Bai Hua She (Agkistrodon, Bungarus Snake with Inner Organs Removed) - Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Name: Bai Hua She
English Name: Agkistrodon, Bungarus Snake with Inner Organs Removed

Clinical Usage and Indications

  • Powerfully unblocks the channels and dispels wind - chronic wind-damp with numbness and weakness of the limbs and cramping of the sinews, tinea, numbness of the skin, any type of rash, spasms, facial paralysis or hemiplegia due to wind-stroke.

Functional Groups (Click for Summary/Study Notes)

Dosage and Preparation Notes

  • Dosage: 3-10g
  • Powder: 1-1.5g

Channels/Meridians Influenced

Associated Temperature and Taste

Cautions and Contraindications

There are currently no contraindications listed.

Staff Clinician Notes

There are no additional notes for this herb.

Herbal Formulas Which Include This Herb

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Comments

coachandrewcohen's picture
Submitted by coachandrewcohen on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 1:30pm.

 Is there any way for you

 Is there any way for you to list a link, sell a banner to, or otherwise advertise outlets that carry each herb/substance listed?  This snake sounds like something I could use but I don't know where to find it.  Can it be bought online?  

Chad Dupuis's picture
Submitted by Chad Dupuis on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 9:12am.

It can be extremely

It can be extremely dangerous to treat yourself with Chinese Herbs without the proper training.  Before using Chinese Herbs you need to be seen by a full trained TCM practitioner who can provide you with a precise diagnosis in Chinese Medical terms and appropriate prescription(s).  The reasons for this are two-fold.

First, Chinese Medicine is unique in that individual herbs are rarely used alone.  Chinese Medicine is often administered in formulas - most of which have been around for quite some time.  Formulas help to take the powerful actions of perhaps a single herb, mitigate it's possible side effects with other herbs, and use yet others to direct the action of the main herb(s) to the correct place.  In effect, increasing the effectiveness of the desired actions and lowering any chance of complications.

Second, while you can technically purchase herbs from at least a few outlets, the best suppliers will only allow licensed TCM professionals to purchase their herbs.  The majority of the herbs that have potentially dangerous side effects, and others, are only available through these outlets.

Herbal Medicine is an aspect of Chinese Medicine that requires many years, if not decades, to truly understand and apply correctly.  So I recommend that you work with a practitioner.  It will be safer for you and you will receive more benefit from the treatment.