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Long-Nosed Pit Viper

Long-Nosed Pit Viper. Class: Wind-Dampnessdispelling Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Salty; Warm; Toxic. Meridians: Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Qi She
中文名 (Chinese)
蕲蛇
Latin Name
Agkistrodon
English Name
Long-Nosed Pit Viper
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Salty; Warm; Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Liver
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Wind-Dampnessdispelling Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
祛风湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
Treament of chronic rheumatic or rheumatoid arthritis with numbeness and contracture, hemiplegia in stroke, convulsion, tetanus, leprosy, scabies ringworm.
Indication (主治)
Treament of chronic rheumatic or rheumatoid arthritis with numbeness and contracture, hemiplegia in stroke, convulsion, tetanus, leprosy, scabies ringworm.
Toxicity
Extremely toxic
🔗 External References
TCMID
4677
TCM-ID
1675