The effects of carp gall mainly include clearing heat and brightening the eyes, reducing cataracts and swelling, and improving the pharynx. It is useful in treating redness and swelling of the eyes, greenish blindness and cataracts (similar to the complications of cataracts caused by certain diseases of the inner eye), and sore throat and laryngeal paralysis (redness, swelling and pain in the pharynx or dryness, with a feeling of a foreign body, or itchy throat and discomfort and difficulty in swallowing).
Carp Gall Bladder is a Chinese herb made from the gall bladder of carp, family Carpidae, and can be dried or used fresh. It is bitter in taste, cold in nature, poisonous, and can be applied to the liver and heart meridians. Its medicinal effects include clearing away heat and brightening the eyes, reducing cataracts and swelling, and facilitating swallowing, and it is mainly used in the treatment of red and swollen eyes, cataracts in the eyes, sore throat and paralysis.
Adverse effects associated with the use of carp gall are not clear, because of its toxicity can not be taken in excess, and liver and kidney insufficiency is prohibited. Specific medication should be carried out under the guidance of a specialist, not unauthorized use of medication, so as not to cause adverse effects.