Can snake venom clear the meridians?

Snake venom is a substance secreted from the body of a venomous snake. It contains certain toxins. We all know that if we are bitten by a venomous snake in normal times, we will be poisoned and die if we do not treat it in time. Therefore, snake venom is poisonous, but is it true that snake venom cannot be used by humans? Of course not. If the snake venom is left at room temperature for 24 hours, its toxins will disappear. At this time, the snake venom is very useful to us. So can snake venom help us to open up the meridians?

First, let’s take a look at what benefits snake venom has for us?

1. Anti-cancer effect

Cancer is one of the three major diseases that endanger human health. There is no effective treatment at present. Scientists from various countries are studying snake venom as a new field to overcome this barrier. The Snake Venom Research Laboratory of China Medical University tried to find effective ingredients that can inhibit tumor growth from the venom of the Agkistrodon acutus produced in Shedao, Dalian, Liaoning. They carried out a tumor inhibition test comparing the original venom and the isolated venom of the Agkistrodon acutus from Shedao. Nine different concentrations of snake venom had different degrees of inhibition on mouse sarcoma, and the tumor inhibition rate was as high as 87.1%.

2. Analgesic effect

In 1976, Kunming Zoological Research Institute of Yunnan Province successfully developed "Ketongling" from cobra venom for clinical use in the treatment of various painful diseases, achieving unique analgesic effects. The "Compound Ketongning" developed by Cao Yisheng showed good efficacy in the treatment of neuropathic pain, cancer pain and drug addiction. Since snake venom analgesics have higher analgesic activity and are non-addictive, they are clinically used to replace morphine in the treatment of pain in the late stage of cancer.

3. Beauty effect

In 2006, the Swiss company Pantapharm successfully developed the tripeptide SYN-AKE, which simulates the active site of the Waglerin-1 protein in the venom of the Brazilian viper. It is an acetylcholine receptor antagonist and can be used as a cosmetic active ingredient for topical application to areas such as the eye area. Similar to botulinum toxin (BOTOX), it can reduce frequent muscle contractions at the application site and the expression lines and dynamic lines caused by them, thereby achieving the effect of reducing and lightening wrinkles.

Judging from the effects of snake venom introduced above, the main effects of snake venom are anti-cancer, hemostasis and analgesia, and even certain cosmetic effects. It can be seen that snake venom has a certain effect of opening up meridians, but this effect is far less than the above effects. However, in general, snake venom is still very beneficial to us humans.