Qi Snake (Agkistrodon halys)

蕲蛇qí shéQishe

Agkistrodon halys · Animal

Agkistrodon, standing in for Agkistrodon halys
This photo shows Agkistrodon, not Agkistrodon halys: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Highly toxic; use only under professional supervision.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Qi Snake for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

HeadacheJoint PainParalysis SyndromeSkin Leprosy SyndromeWind-damp Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Qi Snake does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Agkistrodon halys and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Headache0 records
  • Joint Pain0 records
  • Paralysis Syndrome1 records
  • Skin Leprosy Syndrome0 records
  • Wind-damp Syndrome0 records