House Lizard

Bi Hu

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Name

Bi Hu (House Lizard)

Property

Salty, cold, slightly toxic; liver meridian entered.

Actions

Expel wind, arrest convulsion, dissipate nodulation and remove toxicity.

Indications

Stroke, scrofula, boils, epilepsy of wind-phlegm.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 2~5 g or take 1~2 g powder once. It also can be soaked into wine or made into pill or powder.

Cations

It should be used cautiously for patients with blood and qi deficiency.