What are the benefits and contraindications of snake skin?

Snake skin is actually the skin shed by snakes. Snake skin has medicinal value, and it is especially effective in treating symptoms such as swelling, pain and paralysis. In ancient times, snake skin was used to treat diseases. In fact, in addition to its medicinal value, snake skin can also be eaten directly. If eaten directly, it has a good therapeutic effect on some diseases. The following introduces the effects and contraindications of snake skin.

The role of snake slough:

Snake skin has the effects of dispelling wind, calming the nerves, detoxifying and removing cataracts. Used for infantile convulsions, convulsions, corneal opacities, laryngeal congestion, carbuncle, and skin itching.

1. Snake skin is used to treat epilepsy and convulsions in children: three inches of snake skin (roasted), half a liang each of Asarum (remove the seedlings and leaves, file), Uncaria rhynchophylla (file), Astragalus membranaceus (file), and Licorice (roasted), one liang of Rhubarb (steamed three times, file, and roasted), and four grasshoppers (roasted, remove the wings, head, and feet). Put it on a coarse sieve. Take one spoonful each time, add eight parts water, boil until four parts are left, remove the residue, add a little bezoar, stir well, and take warm after meals. (Snake slough soup from Shengji Zonglu)

2. Snake skin is used to treat skull fracture in children: Boil the snake skin, grind it into powder, mix it with the marrow of pig cheek cart, and apply it on the top of the head, three to four times a day. (Qianjin Fang)

3. Snake skin is used to treat sore throat, feeling of being tied up in the throat, and air blockage: snake skin (roasted until yellow) and angelica sinensis in equal parts. Grind it into powder, mix one spoonful of it with warm wine, and it will cure vomiting. (Medical Approval)

4. Snake skin is used to treat pinworms: 2 qian of snake skin (roasted until yellow), 1 fen of borneol. Grind together into fine powder. Apply to the anus before going to bed. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)

5. Snake skin is used to treat swollen and painful throat in children: burn the snake skin into powder and take one spoonful with breast milk. (Food and Medicine Mirror)

6. Snake skin is used to treat chyluria: one foot of dragon skin. Place it on tiles to dry, then grind it into fine powder. Add appropriate amount of brown sugar and take one dose per day. (Xuzhou's "Selected New Medical Methods of Single Prescriptions")

7. Snake skin is used to treat vomiting blood and heavy tongue in children: burn the snake skin into powder and take it with milk. (Qianjin Fang)

8. Snake skin is used to treat urinary obstruction: a whole snake skin. Burn to preserve the properties and grind. Take it with warm wine. (Compendium)

9. Snake skin is used to treat children's heavy, broken, swollen and painful palate and drooling in the mouth: burn the snake skin to ashes, grind it into fine powder, and apply a small amount to the affected area. (Sheng Hui Fang)

10. Snake skin treats ringworm: burn a snake skin and drink it with wine. (Qianjin Fang)

11. Snake skin is used to treat oral ulcers in children: Use snake skin, soak it in water to make it soft, and wipe the ulcers in the mouth. (The Record of the Holy Spirit)

12. Snake skin is used to treat fistula and continuous bleeding: snake skin (roasted), gallnut, dragon bone, each 1.5 qian, and knotweed 5 qian. Grind the above ingredients into powder, add a little musk, mix with saliva and apply on the affected area. (Snake Shedding Powder from Danxi's Heart Method)

13. Snake skin is used to treat cataracts: one snake skin, two fen of borneol, and one fen of cinnabar. First burn the snake skin to preserve its properties, then grind it into fine powder together with other medicines. Take three times a day, place a small amount in each eye. (Inner Mongolia "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

14. Snake skin is used to treat breast swelling and pain: 3 grams each of snake skin, deer antlers and beehive. Burn together and grind into fine powder. Take with rice wine. Take twice a day, one coin each time. (Jilin Chinese Herbal Medicine)

15. Snake skin is used to treat smallpox eye opacity: 2 qian of snake skin (ground into powder), 5 qian of Trichosanthes seeds (ground into a powder). Cut a piece of sheep liver into pieces, add two cents of medicinal powder, tie it tightly with thread, cook it with rice water, and feed it to children frequently. (Snake Tuishi Powder from "Prescriptions for Smallpox in Children")

Contraindications

1. Snake skin is afraid of magnets and alcohol.

2. Pregnant women should avoid taking snake skin.

How to eat

Snake scrambled eggs

Ingredients: 10g snake skin, 150g eggs, 1g salt, 10g vegetable oil

practice:

1. Wash the snake skin and chop it into small pieces. Then beat the eggs into a bowl, add the chopped snake skin and fine salt, and stir repeatedly.

2. Add oil into the pot, add snake skin powder, fine salt and eggs when the oil is hot, and stir-fry until cooked.

Usage: 6 grams for children under 10 years old and 10 grams for children over 10 years old.

Efficacy: dispel wind and reduce swelling. Suitable for children with mumps.

Salt and pepper snake skin

Ingredients: 150g snake skin, 150g eggs, 100g starch (broad beans), 2g pepper, 2g MSG, 10g salt, 25g cooking wine, 5g sesame oil, 35g pepper salt

practice:

1. Rinse the snake skin clean;

2. Add the snake skin to a boiling water pot with salt, MSG, cooking wine, pepper and ginger slices, simmer until soft, then remove from the water and cut into sections after cooling;

3. Mix the modified snake skin with egg bean powder, and fry in hot oil until the surface is crispy;

4. Pour out the oil, add pepper salt and sesame oil, stir well, remove from the pan and serve.

Efficacy: Snake skin is rich in collagen and various vitamins, and has the effect of detoxification and beauty.