Rhino horn has NO medicinal value

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) commissioned a study into the medicinal properties of rhino horn 28 years ago. The report found that consuming rhino horn is the same as eating ones own fingernails – it has no medicinal or aphrodisiac properties whatsoever.
Rhino horns are composed mostly of keratin, a protein found in hair, fingernails, and animal hooves. An additional two studies have confirmed the results of the first. However, there continues to be a widespread belief amongst Asian countries including China, India, Malaysia and South Korea that the horn has a mystical medicinal value, and can cure anything from cancer to rheumatism and gout.
According to National Geographic’s News Watch, “the cultural myths surrounding rhino horn are why rhinos are slaughtered illegally - and why wild rhino populations in Africa and Asia are at risk of extinction.”