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Centipede
Centipede. Class: Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal. Properties: Pungent; Warm; Toxic. Meridians: Liver
🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Wu Gong
中文名 (Chinese)
蜈蚣
Latin Name
Scolopendra
English Name
Centipede
Alias Names
蝍蛆吴公天龙百脚百足虫千足虫
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Warm; Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Liver
Part Used
Dried body
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Liver-Pacifying Wind-Extinguishing Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
平肝熄风药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To calm, lower blood pressure, extinguish wind and check tetany, resolve toxin and dissipate binds, free network vessels and relieve pain.
Indication (主治)
Acute fright wind, chronic fright wind, tetanus, spasm, convulsion, toxin swelling of sores and open sores, scrofula with ulceration, intractable headache with pulling sensation, wind-damp impediment pain, hypertension.
Toxicity
Extremely toxic
Clinical Manifestations
1. anti-convulsive. 2. inhibiting the growth of dermatomyces in vitro. 3. bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal, especially for bacillus tuberculosis.
🔗 External References
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