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Latin
Name
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Scorpio
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Chinese
Name
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Origin
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Medicinal
scorpion is the dried whole body of Buthus martensii Karsch,
Buthidae.
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Distribution
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It
is mainly produced in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning, Anhui
and Hubei provinces.
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Nature
and Affinity
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It
is poisonous and pungent in taste and neutral in nature. Its
therapeutic action is related to the Liver Channel.
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Caution
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scorpion with care for patients with endopathic wind due to
blood deficiency. |
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CHARACTERISTICS |
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The
head, chest and anterior belly of the dried scorpion are flat
and oval in shape and the inferior belly is tail-shaped. The
whole adult scorpion is about 6 cm in length. The head and chest
are blackish-brown while the belly and limbs are brownish-yellow.
The thorn of the tail has a sharp, poisonous hook, the tip of
which is brown. There is some black or brownish residue inside
the chest and it is empty inside the inferior belly. Dried scorpion
is very light and brittle with fishy smell and salty taste .
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ACTIONS
AND INDICATIONS |
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1.Calming
the endopathic wind to relieve convulsion and spasm.
Scorpion is used in the treatment of patients with symptoms
caused by acute or chronic convulsion and tetanus, such as spasm,
convulsion and opisthotonus which are of the excess type. It
is also applied in the treatment of apoplexy and facial paralysis.
2.Removing obstruction in the channels to relieve pain.
It is used in the treatment of arthralgia due to wind and dampness.
It may be administered alone or with other medicines. The scorpion
powder may also be blended with wine for oral use.
3.Counteracting toxic substances and resolving mass and swelling.
Scorpion is usually prescribed for patients with boils, scrofula,
subcutaneous nodules and mumps. Fried scorpion alone is efficacious
nodules and mumps. Fried scorpion alone is efficacious in the
treatment of mumps in children. It can also be used externally.
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ADMINISTRATION
AND DOSAGE |
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Be
decocted for oral use, take 3-6 grams daily. It can also be
ground into powder for external use. |
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REMARKS |
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Poisonous. |
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