What are the medicinal values ​​of centipedes?

The venom secreted by centipedes can be used as medicine. Centipedes can also be artificially bred, and many people who do so have made money by breeding centipedes. Centipedes have high medicinal value and can treat many diseases. Centipedes are commonly seen in mountains or humid places, and they are also commonly seen in coastal areas because of the humid weather. The first reaction when seeing a centipede is to step on it to death. The bite is very painful. After stepping on the centipede to death, you can find a bottle to soak it in wine. Centipedes like humid environments and are afraid of light, so centipedes are rarely seen during the day.

effect

It can extinguish wind and stop convulsions, dredge meridians and relieve pain, detoxify and disperse stagnation. It is mainly used to treat acute and chronic convulsions, epilepsy, tetanus, spasms and convulsions, facial paralysis, rheumatism, hemiplegic headaches, bites from venomous snakes and dragons, and scrofula and ulcers.

Precautions

Yuhexinsan dispels wind, warms and dries up the body and is toxic. Its effects of extinguishing wind and stopping spasms, unblocking meridians and relieving pain, and detoxifying and dispersing nodules are similar to those of Quanxie, but the effects are more intense.

application

1. Centipede and scorpion: Centipede and scorpion are both important medicines for extinguishing wind and stopping convulsions, and can also detoxify, disperse knots, dredge meridians and relieve pain. But the centipede has the power to search for wind and stop convulsions, while the scorpion has the power to extinguish wind. When the two medicines are used together, their power to extinguish wind and stop convulsions, dispel wind and dredge meridians, and detoxify and disperse nodules is stronger. It is used for convulsions, opisthotonos, headaches, rheumatism, pain in the joints, sores, swellings, scrofula, etc. caused by diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, acute and chronic convulsions, tetanus, etc. Prescriptions such as Zhijingsan and Cufengsan. For those with excessive fire, add more Coptis chinensis, Gentiana scabra, etc.; for those with excessive phlegm, add more Bombyx batryticatus, Rhizoma Cibotii, Fritillaria thunbergii, etc.

2. Centipede and cinnabar: Centipede dispels wind and stops convulsions, while cinnabar calms and soothes the mind. The two medicines are combined to calm and stop spasms, and are used to treat convulsions in children.

3. Centipede and Notopterygium root: Notopterygium root can dispel wind and dampness, while centipede can dispel wind, stop convulsions, dredge meridians and relieve pain. The two are matched together, and combined with the effects and functions of Duhuo, Qinjiao, and Saposhnikovia divaricata, it is used to treat muscle pain, numbness, stiffness, etc. caused by wind-cold and dampness. If you add white flower snake, frankincense, myrrh, etc., the effect of dispelling wind, activating blood circulation, accelerating blood circulation and relieving pain will be better.

We have already told you about the medicinal effects of centipedes. Although centipedes look scary and their bites are painful, their medicinal effects should not be underestimated. Its medicinal value in treating cancer is widely recognized by many people. Many people have made a fortune by raising centipedes, and centipedes can be seen in ditches in humid weather. Night is the most active time for centipedes, as they come out to look for food at night.