What are the herbs that can cure snake venom?

Snakes have their own habits, and there are very few snakes in environments like cities. However, there are more snakes in mountainous areas. If you like to exercise outdoors often, especially hiking, the chance of encountering snakes will increase significantly. If you are bitten by a venomous snake, the situation is quite dangerous. Know that some herbs can temporarily control the toxicity. So, what are the herbs that can detoxify snake venom? Let’s take a closer look below.

Seven-leafed lily

Also known as Chonglou, it is very easy to recognize and highly recommended. This is a panacea for unknown swellings, bruises, injuries, snake and insect bites. There are a lot of them growing naturally along the streams in southern my country, but they have been dug out in recent years. Freshly dug ones should be washed, mashed and applied to the wound directly. The dried ones should be ground in a sand bowl with high-proof white wine or yellow wine and applied to the affected area. It works wonders, but if the condition is serious you should still seek medical attention immediately.

Lobelia

There are canals everywhere on the roadside, which is simply a gift from God. It has the effects of diuresis, detumescence, clearing away heat and detoxification, and can be used to treat abdominal edema, facial and foot edema, carbuncles, furuncles, snake and insect bites, etc. Wash the whole herb, mash it and apply it to the affected area. It is the simplest Chinese herbal medicine. Our ancestors were really amazing!

Nine-headed lion grass

It has the functions of relieving exterior symptoms, clearing away heat and detoxifying, and calming spasms. Used for colds, sore throats, diphtheria, indigestion in children, high fever in children, carbuncles, boils, and snake bites. Mash it and apply it to the affected area. It grows wild in the area south of the Qinling Mountains.

Commelina

An annual herb that grows in moist grassy areas. It can treat sore throat, carbuncle, furuncle, and snake bites. You can take the decoction internally, or you can use an appropriate amount of fresh grass, wash and mash it, and apply it externally.

Bidens pilosa

It is an annual herb that grows on roadsides, in wilderness or next to houses and is distributed in most parts of the country. Clears away heat, detoxifies, disperses blood stasis and reduces swelling. Treat malaria, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis, acute nephritis, stomachache, choking, intestinal carbuncle, sore throat, bruises, snake and insect bites. Treat snake bites and insect bites: add 2 liang of fresh Bidens pilosa whole plant, add water as needed, boil it into half a bowl, drink it warm; mash the residue and apply it to the wound, twice a day

Arisaema

Arisaema is a commonly used Chinese medicine and is available almost everywhere in the country. It has the functions of drying dampness and resolving phlegm, dispelling wind and stopping spasms, dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling. It can be used to treat stubborn phlegm cough, dizziness caused by wind phlegm, phlegm congestion caused by stroke, facial paralysis, hemiplegia, tetanus, convulsions, epilepsy, and external treatment of carbuncles, snake and insect bites, etc. The usage is the same as that of seven-leaf lily.

other

Cinnabar root, goose do not eat grass, creeping pot grass, knotweed, dioscorea, nightshade, star anise, evergreen, dongfengcai, white snake tongue grass, two-sided needle, cactus, cranesbill, etc. China is a vast country with abundant resources and we can adapt to local conditions and collect materials from anywhere.

It is very important to know what herbs can cure snake venom. Who knows when we may encounter a similar situation. Herbs are very effective in detoxifying snake venom, but for ordinary people, if you have this need, it is best to understand the characteristics of these herbs so that you can deal with them correctly in an emergency.