The efficacy and function of snake bile

Snakes are very common in our daily lives, but many snakes are poisonous, so if you see a snake, don’t approach it easily. Being bitten by a snake can lead to very serious consequences. Snake meat is a kind of meat product that is very nourishing to the human body. Many people like to use snake meat to stew soup. There is an organ in the snake that also has a very good effect on the human body, that is, snake gallbladder. So what effect does the snake bile secreted by the snake gallbladder have on the human body?

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.

How to choose snake gallbladder

The gallbladder of a cobra is oval, with a smooth gallbladder skin and blunt ends. The bile pedicle grows slightly to the side. The bile is orange-yellow and tastes bitter first and then sweet, with a cool and stimulating feeling. The gallbladder of a Bungarus bungeus is triangular, with a slightly thick gallbladder pedicle. The bile is golden and slightly sticky. The gallbladder of a Bungarus bungeus is oblong, with slightly pointed ends, a thick and tilted bile duct, orange-yellow bile, and tastes bitter first and then sweet.