What are the traditional Chinese medicines for snake venom?

If you are bitten by a poisonous snake in the wilderness, you definitely cannot go to the hospital immediately. In this case, you must do simple treatment and then slowly walk forward. However, you must not walk too fast, otherwise the toxins in your body will begin to spread. Therefore, you must know what Chinese herbal medicines are for treating snake venom so that you can effectively find such Chinese herbal medicines to apply to the affected area.

Ingredients: 30g each of Scutellaria barbata, Scutellaria baicalensis, Flos Lonicerae, and Herba Hedyotis diffusae, 15g each of White Chrysanthemum, Angelica dahurica, Rehmannia glutinosa, and 10g (packet) of Liuyi Powder, 10g each of Red Peony Root and Paris polyphylla, 12g of Raw Rhubarb (added later), 15g of Plantago, and 3g of Xuanming Powder (taken in divided doses).

Efficacy: Clears away heat and detoxifies, cools blood and dispels wind, and facilitates bowel movements.

Indications: Viper bites causing dizziness, palpitations, chest tightness, blurred vision, double vision, drooping eyelids, stiff and painful neck, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, constipation, short and dark urine, purple bruises and blisters on the wound, swelling and pain, etc., are symptoms of fire poison, wind poison, or both wind and fire poison.

Usage: 1 dose per day, decoct in 400 ml of water, take warm twice a day, morning and evening, or feed via nasogastric tube.

Explanation of the prescription: The prescription uses Scutellaria barbata and Paris polyphylla from the "Seven-Star Sword" in "The Authentic Surgery", combined with Flos Lonicerae, Paris polyphylla and Paeonia lactiflora from the "Life-threatening Soup" in "The Complete Collection of Surgery", and added with Hedyotis diffusa and Scutellaria baicalensis to clear away heat and resolve snake venom. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Lobelia chinensis "can be used to treat snake bites, and the juice can be drunk by mashing it." Modern research has confirmed that it contains lobeline, which has significant respiratory stimulant and anti-snake venom effects. It can be used with Rehmannia glutinosa to cool blood and stop bleeding, and can also protect the liver. Use white chrysanthemum and angelica dahurica to dispel wind, open the orifices, reduce swelling and relieve pain, regulate blood circulation and improve eyesight. Angelica dahurica has a stimulating effect on the central nervous system, and can also relieve fever and pain, fight inflammation, antibacterial and detoxify snake venom. Rhubarb and Xuanming powder clear away heat and purge fire, cool blood and detoxify, and have a laxative effect and remove blood stasis. Plantago and Liuyi powder clear away heat, relieve summer heat, and promote diuresis. The whole formula can not only effectively detoxify snake venom, but also promote the excretion of snake venom, and has the effect of preventing snake venom from attacking the body internally.

Addition and subtraction are determined according to the prevalence of wind poison (nerve poison) and fire poison (blood circulation poison), combined with the damage to the systemic organs. For those with normal bowel movements, remove the Xuanming powder; for those with facial paralysis, use Lingyang Uncaria Decoction; for those with joint stiffness, add Danggui Huoxue Decoction with modifications; for those in coma, add Angong Niuhuang Pills; for those with renal damage, combine it with Xiaoji Yinzi; for those with liver damage, use Huanglian Jiedu Decoction; for those with heart damage, add Shengmai Powder or take 0.0375 g of Chansu, 0.075 g each of Rhinoceros Rhizoma and Musk, grind them together and feed them through the nose in the morning and evening, or add Liushen Pills; for those with respiratory paralysis, choose Dusheng Decoction or add Shenfu Decoction, and perform tracheotomy and artificial respiration in time. For patients with multiple organs damaged or failing at the same time, the dosage should be increased or decreased according to the urgency of the symptoms.

The above article tells you in detail which traditional Chinese medicines can treat snake venom. Chinese herbal medicines that can treat snake venom basically have certain heat-clearing and detoxifying effects, as well as diuretic effects, because only in this way can the toxins in the body be effectively excreted through urine. If they stay in the body for a long time, complications will occur.