What are the effects and functions of Agkistrodon acutus

Agkistrodon acutus is actually a highly poisonous snake, but it can effectively help us solve problems such as hemiplegia caused by stroke. It can also improve the symptoms of convulsions and tetanus in children. It can be said that it has a good effect of fighting poison with poison.

1. Rheumatism, stubborn arthritis, hemiplegia caused by stroke. This product has the property of wandering and is warm in nature and can dredge the meridians. It can run through the internal organs and reach the skin surface to penetrate the bones and search for wind, so as to eliminate the wind evil inside and outside. It is an important medicine for stopping wind and can dredge the meridians. It is suitable for all rheumatic arthritis syndromes, especially for treating long-term rheumatic arthritis, meridian blockage, numbness and cramps, as well as facial paralysis and hemiplegia caused by stroke. It is often used in combination with Ledebouriella dahurica, Notopterygium wilfordii, Angelica sinensis, etc., such as Baihuashe Wine (Binghu Ji Jian Fang).

2. Convulsions and tetanus in children. This product enters the liver and can both dispel external wind and calm internal wind. When the wind is gone, convulsions will subside. It is a commonly used medicine for treating convulsions and spasms. It is used to treat acute and chronic convulsions and tetanus in children, and is often used together with black-necked snakes and centipedes, such as Dingming Powder (Shengji Zonglu).

3. Leprosy, scabies. This product can go to the skin surface to dispel wind and relieve itching, and it can also fight poison with poison, so it is also a commonly used product for those with wind-toxin evil that is blocked in the skin. For the treatment of leprosy, it is often used in combination with rhubarb, cicada shells, and soapberry thorns, such as Zhuifeng Powder (Secret Leprosy Recipe); for the treatment of scabies, it can be used with Schizonepeta, mint, and Gastrodia elata, such as Qufeng Paste (Medical Lei Yuanrong).

In addition, this product is poisonous and can fight poison with poison. It can treat scrofula, syphilis, and malignant ulcers.

[Usage and Dosage] Decoction, 3-9g; grind into powder and swallow, 1-1.5g at a time, 2-3 times a day. Or soak in wine, boil into paste, make into pills, or take as powder.

[Precautions for use] People with yin deficiency and internal heat should not take this medicine.