【Naming】
【Source】
別錄 (Bielu – Classified Records)
【Commonly Used Degree】
F
【Botanical Origin】
Gallbladder of the Rat Snake *Elaphe taeniurus Cope.*, Keeled Rat Snake *Elaphe carinata Guenther*, or Black-striped Snake *Zaocys dhumnades Contor*, or the gallbladder of the Burmese Python *Python molurus bivittatus Schlegel*.
【Characteristics】
The main characteristics of the gallbladders of three poisonous snakes are: the snake gallbladder of the cobra is oval, the gallbladder skin is smooth or blunt and round at both ends, the gallbladder stalk is slightly offset, the bile is orange-yellow, and the taste is first bitter and then sweet with a cool and stimulating sensation; the snake gallbladder of the banded krait is triangular, the gallbladder stalk is slightly thick, the bile is golden yellow, and slightly sticky; the snake gallbladder of the silver krait is oblong, slightly pointed at both ends, the bile duct is thick and curled, the bile is orange-yellow, and the taste is first bitter and then sweet.
【Identification】
The best quality is dry, golden yellow, shiny, and has a taste that is first bitter and then sweet with a cool and stimulating sensation.
【Chapter】
Vertebrate Category