蛇胆是一种重要中药。常用是和酒吞服。成药“蛇胆陈皮末”服用也较方便。而不同种类的蛇胆,功效有差异。一般以毒蛇胆的药用价值较高,尤以眼镜蛇胆为最。由于用量较大,价格昂贵,曾有人以鸡、鸭胆冒充蛇胆出售,或用注射针头向蛇胆胆囊内注入其他动物的胆汁作伪图利。因此,在药用和收购上,应正确地鉴别各种蛇胆。蛇胆的鉴别,是根据胆囊的外形特征、胆皮厚薄、胆汁颜色、气味等进行比较。胆汁颜色的变化要根据蛇的种类、年龄、生活条件 Snake gall bladder is an important Chinese medicine. Commonly used to swallow wine. It is also more convenient to take the medicine “skin gall skin”. Different types of snake gallbladder have different efficacy. In general, the medicinal value of venomous snake gall is high, especially in cobra snake gallbladder. Due to the large amount and high price, some people used chickens and duck gall bladders to sell them as snake gallbladders, or used injection needles to inject bile of other animals into gallbladder gall bladder as an artifact. Therefore, in the use of medicines and acquisitions, various snake gallbladders should be properly identified. The identification of snake gall bladder is based on the appearance characteristics of the gallbladder, the thickness of the gallbladder, the bile color, and the smell. Changes in bile color depend on the species, age, and living conditions of the snake