The Medicinal Value of Centipede
Meridians of Nature and Flavor
Pungent and warm. poisonous. Returns to liver meridian.
Efficacy
Expresses wind and relieves spasm, attacks toxins and dissipates stagnation, unblocks collaterals and relieves pain.
Application
1. Used for spasms and convulsions. Centipede is pungent and warm, has a good wandering nature, and has access to the inside and outside. It has a stronger effect than whole scorpion in calming internal wind and searching for wind and unblocking collaterals. The two are often used in conjunction with each other to treat spasms and convulsions caused by various causes, such as Zhijian Powder. With appropriate compatibility, it can also be used for acute and chronic convulsions, tetanus, and distortion of the meridians, mouth and eyes due to wind.
2. It is used for sores, swelling and poison, scrofula and tuberculosis. This product fights poison with poison and has a pungent taste to disperse stagnation. Mix this product with realgar and pig bile to make an ointment. It is very good for external application to malignant sores and swelling. For example, Fujian powder can be mixed with tea leaves into a fine powder and applied to treat scrofula ulcers. If this product is roasted to yellow, grind it into fine powder. Take it with boiled water, or use it with Coptis chinensis, rhubarb, and raw licorice, and it can also treat poisonous snake bites.
3. Used for rheumatoid arthritis. This product also has the effect of unblocking meridians and relieving pain similar to that of whole scorpion, and can be used with wind-dispelling, dehumidifying, and meridians-unblocking drugs such as Fangfeng, Duhuo, and Clematis.
4. For intractable headaches. This product searches for wind, dredges meridians and relieves pain. It can be used with Gastrodia elata, Ligusticum chuanxiong and White Bombyx to treat stubborn headaches or migraine headaches that cannot be cured for a long time.
Usage and Intention
Decourate and take, 1~3g. Grind into powder and swallow, 0.6~1g each time. Appropriate amount for external use.
Usage precautions
This product is toxic, the dosage should not be excessive, and pregnant women should not take it