Single Herbs

Category	Qu Feng Shi Yao 祛風濕藥
Sub Category
Name	Bai Hua She 白花蛇 Agkistrodon
Grown	South China.
Source	Dried body of Agkistrodon acutus (Guenther) with inner organs removed.
Ingredients
Pharma Effect
Properties	Sweet, salty, warm, toxic
Channels	Liver
Function	Dispels wind-dampness, heals numbness and weakness in the limbs and calms convulsions.
Clinic Usage	1) For treatment of rash and scabies, pain in the joints, hemiplegia, facial paralysis, muscle spasm, tetanus and childhood convulsions. Use 0.8~1.5g per dose. Contraindicated in cases of blood deficiency and wind symptoms. Use with Rhizoma et Radix Notop
Cautions	Contraindicated in case of yin deficiency with internal heat symptoms.
Dosage	3~10g. 1~1.5g is used in powders.
Storage	Store in lime urns with xanthoxylon seeds. Protect from worm infestation.