INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Zaocys
Common English:	Black-Striped Snake Black Grass-Snake

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sweet Salty	Neutral	Liver Spleen	3-12g Powder: 3g

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Strongly unblocks the channels and extinguishes Wind	Chronic Wind-Damp Bi with numbness and weakness of the limbs and cramps of the sinews (generally used for stubborn cases)
Dispels Wind from the skin	Tinea, dermatosis, skin numbness, rashes
Dispels Wind from the sinews, strengthens tendons and bones and settles jitteriness and convulsions	Spasms, tremors, or seizures Wind-Stroke with facial paralysis and hemiplegia

CONTRAINDICATIONS

INCOMPATIBILITIES

HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao	Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo Rx. Gentianae Qin Jiao	Agkistrodon/Bungarus Bai Hua She
Chronic Wind-Rash with Wind-Heat lingering in the skin. Chronic eczema.	Wind-Cold with migratory joint pain.	Convulsions associated with tetanus.
Pheretima Di Long	Scolopendra Wu Gong Scorpio Quan Xie
Bi syndrome.	Convulsions.

This herb is similar to but not as strong as Agkistrodon/Bungarus Bai Hua She.
This herb consists of the dried internal organs of the Black-Striped snake.
This herb is used primarily for rheumatism and pruritis.
It is used in patent medicines for parasitic skin disorders and pruritis.
This herb treats itchy urticaria due to Wind, scabies, loss of feeling in the skin, stubborn Bi and all Wind disorders.
Both Wu Shao She and Agkistrodon/Bungarus Bai Hua 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.
Wine-prepared Zaocys Jiu Zhi Wu Shao She has a stronger ability to dispel wind and unblock the collaterals. It is used to treat pain due to Wind-Damp Bi, numbness, hemiplegia, childhood convulsions and stubborn rashes.