0-6), to provide consumers with comprehensive knowledge and guidance. To further help the public accurately distinguish between genuine and fake porcupine bezoars, he has also uploaded a large number of real product images and videos on YouTube for free access.

Through the sharing of such professional knowledge and resources, we aim to help every consumer recognize and avoid counterfeit porcupine bezoars, ensuring they can access genuinely effective products and safeguard their health.

References: 

• 1. Tan, C.S. et al. "Porcupine Bezoars: A Traditional Folk Medicine in Malaysia"
• 2. Yang Yongnian "Pure Porcupine Bezoars Are Rare – Identifying Authenticity Becomes Crucial"