Strychnos nux vomica is used to treat facial paralysis. It turns out that it is so toxic.

The medicinal value of Strychnos nux vomica is extremely strong. It is mainly used to treat facial nerve paralysis. Take 8 grams of Strychnos nux vomica, soak it in warm water for more than 12 hours, cut it into thin slices (12 to 18 slices), arrange them on two pieces of analgesic plasters, and apply them to the affected side of the patient's face. A course of treatment is 6 to 7 days, until recovery.

1. External application of Strychnos nux vomica to treat facial paralysis

The experience of using Strychnos nux vomica to treat facial nerve paralysis recorded in the National Compendium of Chinese Herbal Medicine was changed to using a pain-relieving plaster to fix Strychnos nux vomica on the affected area to treat facial paralysis, which achieved better results. The introduction is as follows:

Preparation method: Take 8 grams of Strychnos nux vomica, soak it in warm water for more than 12 hours, cut it into thin slices (12 to 18 slices), arrange them on two pieces of analgesic plasters, and stick them on the affected side of the patient's face. A course of treatment is 6 to 7 days, until recovery.

Note: 1. Wash and dry your facial skin before applying this medicine.

2. Stick the cross section of the strychnine to the affected side of the face.

3. If local itching and muscle tenderness occur after application, do not remove it.

Typical case: Luo xX, male, 50 years old. The patient's left eye suddenly became crooked, the eyelids were not completely closed, tears flowed, drooling from the corners of the mouth, unclear speech, and food was retained between the teeth on the affected side when eating. The pulse was floating and stringy, and the tongue coating was thin and white. This is external wind in the collaterals. The treatment is to dispel wind and dredge the collaterals. The patient was cured after 5 days of treatment with this prescription without taking any internal medicine.

2. Toxicity

Strychnos nux vomica is highly poisonous, but it is effective in treating diseases. When used clinically, Strychnos nux vomica must be processed in a standardized manner and the dosage must be accurate. Because of its ability to open up the meridians and relieve pain, Strychnos nux vomica is often used clinically to treat rheumatic pain and meridian spasm, and is often used in combination with drugs such as Notopterygium wilfordii, Chuanwu, frankincense, and myrrh. In traumatology and surgery, Strychnos nux vomica is used to eliminate swelling and relieve pain, and is used to treat symptoms of swelling and pain caused by falls, fractures, and other blood stasis. It can be used together with natural copper, bone-healing herb, frankincense, and myrrh. The Medical Records of Combining Chinese and Western Medicine says that Strychnos nux vomica "is better than other medicines in opening up meridians and penetrating joints". The clinical application of Strychnos nux vomica has lasted for nearly a thousand years, which shows that it has remarkable effects and can be described as "a strong poison that can cure serious illnesses." But at the same time, because it is a "poison", its clinical application is also limited. Symptoms of poisoning: Initially, there are headaches, dizziness, irritability, increased breathing, muscle cramps, difficulty swallowing, increased breathing, pupil constriction, chest tightness, difficulty breathing, and whole body tightening. Then, the extensor and flexor muscles contract extremely at the same time, and there is excessive sensitivity to hearing, vision, taste, and feeling. Then, typical symptoms of convulsions occur, and finally, death occurs due to respiratory muscle rigidity and suffocation.