熊去氧胆酸也被称为3a,7β- 二羟基-5β- 胆甾烷-24-羧酸，白色结晶粉末，无臭，味苦，在乙醇中易溶，在氯仿中不溶，在冰醋酸中易溶，在氢氧化钠试液中溶解。熊去氧胆酸用于治疗胆结石、胆汁淤积性肝病、脂肪肝、各型肝炎、中毒性肝障碍、胆囊炎、胆道炎和胆汁性消化不良、胆汁返流性胃炎、眼部疾病等。
Ursodeoxycholic acid is also known as 3a,7β-dihydroxy-5β-cholestane-24-carboxylic acid. It is a white crystalline powder, odorless, bitter, easily soluble in ethanol, insoluble in chloroform, easily soluble in glacial acetic acid, and soluble in sodium hydroxide solution. Ursodeoxycholic acid is used to treat gallstones, cholestatic liver disease, fatty liver, various types of hepatitis, toxic liver disorders, cholecystitis, choledochitis, bile dyspepsia, bile reflux gastritis, eye diseases, etc.
