熊ゆう胆たん

noun

dried bear gallbladder (medicine)

Refers specifically to the dried gallbladder of a bear, used in traditional East Asian medicine. Also written as 熊の胆 (くまのい).

See also: 熊の胆

• 熊ゆう胆たんは漢かん方ぽう薬やくとして珍ちん重ちょうされてきた。

  Bear gallbladder has been prized as a traditional Chinese medicine.