What does snake gallbladder supplement?

Snake gall has high medicinal value, so what does snake gall supplement? Snake gall is the gallbladder that stores bile in the snake's body. It has a wide range of functions. The main functions of snake gall include dispelling wind and dampness, cooling down and improving eyesight. In addition, it also has a good effect on anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Snake gall can be taken orally or used externally. Many skin diseases can be cured in a shorter time if snake gall is applied regularly.

The efficacy and function of snake gall

Snake gall, also known as inch-long white snake gall, bamboo snake gall, white flower snake gall, etc., is the gallbladder that stores bile in the snake's body. Snake gall is cool in nature, bitter and slightly sweet in taste. It has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, cooling and improving eyesight, detoxifying and removing prickly heat. It is effective in treating cough with sputum, red and swollen eyes, skin heat and toxins, mouth and eye sores, lung heat cough, stomach heat pain, liver heat red eyes, acute rheumatic arthritis and hemorrhoids.

All snake galls can be used as medicine, especially the gall of the Bungarus multicinctus, the Bungarus cobra, the Chessboard snake, the Cobra, the King cobra, the Five-step snake and the Agkistrodon acutus, which are valuable raw materials for medicine. Use snake gall to treat external hemorrhoids. Mix it with sesame oil and apply it to the affected area. It will be effective in two or three days. For pain that has not yet ulcerated, mumps, swollen lymph nodes, etc., applying snake gall can reduce inflammation and relieve pain. For skin diseases such as scabies, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, etc., regular application of snake gall can also achieve good results.

Can raw snake gall be eaten?

In daily life, many people like to kill snakes, take out their bile and eat it raw, or mix snake bile with white wine and drink it. Little do people know that this practice is very unscientific. From a health perspective, eating snake bile raw may lead to the risk of parasite infection, which can easily cause physical harm to humans after consumption. In addition, snake gall also carries Salmonella. Eating it raw can cause Salmonella food poisoning, leading to diseases such as acute gastroenteritis, typhoid, paratyphoid, and parasitic infections. In severe cases, it can induce liver and kidney failure.

The correct way to eat snake gall is to steam it and then drink it, or soak it in 50-65 degree pure grain liquor for a period of time (at least two months) and then drink it. Because snake gallbladder has been soaked in strong alcohol for a long time, it is possible to kill the parasites in it. It is safer to eat snake gall after steaming, as the high temperature can completely kill the parasites.