Taurine is a nonprotein sulfur-containing amino acid and smell-less, sourish and innoxious white acicular crystal. Taurine is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the lower intestine and, in small amounts, in the tissues of many animals, including humans.

Taurine is an amino acid. Taurine is also a component of bile acids, needed to absorb fats.Taurine acts as a kind of sulfact amino acid, which is indispensable to the human bodies. Taurine can be also used to cure cold, fever, nerve pains, tonsil inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, high blood pressure and retina inflammation, etc.