Also part of Western medicine According to Tang dynasty medical documents, bear gall was then already commonly used to treat illness. In traditional Chinese medicine, bear gall has a wide range of applications for both serious and minor ailments--from use in first aid to eliminating toxins, protecting the liver, and treating stomach ailments, diarrhea and jaundice.
根據唐朝《藥性本草》記載，當時熊膽已被普遍用來治病，在中醫傳統上，熊膽被視為涼性藥品，效用廣泛，不論重症、輕疾，從急救到健胃、解毒、保肝，治瀉痢、黃膽病都能派上用場。