What are the prescriptions for snake venom?

The chance of encountering snakes in cities is relatively low, and it is not easy to be bitten by a snake. However, in many rural areas, especially next to the mountains, the chance of encountering snakes is very high, and many snakes are poisonous. Once they attack humans, some prescriptions and medicines can be used to solve the problem, which can temporarily alleviate the threat to our lives. So, what are the prescriptions and medicines for antidote snake venom? Let’s take a closer look below.

1. Wind poison method: The wound is neither red nor swollen, and there is numbness, dizziness, blurred vision, hoarseness, difficulty breathing in severe cases, numbness of the limbs, drooping eyelids, staring eyes, convulsions, pale red tongue, thin white fur, and a stringy and rapid pulse.

Prescription: Qufeng Jiedu Decoction [Angelica Dahuricae 3g-10g, Taraxacum mongolicum 10g-30g, Herba Prunellae 9g-15g, Aucklandiae Radix 3g-10g, Viola yedoensis 10g-15g, Alumen 1g-3g, Licorice 3g-10g]

In severe cases, Xifeng Jiedu Decoction [chrysanthemum 9g-15g, angelica 3g-10g, centipede 3g-5g, Uncaria 10g-15g, Prunella Vulgaris 9g-15g, Lobelia 10g-15g, cicada shell 6g-15g, scorpion 2.5g-4.5g] should be added if there is asthma and cough with sputum [Fritillaria 3g-6g, Pinellia 3g-10g, Beef Ligusticum 30g-50g]

2. Fire poison syndrome: local swelling and pain, bleeding or blood blisters, ecchymosis, and even wound necrosis and ulceration, fever, irritability, thirst, nausea and vomiting, or fever that is worse at night, faint macules, bleeding from all seven orifices, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, and stringy or rapid pulse.

Prescription: Wuwei Xiaodu Yin [9g honeysuckle, 4g wild chrysanthemum, 4g dandelion, 4g Viola yedoensis, 4g purple back taro 4g]

Xijiao Dihuang Decoction [6g-15g of buffalo horn, double the amount, 30g-50g of fresh Rehmannia root, 6g-12g of peony bark, peony root] for abdominal pain and constipation [3g-15g of Aucklandia lappa, 10g-15g of raw rhubarb] for hematuria [15g-30g of Imperata root, 10g-20g of Cirsium japonicum, 10g-20g of Cirsium sibiricum] for bloody stool [10-15g of Sophora japonica flower, 10g-15g of Sanguisorba officinalis, 6g-15g of Yinhua charcoal (palm charcoal)]

3. Wind-fire syndrome: local redness, swelling, pain, accompanied by numbness or blisters, blood blisters, ecchymosis, local ulceration, dizziness, blurred vision, chills and fever, constipation, yellow and red urine, and in severe cases, irritability and convulsions. Confusion, red tongue, yellow fur, and rapid and stringy pulse.

Prescription: Wuwei Xiaodu Yin, Xijiao Dihuang Tang, Wuhu Zhuifeng Powder [Cicada Periostracum 6g-15g, Arisaema 1.5g-6g, Gastrodia elata 3g-10g, Scorpion 2.5g-4.5g, Bombyx Batryticatus 3g-10g]

4. Snake venom internalization syndrome: chills and high fever, irritability, convulsions, even delirium, difficulty breathing, dry and yellow-black tongue coating, and a strong and rapid pulse.

Prescription: Qingying Decoction [6g-15g ground buffalo horn, 10g-15g raw earth, 10g-15g Scrophularia, 10g-15g bamboo leaf heart, 10g-15g honeysuckle, 10g-15g forsythia, 10g-15g coptis, 1.5g-6g salvia, 5g-15g winter wheat], Xijiao Dihuang Decoction, Angong Niuhuang Pills [0.2g-0.5g bezoar, 5g-12g tulip]

Being attacked by snake monsters is a common occurrence. It would be ok if they are not poisonous, but if they are, it can even threaten one's life. It is very important to know what prescriptions and medicines are available for antidotes to snake venom. It is not always possible to find anti-snake venom serum in time. At this time, prescriptions and medicines can play a huge role and prevent us from being greatly affected.