Ground-dwelling Centipede (Scolopendra subspinipes)

入地蜈蚣rù dì wú gōngRudiwugong

Scolopendra subspinipes · Animal

Scolopendra subspinipes
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Indications

Cautions

Animal product, not a plant; potentially toxic; may cause allergic reactions; limited safety data for medicinal use.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Ground-dwelling Centipede for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

AsthmaCoughPainful Swelling From Knocks & FallsPoisonous Snake BiteSore PharynxWelling Abscess

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Ground-dwelling Centipede does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear Lung & Transform PhlegmDissipate Stasis & Resolve Toxin

Other entries for Scolopendra subspinipes

Spreading Centipede 铺地蜈蚣