Medicinals

bái huā shé / 白花蛇 / 白花蛇 / krait/agkistrodon

Latin pharmacognostic name: Bungarus seu Agkistrodon

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names:

Origin: Animal

Use: medicinal

Category: Wind-damp–dispelling agents / Wind-cold-damp–dispelling agents

Properties: Sweet, salty; warm; toxic.

Channel entry: liver channel.

Indications:

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 5–15g in decoctions. In pills or powders, use 1–1.5g of qí shé (Agkistrodon) or 0.5–1g of jīn qián bái huā shé (Bungarus Parvus) per dose.

Warning:

Bái huā shé should be used with care in high fever or yīn-blood vacuity engendering wind. It possesses greater toxicity than wū shāo shé (Zaocys).

Notes:

Bái huā shé is known by the pharmaceutical name of Bungarus seu Agkistrodon because either species can be used. However, they are often distinguished in the literature as jīn qián bái huā shé (金钱白花蛇 Bungarus Parvus) and qí shé (蕲蛇 Agkistrodon). The former is more potent and is used in a lower dose of 0.5–1 g in pills or powders.

Quality:

Undamaged snakes are the best.

Product Area:

Guǎngdōng, Húnán, Húběi, Zhèjiāng, Guǎngxī.

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