Scorpion [Alias] Scorpion, scorpion
Indications Quan Scorpion has the effects of calming wind and spasm, attacking poison and dispersing stagnation, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain. It can be used to treat spasms, convulsions, infantile convulsions, high fever, coma, convulsions, oblique mouth and eyes, sores, swelling and poison, etc.
Whole scorpion is a famous Chinese medicinal material. It has been introduced early in the Book of Songs, and records of whole scorpion being used as medicine have appeared as early as the Tang and Song Dynasties. The earliest historical records can be found in “Shu Materia Medica” 》, which has a history of nearly 1100 years. It is used for internal movement of liver wind, spasms and convulsions, infantile convulsions, apoplexy, hemiplegia, tetanus, rheumatism and paralysis, partial headache, sores and scrofula.
【Growth distribution】
Mainly produced in Henan, Shandong, Hebei, Liaoning and other places.
[meridian distribution of nature and flavor]
It is flat in nature, pungent in taste, salty and poisonous. Returns to liver meridian.
【Main source】
This product is the dried body of the East Asian scorpion, a member of the family Scorpionidae.
【Morphological characteristics】
The cephalothorax and anterior abdomen are green-brown, and the posterior abdomen is earthy yellow; the cephalothorax carapace is trapezoidal; the tentacles are pincer-shaped, and there are 12 rows of granules on the inside of the upper and lower limbs.
【Harvesting and Processing】
Catch them from late spring to early autumn. After catching, immerse them in clean water, wait until they spit out the soil, then put them in boiling water or boiling salt water, cook until the whole body is stiff, take them out, put them in a ventilated place, and dry them in the shade.
【Character identification】
The posterior abdomen is tail-shaped; the back is covered with a trapezoidal carapace; it is flat and oblong in shape.
【Function Indications】
Whole scorpion has the effects of calming wind and spasm, attacking poison and dispersing stagnation, unblocking collaterals and relieving pain. It can be used to treat spasms, convulsions, infantile convulsions, high fever, coma, convulsions, oblique mouth and eyes, sores, swelling and poison, etc.
【Dosage】
Decoction, 3~6 grams; appropriate amount for external use.
【Usage Note】
It should not be used by those with blood deficiency and wind.
[Miraculous use of folk remedies]
1. To treat squinting of the mouth and eyes caused by wind and phlegm blocking the collaterals: equal parts of whole scorpion, aconite, and silkworm. Grind it into fine powder and take 3 grams each time with hot wine.
2. To treat Japanese encephalitis convulsions: 50 grams of whole lizard, 50 grams of centipede, 100 grams of silkworm, 50 grams of gastrodia elata, grind them into fine powder and take 2.5 grams each time.
