Aside from their symbolism, the images on medicinal containers also cleverly served the purpose of informing the consumers as to their contents, since many in the countryside were poorly educated or illiterate back then. With one glance at the images on the packaging, customers would be able to tell what kind of medicine was contained within.
除了藥包外袋有各種象徵性的設計外，早期因許多鄉村民眾教育程度不高或是只受過日本教育看不懂中國字，為了讓消費者一眼就明瞭藥品的療效，「看圖知藥意」成了藥品包裝的巧思重點。