Some poisonous snakes are really dangerous, and they may die in their mouths if they are not careful, but it can be said that many poisonous snakes are covered with treasures. Even their most feared venom plays a very important role in medicine, and snakes themselves have very important medicinal value. For example, snake gall has the effect of improving eyesight, and the medicinal liquor brewed by snake also has the effect of expelling wind and removing dampness, so it is very medicinal.
First, the time when snakes were used as medicine in China.
In China, using snakes as medicine to treat diseases has a long history. There are not only various folk prescriptions and remedies, but also many records in the literature. The "Bashu (python) eating elephant" described in Shan Hai Jing written during the Warring States Period appeared in three years. A gentleman can eat one disease without eating one heart, which can be regarded as the earliest written record of treating diseases with snakes. China's first pharmacological work, Shennong Herbal Classic, also recorded the taking of snakes as medicine. In the article "On Snake Catchers" written by Liu Zongyuan in Tang Dynasty, the function of Agkistrodon acutus was recorded, and the fact that it was specially captured and raised for medical treatment at that time was described. Compendium of Materia Medica, written by Li Shizhen, a famous doctor in Ming Dynasty, is a world-famous pharmaceutical classic. There are as many as 17 kinds of snakes in this book, and there are as many as 76 cases of prescriptions for cooperative treatment. For example, there is a saying about Agkistrodon halys that "Agkistrodon halys can cure half-length death and serious diseases between limbs and internal organs ...". It can be seen that Chinese medicine has studied snakes deeply and their medicinal value is high.
Second, those snakes can be used as medicine.
According to modern medical research, among the 17 snakes collected in Compendium of Materia Medica, only 12 are real snakes. They are respectively one of pythons, Agkistrodon halys, Zaocys, water red chain snakes, Chinese water snakes, black-browed snakes, red chain snakes, bamboo leaves, welding heads, Agkistrodon halys, blunt-tailed two-headed snakes and sea snakes.
In recent years, according to the preliminary statistics of relevant investigation data, there are 3 1 species of snakes with medicinal value in China. The names of this example are as follows: Agkistrodon acutus, Agkistrodon halys, welding head, Chinese water snake, lead water snake, black water snake, rusty chain snake, tiger-spotted snake, green ring sea snake, black-headed sea snake, long-nosed sea snake (detailed introduction), python, Zaocys, red chain snake, yellow chain snake, pink chain snake, double-spotted snake, etc.
Don't catch snakes at will
3. What are the medicinal values and processing methods of snake meat?
Chinese medicine believes that snake meat has the effects of expelling wind and removing dampness, dispelling cold and relaxing muscles and tendons, relieving spasm and relieving itching. It is clinically applied to rheumatic arthritis, rheumatic paralysis, rheumatoid arthritis, leprosy, addictive rash, infantile convulsion, scabies and other diseases. It is worth mentioning that the medicinal use of snake meat is different from its use. Once the snake is used as medicine, attention should be paid to the variety of origin, processing and brewing methods, collection season and dosage. Whether all kinds of snakes have the same efficacy is still lack of scientific reports and needs further discussion.
The basic medicinal processing method of snake meat can be directly processed from fresh snake meat into drugs, such as pure snake powder capsules, snake meat injections, snake medicinal liquor, various dried snakes and so on. It is generally believed that fresh snake meat can retain more bioactive substances, and its efficacy is slightly better than that of dry products.
Although many snakes have good functions, don't catch them without experience to avoid danger. And many snakes are small in number, so don't scratch them.