Bai Hua She
StarDeinagkistrodon acutus (Günther, 1888)
☯ TCM Properties
Dispels Wind; Unblocks the channels and collaterals; Stops spasms and convulsions; Dispels Wind from the skin
Traditional Chinese Uses
Bai Hua She (agkistrodon acutus, hundred-pace snake) is a potent Wind-expelling substance used in Chinese medicine for severe, deep-seated bi obstruction resistant to gentler approaches — including intractable rheumatoid arthritis-type joint disease, facial paralysis, tremors, and convulsions from Wind obstruction. Applied topically, it also addresses stubborn, chronic skin conditions. As a substance considered more penetrating than plant-based Wind-expelling herbs, it is reserved for difficult, long-standing conditions requiring deep channel penetration.
Botanical Description
Bai Hua She is not a plant but the dried body of Deinagkistrodon acutus (Günther), the sharp-snouted pit viper or "hundred-pace snake," a venomous crotaline snake (family Viperidae) native to the hills and mountain forests of southern and central China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. Adults reach 0.8-1.5 m in length with a stout body, strongly upturned snout, large triangular head distinct from the neck, and a dorsal pattern of dark brown triangular blotches on a paler grey-brown ground. For medicinal preparation, the captured snake is killed, eviscerated, coiled, and dried whole; in commerce it is sold as a tightly coiled disc. The head, which retains venom, is sometimes removed before clinical use.
Dosage
| Form | Amount | Frequency | Duration | Population | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decoction | 9-15g | Daily | — | — | — |
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