INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Agkistrodon/Bungarus
Common English:	Agkistrodon Multi-banded Krati White-patterned Snake Bungarus

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty	Warm Toxic	Liver (Spleen)	Decoction: 3-10g Pills or Powders: 1-5g Tincture and Medicated Wine: 0.25-2ml

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Powerfully unblocks the channels and extinguishes Wind	Chronic Wind-Dampness with numbness and weakness of the limbs and cramping of the sinews This herb is generally used for stubborn cases
Dispels Wind from the skin	Dermatosis, numbness of the skin or any kind of rash
Dispels Wind from the sinews and settles jitteriness and convulsions	Any kind of spasms, tremors or seizures. Facial paralysis, aphasia and hemiplegia due to Wind-Stroke

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Use with caution for patients taking anticoagulants such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin) and enoxaparin (Lovenox) or antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine) and clopidogrel (Plavix) as concurrent use may have an additive or synergistic effect.

Rz.seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao	Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Rx. Polygoni Multiflori Preparata Zhi He Shou Wu Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao	Scorpio Quan Xie Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
Joint pain, weakness and stiffness due to Wind-Dampness Chronic Bi syndrome with severe spasms, pain or numbness	Chronic rashes	As a medicinal liquor for facial paralysis or hemiplegia due to Wind-Stroke
Zaocys Wu Shao She Scolopendra Wu Gong	Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie Hb. Menthae Bo He	Scorpio Quan Xie Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
Muscular tetany	Bi syndrome due to Wind and Dampness	Post-stroke complications such as muscle paralysis and hemiplegia

This herb is very effective at expelling Wind that has accumulated at the Blood level.
Agkistrodon Qi She is sometimes used as a substitute for Bai Hua She as they are very similar.
Both Bai Hua She and Zaocys Wu Shao She dispel Wind, unblock the collaterals, settle jitteriness, and stop convulsions and are often used together to treat Wind-Damp Bi, itchy skin and convulsions. Wu Shao She is not toxic and its effects are somewhat milder and more harmonious. It governs Wind in the Kidneys while Bai Hua She governs wind in the Lungs.
Bungarus Bai Hua She is similar to Agkistrodon but more potent. Some consider it more potent for Wind disorders with itching
This substance is also said to strengthen sinews and bones.
Processed Bungarus Zhi Bai Hua She does not smell as bad and is stronger. It is also safer for use in the clinic with a better effect.