This product is the dried whole body of the pit viper from the family Viperidae or the banded krait from the family Elapidae. It is mainly produced in Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, and Guangxi. The pit viper produced in Qizhou, Hubei, is known as the Long-Nosed Pit Viper. Its properties, effects, applications, and dosage are the same as those of the little multibanded krait from other regions, but its potency is superior.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Bitter and salty, warm. slightly toxic. Act on liver meridian.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Expelling wind and dredging collaterals, calming wind and relieving convulsions.

bubble_chart Indications

1. All snake-derived medicines can dispel wind. The characteristics of this product are that it reaches the skin externally and connects the meridians internally, with a strong ability to search for wind. Therefore, it is especially suitable for long-term wind-dampness, limb numbness, and muscle spasms. For example, for the treatment of long-term hemiplegia, it is often combined with Astragalus, Cinnamon Twig, Peony Root, roasted Liquorice Root, Chinese Angelica, and other medicines that replenish qi and invigorate blood to nourish blood and dredge collaterals.
2. In addition, this product can also be added to wind-dispelling medicines or blood-nourishing and wind-dispelling medicines to treat long-term unhealed scabies, cervical neurodermatitis, or wind muscle obstinate impediment, or cutaneous pruritus. It can be combined with Mentha, snake slough, Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia Root, and scorpion, or combined with Chinese Angelica, Polygonum multiflorum, Peony Root, etc. There is also the use of this product to treat tetanus, taking advantage of its ability to expel wind and dredge collaterals to calm convulsions. It can be combined with Black-Tail Snake, centipede, etc.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Folk remedies suggest that using snake bile mixed with water can have a certain effect in treating infantile convulsions.

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

3-10 grams. It is often ground into powder for consumption, or it can be soaked in alcohol for ingestion.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

This product has a warm and dry nature, so it is not suitable for those with blood deficiency producing wind to use alone.