Bai Hua She

"White Patterned Snake"

Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness

 

 

 

Channels: LIV, SP

Properties: Sweet, Salty, Warm, Toxic

Common: Agkistrodon, Bungarus

Latin: Agkistrodon Seu Bungarus

 

Indication:

  • Expel wind, dredge the channels, relieve muscular spasm:For rheumatism, especially the intractable cases and those with wandering arthralgia, numbness of the extremities and muscular spasm; also for apoplexy complicated by distortion of face and hemiplegia.
  • Relieve convulsive seizures: For infantile convulsion, tetanus and convul­sion after apoplexy.
  • Expel wind and alleviate itching: For itching induced by scabies, tinea infection and urticaria.
  • Remove toxic materials: For leprosy, scrofula, and severe skin infections

 

Pharmacological Action:

  • Analgesic, sedative
  • Hypotensive owing to its vasodilative effect.
  • Administration (dosage for crude herbs only*)

                                  

Dosage:

  • Decoction: 3-10g
  • Powder: 1.0 - 1.5g.