Water Centipede (Scolopendra)

水蜈蚣shuǐ wú gōngShuiwugong

Scolopendra · Animal

Scolopendra
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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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 Water Centipede for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Acute BronchitisChyluriaCommon Cold With Headache & FeverDysenteryItchy SkinJaundiceKnocks & FallsMalariaPertussisPoisonous Snake BiteRheumatic ArthritisToxin Swelling Of Sores

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Disinhibit DampCourse Wind & Resolve ExteriorQuicken Blood & Resolve Toxin