Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
Bai Hua She 白化蛇
Agkistrodon Seu Bungarus Agkistrodon, Bungarus
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Materia Medica Data
- Category
- Herbs that Dispel Wind-Dampness
- Temperature
- Warm
- Nature & Flavour
- Sweet, Salty, Warm, Toxic
- Channels Entered
- LIV, SP
- Latin (pharmaceutical)
- Agkistrodon Seu Bungarus
- Chinese
- 白化蛇
- Tone Marks
- bái huā shé
- Translation
- White Patterned Snake, White Flowered Snake
Chinese Herb Actions
- Dispels Wind, Unblocks the Channels and Collaterals, and Extinguishes Wind For Painful Obstruction Syndrome (Bi Zheng). This herb can strongly disperse along the skin, within the organs, and through to the bone. For stubborn and chronic numbness and pain. Also for post Wind-Stroke problems such as Hemiplegia, Paralysis, and deviation of the face.
- Dispels Wind From the Skin For itching, tinea, rash, skin numbness, chronic non-healing ulcers, hives, and other skin disorders.
- Dispels Wind From the Muscles and Stops Convulsions For muscle cramps, spasms, seizures, convulsions, tetanus, and Wind-Stroke.
Chinese Herb Dosage
- 3-10 grams
Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions
- Do not use, or use extreme caution, in patients with Yin Deficiency, Blood Dryness, or in cases where Blood Deficiency could cause Internal Wind rising.
Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose
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This herb is considered toxic.
(while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity)
Herb-Drug Interactions
- As Bai Hua She has an anticoagulant effect, it should be used with extreme caution when taking anti-platelet or anti-coagulant drugs.
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.
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