Snake venom plant treatment: things to know

Snake venom plant is a familiar herb in folk remedies for snake bites. If you want to learn more about the uses and how to use this plant to treat snake bites and some other diseases, you can refer to the following article shared by MEDLATEC.

1. Biological characteristics of snake venom plant

Snake-tongue grass (snake-tongue grass, single-flowered grass, snake-tongue with stalk, ram-shaped coc, king-thai-to, snake-tongue, measles-venom) is a wild plant of the snake-tongue family. The stem of the snake-tongue plant is small, slightly square, weak, soft, and smooth. On average, each snake-tongue plant is 10-25cm tall. The base of the plant is round, the stem is slightly square, light brown, and has many branches. The roots of the snake-tongue plant are cylindrical and have tubers.

The leaves of the snake venom plant are usually lanceolate, light gray, long, and grow opposite each other. Each leaf is usually 1.5 – 3.5 cm long, 1 – 2 mm wide, with a pointed tip and no petiole.

Snake venom plant image

The flowers of the snake plant grow in pairs from the leaf axils or grow singly, pink or pale white. The corolla is 2.5cm long, the calyx is 2mm long. Surrounding the flower are 4 sepals that grow as sharp as spears.

Snake venom fruit is hemispherical, capsule-shaped, the top of the fruit is slightly swollen, the calyx tends to be flat. Each fruit contains many small seeds divided into 2 compartments. Snake venom seeds are brown, angular, small, and have many ripples on the surface.

In the world , snake venom plants grow a lot in Africa, America, and Southern China. In our country, snake venom plants grow wild, are easy to find, and are most abundant in the plains or forests of Da Nang, Quang Nam, Thua Thien Hue, Sa Pa, etc.

2. Exploitation of snake venom medicinal plants

2.1. Parts used and harvested

In traditional medicine, this medicinal herb is called Bach hoa xa thiet thao. All parts of the snake venom plant can be used, harvested year-round to make medicine. After harvesting, the snake venom plant will be washed, cut into pieces, dried or roasted to make medicine.

2.2. Preservation of medicinal herbs

Snake venom medicinal herbs should be stored in sealed bags, in a place that is free from moisture and insects. When it is sunny, the medicinal herbs should be taken out to dry to ensure dryness.

3. Chemical composition and medicinal uses of snake venom plant

3.1. Chemical composition

Some studies have identified the chemical components in snake venom plants including:

Corymbosin, Scandoside, Stigmasterol, Geniposidic Acid, Asperuloside, Asperglavcid, B – sitosterol, C – sitosterol-o-glucose.

Snake venom plant ingredients have many active ingredients that can cure diseases.

3.2. Medicinal uses

3.2.1. According to traditional medicine

Traditional medicine considers the snake venom plant to be a medicinal herb with a cool nature, sweet taste mixed with a little bitterness, and slightly cold. This medicinal herb has the effect of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, detoxifying, relieving pain, reducing inflammation, etc.

In China, people use snake venom to treat a number of diseases in children such as pneumonia, high fever, epilepsy, stomach pain. This medicinal herb can also be combined with oral and topical application to treat hives, pimples, snake bites, blood stasis, trauma, broken bones, etc.

Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine – China has conducted research to prove that snake venom plant can control colon cancer cells.

3.2.2. According to modern medicine

Many clinical and pharmacological studies have shown that using concentrated decoction of snake venom plant can inhibit the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, typhoid, etc. This is also a medicinal herb that can improve the immune system and enhance the function of the adrenal cortex.

Snake venom can be used to treat snake bites.

4. Remedies using snake venom plants to cure diseases

– Treats itching, boils

Boil 1 liter of water with 20g of lotus flower, 50g of black xạ, 40g of snake venom plant, then filter the water to divide into several times to drink during the day.

– Cure jaundice

People with jaundice should boil 25g of Chinese clematis, 15g of licorice, 30g of snake venom plant with enough water to cover the surface, then drink the decoction until the jaundice is completely gone.

– Lung tumor treatment

Boil 1.5 liters of water with 40g of each of the following ingredients: snake venom plant, white hairy root and 20g of black xạ. Drink the decoction 3 times a day.

– Snake bite treatment

A person bitten by a snake needs emergency first aid by applying a tourniquet to prevent the venom from spreading into the circulatory system. Next, stretch a strand of hair and gently move it back and forth over the bite area to dislodge the venom tube.

Wash 100g of fresh snake venom plant, chew it, swallow the juice, and keep the pulp to apply directly to the bite. Wait about 5 minutes, then remove the tourniquet and 2-3 hours later, boil the snake venom plant water to drink.

– Treat malaria

Use 6g of each of the following: Chinese clematis root, Chinese clematis root, and Chinese clematis root. Boil to get the water and drink while the water is still hot.

– Treatment of acute nephritis

Take the following medicinal herbs: 30g of white hairy root, 6g of perilla leaf, 9g of gardenia fruit; 15g each of moneywort and snake venom plant, boil in water to drink.

– Treat cough due to pneumonia

Boil 8g tangerine peel, 40g fresh snake venom to get the water to drink.

– Treatment of acute tonsillitis

Use 12g of each of the following ingredients: moneywort and snake venom plant, boil with water to get the medicine to drink.

– Treatment of acute hepatitis

Use 40g of snake venom plant, boil with enough water and then drink this medicinal liquid.

– Measles detoxification

Wash 20g of dried snake venom plant or 50g of fresh snake venom plant, then boil it with water and a little rock sugar. Drink this water 2-3 times/day before meals. In case of cough, boil snake venom plant with 6g of fritillaria.

There is still no adequate research on the side effects encountered when using snake venom plant . Therefore, do not apply the remedy from this medicinal herb to pregnant women and breastfeeding women. Before using snake venom plant to treat diseases, you should consult a doctor for detailed instructions on the content and usage appropriate for each specific treatment purpose.

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