Snakeberry is cool in nature and bitter in taste, with the effect of dispelling wind and dampness, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and clearing heat and detoxification. It has the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, and can treat coughs caused by phlegm-heat, excessive phlegm and yellowish thick, and can be used together with Bayberry. If coughing phlegm is difficult to get out and coughing phlegm is unpleasant, it is caused by prolonged heat injuring Yin, and snake bile can be used together with maitong. For children with cough and sore throat caused by external wind-heat, snake bile can be combined with mulberry leaf and burdock. In children with cold and flu, if not treated promptly, the external evil will enter the interior and turn into heat, resulting in high fever, sore throat and coughing and wheezing, and snake bile alone is effective. For skin heat toxicity, redness, swelling and pain, snake bile can be applied directly to the affected area. It is cool in nature and can be used in combination with Loxodendron for acute arthritis causing redness, swelling, heat and pain in the joints, and reduced pain when exposed to cold.