What are the medicinal values ​​of red snake?

When people hear the term "red-bellied snake", they are very scared and think that all snakes are poisonous. Red-bellied snake is also slightly toxic. Once a red-bellied snake bites a person, it is dangerous. People who are allergic to red-bellied snake must pay attention. So what are the medicinal values ​​of red-bellied snake? It is very important to Chinese medicine for people who raise red-bellied snakes. So what are the specific medicinal values ​​of red-bellied snake?

1. Anti-inflammatory effect. Both the water and alcohol extracts of red-bellied snake have obvious anti-inflammatory effects. Oral administration of 20g/kg and 10g/kg alcohol and water extracts had a significant inhibitory effect on egg white and agar-induced rat paw swelling, and was similar to the therapeutic effect of 15mg/kg hydrocortisone. At the same time, different doses of water and alcohol extracts could also significantly inhibit xylene-induced mouse ear inflammation swelling.

2. Analgesic effect. Thermal, electrical and chemical (potassium antimony tartrate) stimulations can all prove that the water and alcohol extracts of the red-bellied snake have obvious analgesic effects, especially to chemical stimulation, and the analgesic effect to thermal stimulation is the weakest.

3. Sedative and hypnotic effects. The 50% alcohol extract of this product has a strong hypnotic effect on the subthreshold hypnotic dose of sodium pentobarbital when administered orally, and has the effect of inhibiting the spontaneous activity of mice, and can also prolong the sleeping time of mice with sodium pentobarbital. The 100% alcohol extract has a significant direct hypnotic effect on mice, and the intensity is equivalent to 35mg/kg sodium pentobarbital. The water extract has no obvious effect.

4. Anticonvulsant effect: the alcohol extract of red-bellied snake has antagonistic and protective effects on strychnine, strychnine and diazepam, and the effect is particularly obvious when the 100% alcohol extract is 20g/kg. The strength is equivalent to 25 mg/kg phenobarbital sodium, and the water extract has no effect.

Kill the red-bellied snake, place it on a tile, burn it to dryness over a pine fire, grind it into fine powder, sieve it and set aside. When using, use a paper twist to stick the red-bellied snake powder and insert it according to the size of the fistula. If the fistula is large, use a paper twist or gauze to stick a small amount of medicine and insert it. For the ulcer surface, sprinkle a thin layer of red-bellied snake powder on it and bandage it with gauze. Change the dressing every 2 days (the frequency can be increased or decreased as appropriate). More than 80 cases were treated and all were cured, but 2 cases relapsed. No adverse reactions were found during the treatment.

Although red-bellied snake is slightly toxic, it has many medicinal values ​​in traditional Chinese medicine. For example, it can eliminate rheumatism, relieve pain, and detoxify. Red-bellied snake is processed clinically. It can be ground into some materials for use, dried, and prepared with certain ingredients for clinical application. It has a wide range of uses and can treat some diseases.